The Trail Beyond

I received your letter and got here

as quickly as I could.

now I am going to tell you why I sent for you.

20 years ago my brother and I

quarreled over a woman

he married her. they relocated near

Kennegamy house, northern Canada.

a child was born, a girl.

wife died

I heard that my brother

had strangely disappeared.

lately I have had a desire

to see that niece of mine.

and find out

just what happened to my brother.

that's why I sent for you.

I am afraid I couldn't stand a drift.

I will be glad to do everything I can.

you know, I haven't forgotten that

you were dad's best friend.

you see

my brother's name was John Ball...

wife's name was, Marie.

more likely,

that will be the girls name too.

its my hope that she will spend the

remaining years of my life, here with me.

you know son ?

some day she is going to inherit

this here, the ranch of the pines.

I understand and I will do my best to find her.

couldn't ask no more than that.

-when can you leave?

-on the morning train..

Good!

Rod Drew!

what are you doing here ?

well hello Bobby?

where are you heading for?

I am going home.

I just graduated.

that's nice!

say, how is the old Alma Mater?

oh, kind a quiet now...

they haven't found any cows or goats

in the dormitory since you left.

don't tell me the place has deteriorated

into a school of learning.

sit down

Oh, I cant now !

my mind is in the middle of a poker game.

but I have a lot to tell you,

I will be back later.

okay.

-don't loose your shirt !

-No!

I saw from where that one came from.

what are you doing, getting sore

when you start to loose?

you tin horn ...

I didn't do it, Rod.

they framed me.

I caught him cheating and

he pulled a gun on me.

its murder.

come on.

nice way to have a bath.

you shouldn't have done that Rod.

now you are in it, as much as I am.

don't worry about that, Bobby.

the main thing is to get out of here

before they pick us up.

we are about a mile from Fort Minnetaki.

we should be able to buy

a change of clothes there.

lets get started.

here you are, Mister.

come on, Bobby.

telegram for you Martial.

it must be that fellow

who drifted down in this morning.

well, there they are now.

we are going to have a talk with them.

hey you fellas, wait a minute.

wait a minute there.

come on, Bobby.

that's them alright !

come on lets run them down.

we got to jump for it.

It's our only chance.

they got away.

notify the Mountain police.

from Minetaki

they have headed north.

one of them is half-breed, but we

do not have any description of the other.

- you better start at Fort Minnetaki.

- Yes Sir !

we can take a shortcut through Wabinosh

House, its on the bend of the river.

once we make there,

we will be safe for a while.

the cabin looks deserted.

we can camp there for the night.

Gold !

It's a map.

they must have fought for it.

shows the location of their mine.

We, John Ball and Peter Plante...

having discovered gold at this point

do hereby agree to joint partnership in it

and do pledge ourselves ...

to forgot our past differences and work in

mutual goodwill and honesty

'so help us God'

signed John Ball and Peter Plante.

so this is what happened to John Ball.

John Ball?

why are you interested in him ?

he is one of the reasons I am up here.

and the other ?

his daughter.

Bobby, when we get to Wabinosh House...

we will make a search for this mine.

Well, Bobby!

-Bobby!

-FeIice!

gee .. I am glad to see you.

I am glad to see you, Bobby.

FeIice, this is Rod Drew.

my best friend in college.

Miss Newsome.

how do you do Miss Newsome?

how do you do Mister Drew.

well how are you Bobby?

glad to see you back.

I am glad to be back Mister Newsome.

Mister Newsome, this is Rod Drew.

How do you do Mister Newsome !

howdy!

are you going to be with us for some time?

no, I am afraid not. we are only going to stay

long enough to get supplies.

Oh!

where are you going?

well ! you see ..

we were thinking of hunting wolves..

and we want to get our trap plans plotted early

Oh!

in the mean time I have some things here

I would like to leave with you for safekeeping.

-would you please keep this safe?

-well, certainly !

-Benoit ! place this in the safe.

-Oui, monsieur.

FeIice will get you what supplies you need.

we can put you up right here

at the post.

thanks Mister Newsome,

that will be fine.

you boys come along with me now

and I will show you to your room.

- Bonjour LaRocque.

- Bonjour. Eh! what have you got ?

you wait I show you.

-more bullets, eh?

-oui !

when the winter catches in

we will attack Wabinosh House...

and bring them to knees

with their our own ammunition, eh?.

oui, and she is coming in pretty quick now.

and the ammunition is very low.

but Newsome, he don't know that.

I emptied his box and put them

back on the shelves.

good.

and now, I have the grand news for you.

two strangers have arrived at the post

with a map full of gold.

-a map of gold ?

-Oui.

-where is it?

-Je ne sais pas.

I have only seen the word 'Gold'

marked on the map.

Newsome had me put it into the safe.

-you can open that safe ?

-do not know if I can do that.

-you try?

-Oui.

I will give you two men.

you will go there tonight.

Oui.

it is of no use,

I cannot get it.

but she can.

she knows the combination.

Ah!

-Benoit!

-get her.

Ah, ah!

FeIice, FeIice!

she is gone!

Eh!

who is this?

its Abonga.

- what are you doing here ?

we found him wounded in Felice's room.

and she is gone.

FeIice gone ?

Ah!

LaRocque, eh?

I have seen him before

must have taken her to his place.

who is LaRocque?

renegade trader

stationed up in the river here

been giving us plenty of trouble,

what were they after?

there is nothing up here of value.

not even in the safe.

-maybe its the map.

- we got to find FeIice!

-we better head for LaRocque.

-we can go by canoe.

No, you cannot go that way.

there's not enough water.

we might make it.

one thing for certain.

it sure would give them surprise

if you did get through.

come on, lets try it.

I couldn't open the safe, but FeIice

she knows the combination.

get her and bring her here.

Jules LaRocque!

so you are behind all this ?

you will tell us the combination of that safe

and we will set you free.

I will tell you nothing.

lets see maybe you will.

take one of their guns and start something.

meet me at the back door.

Bobby!

get him !

My gosh, she is getting away

Eh, Bobby!

I have been thinking, maybe FeIice

can help me with my quest.

so you are up here on a quest ?

I didn't come here, just to hunt wolves.

I will be very careful, if I were you.

man-hunters are not exactly welcomed

by most people around here.

its not a man I am looking for,

its a woman.

a young woman.

she is just about your age.

that sounds interesting,

tell me about it.

don't you think we better inform your father

that you are safe ?

perhaps you are right, Bobby.

you make big mistake when

you bring that girl here.

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