嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
訊伽慕垂 卦指云慕朕村 紗秘慕禰 厘議慕尺 厘議慕禰 TXT畠云和墮 〆辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂〇

the faith of men(繁断議佚販)-及37何蛍

酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��



On the other hand�察�Leclere acknowledged their facts�察�but challenged their 

conclusion�察�and gave his own explanation。               Twenty miles out of Sunrise 

he and Timothy Brown were poling the boat along the rocky shore。                     From 

that shore two rifle´ shots rang out。           Timothy Brown pitched out of the 

boat and went down bubbling red�察�and that was the last of Timothy Brown。 

He�察�Leclere�察�pitched into the bottom of the boat with a stinging shoulder。 

He lay very quiet�察�peeping at the shore。             After a time two Indians stuck 

up their heads and came out to the water's edge�察�carrying between them a 

birch´bark canoe。        As they launched it�察�Leclere let fly。           He potted one�察�

who went over the side after the manner of Timothy Brown。                       The other 



                                               100 


´ Page 101´

                                        The Faith of Men 



dropped into the bottom of the canoe�察�and then canoe and poling boat went 

down the stream in a drifting battle。            After that they hung up on a split 

current�察�and the canoe passed on one side of an island�察�the poling boat on 

the other。     That was the last of the canoe�察�and he came on into Sunrise。 

Yes�察  �from   the   way   the   Indian   in   the   canoe   jumped�察  �he   was   sure   he   had 

potted him。      That was all。       This explanation was not deemed adequate。 

They     gave    him   ten   hours'   grace   while    the   Lizzie   steamed     down     to 

investigate。     Ten hours later she came wheezing back to Sunrise。                  There 

had been nothing to investigate。           No evidence had been found to back up 

his statements。      They told him to make his will�察�for he possessed a fifty´ 

thousand dollar Sunrise claim�察�and they were a law´abiding as well as a 

law´giving breed。 

     Leclere   shrugged   his   shoulders。      ;Bot   one   t'ing�察─  �he   said�察   �a   leetle�察�

w'at you call�察�favoura leetle favour�察�dat is eet。            I gif my feefty t'ousan' 

dollair to de church。       I gif my husky dog�察�Batard�察�to de devil。             De leetle 

favour�拭     �Firs' you hang heem�察�an' den you hang me。              Eet is good�察�eh�拭─�

     Good it was�察�they agreed�察�that Hell's Spawn should break trail for his 

master   across   the   last   divide�察  �and   the   court   was   adjourned   down   to   the 

river bank�察�where a big spruce tree stood by itself。 Slackwater Charley put 

a hangman's knot in the end of a hauling´ line�察�and the noose was slipped 

over   Leclere's   head   and   pulled   tight   around   his   neck。   His   hands   were 

tied   behind   his   back�察  �and   he   was   assisted   to   the   top   of   a   cracker   box。 

Then the running end of the line was passed over an over´hanging branch�察�

drawn taut�察�and made fast。          To kick the box out from under would leave 

him dancing on the air。 

     ;Now   for   the   dog�察─  �said   Webster   Shaw�察  �sometime   mining   engineer。 

;You'll have to rope him�察�Slackwater。; 

     Leclere grinned。       Slackwater took a chew of tobacco�察�rove a running 

noose�察�and proceeded leisurely to coil a few turns in his hand。                He paused 

once or twice to brush particularly offensive mosquitoes from off his face。 

Everybody was brushing mosquitoes�察�except Leclere�察�about whose head a 

small cloud was visible。         Even Batard�察�lying full´stretched on the ground 

with his fore paws rubbed the pests away from eyes and mouth。 



                                               101 


´ Page 102´

                                        The Faith of Men 



     But   while   Slackwater   waited   for   Batard   to   lift   his   head�察  �a   faint   call 

came from the quiet air�察�and a man was seen waving his arms and running 

across the flat from Sunrise。         It was the store´keeper。 

     ;C´call 'er off�察�boys�察─�he panted�察�as he came in among them。 

     ;Little Sandy and Bernadotte's jes' got in�察─�he explained with returning 

breath。     ;Landed   down   below   an'   come   up   by   the   short   cut。   Got   the 

Beaver with 'm。        Picked 'm up in his canoe�察�stuck in a back channel�察�with 

a couple of bullet´holes in 'm。           Other buck was Klok Kutz�察�the one that 

knocked spots out of his squaw and dusted。; 

     ;Eh�拭    �W'at Ah say�拭       �Eh�拭─�Leclere cried exultantly。          ;Dat de one fo' 

sure�    �Ah know。       Ah spik true。; 

     ;The thing to do is to teach these damned Siwashes a little manners�察─�

spoke   Webster   Shaw。       ;They're   getting   fat   and   sassy�察  �and   we'll   have   to 

bring them down a peg。           Round in all the bucks and string up the Beaver 

for an object lesson。        That's the programme。 Come on and let's see what 

he's got to say for himself。; 

     ;Heh�察    �M'sieu� ─   �Leclere    called�察  �as  the   crowd    began    to  melt   away 

through the twilight in the direction of Sunrise。             ;Ah lak ver' moch to see 

de fon。; 

     ;Oh�察�we'll turn you loose when we come back�察─�Webster Shaw shouted 

over his shoulder。       ;In the meantime meditate on your sins and the ways 

of Providence。       It will do you good�察�so be grateful。; 

     As is the way with men who are accustomed to great hazards�察�whose 

nerves   are   healthy   and   trained   in   patience�察  �so   it   was   with   Leclere   who 

settled   himself   to   the   long   waitwhich   is   to   say   that   he   reconciled   his 

mind to it。     There was no settling of the body�察�for the taut rope forced him 

to stand rigidly erect。       The least relaxation of the leg muscles pressed the 

rough´fibred   noose   into   his   neck�察  �while   the   upright   position   caused   him 

much   pain   in   his   wounded      shoulder。     He   projected     his   under   lip  and 

expelled his breath upwards along his face to blow the mosquitoes away 

from his eyes。       But the situation had its compensation。              To be snatched 

from the maw of death was well worth a little bodily suffering�察�only it was 

unfortunate that he should miss the hanging of the Beaver。 



                                               102 


´ Page 103´

                                         The Faith of Men 



     And   so   he   mused�察  �till   his   eyes   chanced   to   fall   upon   Batard�察  �head 

between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep。                    And their Leclere 

ceased   to   muse。     He   studied   the   animal   closely�察  �striving   to   sense   if   the 

sleep   were   real   or   feigned。     Batard's   sides   were   heaving   regularly�察  �but 

Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly�察�also he felt 

that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling 

sleep。     He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog 

was   not   awake�察  �and   once�察  �when        one   of   his   joints   cracke
卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��2�� 家��2��
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��