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A strange cry fell fro cry, a cry, not of rejoicing, but of a grief-stung thing "Jimmy!"

"I swear it! Great heaven, mon pere, don't you believe me?"

The missioner had risen In his eyes and face was another look It was as if in all his life he had never seen James Kent before It was a look born suddenly of shock, the shock of amazeain his countenance changed, and he put a hand on Kent's head

"God forgive you, Jimmy," he said "And God help you, too!"

Where ajoy, his heart was chilled now by the thing he sensed in Father Layonne's voice and saw in his face and eyes It was not entirely disbelief It was athan that

"You do not believe ion to believe, Jientle voice into which the old calmness had returned "I must believe, for your sake But it is not a matter of human sentiment now, lad It is the Law! Whatever ood You are--" He hesitated to speak the words

Then it was that Kent saw fully and clearly the whole monstrous situation It had taken tieneral way it had been clear to him a few moments before; now, detail by detail, it closed in upon hihtened, and Father Layonne saw his jaw set hard and his hands clench Death was gone But theover the colossal trick it had played, see to live! That was the one fact that rose above all others No matter what happened to hi to die today He would live to receive Mercer's report He would live to stand on his feet again and to fight for the life which he had throay He was, above everything else, a fighting ainst his fellowodds of adventure as they caaripped him In the eyes of that Lahich he had so recently been a part he was a murderer And in the province of Alberta the penalty for killing aBecause horror and fear did not seize upon him, he wondered if he still realized the situation He believed that he did It was merely a matter of huone thing He had believed that only a few hours of life were left for hiiven back to hilorious reprieve, and-Suddenly his heart stood still in the thrill of the thought that ca to die! She had hinted the fact, and he, like a blundering idiot, had failed to catch the significance of it She had given hihed at him, had aloing to live!