New Britain herald., 1923-09-11

But her hand had hardly touched it
 before she herself was hurled back
 against the log wall behind her.
 The sauaw had noi sat supine in
 this stress. With the swiftness and
 dexterity of an animal. she had
 sprung 10 intercept The deadly blow.
 hurling the girl back by her hand
 upon the latter's shoulder.
 Except for the huddled heap in the
 blood-spatisred corner Of the cabin, it was as fl it had never happened. The sauaw was again stoiid. moving slow. ly back to her chair; Doomsdorf breathed quietly and evenly. The two girls stood staring in speeches. horror.
 "I hope there won't be any more of that" Doomsdorf said quietly. The sooner we get these little mat. ters straightened out. the better for nll concerned. It isn't pleasant 10 be hammered to pieces, Is it?"
 He took one step toward Ned. and 1.enore started to scream again. But he inflicted no further punishment. He reached strong hand. seized Ned's shoulder, and snatched him to his feet.
 Backed By pain hut fully conscious. Ned looked into the glittering eyes. It was no longer. possible to dishelieve. in this hairy giant before him.
 Doomsdorf walked to the door and threw 1t wide.
 There's snow and cold out there" His voice was deeply sober. Death. too--sure as you're standing here. A weakling like you can't live in that, out there. None of your kind can stand it--they'd die like so many sheep. And as result you have to bow down and serve the man that can!'
 Ned had no answer. The greatest fear of his life was clamping down upon him.
 That's the law up here-that the weak have 10 serve the strong. I've beat the North at it's own game. and it serves me, just as you're going to if you like-if you prefer to die. There's no boat to carry you off. | There never will be boat to carry you off
 He paused smiling grimly: then with an explosive motion, pulled back | the lid of the stove and threw in an- other log. Sit down. why don't | you?" he invited. q don't insist on my servants standing up always in my presence. You'll have to sit down you know
 Lenore. wholly Respondent. sank back in her heat To show that he was still her protector, Ned stood be- hind her. his hands resting on the back of her chair. Bess stole to a little rough seat between them and the squaw.
 A single great chair was left va cant, almost in the middle of the circle. Doomsdorf' glanced once | about the room as if guarding against any possibility of surprise attack by his prisoners, then sat down easily himself Excuse me for not mak- Ing you known to my woman,' he began. Tn fact I haven't even learned your own names. She is, from the vernacular, Owl Sleeps You won't be expected to call her that, however, although regret as general thing that the picturesque native names so often undergo such laceration on the tongues of the whites. When I took her from her village, they gave her 70 me as 'Sindy." You may call her hat. It will do as good as any every other sauaw from Tin City to is called sindy. It means ,othing as far as I know.
 "You'll be interested to know that ou are on one of the supposedly un- inhabited islands of the Skopin group. Other islands are grouped all around -ou, making one big snow field when he ice closes down in winter ould give you almost your exact position, but it wouldn't e the least good to you The popu- ation consists of we five people-and arious bear. caribou, and such like. he principal industry, as you will nd out later. is furs.
 There is no need to tell you in de- ,il how and why I came here-iin- Ike Calban, am not a native of the lace. I hope you are not so de- cient as to have failed to read find quite an anology to UT present condition. Shakespeare
 a great delight on wintry nights; he ,mains real. when most of my other i'm stock of authors fades into air