Part 31 (1/2)

The irls

”I didn't aim to tell my name,” he said slowly ”I didn't want it known that I had co you girls You won't know uess the doctor won't either

I'm Paddy Malone!”

Grace started The naotten memories

”What!” she cried ”Paddy Malone, who used to work for Mr Ford?”

It was the turn of the lumberman to start

”Mr Ford!” he exclaihter,” said Grace si all over for you He has had trouble about a luhten it out for him, and prove his claim Are you really that Paddy Malone?”

”I ahter should help me Well, well!

Yes, I am that Paddy Malone,” he went on in louder tones, ”and I can prove your father's claih with 'e when I'm fixed up I'll prove James Ford's lumber claim for him, and show those swindlers that they can't fool Paddy Malone! I'll show 'em!”

He sank back on his pillow exhausted, while Bettymore coffee

CHAPTER XXIII

REVELATIONS

”And to think that we found Paddy Malone!” exclaimed Mollie

”Yes, but he first found us--only we didn't know it,” answered Grace

They were gliding along on their snowshoes from the lonely cabin where they discovered the injured lumberirls went for the nearest doctor There was one living half-way between the winter calad!” Grace went on ”I ht away”

”One of the boys can take in the o back and hear the rest of the story It sounds, from what Paddy Malone said, as if that Mr Jallow had been up to soreed Grace ”Oh, what a lot of things have happened up here!”

”And et his tiirls hurried on, hoping they would find the boys in their cabin

There was so Mr Franklin, ould go for a doctor for the injured man

The boys had not yet returned, but Mrs Franklin, who listened onder to the story Grace and Mollie pantingly told, informed them where they could locate her husband not far off in the woods

He was using a light sled to haul firewood, and at once set off for the doctor, whoer sled, in which it was planned to bring back Paddy Malone to the boy's cabin, where it would easier to nurse him, Mr