Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 27, 1923, Page 6

PAGE SIX. The Lady of North Star’ BY OTTWELL BINNS, AUTHOR 0 F “A MATING IN THE WILD: INSTALLMENT NO. THREE. WHO'S WHO IN THE NOVEL Roger Bracknell, corporal. in the Northwest Mounted police for 400 miles a man accused of the serious crime of selling liquor to the Indians, hears two rife serves a woman, terrified. him carrying a rifle, and covers a man lying in From the track made by th aled, Roger believes him to be Koona Dick, the fugitive whom he had been following. As it {s grow ing dark, Bracknell leaves the body anc makes his ¥ Star Lodge. doy Gargraves, ow: 4 orphan daugh man who required that s years in the Wilds aft The three years are about up. Babrette La Farge, of French-Can- adian descent, 1s companion. Adrian ‘Rayner, a cousin of Joy's also lives at North Star lodge. At dinner Joy says she knows Roger's uncle, Sir James Bracknell in West morland. Engiand, Roger says he left England and entered tho Ser of the lodge entri vis deal vice because his uncle had some mat-} im he did not lke tells of fincing d body in the ts. He ts ‘ani by him er Rayner ds again, rimonal plans for When Bracknell Koona Dick's suppos woods near by, Joy f sure Joy is the girl who carrying a rifle. After dir and Roger go into the w but the body has disappear Near by Bracknell finds a note m ficating that Joy and Koona Dick had had an appointment. Next morning he questions her frankly and learns that Koona Dick was Dick Bracknell, son of Sir James, Roger's own cousin and her husband! Roger tells her of the suspicions which c'rcumstances must direct at her. Expressing her loathing for Dick Bracknell, Joy tells Roger that though she does not remember hav. ng fired a shot at him, she was standing near when her husband fell on the spot where Roger had found him and that she has discov- ered that one cartridge in her rifle|' bad been discharged. Married In Haste. remembered hearing “Now think carefully, and tell me he said, “did you hear another shot Grea? The trouble the girl's cleared suddenly, and a light of hop. Mashed in her eyes. ask?” she cried. “I th Vhy do you igh I did. but this might have been the echo of my own rifle—" Wonder m'ngled with the hope in the girl's face. “You are sure” she cried. “Y. Then there must have been some one elfe. some one who fired at my husban(l. and perhaps I did not kil! him after ail. Oh! thank God! Thank God! I hated him, and though T was fempted, ‘it was only a flam Ing moment of madness, from wh'ch I was saved. You think that? Say you think that, Mr. Bracknell?” “Indeol I do,” answered the cor poral. “Your frankness in the mat- ter has set the whole affa'r in r new ght.” : A thoughtful look came on his face For a full minute he stood there without speaking, and the girl watch. ed him. The corporal looked at her. and the sight of her distress moved him to a deeper sympathy. He knew his cous’n, and Koona Dick's record in the territory was not an attractive one. He wondered how this beaut! ful gtrl had been induced to marry Dick Bracknell “What are you thinking, Mr. Brack: neti?” MICKIE SAYS— “Tet EDITOR AND "DAD \ ARE LOTS AUKE ~"HEX BOTH | WORK HARD AN UNSELFISHLY FOR OTHERS WHO GENERALLY DONT APPRECIATE 'EM FULLY UNTIL “HERE Gone?! iThank goodness! WHY PAY RENT? MILLS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY See Page Advertisement in Tribune Tomorrow “I was wondering however you came to marry such a scally-wag as I know Dick Bracknell to have beea!” Joy Gargrave flushed and then grew pale. “I am not surprised that you should wonchr. If you will walk on I wil tell you how—it happened.” A Uttle time passed before the girl spoke 4 Corporal Bracknell looked steadily at the snowy waste ahead The frozen river was vis’bie for some two miles, and where !t turned round a high rampart of the cliff, a moving figure, clearly visible on the snow caught his eyes. Roger watched it at tentively as {t came to a halt, and wondered idly who !t might be. A wandering Indian possibly. “I met your cousin first, whilst I was stay!ng near Harrow Fell. _ Dick made himself very agreeable to me. s that he was Str James Bracknell's heir. I was flattered by his attent‘ons. At the end of Autumn he proposed to me. Know! “I did not accept him then, for two reasons; first because I was not |quite sure that I loved him, and sec ond because I take such a step |sulting my father.” “They were both sons.” “So they seemed to me, but Lady Alcombe, under whose care I was was not prepared to rithout first con. excellent rea- wh''st in England, did not agree with me “I know Lady Aleombe. and I know her set," sald Roger. “It is a fast one. I am a little surprised that any one should have selected her to chap erone a young girl!” “My father did not was the quick reply. wn Lady Aleombe “He had before her lation of ours. For yself, though there were things that shock d me, I did not mention them to my father, or indeed to any one." “And Lady Alcombe approved of cousin Dick?" “She urged me to accept him, de arnig that my father wou'd be only too ready to see me the wife of ards!’ to his surprise she n into tears. When she there was a tragic note in voice “I was very Sgnorant, and n and Lady Alcombe presumed n my fgnorance. I was to stay r at Alcombe Manor for the istmas season, and towards th she and Dick were go'ng ch me by car, as the rail ney was rather an awkward one. But your cousin exp'aining that Lady had an attack of influenza, and I set t on the journey accompanied only by your cousin.” A stern look came on the corpor- al's face. ‘We ‘missed the way,’ and went she went on. in the evening we Wiltshire ulone. Late a Uttle village in something went wrong with the en- reached when gine. Dick sald it was impossible to proceed further, and there 19 tra'n service so there was noth ing for ft but to stay the night at the Uttle inn that the village afforded There was a motherly woman there and I shared a room th her two daughters, whilst your cusin was accommodated with a settle in the kitchen. Next day we reached the Manor just before dinner time. . . . Lady Alcombe was in a vreat perturbation, and when I en. tered the hall, where a numbe> of guests were assembled, she rushed to me “My dear Joy,’ she erfed, ‘where have you been? I have been worrled death about you “I saughingly explained, ard whilst T was doing so, ons of the men guve a whistle of surprise. and a etl whem T had naver liked begin to giggle. “As I went to my room I knew there was something wrong.. Lay Alcombe came to me before and sald: Mv ¢var Joy, v'» havo behaved meat ‘ndiscreetly. To tell a story Iike that before all those peopte not one of whom will believe it! It 1s dreadful positively dreadful!’ “Her tone and manner told me bet- than her words the vile thing she was hinting at, and I broke down and cried. “. . 4 . When I did that Lady Alcombe changed her tone. “Thero’s only one thing to do,’ she sa'd, ‘and that! is ‘to make the best of it Dick is over head and ears in love with you, and, as you know, he ts only two anxious to marry you. You wil have to take him now—to save your good name Joy. It 1s the only way, for no one will belleve your story, however true it may be. and so I advise you to make up your mind to the inevitable Things might be a great worse. Dick will be a baronet id I agreed to marry Dick making up my mind to ex. tho matter to my father, later © .was there that I could / understand." | arriage, and sho was a distant re-| man who would some day be the Squire of Harrow Fell. But I did} t yle then. afterwards?” asked the cor your | the | writing a note to a friend at Newn @ of the schoo! term she sent word | ham to|A screen for me, hid me from an} showed up Atcombe | PO! jour-|one entering the door. I heard {Lady Alecombe laugh and say— | You owe me five thousand nds, Dick.’ I hope you won't was |sled and by Che Casper Daily Cribune BARNEY GOOGLE-- x SAY, Doc, Ive Gor MY Horse OUTSIDE -I WANT .JUsT WHAT Yeu THe OF HIS Surure ON , SPARKY ITs OKAY — HERES WHERE WE FIND OWT \F You'Re GONNA Cop The LAmMBuURGER Stakes — MR. Dink CAN Nov Tett ve WHERe Is MR. DE Lens PHoTocteara STupio Place ? Wie UX TABLE IME — OH. THANK You Me. Dink —Nov SEE ( PROMISED HIM_| Would TAKE THE TWINS AROUND Te HAVE THEI Picture TAKEN - - OH, JIMMY 1S Got Te MEASLES AND ANY WAY— I had no suspicion of anyth’r: — WELL, WHERE'S THE OlHeR UTre FELLA~You ONLY GOT ONE OF EM"! —IM ONLY TAKIN’ TIMMY ~ — (Tite BE CHEAPER, For ONG, AND WHATS “Whe DIFFERENCE THEY Bol coor at the ume. Dick wanted me GASOLINE ALLEY —NIPPED IN THE BUD I liked him.” 1. a —— = “Wh a@d you f'9d out thi a i _——— es re M 1. arriving at Alcombe GOT TO KEEP VOULD YOU LOOK GRACIOUS, WHAT AN anything but an accident?’ as MY EYE ON SKEEZIX= AT THAT! AWFUL DISPOSITION! the corpo} THERE'S NO TELLING— J SOMEBODY MIGHT a 7), TRY TO KIDNAP . AY ‘On the very morning I was mar red. We had returned from the rch and I was in the Mbrar when I heard two people enter be very long in paying. for the truth fs, Iam beastly hard up.’ Dick laughed also, and I caught Jhis answer. ‘As soon as that o dutfer in the Klondyke makes his settlements I'll pay you, Mary. You deserve it. That was a pretty litt'e scheme of yours, and it has gone Uke clockwork.’ | “It came on me like a flash then I saw how I had been trapped and hustled into marrying your coustn In that moment I hated him, and I have done so ever since After a little time t without learning t I had the Tae ( HAROLD TEEN—-WEBSTER HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH would not do so, I A a heard them. I that wou'd never allow Dick Bracknell to bo in fac what he was in name. I went! to my room, secured my traveling coat and some money and fled to Cambridge to the friends staying there through the vacation. I told her everything, and on her advice wrote! to Lady Alcobe, explaining the situa- ton and averring that I wou'd never! ive with Dick Bracknell. I got a telegram from him saying that he would be down to see me the next day, but something happened and he had to leave England. Do you know what it was? I have never| heara. | “Yes,” answered the corporal slowly. “You knew perhaps that| Dick was in the artillery.” “There was a new. gun, and he had access to the plans. He stole! a copy, and sold them to the agent of a foreign govergyment The theft was discovered and traced, but Dick got clear away. The affair was hush-| ed up, as such affa'rs are, and it is| nearly forgotten now, though England) would not be a safe place for him. | Did you ever hear from him after. wards?” | “Not until last night,” was the reply. “When his note came to me,| it was a great shock." ‘They walked forward for a moment Without speaking. A rise in the ground covered with snowladen saskatoon bushes hid the river from them for A little time, and as they breasted ft they surprised a pedestrian cl!mb- ing up the banks. It was Mr. Ray- ner. Ho was obviously a little startled by the meeting, but a moment later recovered himself. “Been out for a he explained turn?” be girl nodded, but wa'ked on leaving Joy to return with Rayner. He waited until they were out of sight and descended to the frozen surface of the river. His gaze was arrested by the trail of a recent footmarks, He} the figure he had seen = RY Y'OuGHTA PIPED TH’ COMPLEXION STYLISH SLINA 1 WAS eter! YES WINNIE, AND T WANT TO EXPRESS MY SINCEREST SYMPATHIES! WELL, 1 WAS AWFUL SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YER TROUBLE WITH KENNETH! 1 KNOW BL HOW Y'MUST A’FELT SKOM GETTIN’ ALL SET FOR LSICYG (A WweDDIN’ AN’ THEN DOYS Oo WweDpin! NOT bh OEA comin’ OFF! sust FET constitutional,” “Are you ready to re the corporal remembered ME TOO WINNIE! GOSH 1 FEEL TURR'BLE SORRY! 1 CAN IMAGINE uke @ PéAcH-SHE careRiep No *MUNITIONS, FERCRIMPS SAKE, wor's ALL TH’ LAUGHTER ¢ WOTS ow YOU GOIN'ON HERE 72 VINNIE $ ALLY TM SonR FOR. x while walking with Joy Gargrave.| @prr-emcase Tene, unquestionably that of Rayner, for there were h's footmarks turning| south from the bluff, He looked } 1 1 atthe sled traf! again, and there ting which ted to North star} re was a puzzled frown on my father, Sir Joseph Rayner, and think may discovery the single Lodge. Roger's face, as he turned in the di-|Miss Gargrave's presence is urgently thetic fontiarks ‘that ran side alde with} As he realized this} n of the Lodge, and when he|required on a matter of business." |t Dick the sled@trall, had be nde not by), | : : one palr of feet but hy two, some one ° sled, trail had /came In alght of tho house he b no} After lunch, Miss Gargrave sought! you are, will having quite recently edapted his been following, when he had encoun-|aware of a considerable bustle. Injovt Roge: “You know stride to the tracks already made.|tered Joy Gargrave, drectly|the open space in front two sleds! «str, Bracknell,” she said, “I am|how I was Puzzled and interested ‘he followed ,2¢ross the river. were drawn. up, and a considerable|arratd, terribly afraid. Somet the sled tra'l up the bank and Kegan; But whose sled was !t? And why|number of dogs were lying about. feel that your cousin {s not dead.|to leave in peace?” to trace it through the wood at the;bad Rayner traced: tt carefully} He met Mr. Rayner, who smiled |f geo}, that he will come back here,| .op at the same tin or ng to at him, and that is why we © hurrying/py to afford An hour later still following the|cover his own trail? Did he know “We have news for you, rporal | aw tomorrow morn'ng. sledtrail he struck the river pgaln,|something—somothing that he did|We start for England tomorrow. Ajter f-om Sir Josepn Rayner serves| and found himself eactly opposite » not wish to make known Iinersage has just reached us from/for an excuse. Wo you understand?’ iful eyes, * answered 1 ASK THE LITTLE BOY HIS NAME AND THAT BIG LUMMOX FLIES ALL TO PIECES! Boy. WHEN SHE WALKS INT @ STREET CAR, TH’ Abs ABE © THE BOYS ARE SUST EXTENDING THEIR SYMPATHIES: To met! Roger are afraid out where worry, you?” have told you marrying w T{him, do you think that he Js the man “The pol'ce would only be too hap- protection here,”* The let-janswered the corporal earnestly. ‘The girl looked at him with grate- ‘ou mean yourself. Yew. I know, but there is another service that I wan rom you You have but to namo Miss Ga a he answered as she hesi tated. "So far as duty s Tam entirely at your service. Tell me what it ts that I can do for you.” “You can fnd out for me whether Dick Bracknell is alive or dead,” Copyright 1922, By the Bell Syndicate, Ine. Tomorrow's installment, “the Prodigal and His Husks,” adds a complication to Bracknell’s puzzle.