Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03


Helen laughed a little ~confusedly.
1T was only a girls face at a tent
door. 1 was wondering whether the
curiosity of my sex would bring her
into the open or not
Stane himself glanced at the tepee
in question, theh moose-hide flap of
which was down. Apparently the
girl inside had overcome her curios-
ity, and preferred the warmth of he
tepee to the external cold. He grew
absorbed in the conversation again,
but Helen still watched the tepee:
for the face she had seen was that
of Misko0eed, and she knew that the
thought she had entertained as to
the identity of the oma of mys-
terry. who had fed from the neigh
borhood of the cabin, was the right
one. Presently a mittened hand drew
aside the tent-flap ever so small a
way; and Helen smiled to herself.
Not till Stane addressed her did
she take her eyes from the tepee.
"Anderton's through" he said.
ellis mar has gone northWard; and
as you heard, there are no dogs here.
We shall have to go back to the
cabin. Anderton tried to persuade
the chief to send a couple of his
young men with a message down to
Fort Malsun, but the fellow says it
is impossible in this weather to make
the journey without dogs, which l
dare say is true enough"
"Then," said the girl with a gay
laugh, I'VE have a further respite"
RESPITE ?" he said wonderingly.
"Yes-from civilization. I am not
absolutely yearning for it yet"
She laughed again as she spoke,
and Stane laughed with her, though
he did not notice the glance she
flashed at the closed tepee. Then
Anderton turned abruptly from
Chief George.
I'm sorry he said, st have done
what 1 could for you two, but this
noble red man either won't or can't
help you. l shall have to push on.
but the first chance I get I'll send
word on to Factor Rodwell. If only
l could turn back"
"Please don't worry about us, Mr..
Anderton," interrupted Helen cheer
fully. 1--WE shall be all right"
"'Pon my word, 1 believe you will,
Miss Yardely," answered the police
nan in admiration. He looked down
the lake and then added: "No use
by going back. 1t will only be time
wasted. l will say goodby here.
Keep cheerful old man." he said to
Stane. you'll work clear of that
rotten business at Oxford yet. I feel
1t in my bones"
Helen moved a little away and
the policeman lowered his voice.
Lucky begger! You'll ask me to be
best man, won't you?"
CHAPTER XVI
An Arrow Out of the Night
The short Northland day was
drawing to a close, when Stane
and Helen reached the cabin
again. For the first time since he
had known it, the man felt that the
place had a desolate look; and the
feeling was accentuated by the SOM
Der woods that formed the back
ground of the cabin.
Things were just as they had left
them on their departure, and he
drew a little breath of relief. Why
he should do so he could not have
explained. A few minutes passed,
and soon the stove was roaring, fill
ing the cabin with a cheerful glow.
Then whilst the girl busted herself
with preparations for supper, he
went outside to bring in more wood
On the return journey, as he kicked
open the cabin door, for a second his
slightly STOPPING form was outlined
against the light and in that second
he caught sounds which caused him
to drop the logs and to jump for
ward, suddenly. He threw the door
to hurriedly and as hurriedly drop