Evening journal., 1922-04-25
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
The shadow OF a brooding sorrow has
clouded the youthful spirits Of
BARRY HOUSTON. owner OF timber
lands In northern Colorado. He mo-
tors from Boston 10 investigate
series OF unexplained accidents which
have held up the lumber production.
Attempting TO cross Hazard Pase,
Houston's automobile plunges over q
cliff The unconscious driver is carried
10 n small cabin where he RECEIVERS con-
sciousness six hours later In the pres
ence Of a beautiful girl. The patient
hears the voice OF
FRED THAYER. the suspected mill
. superintendent Feigning uncon-
sciousness. Houston hears Thayer ap-
proach his bedside and mutter
wonder " he's wise In order 10 dis
arm Thayer. Houston feigns complete
Joss OF memory.
.'Ahr' Then came the sound OF
heavy steps. and Barry glanced to-
wards the door. TO see framed there
the gigantic form OF grinning
bearded man. his long arms hang
ine with the looseness OF tremend-
Gus strength. his gray eyes gleam-
ing with twlnkling interest, his
whole being and build that OF
great. good-humored eccentric
giant. Then the voice came. rumo-
ling. yet pleasant:
'He no remember. eh7"
"No. I know him all right. It's
Barry Houston-I've been expecting
him TO drop In most any day
"Eet is the" Ba'tiste was way
ing one hand vaguely. then placing
finger to his forehead-"Eet Is
the"
~Amnesia." The answer had come
from the girl now standing In the
doorway.
-"Ah. oui, Eet Is the amnesia."
Then there's nothing for me 20
do. except 70 drop IN every few days.
You'll take good care Of him p asked
Thayer.
"Ah. oui."
Good. Want to walk a piece down
the road with me. ModaineF
Then they faded through the
doorway. and Barry could hear no
more But he found himself won
derinr about the girl and her inter
est in Fred Thayer. and whether
che. too. might be a part OF the ma
chtnerv which ne felt had been set
up against him: about the big, grin
ming Ba'tiste. who now was fumb-
ling about with the bedclothes at
tht foot OF the bed and
"Ouchi Don't-don't do thatl"
Barry suddenly had ceased his
thoughts TO jerk his feet far az
under the covers. laughing and
choking and striving to talk AZ th'
same time. At the foot OF the bed
aa'uste. his eyes twinkling NOR
than ever. had calmly rolled bacl
-he covering and tickled the injured
mans feet.
no. hoi" and Batiste turned q
nix TO the shaggy dos at his side
L'enfant feels a. L'enfant feels IL
81 Feel H." Erunted Houston. 20
caurse feel Il. I'm tickiish."
"so?" Batlste grinned and waI
rd a finger. You no tell the truu
know tickle your feet"
"You're crazy!"
so. mebbe. Ba'teese have n
trouble"
The face suddenly aged. II
sninkiing light left his eyes. The
-But Ba'teese he know-seeT Whe
EEL Is the-what- -you-ssy, amnesia-
the nerve Get no work In the foot.
could tickle. tickle. tickle. and 20
would not know, So you are
shamming. But you are Ba'tees
cues. You sleep in Ba'teese be-
Ra'teese-" he looked with quie
fatheriy eyes toward the young ma
on the bed-"shali ask no questio
and tell no tales"
CHAPTER III
The simple statement OF the g
eantic trapper swept the conhdenc
from Houston and left him Al
disadvantage. His decision ha
Deen a hasty one. a scheme 10 tax
Thayer on his guard.
asWhen's the doctor coming again 2
asked Barry
The big man snapped his nnserl
Peuri Like that. Ba'teese ca
accm and he Is here. Batteese-h
is heem.
4Ba'teese. he Is only a trappe
now Ba'teese. he had swear n
never again stand beside a sic
bed. huI you anu hN NH--+
swiftly. a broken smile playing abou
his lips-"you. mon ami. you-yo
look like my pierrei"
With a sudden Impulse. he swerve
nboet the bed and sat down besid
the sick man. "Ba'teese-"
smiled piaintively-'like 10 tai
about Pierre-and Juuenne. my vii
Even thought eet hurt"
Barry could think only IN tern
OF triteness.
Have they been gone long,"
The big man counted on his =
gers.
"One-two-t'ree year Before n
-bon" He kissed his fingers air
"Oid Ba'teese. he come down fr
Montreal with his Jdhenne and
Pierre-in his arm. 80. And.
happy Then. Jacques Robin
come too. with his petite Medaine
That's the girl who was her
"Ah. oui am rMsieu Doct
! look after the sick for-tweni
thirty mile. Jacques buy Il
'where-the pine and spruce
was Jacques. By'm' by, he 80
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