CAPE VINCENT EAGLE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 193S
line cases. A ring with a large blue
diamond banded the "engagement" finger. Garth thrust the nodule up close
beside the ring.
"Yes,", he said, "I always did think
gold looked prettier than galena—even
white gold."
The girl drew her hand away as if
he had smirched it. "My ring is not
gold. You pretend to be a prospector,
yet do you know platinum from gold!"
"Platinum?" Garth questioned. "But
your friend here calls it galena."
Mr. Ramill interposed: "Permit me,
Lilith.—Young man, I am largely interested in metalliferous mines. If
you have located a lode of galena, the
lead might pay for development of- the
prospect."
','That depends," put in Huxby.
"Where's the place?"
"Three weeks—paddle and portage,"
Garth answered.
"Slow travel. But by airplane?"
"The bird distance can't interest
you. Neither lead nor silver would
pay for airplane freighting. Nor would
packing. I lost ten pounds of this—
galena. Canoe upset, running one of
the rapids."
As Garth spoke he put up a hand to
cover a yawn. "If you don't, mind, Tobin, I'll roll in. It's a long travois
to Great Slave."
The portly investor In mines caughi
the eye of his engineer partner. He
spoke to Garth: "You are going outride?"
"Perhaps."
"Well, a day or so should make no
difference to you. Is there a lake or
pond near your prospect?"
"One about four miles long; half as
wide."
Huxby repeated his question: "It
could be reached how soon by air?"
The fish were no longer nibbling;
they were hooked. Garth had only to
haul in on his line. But he took his
time about it. He paused to consider. Not all fish prove to be desirable catches.
Neither Mr. Ramill not Huxby looked
like a crook. They had the .appearance of reputable business men. On
the other hand, neither looked easy.
Huxby broke in on Garth's weighing
of the chances: "Well, Jack, let's
have it."
"Two to three hours," Garth replied.
"I don't know the speed of your
plane."
"Fastest type of cabin cruiser. Call
It six hours to go and return, and the
same to inspect your prospect. It's
possible there may be a trace of gold
in your ore. I'll test it while you get
your sleep."
The girl spoke to Mr. Ramill: "I
shall take a nap myself, Dad. Ten
hours of flying, with no chance to
dance off the Scotch, Is enough to
kill a horse."
In the act of handing a nodule to
Huxby, Garth paused to stare at the
girl. So that was the answer—liquor,
tobacco, paint, and all the rest of the
flapper-jazz rot.
She stiffened and stared back at him
haughtily. He dropped the nodule into
Huxby's cupped palm and crossed Into
the rear room to stretch out on one
of the bunks.
By ROBERT
AMES BENNET
from possible annihilation. With an
indifferent smile, he shifted the gaze
of his gray eyes to examine the woman
The Chechahcos.
member of the party.
W N U Service
A first glance had led him to think
Copyright by Robert Ames Bennet
Garth knelt upon the planks of the
her older than the pilot. Under her
small floating wharf to fasten a pitchrouge and powder her face was thin
smeared patch on the bottom of his "Come back, you fool. Take in the and drawn. Its lines might have beupturned birchbark canoe. In the slack—raoor us."
longed to a woman in the mid-thirties.
midst of his work he paused to listen.
Garth swung his canoe into the Her blue eyes looked more than bored
A faraway drone was just audible water and stepped aboard to test the and cynical. Their tiredness matched
above the ting and hum of insects. He last patch. The airplane, having drift- the lined face. Her body was thin alturned to peer at the southerly sky ed downstream to the end of the line, most to boniness.
above the vast flood of the Mackenzie. swung around and lay nosing the
Yet, upon examination, Garth saw
The drone became more distinct.
current. Neither the man or the wom- she could not be even in the »midA plane was coming downriver an made a movement until Garth drove twenties. Traces of girlish freshness
towards the emergency refueling sta ills canoe ashore and lifted it atop still lingered in her painted face, untion at the old abandoned trading post. the stony bank.
der the blemishes of dissipation and
Yet the regular schedule of the line
As he climbed to the front of the disillusionment.
did not call' for the northbound Bel- old post store, above the base of the
As she faced away from him, the
lanca for several days. ID all proba- wharf, he saw the pilot at last swing pilot spoke to Tobin :
bility, the Commercial Airways had down to haul on the line. Inside the
"Cet busy. Truck down sixty gallons
sent out its emergency plane from big log cabin he crossed to one of the of gas and five of oil—and be quick
Kort McMurray, Alberta.
rear rooms and put a light, hand on the about it. While your helper is refuelThough his thoughts lingered on the forehead of the snoring man in the ing the plane, you'll cook us the best
approaching plane, his eyes and hands nearest bunk.
meal you can throw together."
returned to the patching of the canoe.
"Turn out, Tobin. Visitors."
Down came Tobin's shaggy eyeThe craft must be made ready for the
The grizzle-bearded station tender
brows.
"Who d'you think you're
weeks of upriver paddling. There roused up to blink and peer.
bossin'? Shove along to a tradin' post
would be none too much time for the
"Vis'tors? You're not stringin' me, for yer grub an' gas. This here cache
thousand-mile trip out before the win- Mr. Garth?"
is the comp'ny's emergency deepo."
ter freeze-up.
"No. Rover plane."
The portly visitor took a billfold
As he finished the patch the loud
Tobln slipped on his moccasins and
drone of the motor swelled into a hobbled out into the storeroom. The from his coat and drew out a paper.
staccato roar. He turned to watch pilot had moored his plane head and "Take a look at this order, my man. It
the white monoplane swoop down and tall to the lower side of the landing authorizes me to requisition any of the
take the water like a squattering duck. stage. He was handing his woman Airways' stations for whatever supThe pilot started to taxi shoreward. companion clown from the cockpit. plies I wish."
Tobin read the order, and thrust It
Garth again set about patching the Both had replaced their leather flying
back, with no lessening of his doursmall leak. A sudden silence told that helmets with hats and mosquito net's.
"So you're Burton Eamill, are
the motor had been stilled. Across
They went in under the overhanging ness. Looks
like a straight order. All
the hush came a curt order:
wing to the screened door of the cabin. you?
the same, you'll sign the book before
"Ho, Jack, fend oil and snub her."
It opened to the outthrust of a portly you'll
get a drop."
Garth leisurely twisted around to man In city clothes. Assisted by the
He
turned about to open an oily
pilot,
he
managed
to
get
down
upon
eye the incoming craft. She was a
beautiful medium-sized plane with a the wharf by means of steps lowered account book on one of the stacks of
from inside the cabin. After hurriedly gasoline cases. Mr. Ram ill drew a
putting on a headnet and gloves, he fountain pen from his vest pocket
started inshore between his two com- with plump white fingers, and llmpej
panions. He limped as if slightly forward to write.
crippled. But the lameness might have
"There's your receipt," said the pilot.
been due to cramp from long sitting.
"Now have this dumb helper of yours
Garth spoke to the supply tender: rush out our gas, and get your pans on
"I'm only a stray prospector, Tobln. the fire. We want service."
"Yuh? Well, you're welcome to
Understand?"
"Aye, sir," grunted Tobin. Without want it till doomsday. That comp'ny
a word of greeting, he hobbled back a order calls for supplies. Don't say
few steps as the pilot and his passen- nothln' about cookin' nor service."
gers stepped in over the rough thresMr. Eamill Interposed: "All right,
hold.
man. I see you're stiff from rheumaThe portly man opened a gold- tism. I will pay this young fellow to
mounted cigar case. The young wom- refuel the plane."
an produced a long amber-stemmed
Garth turned his cool gaze upon the
cigarette holder. This was promptly pilot. "Why not give this bird of yours
filled by the pilot, who paused only to the chance to earn a little more pay?"
slap a mosquito on his clean-shaven
"Because Mr. Huxby has flown my
cheek before striking a match.
plane all the way from Chicago, with
Out went Garth's hand in a swift only short stop-overs. Also, he is my
clutch that caught the flaming match partner, not a mechanic."
in his calloused palm. The pilot, who
"Well, he's not the only party preswas as tall as Garth and heavier built, ent who's not a kiwi." Garth pulled a
turned to stare down at him with small poke from Inside his buckskin
cold anger.
shirt, hefted It as if considering, and
"5Tou Insolent roughneck 1 Clear out put it back. "Nor do I need your pay."
Huxby's supercilious eyes glistened
of here."
Garth smiled. Toben did the an- with sudden keen Interest. "What's
swering: "Huh, crazy loon—lighting that? You're from the new gold
matches in here. Can't you read the fields?"
* * * * * * *
The Girl Drew Her Hand Away as
sign? 'No smoking.' Bounce him, lad." "No."
A tug at his shoulder roused Garth
if He Had Smirched it.
The pilot thrust a hand inside his
from his six-hour sleep. Tobin's hoarse
"But your gold sack?"
cabin behind the semi-enclosed-cock- leather jacket. "Try it. I'll drill both
voice croaked In his ear:
"Gold?" Garth muttered.
pit. Between her headway and the of you."
He drew out his poke again and
"Roll out, sir. Sun's up. The pair
river current, she was driving towards
"How frightful," said Garth. "You opened it to shake a few small nodules of 'em are keen to be a-wing. Looks
the upstream side of the wharf at a must imagine this is a Wild West of metal into his palm. Both Huxby like their test of your nugget livened
speed that promised to smash the pon- show. Please don't shoot until the and Mr. Eamill stepped close to peer 'em up. Grub's on."
toons.
lady can get outside. Shots are even at the grayish silvery bits. The older
Garth pulled on his buckskins and
Xet neither of the two helmeted per- more apt than matches to explode all man looked puzzled. The younger moccasins and stepped into the storesons In the cockpit made a move to this gasoline."
took a nodule into his own palm, eyed room. Miss Ramill was coming in at
climb down In readiness to ward off
The portly man snapped shut his it a moment, and handed it back in an the front door. She paused to remove
the shock. Nor did either work the cigar case.
Indifferent manner.
her headnet. Huxby and Mr. Ramill
controls to veer the craft clear. Both
"Galena. I'm a mining engineer. were already putting down a hearty
"That's so! You have no cause to
were hastily putting on headnets and be ruffled, Vivian. The fellow seems You're out of luck, not making a gold breakfast of bacon, sourdough bread
gloves to protect themselves from the to have acted on a well-intentioned strike. Never before in history has and oatmeal porridge. Garth crowded
outbuzzing swarms of mosquitoes and impulse."
past them and Tobin to the end of the
silver been so low."
bulldog flies. They seemed to take for
Garth looked disappointed. "Too little shelf table.
The
pilot's
hand
came
out
empty
granted that the worker on the wharf
„ (TO BE CONTINUED)
from Inside the jacket. "Why couldn't bad, isn't it?"
would rush to give them service.
He picked out a nodule that had
the fool have spoken a warning?"
In the North ablebodied men are
Landscape Gardening
Garth had sized up the man. He been rubbed to a rather bright polish.
supposed to wait upon themselves. expected neither an apology for the The girl was leaning with her left
Landscape gardening began early in
More, the pilot's tone had been that abuse nor thanks for saving the visitors hand on one of the lower piles of gaso- America.
of a master commanding an inferior.
Garth stayed motionless, waiting for
the crackup with cool curiosity.
At that the smaller person cried
out In a sharp, almost shrill voice:
"Quick, you gawping dummy!"
The fact that one of the pair was
a woman made a vast difference.
Garth caught the end of the mooring
line flung by the pilot, and snatched up
a long pikepole. Its outthrust point
met the tip of the nearer pontoon.
Bent low, Garth put all of his weight
and strength into his angling shove
with the pole. The momentum of the
• Never before has even this derfeet, one a spoiled daughter
inglidlng plane forced him back one
step after another. Then his moccasins
favorite author come forth with of wealth, and all three of whom
found a holding grip against the upa novel that has action like this. were plotting his death!
turned edge of a plank.
Instead of driving in against the
Imagine the plight of a plane • Here's the first installment of
wharf at the blunt angle with which it
lost in the cold wastes of the this great serial. You'll want to
had approached, the head of the plane
began to swing off. With another outNorth—a prospector fighting for start now—today—and follow
put of strength, Garth swung it parallel
his life and those of three ten- it to the whirlwind finish.
with the upstream side of the wharf.
Aided by a slight swerve in the
current, he was able to walk the plane
to the outer end of the wharf before
the nearer pontoon could hit the float
logs. As the aircraft glided clear, he
made the line fast to a ringbolt and
returned to his canoe.
"What the devil 1" snapped the pilot.
CHAPTER I
The supreme thrill-story
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