The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-02
SYNOPSIS

MT DO
Seeking to elude mysterious pur-
suers, Colin Rae, of the Hendricks
Bay Company, hid in the hotel
room of an attractive young wom-
an in Winnipeg. Canada. to whom
he promised plane transportation
to Learmonth where they have a
mutual friend, Rodney Selkirk. She
bravely barred self-styled police"
from her room. Then they observed
a small, bespectacled man standing
across the street. "Onee I heard
him called the most dangerous man
in Canada" said Colin. The girl
Identifies herself as Trina Meredith.
Soon they escaped to a local air
port where they met Blair Bene-
dict near her small airplane. There
was a brief, joyous reunion be-
tween Colin and Blair before the
plane took off with Blair at it's
wheel. En- route to the airport,
Colin had told Trina that the So
called most dangerous man" was
Jonathan Dove who conducted two
Indian schools, one in Learmonth,
the other in Wolverine. While fy-
ing, Colin talked to Trina of his life
at Learmonth and its fur trapping
activities. She astonished him by
saying that she is going to marry
Rod" Selkirk. Battling a snow
storm, Blair managed an emer-
geney landing on Trappers Lake
where they sought shelter from
Alec Gum, veteran trapper. While
the latter conducted Trina ashore,
Colin and Blair talk in the planes
cabin. They discuss her father and
the dangerous Dove, and then Nate
Tenant, whom some Indians call
Woman Hawk" Finally, Colin
asks. What do you make of her"
referring to Trina Meredith.
CHAPTER SIX
"She's attractive, and she's in
telligent." Blair hesitated. "And
something more. / have the feeling
that she knows what she wants out
of life and she's willing to pay the
price to get il. She can't be much
older than ! am, and she makes me
feel like a kid in comparison. But
| don't think she's very happy"
Bowling their heads against the
wind, they followed the trail along
the ridge and emerged upon a little
clearing where, for the first time
in two years, Colin saw his own
mud-chinked cabin and behind it,
back among the spruce, the smaller
cabin where Alec lived.
1t was warm inside, and a kettle
on the stove sang its high song OF
contentment. One end of the room
was piled with steel traps, snow
shoes, stretching boards, and har-
nesses for dog teams. Trina sat al
the table helping Alec peel pota-
toes, and, catching Collins smile
she gave a little gesture Of helpless.
ness with the pairing knife.
I'm not very good at this" she
said simply.
Colin laughed. "Alec can use
those Feelings for potato chips"
ALEC has been telling. me about
you" Trina laid down her knife
ale told me that you know more
about the -orests and the ways OF
animals than even the Indians. He
said you spent two winters by your.
self up near the bay. Why did you
do that?"
Colin held his hands out 10 tho
warmth Of the stove. "Mavbe II
learn something about fur animals
once wrote book about them that
nobody ever bothered reading
"That," Trina SAD thoughtfully
was not the whole reason"
He smiled. Are you one Of thos,
who must always have a romantic
reason?"
Her green eyes studied him
with you, the romantic reason
night be the logical one"
He did not answer.
Swiftly the darkness OF northern
twilight closed in upon them, and
they ate supper by the light of oil
lamps. Outside, the wind ragged
md Alec hesped the stove high with