Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-11
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mo, I had no hand in that killing.
L don't understand it at all, but that
sledge, we must find it, for to the
best of my belief, Miss Yardely is
on it."
The policeman stretched a hand
toward heap of smoldering ashes,
where reposed pan, and pouring
some boiling coffee into a tin cup,
handed it to Stane.
Stane continued his narrative, and
when he had finished, Anderton
spoke again. That solitary man
with the team whom you saw COM
ing down the lake must have been
me. 1 turned into the wood mile
or two on the other side of this bluff
to camp out of the snow which l saw
was coming. Then it struck me that
| should do better on this side, and
l worked toward it. l was just on
| the other side when the shooting be-
gan, and 1 hurried forward, but the
snow came and wiped out every
! thing, though l had an impression
of a second team waiting by the
shore as I came round. When 1
! looked for it l couldn't find it; and
| then L tumbled on this camp, and
as there was nothing else to be done
until the snow slackened 1 un-
! harnessed."
Stane looked round. "This would
be the place where the man, who
was to have paid the kidnapers their
| price, waited for Them
"And paid them in lead, no doubt.
with the idea of covering his own
tracks completely"
"That seems likely" agreed Staue.
"But who" Anderton broke off
suddenly and leaped to his feet.
Great Christopher! Look there!"
Stane looked swiftly in the direction
indicated, and as the veil of snow
broke for a moment, caught sight
of huddled form crawling in the
snow.
"What-" he began.
"It's man. saw him distinctly"
interrupted the policeman, and then
as the snow swept down again he
ran from the shelter Of the camp.
| A minute and a half later he stag
gered back, dragging a man with
him. He dropped the man by the
pannikin, and as the newcomer, with
groan, half-raised himself to look
round, he held the coffee toward
him.
Here, drink this, it'll do you"
he interrupted himself sharply, then
in a tone of exultation he cried:
"Chigmok!"
"Oui!" answered the man. 'I am
Chigmok! And thou?"
II am the man of the Law" an
swered Anderton, "who has been at
your heels for weeks!"
"Sov" answered the half-breed in
native speech, with a hopeless ges-
ture. "It had been better to have
died the snow death, but shall die
before they hang me, for 1 am
hurt"
They washed and dressed the
wound, made the half-breed as COM
Portable as they could; then as he
reposed by the fire, Anderton found
the mans pipe, filled it, held burn
ing stick whilst he lit 1t, and when
it was drawing nicely, spoke:
Now, Chigmok, you owe me
something for all this, you know.
Just tell us the meaning of the game
you were playing"
'Then I tell you" His dark eyes
turned to Stane. you not know
me?"
NO" answered Stane. "I never
saw you in my life before"
But hat seen you. Oui! I steal
your canoe when you sleep!"
"You know who was in the tent?"
asked Stane sharply.
"I fin dat out zee ver' next morn
ing, when l meet a man who ask
for zee white girl. All | hat seen
dat man b'fore. / see heem shoot
zee paddle from zee girls hand"
'Who was this man? asked Stane
grimly, as the half-breed paused.
II not know; but he is zee YER
same man dat was to half paid zee
price of guns an blankets for zee
girl dat vos in zee cabin"
"And who said / was to dle?"
"Oui He order datl But dat man
he ees one devil. He fix for me bring
zee girl here, where zee price veel
be paid; den when come he begin
to shoot, becos he veel not zee price
! pay"
What sort of q man was he? ?