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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1922-04-06, Page 7• Every Man For, Himself By 11iOPKINS 11110PRilOUSE (copyright by Musson Company) ' CHAPTER XIX.•—(C;ont'er) Cautioning silence, McOorquo. .swung the nose of the canoe arise) towards the right 'bank and they noiselessly into the deeper shade where the detective caught hold of 'overhanging branch and held canoe stationary. Presently Phil able to recognize the familiar wo ,of an old voyageur chantey, a paddl song of the French-Canadian riv men: "En roulant, ma bole,. roullant° En roullant, ma. boea-le." ward into the arms of the waiting men don t • at the you understand? The flies! He'll posy to which he was bound be eaten alive!" quickly from feet to waist, The fire-.' 'MGCorquodale carried his profanity light played upon the prisoner's dls-pretty dose to the surface at 'all times, torted. features as he begged them to • but the well -spring of it that gushed. torted him go. His pleadings were greet- ed with shoots of laughter. Kendrick clutched McCorquodale's arm in su'd'den excitement, "By the eternal, it's Hughey Pod - ram him ars once more he dragged Kendrick off' his feet sounded the depths of anxiety and formed a lurid preface to angry argument, Had Kea - thick forgotten Stiles? They couldn't morel" he gasped in disbella,ef:_"They've loo a to save hath prisoners at once. dale refuge in a hollow where a fallen tree caught Podmore with that bogus Get Stiles 'first a hid them completely. From behind 'money ou him! That's what ho ire a -search -party fod r they rld oxgar-. ptl T: this shelter they peered forth upon a. means. ward. Y Podmore after- slid strange scene, I "T .weae's Stiles—the one they're "The whole molb'lll be chasm' off in a ws, In front of the bunk house, cook; bringin out' now," whispered' McCoy. minute an' that's til: chanst we gotta. an shanty, stables, sealer's shanty and • quodele, pointing to a second prisoner l•ay for, Don't go 'n' spoil eve gthin' the' other low log 'buildings that once had Who was being hustled out to witness just as it's comm' our way.Per the was been a lumber -camp, was an open the performance. His hands were tied love o' Pete, "ho, stuff mosin your rds space, about two acres in extent, light- behind his back and the man who had ears an' sit tight!" ing ed up like day by a bonfire at each him in, charge shoved hien ,roughl t Kendrick had himself in 'hand again er- immediately.In an his figure boldly revealed by the fix to post. open fight with that gang two men hadn't a ghost of a show. As it was, their situation was desperate enough. The best that could be done for Podmore was to let things take their course for the mo- ment, Later— • The detective's prediction was being f 11 end. In the centre,alongside a stump,a sittingy e g pos�tnire and p�oin�Gad tow�axds light, stood a man with dishevelled Kendrick's face was tense es he hair and a stubby growth ,1f black watched. His eyes smouldered with whiskers. He wore the corduroys and ;'cold fire. • With paddles swinging in unison to Strathcona boot's of a shantymon; the rhythm came four men in a large aboui his waist was a bright red scarf. Indian canoe, speeding with the cur-' Inverted upon the stump was an empty rent down the centre of Indian creels f wooden box and -in each hand he flour - enema from then concealment, Ke chick and the detective could discer the blacker outlines of the craft a its occupanty�s as it sped forth fr the gloom of the forest into the stem area of the tiny lake. The great can was low in the. water; for heaped r the centre of it was what was evider ly a pile of freight, with two men front and two behind. The steersma swung the prow around and on the went up the Wolverine without a pa • in the sweep of the paddles or t swing of the song; "Rolla roulant, ma boule, roulant, En roulant, ma boule, roulant, En roulant, ma bo -u -le." .. "French half-breeds," guessed Ken drick when the singing modulated i distance, "and they're heading for th lumber camp. What do you make o that?" "Looks Iike this 'Red' party the guys was talkin' about last night h hit camp. I'll lay even money them fellas has been down to the station fee another shipment o' booze," asserte McCorquodale. "We gotta do sem careful gum-shoein', old man. Ther birds is feelin' their oats,?' From the junction of the tw streams' it was only a matter of fou CHAPTER • XX, A Man of Money. i led rapidly. she last bill heel n;, fished an empty whisky bottle. McIvor the leader of the crew, was stuck in late and the drunken been n I Seated upon the ground in a semi- holding out the envelope taken from had staggered to their. feet,gang I the stump jeering rad ,circle were imine of the roughest look -1 and saying something to and laughing at the grotesque appear - liting men Phil ever had seen, each with the first prisoner. They oolullcl not anee of their victim. They formed in lit : a piece of broken pine box across his catch the words at that distance. Pod- two lines with sticks in their hands oe ! knees and a whisky bottle or a short more shook his head and renewed his in preparation for the moment when in I stick in either hand. Some of them' pleadings. The only response to these the prisoner would be released and t- I were undoubtedly half-breeds, swarthy! was an oath and .a cruel blow on_the forced to run the gauntlet of their la' of skin and very unkempt; some bore mouth from the enraged ruffian, who blows in his flight to the woods. aIthe scars of knife wounds on their' now issued a sham command,. ' (TO be continued.) y faces riff -riff of the cities mixed, Two of his man sprang at the pees - use with the off-scourings of railway and °'Wer and in w trice lied•stripped him rue lumber camps. The. whole motley; to the skin from the waist up. They tore Im. • � ._ ms cr shirt ew were in 'to i ,, various stages of drunk .4 ,ribbons. A .jerk of enness and'it was evident that the 1VIcIvor s hand brought a.third man whisky -traders' sant they were sing-! on the run, carrying a tin- can. He ing appealed to them as about the famn.. began to smear the contents over the nm.iest and most musical thing they ever bask and chest and arms of the shr!ek- had enjoyed-, for each man tried to out-' ing prisoner, While the -onlookers rn do his neighbor in the vim which he rocked With drui_ken laughter Red Mc- stockings, .sweaters, coverings, hang- e put into his efforts•. The leader by the ,Ivor peeled bill after bill from the roll Ings, draperies, everything. Every f stump had cursed them into realization. oered them to e mone thhis hand and pies- package contains directions so simple m the accompof the animent in 1ce of proper urnsroamgy ;body witresourrdingpsbaps prisoner's naked any woman can°'put new, rich, fade - ad and -after much practice had got them I Tar an'feathers Lep, to date—spruce less colors into lie' worn garments or into some semblance of accord, 1 gam an' greenbacks!" mumbled the draperies even if she has never dyed "Now ler the last time, fellers!" he' detective. "Hear that feller yell!" before. Just buy Diamond Dyes no �i shouted, and away they went: ' Kendrick's eyes were ablaze. He other kind then your material will' • whipped -out his revolver, his teeth come out right, because Diamond Dyes e "Rum fen Injuns when they. come! ( clenched.guaranteed not to streak,spot, Then Rum. for the beggars when they go! i "McCerquo•dale, we :can't sit here fade or run. Tell your druggist That's the trick, my grizzled larks and see him killed in front fggist To cat the cash and snare the foe!"; eyes. This thing's gone far r the materialyou wish to dye Dye Old Curtains, Sweater or Skirt in Diamond Dyes • "Diamond Dyes" add years of wear to worn, faded skirts, waists, coats, o T ch o our whether r 1I'm going out her—. " enough. is wool or silk or whether it is linen, Racka-tacka tack -tack . , tack -tack!: detective. grabbed hitt and with an cotton or mixed goads. e RACK-tackety-tack-tack ... tack -'oath dragged him back. ' tack! "Y' gone clean nutty protested Oaks and Acorns. , "This ain't goin' to- be no cinch, leo," furiously. r fish? "Wanta get croaked, y' yon sturdy oak whose branches wide e came McCorquodale s serious whisper Fat ahaayst y got With in Kendrick's ear. "This mob's come' them bohunks armed with rifles! It's Boldly the storms and winds defy, six to one! Not long ago, an acorn small in durin the afternoon. We better get 1 "They're scaring the poor devil to Lay dormant 'Wreath a. summer sky. back an' them ick pgKia as frim the mill: death, I tell you. See, they're getting road. Then •we can clean this bunch i • - to -drive him into the bush! Man, up in proper shape." • or five miles to the foot of the rapids and after a While they could hear th distant roar of the water. Paddling cautiously now and keeping well with in the deeper shadows close to shore they finally reached the spot when the tote road debouched on the river and without mishap disembarked and hauled the canoe out of sight into the bushes. `In following the lumber trail there was the danger that they might • meet some of the men, from the 'camp; but after a whispered colloquy they decided it was a risk which had to be run. Since the old tote road had re- ceived its last "swamping 'out" it had accumulated enough und'erbrus'h, sap- lings and fallen limbs in spots to at - ford. eineigency concealment of a sort. They had gone but a short distance into the woods, however, before both of them stopped abruptly and listened to a strange sound which carried to them eerily in the quiet night with all the mystery of the unaccountable. It was like the beat of a distant drum, a. hollow tattoo that came and went at regular intervals: Rumma-tunma-tum-tum ...'tum- thin!'" Want, muttered Kendrick. "What le are they doing now?", • One of the men was digging a hole while two others picked up a small log 'which 'they presently up -ended in ` the hole, tramping the earth about it firmly. The individual who acted as Imaster of ceremonies gazed expect - antly towards the bunk house where Choice Color Combinations. la heavily built man with sandy hair and whiskers had put in an appear- I When decorating •a room the furni- tune ti . ok! be ,as a nucleus,anas rugs theseshoare very used seldom changed. Of course, if the furniture Iis ,old and scarred and. is not to be I refinished it would be best to use e diarlfer shades, otherwise all the de- fects of 'the fuamasbinlgs would b shown up. But it is not necessary to have any scratched and marred..furniture wh there are so mlany products on market to -.clay which can be bought a a very nominal cost,especially design- ed y to make chairs and tables look ne attractive. A ba of of stein withacoule couple coats 'orf varnish, after the old finis has been removed; will do wonders 'any old article. Or' a coat of enamel with a dainty design stenciled• on a bedroom suite will snake it a thing of beauty. What could be prettier than a bedroom stet stained walnut, a light grey wall for a background, with pink drapes, white curtains, old rose and white rag rugs with a little touch of very pale blue here and there; or a bedroom suite stained oak with cream or ivory background,, with either blue and yellow 'cretonne overdrapes or brown and cream drapes, ivory cure tains and a nice brown and tan rag rug? Of course, in 'combining the two or more colors, the shades should also be taken into consideration. Icor in - About Minard's Liniment for Grippe and Flu. ance and was waving Ms hand. , "There's Red and- Weiler!" "Keep quiet!" commanded Phil. Corduroys had mounted. the stump and was addressing the boisterous crowd. Apparently he was looked upon as something of a wag, for h. was interrupted ,frequently by laugh- RUM- llmmaty-trim-tum , . . tum- •) ter. His voice carried distinctly, • "What is that?" said Kendrick in -a, low voice, "It's a new one .on me," muttered McCorquodale in an awed tone. "Sounds like an Indian drum. Lis- ten. There it is again." . As they advanced the intermittent drumming increased in volume. Presently above the trees they could' . see a glow in the sky. The reflection of what` seemed to 'be a huge bonfire grew so strong that they left the lore- Gents ora gmg trawl for fear of discovery and stole cautiously forward through the 4' woods. Raplpa-tappa-tap-tap ...' tap -tap! • RAP-tappety-tap-tap ... tap -tap! A' medley of many voices rose in a weird chant 'which struck across the . night like the wail of some stricken victim of the loop galron. It fell away abruptly and the drumming noise re- newed. Turning sharply to. the right to get well away from the tote road, Ken- ds'itelt and his companion crept at last to the edge of the clearing and took Gents an' fel—,ler citizens," he be gan, striking an oratorical attitude ,"we now conies to the next num--+be on the program, the which is cost' (a lot o' cold coin. Fif—ty thous—an ;dollars, gents,is w4,at it 'coats to have I the Perfessor put on his little stunt. 'Fif---ty thous•—.and dollars! We' calls it 'The Double -Cross an' the Get - Away.' The Pemfessor 'has double- crossed our friend an' worthy leader, Red McIvor, an' refuses to say where he has buried' the h:idden'trea.sure, In- , r m' d stead of fifty thousand good bucks, • he hands over a wad o' phoney bills. In- stead e' fifty thousand genooine plunks we will now peroeed to have fifty thou- sand dollars" worth o' fun—the Per- fessor's treat, gents. He will now de- monstrate his getaway. He is® an insect an' to the insects- he goes from here. He has stung us an it is now his turn to git stung. I have grea--at pleasure in callin? upon the Perfessor," As he finished speaking there issued from the log shanty a struggling group, - Dragging between them in no gentle fashion a kicking, scream- ing prisoner, cane Red Mclvor and the German. They kicked 'him for- ,ir..w .,.n, ..E•, .,.. P Enameled Ware has the smooth surface and polish of fine crockery—without the break - Age, And it is so veryeasy to clean • -just like china, and therefore goalies light work of pot washing, Whenever you are buying kitchen '+tensils be sure they carry the SNIP trade -mark, Diamond Ware is a three -coated enameled steel, sky blue and white outside with a snowy white lining. Pearl "Ware -is a two -coated enameled steel, pearl grey outside and inside. 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