The Bismarck tribune., 1934-01-16
II FORBIDDEN VALLEY
H. lujGasx Bynow FlowUu+
In wishful fancy she tried to imag.

In wishful fancy she tried to imag.
inc him there with her. his rihe
between his knees. his lean hard
face between herself and danger:
but the memory Of his change and
his 1~ithering coldness drove the
fancy away. He had even ignored
her overture to him that last eve.
ming. Her cheeks burned at the
thought OF her confession. and his
silent scorn Of It: and yet she knew
that IL she came out Of this alive she
would write to him and ask him to
come to sec her.
A few yards down the portage
trail two indians Unexpectedly came
swinging around buckbrush thick.
ct. They were carrying Z loaded
canoe. and behind them came others.
. large party. Sonya started to her
feet in surprise. The churning over.
falls had muf1ed the noise: she had
not known they were about till they
suddenly appeared.
They were Klosohees. Why. they
were the main band!-there were
Siam-Klale and LeNoir! A sudden
fear surged through her. Ralph and
Curt and Paul-what had happened
to them? This band had intended to
stay down there and hem that little
island 10 till they had killed the
three men. Had they made another
attack. successful this time?
|T ENOIR'S slum face treasured
Il her. AS she went up to camp with
the party, he told her the news. Mich
OILS had been wounded. he said: the
other two had made . shelter for
him the next day and hs had not
been seen walking about Shortly
after dark that evening they had es.
capped. in some unknown fashion,
They had whipped south: IN uni.
IDENTIFIED canoe had slipped through
that bottle neck and it must have
been theirs. They probably were get.
ting out OF the country. but on the
chance that they might swing north
again he was taking the main band
home to protect his chief.
Sonya guessed that Curt and Paul
were hurrying Ralph out to civiliza,
tion where he could get medical at
tention. She prayed he was not bad.
" hurt She was glad Of their e..
cape. but In another way the news
plunged her into black detection.
Hitherto she could feel that Curt
was within two or three days swift
travel Of her and that she might DOS.
sibly get back to him. She had even
hoped that he might be coming
north on her trail. But now when he
was heading south. out Of the Lii
luars. she felt completely and nnal
~ abandoned.
At the camp LeNoir sent Tenn.
Og's aalf brother and two ether In.
dians on ahead to take Karakhan
the news. The main party was to
travel on that night. too: but they
would have to pause for supper and
60 more slowly and 80 could not
reach the lake till morning.
j Sonya wondered why LeNoir IN.
sisted on travelling that night. For
some reason he seemed in . great
hurry to deliver her to Karakhan.
He commanded her grunly. as he
brought her some fish and dried
meat: Tonight. on res OF dis treep.
you stay close by me. Dom step into
Dc dark: dom get out my canoe:
keep hold my belt wen We walk
cross any portage. Onderstand?"
i Sonya promised to obey him. Dur.
Ing the hasty meal she was aware
OF Siam.Klale ogling her with mar.
rowed eyes. Is he had done at the
Lilluar forks: but now his stare was
, 80 brazen that It unnerved her.
As the party was setting the boats
] to water. he trundled over to Le.
J Noir and said something to aim and
J jerked thumb IN her direction. I'm.
mediately . violent quarrel sprane
up between them. and Sonya gath.
cred that Siam.Klals was demand.
ing she should 90 10 his canoe.
i. LeNoir won the argument. and
she stepped into his canoe. She was
J grateful to him IN Z way. but she
J could read his secret thoughts ana
they frightened her. His proprietary
, attitude was yelled now. because he
was afraid Of Karakhau: but What
about the time. only . few hours
ahead, when Karakhan would lie
dead IN his cabin? That incident &C
] Russian Lake showed her what she
, could expect from 'Teeste LeNoir.
II 10 that whole band she had but
one friend. Tenn.Oz's half brother.
. Like Tenn.Og. he seemed less bound
than the others to the bsnighted
customs OF bis tribe: and he %.
peared 70 have Z certain influence
, with the other men. For "a indian.
no mad been good 70 her on the trim.
He might possibly take her across
|. the mountains By . secret trail ana
! hand her over to some treaty band
i. VINO would set her back among
wnita people. But It Was q llender
J. hope.
I fCopyrtoht. 1858. Wil1iom D. Mouer., ,
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= kM-'n Msnesy's ehsptcr.