Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-11-26


David,s broad face wrlnkled Ia .
grin. Taking his pipe from his mouth
he spat deliberately before be an
swered with another question.
How long we stop hereY
4 don't know. WhyY Steele was
interested.
wal. Michel an Daveed LAX 70 drVp
down to de beeg strong water. We
strike back In seven-eight sleep, may.
be-"
What's your ideaS ne not just to
make another search on a mere
chance Of finding something There's
something else cooking under that
black hat Of yours
But David was nOncommittnl, We
tax a look st de laE' camp fur canoe
made. an shore below, for little piece"
Steele was secretly delighted at the
excuse this expedition OF Daxid's
would give him for prolunging inden'
niteiy his stay At waillng River. As
student of Indian mythology and
worship OF the supernatural. the prob
Ing Of this mystery-the study OF lts
effect on the post Indians-demanded
his best efforts. II was 3 rare oppor
tunity for an ethnologist, student OF
folklore. to gather data at frst hand
But over and beyond that was the rid
die OF this girl whose hands Of an ar
list were now busy with the dishes up
there In the factors house.
srhu4 ID snrs mxxasres -. HnM
Michel There have been two canoes
over the ground. The windigo have
swallowed canoe, fur and men"
The small eyes OF the Indian
snapped. 'Daveed and Michel nevaire
see M'sieu windigo We lax to hRv
look at heem. Tete-Boule." with ges
ture toward the three men grouped in
front Of the shacks "he hear Wlndlgo
one. two. many tam. He en- track cen
muskeg-ver' beeg. But he hav' rear
TO TAX Michel TO de track. Maybe down
on de beeg rapids, Daveed an Michel
shake han wild de Wlndigo. Maybe
we I'm he Is hongree-ien we feed
heem--some lead" And the smile
faded. while the swart features Of the
Indian set Htiff with hate
eAh. ha r. thought Steele These
two old foxes have got something in
their heads"
But knowing his people. he did NOT
press them for an explanation. Later
alone with David. he would be told
SO he filled his pipe and sat down.
michel" he asked, "why did the
ReyiIIon Frerea build this place at the
head Of these rapids instead Of up al
Ogoke lake where they could buck La
famine, face TO face. for the trade Of
the whole eounfryr'
For a space Michel smoked. Ienor
Ing the question: then he grunted
through the stem Of his pipe:
'You see M'sieu Lascelles at Al.
banee77
mo. I stopped with the Hudson'a
Bay people WhyT
"wal. eef you see M'sieu Lasceiies
maybe you know why" was the reply.
where were Won before you came
hereT' asked Steele
eat Alliance"
''You know him. then. But he can't
be good fur man TO build herein
he bad-Ianda. at these Spirit rapids
II the Ojlbways."
~De man who build dees pos die.
desIeu LasceiIes ees no fool he not
geep eet for fur-he keep eet--fof
noder reason" AFTER which startling
statement Michel became sphinx 70
JteeIe's further questioning.
More than ever mystiiied by what
le had heard. he left the men on the
liver shore. and rejoined his host.
In the warm candle light Of the fac
or's quarters Steele soon lost himself
a the playing OF Denise ST. Onge.
There was no trace Of the troubled
yes. OF the reserve Of the girl who
ad sat mute through the evening
zeal. Listening to the talk Of the men.
D the gay creature who now c0nJured
nth her violin mad dances OF the Poi
n and Hungarian peasants. love
ongs Of Italy, French and German
pera. Here was rare temperament
trAinlng--aIl wasted in this
II was monstrous-fnex-
llcaEIel What could have brought
hem nere7v
eft Is superb. madem0lseile-youE
laying" he cried ImpuIsively. you
ave appeared professionally, Of
curse. In FranceT"