Show nari ir L 1 i I 1 J ACK of rz CAU 0 A C 0 V copy 1310 by the new york herald company C cht 1910 by thle macmillan company SYNOPSIS ilam li arnish known all through alai alas an n an burning ll daylight celebrities hia his oth birthday with a crowd of miner al at aho tia urcle I 1 ity ploll the dance lead to heavy tumbling linx in which over I 1 in staked 1 es his hl money ani his mine but win wine the mall contract he birte starts 0 on n h ahli 1 1 mall mail trip with flogs enil anti clodite ld I 1 tolling tol 14 lint till his friends that he will be in the bif yukon got koll I 1 strike ut at the tart start CHAPTER 11 of course bell make it kentris whirred in bettles Het ties ear and there theres five hundred daylights Daylight la back u sixty daye days he added aloud billy rawlins cloel closed with tho the wager ild bettles hugged kearns ly sly I 1 jupiter up lter I 1 ban take that bet olaf Ilem dorson said dragging drag gInK day light away from Ilett leq and kearns winner whiner payl kiy daylight shouted the wager and I 1 rn sure going to win and sixty days Is a long time between drinks so I 1 pay no name your brand you hochi inie ime yo byoir ir brand somebody opened the outer door A vague gray light in hurtling burning daylight burning day ight ome one called callej warningly daylight paused for nothing head for the door and pulling do n hia his orr flaps kama stood outside by tho the sled a long narrow affair sixteen habe lit hen ulde and even and a halt half feel feet in length its bottom raised sit alx lx above the steele shod bod runners jn lt t bashed lashed with thongs of moose tilde were the light canvas bags that obtained onta ined the mall mail and the food and isear tvr for dogs and tien men in front of it in a ingle single line lay jay curled dvo tio rost rimmed dogs they busk husk lea ice matched in lize size and color all un us istia lly large and all till gray from their tuel jaas to their bushy tails they merea like as peas in their likeness to i dimter wolves wolves they wore ore domesticated it ae as tue but olca olos aio appearance and in all their charac I on top the sled load thrust tinder the lashings and ready for tra rued late uie use were two pair pairs of now snow hoes shoes daylight was goodby good by to those nho cluttered clustered around him I 1 be he irgin w vp A 1 to kiss him and fuddled slightly though he was with the whisky he taw saw his way out with aul zut chmir asing ith the apron string I 1 the virgin but he V ither three women with equal I 1 clity he ile pulled on his life long tong mil a tho the dogs to their feet aej ook hia his place at the gee dole vole alussi you yoo be he cried the animals threw throw their weights against their breast bands on the in stant tait ft crouching low to the snow and digging in their claus claa they whined eagerly eu gerly and before the sled had gone half a doxen dozen lengths both daylight ind kama in the rear wore were running to td keep up and so running roan man and dors dogs dipped over the bank and down to the frozen bed 01 u tho the yukon and in abe gray light were sere gone on the iter aver where was as a packed trail and where anos snowshoes shoes wore were unnecessary be the doga dogs averaged six miles an hour to keep up ith them the two men were era compelled to nn daylight and kama cama relieved each other regularly at t the gee pole for here was the lard hard tork of steering te ering the flying sled and at 31 keeping in advance of it it the man cell relieved eved dropped behind the sled occasionally casio nally leaping upon it and resting As it through a wall bad had passed from the huro hum and roar of the tivoli into another a world of silence end immobility nothing stirred the yukon slept under a coat of ice 1 three feel feet thice the cold snap continued only men of iron kept the trail at such low temperatures ana kama and day light were picked men of their races hut iut kaind knew the other was the bet ter man and thus at the start be was himself foredoomed to defeat not that he slackened his effort or willing less liness by the slightest degree but that be was as beaten lenten tf ty the burden he be car can ried in his mind ills attitude toward was worshipful or St stoical oleal tat taciturn proud of bli his physical prowess he found all thee these s incarnated in his bis companion CHAPTER III at slit mile they restocked proff added a few pounds of letter letters to their dmd and held steadily on an l rom forty mile into they had unbroken trail and they could look acl cr ward only to unbroken trail clear to dyea dyes daylight stood food it magnificently magnificent but the killing pace was beginning to tell on kama ills pride kept hie bin mouth shut but the result of the chilling of bis his lung 11 in the cold snap could dot not be co concealed they traveled till ten the night they reached selkirk i ad at alil eirnest next morning they plunged ahead tato into the ceil stretch of wilderness wilder neis of ot dearly five hundred mues miles that lay be tween selkirk and end dyea there iw was no ino letup let in his pace twelve hours f s day elx sit la to the twilight and six la jim tte ie dult duk they tolled on the enill three houra hours were consumed in cook ing repairing harnesses and making and breaking camp and the remaining nine houra hours dogs and men slept aa as if it dead tho the time camo came when kama was un able to go in the lead and break trail and it a proof that ho he was far gono when bo he permitted daylight to loll 1011 all day at the heavy snowshoe work lake by lake they th string of lakes from rom marsh to I 1 fri derman and began the ascent of chilcoot lly BY all rights daylight should have camped below iho the last pitch of the pass at the dim end of day but he kept on and over and dan to sheep camp while behind him bragd a snow storm that would bavo have delayed him twenty four hours thia this last excessive strain broko broke kama completely in the morril morning tig be he could not travel at five when hen called he sat at up after a struggle ruggle et groaned and sank back again daylight did the camp work ork of both harnessed tho the logs and when ready or the start the helpless indian in all three sleeping roles robes and lashed him on top of the sled the going was aa good they on their last lap and be he raced the doga dogs down through dyea canyon an I 1 along tho the hard packed trail trill that led to dyen won post aid running rum ing still kama groaning on top the load and daylight leaping nt at the gee pole to avoid gol going ig under the runners of the filing sled jiey bey arrles at dyea dyes by tho the sea tnie true to his ht promise day light dl did not atop stop an hour hours time BOW saw the led sled loaded with the ingoing mall mail and grub fresh dogs harnessed and a fresh indian engaged kama never poke spoke from the time of his arrival till the moment daylight ready to depart tood stood braide him to say ay good by they hook shook hand hands you kill urn um dat damn indian kama olid Sav vee daylight you kill una urn ile hell it sure hut last as far as a pony daylight grinned kama shook his head doubtfully ind rolled over on his elde aide turning his back in token of fa farewell retell divoll A crowd filled the the old crowd th h I 1 t bad had seen daylight depart to months before to this as the night of the sixtieth and opinion va ae divided as ever aa as to whether bother or oot not be would compass the achievement at ten clock bets were vere being made though the odd odds rose bet by bet against his success doar in a her heart the irgin boil beil eved he had bad failed yet she made a bet of twenty ounces with charley dates bates against forty that daylight would ar rire before midnight she it was who heard beard the ont first yelps of the docs dogs Uste ustena nl she cred its day here wa was a general stampede tor for the door but when tho double storm doors ft ere thrown wide opeo open the ere crowd it fell back they the heard beard the eager shining of dogs the snip of a dog whip and tho the voice of daylight crying encouragement as the weary animals capped all they bad had done by dragging the sled in over the wooden woollen door floor they camo came in with a rusi rush and with them rushed in the frost a visible vapor of smoking white hite through which their heads and hacks showed as they strained atral ned in the harness till they had all the teeming seeming of sIm swimming mIng in a river behind them at the gee pole came daylight hidden to the knees by the swirling frost through which he appeared s wade ade lie ile was the same old daylight withal lean ant an 1 tired looking and hia file black eyes were sparkling and flashing brighter than ever ills parka of cotton drill hooded him like a monk and fell in straight lines to bis his knees grimed and scorched by camp smoke and fire the garment in itself told the story of his trip A two months beard cov coy ered bis his face and the beard in turn wai matted with the ice of bis his breath ing through the long seventy mile run lie ile experienced a thrill of surprise as the roar of welcome elcome went up and us every familiar detail of the tivoli greeted hia vision the long bar and tho the array of bottles tho the gambling games the big stove the at the gold scales the musicians the men and women ornen the virgin celia and nellie dan macdonald Il nettles ettles hilly billy rawlins olat olaf henderson doc atson all of them it was just as he be had left it and in all seeming it might well bo be the very day he had left the sixty days of incessant trav tray el of through tho the white wilderness sud bud AA X I 1 N Is alp p NN the tim time came when kama wa was unable to go in the lead denly telescoped and bad had no exis tence fence in time they were a moment an incident lie its bad had plunged out and into them through the wall of hence silence and back through the wall of hence silence he imd bud plunged ap apparently parenti tho the next instant and into the roar and lur tur moll of the tivoli lie ito drew a deep breath and cried the winner pay pays and I 1 in the win ner sin abat t I 1 surge up ou douall all malo mutes and slashes Sina ebes sd ad a s d name your poison there therea a your dyca dyea mall straight from halt salt water and no born about it cast the lashings adrift you all and wade into III it A dozen pairs of hands were at the sled lashings ben the young ie le barge inclan bending at he stame aak ask suddenly ud denly and limply straight ened up in his hi eyes was a great surprise ho ile stared about him clr for I 1 the h a thing he was wa undergoing wie n new ew to him lie ile was as profound tanu by bf an limitation lie ile shook book as with a palsy and be gave at the knees slowly linking sinking down to tall fall suddenly across the sled and to know the smashing blow of darkness dar knee across his aniu cn consciousness Iu exhaustion said daylight take him off end art him to bed some ot of you alt lies iles sure a good indian A few minutes later daylight was whirling around the dance floo waits waltz ing wihib the virgin and mall small won der it wae was wat th at the virgin yielded herself to his as hey bey danced dance utter after dance and sick at heart at the knowledge that he be found nothing la ta her more than a good friend and an excellent dancer small consolation it was to know that he never loved any woman oman she was eick sick with love 0 of him and he danced with her ae as he would dancy dance with ith auy any woman omen aa as he would dance with a man who was a OL good dancer and upon whose arm was vas tied a handkerchief to conventionalize bini him into a woman at one in the morning he saw elijah davis herding henry finn and joe hines the lumberjack toward the door daylight interfered here aro are douall going he demanded attempting to dra draw them to the bar ded bed elijah davis ans answered ered got to joe hines added apologetically getic ally were we re out in the mornin daylight still detained them here to the excite ment no excitement elijah explained were nere just a coln to play your hunch an tackle the upper country don dont t you want to come along I 1 eure sure do daylight affirmed hut but the question had been put in fun and ahijah ignored the accept ance were the stewart wart be he went on at 1 mayo told me be seen some likely lookin bare first time he come down the stewart and we re goin to sample em am while hile the froze you listen daylight an mark my words the time times comin when dI biglin glin a it 11 bo be all the go there bu be men in them days thatis that 11 laugh at our summer sc aa an ground ballerin wal lerin laughed gathered his two partners up and va was as making a second attempt to reach the door hold on daylight called I 1 sure mean it the three men turned back sudden ly IY upon him in their faces surprise delight and incredulity gwan gan you youre re said sali finn rinn the other lumberjack a quiet steady NN wisconsin Iscon sin man there a my dagga and sled day light answered serell an that 11 make two teams and halve the loads though we all it 11 have to travel easy for a spell for them daggs Is sure tired the three men were ere overjoyed but still a trifle incredulous now look here joe illanes blurted out nono none of your daylight we mean business will you comet come daylight extended his hand aad shook CHAPTER IV this time the trail was easier it ama better packed and they were not carrying mall mail against time at forty mile ills they laid over two days tor for the sake of tho the dogs and at sixty mile daylights team waa was left with the lie trader unlike daylight after the terrible run from selkirk to circio circle city they had been unable to recuperate on the back trail so the four men pulled on from sixty mile with a fresh team of dogs on daylights sled the following night they camped in the cluster of lalanda at the mouth of the stewart daylight talked town sites and though the others laughed at him he staked the whole maze of high wooded liland island just supposing eup the big strike does come on tho the stewart be he argued klebbe you alt all 11 be in on it and then 1 again debbe you all won t L hut but I 1 sura sure will you all it d better reconsider and go in with me on an it hut but they were stubborn you re aa as bad aa as harper and joe ladue said joe letnes al ways at that game you know that big flat esst below the klondike and under tinder mountain well UK the recorder corder lre at forty mile waa was tellin file me they staked that not a month ngo ago the harper ladue ton town site flat 1 hal flat liar flat elijah and finn joined in his laugh ter but was vas gravely in earn est I 1 there she he cried moll the hunch Is workings gt its la the air I 1 tell you all sill they all stake the big flat for if it they all didn dian t get the hunch wish id staked it the regret in his voice was provola tive of a burst of laughter laugh dang you laugh taught hy by your eyes aint oien open yet you all ire are a bunch of little mewing kittens I 1 tell you all if it that strikes come on klondike harper and ladue will III be millionaires and it it comes on stew art you douall all watch the elam town toun site boom in them daa dalis when ben douall you all come around makin poor mouth he its heaved a sigh of resignation adl I 1 suppose have to give douall you all a grubstake grub stake or soup or something or other TO UP |