, 1923-01-30
The Lady Of North Star
ISsTALLMENT NO. SIX.
WHO'S WHO IN THE NOVEL

Roger BraelxneIl. who left England
because OF differences with his uncle,
Sir James Bracknell, and became q
corporal in the Northwest Mounted
Police, is assigned the task of ar
resting q mar known as "Koona
Dick" charged with the serious Of
Tense of selling liquor to the Indians.
He learns after trailing his quarry
for 400 miles that "Koona Dick
is really
Dick BracknelI, his cousin. who
fed from England after selling the
secret OF a new gun to a foreign coun-
try and entIcinE into a hasty mar
rage
Joy GarErave, THE Lady of North
Star" as her Lodge in Northern
Canada IL called. By the terms OF
his great fortune. remain al the lodge
hres years after HIS death. The
three years are nearly up when Ro-
ger on the trail OF "Koonn Dick"
(atIll that he Is his cousin)
finds the body OF the man, appar'
entity dead, near Joys lodge under
circumstances that seem to throw
suspicion of his shooting upon her.
Later the body disappears Telling
Joy OF the reasonsbleness for such
suspicion, Roger obtains from her the
atory of how Dick. schemIng for her
fortune, trickod her into a wedding
anG how, learning the truth she had
left him and now loathed him.
Babette La Fargo Of French Can
adam descent, whom Joy calls her
foster sister, is her companion in
the lodge. With them 10 Is
Adrian RAyner, a cousin Of joys,
and son OF her guardian,
Sir Joseph RAyner, Of London, n
we'll known solicitor. Fearing that
the disappearance OF the body means
that her husband Is still alive. Joy
welcomes a letter from Sir Joseph
summoninE her and Adrian to Lon
don on business. As h leaves she
asks Roger to ascertain whether or
not Dick Is really dead.
Roger still hunting "Koona Dick"
enters a cabin and finds his cousin In
a bunk. badly wounded. Tho officer
Is knocked unconscious By Dicks In
dian servant. When he RECEIVERS he
finds his arms have been bound. but
upon his giving his word not to mo-
lest his cousin he Ia freed
Roger 10 forced to travel four
days northward with his cousin.
Then the latter. leaving him with
go On further. Roger turns back.
That night his dogs all de from
poison in their food-and a day or
two later his leg is broken by a fall
ing tree. Meantime Joy. in England.
signs certain papers at h request
of Sir Joseph, who is glad at the
progress his son reports in his plan
to marry her. At a restaurant JOY
meets Geoffery BrAoknell, brother OF
her husband
There was q light In Geoffrey
BracknelIs eyes that Sir Joseph no.
ticed and It troubled him a little.
You did not tell mo you had an
admirer," he said to Joy, rallying her
later.
IAN ndmirerr' Joy laughed.
Swho-"
young BraeknsIlI He Is most OBJ
viously in owe with you"
"oh moi nor whispered Joy. all
the laughter dying suddenly from
her face. you are mistaken. II .
It would DO too . . too ...
The sentence went unfinished, and
CIR Joseph spoke again.
You have another" he saio
Indeed" said Joy. embarrassed
"Yesr Adrian is very deeply in
love. He confided the fact to me
this morning. . I hope, my dear.
that you Will be able to give a IA
vcrable-'
''ohF' interrupted Joy nervously.
you must not aske me, uncle. I
shall never marry. NeverF'
"HowT'
As Corporal Roger BracEnsn open
ed his eyes. this Characteristic Indian
greeting broke on his ears. He
stretched n hand towards his broken
leg. Another hand interviewed hast
Fly.
mo. You damage re leg. II you
touch. It vaire badg'
How die I come here7" Roger ask
ed the nan who spoke. a ~half-breed.
'LaEoun and Canim dey find you
ON 70 trail. A tree hav' fallen an
crack your leg. Dey bring you here
to 70 encampment Of my people an
Iset 70 leg. Dat is alll'
Bracknell thanked the man and
the others who stood by. The speak