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Show BEAR RIVER VALLEY LEADER, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1929 TTIHIE TTDQADIL A Northland Romance by ROBERT W. SERVICE Illustrations by Irwin Myers W:U Service The business worried nie sorely. The poor girl was being woefully abused, that was plain. I felt indignant, angry and, last of all, anxious. Mingled with my feelings was a sense of irritation that I should have been elected to overhear the affair. I had no desire just then to champion distressed damsels, least of all to get mixed up in the family brawls of unknown Jewesses. Confound her, anyway 1 I almost hated her. Yet I felt constrained to watch and wait, and even at the cost of my own ease and comfort to prevent further violence. For that matter there were ail kinds of strange doings on board, drinking, gambling, nightly orgies and hourly brawls. It seemed as if we had shipped all the human dregs of the San Francisco dead-line- . As I sat In silent thought there icame to me Salvation Jim. His face was grim, his eyes brooding. "I don't like the way of things a bit," he said ; "I don't like It There's enough evil on this boat to stake a In hell. Sooner or later there's goin' to be a reckonin'. There's many a one Bhoutin' an singing' leave his bones to bleach up in that bleak wild land." "No, Jim," I protested, "they will be all right once they get ashore." ' You mark my "Right nothin'I words, young feller, for I'll never live to see them fulfilled there's ninety In a hundred of all them fellers that's goin' to this here Klondike will never make good, an' of the other ten, nine won't do no good. As for me, I feel as sure as God's above us guidin' us (through the mazes of the night, I'll 'never live to make the trip back. I've got a hunch. Old Jim's on his last -Titampede.' He sighed, then said sharply: i ?ou 6ee that feller that passed i sub-secti- t wfIt was Mosher, the gambler and "That man's a skunk, a renegade I'm keepln tabs on that man. Maybe him an me's got a score 'to settle one of them days. Maybe." He went off abruptly, leaving me to ponder long over his gloomy words. I Although he was my had seen but little of the old Jew. He was abed before I retired and I was up and out ere he awoke. For the rest I avoided the two because of their obvious connection with the Winklesteins. Surely, thought I, she cannot be mixed up with those two and be everything that's all right Yet there was something in the girl's clear eyes, and in the old man's fine face, that reproached me for my doubt. What was there about this slip of a girl that Interested me so? Ever and anon I found myself thinking of her. Was it the conversation I had overheard?' Was It the mystery that seemed to surround her? Was it the Irrepressible Instinct of my heart for the romance of life? With the old man, despite our stateroom propinquity, I had made no advances. With the girl I had passed no further , Bky-pil- room-mat- e words. But the gods of destiny act In whimsical ways. Doubtless the voyage would have finished without the betterment of our acquaintance ; doubtless our paths would have parted, nevermore to cross; doubtless our lives would have been lived out to ; their fullness and this story never had it not been for the luckless fatality of the Box of have been told Grapes. Puget sound was behind us and we had entered on that great sea that When You Think HARDWARE THINK WILSON "Everything to Build Anything" Phone 11. Garland Milling Company Manufacturers of the Famous "PRIDE OF UTAH" FLOUR Also all Kinds of Mill Stuff. The Best Mill in the Bear River Valley. Highest Cash Price Paid for GOOD WHEAT Near the Depot Utah Garland stretched northward to the Arctic barrens. As we forged through tb vague sea lanes, we were like a glittering trinket on the bosom of tho night Our mad merriment scarce ever abated. We were a blare of revelry and a blaze of light Excitement mounted to fever heat But one there was who, amid all our unrest, remained cold, distant and alien the Jewish girl, Berna. Even In the old man the gold fever betrayed itself in a visionary eye and a tremor of the lips; but the girl was a statue of patient resignation, a living reproof to our febrile and purblind Imaginings. The more I studied her, the more out of place she seemed In my picture, and, almost unconsciously, I found myself weaving about her a fabric of romance. I longed to know her uncommon well, to win her regard, to do something for her that should make her eyes rest very kindly on me. In short, as In the way of young men, I was beginning to grope blindly for that affection and sympathy which are the forerunners of passion and love. That day I had missed the old man, and on going below, found him lying as one sore stricken. Toor old beggar," I thought ; "I wonder if I cannot do anything for him." And while I was thus debating, a timid knock came to the door. I opened it, and there was the girl, Berna. There was a nervous anxiety In her manner, and a mute Interrogation In her gray eyes. "I'm afraid he's a little sick today," I said gently; "but come In, won't you, and see him?" "Thank you." With some words of endearment, she fell on her knees beside him, and her small white hand sought his thin gnarled one. As if id man galvanized into life, the turned gratefully to her. "Maybe he would care for some coffee," I said. "I think I could rustle him some." She gave me a queer, sad look of thanks. "If you could," she answered. When I returned she had the old man propped up with pillows. She took the coffee from me, and held the cup to his lips; but after a few sips he turned away wearily. 'Tm afraid he doesn't care for that," I said. "No, I'm afraid he won't take It. Oh, if I only had some fruit 1" Then it was I bethought me of the ox of grapes. J had, bought them Just before Teaving, thinking they would be a grateful surprise to my Obviously 1 had been companions. inspired, and now I produced them In triumph, bfg, pfurajg, glossy fellows, burled Jn tfra fragrant cedar dust, 1 shook clepr a large bunch, "Mid once more we tried the old man. ft seemed as if we had hit on the one thing needful, for he ate eagerly. When he had finished and was resting quietly, she turned to me. "I don't know how I can thank you, sir, for your kindness." "Very easily," I said quickly; "If you will yourself accept some of the fruit, I shall be more than repaid." She looked startled, incredulous. She hesitated. -Mease, Berna, it's the last time." "All right," fhi answered in a low tone. She came to meet me, and sweet. She was but thinly wrapped, and shivered so that I put my coat around her. "Berna !" lily-whi- te "Yes." "You're not happy, Berna. You're in sore trouble, little girl. I don't know why you come up to this God forsaken country or why you are with The Wild Music Throbbed With Passionate Sweetness and Despair. mr Elwood I Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Petersen, announce the marriage of their daughter Gladies, to Less Ogg of Illinois. They were married on June 2S at Brigham City. After the shower on Tuseday, they will make their home in Ogden. Miss Petersen has spent her whole life in Elwood, except the last year when she has been in Ogden, where she met Mr. Ogg. Their many friends here, wish them joy and happiness. Mr. and Mrs. Hyrum M. Christen-se- n, -- i have returned from their trip to While in Canada, they went to visitMr. Christensen's cousin, Edward Hunsaker and looked over his fine farm. They said that Mr. Hunsaker surely liked Canada and had a fine home there and liked the country. They live at Barnwell, about 85 miles from Alberta, to which they make Mr. frequent visits to the Temple. Christensen reports that there is some very fine land in Canada and quite Canada. Frank Heslup after doing some work on his farm and assisting his brother, Ed in the hay, .left Friday for his home in Ogden. Those present from the stake were: K. H. Fridal of th High Council, M. E, Andries of the Stake Sunday school. Spencer Taylor, Parley W. Christensen and Margaret Christensen of the M. I. A. and Mrs. John Benson of the Primary Association. They all spoke and praised the report of the Elwood ward although no meeting has been held for over two months. ... , Betrayed cheap. The Misses Zola and Lola Hunsaker of Honeyville, were Sunday guests of Miss Vera Hansen. ' Miss Rosa Jensen called on friends here Sunday after a years' Ogden. Mr. and Mrs. Virjrel Lowe of Frank lin, Idaho, visited at the home of Boston. Corns and calluses cost the country something like $100,000,000 eacb year Id reduced personal efficiency, ac-cording to Dr. M. S. 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IN HIS LINE Don't talk of thanks, First Tramp (reading an old newsYou don't know what a happaper) Here's a story about a cove piness It's been to help you. I'm sor- woh did not work for 30 wears. ry I've done so little. Can't I be realSecond Tramp (wearily) Oh, don't ly and truly your friend, Berna; your talk shop. friend that would do much for Jou? Let me do something, anything, to Success is the answer to a little show how earnestly I mean better service. ltj "Tee, I know. Well, then, you are my dear, true friend there, now." Tomorrow "Yes but Berna ! you'll go and we'll likely never see each other again. What's the goo'd of It all?" "Well, what do you want? We will After swimming, hiking--, motoring, both have a memory, a very sweet, camping, be always well groomed nice memory, won't we? Believe me. with the new Durart Permanent wave for it's better so. You don't want to have anything to do with a girl like me. $8.00 You don't know anything about me, at and you see the kind of people I'm going with. Terhaps I am Just as bad as they." "Don't say that, Berna," I Interposed Bell phone 132 Garland sternly; "you're all that's good and pure and sweet." "No, I'm not, either. We're all of us pretty mixed. But I'm not so bad, When You Think and it's nice of you to think those ! never . Oh I had . . if things. come on this terrible trip! I don't even know where we are going, and I'm afraid, afraid." 'Everything to Build Anything" "Well, Berna, if it's like that, why Phone 11. don't you and your grandfather turn back? Why go on?" "He will never turn back. He'll go on till he dies. He only knows one word of English and that's Klondike, Klondike. He mutters it a thousand times a day. He's like a man that's crazy. He thinks he has been chosen, FOR THE MONTH OF JULY and that to him will a great treasure Duart Permanent Wave be revealed. You might as well reason with a stone. All I can do Is to Ringlet Ends follow him, is to take care of him." "What about the Winklestelns, $7.50 Cat Calluses and Corns Costly to Americans in stay by A black cat Montebello, Calif. brought bad lock to Dick Boss. Police Investigated a neighbor's report of seeing the cat stagger and stumble out of Dicks place. They arrested Dick for violating the state dry law after finding two stills of l.(KX gallons capacity each, 800 barrels of masb and 200 gallons of alcohol. Hyrum Christensen last Sunday. nation. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Larsen and "What can you do? If we were go- children made a hurried trip to Will-ar- d ing In together it might be different. last Sunday for cherries. When I met you at first I hoped, oh, 1 Mrs. Larsen of Logan called on hoped well, it doesn't matter what I friends here last Sunday also to take hoped. But believe me, I'll be all her son Howard home. He has been right You won't forget me, will you?" visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. "Forget you! No, Berna, I'll never R. P. Hansen for a week. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Woods left for forget you. It cuts me to the heart I can do nothing now, but we'll meet their trip to California, the fore part up there. We can't be divided for of the week, going thru Zion National Park on their way. long. And you'll be all right believe Mrs. Bates of Ogden, after spending me, too, little girl. Be good and sweet a week her daughter, Mrs. Ed and true and every one will love and Heslup, visiting left for her home in Ogden help you. Ah, you must go. Well, last Monday. well God bless you, Berna." Instead of the dedication of the new church which was to take place last "And I wish you happiness and sucSunday, regular Sunday school and cess, dear friend of mine." Suddenly a great tmpulse of tender- in the afternoon Wardwill(Jonlerence dedicness and pity came over me, and be- were inheld. The church whenbesome of near the ated future, fore I knew it, my arms were around hte furniture that is delayed in the her. She struggled faintly, but her east, arrives. face was uplifted, her eyes starilke. those people. I don't want to know; but if there's anything I can do for you, any way I can prove myself a true friend, tell me, won't you?" She did not speak at once. Indeed, she was quiet for a long time, so that It seemed as If she must be stricken dumb, or as if some feelings were conThen at last flicting within her. for a moment of bewildering very gently, very quietly, very sweet- Then, her lips lay on mine, and I ecstasy, as If she her words, ly, weighing felt them faintly answer. spoke. Poor yielding Hps I They were cold "No, there's nothing you can do. Ice. at You've been kindness itself to grandfather and me, and I never can thank (To Be Continued) She gave me a dubious look ; then such a bright, merry light flashed Into her eyes that she was radiant In my sight. "If you will share them with me," she said simply. So, for the lack of chairs, we squatted on the narrow stateroom floor under the old man's kindly eye. She ate daintily, and as we talked, I studied her face as if I would etch it on my memory forever. It must he remembered, lest I appear to be taking a too eager interest in the girl, that up till now the world of woman had been terra incognita to me; that I had lived a singularly cloistered life, and that first and last I was an idealist. This girl had distinction, mystery and charm, and it Is not to be wondered at that I Her found a Joy in her presence. mind seemed nimbly to outrun mine, and my words ere I had them uttered. Yet she never spoke of herself, and when I left them together I was full of uneasy question- Berna?" ing. they're at the bottom of it all. It was on the third day I found the It "Oh, Is they who have inflamed his mind. man and Berna and old dressed, up of with him. She looked brighter and He has a little money, the savings ; two dollars a thousand about lifetime, seen and I her, happier than had yet councame he to ever this since and she greeted me with a smiling face. try, they've been trying to get it Then, after a little, she said: rob and kill him in the end, "My grandfather plays the violin. They'll cruel part Is he's not greedy, and the If over he played Would you mind want It for himself but doesn't he some of our songs? It for me. That's what breaks my heart would comfort him." "Surely you're mistaken, Berna ; they "No, go ahead," I said ; "I wish he can't be so bad as that" would." "Bad! I tell you they're vile. 1 So she got an ancient violin, and should know it, I lived with them for the old man cuddled it lovingly ami three years." of weird melodies, Bongs played soft, "Where?" the Czech race, that made me think "In New York. I came from the of romance, of love and hate, and pasold country to them. They worked me sion and despair. after The wild music throbbed with pas in the restaurant at first Then, In a shirtI bit. a employment got Unslonate sweetness and despair. I was quick and handy, observed, the pale twilight stole into waist factory. I worked and early and late. I atthe little cabin. The ruggedly fine till my a face of the old man was like one in- tended night school. I read was clever. said I ached. They eyes spired, and with clasped hands, the The teacher wanted me to train and white-face- d motionand girl sat, very was the less. Then I saw a gleam on her be a teacher, too. But what of thinking of It? I had my good of tears. I felt soft the falling cheek, as If I had been allowed to share with living to get, so I stayed at the facand worked. Then them a few moments consecrated to tory and worked a few saved when I dollars, I sent for I their sorrow, and that they knew grandfather, and he came and we lived understood. and were very happy That day as I was leaving, I said in the tenement But the Winklestelns for a while. to her: us never any peace. They knew gave "Berna, this is our last night on he had a little money laid away, and board." they Itched to get their hands on It "Yes." In New York. Up here "Tomorrow our trails divide, maybe I wasn't afraid all so shadowy and It's different It's never again to cross. Will you come sinister. while a little on for deck tonight? up "I didn't mean to tell you all this, . I want to talk to you," but now, if you want to be a true to Talk she-divin- friend. Just go away and forget me. You don't want to have anything to do with me. Wait ! I'll tell you something more. I'm called Berna Wllo-vlch- . That's my grandfather's came My mother ran away from home. Two years later she came back with me. Soon after she died of consumption. She would never tell my father's name, but said he was a Christian, and of good family. My grandfather tried to find out He would have killed the man. So. you see, I a:n nameless, a child of shame and sorrow. And you are a gentleman, and proud of your family. Now. see the kind of friend you've made. You don't want to make friends with such as 1." "I want to make friends with such as need my friendship. What is going to happen to you, Berna?" "Happeo! God knows! It doesn't matter. Oh, I've always been in trouble. I'm used to It It's what I was made for, I suppose." What she had told me had somehow stricken me dumb. There seemed a stark sordidness In the situation that repelled me. She had arisen when I aroused myself. "Berna," I said, "what you have told me wrings my heart I can't tell you hpw terribly sorry I feeL Oh, I hate to let you go like this." 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