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SYNOPSIS
In response to a row at from
MoTagpart, the factor, P at, the
trapper. (all his cabin and went
tothepeettokeipistheaeserai
store or a fun days. But McTap-
part id not go on a business trip
as M M seid. but to Pt'efiot's
cabim'where Its found Nepsese, the
winner’s assist", alone. Bares,
the wolf—don, Jumped up to attack
the actor, but with a shot from
Me auart'e automatic the dog [all
in a heap. Time the [actor gath-
ered Nepeeee in his arm while she
struggled desperately.
OHAPTER loo-Continued
and Nepeese fought. She twist
ed in his arms until she was facing
him. She could no longer us. She
was smothered in her hair. it cov-
ered her lace and breast and body.
suifociting her. entengling her
hands and ems—and still she
fought. in the struggle McTag-
gart stumbled over the body of
Bares. and they went down. |Ne-
posse was up fully five seconds
ahead of the men. She could have
reached the door. But again it was
her hair. She paused to fiing back
the this! mess of it so that she
could see. and Mc’l‘aggart was at
the door ahead of her.
He did not lock it again, but
stood facing her. His face was
scratched and bleeding. He was
no longer a men but a devil. Ne-
peeae was broken, panting—s low
sobbing came' with her breath.
She bent down and picked up a
piece of firewood. Mc’i‘asgm could
see that her strength was almost
gone.
She clutched the stick as he ap-
proached her again. But Mc’l‘sg-
gart had lost all thought of fear
or caution. He sprang upon her
as
‘Meny times In his life he had
fought. but he had never felt a grip Pierrot straightened. His eyes
at his throat like the grip of Plan
rot's hands.“
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direction in which its bony finger.
pointed. Both were certain. Mo-
Taggart's hand did not go to the
pistol in his holster, end Pierrot
did not touch the knife in his belt.
When they came together, it was
throat to throat-two beasts now.
instead of one, for Pierrot had in
him the fury and strength of the
wolf, the cat. and the panther.
Mo'rsggart was the bigger and
heavier men. a giant in strength:
yet in the face of Pierrot’s fury
he iurched back over the table
and went down with a crash.
Many times in his life he had
fought, but he had never felt a
grip at his throat like the grip of
Plerrot's hands. They almost
crushed the life from him at once.
ills neck snapped—a little more.
end it would have broken. He
struck out blindly from his back.
and twisted himself to throw at!
the weight of the halfbreed's body.
But Pierrot was fastened there. as
Sekoosew the ermine Ilad fastened
itself at the jugular of the par-
tridge. and Bush hic'i‘aggart’s jaws
slowly swung open, and his face
began to turn from red to purple.
Cold air rushing through the
door. Plerrot's voice and the sound
of battle roused Nepeeee quickly
to consciousness and the power to
raise herself from the floor. She
had fallen near Bares. and as she
llllted her head, her eyes rested
ch'e moment on the dog before
they went to the fighting men.
Bares was alivel His body was
twitching: his eyes were open; he
made an effort to raise his head as
she was looking at him.
Then she dragged herself to her
knees and turned to the men. and
Planet, even in the blood-red fury
of his desire to kill, must have
heard the gharp cry .of :on that
came trom her when she saw that '
it was the Factor from Lac Bails
who was underneath. With a tre-
mendous éffort she staggered to
her feet. and for a few moments
she stood swaying unsteadily as
her brain and her body readjusted.
themselves. Even as she looked
down upon the blackening face
from which Pierrot's fingers were
choking the life, Bush Mc’i‘ag-
gart's hand was groping blindly
for his pistol. He found it. Ur
seen by Pierrot. he dragged it
from its holster. it was one of the
black devils of chance that fa-
vored him again, for in his ex-
citement he had not snapped the
safety shut after shooting Bares.
Now he had only strength left to
pull the trigger. Twice his fore-
finger closed. Twice there came
deadened explosion close to Pier-
rot's body.
in Pierrot'e face Nepeese saw
what had happened. Her heart
died in her breast as she looked
upon the swift and terrible change
wrought by sudden death. Slowly
were wide for a moment—wide
and staring. He made no sound.
She could not see his lips move.
In“ an animal. The stick °t fire- And then he fell toward her. so
wood tell. And again fats played
that Mc'l‘aggart's body was free.
against the girl. in her terror and Blindly and with an agony that
hopelessness she had caught ‘up the
first stick her hand had touched—
gsve no evidence in cry or word
she finng herself down beside him.
. a light one. With her last strength
He was dead.
"I. struck at lic'l‘aggart with ‘t' How long Nepeese lay there.
and as it fell on his head. he stag-
gered back. But it did not make
him. loose his hold.
Veinly she was fighting now. not
”strike him or to escape. but to
get he? breath. She tried to cry
out again. but this time no sound
how long she waited for Pierrot
to move. to open his eyes. to
breathe. she would never know.
in that time McTagg‘art rose to
his feet and stood leaning against
the wall; the pistol in his hand, -
his brain clearing itself as he saw
came from between h“ (“9138 his final triumph. His work did
lips.
Again he laughed. and as he
laughed. be heard the door open.
Was it the wind! He turned, still
holding her in his arms.
in the open door stood Pierrot.
CHAPTER XXI
During that terrible space which
followed an eternity of time rolled
not frighten him. Even in that
tragic moment as he stood against
the wall. his defense—if it ever
came to a defense—{rained itself
in his mind. Pierrot hadvmurder-
ously assaulted him —- without
cause. in self-defense he had
killed him. Was he not the Factor
of Lao Bainf Would not the Com.
pany and the law believe his word
before that of this girl? His brain
slowly W a" little “M“ on leaped with the old exultatiou.
the On! Mon—that eternity It would never come to that—to a
which lies somewhere between betrayal of this struggle and death
life “a death “d which is ”me, in the cabin—after he had finished
I 1 with her! She would not be
times out to ‘ h“ life known for all time as La Bets
in seconds instead of eons.
Nair. No. hay would bury Pier-
in those seconds Pierrot did not rot, a on. would return to Lao
move from where he stood in the Rain wth him. if she had been
doorway. Mchflfifl. huddled over helpless before. she was ten times
more helpless now. She would
with the weight in his m and never tell of what happened in the
staring at Pierrot. did not move. cabin. -
But the WW)" “V” were ”93' He forgot the presence of death
ins. And a convulsive quiver ran as he looked at her. bowed over
through the body of Bares. where her father so that her hair coy--
h. is, near the wall. There was ered him like a silken shroud. Hal
not' the sound of a breath. had replaced the pistol in its holster;
then. in that silence. a great gup- and drew a deep breath into his;
tngsob came from Nepeese. lungs. He was still a little uno';
Then Pierrot stirred to uh, steady on his feet, but his fadei
m. Mc'l'aggart, he has Mg m. was again the face 5f a devil. Hei
coat and mittens outside. He took a step, and it was then there
spoke, and his voice was not 11;. came a sound to rouse the girl.
Pierrot’s. it was a strange mm in the shadow of the farther wan.
"rho great God has gen me back Bares had struggled to hlsl
in time. m'sleu.’ he said. '1, too, haunches. and now he growled. t
travelled by way of the east, and Slowly Nepeese lifted her head.‘
saw your trail where it turned this A power which she could not “Ii
way.“ * slst drew her eyes up until she was 4
- No. that was not like nan-erg looking into the face oi Bush hie-l
voice! A chin ran through Mo- 'i‘sggsrt. She had almost lost}
Tagger: now, and flow], he Yet ‘0 consciousness of his presence: 1
of Nepaess. She fell to in. door. her senses were cold and deadened
Slowly he straightened. -—it was as if her own heart had
The eye. of madman met 3;. stopped beating along with Piers
eyes of madman now. Between '01'3- \
them was death. ‘Botb saw
letb thought that they set the
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