The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-03-24

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plained. 'sSome things calne-the
were sent to me. Some things OF
Uncle Benny's which were meant for
you instead of me-" I. ri
"You mean you've heard from
him?" ;.
"No-not that" .it, i55 }5
.Nhat things, Miss SherrillY
f. "A watch of his and some coins and
n ring" She did not explain the
significance of those things, and he
could not tell FROM her mere enumera.
ton OF them and without seeing them
that they furnished proof that his
father was dead. She could not In.
form him Of that, she felt, just here
and now. Y.
.I'll tell YOU about that later. You
you were coming to Harbor Point to
see us?'', t5t 5r. a5.4 S,.s. /. y.
He coloretl. "I'm afraid not. got
as near as this to YOU because there
is man-an Indian-I have to see"
"An Indian! What Is his names
You see, know quite lot Of Them
Is, 40 Papo."' X # u: IN *:$
She shook herShead. "No; don't
know him." / ;5l5.s
She found a spot where the moss
was covered with dry pine needles and
sat down upon the ground! N !. I
'.Sit down." she invited; Il want
you to tell me what you have been do.
Ing" ,5I2ra a.s5 : Z Il, $, 5, Y54., (, Y
"Iye. been on the boats" He
dropped down upon the moss beside
her. i".Until yesterday ! was a not
very highly honored member Of the
crew Of the package freighter Oscoda
left her at Frankfort and came up
here" 81 Z is ",
'.Is Wassaquam with YONG" =.
:, sHe wasn't on the OscOda : but he
was with me at first. Now, believe
he has gone back to his own people
to Middle Village" 3gs z
'.You mean you've been looking fol
Mr.. Coryet in that way?" .s... !. I,
IA mot exactly. that He hesitated;
but ne could see no reason for not tell.
ing What he had been doing. He had
not so much hidden from her and hel
father what he had found in Benja.
min ,Corvet's house; rather, he had re
Trained from mentioning it inShis notes
4 to them when, he left Chicago because
he had thought that the lists would
lead to ain immediate explanation
they had not led to that, but only to
a suggestion, indefinite yet. He had
known that IL his search finally de.
\ veloped nothing more than it had, he
must at last consult Sheriff. and get
Sherrill's aid. .s2 rs. X.
I'VE found some writing, Miss Sher'
Ill.," he said, Sin the house on Astor
street that night after Luke came"
"What writing?'' t;si "a \ IL 4 X +
He took the lists from his pocket
and showed them to her. She" sepa.
rated and. looked through the sheets
and read the names written in the
same hand that had written the direc-
tons upon the slip Of paper that came
to her four days before, with the
things from Uncle Benny's pockets.
my father had kept these very Sc.
cretly." he explained. He had. them
hidden. Wassaquam knew where they
were, and that night after Luke. was
dead and you had gone home. he gave
them to me" ID :f .sS :. =
AFTER I had gone home? Henry
went back to see you that night; he
had said he was going back, and after
ward asked him, and he told me he
had seen you again. Did you show
him these?' z lyst ..,e5s y.
HE saw them-yes." sy Il s$
.He was there when Wassaquam
showed you where they werey
|. yes" 9, tS II J.,
A little line deepened between her
brows, and she sat thoughtful.
$50 you have been going about see
ing these people" she said. "What
have you found out?'
Nothing definite at all. None OF
them knew my father; they were only