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By AUBR1
SYNOPSIS: Young Ed MaitJand.
sen of a New EnglairJ seafaring
family, and the hardened ga)abler.
Speed Malone. met on a trip north
to the Yukon gold fie'Js in '07,
when word of the rich ores there
first came down the Pacific coast.
Maitlahd was detfflSminv-d to win
back his lost fortune before he returned
home. The two men became
partners. Speed promising: hot to
get tangled with the law if he could
help it. and to clear out from the
partnership if he did. Frenchv. the
fisherman whose smack took the
two' men north: .Lucky Lose, the
oeauuiu; girl wrioinaci given a ring
to MaiUano as a keepsake: Fallon,
camp leader, resentful of Rose's attention
to Martian-:': S'teiner. the '
money lender; young Pete aM his
drunken partner Bill Owens; Brent,
old-time j:rospector; Garnet, well- to-do
traveler who hired Maitland '
and Speed to take his things over 1
the iuuunUi;:a?these arc the prin [
cipai figures iii the story. Malone, j !
Maitiahd' and Garnet hauled part 5
of his stuff from the canvas camp
on the Skagway beach over the trail
to' the camp in the hills cat led Liars- i
ville. The trail was in bad condition. . '
Speed wanted to close it and mend *
it. Fallon wanted to push on. Now
go on with the story: 1
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SIXTH INSTALMENT [
"A bunch of us." said Brent, with j s
a smoulder in his tired eves, "aim to |?
call a camp meeting at one o'clock
when the crowd's in and before the;
backtrailin' starts, so we car. get a j
full vote. That's why I spoke to ye. \ c
Can we figure on you boys to stand j p
in . jo
-frpeed --W.ir.-v_i 'At his partner. It in.
was their one remaining chance of! 0,
keeping Garnet on the trail. -You j
can count on us to vote," he said.! t;
' but that's all." J a
Brent signified that he asked for fci
nothing more, and leaving them, went
up the trail to collect more voters. v
When they returned to Liarsviiie
the camp was crowded Here and v
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aici c Sue viispir:i.eu laCQS Ol nuid- t;
draggled men showed that Fai Ion's :
decision meant the end of the trail ii
for some of them, but. they accepted It
it as the harsh iaw of the stampede. d
Brent/s chance, even of a hearing, >
was more than, doubtful. The trail of : a
the partners had reached a critical i s
impassee. t
Before they reached the cache, they a
met Garnet coming toward them, j
looking refreshed and clean as he r
stepped carefully along the river |n
path. He listened in silence to Speed's!
tactful account of the trail and, e
agreed to attend the mass meeting.
But he was visible more interested ' ?i
in sote sounds that came to them
from the vicinity of the bridge. A c
metallic "come-on" chant rang slrid- ? ently
through the hollow, above a U
i babcP c-f vtncca and tl;c rIvcr"5 braa"h -f-s
"Not a game of chance, friends. A :.
simple test of skill. The quickness of :
the hand deceives the eye. . . " g
"Suppose we. give the game a spin "
while waiting for one o'clock," Garnet
suggested. "You need some relax- n
ation." si
"You can spin it." Spe- d declined, i
"If I had the jack it wouldn't relax \ a
me none to give it to a shell rigger
The Hun tight that pierced the canyon
mist fell on a noisy crowd around di
the dealer's pitch table, many of them
not tallowing" the game, but simply si
holding there to wait for the backtrail Cj
to clear. A player had just placed a a.
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bet. From the higher ground at the!
: -.rt. hpfl.i they saw if to be the man;
with the sheepskin coat -Pete's part- j
nor Bill Noticeably drunk. Biii was
swaying on his heels. Fallon and one}
of his outfit stood near, watching j
huh play. j
* guess we'll pass this." said Gar- ;
net prudently.
Speed did not answer. His alien- j
ticm had been arrested by the pallid.!
narrow,eyed face of the dealer, on |
which the sunlight fell squarely. 'It j
seems like I've seen that hire some-j
whores.' he muttered.
While Bill stood shifting his wealth j
between his hands, the yellow head of \
his young partner appeared beside;
bin:. Pete- was trying to pull him out >
of the game. Ignored by Bill, the boy j
said something to Fallon- -not audi-1
ble fron^. the bridge. Fallon brushed \
aim out of the way with an impudent,
backward fling of his hand. The
tdoiv might have been unintentional.
i:l the hand was heavy and ringed,
it cut the hoy's cheek and sent him
stumbling.
"Damned shame." said Garnet.
S-dfeed swore to himself. Pete broke
iway and went up the canyon while
3:11 was oblivious to everything, but:
lie stakes he was vaguely counting, j
The dealer hastened to cover the;
ncident. '. . . Not a game of chance, j:liji U*S.
TIlO nnii!kji"Kfi of Iho how/1 " : .
dere the dealer's voice hung trailing, j ,1
lis cold eyes, roving over the crowd,;
[tide! en ly encountered arid locked with 1jJ
Speed's. A look of incredulous won- j
ler pierced his mask. '
A. thousand." maundered Bill. j v
"Shoot it. Bill." said Falfon. * I'il |
opper you .some in rake vou lose.'" j
te laid a small stack of gold pieces i ^
11 the table, as Bill lurched forward
rjd-n'aeed )iLa double handful of mon-j...
y '
The dealer's eyes, which had -*e*S^!
urned to the game, quivered upward i j\
s a clear drawl suddenly spoke over
he heads of the crowd.
I d place a thousand on Bill to p
in. y.
The discovery that it was Speed j
rho had spoken astonished no one s
uite as much as Maitland. who knew' ^
he limits of his resources. The offer j _'
ad been made to the dealer, but Fal-| .
3ii wheeled around with a scowl that ^
arkened when he recognized the j.
peaker. Cocking his cigar, he drew ? J
large roli from his pocket ami
lapped down a counted sum on the
able. "There's a thousand says you're
. cheap four-flusher.' he said.
hook out." The words fell from y
he dealer's lips in an involuntary ,
i * dl
itirder.
Oh, he t shoot," said KAlicu
asily He's one of them v.oj;!d-he
uiipien. Chews a lot but ain't got no
tings Ain't got no money neither." j
Speed in fact, had not moved exept
to roach into his pocket for menthai
was not there He had not
>eked for this exact result. and was y,
tili'rv: wmTVSfrII 1? 111"?.L IJIOV'C T\OliC iVu*
ss his composure remained perfect .
even when, to his surprise, his fin- j\\\
?1 t-xuairu over a wait of bills. For- I *
on. sometimes favors the absolute!a!
.miblcr. Tnis tinie tbo inchns of hor
liracle was Garnet, who had quietly Clipped
the roll into his pocket.
I mean money," g-rowled Fallon. ^
t lite first hint of delay. You can't. 3
in a whispcrin* bluff in this game."
Doubt struggled with fe^r in the
-aler's face when the insult was igjred.
Speed walked up to the table .,
ripping a sheaf of clean one-liun- "*
ed-doi;ar bills from Garnet's roll, S
ui iaid it alongside Fallon's. Then ^
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WASHINGTON. Daniel M. Casey
(above), now 71. rode to fame ivl
48 years ago on the baseball poem, ' Vll
Casey at the Bat." all of which ,' th
was wrong, says Mr. Casey. T was | sti
a pitcher and was not supposed to Itbe
a good hitter" . . . Still the poem :0f
liycs.
is eyes pinned-the. dcah i. "You can, ail
eal this any way you figure heal-!
iv." he said. "On'v remember I'm fix
ackin' Bill to win." j j it
The dealer's pale visiagc turned pal
r: he lowered his head to conceal a
vitehing of his mouth. I ' I
There was a craning moment of si- ?
nee. A hi ni ran through the crowd a
? the dealer lifted the shells. Fallon he
pped out an oath of chagrin and his
jib?liari won Speed nicked I VOi
3 bis own and the other's stake, and j wb.
as turning away when Fallon called : th?
111 back. jh'"
What I took ye for." snarled the
Lmp boss. "A brag-and-run gambler, j
uii up there, fellow. The play ain't <
I rough yet. ' ;|
A slight twist in the corner of j
pood's mouth showed that this was!
>l unexpected. "No," he said, "the ! sh>
lain ain't through yet. or.'v it's a
t>w game. They's a stretch of trail ;
el ween here and the bridge up tho|!:i!
no that needs fixin' almighty bad.
orses and outfits has been lost onj1 :
You're the boss of this camp, and,*'";
iw've blocked the move to fix it be- a :
vise you've n big string of mules!
tad can take a chance of lightin' j5"'1
trough in one haul. You don't give a '3ui
linn for the Small miner who has to!s,n
lay his pack over that slew with a<*
-10 horse or none. Well, some of lis __
gure different. Four day's work with
ie camp drafted will put the trail in
?ape It's the on'y chance for a lot
the boys who've sung their lhst red
> get here. Y~ou can't run a white
tiler's camp without takin' count of |
fe -OQmnion_ prospeetor. That's rock j
>ttom stainpede or ' noiTe: if voir
:?ubl it, Faiicn. and want to gamble.
II het you this yet thousand the camp
: i t i'hi k 01 ye.
The stiilrihss in the canyon \vfS
t.iplete, save for the gush of the
ver. Quietly as the words had been
oken, they had touched every inmet
of the crowd at once.
Shrewd malice curled Fallon's eyes.
'11 take your bet," he said. "Those
en know what a delay would mean.
you think you can halt 'em, the
ca will cost you a thousand and
unethin' more."
Now that it had an outlet, the ro onse
of the crowd broke loose. "I'm
ith you, brother," a man called out
Speed. "That's talkin* . . ." and
rnilar endorsements mounted over
e voices of dissent.
"Hold on," barked Fallon above the
mult, "and sn ivel your muzzle-load. j
* brains on what this crook's playing
r. Who is he? Where's he from?
lowed into camp two days ago a I
isted drifter; now he's flashin* mon
r. Ever meet a 'fixer' on the gold
ails? Well, the inside crowd in the |
ukon is workin' hard to piaster ever' J
>od location before the stampede ar
ves, and here's a slick frame to
eoze you out."
The argument was far-drawn, but
inningly gauged to an audience of
edulous. impatient, gold-fevered
en.
Speed parried it promptly. "That
on't hold gravel," he declared. "The
ver don't freeze till the first week
October. Four da3Ts won't hurt that
argin, and most of the camp will
lin time on a good trail."
"What you ain't primed to answer," j
LU.JICU r anon, "is wno you are and |
hat you're doin' here with thatj
inch of money and no outfit."
The outlaw creased a cigarette pa-j jmj
sr. "You're switchin' your bet," he
.id evenly. "The question is whether
e boys want to make a trail. But
you want to talk personal?how
es it come that a man who's so allred
anxious to see ever" one get to
iwson, spends his time makin' this
iner drunk and persuadin' him to
ist hisself at a skin game. Another
that cowards' lick you took at the
d a while back." The cool temerity
the challenge held the crowd in a
ell. "You ask where I come from,"
leed continued. "I come from a state
lere a man low enough to do a
ing like that would be booted out j
a camp of horse thieves."
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Fail's hands i'iashe-.'i to his guns rjn
:=.i slipped ih vo, a puzzled scam
eyas He coiild !
: rr-iu.ine anyone taking such a
unices? he were sure of an ad-: '
tattige. On Speed's part it was sheer
ir.iMir.g -- one o'C i ho<^ reckless yet
headed gestures of which in s
arc eat unknown in the an-,
i:s of the West, where gunmen have : :
n imies been challenged and held j
itiiout Hie touching of a wo.y.on. j
The hush was suddenly broken by I
rciit. who had air;.. .! with his back's.
ami jmljjvu it Lv -yF this
,se. Who's ?er ludu" the trail ' Make j
a showdown, boys!"
Tltii uproar forced Fallon to sus".1
dealings with Speed while he,
a ?fi?:Vrent threat li.ads mi
, 1x1 in confused ?iin. A majors
v showed i'ur Brent's proposition. I
i: . fitiy had not declared themselves |
tfc.r way. j |
That's no snowdown!" yelled Fal- |
-To fix the trail you've got to |
>r it. Try that and you'll damn near. |
-I out how much of the camp's beI
you You can't bar it."
We'll go to bedrock on that pint;
iht now." Brent shot back. -We've
t the man who'll see the job done,
the miners' committee sure needs
row chairman. Get behind this, l
en." |
There was a tangled burst of en- j
ged and jubilar.t shouts. In the coper.
it was a moment before Speed ;
*jid make himself heard. This was j
r tlian he had counted on. "I air.'t
v van for tin* job." he said. "I'm a
mr ^er and I ain't patient enough
argue with suspicions. Put up one ,
your own men."
Patience be damned." growled a
n-bro\\ nod Arizona miner. "Who
s askin' you to be patient?"
Fallon, sure of himself now, nt a .
h cigar flicked the match merdivoiy
in Speeds* direction. "The
don't Jive," he said complacentwho
can bar a trail when my
:fit gets ready to go through. As
this meddler, he don't amount to
puff of smoke, and I'll show you
'<wt " and the camp boss put
hands on his guns. "1 called him
it< r lay for a liar and a horse, thief
icvic v .. J w.ls ins uimun worn. 13 ut. m
i was too mild, I say now that 9
s a sncakin* liar and a yellow coy- B
\ both."' E
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