Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 26, 1923, Page 10

~ Che Casper Daily Tribune FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1923. By Billey De Beck PAGE TEN. The Lady of North Star’ BY OTTWELL BINNS, AUTHOR OF “A MATING IN THE WILDS.” BARNEY GOOGLE-- SPARKY. I STULL Gor THE \0EA “Har 1 I HOOK UP WITH THE RIGHT KWo OF & FORTUNE TELLER GET THE RIGHT DOPE ON CUR y MEANS, SIR. ENTER Your HORSE} IN THE HAMBURGER Stakes -< see ff RICHES AND GREAT POWER IN STORE = WANT You I WHO'S WHO IN THE NOVEL Roger Bracknell, corporal in the Northwest Mounted police, trailing or 400 miles a man accused of the serious crime of selling liquor to the Indians, hears two rife Ss, ob: A woman, ified, run by hm carry! and tater dis cover 1 the snow From by the man's Koona Dick, itive whom he ween following. As it is grow Eracknell bods kes his way Star Lodge doy Gargraves, owner of the Ic man who req r dears in the at The three y » Babrette La Parse, « adan ¢ Adrian Rayner, also lives linner J unelz, Sir morland left James faint . dinner Joy sure Joy 's rl who carrying a rif_le. After and Roger go into the but the body has disappeared the woods A Strange Confession. “Then—then he all?” asked Rayn 1 not a ng ad after v would would have taken a was no life 1 even felt his heart!” Then how did be get away?" in quired Rayner quickly. ‘Dead men (o not wak? ” answered the corporal. “But they may be carried. It seems to me there are more footmarks her. than there were when I came on Koona Dick lying in the track." “Were you acquainted with Koona Dick,” asked Roger. “I havo never spoken to him in my life,” replied Rayner. “But you had heard of him. 1 saw you start when I mentioned his name at the table.” His companion laughed uncasily. “I beard of him in my journey up amd what I beard was not to his credit. Your presence implied he was in this district and one hac no hank ering for such an unpleasant neigh boc” “I have not toid you everything Mr Rayner. I do not know what re lation you stand to Mims Gargrave, but—" “I am her cousin,” interrupted Rayner, “and my father is her guard: fan and lawyer.” Bracknell then told of his positive nem that he had seen Miss Gargrave run by him from the point where he had found the body and after the Shots were fired. >My dear fellow,” cried Rayner, breaking into discordant laughter “You surety are not going to charge Joy with shooting Koona Dick?” ‘The corporal was not disturbed by the lanshter. To his ears it sounded torced. “There ts one [ttle thing that I have not told you, Mr. Rayner, and to me it seems to be significant. Miss “Bat Miss Gargrave was running down the path which led to this spot. To my eyes she was plainly is- tranght, and she fainted when I told “You are persistent, Corporal, but there is nothing in a girl fainting when she ts told rather dramatical'y that a man has been shot dead almost at ber own door.” “Well, I can do nothing here, to- night," concluded Bracknell. “I shall have to wait until morning.” They had almost reached the main. road when something Usht caught Roger's. moccasined foot. Stooping auickly, he picked up a piece of paper and crushed it in bis mitten. When they had returned to the brief conversation day and retired soon to his room. There he very carefully smoothed the paper on his knee. Then he read: “My dear Joy— “This note will something of a shock to you: as I imagine you must think I am no longer in the land of the living; at any rte I have not heard from you for a very long time, anG so can only presume thet such must have. been your {dea. Tut here T am and in a went to see you. ‘An accident gave me the knowledge of your whereabouts and now I learn that you are not alone, Therefore I shall not visit the house in the first instance. without your invitation, but I must see you and in an hour's tthe aft our receipt of this I ehall look for you the Ittle peth that «oes towards the hill Tt fa w long time ce that day at Alcomba vm ure you will not have forgotten and you and I, my dear should have much to my to each other, Do not fall to come no doubt be in which “Dick cere | evidently been and then the be-| been | had his fullname, bis mind, for the surname hat writer ginning of crossed out “Then whe aid know himf’ rs whismered to himsolf. went out to meet him” He epetied out the toe unfinished surname heat Tirack:| "She letters tn earefully,| o1, fit ong ber wih Tt wa: « * Garsrave por Mise red ot breakfast and : 0% they had hoy To Meger us he went aver | iy. the + you must yemormber (ha ‘TALLMENT NO. TWO round it was evident that they were really looking for the letter he had picked up. After a time he came up- on her, seated upon a fallen tree. A quick sympathy moved him as he stepped up to her. Miss Gargrave. you are in trouble, ; 1 wonder if I can be of any ass’st irtled by the s looked un | moment he bad a | fa stain | of trouble, Then | sively | I will trust you ! Perhaps you can hy t least you can give me ad J vi en let us walk" ho said quick You will freeze if sit there offered her his hand. and as he it, there eyes met, anc in Ti there fins a new light and As her tumultu running generous wine vy I was sitting on asked the gitl frank “though fell as be. yswered, and produced ® aw that she recog: and he continuers “You se 1 found this last n’cht—not far from lace where Kiana Dick was ly me to read it compe! the writer of it Konna Dick?" s the reply yes were fixed upon the halferased surname. “Tell me,” “what is Konda Dick's m afraid it will be something to you,” said the girl. ieknell!” “Abt suid the corporal “Richard racknell, of course?” answered Joy, “and Sir you are his his father, as James is cous'n.” ‘The corporal walked on a few paces wi ut speaking. Joy spoke again. rou did not know until you saw at note?” “7 had not the slightest idea. 1 knew that Koona Dick was an Eng- lishman—that was all! ‘if you had known you would not undertaken to take him pris poe “My cousin or any other man — m: I have no choice in the r, uty after all, is the great- est word in the language.” Joy considered him thoughfully. H's lean face was stern, and there was a hard light In his unwavering grey eyes. It was clear to her that he meant just what he sa'd, and that he would whatever duty dictated, without or favour. “Tell me" he asked boldly. vas Dick Bracknell to you? letter suggests intimacy. “You are right.” the girl answered quickly. “He a my husband!’ *Good Godt" As that expression of extreme amazement broke from him. Cor poral Bracknell halted: abruptly look ing at the beautiful girl by his side with incredulous eyes. “And you went to meet him last night?” he said in a shaking voice. “T have not safd so," answered the girl quickly, “You have read that note, but you must not surmiso—" “] mw you,” broke in the corporal quickly. ‘You saw me?" It was Joy Gar grave's turn to the astonished and it seemed to him that fear was shining in her cyes. “You were coming out of the path between the woods. You had a rifle in your hand There was a strange look on your face. Then at the end of that path I found Koona Dick!" “Dead?” asked the girl sharply. “He @eemed so to mo!’ was the reply. “Indeed, T was quite sure that there was not life left In him, or I should not have left him lying there in the snow.” “what 'This “If he were dead, where is be now?" ‘Some one must have removed—" Corporal Bracknell stopped sud denly Tt was clear to Joy that some new thought had just occurred to him. “You do. not think that I went back?” she eried. “You cannot think natural thought,” he an feve it.” : “on? eried the girl quickly, ‘you do not rea that f would give all I have to know that the body of the my husband was still Tt is the un hich troubles men who we where you first saw it. certainty of the f me. an¢i not his deat “Not his death!” “No! waa the almost appealing re | piy. ‘The certainty of that would be like a deliverance.” For a little time Corporal Brack nell stared at her, too much amazed for speech, She spoke again in a | hard volce. “You seem surprised,” she sald: ‘ou know your cous'n fairly well?” Yes,"" ho answered “Then you cannot suppose that I loved him, even though he was my hushand. No girl could love Dick Pracknell when sbe knew him for what he was and any woman, mar red ax [ was, would almost rejoice to know that that she was re- Joanna.” “You do not know what you are naying.” protested the corporal quick: “You cannot realize what {mplt- cation your words may have to any one who knows what I know, It woul’ almost seem that you had wish ed for Dick Bracknell's death and that faot In view of the ofrcumstances \ in whioh I found him last night might | | assume a terrible significance’ You mean that people might | think 1 shot my husband?” | \¥eu," was the reply, "At fonst ‘many people would ask that ques ten girl, "You Naturally reniied — Ssracknell i waw you FUTURE = I'VE Gor « RIGHT HERE a Ton - A MYSTERICUS HINDCO WHOS FOR You = WITHIN “THE Avext MonTH OR “Wo You ARE DESTINED To Bu “THe Wwoattds Motr FAmMous Man <= PEOPLS FROM ALL PARTS OF THIS GREAT ol; AMD GLORIOUS ONIVERSE wut Gomes AMP GRAWL AT “YOUR PRET © SPARK-PLUG WIL WEAR A CROWN OF DAMoNDS AND “7 — LINE ON” Ex@usE ME A MINUTE. Bot To SOAK UP wHaT This wizaro 1S DISHING OUT —To THink THAT EVEN HestTAlep To OME Down HERE To Pacm BEACH THis YEAR — MERCY Me” —Tis 1s THE, EXISTENCE”: — OH BoY!! com'ng from the place where he was Iving, “I wonder what conclusion you haye reached,” sald Joy, looking at him keenly. “I am very loath to believe what the circumstances would seem to indies answered the — corporal quietly. “As you must sce, they are terribly against you.” | The girl's frank e Rayner and favour his as-} na, and knowing herself to be| dy a wife, had she deliberately noved them but of which Rayner had no knowledge? He could not tel and looking steadily at the girl he proceeded to ask his next question. “Tel me cid yiu have speech with Dick Gracknoll! last night?" Not a word. ou saw him?" agreed quietly, | “I saw | "hy did you take your rifle, Miss Gargrave?” | As ho askec. that question he saw | the pallor of the beautiful face grow | more pronounced. He thought she| . Then she drew k, gasp'ng breath. t “You know these woods email unsteadily. “There are wolves and and bears, To carry a rifle is the merest prudence.” He did not challenge her answer di rect! iss Gargrave,” you afraid of Dic “Not afraid ply candidly he asked, Bracknell?" y." was the n, “but I loathed him, and hated the thought of his coming into my life again.” ‘The corporal asked tho next ques tion bluntly “Tell me, did you fire your rifle at all whist you were out, or whilst you were waiting for your husband?" As he made the inquiry the girl came to u sudden standstill, her Ips trembling, her pale face working strangly, the blue eyes expressive of awful fear. He waited in far more distress than his impassive fact indl cated, and at last the answer came in a shaking whisper “Yes, I did. But, oh, believe me, | I—I did not know that I had done| so still afterwards, I do not know what happened... . 1 know there! was a moment when I was temptel to wickedness. There was a terrible hatred in my heart for my husband were and it flashed on me how e: to would be to free myself from him for ¢ It was only a moment—like and then T . and found aw sudden madness, | him drop in the snow + | —an empty shell in the chamber,’ she concluded | Copyright, 1922, by the Bell Syn- dicate, Inc. A marriage in haste is describec: in tomorrow's instalment NOTICE OF INCORPORATION Western Finance Corporation was incorporated in the office of the Secretary of State at Cheyenne, Wyoming. on the 4th day of Jan- luary, 1923, @t 9:00 a. m. 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