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of Voices » By GEORGE MARSH Author of "Toller* of the TrtU." "The Whelps of the Wolf" (Coprrlcht by Um hu hUttlif O».) cm. M. O. Berrien) LASC ELLES SYNOPSIS—With David, half breed guide, Brent Steele, of the Americas Museum of Natural History, Is traveling In northern Canada^ By a stream he hears Denise, daughter of Col. Hilaire 8L Onge. factor at Watting River, play the violta superbly. He In troduces himself and accepts an Invitation to make the post hls home duriag hla stay. He flnda the factor worried and myetled. The "log chateau" la a real home. From SL Onge he learna of the mysterious creature of evil, the Wlndlgo, and the disappearance of a canoe and its crew, with the season's taka of furs. Then at night the Wlndlgo gives a weird performance. Even Steele is mys tified. David. Steele's Indian, and Michel, St. Onge'a head-man, leave for the scene of the canoe'a disappearance in an attempt to solve the mystery. SL Onge tells Steele that Lascellea, the com pany's manager at Fort Albany, seeks hls ruin la order to oompel Denise to marry him to save her father. Steele and Denise fall In' love. Steele finds the track of the Wlndlgo—huge and much like a bear'a. David flnda the same thing. Tete-Boule, Indian In SL Onge's employ. Is caught listening to Steele's talk with David and MIcheL and roughly handled. Louie Laflamme, factor at Ogoke, makes application for the hand of Denlae. Pierre, In dian from Ogoke, visits the Walling River post. CHAPTER V—Continued — 10 — "Bup-wfiy should he come so far to make trouble here, as you say? What (a behind It all?" For an Instant, Michel seemed on the point of making n revelation. Then, evidently changing hls mind, with a shrug af hls bony shoulders, be an swered: "We see some day." Steele and David exchanged puzzled looks. What could Michel have in the back of his head? #■ With the coming of the canoe with news from Feather lakes. Wailing River was again thrown Into a panic of fear of the night prowler. After a hurried talk with St. Onge. Steele started up the river, bound for Big Feather lake. He had little hope of discovering anything which would throw light on the mystery. But one thing piqued the curiosity of the three men. They were keenly Interested In finding tracks similar to those near the post, for they carried the exact measurements of the latter, and In case they tallied with those at the Feather lakes, forty miles away, they would have discovered a new and most peculiar trait in animal habits, name ly. a beast with feet strangely like a bear's, which had ranged forty miles On the morning of the second day the canoe was traveling In the easier water Inshore, when Michel, poling In the bow, suddenly exclaimed: "Kequay 1 Look !" On the shore, ahead, were the re mains of a Are and near it what re sembled the body of a man. With a few strong thrusts of the poles, the canoe was driven to the beach. The . men leaped ashore. Before them, stretched beside the dead fire, lay an Indian, hideously mutilated. "He has been literally tom to pieces," muttered Steele. "A bear alone could have done this, and ye{ I never beard •f such a thing." David was on his knees searching for tracks In the dry leaves, when a cry from Michel drew the attention of the others. . "Look ! Track on de shore !" and the Iroquois pointed to a patch A mud clearly marked by the prints of huge Cut "They're ringers for the tracks near the post." said Steele, and he took from hls pocket strips of rawhide of the dimensions of the footprints which . had frightened Charlotte. In breadth, length and character, the tracks In thé mud were Identical with those near Walling River. The three friends looked blankly at each other. "It's the same bird," said Steele. David removed hla felt hat and scratched hls broad forehead. "No bear travel forty mile and back twenty onless somet'ing drive heem," be In Mated. "But bears don't mutilate bodies like this," added Steele "Wal," mattered the OJIbwty, "dees one mak' de mesa ov deea poor feller all de same. W'at you goto' do?" As the feature* were obliterated, Michel was busy examining the kit of the dead man to an attempt ta Iden tify him as an Indian trading at the "De gun ees French company gun. fiat de kettle and knife I nevair see I Link eet ees not Walling ■Ware limiter "Who could he be, then, travel tog this river so late in tbe year?" "Ket ees ver* strange," muttered the de Wlndlgo," Da vM*s wide face contracted to a net work of wrinkles, as be grinned at Steele. "w*at we do den?" "Wlndlgo or an Wladigo. David, he's ment if fie Mapa to freut of my The grave face of the Indian bad su d d en l y a s s um e d an expression so sinister as to arouse the white man's curiosity. "By gar! We are de tool I" "What d'you mean?" • For answer, Michel leaped into the canoe and poled rapidly upstream for a few hundred yards, while the pux aled Steele looked on. Then the In dian swung the none of the boat down river and paddled past them In mid stream. "What In thunder la he driving at, David?" "We are de fool for sure," was the .aconlc answer as Michel swept by with hla eyes on his friends, then threw the bow of the canoe to the shore and landed. "He nevalre pass here widout seeln' dis camp." Michel's maneuver was explained. "Dat Pierre pass here two sleeps back," said Michel. Joining Steele. "Dees man bln dead t'ree, four day an' de tracks on de shore-are old one. De riviere rise after de rain two sleeps hack. De Wlndlgo mak' dem tracks here before de rain," and Michel point ed to some footprints which were bare ly covered by water. "Suppose he did not notice this camp, what then?*' "Re was hongree an' hunt for game ; he sees dees camp for sure." David nodded In agreement, "Then why did he not tell ns?" "Dat ees w'at I ask heem tonight at Wallin' Riviere." ! CHAPTER VI The twenty miles of hard running river down to the fort was covered by the three skilled canoemen In a few hours. On arriving, they hastened to the trade house. Steele opened the pondérons slab door and entered, fol lowed by the two half-breeds, to learn that Walling River had a visitor. « W. r 30 i j V f t II iM n Q With a Smile Steels Extended Hls Hand. Seated with St Onge behind the trade counter whs a short, thick-set stran ger, wearing a cap with an Insignia In gold braid. "M'sieu Lascellea" whispered Mi chel over tbe shoulder of the Ameri can. _ SL Onge and Lascellea were evi dently to the midst of a heated con versation In French, for they Ignored Steele's entrance. "Yon are as superstitious as you claim the Indiana to be. 1 am not In terested In this Wlndlgo stuff," Lss celles said Irritstedly, when SL Onge. glancing toward the door, saw Steele. "You are back so soon, monsieur? And you have news?" The factor ap peared relieved at tbe appearance of the man be thought far upriver. Brent Steele's hack stiffened os be advanced to meet the' man who had the power In hla hands to crush the girl over to tbe factor's quarters, whose rare quality he would never sense, whose soul be would never know. As be walked around behind thy trade-counter, there waa a set to bis heavy shoulder», a glint In the gray eyes, which did not pass unno ticed by the men he approached. "Monsieur Steele, thla la Inspector Lascellea of the Revillon Freres." With a smile Steele extended a band, hard as a spruce knot, and grasped the Angers of the puzzled and curious LaaceUes. T missed meeting yon at Albany, Inspector, in August. Yon were over at Moose when I called." Tbe black eyebrows of Lascellea rose as he now Identified the stranger whose presence at Walling River fie found moot aaaoytog for hts plan*. "Oh, yea. Monsieur Steel«, the Aaier Ican scientist; I thought yon left Ai bany weeks ago bound for the Nep Igon," he suggested pointedly T did, tnonateur, but 1 stumbled on Interesting situation here— right in my line; you know. I found what I have been wnrehtog for, for «9 Mng It Into the skeptical Lascellea. "You have a hona tide Wlndlgo in this valley, monsieur—a—most Interesting situation to a scientist, I assure you. The Indians are In a panic and you will have difficulty In keeping them on their trap-lines this winter." "You, a scientist, believe In Indian sorcery and superstition T" demanded the Frenchman, sarcastically. "Well, now, that la somewhat diffi cult to answer, monsieur," badgered Steele, to the delight of the two swart faced men with whom he had entered. "I have heard the Wlndlgo wall In the night; I have seen his tracks; and I have Just returned to report to Mon sieur St. Onge that we have found up near the mouth of Stooping river the remains of an Indian torn to pieces, evidently by this same Wlndlgo." "What do you say T" St. Onge was on his feet. "This morning we found the camp tracks were Identical with those you saw near here on the trail." Then Steele suddenly changed the subject. "Where Is that Pierre who came here from the Feather lakes the day we left? Michel wishes to ask him some questions," "He left this morning. Didn't you pass him on the rlverT" A muttered curse from Michel met Steele's backward glance. "Too bad I" exclaimed the Amerl can. "I suppose, monsieur, you attribute the loss of our furs to this same Wlndlgo?" broke In Lasoelles, "Oh, undoubtedly. Inspector." re plied Steele, with a suspicions curl of the Up, hls blood slowly rising at the tone used by the man from Albany. However, above all things, he had to consider St. Onge and Denise, he told himself, and not to allow this fellow to lure him Into a hostile attitude. "I see you are Joking," rejoined the Frenchman, flushing. "On the contrary, I am very far from Joking when I tell you that there are mysterious things afoot In this valley—which neither my experience* nor scientific knowledge are able to fathom. You bed better go upriver tomorrow end see for yourself. You seem skeptical regarding the whole matter." "Have yon never seen a dead man before, pmnsleurT' derided Lascellee. "I fear It haa gone to your head—this Wlndlgo matter." St. Onge excitedly half rose from hla chair, as the cool gray eyes of hls guest slowly surveyed the man from Albany, from moccasins to hair; and then fell back relieved, when the American, flushed, but In control of himself, drawled : "Monsieur, you were formerly a man of war, a soldier, while 1 am only a peaceful man of science. To yon It la but natural that violent death should be a familiar alght, while to me It la most terrifying. Why, I And It most repulsive even to clean a fish." So Innocuous was Steele's smile, and so guileless hls manner, that Lascellea, conscious of telng played-with by the rugged American, found no words to reply, but sat In Impotent rage. Then the retreating backs of Michel and David, whose shaking shoulders be trayed their suppressed mirth, spurred the Revlllon man to answer: "If you are so afraid of Hood," he sputtered, "why are you bunting thla man-eating Wlndlgo?" Steele smiled down good-naturedly at the man he would have blithely bat tered with his fists, and leaving the two men at the trade-house, sought out Denise St Onge. "Oh, welcome back I Monsieur Steele," she said, forcing a smile, "X have Just heard that yon have made a terrible discovery." "Please, we will not talk of that " he Insisted T have something to say to yon before I go, tomorrow. Tonight there will be no opportunity." He won dered If Lascellea had neen her pri vately since bis arrival that afternoon, hot It did not matter. "We are to make a wide circle of tbe country," he went on, "and will be away until I leave for Neplgon." Her sensitive face quickened with «notion as she listened. "Mademoiselle 8L Onge," he began, T have no rigbf to ask this from you, but in Justice to yourself I must" She started to speak, as If to pro test, then her troubled eyes squarely It LatotilM I«« the plot, too? Or are these suitors pressing their suit each In his own way? (TO BB OONTIimSD.) .Com b i ne r Pan and Fountain * One of the moat remarkable palm trees to the world is to be found In West Africa. Its 'branches grow to the shape of a fan, and always east to west, and are filled with a cool, pleas ant-tasting liquid, which often saves tbe lives of traveler* whose water supply fine run abort.—Loa Angeles 'Moues. 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