Dec. 21, 1912 
FOREST AND STREAM 
799 
In spite of the superstitious nature of the half- 
breed, upon which Father Leroy had rightly 
counted, the fellow was nevertheless more than 
half a savage, and at any moment some uncon¬ 
trollable impulse might cause a terrible reaction, 
and the result would be murder, very likely 
double murder. 
Dominique looked from one to the other of 
the kneeling apparently serene figures in speech¬ 
less wonder. And then the voice of the good 
priest, very low and soft, began to repeat the 
Ave Maria. When this was finished, he began 
other prayers, his voice growing steadily in 
volume, until rising slowly and majestically from 
his knees, he finished the last one with his face 
turned toward the motionless halfbreed, and his 
arms outstretched in supplication to the Most 
High. For a time he stood there in that position 
in silence, and then dropping his arms slowly 
he said, in a low, sweet voice to Dominique: 
“Kneel, Dominique, my dear son! Kneel and 
give thanks to God, the Almighty Father, to 
His Blessed Son, and to the Holy Virgin, that 
you have been preserved this day by a great 
and holy miracle from worse than death itself.” 
The man hesitated. “Kneel, I say! In the name 
of God—kneel!” 
At the last word the would-be murder, shak¬ 
ing like a leaf, dropped in a limp mass in front 
of the priest, grovelling and gibbering, while his 
rifle fell upon the floor with a clatter. 
Father Leroy stooped and laid his hand 
upon the man’s head. “Do you repent, my son ?” 
he asked softly. But the fellow was far too 
unnerved to speak. All he could do was to grasp 
the priest's hand and kiss it passionately again 
and again. Finally he gasped out: “You will 
not put me in jail—kill me—no?” 
“My son, do you repent your sins, truly and 
deeply? Tell me!” 
“Yes, yes! Mother of God, yes, I do!” 
“Dominique, listen to me, for you know that 
I do not lie. You believed that Pierre here was 
jealous of you and caused you to be arrested. 
That is not true; he was forced to do his duty 
and help his superior officer. You thought he 
stole the big otter from your trap. That is not 
true, either, for the man who really took the 
otter confessed to me and gave me money for 
you, which I shall give you. So you see, my 
son, that you have done this man a great in¬ 
justice, and even tried to kill him, an innocent 
fellow creature with wife and child to support.” 
“Pity, my Father! Plave pity!” moaned the 
halfbreed. 
“My son, the good God is ever ready to for¬ 
give true penitents, and so must I be. Receive 
the absolution of Heaven, Dominique! And now 
you have but the forgiveness of this man to beg, 
whom you have so grievously wronged.” 
But Pierre came forward before the other 
could reply, and stretching out his hand, cried : 
\ our hand, Dominique, and never think about 
it again! Come, shall we be friends?” And the 
next moment the good priest was invoking the 
blessing of heaven upon the newly cemented 
friendship. 
********* 
An hour later, after the grand Christmas 
dinner of partridge and bacon and good bread 
and butter had been washed down with gener¬ 
ous swigs from the good Father’s flask, Pierre 
opened his bundle of fur before the admiring 
eyes of his fellow trapper. 
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“Look, Dominique,” he said, “half of this 
is yours. Will you be my partner after this? 
You are the best trapper in the whole county!” 
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thinking of what had taken place. His limbs 
were stiff and sore, but his heart was warm and 
happy. He had saved a life and he had saved 
a soul. 
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