Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-08
Continued From Yesterdnr

| OOAitiiuCu FTOIn yesterday
Then with a clamoring wind came
the snow. blotting out all further
vision of the tragedy ahead. It
hurtled about them in fury, and they
could see scarcely a yard in front
| of them. Dogs and men bowed to
| the storm and after two minutes of
! lost endeavor in attempting to face
| 1t, the course was altered and they
raced for the shore and the friendly
shelter of the trees. When they
reached it, breathless and gasping,
they stood for q moment, whilst the
storm shrieked among the tree-tops
and drove it's icy hail like small shot
against the trunks. In the shelter
of one of them, Stane, as his breath
came back to him, swung his rifle off
his shoulder, and began to strip
from it the deer-hide covering. Jean
Bernard saw him, and in order to
make himself heard shouted to him.
What you do, m'sieu?"
II shall work my way in the cover
of the trees till l reach the bluff.
If the storm abates you will follow
but do not pass the bluff. There will
be shelter in the lee of it, and l will
wait your coming there"
49," CHAPTER Xxx
A Prisoner
When Hubert Stane left the burn
ing cabin. Helen did not obey his
injunctions to the letter. A full
minute she was to wait in the
shadow of the door before emerg-
ing, but she disregarded the COM
mand altogether in her anxiety to
know what fate was to befall him.
As the yell greeted his emergence,
cha a 1f 81 .fa
shot, and not knowing that it had
been fired by Stane himself, in an
agony of fear for him, stepped reck-
lessly to the door. She saw him run
ming towards the trees, saw him
grappled by the Indian who barred
the way, and beheld the second fig
ure rise like shadow by the side
of the struggling men. The rise
knife cleaned in the freight, and
with a sharp cry of warning that
never reached Stane, she started to
run towards him. The next moment
something thick and heavy envel-
oped her head and shoulders. she
was tripped up and fell heavily in
the snow, and two seconds later was
conscious of two pairs of hands
binding her with thongs.
Then there came a sound that
made her heart leap with hope-a
sound that was the unmistakable
crack of a rifle. Again the rifle
spoke three times in rapid success
sion, and from the sounds she con-
jectured that the fight was not
over, and felt a surge of gladness in
her heart. Then she was lifted from
the ground, suddenly hurried for
ward, and quite roughly dropped on
what she guessed was a sledge.
Again hands were busy about her,
and she know that she was being
lashed to the chariot of the North.
There was a clamor of excited
voices, again the crack of the rifle,
found the sled was in motion.
She was quite warm, and except
for the thongs about her, comfort
able, and presently her eyes closed
at first against the rather oppressive
darkness result'n" from the cover
ing blanket, then remained closed
without any conscious volition. and
she slept heavily and dreamlessly.
She was awakened by the sled
coming to a standstill; and then fol-
lowed the sounds of men pitching
camp, the crackle of a fire, the
growing and yelping of dogs quar-
reling oyer their food She did not
know how long she had slept; but
after awakening, it seemed a very
long time before any one came near
her. Then she caught the sound of
steps crunching the frozen snow.
The steps halted by the sledge and
hands busled themselves with the
fastenings. A minute later she felt
that her limbs were free: and as the
blanket was ierked from her head.
she looked round.
1t was still night. but by the light
of fire oy which two men were sit
ting smoking, she caught the sight
of overhanging trees and of a man
who was standing by the sledge,
looking down upon her His face
was in shadow and could not be
seen, hut the voice in which he adj
dressed her was harsh and cultural
his manner almost apologetic.
"You stan up now, mees."
She swavctl . ii.t'o r ~ ~
and the man stretched quick hand