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I by f Irwin layers Myers I garde STORY FROM THE START Athol Meldrum young Qun Scot Scott mon man start torl out to luk Beek hla hl fortune for tune lune lie He arrive it at t San can Fran Fran- el co practically broke and meet inert a fellow adventurer whom he duh duhs the Prodigal With Jim Hubbard the they loin Join the gold RO rush ruah II to Al Alaska On the Ih boat boal meeta meet Derna nerna a young women woman traveling with her grandfather and and n a hud hard looking coup couple name named J Wink who figure aa All her aunt and uncle The grandfather tiers lIerna lIa says nay li le otia with the idea Iden of Raining gaining wenith In Alaska f and Inn at Athola Athol put party at al once onn take the troll trail In to a on the Ih trail which Derna and her companion rom com pen panion had taken hundred of era lost fearful earful for Athol to 10 the acme acene lie tie and the old man dead dearl and nd learn learna a that Derna llama la I. pro proa- p Madam retae re re- re fO tae e. e to 10 let leI him turn al see gee the girl but buthe buthe he h. In Iea P a letter Ietter for her At AI Dennett Uennett U Ue n. n cornea cou to Athol her love and beg begs hIm to marr marry her to save alive her har from Irom Hit Ilie harsh harah fa fate I. I she ahe he foresee He Ile Hela la ii unwilling to take such melt a decisive de do step p and 2 her they wait wall I II CHAPTER V Continued V-Continued Continued 8 6 S 4 fc a she stared at nl me the un inn I r. r Then with a u half half sub sob if r joy slie ahe clasped tier her army arm round Around me ma In het hel In la the touch of hei hll or r r. r Clinging form toms made my DIY heart u I. lace lIre moro more we had hod whirled oft off Int Inti current once more we WI were wen co r raring torrent The water w U I t whirled r u us i matted lashed us liS In iii heavy ays yet wll with h closed eyes noel hearts we waited Then ij suddenly we e were sweeping sl nod mid on au either cither side of ot m ui the tho valley yulIy sloped In green 1 Ira II up lIlI to 10 the smiling sky shy I unlocked my lilY arms nn and peered to 10 where tier Iler flirt face lay lacy half hilI r hid hIli rn on nn my breast br Thank God GId I wits was chic able to reach rench you I IVes Yes Ves thank Gad I. I she Oh I 1 thought It II all ull allover o over I 1 nearly tiled dIed with tear four It II i a terrible Thank God Joll for fur you t I Rut Hut she lind hod scene e fIe lI spoken when I 1 realized with n a vast shock attack thul that I the Ihl ho danger voa Willi far from ov over r. r We 1 w le were ro rp hurrying slung along l hel helplessly In III thus thul tierce current and already 1 I heard I the III roar of the Squaw Y i. rapids He ne brave 1 I had hud to shout again well ho all 1111 right Trust me rue dear r I 1 She was Will staring ahe u t 1 w with It t t ill dilated ejes of fear flur Vt-l Vt at alt my lilY words I became wonderfully calm and In hei Inet fate run there wits vita H s great glad look that trade made my nip heart rejoice She nestIe l t tto to my lilY side We took the i broadside on In hul I the scow lOW was I light un and l v r f strong Like a writ tori In n 11 nifty mill we I e tossed and spun Tilt Thi- roar rear of doom was US In our ears Thud crash roar rOil r. r sickening ening us liS to om our hearts lurching leaping lell beaten beuten bat bill tired then nil all nt III ont once cater n calm we must be he past we Ve opera n i our eyes eJe We were ere u again ln l sweeping round it I bend In the rh niter er In III the ofIs ol of H Is high blEh bluff f. f II If 1 t te only I the bank hut bank but no not I The hurled its liS i along once Ilme more inure There Thereabout about two 11 hundred hlll yards n vii weir the dreaded his your our eyes ejes I I 1 cried lie llo down n on inn I the he hI bill Pullout bottom fray Cray u you II peter never er prayed ed before We were on I Them hem now We WI b hail hI tri d roi lied Ml down dawn lu In I the Itie he of th II ho o ec UI II she tae ire MI cu tightly 1 J nl rat the strength of M her bet herl 1 l felt her trot Mt chit chet k pr's pressed ld lu to nitric mine her ber lute lips clinging to 10 my rimy Hi II I. I Now drier dear t I a II moment mid and It Mill 11 till III b be user OUT Once the lilt angry thunder t 01 t the hI 11 1 waters rs I The scow took lonk them lIcUl lu n s o on Oil gallantly A aln w 1 wt-rc wt ere d like a 1 real real In a II aIn In III l lit from trun tt h to In rill h V. W ell end each n oilier y rr Would II II never lr n lI ri end t then then n It II 1 II the last Insl hail come came dp lip up tilt wo t vast mt I We scented to i r tilled hair h pol pulsed etl Her j a gulf e Ste dippers over sl we te plunged 11 l u ii I grate 1111 up till 1111 hope Impe I fell th tin fit girl r faint In III lilY inv arms lung lony It II I II I for fur I the he Ill lIH cud nul Then n st I from ruin tow but to 10 item Mem half Ser tr er wrecked red eJ slid mid bra bru I Hari MI we swept In Into III tlc the peaceful basin n u lit the river below e t e nm and scows scum's were there limit up III f fOIl tun i titles mills along the rater tin 1111 thi II hill ls I water out Ills luj 1 dry drying I Lu La Iba sun We too bud U J much water voter In 10 our oar passage and a afew few rew days day would be b. needed to dry out oat again Madam I dom I t found round sur sar surprisingly gracious too had hind conveniently forgotten our last 1811 Interview and extended d to to ole Die the th paw of or spurious friendship I 1 w. w was free to see ace Demo Derna ns nl much as I 1 chose Thus Thul It came come about that w wr we rambled among the woods wood and aDd hill hili hills picking wild flowers and glad almost wit with h the joy of children In p few days das I t noted a vast change chance In the tile girl It was as III If It In the poor child a long stifled capacity for joy was glowing Blowing Into Inlo being One golden rolden day with her cheek softly flushed her eyes shining she turned to me Oh I 1 could be he so happy It I 1 only had n chance It If I only bad had the chance other girls have tt It would take so 10 little to make me the happiest girlIn girlIn girl girt girtIn In the world world Just Just to hue hove a home a I plain simple home borne where all was sun lIun sunshine sunshine shine nail ami pence Just Jus' to have the commonest l comforts to he be rare free to love loe and be he loved That would be bp enough She sighed l and nd went on Then If It I t might have hOfe hooks honks a little lit Ill lit hit mimic flowers flowers oh oh It seems Ilka Ilk Ilk- o a dream of heaven hoven as 08 well might I sigh for a palace No So palace could he be too fair tot foi you ou no nn prince too loo nohle noble Some Satre tiny rillY your prince will come end and you yon will give him that great rent love loe I 1 tol tolvon toM told von vets of fit once onre Swiftly a shadow came Into Inlo the bright ee eyes the sweet mouth curved cunel pathetically Nut Nil ol even a will seek me II e poor nameless little girl traveling In Inthe Inthe the train of dishonor She Slie had all 1111 the sad and sophistication ot of tile this lowly burn torn yet ye with It II an aD Invincible ible Ihle sense of or purity Once I asked tier her liem i If It you yuti had bad to choose between be be- Iween tween death and dishonor which would you fIlU prefer Death of ur course she answered promptly Deaths easy eay physical death compared d with the other compared cow com pared with morn IllOrAI I death She was lUS very Iery emphatic end and angry with me fur for my lilY hazarded demur Never was such a brave spirit so d de determined In hi goodness so aO upright In purity and I blessed her for her ber un unfaltering unfaltering faltering words We were dreamers twain but bUI while my y outlook was Vos gay gny with hope le hers her w was ne dark with despair Since the pl soda of the scow I 1 hud laid never ne ventured to 10 kiss klis her but hilI hind had treated her ber with witha a u cm curious Ions reserve leSel re respect on and courtesy Indeed e J. J I 1 was diagnosing my mr case wondering If It I 1 loved 10 her tier doubt doubting Ing on a very see saw of or hide lade termination When with her I felt tot foi her an Intense fondness loudness and at III times tin almost Irresponsible tenderness r Was us I In III late lo Poor Ioor fatuous folI tools fool i iI I wanted her more n than e everything else lu In all thu the world yet yel I and asked myself the question of ur it bunts bouts and scows were wen running tie the rapids pi Is and we tic theta with an 1111 untiring fascination That was the most exciting spectacle In the whole hull world The Issue war tva life or death ruin rule or salvation nil 1011 anti mm dawn till 1111 dark and with wilts UNIT t few IW minutes of the dI diy div was wat the breathless liri repealed rl H lr ry day 1111 were Ire bodies 11 dragged Iel ashore The d their tribute The Themen men Inca ot rat 1 he the 1 trail rull must pray pay the lull loll e e S e. e Soon Shull I that sterna aUld and I stud musi putt part and hut hilt two o nights nighta later luler II It curve Wt were wen sitting bitting by the river I her IlIr H a little way 11 from the he h hunts A Alii As she lii I sit 8 i and wit with h hand t clasped II It was nuts U us as If the shadows l that for u II 1111 h lind had lined now enshrouded her ber wit with wild h a igniter gloom Till Call ri 1111 t nor Sill Shy shuk her tier head her tier e l. eyes l es wide is as If II tl trying to 10 rend read Hie the future Its Its It's only my tiny foolish I If I toll Zell you ou It wouldn't ht hlll Ip 1 tile IIII 1 it- it any dud And ud then then then-It It II deut III t Yon Vim 1 wouldn't t cure care Why hy should you rou lU cure care rd Mie II he I turned n front from nu nl anti ant rein I n In III bitter th Curl Cire I why wity Sea jg tS t'S I would cure care i t ido do hI Ia cne You Yuu know I 1 would di tin nn I thing III In the world to 10 help 1111 ou Voi ot must ilIUM tell loll III rite lU It II will von IWI tl rt fd If It jou dont One snare more t toile time he refused I pleaded 11 with 1111 hat liei I 1 I coaxed I en lIl She wits very ery reluctant II III ft e nt mit lust she Ill Well ehi If Ir I must trust she told si l liu hll It UV its nil all so sordid so Sll I hate hite ram III mj self eU I 1 despise Myself hat that I hate lii to In tell It Slit She h a H tin till nervously In la her tinkers Vuu know IV hut bow nice ulce Winkle aft lens len's Us U's heen to 10 me toe lately bought Mr III new 1111 s III's given Riven me ore trinkets ets Wei Wel there's theres a n she's she's he gut got ul her ee eye onn oil on oila a n in for tor me ale I hilt bit ni my ll 1111 1 till man taunt t. t luck i I. I u so Hate e you rou hell ret rd ol oh h In I lies lie's got u a claim claimon alai on l' l li I tit 1 I 1 heart heard U nt of him I Vh h hard lind n nil 01 i tit aril ol of lUal k Is In link k his 1111 P piker ker plays liIs his meteoric rl rise e. e hl hI Id il IUsI plit t 7 Ol OI 01 course ours ties he man led 1111 she lit tl II n but tut tul Unit Ilia il d io nt mailer up ul n.-e n. lucre's lucres such a n thin as 11 H II IL II An 1 SSU II he h. Ill hue me Ihu you jou II Jut surely you Elie t turned on nut nip Willi d di i juu yuu OU take Like nit IIII rl 0 Rural lj veil feu lU Knot I III ore INI I limn than dh lh h tau foil a I i make stake me ore hate hall your you I 1 tu to her III uh Hh III dour dear till tell me 1111 all ull o about II It ItI I rIll In in sot sat I i girl Im I'm sorry he Waal on urn In la her each l l fay II l V lit lle came ume to the til rl In lieu nett Ue U. used to watch me a lot loL Ills eyes eye were always following me I was wai afraid I trembled when I f served lien him lie He liked to see lee me tremble It gave gu him a feeling reeling of power Then he be took to giving me presents presen cOllI costly I gifts I 1 wanted to return them but she Ibe wouldn't let me took them from me m. put them away awny Then Pica he and she had bad I long talks I 1 know It was waa all about I me That was wa why I come came to you rou that thaI night and bogged begged you yon to marry meto me meto me- me to 10 save sue me from trifle Hut t he cant can't gel get you JOB against your our will I 1 cried Not NoI I no not I but hell he'll l never oever give op up Me lie Is relentless and und of all women he wants Ole me lie Ue would break me on the thew w el heel of dl dishonor honor Oh God I Itier Itier tier Jer face grew almost tragic In tn Its II despair Im m all alone friendless a poor weak girl No Im I'm wrong Ive I've one friend death ond and Ill I'll die Ill I'll die I 1 swear It It before I 1 let him get me I 1 was terribly distressed and at 01 loss how to comfort her lIu Hush bush h. h Herna Herne I pleaded please dont don't say allY such things Remember you au h e f a aS g. g S 1 I w ci t L IJ s My 7 Not Even a 8 Beggar Will Seek Me a 8 Poor Nameless Girl traveling In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Train of Dishonor hn have hate a 0 friend In me one lIne that would do anything In his power to help you fou She Site looked hooked at of me a moment How din 1111 you tic help p me lly lIy marrying you Will you marr marry nIl me ricer dear Will you ou be my wife wire Not No I 1 I wouldn't marry you OU If It you were the Ille List last to man m left lert In the world she cried vehemently hy 1 h I 1 tried to 10 be ht calm cairn Why I 1 why you dont don't love lo me you yon dont don't core care fur for tine me Yes I do Llo Hernia I do du Indeed girl Cane Laie for Cor you OU I Well I en cure re no so much that I 1 1 beg you jou OU to 10 quarry marry II rue me II Since the moment I set It eyes ejes on you I loved lo you jou Long before I 1 e ever er er met Curt you jou I 1 l I ved td you OU I 1 was Just waiting fur for you yarn waiting Since the of tut time dune It w II was ns all planned that I 1 should shaul e hive you jou And jou yiti 1111 how do fIll you cine canet She stood up to In hear my lilY words Slie ollie would not nut let III me mc touch III her hr but bUI there wu wits a great light In her hN eyes eltI Then she sill spoke and her voice wax vans vibrant with all nil Indifference gone Cone lIlIe from ItOh It ItOh Oh Oh you yuu blind I 1 You coward Couldn't you jou III see Couldn't you yu frell That Thill day Ihy nn on the scow It II came It to III me nie- nie Line luve Do you know what I wished us liS we I went through the lie rapids I wished 11 that II It might h be he bethe the end thai the III In smell auch n a supreme moment w we e might go o n down dinging together 1111 and thai Ihal In death I j hold bold y yuU 1111 u In iii III mj arm III 1111 h If It JouM you'd only been like Unit that after afterward 0 ward rt met Inez love l u opi-u n armed w with It 1111 lint Iut no nu nut I you yon slipped k In to friend hip I 1 il fi ns as If It there were Irl n a ol ul lie Ice between n u ti us now Leuie e me uie 1111 lame I e me into f tar for lr I never ne 11 wont n 1 U to III see SIP you jou 1111 1 1 Yi-s. Yi s you joti 1 III you jou 1111 must you jou surd I 1 lute love you jou so II I lut 1 u o e you jou u so su I ct flushed her Ilir to In mi- mi miI I IR killed II her yet 1 she sill tats wat told cold Have nue you rou nothing more to say than I nine fine she asked Starry Marry me marry me I repeated Now tot Now I h I hesitated again The suddenness mud Iud denness of ot otI It I was WOl like a cold douche God knows know 1 I burned for the girl yet somehow convention clamped meNow meNow me Now It If you wish I faltered tultered but better when hen we get to tu Dawson Better Bet Bet- ter when Ive I've made mode good op up there Give me one year Henna Berna one year ear and ond then theo theo- One year fear yearl l I I IThe The sudden gleam of hope vanished from Cram her ber eyes Then she turned to tome tome me In a sudden w spate a of dp |