| Show be Tra I of g 1 J THE START ORY y FROM Scot Scota young Joun 11 01 10 leek hi tor tarl at t Ban ran a H H. broke and m meets lf Ito whom h he h. h rello Jim I. I With filth l' l prod III till lb he bf the lb gold rush rub loin Join kissed br they On the tb boat bo Athol aka woman a young U II Bun Berra lIlb her grandfather bard looking t couple named iced a her hert ho o ont fl ure ur unde ande The Grandfather nt t sad III is I din rill says IU wealth lIh In Alaska of t rs Skagway Athol Atho it at dial HIl takes take the trail traill Ay at 1 once l on n lh the a BernA and nd her hr Ion corn all S of h had Me taken laken r fo for nerna lerna Fearful hastens to 10 then the Ih old if dead dad He n ne that t. t pros pro l learns irn 4 reIf re rev Madam ted let leI him see cf et the Ih girl hut but to If es A At I leaves luU a l letter tt r for her Brna comes come to Athol he 10 love and begs eg him her to 10 save i ve her from ID e 1 merry h. h fa fate Ie she he fore foresee He Ue such s d deI des de to 10 take lake t I g tell tella her they thu and nd nJ Iles I step UP afterward wit trait Some da dais afterward ual Athol Madam Winkle Winkle te tells i res to fleck irh to sell ell h her r to ele ID o plant plan miner min millionaire ark act While r tea oll It r ellI greatly he M loves lovea the girl girt boW bo bow drum l drum In a of emo emo- h. h from the Idea ol eat D mediate marriage martlage and they res to 10 wait olt a year ear though li is fearful In the erne rn aid id Id n Id W Athol Athal and hi hie part party nd j tb the lb claims all 1111 lake and the Ih Idle men mete with crowded ded imp amp CHAPTER VI 7 7 always remember my d day daylie lie he gold old Gawp All was grotesque haphazard Hack of the street lay Iny the red light belli behind It a again a swamp ol of nl ends fad the lice breeding place of mosquito III II I wandered up II nun 11 rl n the Ibe long street but bul there ther was warns darkness no DO lull In ID Its clamorous Wilt u titling J for nerDa M My ply heart fred ered for her ber DI my eyes ees ached tear fur my DIY mind mIndI I was as sit so full ot of her then there d no on room roots for another single I bt Hut BuIll It was II like tee look looking rig f a avenue 1 wile venue In a straw stuck k lo to 0 line la e h ht se thing mull multitude ude So Su wll with wild wildIn t. t In III steadily sinking I Ild ld tier fief a es I D of debate we te de ale dei ded i d in to reserve resene our rights to sink i goo good I chance offered It II Will was a 1 aen er en awakening like all the rest had bad expected lo to get gel ground thin that i gold old from the grass roots grass roots down there was work to 10 be he had find and we Wt weid id d not nol let lei ourselves be b II Is h 4 e Jam wagon Jam wagon had already deel deft de de- ft pd us He tie was as oft off up on ore 1 Eldorado where SIH I shoveling dirt Into a sluice sluice- lor far ten lea dollars a n day I made U up mind I 1 follow him halite Jim also ill Id pet get elo in to work while the Prodigal agreed reed would look after out nor recta mis end and stake ke or buy huy a good groat goodhe ashe ill as he country was at 01 the mercy ot t Jag Of nf corrupt w who ho were VerI Ii ng the public offices for I their hel t own east Franchises were helve being en to the favorites nf ot those In pow concessions sold suld III liquor lint permits 10 It II vied end and of ot every ever kind diced d on the free trEC miner miller All II w up silly iy Injustice Ike nod ay I J boys boy's I guess Ive I've done ditto n slick or of work said the Prodigal with withe Ie e as he entered out 1 L t Toe Ive e bought three whole mil amt milon amton on the tle heath beach h Got Gait I them hem for tur 25 21 let MM than the cost price In 1111 Seattle II Ie Pull nut nUl lou x per cent on the dent deal tt the tune time to 10 get gel In und end buy huy tram from quitters II 11 too hail had to 10 take loke advantage ol at 14 i I Ita I 1 ed ta no had bad I 1 nothing That's business r necessity my tray opportunity IIii d d never ever wake a n numey m m. m thus Ill side of nf the millennium and anil S Scotch itch too ton A I 1 f reamed med the long street with an nn 11 agony B ny In tn my toy henri 11 ieee was WOI trey lilY 1 girl rl sea II It ii seethed I 1 hud hod lost her 1 I 1 hoed led evils Mailing her I plew piere emt i heart wish win dagger nf of tear fen her ner Oh im h. h II if I 1 only know knew S she Iu wh wis re ft mu wrt well 1111 elli I n It I 1 could only 1 I 1 The laud was n great symphony the haunting I license nf of It t I II a H a of III the e Nugget and Hili i into Inlo the be Sourdough n read It A As I 1 lIu there sip limy 1111 and 1 sine perusing the be paper l r a paragraph caught m nta III C den sad Inc made mude my In heart hear glow wh with hole Here w U as the item s p tI 1 the largest I n I plays play's res ht Itam IlIJ tat Inn fIn aft nl sigh hl lea In the Ihl a k t i 8 salient a of 1 well II nethe he 1 ke we l claim re pro the Terry and t Haw slaw n Irh fh h rust 1 the tc actors In im the e game ne III MJ named the tine sum aunt of 0 J IQ Inn hll came e to lo Dawson nU tram frum tale Ih e II 11 Is s said I that thai tien tie late Ilan leaving In M the Ihl Forks lie lle 10 InrI I II a sow u i u n the C elEnt of nt HK II II I III he I nute bt in III the With rt n It Ii 1 is Ilaw nn natal l Tc Terry rry la III nn 1111 1 11 to recoup huts his II it the d burka The fhe play cute con cont dap all t ami of the IIII us pt to 10 us stated c us JY the II amount III U II I of tie II imy bud bull I 1 not Dol A Northland Romance 0 by h Robert W. W Service Illustrations Illustration by Irwin Myers Myer TN J I. Berri thought hl n mf him Surely If it antone any ant one knew of the lice girls girl's It II would he he lle- I determined I 1 would uld a ask k him at nl flee So 80 I finished my coffee and d of at ie lime w waiter where I 1 mIght find the 1 king kili Oh leek Jack he hI said well at al the Green Or Kay hay Tree ft or the nr Ot the Monte tarlo lust it theres there's n H big poker on nn nm and Itel hes liable to III bp he In It Ou Oue e more I paraded the tile Sect seething 81 street relt tnt n were eie e et rl IS I'S lauding I strolling In anal ht n eat 0 tile the le w we open Ide-open saloons A libertine spirit I the tilt a 8 tin man effluence of disdainful II till sn at snI I Ii found tai M. III elI by y the stockade that surrounded the lice police polke One flue of the nm H II tall slim In Ing with n II refined manner milliner proved to me a trie friend nd In need Yew Vos he Ite sold In III nn er to m my query I think I can t-nn tied your man main He's Hes n n somewhere herl with some of ot tie tle sporting runs puns tine nine on well we'll run him to 10 earth After Atler n a short walk Ilk he pushed his VIlY through a II crowded doorway and I 1 followed It II was the ordinary type of combined saloon anal g it gambling Ing jot Joint flu I In n a 10 corner r presiding o Over a 0 sl stud uel poker game I 1 was surprised lo to see Masher Mosher M My companion pointed to 10 an DD Inner room roots with n a closed door The Klondike I kings are ore In there hard harel ut ul It Theres There's Black Binck Jack Jock and onel Stillwater Willie and ond Claude Terry and ond Charlie Haw 1 Eagerly I looked In All but locasto were ere medium sized medium-sized sized men Stillwater Willie was vats In eu o dress Haw lIaw aims us u II sundy sandy haired man nano w with shifty un on uneasy uneasy easy eyes Terry of a l bulldog type stocky anal powerful Rut But It was in 10 casto easto who gripped and rusted rl my at 01 He tie was n II massive man heavy hen of limb and brutal In III strength There was n great spread to 10 his shoulders and H a power I In II his eHr every movement He III had a 0 square heavy Y china chit na II grim grilli SIl mouth a falcon tam lcou nose blanch black that that Old cold eyes pIS were us liS II us the water wailer in a u deserted shaft III Ills haIr was raven rU dirk alark and his I skin h betrayed the Mexican strain In his Ms blood Abase e the lie others he towered strikingly masterful II I and anal I 1 felt somehow some how the power passer that emanated from frown the man the brute le force time the remorse remorseless remorseless less purpose Then the waiter returned with a aIror tray of drinks and time the door was closed Well youve you've seen suen him now t aM suhl aMmy my friend Your r only plan If it you want to In speak to 10 h hint him I Is ls to 10 wall wait till tile the game gl breaks up By Iy hy Oh Oft the weariness ot of that Ihal walling waiting I Ih It h was In the young SOling morn murn when the game broke up UI The Inner Illner door opened and lark Jack appeared In lea u n moment l I 1 had lined followed and hI hiss him III Mr Ir lo He lie turned Imitated std and gave ae me a stare from his e eyes es Jack Jalk to's tos IOS IO'S my name he an answered answered carelessly I 1 walked alongside him Well sir I said lilY fly names name's Mel drum cirulli Athol Meldrum Hi lii I dont don't cure what the devil your OUI out name Is Is he h. broke III In III petulantly III II II lIy Unlit Dont bother bathe me Just saw now Im I'm tired What do you want Will wink walk k 7 No Nu II I 1 sold said I just want aunt a 0 scrap of sat f Information I l cause Into the coon conn try Iry with some same lI Jews Je by hy the name of ol In Ive I've lust lost truck track of them Ghent and I think you may be hI male able lo to 0 tell ell me ml where the IIII they tare lire He lit was nas all 1111 attention now II Hi lit mi me turned halt h re round weil and Then like 1111 with deliberate Intensity a it Hush flash hl his rough h manner Ills eyes CIR were bland his voice lIle sunned smooth h Ii us Its cream 1 he echoed reflective iy ty i seems scents to 10 me tae I do d. remember the ht name bul but fat foi the life of me Int I 1 cant can't recall where here Was Waa there s girl with lIh Yes Yell I tail said eagerly a young girl A A young girl ah ahl I lie He seemed Id lo to reflect hard again Well m my friend Imm 1111 in l I 1 cant can't help you yon I tier her noticing the party on the wa way In nut but what slant became of them I 1 cant can't think Well ell goodnight I night or good morn lea IC rather Till This Is my III hotel He lie laud tind unit half entered when he pau I II ed I and we turned to 10 me nae Ills face was ur ur- Ills his e suave sua to tea B at taut but It II seemed ti to 10 me rue there 1 was as a suit sub He tle mockery in his hll tone lone I 1 en M ny If I 1 should sll hear anything of at them Ill I'll let you jou ou know Your our name Athol nil IIII all right Ill I'll lei let you know kno Good tood 1 h by icy He lie wa was la gone Ine and I 1 had failed fallet I 1 cursed l' myself self for tor n a fool The Toe man hod baffled 1 time me Nay e even I 1 had laud hurt hurl hI my nay myself self Belt by giving him hint nn an Inkling of III my search items tanned seemed further hN n away WilY from frem me than Ihan ever e Home I 1 went discouraged and Then Yuen I began to In argue with tn myself He lie must know kt where they were and If Ir he tae really had designs on the he girl girland girland and was ns keeping her In hiding hillIng my In Ini f 1 W r Oh Olt I 1 Dont Don't Care What the Devil Your Name jame l Is II He Broke In ler I w with him titan would alarm him lie He would take haiku the first opportunity of eat the would he lee do It 1 That very tery night In lam all nil likelihood So I 1 reasoned i and I resulted resolved to 10 watch I stationed lnell myself In n a saloon froth from where I could command a u view of ot hit hili hotel hOll und and there here I n waited wafted It Id I 1 was be beginning beginning ginning lo to think he lee must have evaded me when suddenly corning coming turl forth h alone from the Hie hotel I 1 saw my man fault lie He walking swiftly pad and he to took tooka k kII a II path pain that skirted the behind the town wn I had no doubt of his lets mla lilts stun blun My heart began lo to bout beut with excitement I 1 followed breathlessly There were erl few cubing cabins hereabouts It II was a Innel lonely pla e a to tee be he so near In la latown town lown very ery quiet and thickly Screened from Irons sight SUIl Suddenly he seemed In to and fearing my pursuit was going to 10 be futile I rushed fur tur ward wardI I 1 come clIme to 10 dead stop slop There was wal no noone noone one ulle to 10 be seen lie He had hud vanished completely Blindly I 1 blundered for fur ward ard Then I curiae callie cameto to 10 a II place where the he trull trail forked Tuning for ter breath breall I hesitated which wa m. to 10 take toke and It wits was In to that moment of hesitation that thata a u heavy tunnel hand was laid on 1111 my shoulder Where a away my young friend 1 It was 1 HI Ills face tace was his hula voice edged with voA 4 4 Irony 1 i was 11 startled 1 I admit but tut 1 I tried to put pal I a good fl tics faro on It It little 1 I sad Hid Im I'm Just Jail taking laUna a troll stroll Ills black eyes pierced me roe his hack black brows brow m met t savagely Tb The heavy jaw Ja shot hot forward III and for a moment the mss man menacing and terrible seemed to 10 tower lo above me Fort ou lie I like tike explosive steam tame came tameI I the h. words and wolf like hits his lip II lip parted showing I his hit powerful teeth You rou lie 1111 I he lee reiterated You followed fol tol- lowed towed me t Didn't 1 t See Ie tee you from the hotel Didn't I determine to decoy you rou away You ou would try to 0 cross crolls me would you You would champion damsels In distress You pretty fool foot you lon you OU meddler J I Suddenly t without warning be he struck me tame II square on tin tho Iho face u II Mind blind III hag Ing staggering blow v that brought meto me Ine meto to 10 my knees S us falls fulls a n pole 1 axed steer I I I was swaying weakly trying vainly to get Jel on my lilY feet h Then he 8 struck me again a at bitter felling feiling blow I was completely at 01 hula his mercy now flow and he showed ld me none He Up wits was like tike u mm fiend tinge Huge seemed to rend hint him Time rIme and atad again he tae kicked me brutal brutal- ty Iy y relentlessly on the tho ribs rille on the chest ehst on the head Was the man gong goIng go go- lug Ing ng to do me roe to death deuth I shielded III my head hend I moaned In III agony Would he never nt stop atop t Then I 1 become unconscious unCOil knowing that he ht was still kirkIng kirk kick Ing In me tile and wondering If It I 1 would ever I open my eyes eYl's again Long live life the cold feet cold feet tribe I Long ong live life the soreheads 1 I It was the Prodigal who ho spoke liplIke This out outfit lit got ut gold mining beaten to 10 a standstill Here lIere Ive I've hewn been three weeks In the burg hura and ond got gol over r ten thousand dollars dollars' worth orUI of grub cached away ny I ery very pound of ot It will w net me lit per ler cent profit He lie was nr very sprightly and ond elate but bul 1 I was In III no sort of mood to share In his hats Physically I 1 had fully tUlly recovered from my nay terrible manhandling man man- handling bul but In spirit I still writ writhed bed at nl atthe atthe the outrage of It And the worst was wusI wasI I 1 could do nothing The law v could not help me for there were no witnesses witnesses wit wit- II nesses lo to the time assault I 1 could coul never nver cope COfo with lIh this man In bodily strength Yet f how v bitterly I 1 brooded over the business A At t II times mes there was even evea black block murder In ID my heart he I 1 planned schemes of revenge grinding my teeth leeth In Impotent rage the while and my feelings were complicated by that awful gnawing hunger for Berna erna then never neter left me It seemed semd to 10 me as nl If It I 1 saw ROW nil 1111 the world through the medium me tine of ray my love lose for tor her ber and that all beau beauty all truth all nil good was |
