, 1923-02-05

wealthy Canadian. is visiting in Eng
land when she is enticcd into n hasty
marriage with
Dick B%racknell, son OF Sir James
Bracknel!. \ wild youth. he sells the
secret OF an army gun to n foreign
government and is forced TO flee from
the country. Going to northwest
Canada he becomes known as "Koona
Dick and is wanted by the govern.
ment for selling liquor to the Indians.
Roger Bracknell. his cousin. follow
ing differences with his uncle, Sir
james. ovcr the lattcr's matrimonial
plans for him. goes to Canada and
leComes n corporal in the Northwest
Mounted Police. lie is assigned the
task of finding Koona Dick. Near
North Star Lodge, Joys home, lie
hears two shots and finds Dick lying
on the ground. He sees JOY near by
with n rifle. Believing him dead
Roger c on to the Lodge. lie is
mot there by
Adrian Rayncr. who is a guest at
the Lodge and is a son Of .
Sir Joseph Raynrr. joys lawyer in
England, who later p~crsuades her to
sign certain papers. At the Lodge,
Roger BraCknell hears for the first
time that koona Dick is his cousin
he had not recognized him as he 1Ad
grown n beard-and learns of joys
marriage which has been kept a sec
ret. Roger is convinced that Joy did
not shoot Dick. Upon returning to
the place where he had left Dick, he
finds that the ''body" has disappear
ed. He was wounded out carried
away by his Indian servant, Joe.
Roger Bracknell starts out in pursuit
and catches up with his cousin. The
latter, covering him with a gun,
forces him 10 give his word not 90
attempt his capture: takes all Rogers
dcg5 but three and drives away
Rogers dogs die OF poisoning and
while he is walking back a tree falls
and breaks his leg.
Chief Louis, head OF a tribe of In
dams finds and takes care of Roger.
He tells him that the death CT joys
father was not an accident, as has
Teen supposed. but that the ice on
tie River on which he was travelling
had been blown up by a strange white
man. Meantime the death of Gcof-
frey Bracknel!, Dicks brother, &C.
ours.
Rayner. telling Joy that Dick was
dead and that he knew of her mar,
rlage, proposes to her, but is refused.
He starts out on n search for Dick.
Rayner n Joy quarrel as he starta
out for the north. Word m by
Chief Louis's men to Roger that q
strange white man and two bad" In,
dams are travelling northward and
that tbav aEGp1 IN f1rp,a+for ,I.,.
koona Dick.
Roger finds Dick in a cabin suf.
ferlng from sCurvy. Dick tells him
his dogs also died OF poison and that
he had believed Roger himself had
poisoned their meat. The corpora
is convinced that it was not Dick who
caused Mr.. Gargrave's death. He sets
out again to find the stranger the In.
dams tod him of.
Rayncr ONE to Dicks cabin and
tells him that Joy is on her wa to
join Roger and that either believing
him (Dick) dead or in ignorance OF
the law against bigamy or in def,
ance OF it. Dick is nrage at
Roger. Rayner resumes the trail and
Joy, hoping to find Roger, enters
Dicks cabin. A.,
Babetto la Fargo accompanies Joy.
When Dick menace his wife. she
stops him with n pistol. George,
joys Indian servant and Joe, Dick
servant, are killed in an attack on
the cabin. Convinced that T;ayner
is the leader in the attack JOY,
Babetto and Dick fec together. Dick
is very i'll and having heard joys
story has made peace. Jim, Georges
son. escapes and tells Roger of the
attack. Roger arrives to find all
besieged and besicgers-gone.
Dick. Joy and Miss La Fargo are
captured by Indians but are rescued
by Roger. Dick. eager to do the
decent thing calamity battles to
cover h others flight and is despcr,
ately wounded but successful in
stopping the pursuing Indians.
In the dusk that night Roger and
Joy discussed the attack on Dicks
cabin.
You have suspicious, Miss Gar
grave. Tell me exactly what you
think"
II will" she broke out impulsive.
". land God forgive me IL I do him
wrong! I think my cousin Adrian
was responsible-Mr. Rayner, you
know, whom you met at North Star
Il think you are right" no an.
swered slowly. I'VE must be very
careful. II there is real warrant for
our suspicious. then Adrian RayneI
will be a very desperate man.
Il am sure OF that" she inter
tected impulsively. II felt It, when
he left North Star on Il arrival.
ordered him away. and as soon ns
l could I came to look for you"
1T was good of you to be so anxi
GUS for my welfare" he broke n
quickly.
That was but natural" she said
quietly. You were working for me
and when l knew that a danger un
known to you threatened you, I felt
that l must make you aware of it."
And II We can only meet Adrian
Ttayner we shall be able to prove OF
disprOyC all hat we suspect" he
saiG. you and Babctto and mysoli
know him and SIbou knows tho mau
who was responsible for your father s.
ILaHN H.-