Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 158, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 November 1923 — Page 8

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CHAPTER 1 The Man From the River mHE man in the canoe was lean and hardy, and wielded the paddle against the slow-moving current of the wide river with a dexterity that proclaimed long practice His bronzed face was that of a quite young man. but his brown hair was interspersed with gray; and his blue eyes had a gravity incompatible with youth, as if already he had experi ence of the seriousness of life, and had eaten of its bitter fruits. This was a northern post of the Hudson Bay Company, built In th< form of a hollow square with a wid frontage open to the river. The trar’ mg store, ihe warehouse, and the fa< tor’s residence with its trim garden occupied the other three sides of th square, and along the river front wa: a small floating wharf. A tall flag pole rose above the buildings, and th fla, itself luttered gaily in the sun. mer breeze, taking the eye at once with its brave coloring. The young man in the canoe no ticed it was half a mih way and for :i moment, ceasing hi.-

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THE MAN IN THE CANOE WIELDED THE PADDLE WITH A DEXTERITY THAT PROCLAIMED LONG PRACTICE. ’ iddling, he looked at it doubtfully, ' is brow puckering over his grave eyes. He dipped his ptfddle again. The r :noe ceased to drift and began to f rge ahead towards the post. Before he drew level with it. he started ’:> steer across the current, but in- ? -.ead of making for the wharf. ' cached his canoe on the rather >"iarshy hank to the north of the ulldings: then having lifted it out r.f the water, he stood to his full 1 eight and stretched himself, for he lad been traveling in the canoe eleven days and was conscious of f.odly stiffness owing to the cramped position he had so long maintained. Then he became aware of sounds !or which he had not listened —the '•oices of men somewhere in the post's enclosure, and. nearer, at band, that of someone singing in reme soft Indian dialect. He turned

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swiftly, and coming along a half-de- | fined path between the willows, i caught sight of the singer—a native | girl of amazing beauty. Almost unconsciously the man ! took a step forward. But at that i the girl, turning suddenly, fled between the willows like the creature of the wild she was, and the man checked himself and Stood watching until she was lost to view. At the end of half an hour, having iit a pipe, he strolled toward the trading post. Entering the Square of the enclosure he looked nonchalantly about him. Two men, half•reeds, wore sitting on a roughiyuide bench outside the store, smokng and talking. Inside the store tall Indian was bartering wltn a .'bite man, whom he easily guessed o be the factor, and as he looked ound from the open door of the actor's house, emerged a white voman whom he divined was the actor's wife. She was followed by t rather dapper young man of i-edium height, and who, most inungruously In that wild'Northland, qioited a single eyeglass. The man ■". l into step by the woman’s side, j nd together they began to walk i .cross the square in the direction f 'he store. The man from the river watched them idly, waiting where he was, puffing slowly at his pipe, until they drew almost level withhim. Then he tiffened suddenly, alert look [ came in his eyes. t At the same moment the other man, i apparently becoming aware of his presence for the first time, stared at him calmly, almost insolently. Then I he started. The monocle dropped , from his eye, and his face went suddenly white. He half-paused in his tride, then averting his gaze from he other man hurried forward a little. The factor's wife, who had observed he incident, looked at him inquiringly. * “Do you know that man, Mr. Ainley?” The dapper young man laughed a -hort, discordant laugh. “He certainly bears a resemblance to a man whom I knew some years j ago.” “He seemed to recognize you, Mr. ! Ainley. I saw that much in his eyes." Gerald Ainley’s face had regained its, natural color. Again he laughed as he replied: "If he is the man I knew he is certainly of the last legion, fori he has been in prison.*’ In prison? echoed the woman quickly. He does not look like a jail bird. What was the crime?” “Forgery! The judge was merciful and gave him three years’ penal servitude.” “What is his name?” * "Stane—Hubert Stane!” replied the man shortly. As he spoke he glanced back over his shoulder toward the man whom they were discussing, then hastily averted his eyes. The man from the river had turned round and jvas looking at him with concentrated gaze. His * face was working as if he had lost control of his facial muscles, and his hands were tightly clenched. 1 he hound:" he whispered to himself. “the contemptible hound!" Then as Ainley and the facton’s wife disappeared In the store, he laughed harshly and relit his pipe "No!" he whispered below his breqth. "I’ll wait till the cad comes out — 111 forc him to acknowledge me.” But scarcely had he reached the decision, when on the quiet air came the clear notes of a bugle sounding the alert and turning his thoughts 1 m anew direction. The notes came from the river and were so alien to that northern land that he swung round to discover their origin. At the eame moment the two half-breeds leapt from the bench and began to ! run toward the wharf. John Rodwell, the factor and his wife, emerged from the store and hurried in the same direction, followed by the Indian who had been bartering. Two other men appeared at the warehouse door, and as the strains of the bugle sounded again, also began to run toward the wharf, whilst from the factor’s house came a boy and girl, fallowed by a white woman and a couple of Indian servants, all of whom followed In the wake of the others. The man In the Square did not move. Having turned toward the river as the bugle-call floated clear and silvery, and being unable to see upstream because of the fort buildings. he remained where he was, keeping one eye on the store. The man who had passed him In the Square had not emerged. -Stane stood there or two or three minutes watching first the river and then the door. At the end of that time, with a resolute look on his face, he began to stride toward the store. He was half-way there when the sound of a thin cheer reached him from the wharf. He turned and looked round. His change of position had given him an enlarged view of the river, and distant perhaps a quarter of a mile or so away he saw a brigade of boats. He stood and stared at thenrtwonderingly for a moment, then resunjfd his way toward the store. v % As he entered he lobked round, and. standing near the parchment window he caught sight of the man for whom he was looking. Ainley was rather white of face, but his was in its place, and outwardly he was ] collected and cool. Hubert Stane re- j garded him silently for a moment. I then he laughed mlrth'easly. "'Well Ainley,” he said abruptly, j “this Is a strange meeting place.” "Ah!” said the other quickly. "Is it 1 you, Stane after all!” "Sure'y you knew that just now?” ■ was the reply In a cutting voice. Gerald Ainley did not reply. He stood there with an embarrassed look on his face obviously 111 at ease, and the other continued: “You do not reem pleased to see me—an old friend —you cut me just row. Why?” “Well—er —really, Stane. you—you ought to—er —be able to guess!’’ “Perhaps I can.” answered Stane. ruthlessly. “Things are different now I am a discharged convict, down and cut, and old friendship counts for nothing. Is that it?” “rs"" replied Ainley, half-apolo- | geti&lly, “you can scarcely expect that it should be otherwise. I suppose

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also told me something that set me thinking, and latterly I have been rather wanting to meet you, because there is a quostion I want answered.” The sound of the bugle playing a gay fanfare broke in on the silence that followed his words, and this was followed by a rather scattered cheer. Ainley started. “Really, Stane, you must excuse me just now; I must go down to the wharf—lt Is my'duty to do so. At — er—a more fitting opportunity I shall be glad for the sake of old

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times, to answer any question that you may wish to ask me. But I really must go now. That is one of the governors of the company arriving. He will be expecting to see me!” He took a step towards the door, but the other blocked the way. “I’m not going to be fobbed off with a mere excuse, Ainley. I want to talk with you; and if I can’t have it now, I must know when I oan.” "Where are you staying?” asked the other shakily. “My camp is just outside the post here.” "Then I will come to you tonight, Stane. I shall be late—midnight as like as not." "I shall wait for you,” answered Stane, and stepped aside. CHAPTER II An Attack at Midnight y In his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the Are that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor. He was smoking, and from the look upon his face it was clear that he was absorbed in thoughts that were far from pleasant. (Continued in Our Next Issue) Francs Reach New Low Ru United Preen PARIS, Nov. 15.—A new low record for francs was reached when the Bourse opened today with the dollar -jorth 18.60.

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Newcastle's street paving program for this year is completed. Twelve .streets were paved representing a total cost of $126,245.67. The Klkluirt Rubber Works has increased its capital from SIOO,OOO to $200,000. The Putnam County Fish and Gams Protective Association will hold their fourth annual banquet No. 22. George Manfield and William Ehlers, of the State Department of Conservation will speak. Bakers at South Bend who make short-weight loaves of >read are to be hauled into court. Reed Hawthorne, city sealer, In an examination of eighty loaves found half of them short-weight, some as much as five ounces. A special committee of the Henry County board of education is investigating the possibility of employing a permanent full time health nurse for the county. The county has been without a health nurse for several months. The United Brethren Church of Decatur will build anew building in 1924. A large amount of cash for the structure has been raised. Acting on a petition signed by nearly 1,000 property holders, the Ft. Wayne park board has adopted a resolution for tk* purahu* of ISO iwn

OUT OUR WAY—By WILLIAMS

of ground as an addition to Foster Park. It will cost approximately $150,000. The Consumers Ice and Fuel Company of Newcastle has increased Its capitalization from SIO,OOO to $65,000 to meet expanding business. Elwood is planning to have a comrminity Christmas tree at the armory. The city is preparing for the most elaborate observance of this kind ever held there. Citizens of Lawrence County have contributed to a fund for construction of a memorial monument and tablet for soldiers of that county in the World War at Bedford. It will be unveiled on Thanksgiving day. Anew interdominational church, under construction at Winona Lake is nearing completion. Church services in the past during the winter months have largely been conducted in the chapel of the Westminster Hotel, owned by Homer Rodeheaver, former singer for Billy Sunday, the evangelist. The Greensburg post of the American Legion now occupies anew suite of clubrooms in the Dalmbert building. Boys' Gang Defy Parents Conduot of a gang £ boys that letter at Rural and & Wanhingtoo

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Sts., smoke cigarettes and stay out all night on some occasions became so bad that one parent of a 15-year-old ooy pleaded with police for assistance. The boy was ordered placed in the Detention Home and tried iq Juvenile court. Patrolmen were instructed by captains to break up the gang. UPSET STOMACH, GAS, INDIGESTION Chew a few Pleasant Tablets, —Stomach Feels Finel So pleasant, so inexpensive, *® quick to settle an upset stomach. The moment “Pape’s Diapepsin’’ reaches the stomach all pain and distress from indigestion or a sour, gassy stomach vanishes. Millions know its magic. AH druggists reoommend this harmless stnmaah Mnrwttw advsrfisstnsnh