UNDER
FROZEN
STARS
*
CHAPTER V ? Continued
?Taradees plays with yon to gp*
your fur,*' went on Omar In Ojlbwa.
-He Is ft liar, and LeBlond Is through
with him; he has sent him away to
the south. You will see him no more."
At the words, the Indians exchanged
surprised and puzzled looks. For a
time the older man smoked in silence,
his eyes on the fire; then he addressed
Jim. "You do a foolish thing to come
to the ripest one country. The hunt
ers fear you.'*
"Do I look like one to he feared?**
demanded Jim opening his arms. "1
come from the old company who gave
you and your fathers honest guns and
blankets, flour and tea, before Le
Blond poisoned your hearts against
us. I come here now to seek your
friendship and kill the lies of this
Pant-Ms This moon, in the south, he
tried i?? imtc ir.? -hot. anr! his master
LeBlond has sent him away. If I say
hut the word the fathers in Ottawa
will send men and take him to the
railroad to he punished."
As Jim spoke the Indian's small
eyes probed his frank features as If
attempting to measure his sincerity.
-You seem to speak with a single
tongue." said the Ojlbwa. "Your eyes
aro not the eyes of a liar, but the
hunters fear your medicine. They say
you .ire the friend of demons. I came
to warn you not to Journey Into the
Ffppstone country.**
-What is your name?" asked Jim.
Impressed by the speaker's sincerity.
"My name Is Itaptiste Wagosh. This
Is my son."
???']. .TP Is the shaman. Jlngwak?"
*'*<''1 Esau. abruptly.
\\ii::osh scowled nt the question. He
l-wk.'-I hard Into the swart fares of
Omur ami Esau thrust toward him
"Why ilo you ask?"
"It.-, ause." answered old Esau with
? ~rin . "lie Is a false shaman, a
wajeno, and Is paid by Paradees to
k.v|. the trade for LeBlond."
\\tii:<>sh and his son exchanged sl~
niti.-ant looks. "Jlngwak Is a hi"
me.li.-ine man." replied the older man
quietly, "this Is his country, no back
I" Mitawangagama, before It is too
late.
The blood darkened the bronzed face
of Jim Stuart as he replied: "Go
k ?'""l ,e" yonr people that the
"111 company traded with their fathers'
fathers. and wishes to trade with
then,. I have come to talk to them as
f rrlpnd and will not be driven
out h- this false shnmun. this waheno
Jinewak. who Is pn|,] bv lhe PrMlrh .1
With muttered "ho'-JoV the Indian
tr. his son went to their canoe and
po.l.lled away Into the gloom.
Well, what d'.vou make of It'"
J;m ?f h,? mends. -yo? umk
th > II do as he said? try to drive us
out of the country?"
Kef dey fink we cot devil wld us.
.jn ' tr-T somet'lng. ah-hnb."
i .t,re we EoinB to be driven
out by this Jingwak?"
f>n.nr Spat Into the Are and puffed
for a moment before answering "Esau
?I Omar tak' good care ov dls Jlng
d" 7,r"T. e,f<,ar dnt- But we want
eas n ,on& snows ? so we go
-\ou-re right, Omar, we'll go slow.
JJlZl" ~d nnd ""peratitlons? these
1 ? They might even amhush us
? ?e don't handle them right. We've
??t a tough job ahead of us. hut It's
n-- ?"'f tblnK that'll save Sunset
Hui.se? reaching these Indinns."
r?"?? "n In his blanket to
him Ikif Problem which faced
Fsai'i e. |he volces of Omar and
reached M? by the d-V,n* nre
' R,f. ear" ln ed monotone.
tunel as were the present for
tie sho,,i St08rt and Snnset Housf
san.1 k k ^ hlmself ba<* on th?
iT .nr^.v at gaz
th\ dark depths of Aurore
the S ux. chanS'DB eyes; watching
her th? if k CaUKht ln the mpRhes nt
laugh ' Msten,n? to her low
I.ong since, the embers of the fire
ln j;rayed and <,led' leaving the camp
thii-ke00^" ?Terhead the night had
thickened, masking the stars. Through
hl??,SP.rDCe no a,r stirred. Like a
the the murk had settled upon
hr KT' lake- Except for the heavy
hln? ?* three muffled figures
i"?re was no sound.
onrtUr't' h" m""'er. nose buried
. oshy tall. Smoke dreamed of
of 7,;S^ rabblta leaping before him.
tJmber wolves and the
of . -fl"* of fleeing caribou. Then,
f.rtL ' hl" ^s'on* of the chase
sleen he a,lrred uneasily In his
to m Presently a faint sound drifted
Ms he 2? i* ear*- He ""ed
but ,t htack nostrlls quivered,
out the air told him nothing.
autJ*!" hls keen ear* caoght an al
most imperceptible sound. The great
?tiff T*? W h" 'eet, his bsck hair
(renin*, his nose testing the air, ss
tariff'4 """en, satlsfled, with a
?r he leaped toward the lake There
* mattered warning, the sound of
by GEORGE MARSH
Copyright by P?rnn Pub. Co. fWNU S?r*tc??
FROM THE BEGINNING
At bis fur po?t. Sunset Houm, in the Ctnt^uc north. Jim Stuart, trwJrr In chart*,
with his headman. Omar, rescues a girl hora an overturned ui>o? in the lake. She U
Aurore LeBlond. daughter of Stuart's rival in the fur business. In i spirit of fun, she
and Jim arrange to exchange notes on a certain island. LeBlond, with Paradis, his hall
breed lieutenant, arrives in search of tS? missing girl. Paradis displays enmity toward
Jim, though Lr Blond acknowledges his debt of gratitude. Going to the island to see if
Aurore has left the promised note, Jim is ambushed by Paradis and forced to travel
toward the LeBlond post. On the way he overturns the boat, leaving his enemy on the
beach. Jim's superior, Andrew Christie, displeased at Stuart's trade showing, allows
him, at his request, one year to "make good." Paradis bribes an Indian to ambush
Jim and Omar. The attempt fails, and Jiir. takes the Indian to LeBlond. After
bearing the story, LeBlond discharges Paradis. Jim and Aurore arrange a rendezvous,
at which they acknowledge their mutual love, thouch Aurore i* returning to Winnipeg,
and Jim has planned a canoe trip to make a personal appsal U the Indians,
persistently refused to trade their furs with him.
who have
moccasined feet, the churn of paddle*,
a* the husky reached the beach to
snarl his challenge to the unseen ene
mies who had faded like ghosts Into
me Kiootn. i lien umar. grasping his
gun, followed by Esau and Jitn,
reached the shore.
Seizing the dog by the nose to choke
his yelping. Omar listened, head close
to the water, to get the direction of
the retreating canoe: then tired twice.
"Take dot!** he muttered.
LlglU a candle, Esau. They were
after the canoe when Smoke heard
them," said Stuart. -They may have
ruined her!"
Already Omar was groping with his
hands over the upturned peterboro on
the beach, seeking possible damage,
when Esau returned with a lighted
candle.
"'Not a mark." he announced : **dey
want to steal her, but Smoke he hear
dem too quick."
"Well, we know now what to expect
from the Pipestone country." said Jim
gloomily, with a shake of his head.
"Do you suppose It was that Wa
gosh ?"
"No." said Omar, "he know de dog
was here."
"We'd better padille Straight to the
Islands in the morning and talk to
them as if nothing had happened.'*
"Ah-hah. we go to de camp, first
t'ing. I see w'at dat Wagosh say."
By sunrise they were on their way.
As the strange canoe approached the
fishing camp on the Islands, groups of
shawled women gathered in front of
the tipis. Men. visiting their gill-nets
set in the channels, stopped their work
to call to each other, curious of the
identity of the strangers. For the
canoe of a white man had seldom
nosed Its way over the waters of the
Hpestone lakes, deep in the heart of
Kewedln.
A rabble of wolfish dogs met the
canoe as it slid into the beach of an
island. Leaving Esau in the boat,
with the challenging Smoke who, with
stiff mane and bared fangs, answered
the snarls of the Indian huskies, Omar
and Jim stepped ashore.
44 We nre from the Ijike of the Sand
Beaches." announced .Tim In OJibwu
to nn old Indian, with face seamed
with wrinkles, who left the group of
women by the tipis and met them.
"I wish to speak to the hunters who
trade there. Send word to the other
islands.**
With face immobile as stone, the
grizzled veteran scrutinized Jim and
Omar through keen, mink like eyes,
before he replied.
"What are your names?" he asked
quletlyi
"I am Stuart, of the old company.**
said Jim. "and this is Omar, my head
man." There was a shrewdness, an
intelligence in the rugged features of
the old man which impressed Stuart,
and he wondered if he, too, .were un
der the spell of Jlngwak. the sorcerer.
"You have Journeyed far. What
have you come to the Pipestone to
tell us?"
Irritated by the calm Insistence of
the Ojlbwa, Omar broke In, "You will
hear when you have called the hunters
together. Send these boys here with
word to the other islands."
The weathered skin of the Indian's
face creased with a dry smile as he
countered : "Who are you to give or
ders In the Pipestone country?"
Omar laughed goodnaturedlv as he
passed the Indian a plug of nigger
head. "My father has swallowed the
fins of a dore and they prick his
throat. There Is tobacco and tea in
the canoe. Send for the hunters.
With a grin, the old man ordered
some boys, who stood near the group
listening to the talk with hushed In
terest. to take Stuart's message.
"What d'yuh think of him? Has
Paradis got him?" whispered Jim to
Omar.
"Hard to tell."
Jim sauntered to the old Indian as
he talked rapidly to the group of curi
ous and awed squaws near the tipis.
"You have seen many long snows
come and *>." he "Id I" OJibwa. "Too
have lived long and seen tlie faces of
many men. I.ook at me! Do I speak
vlth a single tongue?"
The old Indian met Jim s eyes with
candid gaze. He removed the pipe he
bad ailed with Omars tobacco, spat,
''
then replied : 1 know the face ?.r the
white man. In my youth I Tnynged
many Inns snows for the old company
down at Kort Hope >.n the Albany.
ni.ro | learned from them.iate tamer
that there Is no truth in medicine men.
Hut the people here will not listen
to me."
-They bellfve this Wabeno. Jin g
wakr
<*s. many believe him and the
Frenchman, Parudis."
Jim was stirred hy the open sneak
in- of the shrewd oh! man. Here was
a possible ally. He must be culti
vated.
"What is your dame?'*
"Ovide Zotaire, they called me at
Fort Ilopc; my father was half
French."
"Where Is this Jingwak, now?"
' lie summers in tin* Sturgeon river
country, three sleeps toward the big
water."
"Have you ever seen this French
j man. Parndis?"
"Yes. he was here the last lone
snows; he came with a dog-team."
"What does Jingwak tell the ojlb
was about me and the post <>f the old
company to keep them from bringing
me their furs?"
nJd Zotaire laughed as he replied:
"I It- says that the k<mm1 spirits he talks
with tell him that the House of the
Settling Sun is the home of devils.
He says you have the e\il eye."
"And the people believe him?"
"Some do, hut not all."
"What do you think?"
"Jingwak is a jessiklb, a liar. I'ara
dis keeps his tipi tilled with tobacco
and tlour."
Jim glanced at Omar, who listened
beside him. The face of the half-breed
was black with rage. The muscles of
his square jaws bulged as his teeth
crunched. His little eyes snapped, as
he leaned toward the old Indian. "You
show me de trail to de Sturgeon
riviere?"
Zotaire calmly gazed into the blood
filled features of the half-breed.
"I am an old man, and it is far," he
answered.
A look of satisfaction touched
Omar's fierce eyes. "In our canoe Is
flour, tobacco and tea. You are a
wise man and our friend." he said sig
nificantly. "The old company will not
forget Zotaire."
Gradually the bark canoes from the
fishing camps assembled at the island
where Jim and Omar waited. Some
of the men and women came forward
with friendly "bo'-jo's" and shook
hands with the strangers. Others
hung back, conversing In whispers,
their grave, questioning faces pictur
ing their misgivings concerning this
white man from the House of the
Devils. From the actions of the men
and squaws it was evident to Stuart
that Jingwak's efforts, successful as
they had been in keeping the trade of
these people from Sunset House, had
failed to Instill fear of him personally,
except among the most superstitious.
For at his request, tbey had come to
look at him and listen to his words.
After passing tobacco to the men,
Jim told them that their fathers for
two hundred years had traded with
the old company, and always had re
ceived fair treatment. To save them
from a longer journey south, the old
company had built a post on the Lake
of the Sand Beaches, and wished to
trade with them. But Paradls had
come among them with lies which only
children would believe. In his pay
was a false shaman who lived on the
bounty of the North-West company.
As Jim mentioned the name of Jing
wak, from a group of young men in
the rear of the Ojibwas rose groans
of protest.
"It is a lie!" shouted a youth; but
the voice of Zotaire lifted above the
clamor of dissent.
"Bisan! Keep quiet!" commanded
the old man. "You listened to Paradls
when he said that this man who speaks
had the Evil Eye and talked with
devils. Now listen to him, and judge
for yourselves who speaks with a
double tongue."
Jim's heart leaped at the old In
dian's defense of him. Here was a
friend in need. Then Jim told the
Indians that he would come in Decem
ber. the little moon of the spirit, with
dog-teams loaded with honest trade
STh"; "* *"e ,h? ?"? '?"g trip
'he IIR:,ounrPnient there was *
men hut "t *"'a'IS ,he ol,ler
h?'. ,rom rear of the assetn
.. groans nn<l rat-calls. However
"hen Omar Qf ^
of l-nra,?, h? hls ?wn chief_h()';a?
upnn the !<nnt 'r NlpiKon- * hush 'ell
upon the swart-face,! audience
? hak,r,R hand* with must of the
older W(?nen JIm rpturn'^
to the . fln.1 fca? and Omar
ainatted ? tbe beach, watching Zo
zzrr,v,'h "?> "-??* ?
eenn rlr'r 'ra" """" <" ??>? S?u*
r>.r.?j,h ,h? ?f?.rniw)n thA )hw
friends paddled d?WI1 r f ,
npr. .tone
Island near the nutlet To the
HT'est!?ne?,hrV,n'1
"('".tone chain, which formed the
W^S ?f 'he MS river
"eir "uPPer Of bannock, fried I
Pike. and tea. thcv considered the situ
atlon ns they smoked.
with? h"'1 oI,j z"talre wouldn't come
with us. regretted Jim.
to have Influence with these people"
lie had fear to travel t.. de Stur
r', rr1 E,au- ?*? -<?
heem^Wdus"
frw,ru'"0r P'entee
Omar. ' a"""" U,e brood""f
?J U<?e f"r ,r"u,'le "n the stur
geon. I guess. nur I'm going to Hnd
that crooked fakir, trouble or no
trouble, snapped Jim. "I've got Just f
;;;;;; .r:,r ,o *pi sn,,,p ?f thnt fUr. ?r
f"T a space. Omar looked at hi* dis
counted rhief, ?s he sa,. elbows !" I
, knees, head In bands. Then the half- I
r":'' <"> Iron-hard hand on !
Jim s shoulder, as he said: "We star I
een dees countree and hunt f?r dat
Jlnswak until de Ice drive us sour"
Hut suppose we do find him. how're
Ibdlans?" "r?ak "0,d ??
"l.eave dat to Omar and Ksau - !
. "at d'.vo,, two intend to do' r?? j
can t kl.l hln, .vou know, you old
wolf loud ruin me if you did. And
Iheyd get you before you cot out I
Itememher. you've Rot a family "
The black eyes or Omar twinkled as |
they met the sphlnilike gaze of the
wa, to f111* ."KSaU
*aj to feet dat wabeno."
"??" hope In the situ- !
atlon. He bad recklessly undertaken 1
^ double the trade of Sunset House 1
the i?t ,? yMr hv ?ome of
JJL .Pn!"n1 s,UPKe"n river fur
from Leniond. Rut would these OJIb
a 'ru,le *'??> him when he stole a
march ou his rival and came to them
on the snow In December? However
there was but one line of action open
at present, and that was to visit them
show himself, and talk to them as he
take l? \he flS'"nC UI> the
. ?''n the thought of the girl
115,1 ''egged him to stay at Mlta
wangagama until she went south
drove hla present quest from his mind.
"as he ever to see her again? Would
She come back In the spring? If she
lid she would Hnd a defeated fur
trader, out of a Job, who had had the
boldness to make love to a gin who
could only pity him. A, the quiet lake
went rose colored under the flush of
the afterglow, and the shadow-packed
spruce of the adjacent shore of the
mainland deepened from purple to
violet, Jim smoked with his bitter
thoughts, while Omar and Ksau talked
rr in low tonM- Then' as "<*
Clouded gray eyes lifted from the ern
Ders of the supper (ire Into which he
k U B,arins' a cold nose touched
his hand and a massive, hairy head
nudged his arm. while a pair of slant
brown eyes sought his.
"Hello. Smoke!" Jim circled the
neck of the dog with his arm. "Smoke
loves Jim. even If he's a poor fur man
and a fooi to love her."
As If sensing the mood of the man
? ho held his devotion, the dog whined
his red tongue caressing Jim's hand.
CTO BR CONTINUED.)
Touching
The landlady was In a sentimental
mood when dinner was served.
"This Is the anniversary of tha
death of my poor, dear uncle," she
sighed. ' He was a sea captain, and
went down with his ship this day five
and twenty years ago. I was only a
child when he went away, but I re
member he gave me a pet lamb as a
parting gift."
The boarder regarded his lamb cut
let with mournful Interest.
"Poor, dear lamb !'* he murmured
reproachfully. "And you've killed It
at lastr
B? Considerate to Job
An old job is like an old friend. Wa
become so accustomed to its virtues
that we may overlook Its value and
helpfulness. We never knowingly
slight or abuse an old friend. Isn4
It the part of wisdom then to guar#
an old Job Just as tealously ? ? Grit.
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Keeps Skin Young
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Digging Into the Past
The annual Smithsonian explora
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through jungles, deserts and moun
tains in an unceasing quest for more
knowledge about human beings, bugs,
birds and beasts. Important among
the fossil-gathering expeditions was
that under I>r. Charles W. Ciilmore.
In Montana and Wyoming it found
tK)0 specimens of fossil animals. The
prizes were the partial skeletons of
a rhinoceros-like creature and six
skulls of ancient crocodiles.
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discovery was reported to the Arch
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have found in the park sarcophagi,
urns fontaining hones of the undent
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