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Norway House, headquarters for the Hudson’s Bay Company for Keewatin—Land of the North Wind—Starting point for the search fo

husband watched his wife’s execution,
afraid to voice a word of protest lest
he, too, be projected into the Spirit
Land.

A bundle wrapped in a white rabbit
robe was carried into the forest and
buried in a shallow grave. Then, lest
evil spirits should attempt to raise
Sapwaste to life, a long stake was
driven through her body, pinning it to
the ground, and rocks piled high upon
the grave. Seizing their muzzle-loaders
dark-visaged hunters emerged into the
open, sending volley after volley
echoing among the pines to drive off
lurking spirits. A torch was applied
to the execution lodge, and in the red
glare of the flaming wigwam all em-
barked in their birchbarks and
paddled frantically from the haunted
spot.

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All was bustle and excitement at

Salis

TO A SPLENDID FORCE

THE CROWS’

the killers of Sapwaste.

Norway House, fur capital of Kee-
watin, Land of the North Wind.
From the picketed fur forts of the
Silent Places the factors had assembled
by dog carriole for the Christmas cele-
brations. Around a crackling wood-
stove in the Bachelors’ Hall glass and
bottle passed from hand to hand as
traders, forest runners and half-breed
dog-drivers told of their prowess on
the fur trail. From the nearby Council
Chamber the whoops of excited In-
dians mingled with the squeaky
strains of a fiddle and the thud, thud
of moccasined feet. Ihe redmen, too,
were celebrating.

Big Bill Campbell was telling of the
killing of Sapwaste.

“Hoots, mon,” McLeod brought a
hairy fist crashing down on the table,
“that’s jest an’ auld family custom.
The Chipewyans do the same thing
yet. An’, when a squaw gets too auld

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WHERE THE
KING GOES HE
GOES EXCEPT—

Superintendent
David Cameron, of
Scotland Yard, is
the King’s Detec-
tive, and when and
where His Majesty
goes out from any
of his royal resi-
dences the Superin-
tendent goes with
him, except when

the King visits a
warship. Then the

NEST

ship’s captain be-
comes responsible
His

PASS ( OAL ( O for Majesty’s
5 safety, but the Su-

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perintendent takes
over as soon as the
King leaves the
vessel.

Superintendent
Cameron, who has
completed thirty
years’ service, has
been with the King
since*and when the
latter was Duke of
York — New South
Wales Police News.

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tae travel they fix her up a nice warn
camp an’ leave her some fish-hooks, ;
chunk o’ dried meat .. . a few billet
o wood, an’ .’The door swung
open.

The Mounties Step In

Into the hall strode Sergeant “Daisy’
Smith, brushing the frost crystals fron
his eyes.

“As I wus remarkin’,” hic-coughec
McLeod, “when this long-legged limb
o’-tha-law butted in—this Sandy Lake
affair’s naething.’ If the Sergean
wusna here,” he waved his glass, spill
ing the amber contents all about him
“T’ tell ye o’ a heap o’ cases . . . mostly
among the Chipewyans,” he added.
thinking of his Cree wife at home.
“Here, Sergeant—hae a drink. It'll
warm the cockles o’ yer flinty heart.’

But Sergeant “Daisy” Smith had
heard enough. Leading Bill Campbell

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