The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-26

crete thought Perhaps women
care less about cause and more
about effect, willing 60 follow i'm.
pulse and scarcely feeling the need
% justlNins every action with a
laborious thought process, In her
own heart Bess knew she must
not falter sho must not give up,
Whence that knowledge came she
had no idea. and she didn't care,
There was need OF her too. on this
wretehed windy island, She had
her place here, certain obligations
had been imposed upon her She
didn't try 90 puzzle out what these
obligations were. Perhaps she was
afraid Of tho hearts secret that
might be revealed to her. Her in.
stinct was simply 10 stay and play
her part.
The only one OF tho three 10
whom the fear OF death was still
reality was Lonorc. simply be.
cause the FUN horror OF tho island
had not yet some home TO her. She
thought sho knew the worst, In
reality. she had no hiding OF It..
SO fur Ned had succeeded in shell.
tering her from IL,
How long he could continue 10
do SO. In any pcrcepuhle degree.
he did not know. In the first place
he had tho girl herself to contend
with; now that she was recovering,
Lenore would likely enough insist
on doing her own share OF the
work Besides, the problem was
greatly complicated. now that the
winters supply OF fuel was laid
by and the real seasons activities
about 10 begin. Could he spare
her sGeh bitter. terrible hours as
he and Bess must endure. following
the trap lines over the wildf Must
she be cursed and dashed and tor
turcd by the cold. know the tor.
ment OF worn.out muscles, only 10
be rewarded By tho knout Tor fail.
Ing 10 bring In suffieien, catch
OF fursf Doomsdorf would be
more exae,lng. rather than more
lenient. In these months 10 come.
He had been willing enough for
Ned TO do IGNORES share OF the
work OF laying in winter fuel; but
the aixc OF the fur catch was a
matter OF greater moment To him.
II was unthlnkable that Ned could
handle 70 the best advantage both
Lenore'a trap line and his own.
Work as hard as he might long
into tho night hours, one man
couldn't possibly return two mems
catch. For IGNORES sake Ned re.
gnr,ied the beginning Of the trap,
ping season with dread. aitho for
himself no had cause 70 anticipate
Il.
Ho hadn't forgotten that the first
turs taken would be his. and he
needed them sorely enough. In.
deed. the matter was beginning to
be Of paramount Importance TO his
health and life The clothes he
had worn from tho charon. flimsy
as the llfc OF which they had been
a part. were rapidly wearing out.
They didn't turn tho rain. and they
were not nearly warm enough for
the bitter weather 10 come. Ned
dld not forget that tho month was
only October; that according 10
Doomsdorf. real winter would not
break over them for a few weeks.
at least. Tho snow fturries. the
frost. tho bitter nights were Just
the mereEt hint Of what was 20
come, ne said: the wall OF tho bit.
Ing wind at night just the tar.otf
trumpet call OF an advancing
enemy. A man could 20 thiniy
CARRIED on such days as this and.
except for an aching chill turnout
his frame. suffer no disagreoablo
consequences; but such wouldn't
hold true in the 40.beiow.zero
weather that impended Only fur
and the thlckest woolcns could avail
In tho months 20 come.
Besides. the trappcr's life offered
more Of interest than that OF the
woodchopper. II would carry him