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,