Northern Pursuit Page #4

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We'll have two men

board your train in Nascobi.

See that the body's not disturbed.

Yes, that's right. Thank you.

McGregor's been killed.

McGregor?

He was detailed to follow Steve.

Yes, a conductor found his body

on the train, in the washroom.

Well, what about Steve?

How do we contact him?

- What do we do now?

- Nothing.

Wait for him to contact us.

It's all we can do.

- Is that his wife?

- Obviously.

These people live like swine.

Maybe you live worse

if things be same for you.

Oh, you speak English.

Me speak good English.

Let me help you with that. Looks heavy.

There you are.

Let her carry it.

He's trying to make friends with you.

I've told you many times about the English,

no good for Indians.

No freedom for Indians

until the Germans come.

Soon now.

Well...

...this is a surprise.

I didn't expect to meet you again.

How are you?

I brought him as you said.

He's just the man we need.

Nobody in Canada

knows the North Country better.

Oh, that's good.

That's splendid.

As soon as the news

was published in the papers...

...of your arrest and dismissal,

Herr Oberst sent me to get you.

He hadn't forgotten your first meeting.

No, of course not.

I never make mistakes about people.

- I'm glad to see you again, my friend.

- Well, I'm very glad to see you too, colonel.

Ever since that night,

I've been wanting to talk to you again.

Well, I would be happy to...

...but it's getting late

and you must be tired.

Heinzmann will show you where to sleep.

Good night.

- Good night, good night.

- Good night.

He amuses me.

They are like children, all of them.

Even the first time when I met him,

when he picked me up...

...it was plain what he was doing.

He's a fool.

- I think you are too.

- Herr Oberst.

Isn't it obvious

that they staged the whole thing?

How do you know that his arrest

wasn't done for our benefit?

- That may be so.

- Isn't it obvious the man's still a policeman?

Then what do you mean

by bringing him up here?

Herr Oberst, if you'll permit me.

Very well.

He can protect us, Herr Oberst.

They don't wanna bring us in.

They wanna know what we're doing.

So as long as he works with us...

...we're all right.

Let him think we're stupid.

This isn't an easy trip.

It's unchartered country, most of it.

But you don't think

he had been followed up here?

He was.

No more.

You thought of all this by yourself?

You exceeded your authority.

However, I will forget it if it works.

- It will.

- Perhaps.

But it's also possible...

...that a man who would take a chance

like he has taken so far...

...is not afraid to die.

Herr Oberst, I've heard that the

hostage system works very well in Europe.

It can work just as well here.

Mush. Mush.

Steve.

- Laura.

- I was so glad when I got your message.

My message? What...?

I knew she'd be worried. And I saw to it

that she was notified immediately.

I didn't know what happened.

I kept imagining all kinds of things.

I thought you were dead

or kidnapped by those Nazis who escaped.

There goes your imagination again.

Let me introduce you.

- Mr. Keller.

- How do you do?

- This is Mr...

- Willis.

Willis. This is my fiance, Miss McBain.

Your fiance?

Congratulations. She's very lovely.

I went every place, to Barnett.

He said he didn't know where you were...

...that he didn't care.

- Why didn't you let me know?

- Well, I couldn't.

- You couldn't?

- No.

Does anyone know you've come up here?

No.

- Why is everything such a secret?

- There's no secret.

These gentlemen have hired me to

guide them to a mine in the North Country.

- How long will you be gone?

- Oh, I don't know. A month, maybe longer.

- Steve, take me with you.

- That's impossible.

Perhaps it isn't.

- Look, our arrangement was...

- We'll talk about that later.

Rose, will you see that Miss McBain

is made comfortable?

Thank you, Mr. Keller.

Ernst, pay off the dog-man.

Well, whose bright idea was that?

Ernst is such a fool.

He thought of holding Miss McBain

as a hostage.

Obviously, he doesn't trust you.

- Do you?

- Well, you're with us, aren't you?

Yes, but assuming she hadn't been

brought up here. I think that's a mistake.

What choice do we have?

Ernst made a blunder.

We have to make the best of it.

Look, Wagner, if you are with us,

neither of you has anything to worry about.

I simply can't afford to take any chances.

You must understand that.

Excuse me.

Mush.

- You trust the dog-man?

I trust no one.

Dagor.

These are for you.

- A Mountie's uniform, for me?

- Yes.

What's it for?

We want you to help us free

three of our comrades.

Oh, no. That wasn't in our bargain.

It's one of those things

which came up unexpectedly.

- Like the young lady's arrival.

- Oh, Ernst, don't be ridiculous.

You understand, Wagner.

Hm.

Yes, I guess I do.

Where are they?

Show him.

Here's a map.

- You know the post at Rock River?

Mm-hm.

- You know the two Mounties there?

- Mm-hm.

Whoa.

Campbell?

Well, Johnson, how are you?

It's all right, you can talk to me.

I'm back on duty.

- Since when?

- Since the 15th.

- All right, Steve. We're glad you're back.

- Thanks.

Who's that with you?

Oh, just a trapper.

I'm using him to break trail.

This is a hundred miles off

your regular patrol.

I think I'll do some checking.

Put up your hands.

Both of you.

Higher. Higher.

All right, inside.

Break the radio.

Hey.

Hey.

I got an order here

for three of your prisoners.

There, you see?

Said we couldn't get any orders

for days, huh?

That shows you how much you know

about this army.

A hundred miles from nowhere

and up pops a Mountie with an order.

You can blame the radio for that.

Which one do you want?

It's written down there.

Gross.

Moeller.

Preisser.

Here. I'll give you a receipt for that.

Four? You were supposed to bring seven.

That's right,

I left three of them at Rock River.

Here's the receipt I got for them.

"Mainwaring."

That's the code name Steve was to use.

He's with them.

And he's broken three German prisoners.

But why only three, sir?

There were seven in the truck.

They needed only three.

Three of the same type that tried to make it

with von Keller from the Bear Lake camp.

"Order number 221."

Two, that means north.

Another two. North, north.

One, west.

North, northwest.

That's the direction they're traveling

from this point.

Rock River.

Where they broke the prisoners.

- All right, Jim, you're off.

- My outfit's ready, sir.

Remember, you're the only one

that Steve can reach us through.

Well, is your imagination

running away with you again?

Not this time. I have it all figured out.

- You know who those men are?

- Yes, they're Nazis.

Be careful.

They're holding me as a hostage,

aren't they?

- Mm-hm.

- Steve, I have a plan.

Now, Laura, you listen to me.

These men are playing for high stakes.

They're desperate.

Promise you'll do nothing

without talking to me first.

- Understand?

- All right.

Charm. Bring you good luck.

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