New Britain herald., 1924-06-14

doubt whatever that this man meant what he said, and no doubt of his reason for saving it, That isn't necessary, sir" Pete told him stffly.
 Well, I didn't think it was, but l wanted you to understand, in case you were tempted l am man my self and l know what temptation is" | Pete's eyes blazed. Temptation of that kind doesn't come to men of our race, unless they are perverts '" l he said easily. He was somewhat pale, but he lit his pipe with a steady match as he spoke. T don't know about the inferior races"
 Ivan smiled inscrutabfy. "At some other place and time--perhaps just before we sail--Ill give you a chance to show whether the Anglo Saxon is superior to the Mongol. It would be really diverting, for mo- ment. At present, both ot us have work to do-you to take care of the camp and l to go after supplies" His voice changed and softcned, but it had never been perceptibly hard. Keep up the hunt for caribou" he
 
 | well lately Take care of the meat and cure it as fast as possible" Then he turned to say Eoodby to Dorothy. She walked a short distance ID the hill with fNan and her trust in herself and her love for him swept back to her 10 the full when he gave her a soodby kiss.
 Take care of yourself, Iean." sfis told him with B plaintiNe sweetness that carried him off his feet, You are all I have now. I have lost SD much, and l couldn't bear to lose you"
 They cIung together. and hen she watched him as he strode away up the hill, Signing, she turned back 10 the camp.
 Pete had her breakfast ready when she reached the camp. and his homo ly face glowod when he brought it to her, He had taken especial pains todsy--Venison liver fried with bacon, coffee such as her eolored nanny herself could make, brown napiacks not too thick, served with maple sirup. His broad shoulders lowered above her; and he was boyishly elated when he saw she was pleased.
 The day wore on. and his care Of her. hs watchfulness was wonder. Although his work carried him far aheld, he had cut fuel always ready for her hand in case the fire burned low; he personally supcrintended her meals, and he sHp--With fine general ship--that at no time she was left alone with Parof and Fortune Joe.
 When the day palcd. and the dusk crept in from the sea. she appreciated his carc more and more.
 He took special pains with her dinner He made reflector biscuits, thin and light, to be served with mar mnladci hr pot.roastcd tinc canvas back duck that Pavof had decapi- tated with tho pistol; he fried pota- tors crisp and brown. He watched her devour every mouthfui Of her portion, then after he had remadc the bed and built up the fire in the 1. camp stove, he turned to tho task of | washing the dishes. pHvlof and Jnr, 1 meanwhile, were cutting into strips l Tor curing the caribou meat they had . procured in the days hunting.
 "l won't mind washing the dishes ! tonight" Dorothy told him in 2 friendly tone. Maybe you'd like to help tho men take rare of the meat
 Couldn't think of it." Pete re turned, If yonll excuse mo saying sol suspect you're not very ex- . perienced at it. But if you should care to help me dry 'eni --"
 They made quite a little party out . of washing and drying the metal plates and inc crude iron knives and forks. And soon if eas deep dark and night winds were blowing from tho #ca. The work done. the girl started to turn away.
 Hut shn halted: and he saw her Eirlish profile in Inc soft Iicht ef thp rainr fire. Would you like 10 come and sit at the door of my tent little Hhilc?" shc asked Her voice was trnmulous: but she did not try to ask herself why
 Fote glanced about him. Cam a ork is pretty well done, for tonight will smoke my pipe once at your
  man companionship is very rcassur- ing. very necessary in this North"
 She went in and sat comfortably on her he'd, while he sat at the tcnt mouth. They talked easily, surpris- ngy freely while the lesser stars were emerging, and his pine palsd and glowca and paled again in thc gloom. She felt wholly secure and If peace.
 Sometimes there is q throRback in your speech. an accent or choic" of word that interests me immensely. Pete" she told him. "I don't want to be curious-but curiosity is very human trait after all Sometimes I'm caused te think that you must have known something very different from this-before you came here"
 ''f did" he answered quietly. "1ts nothing unusual. up here. This end \ 1f Alaska is a port of missing men. don't see why the police don't look here first for them. 3 man vho wants o get away finds himself ID here be- lore he knens it-or in South America
 anu AoA dfP FNtiFd rom HotHF the asked him biuntty vet there tas no hint of vulgar curiosity in her one. He turned to her with a Rratr- ul smile,
 Forever. Eut I can blame no ens .ut myself. guess simply rouldnt iisnd civilized existence. 1T you'd lsk inc trouble, I'd say-false stan iarfs."
 This had been the cause If Peters lonufali too: false standards of which 10th Peter and herself had been