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By R. LOUIS RAYIOLD
zrnct'r. the wind of incline lndians of that region were a
.irtfc wastes howled dir
mails: \Vithin. the hinge
fire threw a fitt‘ul light on
walls. the crude furnish-
the four occupants of
r s cabin. Jennifer himself
5 ed in the preparation of
Jim Kendall sat whitt-
, gripped between his
Jugs-x3 mended her parka
v orning Journey;
the
cunts. lonnxed
_ . . bunk and pondered his
. , “3'97: nhich was which one of
‘ ‘:»~ "1 we lead shot Kelsey who was
"r123: "tar and cold" tonight
a newly built cairn some
'1 to; to the north.
Iicl‘ouga‘. had been deepatched
.r.“"l headquarters to find the
~ ‘erer whose crime had been
-.‘:‘tf‘vi to the Post by an Indian
pm. Somebody had killed
3' and gotten away with furs
a king's ransom. The man
it wasn't worth a wolverine
. but Canadian law made no
,. inctions.
Kelsey was known to have three
:.ri;hbors. as neighbors go in that
marsel)‘ settled region. There was
.‘wrt Jennifer. a company trader:
.l::n Kendall. a man from the
>Zalt‘5 about whom little was
\nown: and the girl Jessica who
ind gone with her father into the
.11ite spaces of the North and
.. “yr his death had stayed on by
Lnrseif to finish the season's
tripping.
)ichugal had little to go upon.
Ha had found Kelsey's body ex-
:.“tly as described by the Indian.
but successive snowfalla had
‘ubiiterated all tracks about the
place. As to motives for the
crime. there were several possible.
The absence of the furs proved
nothing. Quite likely they were
cached somewhere and might even
have been taken as a blind. to
make robbery appear the motive
r-f the murder. McDougal was too
old at the game not to know that
the obvious was seldom the most
plausible. To-night at this first
resting place he studied each in
turn for any revealing data. That
both men were in love with the
girl he had surmised at the outset.
It was possible. so he mused.
that Jennifer had killed Kelsey
out of jealousy, fearing that she
favored the murdered man to
whom she was the nearest neigh-
bor. The same was true of Ken-
dall. Nothing discrediable was
known of Kendall. but, on the
other hand, he did not have the
record observice with the Com-
pany that Jennifer did.
As to the girl herself—here
McDougal paused. She had been
strangely non-committal when he
sought to question her and Mc-
Dougai knew that hardy and fear-
less daughter of a Scotchman that
she was she would not have hesi-
tated to defend Herself against
any unwelcome lovemaking. Had
Kelsey lured her to his cabin only
to meet his death at his first at-
tempt to annoy her?
One by one McDougal had
found the three suspects and had
disarmed them and requested
them to return with him. There
had been surprisingly little pro-
test and Jessica had frankly de-
clared that the journey back
would be very welcome.
McDougal was convinced that
the crime had not been committed
by an Indian.
a
(cowardly lot and not em t
roost valuable haul of china won! 4
surmount their deadly fear of the
{Korthwest Mounted. In the second
place. the testimony of a table in
Kelsey's cabin set forth with rem-
;nants of a white man’s meals and
.implemenss pointed to a recent
gwhite visitor. Just who had been
.that visitor?
McDougal rose suddenly to his
~feet. “Look here." he drawled. "it's
going to be darned unpleasant for
whichever one of you is innocent
to go through the grilling at
:headquarters. Also. confession
often bring: leniency. I‘m Ruins
to giro each one of you a chance
to talk to me alone. I'm not
;afraid of you're getting away
iwithout food or ammunition. so
{you two men step outside while I
italic first with Miss Jessica."
; The girl. left alone with Mo-
jDousal. looked at him with
.startled eyes. Then she folded
her arms resignedly. “All right.
ll“ tell. I did it. Bert Kelsey
,has pestered me ever since my
Ifather died. He met me and tied
line to his sledge and dragged me
to the cabin. He tried to kiss me
and I killed him."
Monounl was silent for a mo-
.ment. Then ‘ he said . gently.
'"Thanlts. Miss Jessica. New 1'"
!talk with Kendall."
' "But but—"
I
' "That’s all right. i have my
:reasons." said McDougsl.
! A moment later Kendall came
in He looked straight into the
eyes of the other man. lifted his
chin and spoke quietly. "i did it
Captain. I heard that Kelsey had
been annoying Miss Jessica at her
traps and I went to his cabin and
shot him.”
“Thanks." drawled McDougal.
“Send in Jennifer."
Jennifer sank into Jessica's
chair and twisted his beaver cap.
“Cap. between you and me. it was
this fellow Kendall. He's crazy
over the girl and she won’t look
at him. Besides, he hasn‘t had
any luck with his traps and
Kelsey's furs——"
"How come you were eating at
Kelsey‘s place the night he died 7"
broke in McDougal.
Jennifer blanched.
stammered. "Eating at Kelsey'sl
It‘s a lie. Who said so?"
“You let it out.” said McDougal.
"Como—mo tricks. You’re cover-
ed. You are the murderer and
will get yours later."
Weeks afterward Mrs. Jim
Kendall put a question to her hus-
band. “How did Capt. McDougal
know?" she asked.
”Ma?" he
said Kendall.
hint! and partly psychology and a
little bit of luck. He knew you
lied to save me. darling. and that
showed a yellow streak by lying
to save himself. But what really
convinced him was the fact that
he noticed him put four little
holes in a tin of milk in the very
same way that had been done to
the one on the table in Keisey's
cabin."
Jessica shivered. "I'd rather
think it was due to Captain Mc-
Dongai's clever psychology." she
said. “Think of it! Because of
lfour little holes in a milk tin to
In the first place. {be Jailed for life!”
"He said it was very simple.”
"Said it was partly
I lied to save you. and Jennifer?
firm
while Jennifer was getting supper ’
\
man? an a girl‘- ncmce and
regrets an traceable on her
unbellef in herself in moment
of stress and temptation.
Emerson knew what he was talk-
ing about when he said (in mo:
“it a man would cock his boots; right
square in his own instincts. and re-
fuse to budge an inch. the rest of
the whole blame world would owing
around to him."
0 O O
Study the common Pulse of health
and take an intelligent interest in
your own constitution. _
More girlish ailments (often the
forerunner of more serious com-
plaints later on in life) are caused
by vanity than anything else.
During winter hundreds of girls
sand out open letters of intnoduo~
tion to pneumonia and rheumatism
by too slavish adherence to the
charms of the stocking and under-
wear that is more silken than
warmth giving.
And in summer din-lions are im-
paired and complexion. Notched by
the consumption of too many ice-
and iced drinlta taken while the
body is overheated.
O 0 0
You want the highest standards
of life and conduct. of personal pur~
ity and the private virtues.
impurity—especially impurity of
thought—in like a blight.
Oh. like mud. You can brush it
0!. but the stain is always there.
0 I 0
Keep your ideals.
You'll never be the In. Wu if
you lose sight of them or permit
them to become oheapened ‘ or
tarnished,
A few plain mice and a few
strong instincts are all the tall-men
against evil you will need when you
not out to shoulder your share of
the burden of life's reenanflbilitiea.
O 0 0
And never. never believe that old
lying phrase "virtue in it. own re-
word."
Rubbish.
its reward is a clean mind. a
clean bill of health, unsmirched
ideals. nnd a blessed freedom from
eon-y, wretched thoughts! and re—
morle that is as bitter all mines to
the memory.
0 O O
The bitten regrets anrone can
have are the wasted years.
Life was never so glorious. oppor.
Eyes of a Woman
ayrsxanca
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TO A éle-IN “A m" OP
. HdPPIN‘“
tuition wu'e’ carver a m'
and rewards never comma“ (or
the keen, the alive and the m1
girl as they are today’ .
Don‘t dream and him am my
flapperhcod or some your mac
vainly with the little realignment.
of existence
Learn to work.
And to work hard. And. above
all. to and Joy in your work.
met-strain; else in “001“” fail
you one dao‘Aioved—m. nation—4m
and happiness. but if you have your
health you will find work your
sweetest salvation and boot ct anti-
dotes to discontent.
O O D
)_ Don‘t force the hand or Cupid
Love will come to' you seen
enough if you are lore-worthy.
And.. it has been my “potion“
that all the disastrous marriages
been the rccult. especially in the
can of the women. of Inching
thinse.
Young m I know. sometimes
get terrified of the fins-pout of mine-
in; the merrier. tide. no need
not be. .
fippcrtnnltlee of love and, mm
riage. whatever other. fishy say,
come to all girls.
And the hotter whipped the m
mentally. physically (by Which t
mean sound health and mil-its.
mom she can insure for herself by
wise living and spiritually the bet-
ter able w ll she be to dléerentlate
bet on her opportunities. and.
once. ,avlnr chosen. the better able
will she be to keep her love-happl.
nose evergreen and nourishing.
O I 0
Don't spend all rom- leisure dart-
ing across tennis lawns. or at the
movies. or in visiting. or in flirting.
Make a habit or the reference
room of the home; free library.
leve to study somethin new
each year. Phydolon. gtental
Hygiene. History (the most fas-
cinating study of all). Begin
«hare you left on at school. And
the more you learn the more run
will want to learn.
0 O O
"no good. tweet maid. and let
who will be clever.” can: the poet.
Be both. if you want to be wiser
still.
It was never so easy to be good.
and it was never no can to be
clever. .
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Something to Think About
. ‘ The Place at Happiness
ByEA.
E mortals are always going
w up and down their earth
in quest of the place of
.bappineu. We cross seas and
gtravel through foreign countries.
thinking we are hot on the scent.
but for some cause or another we
to find the town in which
‘ felicity dwells. '
t The lie Walton. uncioset their
-.' fishing poles, clad themselves in
scarecrow clothes, tramp miles
over rought country to where the
1 silver streams glimmer in the lum-
Jshine and cast their tiles. not as
they think. for trout. but for the
joyful thrill they experience when
there is a tug at the line and a
fish breaks water and sends down
a shower of diamonds.
The man with a gun hunts and'
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kills to and momentary pleasure.
no sleep! in a leaky tent. tights
ravenous black insects. aubuists on
state bacon and mildewed bread.
goes for days unshaven. risks
fevers. encounters“! sorts of in-
convonincos and hardships for a
hit of gladnaee that. flirts with him
for a day or two and then turns
Its hack. leaving him with blis-
ternd hands and feet. displfllod
and dejected. in this respect we
are all built alike.
We seek society for sheer. hold
on awhile to our delusion to find
in a few turbulent months that
We are on the wrong track, where
Elbe danger signals at the arose-
srnads are continually dashing
ominous warnings.
We may sit in the from
our youth and play act! the tracts
of years whiten our temples, but
in the and we rise from the tab
smartlng. aching and dolorou ,
with the rapturous cream- of
which We had been dreaming. at»
where in sight.
The halcyon-days. we discover
,npon inspection of the calendar;
‘are not to be round. so we turn
away in Mftflfhmm take a new
neck. And, so all through lite.
;men and womenoeeh memento
.heaven. and drift 6m to the
'pnrpiina' night WY-hemed.
weary. a prey to their even reach
ing ambitions, forgetting that hap—
piness lies within. '
It is , not our neighbor that
blocks our progress. Nor is it
poverty nor wealth, 361 1W
nor obscurity, but the son). I!
the soul is noble. earnest. filled
jwlth' excited titanium and team
eternal hold on faith, happiness,
so far as mortals are permitted. to
understand it. is ever seem. eta
arcing its elevating in cm from
the final hour. ones there some
the for amuse!
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CUQUMIHR‘ FOR SPRING
an“
KER! is something trainee:-
I count: espousing about a crisp
green cucumber. "A. cool as
a lcdfl in a men at mamm'
“term that the charming Biblical
return“ that clause ens reel rm
rushed me on a not We
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Cucumbers jive met the rim
touch to the spring meal. Here are
acme ways of lain. them.
camber and Onion salad
Pare numbers and lay In l9.
water one hour: do same With
onions in another bowl. Thea slice
them In woven-non at one sales to
. three large cucumbers. am in
salad bowl, and season with vine-
gar, oil, pepper, and salt.
Creamed cucumbers: Mucous
into dice half as manyeueumbefl
as you wish portionl or the accused
cucumbers. Boil in salted water
for about fifteen minutes. ' ‘ add
with a white sauce made from two
tablespoons of butter. two table-
spoons of flour. and a cup of hill.
lesson with pepper and salt. ,,
cream at cucumber coup: Chop
nae four custom-ere and tour stem
at celery. and add two slices (steam
and a tablespoon of chopped pepper.
Goon this in mm: in a double boiler
for twenty minutes. Now min or
gather four tablespoons of melted
butter with tour tablespoons of
flour and add this to the milk and
vegteble mixture and let thicken.
add salt. pepper. cayenne and eatery
salt to taste. Cook for five minutes
and strain before serving. A cup
of tap milk or cream may be added
just before sm.’ inc.
Cucumber Sandwich
Ghop fine one small onion, one
green poppet two tablespoons of
parsley. Boil until tender. drain
and mash-and add mulled yelle- q!
[we hard-boiled eggs. Softer: with
butter and add vinegar. Spread on
buttered breed and cover with thin
sum of eucumbén which have laid
in dressing. ’ .
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male. mass; it is because
me since the “tense trem‘ j hell“;
those hem “ :5 Scotsman“ ‘ in tilted
outlet-MW la inal- «as;
our days Mail women have not
been able to may at than without
mine at a {arm or admiration.
" before Beaten 19mm iii-
terwov‘e'n into the hem at freshen
fashions. Thai was during the
peace of the Second finale. when
Empress Anemia est iii a escalate
on me than. a! she was
proud of her small blood and
quite as proud or he: Scotch ances—
tors. She wore Beaten plaids after“
a visit to accused. see all Paris hal-
lma sun. inlet-econ. at first. the
fashion was one that cause in ugli:
ease Apparently women will never
learn that inst because a Scotch
terms looks well as a Highlander-a
. kill it they not lock well when tried
as a flounce on a With (rock or
as trimming fer a summer baL
But all min: fail. and there are
tunes when a bat trimmed with
plaid ribbons is truly attractive.
Tl!!! much warning is Worth heed-
inc. It you long to we” a hat a!
1!!!! description let i! be your eheiee
tor the early spring. Wear it new
ester. m Street is dotted with
hats at the foams -—amd
they" ’ may be has in ' Burials
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the
student! "commune
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dress” that was, admired. by the
of Queen Elizabeth‘s day
have em .e hack into
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Such met neglect more tnkcth me
Than all the adulteriee of am
That strike mine one. but not my
have some Ben Jenn-m.
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have hopge gin. «2..
as the weewr nan--
km to lar'e'tlti’v-st v "xi
the dark by uncertain ringers.
these
aniline! really fool no one.
Wt disorder about them would
not be on met if it really was dis-
order. The idea has its origin in
trance months ago. Frocks were
given uneven front
called for .m’ Met-able
om mod“ from Martial ct Amend
showed a deep slash down the front
"a! the bodice edged with narrow em—
broidery landings.
Sam
mason collar. Bower-r. instead
a! inst meeting as a register men—
dark) cost should. one side tape-d
well over the other, airing a new
neclmne and me that struck the
French woman es vers- amusing.
the sketch shows the
ment of a whlte lav-u.- coil!!! as a new
It ins-terse on one side
"I“! tiny rift-ts! buttons.
straw hat
feather loom.
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