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Thursday, March 14th 1929
"Cheer up;" 1 said, with malicious
enjoyment. "There's , gold ahead, a..
gold urine."
"Aye? That's why 'the devil bite4.
nre, he grunted. ";['here's two gold?
urines ahead, and Ii can't take beth of
them. This Nxtrbonne's a crazy fool..
If he'd told the yarn I'd laughed at i.-
But, the second officer of the Maire.
believes it. .He had talked with this
Sagean,,who, visited the land.''
"And the. seeond gold mine?"
"Don't' you wish you knew, my
brave 'cock?" he mocked, his brandy
giving him assurance. "Hark 'ee! A
man who helped sack St Augustine,
a -d, who has seen many a' stout
=some women, too—try to 'wall. on,
the ocean with their 'eyes blindfolded,
knows how to ;keep his hatch closed,"
He swum cin.ahead of me, and I
knew the brandy had stirred up
thoughts of old days; for In .a low
voice he was :whining something a --
bout:
Low :down, hull down.
We're off fpr Portobello -O. •
Women and chink, and the isthmus;
stink,
And our Cap'n's very
He was as poisonous as a swamp-
moccasin, . but , age had drawn ; 'his..
fangs:,he was merely a shell filled
With wicked memories and .'evil long'
ings , If not. for••the danger of . his
babbling to'Damoan.I would have set,
hini adrift with his brandy with as
little conrptulCtion as I would shoot :
air alligator. When I came to the fire
"Pardiett! I must. And after a11; the girl and Narbonne were seated.
there are many things, not known side by side before the dying bed of
coals; the ruddy' light playing on their
faces and giving me the impression
she, was more at ease in his company'
than in retitle. She asked:
"Arc' we to Moire tonight?"
"It is best. If we can travel till
near daylight we can cainp for the
greater part of the', day and reach
Point Coupee at tis=ilii ht, You. can
sleep in the pirogue while We travel
tonight."
"I was not thinking of myself,:" she
.AI77.7fcyt or
1fINC G ' nrx. `3ISR?UR'9,
, - ,
t tit' tigog }+tar resr udaui... _A 17.46 r +' •� aSirt
SYNOPSIS person was when it came to caring for
herself.. For one raised in poverty
the instinct of self-preservation seem
ed to be• Meagerly `developed; ,of
course, her hands should have told
me that at the beginning.
She eyed the tough smoked meat
disapprovingly, then bravely remark-
ed:.
"The fire burned well•,'.'
"Exceedingly well, uradenioiselle!" ,
Another, and a longer :pause; then
she timidly remarked:
"There` carie to me the absurd no;
tion that monsieur was displeased be=,
cause I used the wood. • But I.steil
thyself there is much wood, enough
for all France. Also, the more :wood,
tlte• more coals: What have I done
that is wrong?"
"Nothing that is Wrong. Only this-
fire—I asked; the wood to be fed oit
a little at a time. You put it all on
at once."
Chapter 1.,—Travelling by canoe on
the IVtissiissipp, on his way to Biloxi,
in the early daysof the settlement
of Lousiana, 'William Brampton, Eng_.
fish spy, known to the Indians and
settlers as the "White Indian," seen
a Natchez Indian post a declaration
of war against the French. For his
own purposes, he hastens to Biloxi
to carry the news to Bienville, French
governor.
CHAPTER II.—Brampton meets
ari old friend, joe ,Labrador, Indian
half-breed; who warns him Bienville
Qfrice. Over Isard's Store _ has threatened to hall himas a spy.
y.
g P
Brampton refuses to turn` back. He
OLBORNE, M. D«
Physcian and Surgeon
Medica. o esentative . D. S. C. E.
Phone 54 Wingham
Successor to Dr. W. R. Hambly
DR. ROBT. C. REDMOND
M.R.C.S. (ENG,) L.R.C.P. (Loud.).
PHYSICIAN AND SUIZGEON
.'S'TEWART
DR. R. �+
Graduate of University of Toronto,
Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of the
g
Ontario
College of Physicians' and
,
Surgeons.
Office in Chisholm 'Block
Josephine Street.. Phone 2g.
ON
DR. G. W. I-IOV�1S
DENTIST
Office over John Galbraith's Store.
F. A. PARKER
OSTEOPATH
falls in with Jules • and Basile Mat -
tor, on their way to Biloxi to secure
wives ,from a ship, the Maire, bring-
ing women from, France. At Biloxi
Brampton protects a woman front a
sergeant's brutality. She tells hint she
is Claire Dahlsgaarde, picked up in a
raid in Paris. Evidently well bred and
educated, she is something of a mys-
tery to 13rantpton: He intervenes to
prevent a man, English; known as
"old. Six Fingers," following her to
New Orleans. Am Frenchman, Fran-
Cois Narbonne, slightly demented by
stories he :has heard of the riches of
the New World, :introduces himself.
He is on his way to land he has
bought.
Chapter III.-Bienville accuses
Brampton of treachery; but the latter
secures a respite from death by re-
vealing the Natchez' declaration of
war. He is to await the arrival of a
former companion, Darntoan the Fox.,
who will exonerate or condemn him.
All Diseases Treated - Damoan has documents proving that
Office, adjoining residence next to Brampton' is an English spy. Bramp
Centre Street
nglican Church on en
Sundays by appointmton receives a message from Claire
Osteopathy
athy ElP
Phone 272, Hours -9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
urging him • to :help he`r reach the
English settlements.
ChapterIV, Q B'rampton trusts
or, stood leering at drug;, his yellow;
snags showing in an ugly grin: Ort
vecoguizing me he lowered 11i® arm,
and with a scowl! growled:
"So it's you is it?"
"Ho, Monsieur 13r•atniton, we meet
again'!" Loudly greeted Nybonne,
lunging ,clear of a grapevine. "Be-
hold, I give you the freedom of mny.
river!. Mademoiselle, command rue.
I throw thyself at your feet."
'She rose and seated herself on the
log in an effort to recover her 'dig-
nity, but never allowing her .fright-
ened ; eyes to stray. long from the
'grinning, face .of Six Fingers.
"Monsieur Narbonne, was so good
as to do rile a .service in la Nouvelle
Orleans. His presence is always most
welcome," she nervously assured the
F r eitchinan,
"Wc go up the 'river,' td find the'
country of Acaanibas, where the dia-
monds grow. on rose=bushes, and the
women are almost as beautiful as
mademoiselle," prattled Narbonne
,with a smirk at the girl. •
"Anel' now we's picked you up we'll
sail in convoy," -grinned "Six Fingers,
And he broke into some of his hor-
rible sea' doggerel and began chant -
"But it made a good fire, monsieur.
you Have said it yourself. I fear you
are overnice, in your exactions."
"I only mention it because the .hea-'
vy smoke'is drawing the. strange can-
oe :to
anoe-to our shore, and soon we shall
have visitors," 1 gently explained. "I
Would:' have said nothing this :time,
but I did not: want mademoiselle to
be taken by surprise, and, perhaps,..
alarmed:"
• "This •• awful .country, Where • the
simplest act may bring death!'.' She
dramatically ' whispered.
1 sritiled 'realstrmgly;
"Hardly death, or we would not be
here waiting. It is nothing -these
strangers - corning.' 1 only mention.
them lso' mademoiselle will nit be
startled;"
"Sou have yaur musket close by
your side, as if you feared! I, too,
will be ready."
And., she; pulled the sheathed dirk
from her bosom and allowed it to
. DUVAL Narbonne with a• note to Claire pro-
A. R. & F.E.hang outside her blouse. Then as .an
tmisiitg to meet her at New Orleans, ins )iratiori': "But the log boat! We
Licensed Drugless Practitioners, 1
Chiropractic and Electro Therapy. , He bribes the •Mattors to help hiin
should hide it: Then alley could aol
raduates of Canadian Chiropractics escape. Before it can be effected find us."
College, Toronto, and'National Col- Damoan arrives rv seen clic
m• Now that they 1 a e ,
lege Chicago.. Chapter V. .After a struggle Bram ,,
Otfice ,opposite Hamilton's Jewelry; stroke, it is better that they find us,
Store, Main St.
'mon wrests the incriminating. papers I answered. "'If we should disappear
'WURS: 2-5, 7--8.30 p.m., and by from Damoan and escapes from Iii! 'tlrcy would findthe fire, and they
appointment. would He meets' the tltattnrs and tbcy would go on tap the rimer and tell of
.alt of town and might alis re start fot''N"err' Orleans in a sailing pa-
,handed to. Al: liAls ess ••vn+,:li Ctesst sa. 1 the deserted camp. It would be batt
Da -
Phones. Office 3oo; Resi'ctence 6o1-13. ; cl,.et. VI for them to tell such news to Da-
• Chapter —At the landing`•place ;moan clic Fox
!!!tampion again encounters Jae Lain-
,.
Registered Drugless Practitioner ,to him, The girl, arrives. Bramptonauk
questions her closely, but she will tell
ink;: '
Heave-ho! And the devil.' 1
He sits in 'the 'stun,
Hurrah,, bullies, for the, Spanishanain!
Heave -110 And the red blood
Front white throats will run!
Hurrah!
Narbhnne Was nearest to him, and
With a backhand sweep he stilled the
vicious lips and sent :Six Fingers ov-
er backward.
Now, I had no desire for either of.
the two to be travelling ahead of lire.
Narbonne would not unwittingly harm
pre, but he was eccentric, to say the
least. His companion was capable; of
any infamy if left unwatched. So I
affc -:td the role of pacificator,. and
said:
"Let bygones be bygones.' Six Fin
gers fotigot his sea -ditties are/ not for
Young. ears, He will not .Forget a-
gain. Collie, come, men; you'll, need
stout hearts, for your journey to the
Acaanibais,"
Six Fingers pressed his `fingers to.
his split lips and made animal noises.
Narbonne•was Staring at him ",coldly,
one hand on the hilt of his -sword.
The' old villain assayed something in-
tended for an affable mile, and croak
ed:
"Rough . day; irate; but Pin used to
rough living and rough ways; I was
forgetting the .Lass. I'll stay ifor'ard
after this. •'And' there's a jug •of bran-
dy in the boat what 1'11 overhaul,"
I signaled for Narbonne to let him
go, for his departure would give rte
a chance to' talk alone with the Fren-
chman. Once Six Fingers had 'dis-
appeared toward the edge •of the bluff
7 drew Narbonne farther apart from -
the girl and said:
"You know 1 am being hunted. Per-
haps you do not know that there are
those' ahead whom I fear more than
all those ,remaining behind. 1 do not
know how far I can trust your coin-
panion, but to you I tell this, At
Point Coupee, a day's journey from
here, the river makes a big.loop, .My
enemies wil, 1 believe, follow the
main channel. There is a small bay-
ou, or canal, not more than six 'feet
Wide and usually choked' with' drift
at the opening. If T can readh that
unseen and cut across the loop I will
save a day. It is at Point`Coupee T'
lar to et ahead of my pursuers."
J. ALVIN FOX rador, whom he sends to bring• Claire : . Finishing my fish, 1 total. my girl.
isud.
"Mademoiselle's courage . is fine.
She will sit where site is while I with
-
him little of -her history. With Lab draw to one side" •
ELECTRO -THERAPY 1 rador, Brampton and Claire leave `in T dei not understand;" she faltered.
Hours: 2-5, 7-8., or by !two canoes for - the English settle- "By this, tittle clic wq men will. be
appointment. Phone igr. 1) nnirtn fulluty, -them, and
landing near our pirogue. They widl
reconnoiter cautiously. I must get
them to the fire tb see who they are;
CHIROPRACTIC AND
DRUGLESS PRACTICE
D. H. McINNES
CHIROPRACTOR
ELECTRICITY
Adjustments givers' for diseases of
all kinds; we specialize in dealing with
children. Lady attendant. Night calls
responded to.
Office on Scott St., Wingham
Phone 150
()nt.
GEORGE A. SIDDAL '
BROKER --
Money to lend ,. , first and second
they barely .escape capture
Chapter VIT.-Labrador leaves the
fugitives, 'returning to New Orleans.
]lrampton realizes that the girl, city
bred, and utterly unused, to forest
travel, will !trove a terri1)le handicap
on theirWily to safety: -She tells Inti
she is in dealy fear of "Six Fingers,'
her ::on the voyage front
France, but will not say\lvhy, . Herair of pride, tinderthe circumstances,
surprises and;aiintses Brampton; -laroi
the shorethey Can sec 1Jant,oan, with
Itis Indians, pass in canoes. They fol
mortgages on farm and other .real es- 1(1W,
tate properties at a reasonable rate of
interest, also on first Chattel mort-
gages on stock 'and on personal notes.
Afew farms on hand for sale or ,to
Ont. 01 easy terms,
hone 73.
Liicknow, Ont.,
THOMAS FELLS
AUCTIONEER
REAL ESTATE SOLD
Atborougli knowledge of Warns
Stock
Phone :sat, 4'Vil'ighat'ti
DRS. A. J.&A,W,I W N
),„;t- DENTISTS
tifaee Macdzr'l7,x '°11:eta .lin hair
A. J. WALKER
FURNITURE FUNam RAL
'SERVICE
A, 3.. Walker
ersyi:d _Funeral ,Director and
Office Phone, 106, Rcs, Phone 224.
Assistant, X, Pearsoh
l'Accnsed hantbtalntcr, 'Phone l,75w.
Latest Limousine. Funeral Coach.
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CHAPTER VIII'
What the. Smoke Drought.'
Even if the distant canoe Was utak
ing for our smoke I did not see how
T "eou1d break camp and hide in the
forest, or lake to the pirogue, Had
1 been alone the problem of avrdding
the twomen wottic'i 'havebeen child's
play; but tl1t girl would hold Me back
in the woods, while to continue in the
to make sure they carry no tales a. -
head
-head of us?"
"But why -would you ,leave me here
alone?„
"Only as ` bait for the trap into
-which they must walls; As soon as
they break cover I will be by your
side."
"Monsieur does not go far away?"
"Only inside the trees. Have cour-
age. Nothing shall harm you,"
I men )f t f 'd she •yc ld-
am- no arat a'
ly replied, now sitting very erect. "It
is the land, the great ivcr,:the un-
namable loneliness, that brings fear;
'But I shall not disgrace you."
'rite grande :dance air in a doll; and
ytl she carried it off most excellently.
1 took my musket and slipped into
cover and waited. 1 heard the two
men climbing the bluff long' befrire
they should have betrayed themselves.
The carelessness, or awkwardness, of
their aT>roach told nic they were rit
courcurs do boil. This left them c+t17
pirootrer would brief; t1i , racn up)n u,5. ovists from New Orleans, 5en1 In
I was convinced they could ririt bo liltrnderinlipursuit of meg and I was
some of 1)asnoan'r titan, and this re- confident 1 could soon wild. tbcrn stir
the right about.
Now they were passing through t: e
last fringe of bushes encircling, •Clic•.
fire, and the girl. suddenly gave a
shrill scream, As I glidedforward
to Close the trap I• heard a rough
taicr, yell inEnglish:
'`'!!last My eyes if it ar.n t: leer icrv,
lass, wher'e'as 'yottt t:onv—by?'",
"Here!" ;I: spoke tip, stepping into
the firelight, my muslret acmes my
left arid,
'l'he girl crouching; behindalog
and from herr face one would, h tv,e
thonghti site 'was facing, a panther.
tallied him, lie roughly shook off
my grad) and "whispered:
"Did you not hear? 1 have endur-
ed the little beast, but surely Madem-
oiselle should hot be annoyed."
She understood this byplay and was
between us., •"If you have respect for
the yr*oknett Of Franee you will dis
inissi such black thoughts from your
mind," she murmured. "Of course I,
feel nu fear When you two are with
ret0"
To 'the her' fear of Si` Fingers was
inconipr-ehensible. He was onlya se-
nile old spider' of a man, who could
do no mischief beyond itttrling a knife
and guzzling brandy.
"Narbonne surrendered his purpose.
of seeking Six Fingers and putting
hint to .the sword, *and said:
"The old. thief goes With:line to the.
land of Acaanibas, where his pirate's
*as warm and grae'iciu5 in'adding:
also ask
"I You will not refuse
slc it, lot rv1
me, nonsieua'?" •
God :pity a madness Which Would
permit me to refuse you, mademoi-
selle," he piously exclaimed,. "Now
we will• `take .the creature from. tite
brat).dy, or the Icing of Acaanibas will
go with a dry throat. It is incredible,
monsieur the amount of drink that
withered old.,inan can hold,"
"Of course you do not really believe
there is any land called Acaanibas?".
"No Acaanibas? Impossible." '
"`here "is. no such land, n'tonsietir•.
I have been through the ;region—the
Falls of St. Anthony—where he locata
eel • the fairyland. It, was not there.
It
vel,
Was there."
on Dieu!" 'he Muttered, wiping
his forehead. -"Ts there anything true
about 'thiscountry?"
"All you have seen is true. It con-
tinues the.. same .to.the Great Takes
in the North. tiVilcl' Waters. Wild
woods. Wild:••tnen and beasts. No
diamonds, No• gokl or silver as yet
found. No giants nor 'dw^arfs. No
place Where: Indians are anything but
Indians. 'Ne land of plenty until you
clear the ground, plant and reap."
"Ah!" he stuttered. "1\Ion sieur, I
a.m shocked: My hundred thousand
livres will never come 'back to ine.
Ali, _ivcli. We must say nothing to
the old rat below. He shall think the
land is still there; and .he shall go
with Inc."
"You will go on?"
The Girl Now Shyly Advanced, and
Extended' a Hand to'Narbonne, Say-
ing, "I have. the Brave Frenchman
To Thank Again."
soul can revel over hills of: gold. He
. ou ca :,
will not discommode niaclemoiselle.
We two will' push on ahead."
I feared far Six Fingerst' treacher-
ous old tongue ifhefell in with Da -
moan. It was not my plan to have
pini ahead of rue, spreading the news.
of otir coming..
"Our: ways, monsieur, are the same
c�
for many leagues," I said. "It is my
wish that you and 'your, companion
travel in our company.
With a side -glance I directed the
girl to second the invitation. She
returned my look rather defiantly,'bitt
1 g
Narbrnne. stiffly answered:
"Monsieur, I have an equity in this
cursed river, T am a landed'
tor. .1 have invested a htuidred thou-
sand litres in -this country. I atm re-
sponsible for law and order, 1 shall
go with you to protect you,"
Tic said it as if standing in. the cen-
tre of broad ancestral' acres, as if an
army, of minions was ready to carry
out. Itis every wish. And his heart
was as. honest in its purpose as if he
had ciiinmanded the obediencb and
1; l J XIV his
sett t sty pare to ants 111 w' ns
lifetime, '
T -tried to thank him'for carrying
my note to Mademoiselle 'Dahls-
ttaardc, but' he would not permit, de-
claring:
laring:
"Nay, not so. '1.`ltc. thanks 'are for.
;ntto:utter. It 1;'aVe pre the rarest
pleasure to speak, with tnadctioiselle
again. 1 ani in your. debt."
The giri new shly advanced and
extended at hand to Narbonne, saying
have the brave Frenchman to
thank again."
The absurd • fellow was all but
kneeling as he reverently kissed the
siim Band, his calm gathering more
lief reconciled the somewhat 'te'n Meet- grime from the forest -mold, Aird T
ing thein. On reaching IPe fire I 1 Was pop -eyed to observe !tow Cal n11
hurriedly cleaned .my fish, The girl she accepted his'homage. She retired
watched my prepa.rations with a lit- :to her log, pulling us along after her
Ile • rriritact:• T feared she was over- 1 by the exquisite charm of her man-
fastidic>ts, nen, ' Ti cansed lire to grim amuse
-
T broiled my fish on 'the eteds and 1 mens; ,and some chagrin, t.o realize
served' t on two cleat pieces' of bark, ! Al she waited until Narbonne was Pre
-
She sat back' from the :fire, and tcnta-' sent before escreisitxg the �iieight -of
Lively nibbled at some smoked meat her charm. With 's glance to make
.but refused the fish. This was an sure Six Fingers Was not within hear•-
arraign tierrt of my Dough -and -ready ing' site. confe:Ssed:
Cooking, and provoking; because she "Messieurs, 1 ant much alratid of
had imide iso offer to do the squaw that inati;''
work herself. '1: was beginning Id re- Nar'bonrie bowed and turned r to
quite how entirely useless this young 1>ld ix Fingers, more ar.pitth than ev-_ leave us, brit 1. seized. his atrin and do'
about. this country of the chinned.
Perhaps' I, Francois Narbonne, may
find fiches after all! If not, I will
be as well off as' at the start. Ho,
ho! Down ;hill there, old rat! Are
you. lost?"
"I hear you.. 'But batten down your
hatch, or well have a boarding party
after our brandy. A canoe passed
downstream `a-bit.ago. Too dark to
make rout their'rigging, hut they
snake a foreign lingo, neither Span-
r°n h nor 'good old "=English. reproached. "I :was. thinking of you,
t.,lt, F e c , g
Wild Indians, I've logged- it;" monsieur, who must' be so weary. And
"Otic of. my enemy's canoes, scout- I konw all this extra labor is because
ing the back -trail" I whispered to of rete." -
Narbonne, "His Choctaws must have - A matt never • takes' amiss the pity
discovered my stroke, and some of and sympathy of a Wornan. He may'
deride it and he may !know he is not
deserving of it, but deep in his heart
quickly as 'Possible. It Will take a Ire worships the notion and feels like
day of hard ;paddling. If. you are purring; for it is oile form of a caress.
still minded to help ntaderoiselle for-, T ; mumbled something intended to'•
get her fears—" make light of it: She was foolish
"I would gladly paddle througlhcll enough to imagine T resented the so-
' mademoiselle's mind,0100- licitude; whereas. I Was pleasurably
to ease• mad o
d. confused and a eared to be gruff to
siel:ir" he gravely. interrupted.. o Pre
T waited •for.. Six. Fingers to come cover up, my diffidence. 'So I ushered
Six Fingers down the bank :and left
the ` Frenchman to escort maclemoi-
wile.
(Continued Next Week.)
them are out to locate it. I mast
make the cut-off at Point Coupee. as
up the bank,•'which `he•'mounted with
the agility of a monkey. He reeked
of .brandy and was in a beastly ltii-
mot,
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laorla year or more and made nb effort to "settle up,"
you would make every effort to collect the two -spot
;whether it rriad.e me "mad" or liot , wouldn't you•
ranxioustoe t 1' anything
•11.nc1 you would. not be sell 1 c y
mof-e until r hadar+rana•ed. payment. Then suppose
l p,
than in' addition to nle, Sz11j:th and Jones, ai7cl.Bellani:y
and 1Vhosis owed you each $2.00.. Including my delat,
that makes $10.00 coining to you, and no one paying,,
each one ofy our debtors saying.: " vVhy it's only $2.00'
what's ;the hurry?" ---but 'when the $2.00is multiplied
5 times it's $10, and when it's multiplied by thousands
'it's a lot of money."
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