Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-03-04

4 ffon by the=team1 OF haif-Wtlu huskiea
-Hello. Davidi" cried Steele. keep
ing his dog at distance from the
white fangs which Threatened MIN
Are the trails openT'
de 1acktsh bin close onlee few
day. You cum back Queek. boss" an
swered the 0jibway. wide grin fur
rowing his face.
..We'ye got plenty of'planning to do
at NepIgon house before we start
Guess how many shells I've got fos
your Mannllcher"
..AYal. need one for fr'en' ov yours.
an 'noder for bear dat seeng lax de
cat-two ees all, i t'Ink,s
Steele laughed. "oh. I've got a few
more than that for you. You may need
moose. or meet someone at the Frying
Pan some time. so I've brought you
three hundred. How's the familyf
Does your wife object to your goIng7"
'She say she rink got girl dowE
at WaIling Riviere~
Three days Of shedding over a good
trail. for the snow was not deep
brought the team to Nepigon House
at the head OF the great Neplgon lake
which was partly iced over There.
while the bloodhound, wearing q
blanket. became somewhat more A.
clImated to the cold. and the huskies
were forcibly taught TO respect him
as a permanent member Of the party.
David and Steele made their plans for
a campatgn on the snow.
Each white mile they pat behind
them, each camp they made at night.
meant TO the impatient Steele. one
mile. one day, nearer the girl who |
needed them. But, as he broke trail /
ahead OF the team. when they cut back |
from the shore to circle rapids or
quick>water. or rode In the easy go
ing OF the river ice, the task he had
set for himself and his two friends
appeared more and more difficult Of
accomplishment Suppose the Win
digo we're not again to appear In the
valley; or, they might not again cross
It's traiI7 What then7 The harm had
been done. and the Indians would con-
tinue to desert the WaIIing as the
rumors spread.
In that case. II was a lost cause
hopeless. Only in the event OF the
early temperance Of the beast az
the post when they could speedily
take up the trail and stay on il until
they came up with the owner Of the
voice. could swift solution OF the
mystery be possible. The future
looked gray to Steele.
However there was one ray of
light In the gloom Of his fear OF fall
ure. Michel had definite suspicious,
Of some nature or other, which he had
promised to share on Steele's return
10 Waiiing River. And as Steele and :
David nightly sat under their shed
tent before a fire in the heart Of a
spruce thicket, and talked over after
supper pipes. the optimism Of David
vas 80 marked that the American !
Knew that the cline which had, for .
some reason, been kept from him
ieeply impressed the Indian.
At last, through the early dusk which
shut down on the valley one Noyem-
Ter afternoon, cleaned the yellow
lights OF Wailing River =
The pulse OF Steele speeded as he ;,
made out the blurred shape OF the :
louse which Denise st. onge called :
Tome. The morning he went away (
he had come to him with mist in her
yes. Would they shine again, he
wondered. with that new light. now
hat he had come back to fight for q
er, or would she freeze into that s
Their self-hold him at distance be- 81
ause Of her quixotic bargain with
.ascelles7 {.
Steele opened the door Of the trade =
ouse. followed by David At their :.
ntrance, st. Onge turned IN his chair =
ehind the slab counter where he sat :,
d conversation with his head man. -
Good evening, gentlemen r" yhe a,
dice OF Steele rang In the silent room. 70
With eyes wide with anlazement kr
I'D surprise. st. Onge slowly rose TO IN
is feet, while the lean face Of the bu
.oquoIs thrust forward, tense. ap- mr.
rehensive as II be feared trick OF
Ision. 90
"Bo'-jo', Michel wat you t'ink
lu see. de WindIgo7" And David ex
dvanced with outstretched hama. lei
1--WE have returned as we prom gr
ed. monsieur" added Steele. ap- rel
the counter behind which VII
Ie startled men stood staring at the pr
'oded apparitiona In
Then. with a yell and q bound, MI
ei cleared the counter and was hug mi
ng the blocky Ojibway. gr'
(To BE coNTINUED.l err
- gos
- go =.