New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1922, Page 9

| THE SNOWSHOE TRAIL By N MARSHALL EDIS (Little, Brown & Co, BEGIN HERE TODAY DL Bronson has led Virgmia Tremont | to miss northern Canudn | o) into the Clearwater of to find hor Aance, Harold Lounsbury, who vanishod there six years proviously. Dig AKtel separuten them from the rest of thelr paity, Kenly Lounshury, Virginin's fiance's uncle, and Vosper, B Rronson's ook The man and kil aro snowed in In BIS trapping cabin beyond G y river. Bl suelin s murdored father's lost gold mine Ono dny he finds Harold, who lins turned squaw man, and takes him to Virginia, GO ON WITH THE NTORY Virginia turned back to her found love Bhe was a little frightened by the expression on hik face, His eyes were glowing, the color had risen in his checks, he was curiously eager and breathless. “Before he comes,” he e've been apart 5o long- His hand reached out and seized Bers. He drew her toward him. She didn't resist: she felt a deep self-an- noyance that she didn't crave his kiss, He crushed her to him, and his kiss was greedy. She struggled from his arms and he looked at her in startled amaze- ment. In fact, she was amazed at herself! That first night Bill and Harold made bunks on the floor of the cabin, but such an arrangement could only be temporary. They might be imprisoned for weeks to come. Bill solved the prob- lem with a single suggestion, They would build a small cabin for the two men to sleep in. Many times he had erected such a: struc- ture by his own efforts; the two of them could push it up in a few hours' work. “I'm really not much good at cabin building,”” Harold protested. “Dut I ,don’t see why Bill shouldn't go to work at it. I suppose you hired him for all camp work.” 1or an instant Virginia stared at Bim in utter wonder, and then a swift look af grave displeasure came into her face. “You forget, Harold, that it was i1l that brought you back. The thirty days he was hired for were gone long ago.” Dut she softened at once. “It's vour duty to help him, and I'll help him, too, if I can.” In the next few days Bill mostly left the two together, trying to find his consolation in the wild life of the forest world outside the cabin, Har- old had taken advantage of his ab- sence and had made good progress: Virginia’s period of readjustment to him was almost complete. She did not, however, go frequent- ly into his arms. Someway, an em- barrassment, a gense of inappropriate- ness and unrest always assailed her when he tried to ofaim the caresses that he felt were his due. “Not now, Harold,” she would tell him. “Not until we'rc established again—at home.” Iinally his habits and his actions did not quite meet with her approv- al. The first of these was only a little thing—a, failure to keep shaved. The stubble matted and grew on hi Jips and jowls. Bill, in contras shaved with greatest care every eve- ning. A more important point - was his avoidance of his proper share of Bill's daily toil. ¢ There was a little explosion, one afternoon, when he ventured to ad- vise her in regard to her relations with Bill. Harold spoke tolerantly, patroniz- ingly. “Those fellows arc apt to take an advantage of any familiarity. They're all right if you keep 'em in their place—but they're mighty like- 1y to break loose from it any minute. I'm sorry you ever let him call you Virginia."” Virginia's eyes blazed. “listen, Harold,” she exclaimed. i don't care to hear any more such talk as that. 1 don’t need or want any guch warnings. 1 don’t care what you think of Bill—for that matter, wre that Bill doesn’t care yut 1'll ask you to keep your thoughts to yourself. Oh, 1f you only knew—how good, how strong, how true he has been—how tender he has been to me—" Harold was torn with jealous rage, and in his fury and malice he made the worst mistake of all. “I hope he hasn't been too tender—'" he sug- gested, viciously. The girl answered only with her eyes; but her answer was unmistak- sable, Harold muttered something un- intelligible, half an apology, half an excuse. Then he turned his back and -stalked out of the cabin. XII. The addition of Harold to their number did not influence, for long, Virginia's: old relations with Bill. They were cdmrades as ever; they {alked and chatted around the little stove in the hushed nights; they played their favorite melodies on the battered phonograph, and they took the same joyous, exciting expeditions into the wild. One morning Bill ealled her early. We're face to face with a new problem,” he announced. “The pack came by last night—the wolf pack. T didn’t hear them at all. And they got away with the big moose ham, hang- ing on the spruce.” “hen we're out of meat?"” “A$l except the little piece outside the door. We've been going through it pretty fast.” . Bill spoke true. sumption had practically since Harold had come. “But if you care to,” Bill went on, “we can dash out and see if we can pick up a young caribou or a left- over moose.” She dressed, and at breakfast their exuitation over their trip grew pain- ful to Harold's ears. He announced his intention of going along. Bill took rather a new course to- day. He bent his steps toward a stream that he called Creek Despair —named for the fact that he had once held high hopes of finding his lost mine along its waters, only .to meet an utter and hopeless failure. After proceeding a long distance Bill glanced back in warning and pointed to an entrancing wilderness picture, a hundred yards in front. In a little glade and framed by the | forest stood a larga bull caribou, flashing and incredibly vivid against the snow. Inciientaliy ke made new- urged, you can be at all either Their meat con- doubled a first-class .‘lmlflnll, came mushing through the and N. E. A, Service) target—one that it seemed impossible take him,"” “Let me take him," In a flash Harvold realized that here ’\\us hig opportunity: in one stroke, one casy shot, he could focus Vir- ginfa's admiration upon himselr, But it was not the way of sports- men, wandering in file in mountain tralls, to clamor for the first shot at | game. Whatever I8 said is usually in solicitation to a companion to shoot; and Virgink felt oddly embarrassed Harold's gun leaped to his shoul- der. The target looked too big to miss, but his bullet flung up the snow behind the animal, The caribou's powerful pushed out in a mighty leap, Iren- zied, Harold shot again; but his nerve was broken and his self-control blown to the four winds, The animal had | gained the shelter of the thickets by now., “My sights are off," Harold shout- ed, "“They didn't shoot within three feet of where I aimed, Damn such a gun." “T think we'd better look for some- thing else,” sald Bill dryl “Then I want you to carry my gun | awhile, and let me take yours. It's all ready, and here's a handful of extra shells, You ought to be willing to do that, at least.” | Harold had forgotten that this man was not his personal guide, subject to his every wish. He held out gun and shells; and, smiling, Bill received | them, giving his own weapon In exq| change. But Harold's miss had not been his | greatest sin, The omission that fol-| lowed was by all the codes of thal hunting trails unpardonable. He sup posed that he had refilled his rifle magazine with shells before he put| it in Bill's hands. In his confusion | and anger, he had forgotten to do so; and the only load that the gun con- tained was that in the barrel, thrown in automatically when the last empty shell was ejected. X111, Several seasons before there had | been a fatality on the hillside above Creek Despair. An ancient spruce tree had languished, withered and died from sheer old age. . On the day that the three hunters emerged on (heir snowshoes in search | Inf meat for their depleted larder, the |wind pressed gently against it. Be- cause its trunk was rotted away it swayed and fell heavily. | The falling tree had made a fright- ful crash just over the head of a great hibernating for the winter, en the deep coma in which he lay was abruptly dissolved: He sprang up, ready to fight. His Tittle, fleree eyes burned and smoldered with wrath, he grunted | deep in his throat, and he pushed out savagely through the cavern maw. It was only a step farther through the spruce thicket into the sunlight. Three figures, two abreast and one Harold shouted, limbs llittle puss where the creek flowed. The grizzly rccognized them in an |instant as his hereditary foes. His ears lald back, and he uttéred a deep growl. As he stepped, his forefeet swung out, giving to his carriage an arro- been amusing if it hadn’t been ter- rible. His wicked tecth gleamed white in foam, and the hair stood stiff at his should ; Bill's keen eyes saw the bear first. 1t was the last sight in the world that Bill had expected. There was no waiting this time to offer the sporting opportunity to Har- old. |7 Virginia was not aware of a lapse | of time between the instant that Bill canght sight of the bear and that in which his gun came leaping to his shoulder. He had full confidence in the hard- hitting vicious bullet in Harold's thirty-five, and most of all he relied on the four reserve shots that he sup- posed lay in the rifle magazine. [ The grizzly dies hard; he felt that all four of them would be needed to| arrest the charge that would likely follow his first shot. He almed for the great shoulder, the region of the lungs and heart. (Continued in Our Next Issue). i{\()('li-lislilll)‘? ulptor Tells a Class That They Are Designed That Way. Philadelphia, Jan. 7.—Praise the American girls' dimpled knees as much the fact that they knock together. Dr. R. Tait McKenzie broke this news to a group of startled students at a lecture yesterday on the human fig- ure, delivered before a small but pro- foundly interested audience in l)‘c(‘ Fine Arts Building. “In musical comedy shows,” said Dr. McKenzle, with pitiless logic, “girls never stand with their knees together. If they did you would see the nicest line of knock-knees you ever imagined.” Nine-tenths of the tempted to imagine this sculptor continued: “Some manager with an anatomical while the jand now the girls stand with their feet apart.” High School Game With South Manchester Off The scheduled game bet&een the local High school and South Man- chester which was to be played to- night in the gymnasium of the High school on Franklin square, has been cancelled, The announcement was made yesterday afternoon by Manag- er Vincent Hayes. gance and a swagger that would have | j, audience at- | turn of mind found this out long ago | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1922, HALLORAN BALKS ON SCHOOL ITEMS Committeeman Disapproves oij Big Increass Proposed | School Committeeman Halloran voiced strennous objection to the st of estimates submitted by the finance committee at a wesslon of the school board yesterdiy afternoon, nssorting that the pro posed expenditures are entirely too high. § | Postpone Action One Week, After o lengthy discussion, it was | voted to take up the budget again ot wiext riduy's meeting, Although it | will he possible to make changes at that time, the majority of mem have indicuted theie desive to se the proposed estimates to the hoard of finance and taxation, A total of $810,180, exclusive of speclal items of $46,700 and a $20, 793.41 net shortage, or an increas over lnst year of $145,728.41 will e appropriated if the present sty go through Commigsioner Halloran objected to any inercase over the amount allow this year, Particularly, he opp an item of §21,700 for sa pairs in the schools and medical inspeetion and 1 asked that the former e | stricken out entirely and the | second amount be eut to $2,600, the amount given this year, r Prefers Old Budget, | [ Jogeph M special The commissioner felt that the board should start the year with a budget similar to the one used this ¥ and if the need of more money was apparcnt he felt it would he j vided from time to time He as |serted that it wounld burden the tax- | wrily if the proposed | puyers unncee | estimates were adopted, Comparing municipal business| with private enterprises, he pointed | out that merchants are strogzgling | along under the most adverse con- | ditions. Under these conditions, he | ppinted out, the city cannot extra expenditures, Chairman 1. G. Vibberts of the | health and anitation committee spoke in support of the items men- tioned hy Mr. Hallo He told the hoard that ¢ is spending | less money for san than most | cities, and he wondered if there was strict compliance with the law: | Committee “Prejudiced.” Again taking the floor, Mr. Hal- loran stated that the committee that inspected thé schools and reported | unfavorably upon sanitary conditions | was composed of educational or medi- .al men, and therefore prejudiced, Mr. Vibberts corrected that the com- mittee w Dr. J. E. Martin, Mrs. Kimball and himselt Superintendent H. Holmes speaking upon the item for repai which shows an increase of $12,000, making the figure $30,000, stated that it was but one per cent. of the cost of the school plant, and, in his| opinion, a favorable figure Commissioner H. H. Pease felt that more careful consideration of the budget, item by item, was desirable. Proposed Estimates. As presented by the finance com-| mittee, the budget is: i Appropriated Estimated for for | 1922-1923 | 1921-1922 Teaching day schools$540.000 Tuition, St. B. of 15, 36,000 salaries 31,500 upplies .. 1,300 600 Open airyschool sup 3,000 000 | Kind'garten supplies 600 800 | Medical Inspection | and nurses 5,500 | Vacation schools . 1,600 1,500 | Superintendent 6,000 6,000 Attendance bureau . 5 5,500 | Census 700 | Clerks 10,800 | Printing 3,000 | ening school ”'“Ml Supplies, ete 24,000 Text books ... 10,000 | Libravy & appa 1,200 Furniture 5,000 Repairs 10,000 15,000 1,000 5,000 18,000 30,000 afford | | of $46,700 has been inserted for im- for the first time in nine years, the White House New Year reception was held by President Members of the cabinet, government and military officials were receiv- line three and Mrs. Harding, Jan. 2. ed first. Then, for more than two hours the pubiic moved through the mansion in blocks long as you see above. Light and power 000 8,000 provements in safety devices at the 6,000 sel e The finance committee has mended t 32 w male clerk in the office of the sup- Insurance Miscellaneous 18,000 ni0n bhe expended for Ame miz a tion D11} At 2,000 | erintendent. The committee felt that The Roosters defeated Mr. Holmes is overburdened with ek | elub Radgers to Totals . 7,050 £810,180 | and needs assistance in the matt Gordon Total Shortage §51,855.65. IGGARE. HBPAC M The total shortage is $51,855.65 and the balances total $25,062.24, lcaving| a net shortage of § 13.41. An item Best butter dle Russcll Bros, | advt, Address Man advt, | street, phone BOOSTERS BEAT recom- - Now Want Games With Averaging Up to 100 Pounds, made 10 of | points, while for the losers Shurewsky starred, making 9 points he Boosters want g | teams averaging 95 to r 1. 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