Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-31

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son 10. Wabeno Sbamani Maker ov
de Beeg MedIcineI Eef you don be
YER careful. David. de NepIgon Wolf.
VIII tear de devn out ov your t'roat.
And with a wrench ne sent Tete-Boule
sprawling on the beach.
.sGuess he won't eavesdrop again In
hurry" laughed Steele. as the
cowed Indian disappeared In the
shadows. But Michel seemed so
strangely silent that the American
asked:
whats the matter. Michel, don't
You like to see him handled so rough
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The IrOquois made no reply.
Wake up Michel. and tell US what
you think7"
Il t'ink." said the head-man slowly
dat de long SHOWS will be red In dees
valley.
what. you don't think that fool
Tete-Boule will make trouble?"
"Tete-Boule ees no fool" He would
say no more.
The house was silent when Steele.
filled with the events OF the day. went
TO his room Late into the night his
thoughts were busy with the hours
on the ridge with Denise st. Onge.
with memories of her flushed response
to his emotion. Of her abandon TO the
| feeling which had swept her when
she played her Farewell" Of her reti.
cence and yet her desire to make
clear the situation which her father
seemingly feared to reveal to Steele.
Then the matter OF the tracks In the
mud: what manner of beast could be
loose in the ''bush"?- In the morning
they would take up that trail and fol-
low 1t. but when they lost It In the
dry going. what next? Well, they had
plan for the next month, but the
Frenchman would first have to show
his cards. II he refused. there was
nothing to do but get on to Neplgon.
On the way there was Ogoke and
Monsieur Lafiamme. That ought to
be interesting. But little did Steele
realize as his drowsy brain dweIt for
an instant on the call on Monsieur
Laflamme, free-trader. just how inter
esting that visit was TO be.
At daylight three men were bending
over tracks which ran through a wet
hollow less than a mile from Wall
ing River
well, Michel. did you ever see a
black bear, that would leave these be-
hind him?" asked Steele as David
and the head man carefully inspected
the peculiar trail
sYeF, beeg track but YER strange
bear" laconically vouchsafed the
kneeling hunter.
How about It, DavId?"
David barred a set OF strong teeth
In characteristic smile.
wen we start up river for de
Nepigon. tell you. You laugh at me
eef say wat t'ink now"
Michel took up the trail forward
while David and Steele followed II
back only to lose It shortly In the
dry birch leaves. On their return
they found Michel waiting
"She don, run far. he announced.
81 don. followed Get far Ia de dry
bush"
Then the three made a wide circle,
but failed to pick up the elusive
tracks Disappointed, they were re-
turning to the post by another route
than the trail to the ridge overlook
ing the "Yale of Tempe" when Michel.
who was leading suddenly stopped in
bis tracks. raising his hand In warn
ng.
Stir as the spruce around them.
he three stood listening. Family to
heir stralning ears came a low chant
ng. accompanied by the rhythmic
)eating Of what sounded like a drum.
Steele turned a questioning face to
David. who grinned broadly, nodding
IFS head In time TO the far drum beats
what In thunderl" queried the
furious scientist.
You hear dot down on de NepIgon,
me TAM" dryly returned the OjIb-
yay.
1T sounds like 1t. Somebody doing b
ONE eonjuring. eh7" t
'sTete-Boule. de beeg shaman. max I
esen some medicine dees morning" b
is he driving away the wIndIgo.
8 is he trying to get you bewitched a
or shaking him up last nlght7~ a
Il fink he try to call de Windlgo n
Or to max de beeg medicine toged- u
err" laughed David. a
do the post people know that n
ete-Boule is q Wabeno. MlchelT' 81
teeie asked Of the silent man who n
ed vouchsafed no comment q
.'Tete-Boule max medicine for
ing tam. to drive away de WindlgO. p
e people t'ink he ees beeg shaman. T
n sure ~
"welI. the first thing for St. Onge OF
do is TO get rid Of this nuisance. "
ete-Bonle. he keeps the post In d
ans stirred MP with hia mumbo=iurn- le
J. and ought to be kicked out What CO
, you think. MIchel7'
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