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He knew this breedâ€"this savage, blood-mad, fierce-eyed creature that turned, snarling. at his approach. Fenris was only a fellow wilderness creature. a pack brother of the dark forests, and he had no further cause tor fear. "Fenrlsl" he ordered sharply. ?‘,'.,‘Com here!" His voice was com- " A minding and clear above the animal's ' muls. In BEGIN HERE TO-DAY. MI. I prison. In dschnd to ha I Vienna! olllnnréll by u mud â€"Ilknl|t. India hmroled to II! old friend. hr: Melvillo. '1' her they nut on 1 trip to an uga'lunr. where Ext-up no to uh. axes-Ion d u rich claim left by bmthu'. Ilium Melville. who recently had clad. Ben is to hunt I purtnorrhlp And a new lane of lilo. At Snowy Gulch lim Jeflery Neilson and his two p-rtners, Ra Brent and Chan lleminwny. Ne' . leader of the notorious guns. hu u beautiful daughter. Bettrice. with whom Brent in in love. When Em and Ben Irrive at the north woods Ben's memory returns. They meet a frontiersmun and learn that Neilson and his gang have :tarted toward Hirlm's claim. Ezra suggests that Darby go on to Snowy 'Gulch, and he will travel townrdtheirdeatinatiorv. At Snowy Gulch Ben finds thlt Fcnrls. the late Ezra Melville's pet wolf. has broken loose and stands ready to destroy a beautiful girl. The {hugs were hand, gleaming in foam, the hair stood erect on the powerful shoulders; and imtantly Ben recognized its breed. It was a magnificent specimen of that huge. gaunt. runner of the forests, the Northern woh‘. - n 11de a. lot when a woman I- who to homo fining. Old. (Add dram nub the m cop» or tho hour. Jun I new I. any pmfeuloul dyer on“ b Ioâ€"K only you'll nu "a: an. R'- cuy to manna dyo demo 0! III-p. and M Worm] than. of “lunar Ind a Macy yuan. thin: but (yo In no mm. You can nu; Bond an all your autumn and covm. and. and moth; any mtorhfi'nnd fight our on»? colon So my. "'6 fill: at tho druulu for tho DWI w Dye Cyclopodls (or nuns-Hou- nl an “new”; mm mm: -, .gA u- nu..- Ontario afiifiilm‘ 0! mi m "In and pads. 0am can. no, mu mom. mu. nu. m, WIndur.’ ”Down, Fenris," Ben said again. ”Down!” Then slowly, steadily. Ben moved toward him. Watching unbelieving. Morris saw the fierce eyes begin to lose their fire. The stifl hair on the There followed a curious, long in. [hut of utter silence and infinite sus- E mm cam ‘ my: A x3 “A Stylish Dress . for 15 eta!” A Trial Will Convince! 2:33:37: GO ON WITH THE STORY. I. not equalled by en, other tee. CTEA ‘ Ufimmeww shoulder: {all In!» place, «nu munch nbud. Ben stood boddo Hm now. his hnnd nun-hing. “Down. down." he cnuuon- ed quiotly. Suddcnly th- wol! crouch- ed. cowvflnl. Ii N! “"- _ . _. .. Ban nukhmd to find hlmull under I wondulng scrutiny by both Mom: Ind the girl. “Good lord. Dnbyl" the former mlulnwd. “How did you do [tâ€"f" Suddenly Ben reuhed and took the wolf': held between his hands. Slow- ly he lifted the uvnn (no em their eyes met. The wolf growled, than. whimpering. tried to Iver! has con. Then I rough tongue llpped It fin man's hand. And now. for the first time, Ben found himself reprdlng Bealrlce. “0 could Iclmly uko llll eyes from lwr her. He know perfectly dug he wn luring rudely. but he wu wlthout the power to turn bl: eyes. Her durk eyca fell under hi: gm. "There’a nothing I an slyâ€"to thank you." the girl was murmurinz. “I never Inw anything like ll; it was just. an i! the wolf understood every word you said." , ihe ”frontier had taught her to judge men-A “03d Hirlm hul hlm pretty well trnlned, I suspect." Tho mln'p eyes fell to the shaggy form n hll feet. “I'm glad I happened along. Mluâ€"" “Beatrice Neilsnn. l'llve here." Neilson! llis mind mined to lelp and catch at the name. Just thlt day he had heard it {mm the lips of the merchant. And thls was the house next door where dwelt hls {el- low traveler for the marrow. - “Then it's you.” he exulwd “who is gmng to be my fellow traveler to- morrow ! " HI'I'I'ING THE TRAIL. Ben found rather as he had ex- pec,bed that the girl was not at all embarrassed by the knowledge that they were to have a lonely all- day ride together. “Then it's your fatherâ€"or brother *Whl"! going to the Yugnâ€"" "No,” the girl answered doubtfully. “My father is already there. I'm here nloneâ€"" "Effie“ the gray eyes lightnd and a smile broke about Ben's lips. Few times in his life had he smiled in quite this vivid way. As dafilight broke they started out down the shadowed street of the little town. “The last we'll see of civilludon for a long. long time," the girl m- minded him. The man thrilled deeply. glad of it" he answered ahead but the long trail!" “My father has come to the con- clullnn that it'. mlly worth prospectâ€" inz. He's In this sumo country now." "I luppou i'll meet him-l'll liinely moot him w-nlght when I take you to the Win or} the river. You mid hll nnmo wnâ€" ' "Jeflny _’Nol|mn." 8011'! though linked in Ezrnm. Tho recovery ol the mine had been the old man'l land"! dream, the lat hop. of hi. declining your», nd thin ntbuk would go hard with h m. But Nun would ho certain planning, when they mt main over their camp In. Am! 2"!" won three at them allied At the very headquarters of Poor Man'n Creek, where the stream had hwindled to 11 silver thread between mossy banks, Beatrice and Ben made their noon camp. But it was not to be that this jour- neyshould hold only delight for Ben. A half- mile down the river he sudden- ly made it most momentous and dia- turbinz discovery. He had Mapped his horse to reread the copy of Hiram Melville's letter, intending to verify his course. His game came to rent upon n familiar name. Look out foi- Jefl Neilsan and his gang," the lower. rend. "They neen Iome of my dust." “I’m going all right," he nnnnunced. He urged his horse fnrwnrd. “It neemn to me we must be head- ring hm) about the name country," Ben mat on. “You are. Mina Nansen, I'M going to mnke my first permanent cmnp' somewhgre along this still “watch." "My father has come to the con- clulhm that W. mlly worth prospect: "X; fll'st lie did not glance at Ben- tricel Slowly he folded the letter and putfllt bagk Intfl h‘io pocket. CHAPTER \‘I‘ “And I'm "Nothing mn. muhwuuutm 'onmm m I“; A. an humaneâ€"i: the Ml elltothpceodlfon of the Atlantic then m I $33.5. éTflmug'inm tutu to the thl'owlu of brick- Ym Riverâ€"one thet but been built In." "lb“ by Ellen Melville you! put. Thy h“. A‘ . . can “on lied nun ’a lighted window lrom flu, m “3 comm“. not w. Wlll dilâ€" muuu the and ot Buuloe'o bud clone a profound went of (We Hb.‘ I which Americans are unawue. “0! own. you won't try to go on . ittnllhfl" In. and am “You," The self-complacency of of my st the cabin?" |licinl England. which in no leu “The" likely won't be room {or mgpemting i0 unofficial Eng- throo." he III-went “But W- n - - . - - ch" nigm. l "n mu“ I “m ml lend than It in to foreigners. ll [loop out," .never a mask for eetanic cun- Thoy halted u lut; and Bum-lee nine 0! diabolic cleverness. but new her {ather'l form. fremod In the it ll .ometimc. . cloell f0; doorway. She hutvmd into M- - Irml: waiting in the darkneu Ben somnolence. ignorance and could not help but hour his welconn. ineptitude. lt it a far greater Many thing- were doubtful; but there burden to (hi. country than to 33:30:“? fiffifghsi‘ h“ m" any other. British interest. “Bu, why .0 mm, 1.0,...“ Bulwould gain immennrehly‘ trace?" he ul't'od. “You brouzht I0m0|were there more Intelligence 0“ wm‘ y°“' "and lean self-sufficiency in “Me“: a proepectorâ€"Mr. Dnrhy, . the girl ropllod. "Come here, Beuâ€"lDowmng Street. "0! mm. you m1 fly to no on Qqnichn" uh. uh“ Ben. “You'll My II flu clbln‘l" “Thou “th won't be room for than." he amend. “But W- t that night. I cm mnko a fin and “~99 «us-"7 They hdud no Int: and Burks nw hu- inthnr'n form. him“! In flu doorway. Btu hntnmd into [in trim: vultlng in tho dlrlmul Ban could not help but but In. vnlmm “my thing- wou doubtful; but. than could ho no doubt. of tho low um Noll-on boy. hll datum-r. “But why no 11115)! hon”. Bu- MN!" ho Inland. “You brought mm on wlyh you?" “11.5 i pmptctorâ€"Mr. Dnrby." a» girl nyllod. “(hm hero, Bunâ€"- cud be handout" "He hasn't come through here that I know of. 0! course I'm working at my claimâ€"with my partnersâ€"41nd he might have gone through without our aeelng him. It sums rather unlikely." Bon hid dandy dpclded upon hl- count of union. Ho kn" wrlottly that It would only put Nellmn on hi- guud I! be mad his true position; Ind bolldn. ha‘wnnud word of E:- “Mélville; eh'.’ I guéss I know who: you mean now But noâ€"I don't know‘ of any claim unless it's owr east. beâ€" yond here. Maybe further down the river." Ben mnde no reply at once: but his mind sped like lightning. 0! course Neilson was lying about the chim: he knew perfectly that at that mo- ment he was occupying one o! Hiram Melville's cabins. ram. “1 may have a wrong sic-er. Mr. Neilmn." he "Id, “but I mnn l am down on the river-trail. out 0! Snowy Gulch. Idviud me to come here. He uid that ho had some sort of a claim up here lild that his bro- ther left. him, ll'ld though it was I pocket-country, he thought lhere'd Ioon bov 11 great rush up this way." “I hardly know «01th could hu- been that you met." Neilnon began "Melville. I believe that was it And it you'll tell me how to find him I'll try to go on to-night." "Ho hasn't come up this way?" Ben asked cuually. doubtfully. 7 "He didn't tell you 'his nameâ€"" “'He told me. In the few minute: that I talked to him. that-his cabin was somewhere close to this oneâ€"I thought he said up this creek.” “There Is a cabin up the creek 1! way." Neilson admitted. “but it isn't the one he meant. It's on my claim, and my two partners are living in it. But whEn he laid near to this one, he might have meant. hen miles. That's the way we northern men spank of distance." He said his farewells to the girl, refused an invitation to pass the nlght in the cabin. and made his way to the greenJmnk of the stream. Four hundred. yard! from the cabinâ€"ob- “There's nothing I can slyâ€"lo thank you," the girl was murmur- lng. Today, to Innk- I lusting. "tidying lmpnulon, uh 5" WWI-2m ISSUE No. 10â€"17. and from both by the thickly-ho pllfhd h]! cyan: Bun mad. hll fire and unpuhd MI harm. Ho couflnod hla riding horn wllh I picket rope; a:- 0M! ho turned loom. Then In coukod p nlmplo men] for hlmulf Ind the pun! ur- nm It MI hull. When tho night Ind come down in full, and 1- ho In About the glowing will of Mn nuppor are. he had than to devote u-rlou- thought to the m- o! Ezrnm. impelled by an urn within himself. Ban luddt-niy int-it holid- his lupin. friend. He cagld not undunund the flood of emotion. the vague new 0! imp-mung and drum-tic evenl- that “firm! him u) the quick. He only know, with n knon’iedge akin to in- spiration. that in Fenril ily the ln-‘ :wer to his prohiem. "Fouri- old boy," the mnn VIII-per- ed. “Cm you find him for me. 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