First at the North Pole

lo,

a real pleasure!" And Andy rushed into the old cabin, thr

Greene, as a smile lit up his somewhat square face. "I though

d you have a fire. I'm half frozen from tramping th

I was just getting supper ready. You've got some game, I see. I had very litt

y well back for deer th

going to strike St

it's the same s

ng for work. I've about made up my mind to try my luck at hunting. I gu

nd dark, piercing eyes, that fairly shot forth fire when Chet was provoked. He was a good fellow in the main, but he had a

ht him dead, while others imagined he had run away to escape punishment incidental to a large transaction in lumber. Some signatures were forged, and it was held that Tolney Greene was guilty. He protested his innocence, but failed to

to be thus deserted. She tried to bear up, however, but during the followi

of a forger, and possibly a suicide. Some tried to talk to him, but whe

aying he did not want to be an object of charity, and that he could get along alone. He took his belongings, and a little money left by his mother, and moved to another part of the State-close to where Andy resided. Here he l

oyed, Chet was silent and morose. But little by little, warmed by Andy's naturally sunny disposition, he "thawed out," and

uld come back some day and clear himself. The mate wrote to my mother that my father's

Andrews got back yet?"

N

e is

rst part of it

hink she

het's somewhat sad answer. He lived in da

eft by Andy's father, and he now listened with deep interest to what his chum had to

ole thing, Chet?" asked Andy, a

mighty anxious to get the papers," was the answe

what I

erstand enough about law to know that he's got to get a court order to sell property. To my way of thinkin

and he always was a poor stick. I w

r at Lodgeport? I've heard he'

. But it's a twe

we may be able to pick up some

pared supper, and the two ate it. Then Andy fixed the fire for the night,

of the day had disturbed him greatly. But at last he doze

s he put his head out of doors. "And

usly. His mind was on the trip to Lodgeport

orm is clea

get breakfa

rred up, and fresh wood put on, and they prepared a couple of cups of coffee, and broiled two sq

e larger portion of their outfits in hiding in the old cabin.

If we can't get back tonight, we can return tomorrow. I

et Uncle Si-or Mr.

and easily keep

heavy patch of timber. Here, under the pines, it was intensely cold,

guess this is bad enough!" cried Chet,

istaken, for by the time they reached the open country once more, the

lumber settlements, and then, leaving the wagon road, to

out to the Ridge to hunt," said Andy

est of the game was killed off at the very beginning of the season

get a moose m

dly point him out to me." And Chet's

him down with my gun," answer

were so fresh, both boys could not resist the temptation to go after the g

snow got into his ears and d

aining for a cir

in this cold. Help

out of the hollow. He had dropped his firearm, b

nfortunate one, as he tried to get the snow ou

dently heard their voices and taken fright, for when they ca

ed one end of the rock elevation locally termed Moose Ridge. Here there was

t, as, having climbed a small rise, they paused to catch t

ead there sounded out the crack of a rifle, fol

Andy. "Wonder if he hit

ll see. Co

sn't shootin

e from the top o

on the alert for the possible appearance

inting over the top of a small tree that s

did yo

but I thought I saw a m

s it was a dee

me. Come on! If he fell to

wed in his footsteps. Soon they rounded half a dozen trees and came in ful

own by his gun and game bag. He had tumbled from the top of the cliff, and the fall had rendered him unconscious