Troop One of the Labrador

that dives at the flash of the hunter's gun, he was a fraction of a second quicker than Eli. Now, l

gun!" he

t once realize that the half-breed had him covered. His brain did not work as rapidly as Indian Jake's. His immediate sensation as he heard Indian Jake's voice was one of thankfulness that, aft

n Jake repeated. "I wo

in he had ever beheld. He did not question Indian Jake's determination to shoot. It was too evident that the half-breed

rising to his feet, indicate

as he

dges out of your

er, and the cartridges which it

ur pocke

ckets disclosed no

the ground, emptied the magazine

our boat?"

down

ahead. S

eed went through his belongings in the boat in a further search for ammunition. Satisfied that there was non

invited, quite as though E

fox!" Eli's anger had

don't be mad, Eli," Indian Ja

rst out. "And you were

I n

u d

ess. Eli, at his command, returned to cam

the river,"

en Eli returned put the kettle on. Then he brought forth his frying-pan, f

buck down t

s hungry, and when the venison was fried and tea made, he swallowe

ge joint of venison, and presented it to Eli

goin' home. I'll keep the ca'tridges. You might hurt somebody if y

er?" asked Eli, changing h

ad un, and if I told you I didn't have un you wouldn't believe me. Maybe I've got un. You better be go

er's meat," said Eli

ndian Jake, adding with a grin: "She'll go good. Take un along, I got plenty.

compensation for a silver fox, accepted the meat. Indian Jake accompanied him to the boat, and as he

ut claws. He was subdued and humbled. He had had Indian Jake completely in his power, and through del

in the first instance that Indian Jake was guilty, and Eli had never admitted that there was doubt, he was now entirely satisfied of the half-

back," Eli mused. "He's had a warnin' and he'll not

s turned to his ol

fur is. And they been countin' and countin' on the things they'd be gettin' and needs, and can't get now she's gone. And they been countin' on the money they'd have to lay by for their feeble days when they needs un. They'll never get o

upon the little fortune it was to have brought them, Eli would never have ventured to the verge of murder to recover it. Even now,

d he I'd never rested an easy hour again while I lives. But I might o' clipped his trigger hand, whatever," he thought with regret. "I can

ily into The Jug. The boys had returned,

jun Jake?" Thoma

Eli, "he w

rther details for a m

he's got the silver. He said he had un,

, manifestly relieved that Eli had not succeeded in accomplishing his rash purpose. "You'll bide the

Eli cordially, and arranged a plate for him

as, "set in. We've g

argaret placed a dish of steaming,

l boat from where he's been, and onions too. Margaret, peel some onion

thanks had been offered El

! Wonderful fine e

w. They's fine, t

ok an

mell," he observed b

hew it. A strained look spread over his face. Tears fil

ne," Eli volunteered presently, ad

laughing heartily, "and eat un with bread or

seen under the window, and all of the boys told of what had happened on the island, the the

ain laid the burden of suspicion more

there Indian Jake comes and trades a pair of skin boots with one of the lumber men for a pair of

s when he come to our camp

e, whatever. The nailed boots would be hard on the canoe. He uses the nai

ake must have consumed in passing from Horn's Bight to Flat Point. This was alone sufficient in the mind of T

r the trails, Doctor Joe returned. Lem had so far recov

d, had later decided that he may have been shot much earlier in the afternoon

e does Indian Jake u

ht fifty-five

he bullet extracted from Lem's wo

mber folk wears. But Injun Jake'll tell me whether 'twere he shot Lem. Injun Jake'll be fair about un with me whatever. 'Tis har

re, and let us hope he's

. We do not always know how the punishment is brought about, but the guilty one knows. And so with the shooting and robbery of Lem Horn. Many months were to p

e Jug and out into the Bay, and then the silence of the wilderness closed upon him,