Show J pa n SYNOPSIS klam elam harnish known all through alasta alaska as aa burning daylight celebrates celebrate his loth birthday with a crowd ot of miners at the circle J city lter tivoli tho dance leads leada 0 o heavy gambling tn in which over 9 staked harilah loses his money and ila 9 belne but wins the mall mail contract lie ile starts on his mail trip with doga and hedge led 0 t ailing his friends I 1 that t he will ba n th the b biff 1 y yukon G k gold strike at t tho he s start t art burnt burning KD daylight a 1 ight gd malies akes a sensationally rapid run at across country with the mall at the tivoli and ills la now ready to 10 loin join hla his friends in lisda a dash h to tho the new goald cold fields deciding hat gold will be found nd in the upriver up river district fiur tiuya it two tons tona of 0 flour which he de clarca firl ivall be worth its weight in gold but ichen it he arrives with hla his flour lie he finds he big flat desolate A comrade dincov ira ra gold eold and daylight reaps a rich harrest harest lie he KOCS goes to dawson becomes become the most est prominent nent figure in the klondike ind d defeats a combination of capitalists in n a vast mining deal lie ile returns to aeilt 7 letio n and amid t the he bewildering 0 T F i Icat ions of high finance daylight inda d that he has been led to invest his aleven millions in a manipulated scheme ile he goes goe a to new york CHAPTER VIII continued then the grin died away and his aco ace grew bleak and serious leav ng out his interests in the several gestern reclamation projects which were still assessing bea heavily vily he was waa a mined dined man dut but harder hit than this was vas hla his pride pie ile had been so easy rhey had gold belched him and he iad aad nothing to show for it the simplest blest farmer aou would id havo had documents while he had bad I 1 nothing but a gent lemans agreement and a verbal no ano at that Gent lemans agree agreement menty ile he snorted over it john Dow voice rolce just as he had heard it in the t telephone re receiver celver sounded in his sars mrs the words on my honor as a gentleman they were sneak thieves nd ind swindlers lers that was what they were ivere and they had given him the bouble cross the newspapers were right ight ile he had bad come to now new york to ie e trimmed and dowsett letton and had done it he ele was waa a little fish and they had bad played with him ten days ample time pin ln wh clito swallow awal ow him along with ills his eleven millions millio jis of course t they bey had been unload lae on him a all the time lime and now they were buying avard vard valley bath back for a song bong ere the market righted itself and daylight sat and consumed lock talis and saw back in his life to alaska and lived over the grim years in which he had bad battled for his eleven millions for awhile murder ate it at his bis heart and wild ideas and sketchy pl plans planson ansof or killing hilling his be gashed bashed through his wind daylight unlocked his bis grip and took out his bis auto matic pistol a big colts coils at 44 ilo ho released tho the safety catch with his bis thumb nd and operating the sliding outer barrel ran the contents of the clip through the mechanism ism the eight tart cartridges ridges slid out in a stream ile he refilled the clip threw a cartridge into the chamber and with the trigger at ful cock thrust up the safety ratchet ile he shoved the weapon into the ilde bide pocket of his coat ordered arother martini Martl ril and resumed his bis seat at ten he bo arose and pored over the city directory then he be put on his shoes took a ca cab band and departed n 4 a al al 1 M X e 41 4 INN now its my deal dal and im going to see if I 1 can hold them four ACM into the night twice he changed cabs and finally fetched up at the night office of a detective detec tivo agency lie he super intended the thing himself laid down money in advance in quantities selected tho the six men he needed and gave them their instructions never for so GO simple a task had they been so 90 wll paid for to each in addition to office charges cn arges he gave a five hundred dollar dohar bill with the promise of another if he succeeded somo some time next day he be was vas convinced it not sooner his three iree silent partners would come together to each on two of his detectives were to hi attached tiros time and place waa all he wanted to learn stop at nothing boys were lis final anai instructions Instruct lona 1 I must have wit tia information you do whatever happens ill see BOB you through returning to his hotel he changed cabs ils as before went up to his room and with ono one more cocktail for or a nightcap went to bed and to sleep in tb the morning ho he dressed and shaved ordered breakfast and the newspapers sent up and waited dut but he did not drink by nine his telephone began to ring and tho the reports to como come in nathaniel letton was taking the train at tarrytown john dowsett was coming down by the subway U acon ju had not stirred out yet though he was assuredly within an and I 1 in this fashion with a map of the city spread out before him daylight followed the movements of hla his three men as they drow drew together nathaniel letton was at his offices in tho the mutual building next arrived dowsett was still in hla his own offices but at eleven came the word that he also had arrived and several minutes later daylight was in a hired motorcar motor car and speeding for the mutual building I 1 CHAPTER IX nathaniel letton was talking when the door opened he ceased and with his two companions gazed with controlled perturbation at burning daylight striding into the room the free swinging movements or of the trail trav eler were unconsciously exaggerated in that stride of his in truth it seemed to it him ra that he felt the trail beneath his feet I howdy lowdy gentlemen howdy he remarked ignoring the unnatural calm with which they greeted his entrance ile ho shook hands with them in turn striding from one to another and gripping their hands bands so sq heartily that nathaniel letton could not forbear to wince daylight flung himself into a massive chair and sprawled lazily with an abma appearance nce of fatigue the leather gr grip ip he lyd d brough tAnto the room be dropped carelessly beside him on the floor I 1 ive sure been going some lie sigh id we sure trimmed them beautifully it was real slick and the beauty of the play never dawned on me till the very end it was wag pure and simple knock down and drag out and the way they fell for it was amazan letton latton made a dry sound in hla big throat dowsett sat quietly and waited while leon struggled into articulation you certainly have raised cain he I 1 said daylights black eyes flashed in ia a plea pleasant sarit way 1 I though 1 he proclaimed jubilantly and we fool deml cm I 1 was surprised f never dreamed they would be that easy and now he went on not permitting the pause to grow awkward vell have an accounting im west this afternoon on that blamed twentieth century lie he tugged at his grip got it open and dipped into it with both his hands but dont forget boys when ohen you all want me to wall street another flutter all you all have to do la Is whisper the word ill sure be right there with the goods ilia his hands emerged clutching a great mass of stubs checkbooks check books and brokers receipts these he deposited in a heap on the big table and dipping again her he fished out the stragglers and added them to the pile ile he consulted a slip ogaper oy of paper aper drawn from his coat pocket and read aloud ten million twenty seven thousand and forty two dollars and sixty eight cents Is my figurin on my expense of course that alls taken from tho the winnings before we all get to figurin on the whack up wheres your figures it must a been a mighty big biff cleanup clean up the three men looked their at one another the man was a bigger fool foo I 1 than they had imagined or else he was playing a game which they could not divine nathaniel letton moistened his bis lips and spoke up it will take some hours yet mr fl harnish arnish before the full accounting can be made mr IIo Ilo wison is at work upon it now we ah ab as you say it has been a gratifying cleanup clean up suppose we have lunch together and talk it over ill 1111 have hava the clerks work through the noon hour so BO that you will have amplo ample time to catch your train dowsett and manifested a relief that hat was almost obvious the situation was clearing it was disconcerting under tinder the circumstances to be pent in the same room with this heavy muscled indian like man whom they had robbed they remembered unpleasantly the many stor lesof lea ot his bis strength and recklessness it if lorton letton could only put him off long enough for them to escape into trev the policed world outside the office door al would be well and daylight showed all the signs of being put off im real glad to hear bear that he be bald 1 I dont want to miss that train and you all ah have done dona me proud senile gentle t ACK luroff r lya 91 19 or ar rale af wi av ap e rn MIZA 1 wr lyl e e riNo M WA Y ZOOM az r C W copyright 1910 by the new york sterald company A C copyright opy right 1910 by the UA llao company ei VIA do ol 01 I 1 vill for a while murder ate at his heart men letting me in on this deal dea ft I 1 lust just do appreciate it without being able to express ray my feelings feell but I 1 am sure almighty curious and id like terrible to know mr lotion letton what your figures of our winning Is can you all 9 give ive me a rough estimate Natha nathaniel piel letton did not look ar appealingly ly at hla his two friends but in the brief pause they felt that appeal pass out from him dowsett of sterner mold than the others began to divine that the was playing out but the other two were still under the blandishment ot of hla his abild like alke innocence it Is extremely er difficult leon began you see ward valley has baa fluctuated so er that no estimate can possibly be made in ia advance letton supplemented approximate it approximate it daylight counselled counseller coun selled cheerfully it dont hurt if you all are a million out one side or theother the straighten that up but im that curious im just itching all over what dye say 7 why continue to play at cross purposes dowsett demanded abruptly and coldly let us have the explanation here and now mr fl arnish Is laboring under a false impression and he be should bo be set straight dy by this ome lime letton was stiffened by the attitude dowsett bad taken and his answer was prompt and definite 1 I fear you are under a misapprehension hen slon mr air harnish there are no winnings to be divided with you now dont get excited I 1 beg eg of you I 1 have but to press this button pair far from excited daylight had bad all the seeming of being stunned ile he looked at dowsett and murmured it was your deal all right and you all dote dole them right too well I 1 aint kicking im like the player in that poker game it was your deal and you all had a right light to do your best and you done it cleaned mo me out slick ern a whistle lie ile gazed at the heap on the table with an air of stupefaction and that all aint worth the paper its written on OIL gol dast it you all can sure deal em round when you get a chance oh no I 1 aint a kicking it was your deal and douall you all certainly done rue me and a man aint hall half a man that squeals on another mans deal and now the hand Is played out find and the cards are on the twe table and the deals over but ills hla hand band dipping swiftly into his inside breast pocket appeared with tho the big colts automatic As I 1 was waa saying the old deals fla finished now its my deal and im going a to see it if I 1 can hold them four aces take your hand band away you whited sepulchral he cried sharply nathaniel Iet let tona tons hand band creeping toward the pushbutton push button on the desk was abruptly arrested change cars daylight commanded take that chair over there you gangrene livered skunk jump or ill make you leak till folk fok sll think bur father was waa a water hydrant and your 1 l si mother a sprinkling all move your chair alongside and you all dowsett sit right there while I 1 just irrelevantly explain the virtues of bf this here automatic shen loaded for big game and sho she goes off 03 eight times ashes a sure hummer bummer when she gets started preliminary remarks being over I 1 now proceed to deal remember I 1 aint makinano making no remarks about your deal you done your darr idest and it casall right hut but this Is my deal and its up to me to do my darn darr dest idest in the first place you all know me im burning aint afraid of god devil death nor destruction rhems my four aces and they sure copper your bets look at that there living skeleton letton youre sure afraid to die your bones Is all rat nit til ng together youre that scared and look tit nt that tat fat jew there this little weapons sure eure put the fear of god in his heart lies hes yellow as a sick persimmon dowsett youre a cool one you all aint batted an eye nor turned a hair because youre great on arithmetic and that makes you all dead easy in this deal of mine youre sitting there and adding two and two together and you all know I 1 sure got gol you skinned you know me and that I 1 aint afraid of nothing and you all adds up all your money and knows know you aint a going to die it if you can hell heir it ril ill see you hanged was dow retort not by a damned sight when the tbt fun starts youre the first I 1 plug ill ID hang all right but you all wont live to see it you all die here and now while ill die subject to the laws delay being dead with grass grasi growing out of your carcasses you wont know when I 1 hang but ill sure have ahe tho pleasure a long time 01 ol knowing you all beat me to it you surely wont kill us letton asked in a queer thin voice daylight shook hla his head its sure too expensive douall you nl aint worth it id sooner havi hav p my chips back and I 1 guess you all d kocner give my chips back than go tc the dead house A long silence followed well ive done dealt its up tip tc you all to play rut but while youre deliberating I 1 want to give you all warn ing it that door opens and any on oot of you cusses lets on theres there s any anything th 1 I rig unusual right here and then I 1 sure sur start plugging they aint a soul 1 I 11 get out or of the be room except feet first arst TO BE CONTINUED |