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THE M ONROE JOURNA So VOLUME XIV. NO. 22 MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1907. One Dollar a Year The Spoilers. By REX E BEACH. Cvrl(ht. ISOS. kr In tack. t ii l'Ti:u in. 1 t 1:1.1. iriu' mi mo :i It u-r b eotiglu Into the Wl,.-U of Anvil rwk all ktt muuiicr, we tliiu'l re 11) get tin fresh grub habit fastened imi u none. You . the gaiubkf Uw Mow ii ! out Dm few aim au' grceu vegetable tluit try off the liiM. mi they never get out ai far a llii ini'k none, excvpt mat 1st lu I lie baa f nutsilote. "We dou't gel Intimate with bo nu triment except hog l.xMiiiu au' brown iK-aiit. of whhh luxurh-s w have uu llutil measure, an', Is'ln' aa tlila I our llilril year In tlie country, we ban k.f fir bony lido grub iii-tliiti' an 'km. Yon, man in, three years wil li on! a taste f fresh fruit lmr meat nor nutlilu' exivpl irk an" l-ans. Why. v el luiioii (III my Immortal wul ha ltru-l a rind. "W hen It route Hint to close down III claim, the Isiy I sick with tlm fe-vi-r. an' tin-only chip In n.rt Is a I'olut Harrow- whaler. Iunri for Seattle. After I lunik our pawn;! I liud they have iiolnlu' alumni to rat except cau ur.l salmon. It Win' the end of a two j (sirs' cruise, ko when I la ml lu tlio Mate after w-'iititii ilnya of a IWIi diet I am what you might mil sated Willi canned grub nutl have nilll .allium to Hi" list of things cnticerulu' which I am golu' to i-coiiniiihje. "Sira ever I get tin l"y Into a hospital I if : 11 up to the l-st rest, mwnt Jii town nn' prepare for tht huge nilni"li. This ti.'tv, I determine. In to lie a g"iiniinilb.iu' Jiii: w IiIWi shall live In hlM'ry nn' w haruf in later years cnxoia ami Intelligent, but here beseem ed naturally to take uu the attributes of hl snrrouudlng. acquiring a pk' turnxjut negligee of dreae aud moral aul suggesting . rugged, elemental. hilling poteutlslitk-. While with him a ntl be baj aoiicht Uer repeat Kllr tbat ilay-ah ma a uiwahlly awanr of bla atroujr Tnoiialliy IukkIiik at her; aware of the untirlilM paaakin ale flood of a Bature undnaikliiK of li lny and bi-nllriw of ik-uial. Tbla It waa tbat aiitacouiml her ami aet kt every inental ulnew In rlxlil nwiKtanec. Iiiirlnii leiiry'a ixarrulou rauit'linga tlleiilKter enienrej from I lie tlurkuinw aud allenlly ttaik bin place lmiile Del ai;.ilnt the rail. -What portent do you aee that make you mare Into the nlcbt ao anxiously T" be IUUlred, "I am wUIiIuk for a aU'ht of ttw iiklnlk-lit ami or tbe aurora boreal!,' lie replknl. "Too kite for oue au' too fur aoutb for the other."" IH-Jitry luteriioaed "We'll hce the aim further north. though." "Have you ever beard the real origin of the uortlteru IU;liUi?" the young luao ln.iilnil. "Xatiirnlly, I never hiive," ahe au awored. "Well, here It U. I bare It from the llp of a great hunter of the Tmiaiiaa. lie told It to me wlH-n I waa Irk on.-e In IiIm ealilu. and liiuMiinn-b an he N a wise liidhiu aud baa n-putnllou for truth I hiive no doubt tint It l ai-rnpiikiualy rorreet. "In tbe very old daya, before the while man or corned beef had Invaded thU bind, the icrciileHt trlhe lu all the the native of I'ouvt wund hIihII ainak i north wu the Tauaini. The brave! hunter of tlne wu Itlka, the aerond ihief. lie eiuld follow a UUHMe till It fell i-xhiithilcd lu the hiiow, and be had many Ix-ll made froin Hie i-Ihw of the brown licnr. whkli In deadly wicked mill, a every one know. Inhabited by the spirit of 'yulilu iiieii,' or devils. "line wiuter a tcrrlhle famine act tied over llie Tniiiiiia vulley. The Uion ili-p irlcd from llie Kiik be, ami the cur IIkui iiii-IIciI from the bill like uilat The iIol; crew taunt and howled all uliiht, the biibie cried, the wouieu be came hulk'W vyetl aud iieevtak. "llien It waa that ltlka dmld.il to to biintluit over the nw tooth runice which foruictl the eibre of the world. TIh')- trksl to dlmiuade him, aaylu It an certain death becauae a pack of luoiiKtrou while wolve taller tu.au Uie iihwii mid awlfter tbuu the euKle waa known to riiKi tluw! niouutaiua, ruu ulna madly lu chne. Alwnya ou clear, cold uluht could be aveu llie dashluf of the uiooiiticuuia from their gleam lug, hungry aide, aud, although many biiutera hud croaseil tbe panca lu other years, they never returned., for tlii'lHick view them. "Nothing could deter ltlka, however, a i be tbieuileil hi way up through the range and, night coming, burrowed Into a drift to Bleep 111 bl caribou akin. lVcrlng out Into the diirkucHa, be aaw tbe lliiHhliig light a tbouaaud time brighter than e,er lieforu. llie whole beuveii were nhluw with ahlfting KtiiMimrm Hint rui-ed and writhed back aud forth In wild revel. I.Utenlug, b heard the hi and whine of dry a now under the fis t of the pack and dla- taiit nolae u of rublu( wluda, al thoOL-li the air waa deathly "till. "Willi daylight he proceeded throngh tbe range till be came out above a Uuigultbvnt valley. Iecciidlug the alnpe, he entered a fore! of towviiug apruce, while ou all aide the anow waa trampled with track aa wide at a axowalme. There came to bltn a nolae which he protivded luereaaed till It Dlleil the wood. It waa a fright ful dlu, a though a thouaund wolvea w ere bow ling with the uindiieaa of the kill. Cautlotialy creeping nearer, he found a tiiouatrou w hite animal atrug gllug Is'iiealli a apruce w hleh had fallen upon It In auch faalilou a to iiulott It aivurely. "All brave nieu are teiidor hearted, Ttlka aet to work with bl ai and cleared away the burden, regardlea of the peril to hluiHclf. When be had reli umsl It the beat aroae and, lu ateud of running away, addreed him 111 tlie moat polite aud Kllahed ludlun, without a truce of acci-ut. "'You have aaved my life. Now, what can I do for youf "'I want to built lu thl valley. My people are atarvliig,' aald ltlka, at which the wolf wa greatly pleased and rounded up the real of the puck to help lu the kill. "Alwny thereafter when ltlka came to the valley of the Yukon tbe giant drove huhlisl with hi in. To thl day they run through the nioiintaina on cold, clear night In a multitude, while the light of tlie ukhiii dkker from their white akksv flaxhlng np luto tka aky In welnl. fiiiituatk' flgiire. Home lieople call It uortltern light, but old laac amiircd llie eameatly, tiaithk-x-ly and with the light of an. lent truth aa I biy auow blind lu hla lodge that It la nothing autre remarkable thai tbe aplrlt of Itlka and tbe great while wolvea." "What a queer k'gendr ahe aald. There mint lie many of them In tbla country. I fi-el tbat I am going to like tbe north." "Perhaiie you will," (ilculater re plied, "although It la tot womau'a land." "Tell Rie what led yoa out here la The effect of malaria laiU a long time. You catch cold ea3y or become run down because of the after effect of malaria. Strengthen yourself with Scott's Emulsion It builds new blood and tones up your n cirrous system. ALL DRUCCISTSl SOo. AND SI.OO. with batisl breath. "I Irst I t all for t.1 worth of rk au' i Ivans nu' Hun a full grown platter of laniKsl Miltunii. When the nulti-r luya 'em out In front of me, I look tucui vIIIIck colilly In their disgustlii' vlsag-a an' aay lu sarcastic ins-eui: "(v-t there, d ymi. nn" watch me cat real gmh,' which I proceed to do, (icaulir the uieiiil from wslu to Inak. W hen I have dime my worst, I pile hoiic an olive weds nu' pis'lln' all over them article of nourishment, l irk tiHitliplik lulo 'em, uu', bavin' offered 'cm hat oilier Indlgiillle oc cur to me, I leave the plan'." lNtry and the girl were leaning over the stern rnli, limiting Idly III the darkness. It was-tlic second night out, mid the ship lay dead In tlie ke pmk. AH n'siitt there was a Hut, floe clogged Ken. leprous and limtthsl In the deep twilight that midnight brought In thl latitude They had thrciidcd Into the .e lie M as long aa the light lasted, following the lane of lilun water till they closed, then drifting Idly till oth er aph'aivd; worming out Into league of open sea, ngulu creeping Into tlie drifting labyrinth till durkuesa ren dered progress perilous. (n-ctisloiinlly they had passed herda of walrus huddled siMinhly iimui lee pans, their wet hide glistening lu the sunlight. The air had Iss-n clear and pleasant, while away ou nil quarter they bad seen the smoke of other ahlpa tolling through the harrier. The spring Ui-et waa knocking at the door of the golden north. ('baling at her Imprisonment, the girl had asked the old niiiii to take her out on disk under the shelter of darktieaa; tbeu aba had led hlui to H?nk of bis own pant exis-rlem-ea and cf Gleula ter'a, which ba bad dime freely. She waa frankly curious ulsuit tliem, and ahe wondered ut their apparent luck of Interest lu her own Identity and bur ms ret mission. Hbe even couatnied tkelr silence a linlirfereiu'e, not reallt lug thai these uorlhuieii were offeiiug ber the truest evidence of camaraderie. Tbe frontier I capable of no tlner compliment than this utter disregard of one's folded pages. It U'tokeii that highest faith lu one' fellow man, the Is'llef that he should lie measured by III present deeds. Hot by bis past. It any, translated: "This is tlod' free country, where a uuiu I a man, until ing more. Our land I new and pure, our fairs are to llie front. If J oil have been Kipiuiv, no liiin h the Is-tter; If liot, leave U'hlml the talnls of artlth lal thing and start again on the level. That all." It bad baiK-net, therefore, that, stme the men bad asked Iht no quea tloii. she had ullowiil the hour to pas ll nil still hesitated to explain fur ther than she bad explained to Captain ftcpheu. 11 wa lunch eask-r to let, fhlug eotitlniie a they were, and tbeie was, after all, so little that she was at lllieriy to tell them. lu the shoit time luce meeting them the girl had growu to like lkxtry. with hi liluut chlvulry and Isiylsb, whlmsl ral phllosoiliy, but she avoided tileu later, feeling a shrinking, hidden ter ror of him, ever since her eavesdrop plug of the previous night. At the memory of Hint vui ahe grew hot, then cold hot with anger, ky at the sinister smer and sureties! which bail vibrated lu hi voice. What kind or life was abe entering where mca ake of strange women with thl aa aiiraiKV and hinted thus of ownership? Tbat be wn handsome aud umiiu a. Ions of It she acknowkilged, aud hail she met blm In ber accustomed clnle of friends, garls In the eon- Tenlloiislllk-s, she would perhaM have' thought of hi in, a a striking man, vlg the gnat place. Toa are an eastern Bian. Vuu have had adianta.-c. e.lu ratk. and yet you rbisxe thw. Y" must lute tlie north " "Inleed I do! It call to a fellow la eoiue atrauge way that gentler country never could. When oln-e you have lived the long. biT June days tluit sever end and beard gees bonk but under a warm, sunlit luktulght, or wbea once you've hit ttw trail on winter morning ao sharp and ck-ar tbat tbe air atlng your lung and tbe whole white, silent work! glut) like B Jewel; ye, aud when you're aceo tlie dog romping lu harnesa till tlie !ed runner ling and the distant mountain range come out Ilka U-autlful earv lug, an clone you can reach tbeiu- well, there'a somelhlng In It that bring you lck - tbat'a all. no matter where you've lost yourself. It menus health and eijallty and unrestraint. Tbat'a what 1 like tiest. I dare say tlie utter unrestraint. "When I waa a ch..llay I nned to gaa at tbe map of Alaska for hours. I'd k-e myself In It. It wasn't any thing but a big. blank corner In tlie north then, with a uaiue aud muu tain aud mystery. Tbe word Yukon auggmted to me everything unknown and weird-hairy mastodoua, gol.lcu river bar, savage ludhiiia with bone arrowhead and sealskin trousers. When I left college, I came a fast as ever I could- tbe adventure. I auppiwe. "The law wa cousiderisj my destiny. How tbe shade of old t'boute and Welatter and I'atrlck Henry must have walled wlieu I forswore It! 1'U bet lllackatoue tor bl whisker." "I think you would have made a suc cess," said the girl, but lie laughed. "Well, auyuow, I stepped, out, k-av lug the way to tbe I'ultiil State su preme Is'iu h uiHibstructeii, aud came mirth. I found It wu w here I tsioiig esl. 1 fitted In. I'm not rtuiteuted- dou't think that. I'm ambltkiu. but I prefer tbeiw aurroiindlng to the otb ers-thst'a all. I'm realizing my de sire. I've made a fortune. Now I'll see what else the world has." He suddenly turned to ber. "Kiv here." be abruptly questioned, "what's your name)" Khe started aud glanced toward where Iiextry had bUshI. only to llud that the old fmiilHTKiiiau bad sllpsl away during tlie tale. "Helen Theater," she replied. "Helen Chester," he rcis-atcd in us lugly. "What a pretty name! It eceiua almost a pity to change It- tn marry, a you will." "I am uol going to Nomo to get mar ried." He glaucvd at ber quickly. "Thru you won't like thl country. Y'ou are two year bs curly. You ought to wait till there are railroads and telephone and table d'hote and chaperons. It' a mail's country yet." "I dou't see why It Isu't a womau'a country too. Hurely we rau take a part In taming It. Yonder on tbe Ore gon bi a complete railroad, which will ls running from the coast to tbe mines In a few week. Another ship back there ha the wire aud kiIc aud fix ing for a telephone ayatem, which will go up lu a night. Aa to table d'hote, I aaw a real French count lu Health' with a nioiiiKie. Ilea bringing In a restaurant outfit, luisirted snail and pate lie fole graa. All tbat'a wanting la the i hiierou. lu my flight from the Ohio I left uilue. The Bailor cuught ber. Y'ou see, 1 am not fur ahead of schedule." "What part are you going to take lu this taming process?" he asked. She paused long before replying, aud when she did her answer sounded like a jest. "I herald tbs coining of the law," she aald. The law I Itah! Itisl tape, a dead language and a horde of shysters! I'm afraid of law lu tbla land. We're too uew and too far away from thlu;. It pitta too uiuch power In too few bauds. Heretofore w men up here have had recourse to our courage aud our Cults, but we'll have to unbuckle tbeiu both lieu the law come. I like tbe court that hasn't any appeal." lie laid baud upon bl blp. "Tbe Colt may go, but the courage never will," ahe broke In. I'erhai. Hut I've beard rumor al ready of a plot to prostitute the law. lu l ualaska a mau warned I'eitry. with terror In hi eye, to liewara of It; that beucuth the clonk of Justice wua a drawn dagger whetted for u fellows who own tbe rich digging. 1 don't think there' auy truth In It, but you cuu't tell." "The law la the foundation. There cau't be any progress without It. There hi souring ber now but Ulaor Usr." "There Isa't half the disorder you think there la. There weren't auy Clime lu thla country till the tinder- feet arrived. We didn't know what t thief waa. If you came to a cuhiu. you walked lu without kms-kliig. The owner tilled up tbe coffeepot and alli ed Into Hi bacon; then wlieu he'd Marled your meal be aliook bauds and aaked your name. It waa just the same whether hla cache waa full or whether he'd packed bis few sniiiil of fisl ',! uilk ou bla hack. Thai was ln pttallty to make your southern article kiok pretty small. If tlicrc wu uj ou at home, you at hat you needed There waa but one unpardonable brrai h of etiquette-to fall to leave dry kiu- dllngs. I'm afraid of llie transitory atnge we're coming to- that epoch of chao between tbe death of tlie old and the birth al the new. Frankly, I like the okl way best. I kive the II of It 1 lore to wreath with ua lure, to auatrh and guard and tight for what I hare. I've been lieyouri the Ii for year, and I want to isy tliere, where life l Just what It was Intended to be-a surrlvsl of tlie attest." Ills large haasU a be gripped the bulwark Wer truae and conli-d, while hla rich ok-e Issued softly from hla chest with tbe hlut of power unlimited behind It He sIibhI over ber, tall, rlrll and magnetic. Rue aaw bow why be bad so Joyously hailed the fight of tbe pre v km night. To ene of his kind k wss as aalt air to tbt nos tril. I'nciMMcloiMly ahe approached blm. draws by lb spall of his strength. "My pleasure are rkaVnt Bad my hats Is mighty Mttsr la my Baouth. Whst I want, I take. Tbat'a been my way lu the old Ufa, and I'm too aeltlsh (Its II ap." II waa gaalBg out upon the dimly locetit miles of k-e, but Bow be turned toward her Bad, doing so, touched her warm hand next hla oa the rail. Hb waa staring ap at hlut unaffect edly, as doss that th faint odor from her hair rest' bed hha Uer epreeaka wa simply one of wonder aud rurk Ity at this te, so dlffen-ut from sny she bsd known. Hut tbe man' eye wer but and blinded with the sight of her, aud he felt only ber Iswuly heightened lu the dim light, tbe larusb of ber garment aud Hie small, soft band Is-in-ath but. The thrill from the towh of It surged, over hlui, mastered kbu. "What I want, I take." be ri tested, aud then athbleuly he reas-brd forth "H1i.il f sniat, I tiikr." ami. taking her lu hi anus, crushed ber to hlui. kissing her softly, tlercvly full Usui tbe Hp, lor an Instant she lay gasping aud stmiucd against his breast; then a lie tore her fist free and with all ber force struck blm full lu tlie fai-e. It was a though ahe beat usiu atone. With one movement be fon-ed her arm to her Me, smiling Into ber terrllled eye; then, holding ber like Iron, be kissed her again aud again Usm the month, the eyes, tbe balr- aud rek'SKcd ber. "I am going to love you, Helen," said be. "And may (iod strike me dead If I ever stop hating your she cried, ber voice coming thick and hoarse with I w ss Ion. Turning, she walked proudly forward toward ber cablu, B trim, straight. haughty ligure, aud be did uot know that her knees were (baking and weak. F ClIAPTEU IV. (lit four daya the Santa Maria felt Mindly through the white field, drifting uortu with tbe spring tide that set through llerlng strait, till ou tlie oiurulug of the Ufthoieii water showed to the enst. Creeping through, she broke out Into the last stage of the long race, amid the cheer of her Weary passenger, ami the dull Jar of ber englui-a uiad welcome uiusie to the girl lu IV deck stateroom. Sihiii they picked up a uiouutuluou coast which rose steadily luto majestic barren ranges, still white with tbe melting snow, and at 10 lu the even tug, under a golden auuset, amid creaming whistle, tbey anchored In tbe ronilxtcml of Nome. Hefore th fumble of her chain had ceased or the echo from the fleet's salute bad died from the shoreward hill Hie ship waa surrounded by a swarm of tiny craft clamoring alsuit ber Iron alriea, while au olllcer In cap and gilt climbed tbe bridge and greeted Captain Stephen. Tugs with trailing light circled dis creetly about, awaltlug tbe completion of certain formalities. These over, tbe uniformed gi-utlemnu dropped back luto hi skiff and rowed away. A clean bill of health, enptalu!" be b'llited, saluting the commander. 'Thank ye, sir," nwred tbe sailor, and with that the row-boats swarmed Inward plratellke, boarding the steam er from all qunrter. A the master turned be looked down from hi bridge to the deck below full Into the face of lettry, who bad bees an Intent wiluiw of tbe nieetlug. With unbending dignity Captain Stephens let hi left eyelid droop slowly, while B boyish grin spread widely over his face. simultaneously order rang harp aud fast from the bridge, tbe crew broke Into feverish life, tbe creak of booms and tbe clank of donkey hoists arose. We're here, &Un Stowaway," said Gteiilster, entering the girl's cablu The Inspector passed us, aud lt'( time for you to see the magic city- Come, It' a wonderful sight," This wa the first time they bad beeu alone since the ceue on the after deck. for, Is'sldes Ignoring (ileiilster, she bad uiaungisl Hint be should not even see her except lu Dcxtry'a presence. Al though be had ever alnee Wn court eous and consldenite, she felt the leap uig emotion that were hidden within hltu aud longed to k-svo tlie ship, to fly from the ell of bl wrsouullty. Thoughts of Ii I mi made ber writhe, and Bisk entering pen and atti are daily position ot to everybody COMMON SENSE VrlUss isj.aopl b en,T nown cumpoflllon. Thare Dr. Pterrs'i Bwdlclnet. th Ich print every Ingredient hem upon the bottle rip- lu eorrectneiK under oath, Ing In favor. The com- rlerc Biedlclnet ll open r. I'lerce belnt nflroin t4i Boat hi BMdUlaea of I fore It ll thai Mot yp of havint ihe iy sr. lufslig- iion turni-il fully upon hi tormulivT Vol roiliili nl that (lit1 t Urt tin- cyn,iu.,5:iU'n oTjl, -inidncs j Ktio'vn the m..rj bi :i their mrat curaUxe rocrits ht rtgog-t.h-.i. Bviiii wholly Baa of Ik acliv r ;i-ij. llvun wholly aiada el ut acliv nn iiiclnal principle extracted from na tive forest roots, by exact proensse srlglnal with Dr. Plercs, and without th use of a drop of alcohol, trlple-retlned and rbemlrslly purs glycerin being used In tead In extracting and prsesrving ths curatlrs rtrtiies residing In the roots eaiployed, the Bedlrlne ar entirely free from th objection of doing harm by crrailng an appetite for either al coholic bsrersges or hshlt forming drugs, KismtiM tbe formula on their bonis wrappers ths asm aa sworn to by Dr. Pierre, aud you will lad that all tioljea Medical Illarosery, the great, blissl-purlner, stomach bnls and bowel regulator th Bxedlcln which, while not recommended to eureeonsuaiptlon la Its advanced slsgestno sMdlclnswill do that! yet ikm curt all thoae caurrhal eondk Uona of head and throat, weak (tomarh, torpid liver and bronchial trouble, wesk luntssnd hang-on-eouiha, which. If neg Ifsud or badly treated lead up to Bud Inally terminate In eonsnaiptioa. l ake Um 'ttokien Mrdnsl iHsraeerT lit Ibne and It la not likely to disappoint J nti If only Tim sir It a UummoX and Or trial. Ism t expert nlrarle. It woa't do tnpernatural Iking. You must ten-lsa your psllenre and persevere In It a (or a rsssnoaM lemrth of tlai to get lufull beoettts. Tk Ingredients of which ir. Hlerre'a medhiim ar eisnpnaed hsvs the snqaallHsd eestoraesient of score of Biedlcsl leader bexfesr thsa any amount of lay, or am-peofealnnal. Vsitlmonlsl. They are not givosi sway to he eipni atnitnt with but are 4d br sll desiert 111 BMdlctoa at rataimaU prksa. Jt ' wlaru be wss near site could B4 BA-.e hiiu a she willed. He overjsiW ertvl her; be voiild t4 Is bated; be iaj no het-d to ker i-llghts. 1 his very quality reiiiin.hsl ber bow willingly an i uiiquesiksnliigly be bad fought off Ike sslkr from tlie tibki at a word from ber. 8 lie kurw be Would do o again, aud unite, aud It Is bard to Iw bl er lo oue who would lay down bl life for J on even tl-ugb be has of feuik-d. iHirtk ularly beu he bus tbe magiu-tUiu tbat au evp you away from your iusrius. "TUs-re's no danger of U-Ing seen, he continued. "I he crowds craxy, aud, Is-slde. we'll go ashore right away. You must l mail w Hh the eon- Buriie-iit. It s ou uiy m-rvi-s too." As they stepa-d outside the door of an odja.H-ut cabin ofs-iicd, framing un angular, sharp featured woman, w bo, catching sight of Hie girl emerging from i Minister stutcniu, paused, with shrewdly uarrowisl eves flashing qitk-k, mallckiti glances from one to tlie other. They i-ame later to remem ber with regret this chance encounter, for It was fraught with grave results for tllvlll latth. "tessl evening. Mr. tlleulster," tbe U !y sakl, with acid mrUlullly. "Howdy, Mrs. ChamplaiiT He uiovisl auy. She followed a step, staring at Helen "Are ymi going ushore tonight or wait for morning';" "lkint know yet. I'm sun-." Then aside to the girl be uiiiticnsl, "Shake ber; she's spying ou us." "W ho Is alio?" askisl Miss Chester a uiniiieiit later. "Her biisluiml manage one of the big coiuMiiiio. She's uu old cut." I. iilnlng her first view of the laud, the girl cried out sharply. They Mle ou au oily sen tinted like burnished copier. while uu all skies, nmkl the faint rattle and rumble of machinery Bcorcs oi snips were Is-ii tiiiig cai'goc out U"iu living swaruis of scowo, tugs, item his Ids and dories. Here ill id there Ksklino ooiulnks, fat, walrus hide Isiats, slid alsuit like hue, many leg g.-d water bugs. Au eudless, iiutliki ireuiu of tenders, piltsl high with fri'lght, piled to and from the shore A mile distant lay the city, stretched like a white lihlsiu laiwis-u the gold of the ocean sand and the dun of the moss covered tundra. It was llko no other lu the world. At tlrst glance It seemed all inaik' of new white i limns. lu a week Its sipiilatloii had swelled from :i,im to .ln.issi. It now uaiiileied lu a slender, sinuous Hue along the tiaist for iiillcs, because only the Is-ach affonled dry camping ground. Mount tug to the lunik U-hlinl, oue sank knee deep lu moss and water and, trending ', lce lu the same tracks, found n Isig of noting. Icy mud. Therefore as the town doubled dally In sIkc, It grew endwise like a string of ilomiiu till the shore from t'us Nome to 1'ciiii.v rlver was a loug reach of white, glint lug lu the low rays of the unite nin set like foamy breukers on a tropic Island. "That's Au 11 creek up yonder," said tlleulster. "There's where the Mlriin lie. See!" He Indicated a gap in the buttrtss of mountain rolling lutck from the coast. "It's the greatest creek lu the world. You'll see gold by the mule haul and hillocks of nuggets. Ob, I'm glad to get back. This Is life. That stretch of Is-ach Is full of gold These bills are scainnl with quartz. The Isslhsk of that creek Is yellow. There' gold, gold, gold everywhere more than ever was In old Solomon's mine and then-' mystery and peril and things unknown." "Let ll make haste," said the girl. "I have something I must do tonight. After that 1 cull k'aru to know these things." Securlug a atnall lnt, they were rowed ashore, the partner plying their ferryman with eager questions. Hat ing arrived five days Is-forc, be was exploding with Informal Ion and rolun teercil the fruits of hi rli exs.-rleuiv till Iextry stated that they were 'our doughs" themselves and owned the Midas, whetvupm Mis Chester uiarvchsl at the awe which sat iim the ftiun and the wondering ataro with which he devoured the partwrs, to her owu utter exclusion. "Sufferlu' cats! Look at the freight!" ejaculated iN-xtry. "If a atorm come up, It would bust the community!" The beach they mured was walled and crowded to the high tide mark with rtuupnrt of merchandise, while every lucouilug craft diixatited It quo ta npou whatever vacant foot was close at hand till bales, boxes, Isiller and baggage of all kinds were con fusedly Intermixed In the narrow space. Singing longshoremen trundled bullions from tlie lighters and plhsl them ou the heup, while yelling, cursing crowds fought orer It all, selecting, sorting. loading. There waa no mom for more, yet hourly they added to the mas. Teams plashed through the lapping surf or stuck In tbe deep saud between bll kicks of gisid. All was noise, pro fanity, congestion aud feverish hurry The burning haste rang In tbe voice of the multitude, showed In Its vkdenet of gesture and redness of face, per ueated tbe atmosphere wiftl a mag Belle, electrifying energy. "It's somelblu' fierce ashore, said tbe oarsman. "I bcett up for three days an' nlgbta steady. There ulu't no room nor time nor durkuc to sleep In. Ham an' egg I a dollar au' a hair, an' whisky 4 bit a throw." He walled tlie last sadly, as a complaint unsieskahle. Any trouble doInT Inquired the old man. "You know It!" tbe other cried col loquially. "There waa a massacre In the Northern Inst night." "Oambllu row J" "Yep. Tinhorn' called Xlloaou done It." 'Sbo!" aald Dextry. "I know blm. lie's a bad actor." All three men nisi ded sagely, and tbe girl wished for further light, but they Volunteered no explanation. Leaving the skiff, they plunged Into turmoil, bodging through tlie tangle, they cams out Into fenced lots w here tents stood wail to wall and every Inch waa occupied, tiers and there was a Tscsut spot guarded Jealously by It owner, w ho gaaed sourly upon all men with the forblridln; eye of auspliiou. Finding au eddy In tbe confusion, the men stopped. Wbers do you want to go 7" they asked Mis Chester. There wss no longer la tileuistera aisnc) lust freedom with whkh be had couie to regard tbs women of the north. II had come to realii) dully that her wu a artri driven by Burns ' strong puri- into s p-iieai repel lent to ber. lu a n.uu of bi lyie ber ; Pm1 il ii.t swok, only admiration. ami her isdUues . rt-l but ttuttame i bim tlie uioie. Ih I,. a. y lu t e-ui-.lt r i wa. kt lu a nilii.rL.il k- a.ugl-ne of purse. He uld lau- Ii at ber kwth- ing. smik uiHk-r Iter ul use and reuialu utterly Ignorant that an;, thing m.s-n tliau bU ucliou lu acitlug her tbat night lay at tbe Imtt uu of tier dislike. He did led dtv.tiu that be piwsmaH-d cliaractertsiest abhorn ut to bur. and be felt a keen rclui'tatii-e ut parting Sle' CXtclldisJ Uitb hands. "I tan never thank you iinHigh for what yu have d me you two but shall try. ;..ll,t r lk-xtry gael (l iiil.tftillv at hi owu tun, I, rough and gnarly, tle-ii taking ber a he would bate handled B rub In'a egg w ngubsl it limply. "We ain't pun' to turn you adrift thU-s way. W hatever your desiiustiou Is, we'll we you to It." "I can iind uiy friends," she assured blm. "This Is the wrong latitude In which to dispute a lady; but, kuowiu' this ramp from soup to mils, a I d , I su Bests a niak- eM-urt." "Very well. I wish to flud Mr. Strove of Dunham & Struve, lawyers." "I'll take you to their olHies," said Cleulsier. "You see to tbe baggage, liex. Mis-t Hie at Hie Second Class lu half uu hour, aud we'll ruu out to the Midas." They puslusl through the tan gle of tents, ast piles of liitnls-r Bud emerged upoii the main thoroughfare which ran parallel to the shore. Nome consisted of one narrow street, tniaied hetwecu solid rows of canvas and half erected frame buildings. Its every other thT that of a suksin There were fair looking hlisks which asplnsl to the dlxzy height of three stories, some sheathed in corrugated Iron, others gleaming it ml galvanised Ijiwyer' signs, dis-tia-a', surveyor', were In the npM-r windows. The street was thronged with men from every laud. Helen Chester beanl more dia lects thnu she could count. Laplanders lu quaint three cornered padded caps lillisl past. Men with the tau of the tropic rulilssl cllsvus with yellow haired Norsemen, mid hear her a mre fully grisiiutsl rreiitiiman with riding breeches ami luoius'le was In pant mime with a skill clad Eskimo. To her left was the sparkling sen, nllre with ships of every class. To her right towered tlmlx'iiess mountains, mipeo plcil, linex ploretl, forhlihllug and tleso late, their hollows Inlaid with snow On one hand were the life ami the world she knew, ou the other silence, mystery, possible mlieiiture. The roadway where she stissl was a crush of sundry Vehicles from bicycle tn ilog bnuhsl water carts, and on all sides men were hilsrlng busily, the echo of Imminent mingling with the tries of teamster and the tinkle of music within the snl.in. "Ami this Is ynlilulght!" exclaimed Helen hrcallilcasly. "Do they ever rest?" "There Isn't time. This bl a gold stnniH'tle. You hateu't i aught the spirit of It yet." They cUnits-tl the stnlra In a huge Iron sheetetl luillilliig to the ollice of Dunham & Struve, uml lu answer to llnir kius k n red facts), w Idle haired, tousled mall ill shirt sleeves and stis'k Ing feet tqs'lietl the ihsir. "What d'ye wan'?" hp bawled, his legs wavering uncertainly. Hi eye were heavy mid hltsHlshnt, his Hp loose, nnd his whole M-rsoit exhaled al coholic fumes like a gust from a still house. Hanging to the klioh, he strovs tillnly to solve the mystery of his kiis ieinlers, hiccoughing Intermittently. "Humph! llis'ii drunk ever since I left?" questioned (Ileiilster. "SoiiicIsmI.v inns' have tol' yon," the lawyer replied. There was neither cu riosity, recognition imr resent tuetit in his voice. In fact, his head drooad so Hint be paid no ntteutlon to tbe girl, who bad shrunk buck at sight of hliu. He was a young man. with marks of brilliancy showing through the dissipation lairnyed by bl silvery hair and coarsened features. "Oh, I don't know whnt to do," la mented the girl. "AnylsNly els.- here besides you?" asked her escort of the lawyer. "No. I'm rtiniilif the law business unassisted. Iioii't lieetl any help. Ptilriiiiin's In Wush'n'ton, I), C til Ian' of the borne, the free of lbs brars. What can I do for you?" lie made to cross the threshold hos pitably, bHt tiips'd, plunged forward and would have rolled dow n the stairs hud Hot (ilenlsler galhcretl hliu up and Imruc hint buck Into the ollice, where he tossed i lut uion a ts-d in a rear riHiin. ".Now what. Miss Chester?" asked the young man, returning. "Isn't Hint drciiilful?" she shuddered. "Oh, mid 1 must sec hliu tonight!" Khe stamped Impatiently. "I must see hlui nloiie." "So, you mustn't," said Clcnlster, with equal decision. "In the first place, he wouldn't know what you were talking nls.ut, nnd. In the second place, I know Struve. He's too drunk to talk business and bs) sols-r to wtil, to see yon alone." "Hut 1 must see him," she Insisted. "It's what brought me here. Yon dou't understand." I "I utiilc rstiuid more than he could. He's In no condition to act on any Important matter. Y'ou come around tomorrow w lieu be'a solvr." "It means so nitich," breathed the girl. "The lioast!" (Ilenlsler noted that she had not wrung her baud nor even hinted at tear, though plainly her disappoint ment and anxiety were consuming her "Well, I upH.se I'll have to wait but I don't know where to go some hotel, I suppose." "There aren't any. They're building two, but tonight you couldn't hire a riHim In Nome for money. I waa about to ny 'hire or money.' Have you no other frk-nils here-no wnmeu? Then you must let m find a place for you. I have a friend whose wife will take yon In." She rebelled at this. Waa ahe never tn hare done with thla man'a favor? She thought of returning to the bin, but dismissed that She undertook to decline his aid, but he waa halfway down tbe stslrs and paid no attenttoa to her beglniilng-so slie followed blm. It wss then thst Helen (tester wit nessett her first tragedy of the frontier and through It came tn know better the man w hom she disliked and with whom she hsd been thrown so fateful ly. Already ahe had thrilled at the Siell of this country, but ah had Dot learned that strength and hyenas csrry bksl and violence a corolla rtrw. Emerging from ttw duurwsy at tbs fis.t of th stairs, they drifted skiwly I BkHig the walk, watching the crowd, lieakies tbs universal tetutk-n. then were U tighter aud bo and exhtlara tlua In ttw fain. In enthusbKiu of tbla boyUdi multitude warmed one. Tbe rirt w b-bed to get bitu thl spirit -to la cue of them. Then suddruly from the babble st their elbows came B discordant note. But king nor kud. only a few wonla. Msm-trtlug and harsh with the metallic quality k-nt by passion. Helen glanced over her sliouldcr to flud that tbe .unk-a of tlie thnuig were gone aud tbat It eye were lieut on stHiie scene lu tbe street w Ith an eager Interest she bad never meeo mlrroreil before. Simultaneously Ck-ulsti-r asifce: "Come away from here." WUh the quickened eye of exKTlcnce be foresaw troul l and tried to drag ber ou. but ahe book off bl grasp lin patleutly aud. tiirulug, gated abaorlied at the siHs ta.ie wbk-h unfolded llaelf liefor ber. Although not compreneud Ing tbe play of events, she felt vague ly tlie tpilck approach of some rruil. yet was nuirtiret1 for tlie wiftui with which It came. Her eye bail Icms to tbe figures of two liitn In lis atrcet from whom the rint had iaisl.sl Ilk oil from water due was slim aud well dressed, tbe other bulky, msi klnnwed aud lowering of feature. It was the smaller who sike, aud for a moment she misjudged bl hl.Hslshot eye aud swaying car rluge lo t the result of ak-obol until she saw that be wa racked with fury. "Make kihsI, 1 tell you, quick! (ilrs me that bill of vale, you ." The unkempt man awuuy ou bla heel with a growl and walked away, hla course leadlug blm toward tllenlater and the girl. With two strides he waa abreast of tliem; then, detecting the flashing movement of tbs other, be whirled like a wild animal. His role had tbe siuirl of a boast hi It "Ys bail to have It, didn't ye? Well, there!" The actions of both men were quick a light, yet to the girl's tsut senses they seemed tbentrlt-sl and tlellls-rate. Into ber mind was scared forever the memory of that secoial as though the shutter of a cnniera had snapped. Im pressing uhiii her brain the scene, sharp, clear cut mid vivid. The shag gy back of tbe large mau almost brush lug ber, the rage drunken, white shlrt ed man lu the derby hat, the crowd weeping backward like rushes before a blast, men n Ith arm flexed and feet raised lu flight, the glurlug yellow sign of the "Cold licit Duuce Hall" across the way these were tamed upon her retina, and then she wa Jerked vio lently backward, two strong arm crushed ber down usm ber knee against tbe wall, aud she waa smoth ered lu tlie arms of lloy Glvuistcr. "My (Jod! Ism't more! We'ra In line!" He crouched over ber, hi check against ber hair, bla weight forcing ber down Into the smallest compass, his anua alsuit her. Iris body forming a living shield against th flying bul lets. Over them the big man stood, and the sustained roar of bla gun was deafening. In nn Instant they heard the thud and felt the Jar of lead In tbe thin IsNinls against which they bud tiled. Again the report echoed above their heads, and they ssw the slender man In the street drop bis weapon aud spin half round aa though bit with some heavy baud. He uttered a cry and, sttsiplng for bis gun, plunged for ward, burying his facs In the saud. Tbe man by Ulenlstur's side shouted curses thickly aud walked toward bis prostrate enemy, firing at every step. The woiindtsl man rolled to his side and, raising himself on hi ellsvw, shot twice so rapidly that the reports blend ed, but without checking bis antago nist's approach. Tour more times th relentless assailant tired deliberately, his last missile sent as he stissl over tbe hotly w hich twitched anil shudder ed at bl feet. Its gnniietils muddy and meareil. Then he turned and retraced bis steps. Hack within arm's h-ngth of tbe two who pressed ngn.nst the build ing be came, and as he went by they saw hi coarse and sullen features draw n and working pallidly, while the breath w h 1st lis I through hi teeth. He belli hi course to the door tbey had Just quilted; then, aa he turned, he coughed tsr-Kt litlly. spitting out a month ful of blots). His knees waver ed. He vanished within the portals, ml In the sickly silence that fell they beard Iris hobnailed btsits clumping low ly up the stairs. Noise awoke and rioted down ths thoroughfare. Men rushed forth from every quarter, aud the ghastly object In the dirt wa bkkk-a by a stvtblcf Bias of mli;.'rs. (Jk-nister raised Hie girl, but ber head rolled limply, and ahe would bat slipped lu her knee again had be u4 WOOD'S 8EC03. Best quslltl obtainable. Winter or Hairy Vetch makes not only one of tbe largeat yielding and best winter feed and forage crop you ran grow, but is also one of the best of soil impror ers, sibling more nitrogen to the oil than any other winter crop, Wood'a Dsaerlptiva PaN Cat alogu gives full information about tliiat valuable crop; also fallout all outer Farm & Garden Seeds - for rail tisntinr. (ataos-ue b mailed free on reuueaL W rite for it J T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen, . Richmond, Vs. UION mm The FALL TERM of this school rri on the 6th day of Auguat, Only Experienced Regular Graduates employed in tn faculty, which ia now full and thoroughly prepared to do aa good work aa haa been done hers in the past. Be furs roin? er sending- your children to any other high school, it may ba wen to aond lor our eauiouge, etc adds lag 0. C. HAMILTON, Principal, UNllkNVlLLB, M. U iflr JVg soar Vie alcsibr man apis kutf ruu tut placed bis srtn alsmt her waist. Her eyes were staring and horror fli led. "Don't be frightened," asld be, lull ing at ber reassuringly. Hut hi own llis shis.k slid tlie sweat stissl out like dew on blm, for they hsd Isjth Iwn Close to death. Tliere came a aurge and swirl through the rrowd, aud Ifxtry awooped usn tbeiu like a hawk. "lie ye hurt? Holy Mackinaw! When I see 'em blaze away 1 yells at ye fit to bust my throat. I shore thought you was gone. Although I can't auy but thl kllliu' wa a slgjit for sore eyes-so neat au' genteel-still, bs a rule, lu these street brawls it's the IniMs'Uotis bystander that has flowers sent around to his house afterward." "Isik at this," suld (ilenlster. llreast high lu the wall against which tbey had crouched, not three feet apart, were bullet bilk's. "Them's the first two he unhitched." Iiextry remarked, Jerking his head toward the object In the street "Must have been a new gun an' pulled hard throwed hliu to the right See!" Even to the girl It wa patent that hud she not Isvn snatched aa ahe was the bullet would have found ber. 'Vonie awny quick," she panted, and they led her Into a nearby atore, where she sank upon a Beat and trembled un til I'eitry brought her a glass of whisky. "Here, miss," he said. "Pretty tough go for a rheechako.' I'm afraid you ain't gettlu' enamoured ot this here country a whole lot." For half an hour be talked to her lu his whimsical way of foreign thing till she waa quieted. Tbeu tlie part ner arose to go. Although (Ilenlster had arranged for her to atop with the wife of the merchant for ths rest ot the night, she would not "I can't go to bed. IMease don't Icavo me! I'm too nervous. I'll go mad If you do. The strain of th last week has Is-cn tis much for me. If I sleep I'll see the fneea of those men again." Iiextry talked with bis companion, then made a purchase which he laid it the lady's feet "Here's a pair of half grown gum boots. You put 'em nn an' come with us. Weil take your mind off of things complete. Au' as fur sweet dreams, when you get back you'll make the lumlsTS of the Just seem as restless aa a tint or ths antics of a umuntalu goat which nimbly leaps from crag to crag, nnd-well, that's restless enough. Corns on!" As the suu slanted np out of Rerlng sea they marched back toward ths hills, their feet ankle deep In the soft fresh moss, while the sir tasted like a cool drart aud a myriad of earthy odor nme up and encircled them. Snipe aud reed blrda were noisy In the hollows, ami from th misty tun tra lak.sj came tlie honking of brant Aftet Uielr weary weeks on shlplsMird tbe dewy freshness livened them mag ically, cleansing from their memories tbe recent tragedy, so that th girl be came herself again. "Where are we going?" ahe asked at the end of an hour, pausing for breath. "Why, to the llldns, of course," they aid, aud one of tliem rowed reckless ly as he drank In the beauty of her clear eyes and the grace of her Blen der, panting form that b woukl glad ly give hla share of all Ita rtchea to undo what he had done one night oa ths Santa Maria. TO UK COSTIXl'ED. The way to get rid ol a cold, wheth er it be a "bad cold" or just a little one, ii to get it out of your system through the boweli. Nearly all cough cures, especially those that contain opiates, are constipating. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup contains nn opiate! and acta gently on the bowels. Pleasant to take. Sold by S. . Welsh and C. N, Simpson, Jr. T. K. Bra tier, of the SUto depart ment of agriculture, who is travel ing iu Korope to secure Immigrant, writes that he is meeting with great success and that he has a nnmt?r of Scotch lads who are coming over to North Carolina. Quite a Dum ber have already come. Lost and Found. Lost, between 9:.'10 p. m. yesterday and noon today, a bilions attack, with nausea and sick headache. Thit loss vas occasioned by finding at English Drag Oo.'s a boi of Dr. King's New Life Pilla, the guaran teed care for biliousness, malaria and jaundice. 20c Tbe Wingate School. Teachers for W7-WI. Music and EtomnoN.-Miss Eliza beth Brown (G B. F. Institute, Baptist University, New York Conservatory of Music.) Primary.-Miss Nella Thorn as (Asbe ville Normal School) Intebii bimatb and Advanced -Miss Delia K end rick (Charlotte City Schools, PrMMTTterisn Col leg. ) Fall Term open Jury 29th, M. B. DRY, Principal, Wlngata, N. C
The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.)
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