Part 24 (1/2)
”I don't knowe had never used the rocker and thawn-out gravel We graded the pack-trail across Snowy Range e didn't kno to drill and start off giant-powder Well, we're going toif I stay”
”Then I'll coreed and looked at Carrie
”I wouldn't like to be left alone,” she said and smiled
Jinificant that Carrie illing to go; if Martin had attracted her; she would sooner have ree that Mrs
Winter, froree, but this was not important
After a time they went to the Stanley park, where Jake and Mrs Winter iant fir and Jiarette
”You and Jake rather puzzledthat things were not the saave him a steady look ”I'm afraid ere very mean--but there was a difference You were one of us when you went away; you calish landowner”
”Ah,” said Jiive me a chance to drop you? Did you think I would?”
”No,” said Carrie, blushi+ng ”But it was possible Cutting the line was different; it was a business proposition” She paused and added with a hint of regret: ”It's finished now”
”So and he went on: ”Was Jake's throwing up his job and bringingtalks by the cas? Did you want et?”
She looked up, with some color in her face ”Not in a way, Jiht to have a chance to let us go”
”And now I hope you're satisfied, since you have found out I'ht”
”Oh, well,” said Carrie, s, ”I suppose we do feel some satisfaction”
Then Jake and Mrs Winter returned and they went to the Canadian Pacific station, where Jis
PART II--THE LANDOWNER
CHAPTER I
JIM COMES HOME
The car ran out froth Jim could look about He had not been able to see much on his way from the station where Mordaunt had lish landscape with keen curiosity
On one side, ruggedray of sunshi+ne touched the plain below In front, the road ran across a rew Beyond the marsh, wet sands stretched back to the blurred woods across a bay, and farther off, low hills loomed indistinctly in the mist
Jim noted that the landscape had not the monotony he had sometimes felt in Canada The fields behind the reen and some dotted by yellow stocks of corn
Then there was a play of color that changed froht ca dark trees, were scattered about, but the country was not taed touch