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Show I L You know tbej fellow tight an help do vp Paul Cocoa -- ra'u By JOHN R. MLS1CK, Aatbr ! "MjitirlMJ Mr'. howart Dark Strtnftr," MCbrU AUeiUalt'i OnUi." Etc. u. Shi aid ( T All fcy Immr Borin' ton. V. i (Continued.) I to call on will go with you," said Clarence. Can't we find him He seems to be a monster. Glum, and f must have a shot at him Paul flurried m the trail of the bear, and ilrt amed not of danger Suddenly tlure ta.ne from beneath bis feet a loinl i rat king sound like the report of a battery of artillery fired In unison, and the great lee flue on whieh he stood began to tremble and rock Dumb aith amazement he stood and trembled a it a some unknown dread. It was several seconds before Paul comprehended his danger, and then Where the Trouble Waa Dodging It. It waa too late. The Ice floe with Its Junior Partner 'I think I'll have to An irishuiau who was not feeling glittering spires had parted from the ifcoharge that clerk. He doesn't do well after having woiked overtime at shore and was .drifting out to sea. y work. a Thanksgiving feast, dropped In to Already it was too far for him to Senior Partner 'United? He seems consult a pill dispenser The latter reach the land on which his companusv all tht time began operations by feeling the paion stood wringing his bands in Jurlor Partner "Yes, he manages tients pulse. despair. me keep busy so constantly that he "'Pfwst's th' good A terrible death seemed staring hever does any work " asked the son of wrist, docthcr? him In the face, when a new danger Erin. "Faith an It's In me sthomach arose. On his ears there burst s No Change. th trouble do be fierce growl, and looking up on an t Thirsty Tim Gee whiz' suppose de eletated portion of the ice floe rapid- trust should raise de price on beer! Th Bucolic Humorist. ly drifting with him toward the sea, Weary Willie Well, we'd onl) have Visitor Have ou llrfad all your he beheld a monster polar bear glar- tsrdo what we're doin now raise de life here, tuy little mao? ing at him with the fiery eyes of rage price oursel's Little man No, not jet. and hate. God have mercy on my soul!" the AORRY HE 8POKE, youth groaned, and prepared to meet his fate with the courage of a hero. avi-feell- CHAPTER VII. Ralston's Return. After the frantic effort on the part of Belcher to seise Ethel Berry for Glum Two men. worn, tired and haggard, surrounded by mountains of ice and Teat sleeping glaciers, had halted In a valley where a few stunted pines reared their heads above the eternal snow. Let us rest. Crack-lash,- " said the I give older of the two travelers. Your wind's better'n In, shipmate. mine, for you see my old hulk is giftin' waterlogged o, date years, an cant make aa good headway "as it used to, you know. The travelers were Paul Miller and his quondam sailor companion, Glum Ralston. some dry Paul Miller gathered pines and made a fire on the mossy banks of a stream which ran close under the cliff. The 'dry wood sparkled and snapped, and the blaze threw out a ruddy light The pot boiled and he put on beans to cook with a little meat, and soon had an excellent sup- la a key to milhave no doubt, and in all probability the scoundrels were trying to make him give it to them." Lets go. Crack-lash- . Let's go, fur I Itch to git my fingers about the ' throats of the cusses." They hastily packed up, broke camp and were soon on their pray up the mountain, engaged in a dangerous search, the result of which they knew to be doubtfuL per. Ah, mate, that Is good," said the as he tasted the coffee. Were running rather short of feed, though, and If we don't come upon a moose or reindeer soon I'm afraid well suffer." "Never fear. Glum, some kind of game will come our way." Wrapped In his blanket, be aat at the root of a tree still talking to Paul, who waa half asleep, when they were startled by a snort In an instant both laid their hands on their rifles, A pair of fiery eyes gleamed at them and Paul, whose viaioa- - wee hs eg than his older companion, aaw a small animal about four and a half feet In height, which In the dliy, uncertain light appeared to be a connecting link between the ox and sheep. Glum Ralston lifted his gun to his face and fired. There instantly fol lowed a bellowing roar and a rush of feet The fire was scattered la every direction and the old tailor, who was rising to his feet was struck a blow which sent him sprawling on the ground. Paul dropped his gun, and snatching a pistol, fired a shot Into the thick hide of the furious beast Just behind the shoulder blade. It made one spasmodic leap forward and fell dead, the bullet haring penetrated its r, CHAPTER VL - Berry's Success. We will for the present take leave of Paul Ralston and return to Berry's party esi their way to the Klondyke. They arrived first at Forty Mile camp, bat here found nothing to da. .Clareoca staked out a claim and - went to digging. It was s slow process and tha reward was poor. He took out a little gold, bnt not pearly enough to pay him for the hardships. Then came reports of the sronderful finds in the Klondyke dis-t- -- trict Now is your time, Clarence, said "Go at once and make all yon can. while there are so few In the Ethel. r do you intend Ethel Berry, with her husband, entered the prison and gazed at the pale jet fierce face of the prisoner, and cried I know him, Clarence, I know 1 saw him him! tn Fresno In consultation with Theodore Lackland have planned the murder of They poor Paul. With a fierce oath tha prisoner leaped at hts fair accuser, but the strong young husband seized him by the throat and hurled himto the opposite side of the room. 1 I do with you?" Clarence, 1 When said: That pleee of bide 3 " t the sound of Lackland s name Ethel was on her feet, gasping him old man had to put all his knowledge of picture writing to the severest test to read. He made out that the captain had discovered rich gold diggings, but the walrus oould give them no hint as to the whereabouts of the three men and their prisoner. Paul suddenly rolled up the walrus hide and stuffing It in his knapsack, country." , "What shall asked. IjiikUnd hired the room in irlsto to talk with Belcher. tures. The i tiark Then set in' him Lackland! After considerable persuasion Paul Induced him to wait until next morn lng, so they built a camp fire and prepared to pa the nlgt t Next morning they were early astir They had pc !e! tlulr knapsacks and wore about leady to start, when Paul suggested Perhaps the ialrus KMe will tell something about tins mj story. Let s take a look at It." He unrolled the walrus hide, and the ex sailor,' who had long studied the picture writing of the Alaskan Indians, bent over It and began to alowly and carefully decipher the pic- lions, 1 am Pauls rival and enemy! determined to see this prisoner called " t, the fellers t - he is The very men who robbed me The reaction which came over the old man was terrible to wltneas. Ho reefelized that after all be might lose his beloved captain, whose life was atlll In danger, far he waa once more prisoner. Well, well, all may yet be lost! he sighed. Crack lash, let's go and hunt him Now that we know he Is alive, we got Soiu' ilng to hunt for and we'll hunt him. Come, Crack-lash'- 9 i i in Frisco H La rot is Belcher and he s one of tLe men tl at llie feller from Fresuo J mB mm. CHAPTER Weil tried to Tieen a little A(is s, t to gUHifl h(m If-- ! hi-- , menul tdam for a min- - re'htu!tu tailed ls7. who -' on'-th- fb i 0wrthl, ..n, ti,at le got ocs of the fa- he Leave me behind." Ethel, I cannot think of doing that" hs declared. You must Clarence. I will follow as soon as possible, but hasten on now and stake out a claim for us. 8take out two, one for you and one for me. I feel that this is the turning point In our careers. And so it proved. It was the saddest day of his life when Clarence Berry bade adieu to his young wife and started alone for the distant mining camp. The parting of the husband and wife, as the reader may Imagine, was affectionate, but there were no tears. Ethel restrained them and smiled cheerfully aa long as she was in sight, to run Into her shanty and have a little cry the moment ah could see him no heart The old sailor was staggering to his feet shaking himself to see if he had any broken bones. "Are you hurt? Are you hurt?" cried Paul, anxiously. I think not It was a fall broadside though, and, how the horns missed ripplDg me from stem to stern Is a mystery." Paul threw on some fresh sticks ef pine and the fire blazed up, revealing the beast be had alain lying but a few paces away. Its long brown and black hair gave It the appearance of of a bear. The old sailor walked np to It and said, philosophically: "Its fiesh is good for food, and will keep na alive a good long time.' Two days after they had killed the musk-othey came again upon a dim trail, and again began To take heart The trail led them through an unknown pass toward the seashore, "Crack-lash- , theyre gold seaward, said the "I can amell salt aster already, and I feel better for N-n- more. . The river, which must be crossed tmfore she could reach the Klondyke, was already beginning to show signs of floating Ice, and she knew It would only be a short time before It would be completely frozen over. So she worked with a wlO and got everything packed and started on the little steamer Arctic" for the new land of gold. Her husband and his party Joined her on the way np the river. It was late In the season when this devoted, daring couple struck gold of any consequence. Then It came In a torrent All through the winter Clarence Berry waa piling np wealth. His wtfs was at the mines every day, and as the great chunks of frozen earth were dumped on the ground her fair lingers were busily at work picking out the nuggets. During the season she picked out ten thousand dollars worth of golden pebnles with her r. It" Three days later, as they were climbing over a hilltop, they saw two men several hundred rods In advance and gave chase. They were within long rifle range when the two fugltlvee discovered them and began to run. The two men darted Into a ravine and the aaw them no more. Glum Ralston waa of the opinion the men they chased were two seel banters, who had wandered Into the woods In search of moose or deer. They continued toward the coast following a faint trail. At last they came upon one of those bays that extend Inland, and saw great, floating Icebergs glistening in the light of the sun. Sudaenly the old man stopped and pointing to some tracks tn the Ungers, Though absorbed In gold digging, she never forgot Paul, who with Glum Ralston bad not been heard from since those two persons left In search for the bold men who had robbed the youth. One night as they sat about their cheerful fire, there came a rap at the door of their shanty, and they found Dick Remold asking admission. Coma la, Dick. What brings you out such a night and Id such a storm?" asked Clarence. "Didn't I hear ye say somethin' ooce about knowtn' the feller called Cracklash Paul, who used to live back snow cried: "Look, Crack-lasThere's big game." "What do yon make it out to be, Glum?" Paul asked. "Nothin' more nor leae than a polar " bear." Paul bad heard much of those fierce beasts, but never teen one. The there la Fresno?" "Tea, Paul, Miller" cried Ethel near proximity of this one roused his eagerly. "We know him. What of sporting blood, and In aa excited mea- ktar ner he asked: 1 r discovering him to have been In Lacklands employ, the wounded man grew sullen. The miners were anxious to hang him and to have It over with, but cooler heads prevailed. It will never do," said Clarence Berry, to destroy the only hope we have of recovering Paul's gold and solving this mystery, which deepens with every new development. Besides, we have had no lynching yet in tha Klondyke, and let us not have any if wa can avoid it. One evening after the simple repast waa over, Clarence and Ethel aat discussing the probable fate of Paul, who was never out of Ethel's mind. Poor Paul, he must be dead," she said, her eyes filling with tears. "I must write to Laura; I must tell her his awful fate. After a few momenta silence he heaved a sigh and said: It will be very bad news." She must know it some time, Clarence. That is true, and perhaps the knowledge of hla fate, awful as It is, will not equal the suspense." I will write When can the letter get through?" Not before spring you need hot hurry, he answered, with a sad smile. Suddenly the door was caused to quake by the thump from a giant fist, and, opening it, they found their nightly-- visitor. Pick, but- - he waa not alone this time. Old Myers was at his side. The facet of the two men wore looks of anxiety. "What Is the matter? asked Clar- Identified. has become, askd the guest, of the prel black-eyegirl who used to wait at that table over In the corner? "What pretty black-eyegirl?" frigidly inquired the young woman with the snub nose and prominent chin. ?lf I remember rightly, she had n little bit of a mole on one cheek. Oh, that girl with the blotch on her face? I think somebody married her." Wht d Not Substantial, that you should think our rates high for what we give you. said the proprietor ef the mountain hotel The air hire Is the most delightful, and "Yes, Interrupted the boarder, but it Isnt very filling. I'm surprised half-starve- d Tb Boy Idea. "D you believe tb meek will Inherit the earth, pop? I certainly do, my son." Well, I cant understand how that-ca- n be. A fellow don't get anything nowadays unless be bas the cheek to ask good and hard for It!" No Sport. Mrs. Teacup My husband tells me It waa a fine hit 8o there and Marlowe made last nlghtT" Mrs, Weecup Oh, I take no Interest In what my husband tell me about prize-fightWhat la tb latest ' shade of onion brown? - A Compromise. "Now, air, I told you I'd spank you If you disobeyed me," said th bright boys mother, and Im going to do If pleaded the boy, Temmo tell you what pas goln ter "Say, ma, off an IU give you for Christmas. Caller Tommy What did sister any when you told her She said 0, thunder! A Straight Tip. with "I hear your engagement ff, young Gotrox has been broken rtmnrked the first fair daughter of J I wan here? Making a Close Distinction. Benevolent party Young man. Im sorry to see you thus Idling away The golden hour of youth. Every time I look out of my parlor window I see you sitting on this fir hydrant The young man What's th matter Th Ceate Defect Customer You know1 that coat t bought of you? Well, when I bnt toned it the first time It split down tb back. Clothing Dealer Indeed? It mnst be, then, that the.buttona were sewed on too strongly. ... ; , Plan ef a Shrewd Balnt Clerlcua Why do you suppose St another to you are entitled Paul mad it compulsory for women to 2, hiring, rejoined fair dnughter No. ou wear tbetr bats tn church? ii'shs held up a graceful hBhd. to bw can Idle aid! Toil when Im doin which A nolltalr sparkled. nothing. Im ur that all the women would, go to A newer the la null so for yotrsclf that ! am inspector. Cleveland Plain church. Foxy old boy, Paul CleveEve. i-- - Dealer, ring." It Afraid te ence. You didnt take a vac Druggist want "We yer gun. Clarence, said tkro thin year, did you? Long Dick, as soon as he could 'reDoctor No; I couldn't afford to I want to tall ye gain his breath, Uke any chances. on the dead that there' either some Druggist Why, hows that? man, a b$ar or old Nick np on the Doctor Well, you see, I have a hill" on the number of, wealthy patientI went Fearing their excited imagination string, and away I waa afraid If had conjured up a monster from a for a few weeks they might get well. wandering polar bear, though those animals were seldom seen in that part N Cause for Alarm. of the country, Clarence took down Gar"Oh, George," exclaimed Mrs. his Winchester rifle and accompanied as she met her husband at the vey. his companions to the foot of the hill, door with tear la her eyes, mamma where the mysterious creature had hts Injured her hand, and tha doctor been seen. A tall, gaunt object with la danger of lockjaw." a warm bearskin coat hanging loosely zayi there be alarmed, my dear." replied "Dont about his shoulders was coming the Garvey. "All they have knowing slowly down the hilL The approach- to do Is to keep the old lady awake ing stranger had his gun strapped on and her Jaws wlll never stay locked. his back. A hatchet waa In the belt at his side with his pistols, and ne Ever Notice It? was leaning heavily on a long, stout Yes, remarked the man who stick. He came slowly, as if very let out only an audible weary. thought. It Is. Curiosity gave way to pity, and they queried th "What tla that hurried np to meet him. with th rubber bablt party (To be continued.) "It Is easier to cut an acquaintance than It la to carve a w'eak with a re KITTEN BLOCKED SIDEWALK. the nolay tsufmnt knife," explained Risk . land Leader. Sizing Him Up. He 'Wat In Luck. No, Mr. Hunter I can"But can you afford to marry, young not marry you. I suppose you will find man? asked thq dear girls father. some other girt eon "Sure, answered th would-b- e Mr. Forchen-IlunteHuh! Cant A friend wbo baa "I've got you offer me any greater consolation Just been ordained as a minister, and than that? he It willing to U th knot free Just Miss Kuhl O, yea, it may console for practice. you to know that I am not aa rich aa I am reported to be. Underpaid. 'Its1 simply Impossible for me to Easily Pleated Then. spend all the tnoney I earn. Nell go their engagement la off? -Oh, com off! Belle Yes. She says be was too You aee, I really earn much "Fact bard to please. more than the boss la willing to give ' Nell Thats funny. He must have me." changed since be proposed to her. The Masculine View. Feminine Amenity. She A msiried couple should pull Stella Jack and I are to be mar- together Ilk team of horses. ried. He They probably would If like a Bella What freak election beta men team of horses they had but on do make! tongue between them." Miss Kuhl n tn-la- , STILL STRUGGLING.. lr Everybody Dodged the Dirty Feline Until a Banker Appeared. At noon when Park Row, Manhattan, waa crowded with hungry mortals, looking for their favorite d black and eating place, a whit kitten made Its appearance on the sidewalk. It might have wander d out of tom cellar or tome tattered newsboy dropped It, hoping to see some fun. The ball of dirty far landed directly in front of a clerk. He made a frantic effort to avoid stepping on the kitted) and was successful. A young woman following stepped to one side. The crowd followed her lead. Then, at the rat of a hundred or so a minute, people were turning aside leet they Injure the kitten. Any one of the number could eaiily jiave raised the little mass of bones on his or her toe end tossed It Into the gutter. The kitten held full possession of the sidewalk for fully five minutes. Then a banker, whose time is worth several. dollars a minute, caught np the little feline, worthless from almost everybody's point of view, end carried It a distance of twenty feet and tenderly deposited 'it In an alley. And yet somebody the other day accused New Yorkers of lacking tenderness of heart. Brooklyn Eagla thinker. Fly In the Ointment Poet, air," remarked the shabby as to-da- half-starve- person with the nnbarbered hair, editor handed back hla manuscript at born. "Well rejoined the man behind the bine pencil, there would probably be no objection to that If they would s of Jbelr poetry leave about nnmade." the nine-tenth- ' Beai Kind ef Governess. a Bly Is your-- foreign gover-nesa aucceea? Mrs. Sly Oh. ye: all of th children epeak Freneh, you know. . Mr. Bly Do you understand them? Mr. Sly Oh. no; that' the beauty of It; I dont have to answer an? of their questions! Detroit Free Press. Mrs. Extravagant Woman. beautiful Really, dear," aald th dryad who waa Pana favorite wife, I must have A new bonnet What! More expense?" exclaimed ran. "You must think Im aregalar dust-PaPhiladelphia Ledger. Smile Beeme a Frown. The optimist I tell you, my boy. If you only keep bustling, fortune Is bound to smile on yen In the long run. The pessimist Didn't it ever strike Potatoes the Greatest Crop. Potatoes form the worlds greatest yon that fortune bas a beastly, sarsingle crop, 4,000.000 bushels being castic smile? Brooklyn Life. produced annually, equal la bulk to the entire wheat and com crops.- No Time for Such Nonsense. Geehew Paw, wbat's th Johnny American Girt Fainter. - The American girls whop paintings law of gravitation? I Farmer Geehaw dunno, I balnt are exhibited tn the Paris salon this got time to keep np with all tb fool year have Interested the art centers sta toots the dura legislator passes. eg the world. She He I understand that Sarah An n married a struggling young man. b nt he couldnt get away. Ye, he struggled all right Who Wouldnt Be Good? "Our new minister certainly la A good man." "Huh! Whats he good for? Because he gets 5,0K a year for that way. Youd be gcod, too, being wouldnt you?" Philadelphia Presa. Of a Particular Kind. Willie Pa. bow many quarts doea it take to make a peck? Pa It all depend a my aon. Less win than on quart, for Instance, trouble. of A make "peek sometimes t: 7 Good Fellow, Markley See here! youve owed as 125 for two years now. Dont yon think 1C Urn you liquidated that debt? Borroughe Sure! IB buy you ' a drink If thata what you mean. ' Obeying Orders. The doctor have ordered Bllklas to be quiet and under no clrcum- stances to use his brain. But bow doe he pass tn time?' "I believe he I" writing a novel" ' |