, 1923-01-29
The Lady Of North Star
NO. FIVE
WHO'S WHO IN THE NOVEL

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Roger BrackneIl, VIII left England
because OF differences with his uncle,
Sir James BracknsIl, and became a
corporal IN the Northwest Mounted
Police. Il assigned the ask of ar
resting Q man known a. 'KoonA
Dick" charged with the serious Of
fsnss Of selling liquor to the Indians.
He learns after trailing his quarry
for 400 miles that "Koona Dick"
u really
Dick B1elnen, his ccustn. who
led from England after selling the
secret Of a new u to a foreign coun-
try and entcinE into = hasty mar
riass
Joy Garrrsye, tho Lady Of North
SH-," as her Lodge IN Northern
CanAhA - called. By the tsrmS OF
hs- fathers viii she must, TO inherit
his treat fortune. remain at the lodge
three years after his death The
three years are nearly up when Ro-
ger on the tran Of "Koona Dick"
(stni that he Is his cousinl
finds the body Of the nan appar-
srtiy dead. near Joys lodge under
circumstances that seem to throw
suspicion Of his shooting upon her.
Later thu body disappears. Telling
Joy Of the reasonableuess for such
sunpIccn. Roger obtains from her the
story OF how Dick. BchsmIng for her
fortune tricksd her into a wedding.
GaG how, learning h truth h had
LEFT him and o loathsd him
Babette La Fargo of French Can
adam descent. whom Joy calls her
foEe- sister, is her companion In
the lodge. win them IS Il
Adrian Rayner, a cousin Of joys,
and son OF her guardian,
Sir Joseph RayneT, OF London a
veil known solicitor. Fearing that
the Disappearance Of the body means
eha. her husband is stil alive, Joy
welcomes q letter from Sir Joseph
a1nmoning her and Adrian to Lon
don on business. As h leaves she
asks Roger to ascertain Whetn@ OF
not Dick Is really dead
Poxer eth hunting "KoonA DICK
enters q cabin and lind his cousin n
q bunk. badly wounded The otnceF
a. Knocked unconscious by DICKS In
alan seTaa When he recoTers ne
%7nds his arms have been bound, put
anon his giving his word not 10 mo-
lea. bis cousin he Is freed
Dick, old man" Roger aid IN an
,-.+.a6v voice. you might make
80 vet. II you tired You can make
.reparston.'
-R.parsan- exclaimed the other
~Ah! you are timing ot@loT-ny
wife, aren't your
Yes" answered the co-1o-al sim
rJ.
Ds.e Braeknen's mood changed
~tftly. whats Joy to your he de-
handed hoarseiy. You know her
you've talked with her. oonsoied her
7 6on't doubt. What's she TO youE
As his cousin shouted h question
The blood flushed Rogers face, enc IN
his heart he knew that he could not
.na~.- the question with the direct
ness demanded
srnonr be a fool. Dsdk." b replied
eutetty. "I never saw Joy GArEraTe
I'm four days ago. and Il tax OF
r~spAratioa. veil, you'll Owl one
TO her"
p,cE BneNnsrrs Jealous passion
died down as suddenly As II \
tanned. He threw himself back IN the
bunk and laughed Ghaktiy.
Perhaps you're right" he said
but It ia che Of thr things that can't
Be done|'
you could lie. her divorce your
brurtsd out the corporal TT would
Be the dsesnt thing to do"
when dId 1 ever DO the decent
thing retorted his cousin s1esring-
IL. mo. JOYS my wts-snd III keep
her. Il Is something to know th.t
the-s are millions I ~ dip my hands
IN some day. and 4 warm breast I can
fee TO-"
Not now a. any rate" broke IN
the corporal sharply, only by an sf-
fort restraining himself -Joy has
Eoartsd for England"
And I can't follow" commented
the prodiEal bitterly. That's part of
tia price I pay. When I married Joy
1 loved he--and / wasn't thinking OF
her money ovs-much- Il Was Lady
Aioonbe who put that rotten scheme
IN my head But anyway. joys mine
and no man Else can get her whfle
I 1--we
Three weeks later, having rsooT-
cred sufficiently 70 travel Dick Jour
aeJd with his cousin and the Indian
up the EIkhorn-
On the fourth morning Of that tour-
neg Roger Brackneii woke, 20 find
that preparations were already well
advanced for departure One team
VA already harnesssd with a larger
complement OF dogs than usual. while
his own sled, with only three dogs
stanatng By. VIE stn Embarrassed
HIS cousin Indicated Il with a jerk
ot his bead
w part company today. Roger.
I'm sorv 20 rob your dog team. but
Joe fnsists As he's afraid Tour get
down to the polieepost too coon for
uE. n We leave you Jour It'll team.
Besides we're tank1tnE . gdtf Journey
and We shsIl need dogs before we're
through We're EtarttnE Immediately.
and yoGT ave TO breakfast alone.
and by The time you're through with
II your parole r. OF. 90 long. old
nan"
He turned lightly away and Joe the
Indian cracked his whip 10 thu walt
ing dogs. For ten minutes b officer
stood watching. untn the cAvaicade
passed cut Of sight behind a tres-c;ad
stand Poor Dsvlr' be sxriafnsd