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Whereupon Wentworth found himself in the uncomfortable predicament of having no available assets and many pressing liabilities, incurred in the course of his endeavor to win the good graces of the wealthy Jean McNabb. While scarcely knowing Hedin, Wentworth recognized him as a possible rival.
But on Sundays, when the church-bells called the parishioners together, they could not very well avoid seeing each other on the church-yard; and then, one day, many years ago, when the sermon had happened to touch Bjarne's heart, he had nodded to Hedin and said: "Fine weather to-day;" and Hedin had returned the nod and answered: "True is that."
Sven Hedin was the most successful of the explorers in Tibet, traversing wholly unknown districts. Unknown regions on the American continent, in South America, in far north-western North America, and in Labrador, have been visited. The same is true of the interior of Australia. Nansen who in 1893 started to drift in the Fram across the polar regions.
Frode, therefore, sent men to summon them both at once, and inquired closely what was the reason of their feud. The fight began, and Hedin was grievously wounded; but when he began to lose blood and bodily strength, he received unexpected mercy from his enemy. For though Hogni had an easy chance of killing him, yet, pitying youth and beauty, he constrained his cruelty to give way to clemency.
Hedin grinned broadly as he entered Murchison's door, and a moment later McNabb's hands were gripped by the two hands of the factor. "It's glad I am to see ye, John. An' how does it feel to get home once more?" "Ye'll be knowin' yourself how it feels to a man that's been thirty years out of the bush. But where's Hedin?" "He'll be here directly," answered Murchison.
Why, isn't it a baum marten?" McNabb nodded. "Yes, it's a baum marten. Run along now. I just wanted to see which coat ye'd got. Here, take it along with ye. The tailor can wait." With a puzzled glance at the two men, Jean took the coat, and with a toss of the head left the office. McNabb turned to Hedin. "What have ye got to say now? Did the girl tell the truth?" "Absolutely."
Hedin hesitated a moment and plunged into the thing he had dreaded to say. "Mr. McNabb, I've been up here several months now " he hesitated, and as the other made no comment, proceeded. "I have come to like the country. It I don't think that is, I don't want to go back to Terrace City. You can understand, can't you? You have lived in the North. I wasn't born to be a clerk. I hate it!
This squirrel is beautiful, but I believe I like the dark fur the better. I think I'll try that marten again." Hedin was thinking rapidly. He had known from the first that the darker fur was the fur for her, yet he had refrained from making any direct suggestion. "Just a moment, please," he said. "Won't you button that coat once more, I want to get an artificial light effect."
"That lass of John McNabb's has chosen another," answered Hedin in a dull tone. It was the seventh of June when Wentworth had dispatched the Indian with the reports to McNabb and to Orcutt, and thereafter he settled himself for three weeks of waiting. The activity at the post bored and annoyed him.
He prided himself that no misnamed fur had ever passed over his counter, and in this he was backed up by his employer. The cheaper furs were there, but they sold under their true names and upon their merits. In the social democracy of the town of twenty thousand people Oskar Hedin had earned a definite place.
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