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fP-'UfH ' r fi pr- ?? - " ?, l "MB. 11 nvRs'iN'o nuLi.nTis. Honolulu, t n 8atuhd.w. m.w s. ifl"!. m iRERUNA A WONDERFUL BOON IN MY OLD AOE. ..-,WMOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOoOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC I 1 1 "" ' JWM $ i I ' .&MEf 1 6 i-ISF 'k O 6 vVr .i.lS&Ka9(BHlB5H('V 6 - . Miliat 1 i (Synopils of Prtvloui Chapters.) iiiiiiHlipruiiL. CIIAl'TEH 1 John Oalo In n trailor ' paddle gllutni nt Flambeau, n rough outpost of civil "" opposite - Italian In Alaska Ills daughter Nccln In a bountiful young Rlrl, general!) lie lleved Id lp a lull bleed, daughter of Oalo and the Indian Rquaw Alliina with whom he liven Some hidden bin den wtlRhs continually on the trader The Barrier e By Rex Beach COPVRiaMT.HOaOY MARPtR A BROTHER iti TfH lhe ifnv i r uUof the laTrtliuIie'lsniainakcn w a i ml II mlii d ncross t efTect. l'oleon lind conic, like an nrrow, Itunnloii ui m! nbiiut liurrloill). I straight fur his mark the Instant he then cursed lie saw no place of glimpsed It, nu liisensnte, unreasoning, innccnlmcut I lie Peterborough stisid raging thing that lui weight of lead out Uhjii the I r , onspliuousl), ns did nor length of blade itiuld stop. In Ids he inul the l. Hut the chance re- haste he had left Phtmbenu without malnctl that Ms uiun, whoever he weapon of any kind, for In his mind uah. wmitii in. h. for hU hihmiI was i.iu h thine are suncrfluous. and he mind, and ho lcvg with npprihonsloii ,.rent,the rltir i mile In width mid the had never fought with any but those Iho nrrlwil of n squad of soldiers at ,cnd sharp. - U had tried I'nlcon'a God gave lilm nor fouud nnj living Khnibeau "Thut means tho lew," he muue, but hu mpinlon saw no re- t tliliiB that his hands toulil not mas savs iinensll) In Nevln. who has be semblance ti. the rreiichuiaii In this tir Therefore he had rushed head- como acquainted with and admlrid be strange looking vojnger. In fact, ho long against this arnieil and walling Lieutenant llurrel, coniniander of the lould not qulti make out what was man, reaching for him ever iloser and soldiers II It Incomes known that peculiar abom the inan-ierlinps Ms eves were not ns sharp as hers and then he saw tint the boatman was M MnS MAHALA RCID. m i M -' of 1 runiimtM ' f r Kidntl and Iiou.tl Trtrtlu. OO'X'O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOJOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO li- MvlIM IU.1I, I iiiivvnii i ni'MKi ueniK Mircn.ii(i"i hi ii i tli, w riles: 'ok, vthloli ordinarily linn incir c- . ...... , ---- --- ,i,,, tlirouh the bow els vv lull they re imr telcbrntul remedies hnc rtnular, rlitumatism Is the result. been a wonderful bonn lu me In my , f iifjf inri. I " I I it ll l Ixoll III k u" tl h iillli f' r iitiril v .- as n. I v. is troiildul with i .ii.t I pi. loll, rluumatlsm and klilm v trouble. "V. I 'It. i over two tears oro, I com pin, Iv I -t mv healtli, Im-ioiiiIii,: ill most lu lple. vthi n n dar frl n I si nt inev uir r mi-dlf, !' runaand Maiulin. I I, -jn lo take Hum, followltiR tin itlnitl tin on the bottle. I ver soon Is -run I f el Iwnelltotl by their usu and eutitlii, l to Ukotlu ni. "I am n w complete ly recovsriHl from the si- iillitient-i, 111 fael, bi Itur thin I hau li"n f r veim put. 1 annot pralKU tlu n moilln too IiIrIiIv mid will al avs ri onim ml them to "tin r ' foiutlpiilon Is almot sure to tot np Otln r il i an xi uieiit'. UiIuuimI in iiiiiulatlons within the bowili sro i trllv reihorlit Into the s)liin pi hIih ins win lliiiei rliouiim ttsui,iJiiKiiiii" Wldiic) trouble. The followinc vvliolesala ilruu Rlsts will i uip: the retail traAf Ai id blood forms rrjstals, which ac cumulate about the IIrsiiii nts, oartl Iiriis and sometimes the bones In tha Jolnls. hueli morbid accumulations of blood throw exlri work upon tho kldnejs. Tho kldnejs hilnj; unalile to perform the ltiiimnl laUir of cxirellnR Ibex poisons, ottiit Rive way sud klduuy trouble Is tl.e result. I'ermamnt relief einnot bo ronsona- lil j i'.iit.il except by correctliiR tha Collsllpltli ti. N'apoleon Doret, un honest faithful L'rannli Pnnilltill nTl,t,tf1l nil In rtltl. Is deeply In lovo with Necla On lr ' ll"! r ow ip was l .... . .. ...,.s ... ......... dmulnir oniMiio thom w Hit the hihwi nnin'MtrrUcsiunnmbenuh, steamer ,ou; and in a HrIU with nrrt-ll Is w' J"' .at.t.r- I,.,,hN MruBBll and moaned and forced to Icavu tho town On tho ,,,,,,,,. llm ,lom,ll(r l,aik of departliiR steamer'a deck ho mennliiR . 1)oa,j (UCJ. ,,,,, blle ,..,,, dN. It una 'f wltt t-ntlirti trx tnfi it lintlil ' ...... ... ... .. . it t .... j .-d, ... .v..... .. ,..u .. tmcry m mo j.r uiunuuK iiKni imu In tho Rime." Ill Dorot rUps NVcli t nt liocn f.ir dm tctltnlu lln-u tiny. - - Regular bow ch are a xreat safe- j I guard lo health. I'cruna and Man- j nltn are uneMellcd the orld oer t fur chronic diseases affecting the I bou ch and kidneys. Mis. V. V. Iimssler. Sli.T MeAtu Av., Ixjulsvllle, Kcntiiekj, U. H. A., wrltis thatshu suffored for twent)-slx rears vt 1th bladder and kidney trouble, and that ilRht tattles of Vcruua and three bottles of Maualln entirely cursd III or. HAWAII .IKNSON. SMITH & CO . ojomJI, It is its splendid Home Circulation that makes advertising pay better in the Evening Bulletin than in any other newspaper in a hiudsomo silk rowh hriuiRlit lo him from Dawson City for her AYnioil In this, she meeta Lieutenant llurrell who falls ninilly In lovo wllh lie r and ho wonders If her blood Is reall lalnl oil flalu roassorts that slip Is the II lcKttlmnto daughter of himself und the squ iw IV Ilunnlon returns w Ith Hen Stark, n professional nimbler and man killer with plenty of monej Stark builds n saloon and dance hall nf. Flambeau "No Creek" Lie discovers Rold In n valley Mime miles distant and Nt elu persuides llurrell to t iko her thvro nntl loc He a cl.ilm for her their ttlp requiring a da and 11 night In the foiesl V. VI ami VII- Oak Lee. Htiiuiloii uin' Stark have Rone to Rt'thcr to the slie of Lie's illhcmei to locale cuipns The) no nut b Nicl.i ani lln.ri'll. and u bitter qiurre.1 i limit's. Itunnio i and Sialic conapliu to rob Notlt of hi-r cblms Kunuluii wants the Rlrl, n nil Stark flints that Xicla Ins a btMiisc, un explainable fascination for nl'.i His luby, daiiRli ler had been stolen jcars before llur rell Incomes the declared cucm of both s:nrl and Uimuloii A Rim held b) d.ili' Is disch iiRcd, tho bullet nc cldcntall, ho claln.a. u.iriowl mlssliiR Stark. iriicklliiR blaze no larRcr thin u man's hat. It betriiKtl them. The tlnn-liiR iloser till the burnhiR powder stuuR his eyes Ihey Rrappled and foURht, alone nnd unseen, and yet It was no flRht, for ltuiinlon, thoURh a vigorous, heavy muscled man, wlis beaten down, smothered nnd irushed beneath the onslatiRht of this Rreat tiuled fellow, who all the time sobbed and whined nnd mewed lu n p-iutliiR fur). They swuntf half ncross the spit to the farther side, where they fell lu n fantastic convulsion. , slipping und clIdliiR nnd rollhiR iiiiiiiiir the rocks thut smote nnd RotiRcd and bruised (Continued) "No, no no!" she Rasped, vtrllhliiR like a wild thing but ho i rushed his lips to hers nRiilu und then let her ro, whertitHiu 8be drew nwny from lilm pjutlii!;. disheveled, her eyes wide nnd filled wllh hoiror She i-irubbel her lips with the baik of her hand, as If to iriuc his mark, while he reached Into the inuoe and broiiRht forth nil ux, a bundle of food and a coffeepot. Then, still ihuiLlliiR. he Riithercd a few sticks of driftwood nnd built u fire She had n blind Instinct to Hoe uud xoiiRht for n means of escupe, but Ihey were well out upon the bar that stretched n illstuucc of 300 feet to the woodid bunk, Ou one side of the nar row spit was tho scarcely moving, half KtiiRunut water of u tiny bay or odd); on the other the swift, RlldlnR current IurrIiir nt the bene hid untie. while the outer end of the graveled r lil Re dwindled down to nothliiR nnd dLiipiearcd Into the river. An Instant later, when hu turned to the denier water of tho eddy to fill the colTccpot, shu seized her chance und spoil up the bar toward the bank. The shlURlo un der foot nud her noisy skirts betrayed her, nntl with an oath ho followtd. It was an unequal race, and he handled her with rotiRh strniiR hnnds when ho overlook her. Mil ou licit to inei vveu, mi ly,, mi ,,uikencil now by a e throURh wllh this foolishness. If ,i,i,tl,m ot u that depended ut juull ro hack ou jour worel iilo tins you'll 'bawl me out' before the priest, so I'll forget my promise, too, nnd joii'II be Rind of the ihiinie to tuiirry me." "Let me ro!" sho pmted, "I'll mar r.v ,voii. Yc, es, I'll do It, only don't touch uie now!' iruft upon which their ejes were them, 'lhe Rambler fouicht for his fixed whipped .ibout, almost lcaplnir i life iiRnlnst the naked flesh of the oth- from the vviinr at one stroke, then tr, iiRiilust the distorted face that enmc townrd tliem, now nolblnR but a narrow thliiR half iiriiIii the width of a man's body lhe current curried It down abreast of tliem, then past, and Ituuulon rose releasing tho Rlrl, who cited out wllh all her might to the boatman. He nude no sound lu reply, but drove tils t. -111110 shoreward with quicker stroke's It was evident ho would effect his I Hiding near the lower end of the spit for now he was with in uenrliiR dItumo and driving closer every Instant Necla heard the crumble? cull: "Sheer off, Iiorcl! You enn't land htre!" She saw a ruii lu Ituuulon's baud, unit 11 teirlble sickening fear swept ovr her, for he was slow I) walking down the spit keeping abreast of the cm too us It drifted. "Keep uwav or I'll Arc!" threatened Ilunnlon agplu, and she screamed: "Don't try It. l'oleon! He'll kill your At her words Ilunnlon raised kl weapon nnd fired. She heard tho iyimhU behind reverberate with the ec hoes like a sounding hoard, saw the vi Idle spurt of sniukc and the skitter of the bullet us It went wide. It vvus n lon- shot uud had been llred as it Dual witrulUR, but Dont made no outcry, nor did he cease tomlng Instead his paddle clove the water with the same tteidy strokes that took every ounce of ilfurt lu his boit.t. Ituuulon threw open his gun aud replaicd the spent shell On cuine the ciitcenlug, crazy craft lu 11 sldcwlse drift, nnd with It the Rlrl saw coining a terrible ttagedy. Shu started to run duwu tho graveled rldgo behind her ciu'inj, not realizing the value or moment of her action nor knowing clearly what she would do, '&. vjsIt, ViV . at Tr,ir cr 'Vhcu grappled ttndfoiujht, atone and un-tccn. irnsppcd and bit llko the muzzle ot a wolf, while all the time ho heiitd that but as she drew near she saw Iluu- JW1. Itiartlculnte uote of blood 11I011 raise his gun ng.iln and without "J"Ker at his car. The Canadians ei:utueu nanus crusueet tvuitetvi tuiv fell upon ns If mailed with metal. The Ihoiitiht of her own sifety threw her si If upon htm. Again his shot went wide ns ho strove to hurl her off, but his fin mi r taste of her stteiigth was nut hint, to this now that she foURht for I'iiU'iih's life. Ituuulon siiailed an grllv nnd thrust lur nwny, for he bud wultid till the inuoe was ilo e. "Lit ine ro, you devil!" he cried nud aliiiitl iiriiIii, Hut iiriiIii she run nt hltu. 'litis time, however, she did not pit her strength nRiilust his, but paus ed, and ns he undertook to tire shu thrust at his elbow, then dodged out of his way. Her blow was 1 nifty nnd well timed, mid his shot went wild. AriIii hu took aim, and iiriiIii she elo btro.tii It with a touch and danced lingers werev llko tearing tongs thut could not be loosed. It wns a fright ful combut, hideous from Its inequali ty, like the battle of 11 man ugaln.t a middeiied beast whoso teeth tore und whoie ihtvvs ripped, vvhosu every move was Irresistible, Aud so It was over shoitly. I'oIciiii rose uud ran to the fullcn girl, leav lug behind him a huddled aud twlstcsl likeness of a man, Hu picked her up tenderly, moaning nnd iroon lug. Hut us her limp head lolled back, throwing her pale, blind features up to lhe hcitveus, ho begun to cry. this time like a woman. Tears fell from his eyes-burning tears, the ugonj of l,nft nf lilu rnni'li Rill ttilri tlltillitj, unit I . . . . . ,. ttlill, ui,t,r,i1 lilu until 11,1 tlltil Iter V ny II 101U I " " " "" -- --- - m of all that depended upon . '-"".' ih-khiu " " l,er uoiiiiug iter lieuil aim snouiuers 111 cue lluie times In nil she thwarted crook of his left ami. ho wet his light ltnuiil, 11 while the I'linoo drove closer luiml und bathed her face, crouching cvcr Instant. Ou tho fourth, ns she dashed ut lilm, he struck to be rid of her, iiirstng wickedly struck us ho would havu struck nt 11 man. Silently she iiumpltd up and fell, a pitiful. He lid her back to the lire, whlc,li diawltd, awkward little figure sprawl- awan Inul bikini lo 1 ruckle Sho was so veil, now that she sank upon tho s.nitiw 'ilveiln, Thills 1 1 tlit Hit down and behave while I nuke Himelhlug hot to tlilnl;. You're nil In" Aflu 11 time he con ed upnu tho rocks. Hut tho delay pi ut nl fatal to lilm. for. though the mime was 1 lose against the bank und the liti.'e man lu It seemed to offer 11 111 11k loo plain to bo missed, he was too 1 low to permit careful lilm, Ituu M. E. SUVA Undertaker and Embalmer limul in he busied hlin-olf about Ills nou heard lilm glvliu- utterance to 11 task. "Hay, jou ought to Is) glad to . got me I've got 11 lot of money, or I jhtmiiKc, feral, whining suund, us If ho v.lll hive nud once you're Mis. Ituu- 1 vuiu iryilig Ilka infighting boy. Then nloii nobody 'II ever know about this us tlie gambler raised Ids arm the or lliluk of you as 11 squaw " ' fan ulhiu llfiid hlim-olf up ou Iho hot- He was hI III talking u lit 11 thu ghl loin of lhe 'inuoe until ho stood spuing In In r fit! uud sviit a shrill stub hod to his full height and leaped, cry o'lt over the rlier, lint Instantly As Itnnnlon. llred ho spuing out and he win up uud upon hu, his hind was Into the' water In his kmes, his our her 111011II1, while she tmu nt It, backward kick whirling tho craft from si leuiiilng the u.iuio of I'oloou Doret imderneatli him out Into the current, He silenced her to 11 smotheied, sob- , whore thu river seized It, Ho had bin; 1. tumble nud tut md to sie, far risen and liiiimoil all lu one moment, over her, half uude, dripping with tho sweat of his great labors, u tender, palpllutlug llguro of bronzed muscle and sinew, with all his fury uud bate replaicd by apprehension uud pity. The short moments that he worked wllh her weie ages to lilm, but site ru tin il beneath his ministrations, and her llrst frightened look of conscious ness was changed to 11 molting mullc. "W-whnt happened, Polewilr" she said. "I was iifnild." He stood up to his full height, shak ing uud weak as tho wntor that drip ped from lilm, tho very bones vt him dissolved. Tor tho first time he ut tered words, "Tank 6od, hu gosh!" and inn his hand up over his wet face, "Whcro Is heV She slatted to ber knees uffrlghtedly; then, seeing tho twisted, sprawling (iguic beyond, be gan lo shudder. "He bo's deudV" "I don't knuw," said l'oleon careless I) "You feel It puity Rood now, eh. w'atV" "v.os-1 he struck ine!" The reuiem- out mi the bosom of tho gu it Hollcd launching himself ut thu shore llko it brume of wbut had occurred surged tat. ....... ft . I..l ...... ft1. . . .... ...A. At..B l.tfkU ..! III,,. I..ivfhtfl llllH i.fl tfe rlu 1 11 man In 11 bulk tmioe Tho panther. Tho gun roared again, but 1 1 1 .if t hail Jitht swung pist the bend I'nlion inme up uuil tm with the tush All busine entmsteil in my care will receive iibnw ami was still a long way off so of the great brown gilzzly that no prompt ami p ilitc attention I have a parlor 'f"r away, lu fact, that Nccla's signii mis-.tii in 11 slop, ituuulon's weapon vvheie funcr.i scrvicts can Le held 01 bodies kept '"',l ""' ro" ,l1''1 " '"r M ucmpimt bbuiti in his face, but ho neither felt when desired "Id unwaveiliuly to thu swiftest 'nor heeded It, for Ids buru hands wcro cliaiiiiol his bud) illug nnd fulling lu upon his quarry, the Impact of his the smooth iiniiulliig ill) thin of n bod) hurling tho other from his feet, inaslii liiHiuiuu iiiiilir'ieatjiastu.lilj and neither iJf JhfiiiJ Jinowjyliether 1120 TORT ST P, 0. BOX 529. PHONE 170. NIOIIT CALL 1014. over her, uud she burled her face In her hands. "Oh, l'oleon, l'oleon! He wns a dreadful man." "He don' trouble jou no more," "He trled-he- ITgh! I-I'm glad you did It!" She bioke down, trem bling ut her escape, until her seltlsh ness smote her, and she .vvus up aud tTMtlPlilin ofiiiic InMiinl ""Ai' you hurt) Oh, I never thought of Hint t Tou must lie wounded," The Frenchman fel himself over and looked down at tils limbs fur the Orst time. "No; I rhi-.s not," he rnld, at which Nccln noticed his meagtr attire, and slinultantausly lie bectime coin srlous of It. He fell away a puce, cast ing his ryes over the river for his canoe, which was now a (peck In the distance. "Ila gosh! I'm h-1 of n t'lng for lookln' nt," he said. "I'm paddle nurd: dat'a w'y, Hncre. how 1 sweat!" He hitched nervou.ly at the band of hi. overalls, while Necla answered: "That's all right, l'oleon" Then, without warning, her face froze with mingled repulsion and wonder. "Look, look!" bIic whl'iKTrd, pointing past Mm. Ilunnlon was moving slowly, crawl ing painfully Into a sitting posture, up lifting a terribly mutilated face, dazed and half conscious, groping for iosses stun of his wits. He saw them and grimaced frightfully, cowering and cringing. l'oleon felt the girl's hand upon his arm and heard her crying lu u hard, harp voice: "He needs killing! Put lilm away!" He stared down at his gentle Necla nnd saw the loathing In her face aud the look of strange ferocity as she met his ryes boldly. "You don't know what he what In' did," she s-ttd through her shut teeth "He"- Hut the man waited to hear uu more Ituuulon saw hm lomlng uud scrum bled frantically to all fours, then got ou his feet nud staggered down the bar. As l'oleon overtook lilm he tried out pltcousty. a shrill scream of terror, and, falling to ids knees, groveled uud debased himself like a foul cripple at fp.ir of the lash. His agony dispelled tho savage taint of Allunn's uborlglnul training In Nee la, uud the pure white blood of her nueestors cried out: "l'oleon, l'oleon not that!" She hur tled after lilm to where he pa tiled ubove the wretch waiting for her. "You mustn't!" she said. "That would be murder, nnd and It's nil over now." The Prenchman looked at her won- derlugl), not loinprchendliig this sud- den leniency. U't hint alone. You ve nearly kill ed htm. That's enough." Whereat liuuuton. broken In body and spit It. began to beg for his life. "Wat's dnt you say Jus' uowl" Uo ret nsked the girl. "Was dat de truth for sure w'at you speak?' "Yes, but you've clone jour work-. Don't touch him again." He hesltnted, and Ilunnlon, quick to Oscrve It, milled his entreaty lo hers. "I'm beaten, Doret, You broke me in pieces. 1 need help I I'm hurt." "W'nt jou 'spec' I du wit 'Inii" the Canadian usked, and she answered: "( suppose we'll have to take him .rhere he can get rfsslstuuco." "Dat skiff nln' carry nil free of us." "I'll stay here," groaned the fright- lied man. "I'll wait for n steamer to ptik me up, but for Hod's sake don't (nut h me n'nln!" l'oleon looked him over carefully and mnde uji his full d that the nun was more Injured In spirit than In body, for milBlde of his battered muscles he showed no fatal sjmptoms. Although Iho vojngeur was slower to ULgerthau n child. 11 grudge never died In lilm. and his simple, self taught creed knuw 0 forgiveness fur null men as Itun nloii, cherished no mercy for preying imu or beasts. He glan'td toward th Wooded stores a stone's throw above, flau Uuk ut thecowaid he had beaten ind Mhoi-u life was fulfill uudcr thu lode. There was 11 queer light lu his eyes. "Lcavu lilm here, l'oleon. We'll go uwuy, jou uud I. In thu canoe, uud the Orst bout will pick lilm up. Uouie. Necla tugged at his wrist for fear she might not prevail, but he vvus bcut on brushing uwny a handful of hungry mosquitoes which, warmed by the growing day, had ventured out ou the river. Ills fate became wrinkled nud set. "Went" ho grunted. "We let' 'tin here blccnuse dtre ain't m ugh room lu de batteau, chl All right. Dat'B good t'lug. Hut he's seetk mail, so luebbo 1 fee It lilm nice pi ice fur Btop till dcui boats come." "Yes. yes. Leave me here. I'll make It through all right." be,'ged Ilunulon. "r.ottorjoutumpjuideron de point, vv'crc jou can sec di se sle.imbo it w'en she 1 nines 101111' du buu'. DIs Is lmU phiie." Hu Indluiliil thu thlik-t. a quarter of it mile al etc . lilt li ran out nlpiust to the cut b ink, "( ome, I help j ou get feci." Ituuulon shrunk fidiu his proffered assistance half fearfully, but, reassur ed, allowed the Prenchm in to help hltu tow aid tho fchoru. "We tell It de llrst boil 'buut jou an' dcy pick jou up, You wait lure, Necla." Tho girl watched her rescuer guide Itunulim up to tlie level of the woods, then disappear with im li the !rs hud was rcllcuil to sec thu two uuiergu tipiin the river bauk'ngaln fur ther 011. for sho Inul fca rod for uu. in stant that l'oleon ml-lit fo'rgct. There seemed In bo 1111 dtuigei, however, for he vns crashing through tlie brush lu mix nine of the cither, who followed laboriously . Once Ituuulon gained the high point he would bo able to com mand 11 view of both reaches, of the liter nnd could uiukc signals to at tract (he llrst steamboat that chanced to conn tilting, Without doubt niruft of somu sort would pass from 0110 di rection or the other by tomorrow ut latest, or, If not, shu nnd l'oleon could bend buck suicor to hlui from the llrst habitation they encountered. The two men disappeared again, and tier fears had begun to piey ou her n second tuiu when shu beheld thu big Cuuu dlan returning. He wus hurry lug u bit, apparently to lie rid of the mos quitoes that hvv armed ubout hlui, uud .i'Miiirkcd llinl. Ill lul.nl!oli lo W.ilp plug himself with 11 handful of black berry bushes, he wore Ituimlon's eoal to protect hi. shoulders "Wisifl Dose skeeltr bug Is hem gry." he tried. "DIs illie bntteiin," l'oleon remarked critically; "1 mak' It go fas'," nnd be Rati tu row swiftly, sicking the breeze of lhe oK'ti rltcr In which In slnke off the horde of slinging pests tint had risen with the sun. "I tome wii quecck wlt'out t'lnkln1 'bout gun 01 sk.elcr net or not'ln. Ituuulon she'i leu' me dls coat, so mebbe I don' lool so worse lok I do Jus" uow. e-hV "How did jou leave him? Is hi badl) Injured" "No; 1 uuV It up ou de face nu' di rib, but she's feellu' rikxI now. Yes I'm leave Mm lileu plate for stop on wait ou de stenmliont philntee spruco, hoURh for set on." She began to shudder ngalu, and, sensitive to her every motion, hj asked solicitously If she were sl.k, but iho phook her bend. "1 I was thinking what supposing jou hitdu t toliiel Oil, rulcon, j oil don't know what jou saved 1110 from," Shu leaned forward and la'd a tiny, grateful hand on lhe huc,e brown paw that rested on his oar. "I wonder If I can ever forget!" She noted that they were ruuulng with the current nt.d Inquired: "Where ure we going V "Waal, I cau't pull dls bout 'gulust dat current, so I cuiss we lines ou till 1 Uu' my shirt, deu bluieby we pick It up souip steamboat nu go home. five miles below his quick eje de tected his hilf submerged "bark lodged beneath some overhaiiRliiR llrs which from the water's fiction ha 1 fallen forward Into the stream, and by raru Rood fortune It wus still upright, although nwash. He towed It In the next sand, bur, vv here h w rung out and donned his shirt, then tlppid the wuttr from the smaller cruft nud, making It fast astern of the Peterbor ough, set out nine mole. Toward noon they initio l'i Bight of a little stern wheeled craft thit puffed and pattered manfully against the sweep ing current, billing behind the points and bars and following the slackest water "It's the mission boat!" cried Neclu "It's the mission bout! I'm her Itanium will be aboard," She waved her arms ui'dly nnd min gled her voice with PcIcoii'r uutll a black robed figure appeared betide the pilothouse. "Puttier Itanium!" she screamed, and, lecogulzlng her, he signaled bail:. Soon they were ulongaldc, and a pair of Klwasli deck hauls lifted Necla aboard, Doret following after, the palutcr of the Peterborough lu Ids teeth. Ho drugged both canoes out of the ImiIIIiu tide nnd laid them bottom up on the forward deck, then climbed the narrow Utile s'.alrs to find Neclu In the nrins of n Leul unit, white haired priest, the lest I cloved innn on the Yukon, who broke uwuy from the girl to greet the l'reiiehmnn, his kind face alight with ustontshuieut. "What Is nil this I hear? Slowly, Doret, slowly! .My Utile girl Is talk ing too furiously -for these poor old wits to follow. I can't iiuilerstnnd. I urn amazed. What Is this tale'" Together they told lilm, while his blue eyes now opened wide with won der, now grew soft with pity, then blazed with Indignation When they had finished he laid his hand upon Doret's iihou'der. "My son, I thnuk Uod for your good bod) nntl jourcleuit heatt. You saveei our Necla, and jou will be icwaiued. As tu this thls-mun Ituuulon, wo must llntl him, uud he must be ben; out of the tuuntry." It required somo pressure tu pel- suade the lreuchnian, but at last hu consented, uud us the afternoon drew to 11 dose thu little steamboat tame squuttcrlug nnd wheezing up to thu bar whole Ituuulon had built his II ro that morning, cud a Ion., bin 111 blast lummoued hltu from the point above. When he did not appear the prUut took l'oleon nud bU touud fated, silent crew of two uud went M the bank, but they found uo ulgn or tho crip pled mau ouly 11 few rags, 11 trampled patch of brush at the forest's edge, ui.d that was all. 'J lie bprlugy mosj showed 110 trail. Thu thicket give uu mis w or to their tries, although, the; spent nu hour In 11 siattuied search uud sounded tho steamboat's whistle again uud again "He's tiy for walk It back to camp," sail Doret "Mebbe hu nln' hurt so much, nfter nil." "Yon must be light," said Puttier Hat num. "We will keep the steamer dose to this shore, so thut hu can hill us when we nwrt.ikn lilm." And So Ihey lesuiueil their toilsome trip, but mile after mile fell behind them, and still uu vulco came from the woods no llg-.ue hulled them. Doret, Inscrutable nud silent, lounged iigulust the pilothouse smoking luiiuuierible tUircttc") which he lolled from equal oj of uuwspaper, his keen ejus nppir- eutly claiming every foot of their slow way, but when night 'I'll at list ami the limit faded from sight he tossed the last butt overboard, smiled grimly Into the darkness uuil went below. (Continued on Monday) 1 1 1 FIRST AID TO BEAUTY. A faultless complexion, BWoet, puru und wholesome, Is more than half tho victory In the contest for benuty's prlzo. Ab a skin purifier nnd beautl fler, Dr. T, Felix Gouraud's Oriental Cream Is esteemed by man Thosn who doubt Its virtues have only to use it where n match, Blight cut, black head or pimple troubles, and Its heal ing and purifying qualities quickly be come apparent, und demonstrate Its vnluo as an aid to youth and beauty. 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