The Bismarck tribune., 1933-12-18
Ii FORBIDDEN Valley {
T. uiEaew bvsose lJlouUul

)DtN VALLEY, |
Eas. Bpse. Nlosssk ]
They might b Just some party q
trippers making . llttIe jaunt intd
the mountains.s
mon, mont Dey take On too moeA
grub dero at Russian Lake I talldt
70 dose guides an IN out DeY
bresng grub Soe msbbs two mont
treep."
you nv that this Ralsten fellow
= some prospectoe looing ~
busAP !.
~Detis wat hs say hs =: but NJ
don't b1ieve heem. He got no ell
lous on hees hans. lax prospectof
got He do t'ings LAX oeety man-ay
tank you.' keep shave, and tal1dt
lax book-learn' fsller.s
Something queer about thu Raj.
ston, Karakhan sensed intuidvely.
A trained geologist would know that
the formations Of the Lilluazs were
not gold-bearing. Anybody who ven
tured into Klosohee territory aftse,
.all the warnings at Russian Lake.
must have important business 81
there. Ralston might b . Mounted
detective.
Whoever 1alston was, hs had %
b stopped. Il IN enemy, the soone9
the bettsr. Il only . prospector-
well the country had plenty Of such
bush,lopsrsy and one would not b
missed.
where's the southern band q
Nosohees, LeNoir?"
AT Do Lilluar forks. Dsy spe1'
summer ders. camp at hsh weirs."
"Do they know about this party
coming mp river7"
LeNoir shook his head.
Karakhan dipped his cigarette
through the window. . decisive ges.
ture. well, see to It that they ind
outl Tell EN- that this Ralston 10 Q
land scout for the white men, COM
Ing In here 70 look things over. Tell
'em that other white men viii follow
after him and shoot the Klosohees
down and take away these noun
taina Understand"
LsNoir grinned. He could imagine
how the nosohess world react to
thatl
You get back down the Lilluar.s
Karakhan added. "and keep tab on
that man yourself. Give him vwarn-
ing q the pass. e hs turns back. let
him alone: W don't want to stir up
trouble H Il isn't necessary. But if
he disresards tho warning and
comes On. simply kill him. and make
the Job look Ike . rapids accident
LeNoir nodded, his black eyes
glittering In the candlelight.
EuTEEN miles below the pass,
: Curtis party went ashore ON .
headlaud one noon for tie midday
rest Casually walking away from
the others. Curt started rp the land
wash on . little expedition OF his
own. For several days suspicion
had been growing on him about
Sonya and Ralph, and he meant to
settle the matter before going . pad.
dlestroke farther.
He glanced back once It camp.
The two guides were laxily building
. dre. Badly tagged out, Ralph had
aung himself down on = bit Of moss
70 rest At tho upturnsd canoes Paul
was calking leaks with gum pot and
canvas while Sonya cut strips and
handed him things.
Al hs walked along the landwash,
Curt looked on up river ct the Lilluas
pass. In plain sight now. \ grim ~
minder Of danger just ahead, Il
brought him sombsr thoughts Of
ram-horn bows. his hunt for Kara,
khan. his he&ty responsibility for
Ralph and sonya. He had counte0
positively On those two turning hack
q the pass. but now hs doubted
whether they would. Thsy scanned
determined % 50 On. especially
eonya.
Ont q sight q camp hs cut Z pine
branch and sat down on Z rock. Six
spots. robber Aies. mud-daubers and
yellow-5ackets kept lighting all
around him. but the beetle he wanted
Vas rafe. Hs waited twenty min,
utes before one Anslly came.
At the drst motion Of his pine
branch tho beetle went Aittins away.
Curt sprang up> and took after e,
Swift and agils. Il led him . hot
chase back and forth across tho
sand: but ito brilliant color proved
IL undoins. for hs kept Il n sight
and at last got IN Z lucky swips that
stunned Il
~ hs picked his captive up and
rolled Il over on his palm. . tvia
snapped behind him. Hs turnsG
Under the pine whore hs had cut
the branch, sonya stood Looking On.
hsf eyos dancing with langhter. Curt
realised shs had been watcbi Z the
chase and had bssn amused b Il
= guess ! did look At6iculous,s 10
Thought Chasing aroun With half
. pine tree % knock down . little
bus. But anyway. I'm going 20 ind
ont something now"
He mopped his forehead and
stepped OVER 70 her With the beetle.
~Dyou know this bsetls. eouyafs
fcoSvrtsht 1888 wtlltdm ,. kewerrD
Monssy Curt Ieasee I. sfaffllna