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La prot ee Ev M siy’s 81 n e. Mond ee en The Boss of Lazy Y; ‘B CHARLES ALDEN SELTZBR} her teeth, and I ought to dress it,” he added. “Come now, Pet (oprright, 1918, ty Little, Brown & Uo.) CHAPTER I. “Case B. M. 432.” LAN JENSEN, one of the United States Secret Service's youngest men, reached the camps in the Canadian wilderness in the late| % ? ‘ nis? os 7 am boy ge | -: Leattee tta leadhcanied Nerttema autumn. All along the trail he had found camps deserted, but| “Jam VOD : : : ‘ ' ‘ “*Wwaltt walli Sin Potair ees not wan fully ‘handed them well supplied with food, And now this last camp—his destina- q 4 itr) eee 1m) yf | man wid hard heart,” anewered the tary gu ere ene wee filled with all manner of ; YAY ott at bls tp ay “ee . who po pPcaag ees Wats case oe Lae ,*e00a to cat. ; : f ‘ ’ There he abode for daye in comfort, except when he cut his left arm a NY MARY ; tak", ihe ae eae bees aed with an axe while chopping firewood. Here Jensen waited for the unknown| . \ Sh a : him with increas verson—friend or foe—whom he was to meet. m heem!” %* Chief Hilkie of the United States Government's Secret Service was pur- q@ing the strangest and most powerful gang of counterfeiters in ali history. Jensen was but one atom of that pursuit. The affair was known in Chief ‘BOkive private memorandum as “Case B. M. 432." ‘ i} . ‘ = thas \ f upper body so that the blood | caste that was beginning to soak through Some weeks earlier the Government had discovered by chance that ‘i ~ | Y Re cae 5 , | Bie coat sleeve trom the wound gp the most expert chet = pearly all ita reserve supply of $20 gould pieces—“double eagies”"—were J A>, \ q \\ \ A . ing @ rather mean ad: eg while the; filled with a white pitchblende substance known to chemists as “ithite.” . L ; yy 2 Play upon her sym- aliy came from out a ‘The outer shells of the coins alone were of gold. The ithite weighed just as : \ ‘ e re ete ne tame time he been so coaxed into @ state ineavy as gold and gave the sam: ng.” The fraud could not be discovered , ‘ \ fase i q ‘much forward progress be af oo remy mt by the except by breaking open the gold pieces. , \ ONG ¢ while he remained tied and helpless, Of Peter Saint that the pert! fact’ = y : ‘ _ ner would have sworn Hk ance Sameye Gece sat the am & new man ca thin and f aon't \) y | onl . uu sate af. Rome ee ee ie have come from his factary- wi Secret Service agog. Every- think you would recognize my nam fi . A «es 5 i N . jured with the axe, and even the made oe ogy jo detectives were sent out to anyway.” He caught her quick frow: ’ » 5 ightest movement he was abie to = Ss oe nt ry geek trace of the fraud. Jensen, on of impatience and continued: Na : A (. make ia turning his bedy such a wade of gresse-< meine aoenan, 3 Bi the a hundreds of oo re atau sane Hara] my name \ x % “ ’ s 2 N Ase) Ni dart oF paoniate pain yociy f Oy condition of delicate come charcoal burn- a F \ . 7 4 Oo shor a settlement in the North Woods Somehow, Jensen felt thai he would (teh we ; X 4 f Re fight SOPe alte callus be Grd of cline in time to witness the last hours like this young woman to know his ‘ i s nei +i jation in order to make his condition & man who (injured in some way true given name; of course it was he : i." : ah ee : convincing. The blood receded from the wilderness) had staggered to Donsensical, but that was the way q Pos Litre ey i, Bes! i a.) his face, he saw the firelight suddenl: settlement to die. he was aning to feel about it, ; P £ gerne 7 : oe ‘ die down and the room went dai From the delirious mutterings of deeply had those ead eyes shini i ns 4 Cr, Re’: . ote about him just as Miss Kérrison told dying man Jensen gathered that from that beautiful face touched him. " Sioa P a Peter Saint to release him. Some- waa Tom Springvale. He His errand into the North had to do “ ~ A : 9 Phe ~ | thing prompted him, oddly enough, to had Known a fellow named With gold; old J. J. Kerrison con- as - ; J i x % call out Mins Kerrjson's name, and Je in college. But that had ‘rolled the Colrain and Communapair cy: me ae long after he remem! hearing his Jong ago; and he could not make id mines, the richest in the world. : org ot 5 ob abn ned ; TL th : hh A own voice repeat it, fainter and faint in that thie bearded man with Jensen had been thinking about old 4": Ny i ste 3 = 3 . or, until It tratled off into allence, pain-distorted face was he. ‘J. J.” that day, although he had r cay) mont 5 = 4 be i ty, | overything became a blank. ngvale, in his delirium, raved of fies le es nia oe ‘ : r Lay ‘When Jensen regained his senses he hearted sirens” and hi ‘ oes Os id upon a thick, fur-covered ‘onid he ‘was on bis way to ‘ . - ¥ rae skin in the warmest corner before the real No 1) but must "keep at the moment, EN 3 d ee a + ants Om the blue wool wershirt sloeve and P: Se pactnes ot Little’ Babes ‘camp Bin own be, > epropristed It for AN) My, Tey : ; . ‘ — ’ see | D6 undershirt sleeve were both cut scatters which the nabltun Dee New ork at one, On this finpatient young woman i ity ; Ng ea ae a eg eyiety wound made by eciphered so readily f standing before him Jensen's , & ps c Fe en | A ungent in evidence to that effect, he tals was the last jot and must be ance of the name Korrison #ppeared ma ; . : wae Nam I the dome, tath with some pungent ¢ hig remarks to him. eso ghonted “to” someone to {© have an effect almoat electrical, «oss x. tia, ? NE ‘ ; amolling liquid be took to teatly with , “Now, Peter Saint,” said J her hands flew to her chegks, and si : we x : SN v . “I'll explain fully about that him that bundle of furs for the Grow back closed eyes. The storm was atill beat W f A a al {ng about the cabin with wild fury; Babe is right, it was not really Springvale died Jensen found °°Afronted her. cocasionally he heard a dog whine fia maa whe originaliy it “Kerrison! e repeated. ‘Why, — ot i i ii letter is dead. — me tank af uri of paper, time is my ne: Ths cae herd WASHINGTON, June 18.—The German Ambassador to-day| steamers carrying Americans in the war zone, and intimated that nifted soles wd tively characters) was a message, 0% are you really a Kerrison? { called attention of the Government to the fact that there had been] this fact might be considered indicative of Germany’s attitude Tine of light and w arte et ed Pa gd Be ace te NR ony eee jon’ love al ng: : ; you haven't the look, A * . ; Fy ft ' applied to his arm stung like nett ‘i and drew his attention ou will immed tates proceed to OS Cogs ett nora no recent submarine attacks upon American ships or upon passenger | toward this country in regard to submarine warfare. ne RR Rettlens qbreatiy, a8 drow ip on as per = je : — : dared bin eyes for fear scare and await this absurd nonsense and tell me whe ae fi frightening away the hand ou are and what You are TP which of these two arrivals, the map perplexed brows, as if too puszled perplexed condition of Jensen's mind. ing growl in the middie with a enap of Thisnote "She was obviously becoming very Of the Woman, Was the real Messon- to take any part in the actions of “What you theenk, eh? You theenk of her steel jawa at his throat, It touched him, Finally he did open hie inypationt if not even angry. Her Sf from the North alluded to in the elther of these men. Sin Petair and heea Baby go in every seemed the part of discretion to lie ¢¥e* only brown eyos beneath the shadow of Bote still lying upon the shelf table Peter Saint appeared to give little ‘ouse dey come across, wat? We quiet. ar etes. Baten Sa eee evenieee blond hair snay wi if beneath the north window, Judging more notice to the young woman than theenk not, eh, my Baby? Sin Petair Peter Saint arose to his feet rub- for the life of him, Jonaae did wert by. the sounds he had hoard, this if she had not been present. Once, know where he eese belong, Deese bing a bruised knee. bit of cotton. He bed thought and to that,” anewered know how to proceed with her. latest arrival had come from the in his bustling about the room, he ees my ‘ome, to him you are welcome, “M'sieu Kerrison has seen de eyes os ed’ that Pegs my oe Tensee. “Tom ingvale and I were It is uncertain how long Jensen 4st; but he was not certain of that. did happen to stumble awkwardly M’sieu Kerrison, an’ also dees young of Sin Petair wan tam back; now jensen deci peri toget! her at @ charcoal might have stood there in ‘As the man and dog came into the across her feet and immediately went lady with gol’en hair, she ees wel- M’sieu Kerrison seo de teeth of Bin ness could have lasted in Northern Vermont; @ bashful unconscious! fi ” ” few moments, for @ pot of cot- spri ho. a hoolboy. bel: cabin, Jensen's attention had been into a profusion of apologies, using Come also.” The habitan bowed low Petair.” He maid this with a soft DUt & ingvale,. wi of countenance by his stern tescher, drawn away from the woman; now the word “damn” with marked em- and chuckled softly, as if inwardly chuckle, “Dey are valry. SbarD, cape glleper ge Regret “70 ae was on bis way to Peter not chance come to his rescuy He slanced covertly toward where phasis; apologies that would have enjoying some huge joke. theese teeth. I will recommen’ dat 457 was moving about the room mak- with the sound of a tremendous com. 8%° sat At one side as he answered been more prolonged had not Jensen “You have asked Sin Petair vair M’sieu Kerrison remain vairy quiet ing final pret jons for the meal, {aii 4 motion outside among the dogs that ‘2, man's remark. growled out a command for him to mooch,” he continued, “and Sin wille we fix M’sieu #o can not ene otoe are tended to dene Wiling tree. had recently arrived with the young {t certainly iw ‘one damn bilzzard,’ cease and hurry on with his prepara- Petair to M’aleu Kerrison. Deese let- ‘ave any more strange dreams about Mi wound, ching the delicious woman. There was a chorus of st: “ Mel bead Cw you Wrote indeed i. tions for the meal. tair what my Baby fin’ on deese table, lettaires dat do not belong to ‘eem.” aroma of the steaming Y: i, he cato howls, an anewering series of ca fy pace to Gnd sanctuary pore before ‘twice Jensen took occasion to make Dig hs ues | pce re jena’ to Rane habltan stepped ard @ elt ere ssa alts neta an tae nine in the dis comin) : 98 Kerrison ‘ r n, rer hearer, nearer; then a wild jumble of stoh began myself, but this young * Passing remark to Mie orm: G Babo'? Was eet M’sieu Kerrison gan to truss Jensen up in "4 serotloally treated baaaags yey eat it out in time.” Jens about the severity of the storm; once Paro? | oot ee the habit snarls'as the two forces clashed ia Woman just Seo invited has to dtaw. neater Dring Geese lattair e an ly competent manner. conflct, ‘Evidently more visitors we.e fen accented his expletive as had the {4 8%Aee warmen as ho threw on asked bis question Ih a wonderfully woman stood looking on with what “7M, Peter Maint arriving at the lonely camp on the Certain that ther 5 Lid, more logs; but she answered only #0ft and insinuating manner that Jensen took to be @ sarcastic smile reat Cacsar’a ghost, Peter Sain after ‘@ must some ad would have disarmed the most wreathed about her red lips. but that coffee of yours smells gior- to return with the package the gh ttle Babos. den meaning in that otherwise inno- With indifferent monosyllables. “Tve been brew! ’ od his suspicious listener. Babe, the big. wolf-collie, hela 1ous!" he cried. “I've been brewing refers t blaze; cent expression; the look of perplex- Peter Saint, having finis| Unt tely for the f hi bi fe it myself from the same stock for Ret ra th f king the supper, nfortunately for the success of his menacing jaws but a few inches from rn turn to where Jensen oan CHAPTER II. Hy TEE CHSNaprORS Te POuRE Wise. Ooty pare bie attention 10 yo Auppers journey. into the wilderness, Jensen his throat, offering ample demonatra- #¢veral daya; but I never could bring Jensen had #o far found such emooth underestimated the perspicacity of tion in her own effective manner that OUt an odor like that. "Tis appetia- sailing with his narrative that this i ii The Eyes and Teeth of Sin Srmed Jensen's impression, board, With arms jaden with dishes, ; a fe SA Te io Castes ihe aan oo “EI the li helt. Peter Saint, the French Canadian the teeth of Peter Saint were quiet {ng © 10 revive te. A unexpected question Miss ware. reaming. Petair. whe had veiled hintelt Sale Peet eo Mhore lay Jensen's strange habitan, in forming hia answer, Put- as proficient in their Way as ware Pharaoh ‘Menepiah himself. Now that had shot at him brought him ‘ep BPE z rel 5 “ ‘ , b ting hia trust in the habitan'’s voice the eyes of Peter Saint. It was prob- You have so nicely fixed up my arm, standing. He hed all be could de to outside the Little Babos Sin Petair there eos ladies presant, bit of white paper. With paws on Quite for granted that Peter Saint means of indicating to the blind Coffee to put me ft as a fiddle, natural as he answerea: cabin Jensen turned toward eh what, my Baby?” He poked ané the table, she began sniffing at it, Believed him to be the person who habitan the fuct that the letter on | The Nabitan grinned with pleasure "To New York.” moccasin shod foot into thi t hile, tes of th had brought the note to his camp which Alan Jensen had staked his all at this, pr « Jensen got to his , As he uttered the me of the the door and threw it'open. PiDsorltne dog stretched out by the caste ead, queruious whines ‘with 28d answered accordingly, |, In this Journey into the North was and Mer irene: agen OX ce ered sauane neaibes nt hope Outside the storm now'raged fire, which sho had saluted Miss Ker- “Certhinly,’I brought that letter,” not hie rightful possession, but had him. Alan hoped to catch in her Miss Kerrison might not ask him to furiously; a wall of blinding snow The dog got up, yawned her great rison. answered Jensen confidently. “I was been for some time in the company of glance some sign of relief at his r whom the package was to be a and sleet whirled about th: ‘bin, Jaws, and walking sedately to wher “Eh, hat theese, my Baby?” instructed to await here for a mes- a man whose personal identification covery, but, if #he felt it, nothing of ered. It was @ forlorn hope; Tre Cree ena tat eee cabin. the younk woman sat, perched ON called’ Leer Saint in astonishment, senser from the North. I supposed card, as conveyed to the nostrils of a the sort was allowed to become evi- as ihe words ty y ae haunches before her and began tO picking up the paper at. the very this young lady, Mise Kerrison, to be dog, was vastly different from that of dent. He saw only the same glance mind, she voiced them who- of fighting dogs and a buman fi, whi I Ati: but, ap- of exit ith which had Ine querulously, almost as if at- ae lottait?” He the person I was awaiting, but, ap- the man now being securely tied aa of perplexity w joh she ha ‘And to whom were you to deliver peesing among them, wielding a tempting to form word Bip Oey OF THR GOS: ine tate dae parently, she knowa nothing About he tay upon the floor of the cabin on met hie gaso from the frst, his package in New York?” i "M'steu is vairy good to spenk #0 §=6“To the bank.” whip with no merciful hand. Finally .“Vairy good, Baby,” commended clattering heap. at thank Ae Kees the Little Babos. wae ere make the enarls turned to cringing whimp- Saint Peter whimsically. ‘“‘Vair-ey' Jensen arose to recover his note, make wan leetie mistake, eh, what?™ ighly y 4 Fortunately, ers, and Jensen saw a man accom- Fora, $oi.° wan young lady wit! took but a fow steps, and then guid’ the habitan sharply, the soft CHAPTER Il. every voyeuver ta Casata hese mens i s, Wen hair, you say in dog language. stopped in amazement. Peter Saint, fones ‘tiasing from his voice now. 4 coffee; but the berry, ah, it 1s panied by a single animal come run- A ver’ bee-utiful young lady; ®6M instead of bringing the paper to the “My Raby, she acts as If deese let- A Truce for the Night. oe ae bee 4 ning toward the shaft of firelignt fact, my Baby, you say she oe dam froiight and holding it before his tair belong to some other man than AVING semoved Jeasen’o trem wy dtar ten’ Srelen® [A gh PE Be, shining from the door. + laughed elfishiy, shaking the strings bide) te, oad, bag enn fae M’siou Kerrison; an’ Baby, she eese automatic thut had been _ It was done so quickly \e. for he saw her tense wip ; Jensen held open the door, and man of hair about his head. He appeared fingertips over the writing, meaty wan wise dog, “ie ‘heals slung about hia neck in- % table relax, and a look of rellet Sew and dog came rushing in. He was a #10 to listen tensely as he uttered 1) "hi, soir, PR opttons Wgmyrie Van aide Wis cont and:tled dome an? ned Penta across her face as she leaned aupines Uttle man, thin clmost to emaciation, Adee renvence, sw ¥ou wel Immediate! proceed to Habe is a very cl sen's arma and legs 60 se- swoon and the excruciating pain of ',, apy brown skinned, with pointed, intense- about the young indy's uppearnone® camp on the Leetle Babo,' as pair pre- has gone astray th curely that he could scarcely move th® two wounds in his arm; but he ode cord vn ea heen ly ‘black board, and a face marked declared Jensen, frowning at these yous, instrucions” Kb. my Maly, note of instructions from headavat” without dimeulty, Peter Saint carriea (noumnt Pe say Mise, Kerrigon dart “Gamo?” continued Jensen, "th With deep scars that gave him an ap- frank expressions, yet not falling to ch, what? “An’ await 20 memengair tie Babos camp, you probably under- bim toward a low bench seat that ex- her Angers Uahtly on ‘is lips mould be underatend, 6nd t WAaiaaEE pearance of vicious ugliness, ugliness Opinions are better kept to yourself, ffm the Nord?’ Um, ‘from the Nord? stand that without my vying any tended along the further aide of the before he coukd utter th of eves 8 peeege ee eed 0 Croan that was almost uncannily canine as Saint Peter, The question uppermost Hh, my Baby, what does Sin Petair more; but I can eaally prove mY cabin, The habit: od sma friend who had pte rth FR, = : ¥ \d Baby know about theese theengs? lady, Mise . o habitan appear th 4 al el Yar- Matters so in the beginning; but the long black strings of hair fell 18: Can we three make ourselves com. nd Baby kno v mlekemenh Tne xouen: Is6y. ctated, Tata Lis bial T'was not certain about eiieer fortable here for the night, or until ‘An’ theese note weel identify you.’ Kerrison, and myeelf are the only two @od emaciated, yet the ease with ae Le tbody yy ly back in her chair! about bis face, and his thin lips were the storm abates?” ‘Tees mos’ strange lettair, Baby.” people who have been In your cabin; which he lifted Jensen's athletio It was but one more mystery to add You OF Peter Saint. I have been drawn away from @ row of yellow “comforubic, ces ect? Why, for , For one puzzled instant Jenson she will, I think, tell you that ho form proved him to possess muscles to the many with which Jensen's IK here at the Little Babos teeth in a satyr-like grin, He darted certain; sure, ‘sure, nd they aay at 10ked and listened, then he grasped did not’ bring the letter?” Jensen or ‘seal, Dropping Jenaen to the Mind had been constantly puzzling Several days, an one toward the roaring fire. tho post, But ‘firat let me put’you the habitan by the’ shoulder, whirled turned toward where the young wom- e 3 since the night @pent at the wick Doth of you might ut casual “Wall! wall! os eas one dam straight. Msiou, ‘my. name leet soa him about into the glare from the fire, an sat beside the fire in half dark- bench, he sald with an elfiwh grin: — man's bedside in the charcoal burn- ‘Tavellers who had taken shelter from bits’, eh my friend,” he declared, as Petair Sin, cof you please. Tne tae. 4d gazed into the man’s face; the news. He expected her to imme- “Purdon, M’sleu, aef | make eet @o ers’ camp, Yet it assured him of one he threw back his fur cap rimmed tor at the post he always set eet down eves turned up toward his were en- diately declare that the letter was no will lay vairy quiet. Eet is neces- thing: while he had been unconscious, | Jensen had expended a tremendous with @ row of icicles that cracked gen hees beeg books ‘Sin, Petair,'’ so 1 tirely filmed over, both iris and white, certainly not hers and must be his, sopping either Miss Kerrison and Peter Saint effort to make his story sound simple, deep and murky weter, with the mi away and fell tinkling to the hearth. gpeak it so myself.” He said this ® Seft gray mass floating between At his question the young woman *!r had come to some sort of an under. *@rnest, and natu gm parchment paper his only “One dam bliz'!" He, too, appeared with an uncouth sort of dignity and tanned lids. The man was blind; at stood up, tossed back her head and The more Jensen saw of this hab- standing, or they had previously and support. to repeat and emphasize the expletive pride. most he could only have told the dif- answered: “This man who calls jtan the more puzzled he became known each other better than their d¢pended wholly on gaining confi- 5 ance be wean Sarkeee and light, himself Rerrison, $16 hav ie letter regarding how best to take him, #¢tlons had led him to believ gence. binges on ter Oe Bee they ‘ou are blind, Peter Saint,” de- in his possession’ when rivi ere, , . As Jensen arose to his feet after jeved is version of ho eo had reed it in the firelight; in terized the storm. “But eet 2 7 clared Jensen, angry that th but I am satisfied it is not his; he When he closed bis eyes and heard having his arm bandaged, he reeled come into possession of the letter. hans by the len; of time Be chasers phy he bliz’ to catch ie Ree utes # bar ted aoe should not have mentioned it, knows absolutely nothing more than him speak, he set Peter Saint down a bit with dizziness and the heat of | Apparently Miss Kerrison did be- {t in her hands with her gin Petair, eh, my baby?” And he I'm as hungry as @ wolf.” * didn’t you tell me this before what ls written there, what any Der- ay q simple, big-hearted French Ca- the room. At a word from Mise Ker- lieve him, for she favored Jensen tened on the writing, Jen@en jeached over to stroke the head of — “Sure, sure, sure!” declaired Peter “M’sieu Kerrison eces make wan son might know from reading tt. He Jain of wonderfull: appealing per- Ti#02, Peter Saint came quickly to with a slight smile as she said certain she must have read it the dog, half wolf, half collie, that Saint. “You seet by the firo and beeg mestake,” answered the habitan has evidently come into possession 4 i ng Dis side. "{ guess you are all right, after all, gh weveral times, or else @b@ crouched beside him, evidently en- entertain dese young lady, Baby and in that soft voice of his, that accorded of the note in some clandestine man- sonality; when he looked into that “Take my arm, M’steu,” he bowed I thought at first you might be « appearing to do so in order to joving the comforting warmth of the Sin Petair will cook you wan supper #0 oddly with his satyr-like features, ner and is trying to bluff it out. gatyr-like face he saw nothing but with a grin. Secret Service man. herself an opportunity tu think fi. quite as much as did the master, 60 fine you will say hee's wan best “Sin Petair ees not blind, Ho! Ho! What he ts hore for I do not know; biack-nearted villainy written ali The habitan assisted Jensen toward | She was looking intently into Ris consider. ‘The dog looked up with affectionate chef In Canada, teese Sin Petalr from Ho! We theenk not, eh, my Baby?" but it means no good to you, Peter |.) 1) 10) aimee thin tactel evi- ® Well-spread table beneath the north face, very serene and calm as t, still I do not understand,” topaz eyes, pounded her great tail Lac L'Belle Cucann.” He put out his hand ‘toward the great Saint.” : 6 window with all the gentieness of a volced her question. There seemed je dec: 4 with frowning brows, upon the floor a few times, and then Peter Saint arose from his bench dog that was growling about Jensen's As Miss Kerrison spoke Jensen dence stood one of the stoutest con- mother ministering to a child, his no note of distrust in her coneei, ake halt to herself, half to Jensen. went back to the business’ of gnaw. by the fire and began bustling about legs and patted her fondly, “"Theese had turned toward her, The inatinct victions of Jensen's life in the open, soft voice murmuring words of sym- somehow, Jensen could not rid him- the threw up her head with jyort eee oe sis of ico that ad. the room, He moved quickly, but in ees my eyes, an’ bettalr eye can nevair of constant guard that never leaves that any person able to make a firm pathy, whilo his thin lips were drawn self of the suspicion that he was not decisive motion as she nodded: “Oh, 00.4 to the fur-rimmed pads of her Tather a blundering way, the dog con- be for any man. not thees true, men of his calling now made him friend of a dog was worth accepting away from his yellow teeth in an evil, fooling her even a little bit: that she tite {s absurd; who are you, any- 9.; tinually by his side, her very nose eh, my Baby, what?" Babe, the big whirl his glance suddenly back ay your friend on this recommenda- g@kull-like grin that would have really knew his secret as well as he way? If you know what you are “Bh, hy don’ you speak, eh, S¢¢ming to follow the habijan’s hand wolf-collie, whimpered her unmistak- toward the habitan, He caught the tion alone. fri ned an actual child into fits. did himself and was merely draw- here for, you do not need to act like , Hil, Why don’ ¥ peak, €h wherever jt moved. Occasfonally the able acquiéwence, mans’ face glaring his way with @ “Look here, Peter Saint,” he de- “Mise Kerrison, Peter Saint and I ing him out. Yet he knew he must bashful child, Don't try any damn “7h tei Jensen had been tco M&M Would reach out and fondly pat With a sudden rush it came to Jen- look of intense fury, the man himself olared. “This is utter foolishness, have declared a truce for the night” keep up the bluff; everything dee nse With me; Who ae YOU, ANY: Joie? at the visitor's first en- the animal; at other times he would sen that this strange blind habitan poised on his toes with clutching fin- tying me up like this; you already said Jensen with a smile, as he drew pened upon doing that, \ 5 wd os r} cn hig own mouth, Al. 8t&nd on the floor, mimicking per- with the soft voice had found himself &er8 about to leap toward his throat. have my revolver, and I'll give you my forward a chair and waved an invita- (To Be Contin J fos, she had said “Damn,” and by {yanes (0 open ny da face of most Plexity in a droll manner, and say:: wonderfully at home in the cabin on Jensen dodged quickly to one @ide word to alt quiet in @ corner and mo- tion for her to be seated at the table. time Jensen was perfectly © eee ieee eiinens his volee was like Wall, wall, where ees that coffee the Little Bubos; that, despite his lack at the very instant the blind habltan jest no one if you will loosen these “I hope this arrangement includes ( that he could not be dreaming, Surpassing ugliness, hie an can, wat, eh, my Baby?" of sight, he had moved about the rgpm shot toward him like a stone from @ cords; they are deucedly uncomfort- yourself as well, and that we shall y S “fhe young woman arose from the oddly, as if he desired that there be — “Very well, Peter Saint,” answered f ch before the blaze, picked wp the no misunderstanding regarding how Jensen. ‘My name is Alan Kerrison; Dy H he uttered the » a re u - : uinued to him almost proper, so "ft music; even when The great dog would reach up, poke with amazing accuracy and With catapult, Failing to find the expect- able; besides, | must have something be a comfortable party of three at Lb had she used | heat consonants, they flowed from ner damp nose into some corner of @ seemingly complete knoweldge of ed form to impinge upon, Peter Saint to eat, and surely you do not mean supper, I mean to explain all about the namé time, she had seemed bis lips with the caressing murmur shelf and finally tumble out the coffee where each article of cookery was fell crashing to the floor, and Jensen waste your time In feeding me like that letter, and I want you both to take particular pains that his ear Of @ cooing brook parsing over the can, or whatever else It was he asked kept. Jensen thought he understood leaped forward to pin him there, only child while I am tied.” hear what I have to gay.” Wwould not miss the expletive. There pebbles of its bed, It was as if @ of her. Seldom did she make a mis- now why there was no provision for to feel his arm grasped in the mouth A» he #poke, Jensen turned toward Whether it was hunger and the was still no clue for Jensen to go Wolf had become possessed of the take, and Jensen marvelled much at making a light in the cabin, He de- of the dog Babe, as she jerked him the young woman. He had recently appetizing odor of Peter Saint's ex- |, lete to-date novel upon in shaping his immediate ac- voice of a dove, and Jensen wa® his actions as he sit before the fire termined to settle the question at once, onto his back and stood across his thought he discerned a faint sign of pertly prepared supper, or a desire | Complete up-tc aes “ti he had no exact idea who he deeply putgied whether to take his watching the strange man and his "So it is in your cabin, Peter Saint, chest with threatening jaws extended, pity at his condition passing across to meet his conciliatory attitude half | week's reading! Have The Eve tt to be; he could but stand there facial appearance or the tones of ius dog. Whether she discovered things that the young lady and myself have her lips drawn tautly back from the her face as she stood before the roar- way that made her accept the chair f; padestammer like a lost child. voice as the character keynote of this by their odors or how it was he could taken shelter?” he asked. white fangs, and the bristles along ing fire. He resolved to follow up the he offered, Jensen did not know; but J ning World sent to your sum. «They sent mo up ‘¢,” he said, latest arrival at the camp on the not make out. “Sure, eure, sure,” answered Peter her spine standing up in a ruffled lead it offered. \ Miss Kerrison eat down without 2 d that “they” might mean Little Babos. Then, too, Jensen found Miss Kerrison continued to sit in faint without any attempt at evading yellow plume, He tried to roll from “My shoulder, too, pains lke the deigning | to. afford him anything mer address. PScetwen it did to hin, "They himself greatly perplexed to decide her dark corner with frowning and the mattes; thus adding moze to the beneata the dog, but she bit @ snarl- very devil where your dog fastened more 2 the perfunctory GOING AWAY FOR THE SUMMER? Remember The Eve+ ning World prints’ each week a