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0" -THE
I;IlniS "and 'the' 'girl, 'you're '-1n 'a -pe-
tition
a'p0-tition to know better, eh? l've got that
Much reason for, being glad that the
thing did happen, bad as it was. But
they can't fool you, after this- - you.
haw enough to know that's all orf..
He
,bad hie chance., He fooled 'itr
away, I say!"
George stared at him, understand-
ing only a part.
"'So you see we can do business. I
haven't got any interests any"wh'ere
else."
He sat and looked at the young
Mtn for several, minutes;''he seemed
to be waiting for him to .speak.
"You're not susplotous of, me, atter
What you caw, are. you?" inquired
Wiggin. "You can see my interesta
don't lie that way, now!"
It was on George's tongue to de-
clare that he had not the least idea
what all this meant, but he suddenly
decided to meet, craft with craft. He
had discovered that ingenuousness
did not work well in this north coun-
try. Every man's hand seemed raised
against him. He resolved that he.
Would take a hand in the game of
guile himself, for self-protection, If
for nothing else.
"You know what people I repre-
sent, Mr. Wiggln," he returned. "You
probably know why I'm up here.
You've got the advantage of, me In
that. You've got to talk a little
plainer."
"I kn' w a man was coming,' said
Wiggin. "Of course,'I knew It couldn't
be same one that made the other
trade. He's marked in .tills section!
But I've looked for some line from
the big folks' — a little something
from you, inthe way of credentials."
"My folks do not put things on pa-
per
aper — when those thihes can be ar-
ranged by word of mouth," declared
George, hating himself for this de-
ception, but firmly resolved to un-
cover any. more plots against himself,
id he were able.
"An. excellent plan," affirmed Wig-
gin, "even if it does put other parties
in the way of guessing a flit." He
fondled his long, nose, and studied the
face of the Great Trust Co.'s man.
"You received some instructions, I
suppose?"
"I did."
"I don't like to beat about the
bush," said the old man. "I know
your folks understand how I stood
with Corran. And, of course, yon
know. I have been his right -band
man ever eince he started in business
— he couldn't read or write, as you've
beard."
George did not betray by a flicker
of the eyelids. even, that the In-
formation was new.
"I'm going to tell you very frankly
that I've hoped that my son would get
the girl," continued Wiggin. "There's
no chance of that I've helped Corran
steal half the lands he owned. I'll say
this -- 1f be hadn't stolen them, some
one else would have done it. That'.;
the style up here. He could have
made a fair ..division with meand
still lett the girl enough. But that
will - 1 drew it myself for him -
left me Just where I've always been
— his agent. I'm sole trustee, ton
Now, just what kind of a proposition
have your folks sent to rte? The other
man said the proposition would come
along just as soon as Corran dropped
cut"
"Our folks would like to know just
what you can do," stated tie yet ig
man. He reit no sense of guilt, now,
in leading this plotter on. Clare
Corran's interests were threatened. He
hardly knew the girl. But never had
the desolate condition of any so
appealed to his chivalry. She was
alone to the midst of them.
Outside his window, the uproa, of
the drunken mob celebrated the mem-
ory of her father. But that kind of dis-
organized loyalty,' ignorant support,
could not prevent the suetle plans of
schemers. Common souse suggested
that it was none of his business. Bu
there was something pitifully pathetic
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out
He hint his eyes, hiding, his ow•u
from the boring 'regard of Wiggle.
Her brave face Came before his inner
vition — he saw her again riding
past,— and he believed' Ile knew her
well enough to understand in what
agony of spirit she hal obeyed Sud-
den determination took possession of
him. It was quiieotic resolution. Ile
loved Mary
Laroche. he, That • was a
c
sentiment that made hint lender to-
ward the helpless in the World.
He opened his eyes. Wiggin vwee
surveying' hiss aneiousty, almost sue-
ants who haven't signed off their
rights in, certain tracts can be pre.
diced, Those claimante will never
come .fprward to contest the Corran
claims until the proper work „is put
into the, matter. They don't .know,
anything about their claims. You see;
don't'youl,You've got to have me iu
the thing to make It go, I know the
claimants — I latow how to prefluce
claimants,"
"Ready,made ones,eh?"
"That's a :part of the sy ete,>_n, up
here, but Ithas to be wore, i' just
rght When the matter of Corrar.'q pro-
perties are up. You've got to know
your men. Corran's friends " are
pretty thick. You'11 fall 'down unless
yon .deal with me. I've been la' it
long enough to know how to operate
and cover all tracks. And it tracks
ain't covered, you'll have a tough
gang on your backs. Corran's scheme
has lett an arnry of fools to back up
his 'estate--•-=" he flapped his hand
at the wtndow,,outside of which the
bands were playing. But even foole
can put the .torch re timber lands
that your company grabs. It's all'
got to be done right! 'I can do it right,
and hide behind the law, for I've been,
getting. ready"
"What's your price?"
"Half. Not lands. 1 can't use lands..
But half. Chet valuation in cash. The
Great Trust will be getting practl-
cally' the other fifty per cent. My
scheme grabs the land for 'em — they
don't have to buy."
George , felt sick at ,heart. This
buzzard was so promptly ready to
tear at the dead man's possessions:
"Of course, this is no time to, get
down to details," went on Wiggle.
'"1=m just pp here to tell you't:hat I've
got the thing in my bands." Ile
stretched out his bony fingers, Look-
ed like talons. "Get your report in,
and, wake the big fellows up — for
there are others, if the Great Trust
Go. don't grab It."
"I'll attend to the matter in the
right way," replied George grimly.
Wiggle made cautious examination
of the corridor through the crack of
the door betore'he ventured out. He
left with promise'to "show goods" to
the Great Trust Co. as soon as the
young man got the ear of his superiors
and was ready to talk business.
George kept vigil for the most of
that night. The tumult outside did not
trouble him as touch as the plot that
Wiggle had exposed. It was plain why
the old man had been so precipitate
with a stranger — the Great Trust
Co. had dealt with him before. Pro-
bably, the company was ' entirely
ready to dealt hili him again. It
was the money of the Great Trust that
George was carrying in his pocket
at that time, His future prospects
were in the keeping of the company.
Ile was their employee.
On the other side was a girl that
he barely knew. ,Perhaps, she would
not listen to a stranger whocame to
her with words of warning against
the old man who had been her
father's intimate. Women did not
usually understand business well
enough to determine what dishonesty
was.
Ile could not warn her without ex-
posing the men who were powerful
to help or harm him.
After he had breakfasted, finding
a place at the table in company of
the sleepy, sullen roisterers of the
night before, he went and sat on the
porch of the tavern, trying to straight-
en out a line of aetlon for himself,
Romeo Bragg found him there,
"I ain't exactly what you 'might
Call sober, yet," acknowledged Mr,
'llragg, "but I'm all overcelebratin;
and ready to start And, judgin' from
what ,you, said to me yesterday, i
figger you've got eousid'able appetite
for the trail. So, what say?"
It was a call to duty put straight.
But Harry George was still flounder -
Ing in his difficulties.
"I reckon you'll outfit like, the rest
of 'em, at the company store," pursued
Bragg, "I'11 go across with you and
help pick out,"
That summons bore in upon` George
the truth, that he was meditating
treachery to his employers. He had
money that belonged to them - he.
was not ready to take `more of their
goods, not at that moment.
dirhile he was hesitating, Clare Cor -
ran swept past on her black' horse.
She bowed to George proudly.
t '
"Reckon Queen Clare is -"n out to
the grave,': suggested' Bragg. "Wa'n't
much chance for her 1.o mourn there,
yestorday!"
"Bragg. I'ni not ready to start to-
day" blurted the young man. "I've got
some business to attend to."
His guide stared at him a little
while, but George's expression did not
invite comment. So Bragg strolled
away.
piciouely.
"I dont propose to turn myself
wrongside ou't, nbefore a' strange- —
I've gone, far enough as it is," in -
Meted the Corran trustee "Say S01110.
thing, yourself.
"Are you in a position to turn over
anything worth while to the Great
Trust Co,?"
"If you think I've -had the, handl!pg
'ot all the papers of old 0orran with-
out getting ready for just each au
ereea!gency as tth18, you've got another
guess coaling:"
'Here's my credentials," sand
George,. producing ' papers. "I'm an,
accredited agent of the company. But,
of course, you understand that I can't
settle matters with you. .I can only
hear and report.. The fellows ]nigher
up arrange the price. — it's their
moneys"
"That's all right. I expected that,
I'll say this, now: I've left deeds open
rso that when the time ieeire0, claim -
'E r8rner coWatiny piece or„tale:near,
Org. Probably Wiggle had It fn his
power to convince her ;that this strap-
ger, representing a land -grabbing eor-
poratiou, wan lying to her for hie' own
ends., The plan of 'going to Wiggin
and' threatening to expose him unlessh
he etther',gave up his .plot or his
trusteeship would appear to be only'
a futile bit ot`blackmail. George had
nothing except hi'e own unsupported
10IL
During . the forenoon, -'the roisterers
Went straggling out of town. Bill Kyle
took away his crew, after he had
made some biting comments on the
hustling qualities of certaln foresters
that he knew. Pennell did not re-
tort.
arse
` 13e found no profit In converse
with Bill Kyle.
"I'll tell Fatty. Niles to stop run-
ning," he said, by way • of parting
word. "And ,I reckon you can do the
Great Trust as much good by elttin'
on that porch as you: can any other
way.,,
As the day wore on, George was
less' inclined to seek the girl and ex-
pose what he had learned. It seemed
ease him, that was pieta. ' Harry
ould see that lite face changed. But'
e walked en. When he , was about
o pees the 1ndie», Noel 'raised his,
rows bdnd.
"I wait here, She watt there. You
ave lot come."
'Oh, shut up!" snapped the young
Man.
"She wait. You have promised," in
lsted the Indian. "You go back with
word.
-When night came, he was still u»
decided. He nursed himself as,a de-
cidedly worthless tool; He•seeuied to
be of no use' to himself or to others. k
With every hour that passed, Niles
_ C
Inc.
Wiggin perceived that the others
Were listening an bad overheard. IIe,
rew red and angry.
"I tell you to close your mouth," he
=mended. "If you've got Business
with ire, talk In private. I haven't got
any time for you now."
But the old Indian stepped in front
of him when he attempted to paps.
"I have watt I have hunt long for.
eon. She canot wait longer. This is
the time, to talk. Do you come with
"I've glyen you your warning, You
keep out of my Way!"
He thrust his arm against Noel to
push him aside, The Indian ,clung to
Wiggin, beside hi'tnself, cursed,
leaped back, and struck the old man.,
Noel fell, and Wiggle came on. He
glared at George; challenging him
with his eyes,' But Harry, /shocked
though he was by the brutal act, said
nothing. Another nubile quarrel with
this young fire eater was not to his
taste. He had an acraount to settle;
with Blinn Wiggin, but he proposed
to attend to it at a more fitting dine.
The landlord was not restrained by
such considerations.
"That was about as dirty a trick as
I ever saw done," he declared. "You
121d take a man of your size the other
day, but you struck him when he
wasn't looking. Now, you. hit a pian
a hundred years old. We'll ride you
on a rail, Wiggin, if you keep this
up." The Indian had struggled to
his feet. "It's too - bad, Noel, 'Did
he hurt you much?"
"He hurt me here," replied Noel,
drawing up his tall foriu and patting
his breast. 'Tor she wait. If I not
bring him, she die of shame and sor-
row."
"Say, what's the trouble here, any-
way?" demanded the landlord. "Now,
you needn't flare up at me, Wiggle.
You tackle me, and I'll brain you with
this chair. What are you battering
that old man for?"
''None of your devilish business! If
I've got any mall here, give it to me.
That's all the trustees I've got with
"There Isnt any mall for you."
Wiggin turned to leave.
"I say You come," cried Noel, his
and Smart were getting farther away.
from him,; carrying his job with them,
Hie conscience 'suggested that he
had a duty -to perform 1» the Interests
of Clare Corran, but lie could not,
make up Zile mind how to do, It
he was not absolutely sure that he
had made up Ills mind to do It, any-
way. These reflections rendered:
him miserable —` for' he seemed to
himself to be both cowardly and dis-
honest.
No young, man, starting out on his
1112. work, ever ,passed a r_ore heart
breaking, courage -sapping day.
The next morning,' be was even
more disinclined to start oa the trail
of his woods mtentors. Romeo Bragg
ventured 'reproach when he was told
t0 Walt, '
"You don't think, do ye, that you're
goln' to set on that piazza and get
into a trance and see where they
are? The only way to catch them two
men is to hipef!"
"I'm running my own• business!"
(snapped George,
"No, you ain't," said Bragg, over
his shoulder, as he departed. "You
ain't even welkin' iti"
Jepson. Wiggin passed him several
times, on his way to and from the
post office. But the young man made
no signal that be 'Wished to see. him
In private — .and Wlggln was too
wise to accost the Great Trust Co.
man in public. The old man was not
Worried. He•wiuked at•George slyly,
evidently impressed by tea fact that
the agent was awaiting word from
headquarters,
On the second day of his waiting,
an alert stranger arrived at the
tavern in Corran-cache, coming in by
the logging train.
He paid no atention to any of the
porch loungers, among whom was
George.
Obtrusively, he nailed up a circular
advertising a certain make of cross-
cut saws, and then asked the land-
lord the way to Jepson Wiggle's, as
though eager to sell saws. George,
still immersed in his bitter thoughts,
calling himself first fool and then
knave, as he hesitated between his
personal interests and the leaving of
Clare Corran to her own fate, paid
little attention to tae business -like
stranger,
The landlord carte and sat by
George, after the mall had been dis-
tributed and the loafers had gone. It
was dull once more 1n Corran-cache,
and the landlord liked conversation.
He pointed at an aged Indian, who
had sat in' stolid silence for sone'
hours on the end of the porch plat-
form.
"Know• m
Harry shook. hi?" his head.
"That's old Noel, the Bear. Guess,
bow old he is!"
The'.young leap did not venture,
"Probably ' over -a hundred. My
grandfather used to know him, and he
was a man, then, Noel was. Says he
goes off into, the wilderness and
catches a beaver every fall, and eats
his tali, and that manes him live a
long time. He was chief of his trite
when there was any tribe to be Meier
of. Lives over across the border
somewhere. Don't see lief ,round here
very often. IIe ain't much of a f"'ler
to talk, but mebbe I can get sonic-
thing out' .of him. Knowanything
about Injune?"
"No," admitted George.
"Well, 'that old fool is proud be-
cause be's an Injure Boer hear any-
thing 'funnier
nything'funnier than "that?"
Harry did ,not undertake to •argue
regarding pride of birth. But he look-
ed on the old remnant. of the great
Abnaki race with' interest, He knew
history. He could appreciate what
sentiments Noel, the Bear, descendant
of chiefs, nourished' in his bosom. The
landlord addressed him with the
patronizing familiarity he would have
used toward a child.
"How do, Noel? Where from, where
to, how be squaw?
The old: Indian turned his head
slowly. and surveyed the speaker
with grave eyes, '
"How!". he returnee gutturally, and
position.
resumed a
"No, you can't ever getanything
out of 'em,", went on the chatty land,•
lord. ' "1 asked him how squaw was
I meant' the Injun girl they call the
White Lily. _Ever hear' `of her?
Frobably, riot But in this -.country
tg•; here shoe 1utown, all right. 1'ee
seen handsome' girls, but I've clever
laid eyes on a prettier one then she is,
King cf a great-grand.daughter of ',',he.
old boy, there. The pride of the
tribe, you know. Set up for a queen
amt y n 'cmc Too bad she's got Injun
in her, She'd make some feller a
handsomewife if 1t wasn't for that.
It's toughy to think of her mar yin'
an Injure Say, there's Blinn Wiggle
got back. ;Been away eomestltere in-
to the woods, I eaI'late, to let that
.stripe acrost hie face get well "
George had not seen his Yoe since
that bitter meeting at,which, their en.-
ugly
arnifty began:
Young Wiggin advanced, swagger
Ing•
The old 'Indian stobd tip, and seam-
ed to be awaiting him
For an' instant, Wiggin 'hesitated.
]'tie appearance o!' old Noel did not
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If they areyou aersee den er. When';;
through weakness or dlsea0e the
kidneys fad to filter the:impurities,
from the blood, trouble comes at once..
Backache, Rheumatism, Sciatica,
Gravel, Diabetes, Gall Stones and the" • `
deadly Bright's Disease are some elf
the results of' kidneys. -Dr.•'
Morse's Indian Root Pills coit:eke
a most effective diuretic wh1Ck',-.
atdrengthens •' and stimulates the
kidneys so that they do their work'1
thoroughly and'..welf. Try
Dr. Morse's '"'
$lndillliss Root Pills'
toy, interfere with fife plot, shos4e4111
him all.
Flad George been less Indignant, he
Might have given up, there and the
his vague plans of helping Clare Cone'
ran. But his spirit rose under this
bon tempt, •
"You're not dealing with a ten -
Year -old in this•ihatter," he blurted.`.
"I know perfectly well what the!
scheme ls,,and you're talking big fru,.
the wrong man let me tell yes
that!"
The stranger knew men. He nrider:-
stood that be had to do wlth no
Craven.
"George," he said conclllatingly;
"you dob't understand the thing at
till. You think You do, but you haver
got only a peek in. I can't tell you
details. It's none of your business -
Our company is going to use every
one all right. Novs, you travel 'on.
I'11 see to it that you never lack for
arjob while we operate in' this coun-
try. You're a Great Trust Co. man.
Of course, you know how to be loyal"
The whole problem that had beer
revolving in George's mind for three
days wig 'IMO before hint,' now, for
Instant solution. The bribe was offer-
ed 'without disguise — the threat was
behind it. On the one hand, he had
a hold on the company - he had
stumbled upon their secret by the
senile bungling of old Wiggin. Ore
the other hand, was a girl who had
given him no right to feel interest
in her. ,a
"1'm hired by tate Great Trust Co.,"
he admitted, "I know that. My place
is in the woods—I kuow that, too,
But this man Wiggin Is ready to sell
out the interests of his employer —
and that employer is an orphaned
girl. if he'll resign as trustee of that
estate, and let a man have the jots
Who will take care of her property
1'1 go into the woods and keep, this
thing to myself."
"What kind of a lord -high gull do
you think you are, anyway?" demand-
ed the company agent. "Who gave your
voice breaking. license to butt In on other folks' bust
But Wiggle hastened down the 11058?"
street. Noel tried to follow, but he "Any man has got a right to butt
staggered, and the landlord ran after 1n, when he sees the helpless and in-.
him and brought him back to the nocent being done out of their own,"
porch. "Are you going to quit being a
"It's too bad, old man," he said fool? Are you going to slander your
soothingly. "You're only au Injun, own employers any more?" The agent
but dole that to you wa'n't right. You got up and shook his fists at George.
Wig -
seemed to have business with hire He had been.furlous ever since Wig -
about some 'she.' What's the Matter?" gin had told him the story. He had
The landlord displayed the ceuineity restrained himself as much as pee -
of the busy -body. Bible in the interests of diplomacy.
Noel drew himself up. He towered But he saw that this young hot -head
even above George's stalwart figure. was not amenable to diplomacy.
"My talk for him, not you," he said, "1'm going to see that Corran's
with dignity. The wrinkles that mark- daughter has a square deal,"
ed his face were set into deep lines Barry realized that he had made
that made his visage grim. Ile turn_ his choice. Fury Impelled 111m, 104
ed, and walked away, temper had been strained for many
"I wouldn't want to have that Injun days. He thirsted for combat. Up
tit
of man to man
t land an ,
after me, e)'ou if he Is a hundred in t
years old," vouchsafed the landlord. primitive passions got hold of hila,;
"I11 ;tell you what it is, son, that The thought of slinking away into tliei
deviler of a Wiggin has got mixed woods, in his own Interest, m: de him]
up with the Flrhite Lily, If he's done hate hlmselt because he had eater
her dirt, there's trouble ahead for tained it for one moment. Be it 14
thinking less of Clare Careen at thx
him, and some white folks 1 know of l
moment than he was of his own re}
sentmeut
"Take your job and go to the devill
with Lt!" be raged. "1 can fled hones.fe
people to work for!"
"You're discharged," said the steaes-1
ger. "1 was going to snake you 55,
offer, but i won't let you blackened
us. You open your head about this
matter, and 1'l1•hat;e you in jail for
trying to blackmail, You're up against
the biggest proposition in this eoiut-
try, just now, youngster. You don' -t
know what it is; but you'll find one
quick, - if you don't get out of this
section as fast as that train will carry,
you."
"You leave it to me — I'll see that
he goes," declared Wiggin Veuomout-
ly.
''1'm not taking any orders Irorr.
aIny one, Suet now,- announced
George. "len my ewe mail" He
ttregegd out his wallet, ani threw a,
packet of bills at the agent "'There's
Your company money. Now, get our
of my room, the. VIVO of you, or 111
throw 300 out."
They departed.
}ie stood for a moment fn the
middle of the room. Then, he thre'N
bis"u i1i 5 above Itis head with a
gesture of relief.
"I'm a fool," 'he seta a.ou'1; "let,
thank God, I can look at myself in
the glass without being eehapaed of.
the man I see there."
VFII.
With his mind, made up, Harry
George was no longer a laggard. Ho
did not underestimate the power of.
the Greet Trust agent, er of Jepeem
Wiggle. He determined to go to,
Clare Corran,, maniashlou, warn her,-.
of 'Wlggin'a contemplated treache.rr,
arid thou leave the, s cchon seeking
g
employment where he could preserve
his •self-respect. It was important
thatbe should reach the, girl before.
Iiarin happened to himself, or Wiggins
could prejudice her. '
Ole armed t,lmself with the rei'olver
that he ;bad salvaged from his wreck
ed trunk; hiding lt, and Collosvud f re
man.'le+an tltu
,
will be willing to help make it."
I The returit of the brisk stranger
broke in on their conversation. He
came with Jepson Wiggle at his heels.
The old man was worried and hng-
gard.
"I'd like to see. you In private," the
stranger !Wormed George, crisply.,
The young man led the way to hls
room, and thetwofollowed,
When they were closeted, tate strap -
gets begun without in`eltutble,
"I'm from the mann office of the
Great Trust Co., Mr. George, You
weresent up here on forestry work,
You were supposed to be ht the woods
with our cruisers, suet what at thority
dcS you have' to make talk with Mr.
Jepson, here, on matters yell know
nothing about?"
"I' had no authority, confessed
Harry.
The old man began to corse, but the
stranger snapped his finger at than,
and ordered hila to keep abrin.
"You deserve to be discharged,
George,: and T have full power to fire
yn We make no allowances under -
yon,
You've. hoes hero on n spree
stand. U
with the rest of these yahoos, when
"1 have been here doing no' ouch
thing," cried Barry Indignantly.
"You've been loafing here, making
talk about matters that yon have no
license to meddle with. Our company
le not what yon try to make it out.
Jepson has told me how you tread to
bribe bine 1 say, I ought to dis-
charge yon" But I'ui going to favor
you a little. I'm going to allow that
you'd been drinking and didn't realize
what you wet'e talking about. You
get into the ,Wodp, where yon belong.
Yon stay there, attending to your
Work, and we'll let the matter drop.
Remember that I'm doing you a Spe-
cial favor. Make good, now, and I
Won't report you."
It 'was threat, promise,' and bribe
Combined, The insolence of It stung
the young men. It was perfectly plate
to hfni that the Great Trust Co. and
Wiggle were in collusions The prompt
Visit of this etra.nger to the old men,
and their equally prompt visit to
kn eieh Ole man' Who . had uree lease S