Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-05
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Blows of an ak knocked out the
parchment of the window, but the
barricade stood firm. The attack
however, continued and as the i'm
provised shutter began to yield
Stane raised his rifle.
There is nothing else for it," he
whispered.
The next moment the rife cracked
and the sound was followed by cry
of pain.
There was a short lull, then some
thing heavy smashed against the
shutter and it collapsed in the room
As it did so a gun barrel was thrust
in the opening and a shot was fired
apparently at random. The bullet
struck the cabin wall full two
yards from where Helen was stand
ing. Stane turned to her quickly.
"As close in the corner as you can,
Miss Yardely; then there will be no
danger except from ricochet."
Then came new form of attack
as arrows fired from different angles
began to fly through the open space,
making vicious sound as they
struck various parts of the cabin.
Stane calculated the possible angles
of their flight and gave a short
laugh. "They're wasting labor now
That dodge won't work"
Herbert Stane, discharged convict,
goes to the rescue of Helen Yardely
when her canoe drifts into danger
Gus waters. Stane volunteers to re-
turn Helen to the camp near
northern post of the Hudson Bay
Company, where she is staying with
her uncle, a governor of the COM
pany. They start to walk the trail
k1tt fo Ann a IF from
a forest fire. They find a deserted
cabin and take possession.
Trooper Anderton of the N. w. NJ.
p. stops at the cabin on his way
to visit nearby Indian camp. After
Anderton leaves, the cabin is at
tackled by Indians.
Now Go On With the Story
The flight of arrows, however.
continued for little time, then fol-
lowed that which Stane had begun
to fear. The space of the window
suddenly grew palmer, outlined by a
glow outside, and the next moment
three blazing armfuls of combustible
material were heaved in at the win
dow. Stane fired twice during the
operation, but whether he hit or not
he did not know. One of the burning
bundles fell in the bunk, which was
soon ablaze and the cabin began to
fill with smoke. At the same time
the besieged became aware of
firece cracking outside, and the out
look in the snow covered lake was
illuminated by growing glow. Stane
understood the meaning of the phe-
nomenon at once, and looked at tho
girl.
"They are trying to burn down the
tp1,iY1 hn M ia ie,
choice of evils, Miss Yardely. We
must either stay here, and die o,
suffocation or fire, or face the music
outside"
Il nen let us go outside" answered
the girl resolutely.
Il do not believe they will injure
you. I believe that they have orders
to the contrary, but"
Did Misk odeed tell you sop
Yes! You are to be taken alive,
but 1 am to die, according to the pro-.
gram as arranged"
"Oh. no! moi" she cried in sudden
anguish. you must not die. You
must fight! You must live! live!
do not want you to die!"
Moved for a moment beyond him
self, he stretched a hand towards
her.
my dear!" he stammered. "My
dear"
"Oh, then you know that I am
that ?" she cried.
81 have known it for months!'
She made a little movement that
brought her closer to him. and yield
ing to the surging impulse in his
heart. he threw an arm around her.
He stopped and kissed her, and a
sob came from her
A little tongue of flame was creep
ing through the joining of the logs
at one end of the cabin, and the logs
where the bunk had been were be-
ginning to crackle and hiss omin-
ously. He left her side for a mo-
ment, and returned with her furs.
"You must put them on" he said
cor you will freeze outside"
He himself had slipped on his own
furs, and when .he had helped her
into hers, he took his rifle and
nodded towards the pistol which she
still held.
"You need not use it-outside," he
said. Keep it for for eventualities.
You understand ?"
"T understand" she answered
calmly. knowing that in the last re-
source she was to do what many
women of her race had done before
her.
81 will go first" he said. And
you must wait full minute before
emerging. I shah try and make for
the woods at the back, and If get
clear you shall follow me-you un-
derstand?"
He slipped down the bar, threw
the door open suddenly and plunged