Pierre would be somewhat of a fool to accept the wager he
had in mind, when he was so completely in St. Pierre's power. For
Marie-Anne and the chief of the Boulains, the bottom of the river
would undoubtedly be the best and easiest solution, and the half-
breed's suggestion might be acted upon after all.
As his mind charged itself for the approaching struggle, David
found himself staring at a double page in the magazine, given up
entirely to impossibly slim young creatures exhibiting certain
bits of illusive and mysterious feminine apparel. Marie-Anne had
expressed her approbation in the form of pencil notes under
several of them. Under a cobwebby affair that wreathed one of the
slim figures he read, "St. Pierre will love this!" There were two
exclamation points after that particular notation!
David replaced the magazine on the table and looked toward the
door. No, St. Pierre would not hesitate to put him at the bottom
of the river, for her. Not if he, Dave Carrigan, made the solution
of the matter a necessity. There were times, he told himself, when
it was confoundedly embarrassing to force the letter of the law.
And this was one of them.
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