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PROLOGUE.
Up in the "Big Snows," near
the dome of the earth, lies the
scene of this story of real men
and real women, who have all of
' the virtues of their hardening en
vironment and few of the failings,
pf their more civilized relatives.
This is a tale for reading when
one is tired of the artificialities
of civilization or at any other
time when a good story is appre
ciated. You will find in it ro
mance and adventure and mystery
mixed in such skillful manner and
in such proportion that no ingre
dient interfereswith another. Yet
all go to make fine reading for
women who like to hear of brave
deeds and sacrifice for love's
sake and for men with even a
drop of the spirit of adventure
in their veins. And one thing
more the author has livedamong
the people whose lives he de
scribes, and he knows how to tell
a story.
CHAPTER X.
A Kiss and tha Consequences.
MELISSE saw little of Jan dur
ing the day. At noon, Dixon
told ber that he had made
up his mind not to accom
pany Thoreau on the trip south. The
following morning, before she was up,
Jan had gone. She was deeply hurt
Never before had he left on oae of
his long trips without spending his
last moments with her. Outside of her
thoughts of Jan, the days and even
ings ttiat followed were pleasant ones
for her. The new agent was as jolly
as he was fat, and took an immense
liking to Mellsse. Young Dixon was
good looking and brimming with life,
and spent a great deal of his time in
her company. Tor hours at a time she
listened ito his stories of the wonder
ful world across the sea.
One day, a week after Jan had gone,
lie told her about the women In the
world which had come to be a fairy
land to Melisse.
"They are all beautiful over there?"
the asked wonderingly, when he had
finished.
'Many of them are beautiful, but
none so beautiful as you, Melisse," he
replied, leaning near to her, his eyes
shining. "Do you know, that you are
beautiful?"
Ilis words frightened her so much
that she bowed her head to hide the
signs of it in her face. Jan had often
spoken those same words a thousand
times he had told her that she was
beautiful but there had never beeD
this fluttering of her heart before.
There were few things which Iowaka
and she did not hold in secret between
them, and a day or two later Mellsse
toJd her friend what Dixon had said.
For the first t'.uie Jowafca jobused the
confidence placed in her and told Jean.
"The devil!" gritted Jean, his face
blackening.
He said no more until night, when
the children were asleep. Then he
drew Iowaka close beside him on a
bench near the stove and asked care
lessly :
"My nngel. if one makes an oath to
the blessed Virgin and breaks It what
happens';"
lie evaded the startled look in his
wife's big black eyes.
"It means that one will be forever
damned unless he confesses to a priest
snou after, doesn't it? And if there is
no priest nearer than 4)0 miles it Is a
dangerous thing to do. is it not?"
A tierce snarling and barking of dogs
brought tJravols to the door. They
lould hear Croissct's raucous voice and
Hie loud cracking of his big whip.
"I'll be back soon." said Jean, closing
the door after him, but instead of ap
proaching Crolsset and the fighting
dogs ho went in the direction of Cum
mins' cabin. He gritted his teeth as
young Dixon's laugh sounded loudly
In the cabin. "Two fools!" he went on
communing with himself. "Cummins
-Jan Thoreau-both fools!"
During the week that followed Jean's
little black eyes were never far JIs
tant from Cummins' cabin. Wlthnit
being observed he watched Mellsse and
Dixon, and not eveu to Iowaka did he
give hint of Ids growing suspicions.
Dixon was a man whom most other
men liked. There were a fascinating
frankness in his voice and manner,
strength in his broad shoulders inyl ft
general air of comradeship about him
which won all but Jean.
The trap Hue runners bcgaii leaving
the post at the end of the second week,
and after this Mellsse and the young
Englishman were more together than
ever. Dixon showed no inclination to
accompany the sledges, and when they
were gone he and Mellsse begau taking
walks in the forest when the sun was
high and warm.
It was on one of these days that Jean
had gone along the edge of the caribou
swamp that lay between the Barrens
and the higher forest. He heard the
sound of voices ahead of him, and a
moment Inter he recognized them as
those of Melisse and Dixon. His face
clQtidedj, nnjl Jdjjjn,flned fjre.
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Ue"peered fof tlfTrom TlioHJuslIes, his
loyal heart beating a wrathful tattoo
when he saw that Dixon dared put his
hand on Mellsse's arm. They were
coming very slowly, the Englishman
bending low over the girl's bowed head,
talking to her with strange earnest
ness. Suddenly he stopped, and be
fore Jean could comprehend what had
happened he had bent down and kissed
her.
With a low cry Melisse tore herself
free. For an Instant she faced Dixon,
who stood laughing into her blazing
eyes. Then she turned and ran swiftly
down the trail.
A second cry fell from her startled
lips when she found herself face to
face with Jean de Grnvois. The little
Frenchman was smiling. His eyes
glittered like black diamonds.
"Jean, Jean!" she sobbed, running
to him.
"He has insulted you." he said soft
ly, smiling into her white face. "linn
along to the post, my pretty Melisse."
He watched her, half turned from
the astonished Englishman, until she
disappeared In a twist of the trail a
hundred yards away. Then he faced
Dixon.
"It is the first time that our Melisse
has ever suffered insult." lie said,
speaking as coolly as if to a child.
"If Jan Thoreau were here, he would
kill you. ne Is gone, and I will kill
you in his place!"
lie advanced, his white teeth still
gleaming tn a smile, and not until he
launched himself like a cat at Dixon's
throat was the Englishman convinced
that he meant attack. In a flash Dix
on stepped a little to one side and sent
out a crashing blow that caught Jean
on the side of the head and sent him
flat upon his back In the trail.
naif stunned, Ornvols came to his
feet. He did not hear the shrill cry
of terror from the twist in the trail.
He did not look back to see Melisse
standing there. But Dixon both saw
and heard, and he laughed tauntingly
over Jean's head as the little French
man came toward him again, move
cautiously than before.
It was the first lime that Jean had
ever come Into contact with science.
He darted in again in his quick, cat
like way and received a blow that
dazed him. This time ho held to his
feet.
"Bah, this is like striking a baby!"
exclaimed Dixon. "What are you fight
ing about, Gravels? Is it a crime up
here to kiss n pretty girl?"
"I am going to kill you!" said Jean,
as coolly as before,
There was something terribly calm
and decisive in his voice. He was not
excited. lie was not afraid. His fin
gers did not go near the long knife in
his belt. Slowly the laugh faded from
Dixon's face, and tense lines gathered
around his mouth as Jean circled about
him.
"Come, we don't want trouble like
this," he urged. "I'm sorry if Melisse
didn't like It."
"I am going to kill you!" repeated
Jean.
It was the science of the forest man
pitted against that of another world.
For sport Jean had played with
wounded lynx. His was the quickness
of sight, of Instinct without the oth
er's science-the quickness of the great
loon that had often played this same
game with his rifle fire, of the sledge
dog whose ripping fangs carried death
so quickly that eyes could not follow.
A third and a fourth time he came
within striking distance and escaped.
Ho half drew his knife, and at the
movement Dlxou sprang back until his
shoulders touched the brush. Smiling
ly (Iravols unsheathed the blade and
tossed it behind him In the trail. Ills
eyes were like a serpent's In their
steadiness, and the muscles of his lxuly
were drawn as tight us steel springs,
ready to loose themselves when the
chance came.
There were tricks In his fighting as
well ns In the other's, and a dawning
of It began to grow upon Dixon. He
dropped his arms to his side, Inviting
Ifc!JL Jli!Wn i'1''"'1- Sudden! .the.. little
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Frenchman straightened.. His gllfier
ing eyes shot from the Englishman's
face to the brush behind him, and a
i piercing yell burst from his lips. In
voluntarily Dixon started, half turning
his face, and before he had come to his
guard Gravels flung himself under his
arms, striking with the full force of
his body against his antagonist's knees.
Together they went down In the
trail. There was only one science now
that of the forest man. The lithe,
brown fingers that could have crushed
the life of a lynx, fastened themselves
around the Englishman's throat, and
there came one gasping, quickly throt
tled cry as they tightened in their neck
breaking grip.
"I will kill you!" said Jean again.
Dixon's arms fell limply to his side.
Ills eyes bulged from their sockets,
his mouth was agape, but Jean did not
oe. His face was buried on the other's
shoulder, the whole life of him in the
grip. He would not have raised his
head for a full mluute longer had there
not come a suddeu interruption the
terrified voice of Mellsse, the frantic
tearing of her hands at his hands.
"He is dead!" she shrieked. "You
have killed him, Jean!"
Jean looked into Dixon's eyv.
"He Is not dead," he said, rising and
going to her side. "Come, my dear,
run home to Iowaka. I will not kill
him." Her slender form shook with
agonized sobs as he led her to the
turn In the trail. "Run home to Io
waka." he repeated gently. "I will
not kill him, Mellsse."
He went back to Dixon and rubbed
snow over the man's face.
"My God, hut it was near to it!" he
exclaimed, as there came a flicker of
V
"I will not kill him, Melisse."
life Into the eyes. "A little more and
he would have been with the mis
sloner!" He dragged the Englishman to the
side of the trail and set his back to a
tree. When he saw that fallen foe
matt's breath was coming mote strong,
ly he followed slowly after Melisse.
Unobserved, he went into the store
and washed the blood from his face,
chuckling with huge satisfaction when
he looked at himself In the little glass
which hung over the washbasin.
"Ah, my sweet Iowaka, but would
you guess now that Jean de Gravois
had received two clouts on the side
of the head that almost sent him Into
the blessed hereafter? 1 would not
have had you see It for ail the gold in
this world."
A little later he went to the cabin.
Iowaka and the children were at
Croisset's, and he sat down to smoke
a pipe. Scarce had he begun sending
up blue clouds of smoke when the door
opened and Mellsse came In.
"Hello, my dear," he cried gayly,
laughing at her with a wave of his
pipe.
In an Instant she had flung the shawl
from her head and was upon her
knees at his feet, her white face turn
ed up to lil in pleadingly, her breath
falling upon him in panting, sobbing
excitement.
"Jean, Jean!" she whispered, stretch
ing up her hands to ids face. "I'lease
tell me that you will never tell Jan
please tell me that you never will,
Jean never, never, never!''
"I will say nothing, Mellsse."
For a sobbing breath she dropped
her head upon his knees. Then sud
denly she drew down his face and
kissed him.
"Thank you, Jean, for what you have
done!"
"Whew!" gasped Jean when she had
gone. "What If Iowaka had been here
then?"
The day following the fight In the
forest Dixon found Jean de Oravois
alone and came up to him.
"Gravois, will you Bhake hands with
me?" he said. "I want to thank you
for what you did to me yesterday. I
deserved It. I have asked Miss Mellsse
to forgive mo and I want to shake
hipyls with. you.".
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Jeau was" thunderstruck. He had
never met tills kind of man.
"What the deuce!" he ejaculated,
when he had come to his senses. "Ve
1 will shake hands."
For several days after this Jean
could see that Melisse made an effort
to evade him. She did not visit iowa
ka when he was in the cabin. Neither
did she and Dixon go again Into the
forest. The young Englishman spent
more of his time at the store, and
just before the trappers began coming
In he went on a three days' sledge trip
with Cmisset.
The change delighted Jeau. The
first time he met Melisse after the
tight his eyes flashed pleasure.
"Jau will surely be coming home
soon," he greeted her. "What if the
birds tell him what happened out there
on the trail?"
She flushed scarlet.
"Perhaps the same birds will tell us
what has happened down on the Nel
son House trail, Jean," she retorted.
"l'ouf ! Jan Thoreau doesn't give the
snap of lils small finger for the Mac-
Veigh girl!" Jean replied, warm In' de
fense of his friend.
She is pretty." laughed Mellsse, "and
I have just learned that Is why men
like to-like them, I mean."
Jean strutted before her like a pea
cock.
"Am I pretty, Mellsse?" x ,
"No-o-o-o." I
"Then why" he shrugged his shou.
ders suggestively "in the cabin"
"Because you were, brave, Jean. I
love brave men."
"You were glad that I pummeled the
stranger, then?"
Mellsse did not answer, but he
caught a laughing sparkle iu the cor
ner of her eye as she left him.
"Come home, Jan Thoreau," he hum
med softly as he went to the store
"Come home, come home, come home,
for the little Mellsse has grown into a
woman and is learning to use her eyes."
Among the first of the trappers to
come in with his furs was MacVelgh.
He brought word that Jan hnd gone
south to spend the annual holiday at
Nelson House, and Cummins told Me
Hsse whence the message came. He
did not observe the slight chango that
came into her face and went on:
"I don't understand this in Jan. He
Js needed liere for the carnival. Did
you know that he was going to Nelson
House?"
Melisse shook her head.
"MacVelgh says they have made him
an offer to go down there as chief
man," continued the factor. "It is
strange thut he has sent no explanation
to me."
It was a week after the big caribou
roast before Jau returned to Lac Bain
Melisse saw him drive In from the
Churchill trail, but while her heart
UuUered excitedly she steeled herself
to meet hlni with at least an equal
show of tlw calm indifference with
which he had left her six weeks bt
fore. The coolness of his leave taking
still rankled bitterly in her bosom. His
hair and beard had grown, covering
the smooth checks which he had al
ways kept closely shaved. Ills eyes
glowed with dull pleasure as she stood
waiting for hl:n. but there was none of
the old flash and fire In them. There
was a strangeness In Ills manner, an
uneasiness In the, shifting of Ills eyes.
"Jan!" kIic said.
Her voice trembled; her lips quiv
ered. Tlieie was the old glorious
pleading In her eyes, and before it Jan
bowed his unkempt head and crushed
her hands tightly In his own. For n
half minute there was silence, and In
that half minute there came n century
between them. At last Jan spoke.
"I'm glad to see you again, Melisse.
It has seemed like a very long time!"
He lifted his eyes. Before them the
girl Involuntarily shrank back and Jan
freed her hands. In them she saw
none of the old love glow, nothing of
their old comradeship.
"You will come to supper, Jau?"
"Surely, Melisse, If you are prepared."
(To He Continued.)
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ANSWER TO DISTRICT COURT
From Saturday's Dally.
Pad I Hawkinson, the man who
created a disturbance Thursday
evening by shooting a revolver on
lower Main street, appeared in
Jutire Archer's court this morn
ing to answer to the complaint
filed against him by County At
torney Talor, charging him with
carrying concealed weapons, and
entered a plea of gnilly to I In
charge ami will be held to the next
term of court. The law in this
kind of a case is quite severe,
making the punishmenl a tine of
not more than 1,000 or imprison
ment m i ne peitiient iary lor a
eriu not exceeding two years.
fhis will lie a lesson to those who
have a habit of carrying a gun
with them and using it in an in
discriminate manner, as inanv do.
FUNERAL OF 0, H. WHEELER
HELD THIS AFTERNOON
From Saturday's Dally.
lhe tuneral of the late Major
D. II. Wheeler occurred this aft
ernoon, the body being taken di
rect to Oak Hill cemetery from
the Iturlington station and the
interment made iu the Wheeler
family lot. A large escort of
prominent Knights Toinplers and
Masons from Omaha accompanied
the funeral party, and with lhe
members of the Plattsniouth lodge
and Ml,. Zion commamJcry of the
Toinplers from this city, acted as
the escort to the grave, where the
beautiful ritual service of the
Masonic order was held, and the
remains of this highly respected
citizen were laid to their rest he
side those of his family, who had
preceded him to the better land.
OPENING OF THE WATERMAN
OPERA HOUSE 30 YEARS AGO
From Saturday's Dally.
The following item clipped from
the thirly years ago department of
the Omaha News will be of in
terest to the older residents of the
city, who will recall the occur
rence, as the Waterman opera
house was considered one of the
llnesl. in the stale and formerly
stood on the lots where the Jour
nal, Soeiinichsen and Holly build
ings now stand:
"The Waterman opera bouse at
Plaltsinoulh was formally opened
with lhe Fay Templelon company
presenting "The Mascotte." The
structure cost $5(1,000 and was the
result of the enterprise of II. A.
Waterman & Son, lumbermen."
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'I'll is morning J. I.. Smith and
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where they go to accompany T.
It. Smith home from the hospital,
where he hart been for several
weeks recovering from nn opera
tion he had performed upon his
arm, which was broken while he
was engaged in working with a
threshing machine. He is feeling
much belter and it is hoped that
the arm will now heal tip in
proper shape.
Have Very Flno Dance.
Kmiii Friday's Dally.
The .M. W, A. orchestra return
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Water, where they played last
evening at the grand Thanksgiv
ing ball given iu lhe new Philpol
hall. There were ltii couples on
the dance Moor and it was one of
the most successful dances given
in that city. During the course of
the evening an oyster supper was
served, which was a very pleasant
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Local Jcwi
from Saturday's Daily.
Henry Kehne of Mauley was lu
the city today attending to some
business matters at the court
house.
Henry Horn of the precinct was
in the city this afternoon attend
ing to some trading with the mer
chants.
.Miss .Nellie Low of Tekamah
arrived last evening on .No. ana
will visit here with A. A. Dotson
and wife for a few days.
Mrs. V. T. Cole and her guest,
Mrs. J. Hotlines, of Leon, Iowa,
were passengers tins morning ior
Omaha to spend Hie day.
Miss Myrtle Sucll of Henson,
who has been visiting Henry Horn
and family for a week, departed
this afternoon for her home.
Miss Carrie Klieser of Sotuh
Bond and Miss llhena Towlo of
Murdock are in the city today, be
ing guests of Miss Mary K. Foster.
Frank llhodon, one of the re
liable farmers from near Union,
was in the city today attending to
some trading with the merchants.
Miss Kninia Langon, who has
been staying at the home of Ralph
Haynie, south of this city, return
ed to her home in Pacific Junction
yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Turmoil and
children of King City, Mo., who
have been in the city visiting Mrs.
Ada Moore and family, returned
to their home this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Todd, from
near Union, accompanied by Miss
Jessie Todd, were in the city yes
terday afternoon, driving up from
their home in Mr. Todd's auto
mobile. ,i
County Judge Heeson today
granted a marriage license to
Karl I.eroy Wynrt, aged 23, of
Tluirman, Iowa, and Miss Mabel
Thornton, aged LM), of Council
HI nil's, Iowa. The parlies will bo
married tomorrow.
Mrs. Sarah Mendenhall and son,
John Mendenhall, of Pacific Jutic-
ii hi, and Mrs. M. J, (iodsey of
Overton, Neb., who have been hero
visiting William Mendenhall and
family for a few days, departed
last evening for their home.
Mrs. Kvcrett Fields came over
from Pacitlc Junction this morn
ing to do some shopping. While
here she called at this otllce and
subscribed for the Daily Journal.
Mrs. Fields returned to her home
this afternoon on the 2:10 train.
Mrs. 11. A. Clutter of Welling
ton, Iowa, and Mrs. Joseph Mes
sersmilh and daughter, (ioldie,
ami Print. Latham of Lincoln, who
have been visiting at the home of
William McCatiley and wife, de
parted this morning for their
home.
Clarence Heal, who is ulleinliiif.
school at Peru, came in last
evening In visit over Sunday with
his parents, M. M. Ileal and wife.
Clarence is one of the leading
athletes at the Normal school and
is very popular with his school,
males.
II. A.
speclor,
Wilson, government iu
was in the city yesterday
examining the books of District
Clerk Robertson. Mr. Wilson is
connected wit h the naturalization
bureau at Washington and is in
specting lhe books of the various
naturali.at ion agents iu the slate.
Myron Read, who lias been suf
fering from blood poisoning for
several weeks, and had the
thumb of his left hand removed a
few days ago, was in the city to
day. He is getting along nicely at
this time, but the injured mem
ber still gives him coniderable
pain.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marler of
the vicinity of Murray spent the
night at Mynard and then drove
to this city this morning for a
visit at. the home of Mr. Marler's
sister, Mrs. Maggie Mason. Mr.
and Mrs. Mai ler were pleasant
callers at this otllce, and while
here renewed their subscription to
this paper.
Mrs. O. J. Davis of Syracuse,
Nidi., and her sister, Mrs. II. M.
Raunsavill of Denver, departed
for Syracuse yesterday, after
spending a few days at the homos
of Mrs. Martha Wetcnkamp, their
sister-in-law, and Ray Howard,
their nephew. Mrs. Davis expects
to shortly depart for Lancaster,
California, where she will spend
a year visiting relatives.