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with the North Shore of the St. Lawrence, and 

 had at different times spent a few months there 

 in trapping and fishing. Long stretches of coast 

 line, thirty to forty miles, were often without a 

 habitation. In that direction was his chance, he 

 believed, and his plan was laid. "Why friend," 

 he said, "I am sorry to see you go home with such 

 small returns for your summer's work; there are 

 still three or four weeks before winter sets in, 

 why don't you try something else?" 



P then proposed a trip to the North Shore 



for seal hunting and trapping in partnership, 

 to which Ouellet agreed. Preparations were 

 made. They were to use Ouellet 's boat for the 

 trip. Some fish and other small things not re- 

 quired were to be left in P 's store, pending 



their return. "We had better sharpen your large 

 butcher knife," said P. "in case we require it 

 to skin our seals." This knife, sharpened by 

 Ouellet himself, was the one used to murder him. 



The next day, the weather being fine, P and 



Ouellet left for the North Shore. This was the 



last time Ouellet was seen alive. P was a 



widower, and his daughter, aged 17, kept house 

 for him, the only other member of the family be- 

 ing a boy of 12 years. The two young people put 

 the two men on board the barge, and took the 

 small boat back to shore. It was then about four 

 o'clock in the afternoon. A light breeze of west- 



