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Show ittiiflb SMM& u5REcfioS7 (IVHR UllAM She felt Intensely ashamed of her stupidity in not seeing through Warrens mission sooner. had seen through it from theCraig bevery ginning. Ihe men had seen it. She alone had been blind,through stone blind. I can buy up silver claims here for a hundred dollars, Warren announced, with a ring of elation in his voice, thatll be worth a hundred thousand in time! Think about that! And about these platinum and cobalt deposits. And the radium lenses. Can you imagine a more magnificent set-uthan tne company has got here? A hundred dollars, Patricia repeated jerkily. A hundred dollars for three or four years of hard work. But these fellows cant develop their claims. They haven't the cap-itaMining operations require a heavy initial outlay and a long wait for returns. But you you could pay these men a fair price, Warren. The least you can do, in God's justice, is to offer them a decent wage for their years of labor and hardship. Warren brushed her words aside. We wont argue about that. Please get ready to leave for Fort Smith. Tm not leaving, Warren, she said, in a strangely quiet voice. Im staging here here at Dynamite Bay. I'm going to fight 'this out with you. Warren turned away, Impatiently, and strode out; and Patricia heard him order his men: All right, baggage this place up and get it across the river. He was Interrupted by another voice, Poleon's voice, angry and challenging: Jus wan meenit! You don baggage dis place op onless Mees Patricia say so. You don load her p l. Gosh, Im sorry, Miss Pat," Sam called back, from inside his tent. that "Why gosh, I was piece 'specially for you. I thought you mebbe was feeling a little blue with Mr. Lovett, after your run-iand I figgered a bit of music ud cheer you up. Patricia broke out laughing at his but her laugh naive kindness, ended abruptly in a sob. After all, she did have friends. Three hundred of them. These men were her friends. They liked her, even if The house that Pat Craig didnt. thats what they built, for us called the Den. Her heart leaped with gladness as she remembered gINOPSIS Junior thirtv-fhrcc- . UlVftt' Wi'.ijP.L'ton, lf i a W TPirM'2,eJ nab!e Lovett, I Kimae ,CffrhbutiraccesMble .? An ) 5 on Res- - ?. and ... high spirited old engaged to Warren. D.l Jispr 'Xh M i, n secret a l'S Thev go by Frcnch tells her there P the field and they are difficulties te Pat is disturbed thread. " yWiU not disclose what his 8 fetors Sam nn Honey-ofpo- ll a. Moved by the Warrens phrase extraordinarily rich. If only they could stick and i,vho, feB Former, a prospector tiy ill. struggles to hold his Informed toides to help him. retain-Cny- . Pat's about could hold on to their claims! On the lake shore across Resurrection a plane motor started up, befriend-nspMtor- dis-H- e Warren tries to Tarl-,hotells her that Craig In she had once been for deputy mining inspector p, A brilliant -- ecuon nver area. had resigned In d.sgust from of Its de- ts company because ods Later she meets Craig, Is mere-- , ld inferring that she interest in the prospectors, prospec-- i ussion for the hapless - Pat decides to build a huge drumming out its powerful It was one of the companys planes she recognized the deep throaty roar of it. Dashing the tears from her eyes, she stepped outside and listened, oblivious to the rain that beat upon her shoulders and wetted her black silky hair. That ship must be warming up for flight. In weather so cold and raw the mechanics wouldnt be doing routine work on an engine. It was Pilot Odrons plane, getting ready for the flight south. Warren must still be confident that he could force her to leave for Chicago that day. Her guess proved right. A few minutes later a big sturgeon-heapushed off from the opposite shore and butted across Resurrection, bringing Warren and the six and seven other men of the job tells her to pletion, Warren She refuses after a stormy W1 or Den. house on in-- j leaves on a three-montthe north. Pat learns that her allowance. h has withdrawn to go t i her now she will have her a loan to advance . refuses e j.- to p t p.ospectors. tsj- ward the bank of Kesur-- i dozen husky T.c.a's slender figure in Warrens party. hurrying toward a Wondering why he had fetched so at the water edge. Every-tii- e a crew, Patricia slipped back group was carrying large inside her tent and began straightg of Patricias belongings s and suitcases, her cot, ening her baggage around as though were . and poles. retis across the over dere. site built. gestured "She moving tr dat chateau the man had the pines near Patrigia sat down on a trunk amid the litter of :ge, and took thought. Poleon and characteristic of of the her to and think d. she had gone months ago this 1 conse-atterwar- prospectors living in it! he thought seemed, when ied it off and looked at it Only this strange land, nther day or night was have led her into so le a situation. By any sane judgment she had all n acting in a most silly This last step, her move e river, was the most out-c- t she was mw all to go home at once, the better. She would ?o home of sometime, Me ought to cut clean, and ediately. Not tomorrow, LoM er, Now! "hatll poor BJ1 do? she And if I go away the 'S Den 11 fall to pieces in a And there were her pros-fiend- s. And Craig Iess stubbom than she fe packed up for second's hesitation. 'ay at Desolation home Her had been enough, but now her posi- suddenly become almost 11 seerhed to her that from all rd b'f ,at!acked ne real friend- rdni . WaV dangerously angry011 hr without failed her- - iCft 'CaSrr Sr?rlt0n nothing er dece He Ce.-e- Gc'd'sai-!l- ha Ve defTnitely her She abUt d.scouraged, put haU and h, ,d to bury fore she Peace at heart U i&'.ilesfy011 l!:'!re tf-ed- r : i'?1BinnedS n ,b!y stone her lonely and desolate .hdtpresSinS ln dder-V-- d h I theTA11 herself and i I ;t ffirrVj of the rbv a 5ifc- k USht to nt betwG ft cold-- deepest, hurt ln kWl that o, un' might Ns cut the of - - f dozen griirr' !'h' : .d a shr.Il ' flap-fron- Oh-oc- ren's ning dark host clear i ! Patricia bieathed. Wara light- explanation was like flash ripping tl.e daikress. the secrecy of h.s Arct.c tr,p. A of puzzles became glaringly to her in an matar.t. rock-hog- She repeated to them what Warren had said to her about the s of the field; told them she had declared war on the company; reminded them that she was living on their side of Resurrection now; told them that she was as penn.less as they, but that she was going to stick there and fight Were they going to sell out or stay? Her sincerity and her fire stirred them out of their discouragement, Crowd psychology and their shame at the thought of letting her down, did the rest. From all over the big room came shouts: Wel! stick till hell freezes! Bet your boots, Pat were hanging on!" First feller that sells a cla.m, he gits tarred and feathered! Patricia wrote out a pledge, binding 'each man not to sell one square inch of his holdings. All the men there signed it. She wrote out two other copies, to send back into the barrens for the absent prospectors to sign. Last of all she dashed off a third copy and sent it across Res- urrection to Warren, for him to read and ponder on. r.ch-nes- CHATTER VI Almost every day, after their open break, Warren went across the river for a friendly visit with Patricia. Realizing that he had badly blundered in trying to coerce her. he set out deliberately to win back her esteem with kindnesses. Besides his friendly visits, he took care of her bank overdraft, slipped s money into her purse, bought for her at the Hudsons Bay store; and when the prospectors built her a snug cabin in the pines near the big lodge, he fitted it up of furtastefully with a plane-loanishings from Edmonton. lie also offered Ellyn double salary to remain with Patricia as maid and woman company; but Ellyn flatly refused. Unlike Patricia, sho could not stand up to the Arctic. Tne dlscomfoits of tent 1 fe went hard with her even in summer; and with the coming of raw weather she completely wilted. Besides, she both feared and disdained the rough prospectors. So there was nothing for Warren to do but send the maid back to Chicago. Loving Patricia as he did, It galled him to know that her p..saion was for Tarltui, not for him, but he sternly concealed the hurt and went on playing Ins patient game. After all, he reflected, he had powerful factors on his side. Patricias social status, her wealth, her family ties and all the old familiar hfe of that he was an integral part, whereas Tuilton was alien to it. If and when a showdown came, ratrida would hesitate a long time before severing herself from everything near and dear to her. All the while that he was befriending Patricia personally, he pushed ahead ruthlessly with his plans to seize that mining field. Privately he passed around the word that any man who sold him a block of four or more claims would be paid cash, taken all the way to Edmonton by plane, and there given $500 bonus to have a good time on. Picking out half a dozen of the most discouraged city rushers, he worked on them secretly, persuaded them to sell their holdings, and whisked the men south to Fort Smith before the ether prospectors caught on. Most telling of all, he kept up a shrewd insidious propaganda to break down the morale of the men. . . . This field was sixteen hunTo dred miles from a railroad bring in even the smallest stamp mill would cost a fortune . . . Silver was down to 31 cents . . . When valuable developed mines in the city country were btanding idle, with railroads right at their shafts, what chance had an undeveloped mine in the inaccessible Arct c? His methodic hammer, ng got results. Spot by spot the red on his chart grew. Across the river Paine. a watched Warrens moves and fought him the best she could. In an1 'or to his propaganda she would argue with the men, "If this field is as worthless as he tries to make out. why's he so keen to get hold of it? Whenever a miner fell Sick or got behind on his assessment, she persuaded others to pitch in and keep his Under her claims from lapsing. direction the men cut ! uge cords of stove wood, laid up v.ntefish for the dog teams, netted lake trout for themselves; and in the South, when the first heavy snows came and the caribou migration was on, she Cr.t a big barhunting parly northo,.st to the rens, and they brought back meat to last all winter. no ni: costim r.n AROUND the HOUSE! Items of Interest to the Housewife When Drawers Stick. B lack lead or black lead pencil rubbed on the edges of a drawer which has become swollen from heat will enable it to be opened and shut quite easily. sprinkled with grated cheese and dotted with butter. Bake in a moderate oven until well browned. Browning Biscuits. Biscuits can be given rich brown tope by brushing the tops with a pastry Disagreeable Odor. The smell brush dipped in milk before placof new paint has a very bad effect ing them in the oven. on some people. To minimize it, fill a pail of water and Storing Brown Sugar. B r o w n sprinkle in it some hay and one or two sugar will not become lumpy if onions, freshly sliced. Stand this in stored in an airtight jar. a room newly painted, and much of the smell will be neutralized. Cooking Cabbage. Cabbage should be cooked only until tender Meat Pinwheels. Biscuit dough, when tested with a fork. Too much meat chopped with onion, cooking results in changed color carrot and parsley. Spiced toma- and an indigestible product. to gravy. Make your favorite biscuit dough and roll out fairly thick. Heating the Oven. Open the Spread the meat mixture over the oven door for a minute soon after surface, leaving an inch margin the gas has been lit end you will of dough uncovered. Then roll up find that the oven will get hot dough and meat together, and much quicker. By doing so you slice off pinwheels. Grease a let out the moisture that always shallow pan and lay ln tha pin- collects when the oven is not in wheels. Bake in moderately hot use. oven until done, about 30 minutes. To Clean the Piano. Use the suction cleaner to remove dust Turnips Au Gratia. For k tasty dish turnips in boil- from the inside of the piano, and ing salted water, then cut into clean the keys with a soft cloth fairly thin slices and drain well. moistened with methylated spirit. Arrange in layers in a buttered Polish with a chamois leather. WNU Sarvtca. fireproof dish, and cover each layer of turnip with grated cheese, a seasoning of pepper, and some little dabs of butter. The last layers should consist of breadcrumbs left-ov- Baskets of Lace For Chair Set er this half-coo- Uncle Phil Seuui: 'Quotations' Hie most common error In the management of the child la the facility with which a mother makes command and the ease with which she promptly Ignores their outcome. Dr. Dennis 11. Kelly. History will wear many false hearda to conceal truth about our current affairs. Richard Washburn Child. Peaea will be promoted by preserving freedom of action and by keeping all derisions in the tralm of rationality rather than hysteria. C. C. Williams. requires faith, hope, courage, determination, integrity and Mrs. Carl Raymond dependability. Gray. Home-makin- g But It's Callousness People with no feeling can acquire a reputation for great fortitude. When one undertakes to plan happiness it consists mainly in eluding unpleasantness. Its all right to bank on the future, but its quite another matter to draw checks against it. Advantage of living in a small town is that you can be so many kinds of a charter member. A pedestrian used to be a person who walked. Now its ; v :v.. x:- fc . fc' m i 1 . Pattern 1137. Isnt It exciting to think that with your own crochet hook you can fashion a chair or buffet set as lovely and practical as this basket design? A bit of string helps do the trick, giving it durability beyond compare. Even a beginner can do this simple filet crochet, tha design set oil in open stitch. Pattern 1437 contains charts and directions for making the set shown; material requirements, an illustration of all stitches used. Send 13 cents ln stamps or coins (coins preferred) for this pattern to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept., 02 Eighth Ave., New York, N. Y. Lesson from Flowers Flowers never emit so sweet and strong a fragrance as before a storm. When a storm approaches thee, be as fragrant as a sweetsmelling flower. Richter. one who jumps. Some people seem imbued with the idea that common sense Is too common for them to associate with. MAKES SO BC? GLASSES1 AT GROCERS cool-hcadc- d tt her tent in I she firmly intended to stay where But inwardly she was storm-tossetorn two ways. Go stay she couldnt decide. But she had to decide. that plane was waiting for her. She had to make up her mind. No more drifting, no more putting off decision till tomorrow. Warrens big party stopped outside her tent, and Warren came in alone. Beneath his politeness he was sharp and peremptory. Patricia, Odron tells me that he 11 have to take off within 30 minutes if hes to make Fort Smith before dark. Well, let him take off, Patricia Im not holding that snapped. plane by the tail! Try to be reasonable for once, Warren said tartly. He gestured around at the tent. You know as well as I do that you cant live in a place like this, with cold weather coming on. And living over here in the prospectors camp, alone its ridiculous! Patricia thought to herself: He's right. Its worse than ridiculous. But hell have to meet me halfway. I wont let him dictate to me. She realized now that he had brought along that big party not only to pull down ber tent hut to smash any of er ProsPector friends who tried to t she interfere. Through the noticed that the 13 men were armed with oars, clubs and tent stakes, and that three of the Chiwaughimis carried rifles. Warren added, "Furthermore, I wont allow you to keep up this charity work of yours any longer. Good heavens, dont you yet understand that the more you help these men, the longer they'll hang on here and refuse to sell their claims? Patricia's eyes opened wide. Why why you talk as though you want to see them squeezed out and forced to leave. WarTo put it harshly, yes, ren stated. Backed up by that armed party out there, and confident that he could force Patricia to go home, he dropped his evasion and told her some blunt facts. These men own practically all the valuable deposits up Resurrection. As things stand, they refuse to sell. Tarlton advised them to hold out, and this chateau of yours has bolstered them up. Originally I expected to get through with my business here in eight weeks, but I've been here three whole months and in all that time I've been able to buy only a few dozen claims Patricia Those red squares! cried. Those red places on your chart! Yes. Those red Warren nodded. spots are claims that the company now owns. But most of that map is still white. It's got to be all red. I propose' to buy up this entire field for Wellington, Parkes & Lovett Wheres she was. happened, Lupe? s That same evening, afraid that she would lose her nerve if she waited, Patricia called a meeting in the community house. Standing on a chair, near the door into the kitchen, she gave a talk to her 75 d d Continued 1PTER V prospectors knick-knack- if. I lb head, with a dozen chasing them . . . She Felt Terribly Alone and Friendless. into no plane she was some Patricia lak if or me-tis- weelly-neellsquaw-sich- to flew e. e the flap-fron- scared at the threat down fight. Poleon and three prospectors had come across from the s talking with Den, while she and they were standing Warren; belligerently between Warrens party and her tent. Sam Honeywell, with a canoe paddle in his hand, was edging around to join Poleon and the other three. Poleon! she cried. Dont start trouble! WarNo, hed better not, You men, get ren agreed curtly. her tent down. One of the Chiwaughimis stepped up, took hold of a tent stake. Poleon pushed him away. The metis snarled and struck Poleon in the face. Poleon swung at him and hit him on the jaw, a wallop that lifted the metis clear off his feet and stretched him cold. Put dem rifle away! Poleon bellowed at the three who had guns. You start any shooting and de outfeet of you will lan in de on your ear! pohee butter-tuOne of Warren's men sidled around behind Sam Honeywell, crashed the unsuspecting Sam on the head with an oar, and laid him out. The other 11 men rushed upon poleon and the three prospectors like a hostile wave. Patricia screamed as the fight broke wide open in a twinkling. Thupp smash it was a fierce hot melee of struggling men; of clubs, rifles, tent stakes and swishing oars; of grunts and oaths; of men of sprawled on the wet ground; oar and fist with blows sickening and club. Against the heavy odds the three prospectors were overwhelmed at the first rush. They were knocked undown, knocked cold, trampled derfoot. Only the b,g Poleon, standand brandishing ing at the a tent stake, was still on his feet. he kept bellowing. Allons! dis tent, and I 11 You come knock de whole pack of you colder'n a dead dog's nose! Over at the community hou'e the alarm had been sounded; and oat d of the p'ace came pouring a a hundred prospecriot-h- alf tors. leaping out of the windows, door-- , sr.a.ching surg ng through the tent pegs up clubs and slor.es ud as they raced f r the bi!V. Thev hit the phiCL he a ck rr nl of a knock- g b flap-fro- fam-size- Ou one. 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