Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-11-19

rooms home
II did not know there was room
IKE this north Of Winnipeg. MADE
naoiseile." Steele said In frank ad-
mlration-
-Oh. monsieurl would you have 10
live like the Indlansf But you are
laughing at our poor little home
please don't" he legged. 1T b
charming this room And all the
booksT~
IT was hard on 0@r packers. broke
IN ST Onge. ''but insisted on hav-
ing the books II was to be marooned
ap here m this valley. The winter
would be long without them-~nd the
violin"
envy ron the winters here vita
that violin. sir" said Steele. smiling
at his hostess Il hope to hear n
again. mademolselle your superb
playing"
Her face frightened. ~It was only
q mOod-today at the rapids. mon
Bleur I 80 there when lonely. to play
TO the troubled waters You Thought
me sad saw It in your face: bat
was only homesick for Touraine. To-
night we shall have something gay
But Steele felt that 1t was not lone
liness which had driven Denise Sc
Onge TO the restless waters.
Monsieur. you Will wish TO see your
room. Our OjIbway servant. Char
l0tte. viii bring you hot water And
Ce nw~m Fosx pea.fn - = .~~v.. -. 80
second floor Of the house, the capsc-
lty Of which was strained by cot and
washstand. whittier q sQuare-buBit.
half-breed woman followed shortly
with steaming bucket
Steele was thankful that his dune
bag contained a change OF clothes and
moccaslns. Hot water, a shave and
fresh clothes speedily worked a mira
Gle In the tattered stranger who had
startled Denise ST. Ongs at the raplds-
When Steele rejoined his hostess
he felt more at ease He even had
suspicion that she approved hts
changed appearance. At the thought,
something like . thrill swept him--to
be followed by a shrug OF annoyance.
He had not seen an attractive woman
In months and was paying the penal
ty. Yet as he watched her pour the
tea while her father dispensed caribou |
stew and fried trout, q Quality-rareE |
than mere comeliness an evident
ineness Of fiber. SAVIOR Of personality /
In this factors daughter. which meant
race and Acknowledgements IL
self upon him. and a strong curiosity
to know the history OF these people
whom be had stumbled upon in the
bad-lands south Of the Albany--to
learn the cause Of the fear and heart
ache which this lonely girl had so
polgnantly revealed In the gorge, pos
sessed him.
You are collecting Indian relics and
utensils for the American museum r
asked the Frenchman 'You nrs an
ethnoIogistr
Eyes. I have been In the teId four
years for fhe museum"
sYou have found much OF INTEREST,"
Last year and this summer,
shipped by Hudson's Bay canoes con-
siderable stun from Fort Hope and
Henley House. Lake Makaklbetan on
the Albany has some remarkable
burial places. unlike anything rye
seen. And the Ojibways up there are
still very Wild and superstltious-
men. sOrcerers. fear OF spfr-
Its and the Windigo. and all that -
The factor paused. forh In air
Slowly be replaced Il on bis plate, I'M
then asked;
sYou have never been IN this val
ley before7"
NO" replied Steele. puzzled at HIS
hosts tense manner, ''but what /
heard on the Albany interested me.
t seems to be Windigo country among
he Albany OjIbways--under a sort
II taboo. II must be serious handi-
zap TO your trade, although the very
TACT that you're here proves that II is
aot generally considered haunted
country by the Indiana"
The nne features Of St Onge stiff
ened- With a glance at his daughter
vho watched him wits parted lips and
vide eyes, as though fearful Of what
70 was about TO say. be replied BIT
eriy:
THAT Is our problem, monsieur
he company rashly builds q post on
his river which, for q hundred miles
Glow the rapids here. Is 70 the OjIb-
rays a place Of spirits; then sends
le here to get the fur OF the upper
ountry. At Albany. they laugh at
his talk Of Windigo and spirits keep
lg the Indians from trading here.
hey even order me TO send hunters
, trap the valley below us-when
iey have avoided IL for generatIons-
They only bekFay their ignorance
, belitfling Indian superstition. sir.
was followed and shot az on the Al
my this summer for photographing
'me OJibwAy childrsn. They be-
erred the lens was an evil eye and
Iat the children would be be-
n pI,ssa