New Britain herald., 1924-06-10
NOW GO ON WITH THI. STORMY

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 But the musician. sprswIcd on his
 moss-bcd and reading pocket-size
 novel in the original French. did not
 take so kindly to the suggestion. 1 Not me today, Dorothy" he pro-
 tested. "There'll be no pleasure for
 me in tramping over that bowling tundra. The winds still sharp
 enough so that I want fire and ap- preciato even such a lowly shelter az this Wait till nice day and m
 go gladly"
 The girl turned in some disap- | pointment to Pete. 'I guess that l, ends it." she told him.
 1 Tho guide strengthened, encouraged i by her tone. "YeM-un!ess-lInl ! you'd care 10 go with mo alone" Sho l thought she saw 2 very curious, er- gent appeal in his blue eyes. "I
 wouldn't take you very far" He waited, hardly breathing. for . her answer. She turned question: i inely to Ivan. The latter smiled dim i ly and nodded his head. "t don't see why you shouldn't if you want to-"
 he told her.
 Yet an uneasy thought darkened his face, and he turned sharply to Pete.
 How far do you intend to Eo""
 Not any farther than Mrs. New | hall desires" was the answer, given with some spirit, Pm inclined to think we can pick up caribou with
 ii mile"
 "fou'll be pretty lucky if you can.
 ITS not that there isn't plenty Of Bradford told me that-hut the country Is enormous. Donl 20
 more than two miles at ihe most
 "e might want to leave here in A hurry md don't want to wait for you Go ahead, Dorothy, If you like.
 " Hop want 10 he a huntsman bold.
 I don't rec why you shouldn't"
 Then would you mind lending
 NrS. Ncwhnll your pistol?" Pete asked. "Sho might want to take thot st p,armirsn. and this bear gun of mine wouldn't leave much bird"
 li" spoke quietly. casually. but Dorothy did not misunderstood. Al Tho samc instant sho realized thai this tall rugged man Of tho opens possessed those certain good man. ners' that nnohstrusive considera ton Tor others, that is tho ideal Of good breeding. He made this reo,iest not To furpish Dorothy an arm with which to shoot ptarmigan. Both she ana Ivan understood this in an in- s'ant' He wanted to save her any uheasiness when she vas alone with him in the ~ilds. simply to give her 2 deadly weapon with which shn could rrotes', in direct need, her own 
 Tho two started away very happily together. Pcte's blue cycs danced. The girl was flushed and eager. bent on adventure. He took her in the 10" hill they had climbed the pre- 'ious day. then down into the alder grown valley beyond.
 Almost at once they began 10 sce he wild life that rednems even such barren, desolate lands as this. Ptar- lnigan flushed I'D. and instantly Doro- i Thy. recognized them as the most creatures she had ever seen on wings.
 Would you like tn try crack at em :' Pete asked. They'd TO mighty | well for lunch"
 But Dorothy had no killing instinct. and she shook her head. "Tbev.re loo pretty or course we'll get xop,c i Y VIC can't find any hfe game"
 He led her through break in the liders: and hcs they both halted 10 watch huge, snowsh6c hare, If was . droll thing 10 see this creature l 'iand erect in the grass in an effort 70 sec plainly out of his weak oves md to distinguish the nature Of these aI. strange forms such as he had 'cNcr laid eyes on before. He walked 1 pack and forth on his hind legs. stretched 10 his full height. Then safetr frs;--eten at inc 'hpense of his inordinato curiosity le sped away.
 They sped on up the next hill and loHn into the farther valley and to he bank cf a small swiftly fouiue tream. There were signs in nJenty iere of the wild life that tbronecd ne region. Shc sa-- tracks not onIv v foN and caribou. but wolverine lad trotisd along that way in tbe lawn; an oitrr lad ronnped on fbe muddy bank and. huge. aimos, riangular imprint that might have cen The track or some Iersudsrt nan-esfer of byrone ages.
 The track vas fully tasive inches org. and sharp claws had cut dsepir nfo the sand. ''Sofhjnr more or -ss than the great Eodiat besr.' 'ete explained. "sTaybe rou don-t nov 1t. but this is just about fbc sst place in the world where the biz hide is sometimes n eet long-can still be found in any umbers- Can't you fancy the old along here looking or salmon?" But he was quick to Aplain that even these huge beasts 5ouid run from human beings q housand times where once thsy 'ouid stand and fight: that. unlike he Alaskan brown bears of farther asi and the grizzlies or the moun- sIns- they were prs.eticsiir never notrn to make an unproFoked attack.
 Thrnc~ they foiiored the strrsu lear ur i-fo the hirher hiifs