HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-05-23, Page 2THURSDAY, MAY 23rol, 1935 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
BE.
a SLUMBERING GOLD”
BY AUBREY BOYD
FIFTH INSTALMENT menace in the dusk. Maitland
, , , I thought of Fallon, but a flare from
SYNOPSIS: On the old side-wheeler t^e r&veaied an apparition much
"George E. Starr/’ on its way to nlore disturbing to him just then,
the Yukon gold fields in the first Speed’s apparent size Avas due to a
rush of ’97, Speed Malone, exper- ^Oll Of blankets on his shoulders,
erienced gold-camp follower and. T.he outlaw came down the sand
.gambler, and young Ed. Maitland, ■ and dropped his burden near the
on his first trip, trying to .recoup fjre> still regarding the girl. After
his lost family fortune, struck up a be walked over to the
a strange friendship. Maitland left borse and held the stirrup for her.
(Speed playing Solo with two other, with a gesture that was polite but
men and wandered forward, to be implacable.
sharply recalled by the report of;
a pistol shot and the news that
his partner had been shot and had teregt
gone overboard. Ed. jumped in!nrii,tH*
a^fter him, without second thought. >
But the cold water got him, and in<
■the end it wns Speed who did the-
(rescuing, holding Ed’s head above;
water until they were taken aboard
a little boat by a French fisherman
from Seattle. Maitland knowing his
sea, took charge of the little boat
. when they persuaded Frenchy to
take them to Skagway. After a
hard journey they reached Skag
way where they find a ship unload
ing miners and horses. NOW GO
ON WITH THE STORY
to the raw, changed grave to mud,
and with the churn of hundreds of
hooves along the slippery wrack of
cotton-woods, made footing almost
mile above (Liarsville. It was all
the progress they had been able to
make since morning. Other®, in
credibly plastered with mud, and
wearing the wan stamp of defeat in
their faces, were backtrailing to
wards camp. These were
erans who took ordinary
with a smile.
Plainly, one look at it
enough for Garnet,
As they stood considering the dis
mal prospect, they were joined by a
man whom they recognized through
disguising mud smears as the old-?
time prospector, Brent.
"Pretty, ain’t it,” Brent comment
ed, spitting tobacco juice into the
slough.
"It
said
camp
trail,
duroy
trail vet-
liar deh ip
toldSpeed merely nodded 'when
■of the failure of his quest.
"What happened at Steiner’s?”
Maitland asked,
It seemed that Fren-chy and the
Jew had formed a partnership, to j start a hauling business from Skag-‘_
way with the horses and boat as capi-.Chos and "smokes,
tai.
With a glance at the clouds Speed
suggested that it was going
and 'he would do a "sketch
for some blankets while his
was drying out.
For an .hour or so after
gone, Maitland sat pondering over
the fire. From this abstraction he
was roused by a slight crunching
sound in the gravel, and glanced up
almost absently at the shape of a
horse .limmed in fiery lines against
the dark. An upward glow .from the
fire lighted a woman’s face which
he seemed to .remember. Then a low,
musical laugh gave body to the vis
ion.
He stood up, still half-dreaming,
as s'he pulled her horse under the
shado.w of the wharf. Her dark eyes
masked with a vagrane humor some
caprice he could not fathom. When
ehe seated herself on a fallen wharf
timber, leaving a space beside her in
wordless invitation., he obeyed, with
out knowing that he did so.
to rain,
round”
partner
he had
She -waited before mounting, re
turning his stare with a look of in-
" \ "Lady,” he said, pointing
north, "up there i® All-Alaska and
’ the Yukon territory. If that ain’t
a big enough huntin’ range for you
and me and my partner to keep
untangled in, it’s too damned bad.
But When I ask you to get the Hell
out of our camp, I mean stay out.”
Her laugh was a ripple of spon
taneous music. She mounted easily,
and looking back at Maitland, torch
ed her fingers to her lips,
horse’s hooves ground softly in
sand, and she vanished.
Speed threw a fresh log on
fire, and after kicking it into flame,
he drew from hi® pocket a new bag
of Durham, rolled a cigarette* and
lit it with a brand from the fire.
"Seems like this man Garnet likes
to gamble,” he observed at last.
"What he don’t know about callin’
a pair of deuces gives us the pon-
Maitland scarcely heard him. He
half-opened his hand at look at
Rose’s ring, and shut it again quick
ly, as if he were holding a witch’s
bond.
It was not till they turned in that
Speed alluded to the subject that
troubled him. "From where I set,”
the Westerner observed musingly
"which is looking at the sky—this
man Fallon listens 'like four good
aces to beat, if not five. His 'havin’
traces of catamount and curly wolf
in his pedigree, I don’t question.
But he’s got somethin’ else that
makes a bunch of hard-rock, hard-
mouth miners answer his jerk-line.
A quick 'hand, a cool head, and
enough ornery guts to swing a
twenty-horse span of Nevada mules
through the gates of Hell, if him
and Satan had a feud. Qffhand, I’d
reckon that crossin’
any game was
play.
"What’s his
a young buck,
The
the
the
that man in
a kind of hair-line
sequence with the
say from Boston,
An upward glow from the fire lighted a woman’s face
"Meet Lady Luck,” She said, and
to his complete stupefacton turned
his head toward her and kissed him
lightly on the lips. "You have a .fun
ny, serious, wondering look I like,”
she explained. “Of tracing something
that keeps drifting away. Luck’s been
paesing you, too, so I’d decided to
give you a break—if you want it.
Do you?” she murmured, with a
melting fall in her voice that drain
ed 'his blood—Her lips hovered close
to his; her hair almost brushed his
face with a tingling lure that took
his breath.
Appalled at what she had almost
done, he held her crushed fingers
between his hands till he could win
back some degree of sense. "I think
it would be tafer,” he pleaded "to
be unlucky.”
She looked at him with i
shadowed, reflective smile, i
scruple intrigued her, or
brushed some chord of
"Suppose I were to offer
and your partner an outfit,
and a big stake in the Yukon, would
you trust your luck?”
"Whether I would or not,
said, "my partner wouldn’t.”
"He doesn’t know what t'he stake
Is,” Rose countered. "You’re going
North to- look for gold. I can put it
in your way in one throw. There’s
a fool in camp who’s due to lose a
gold mine—one that isn’t his to lose.
I can’t tell you any more just now,
except that the game is worth the
risk. You’re running some risks
anyway as drifters in a camp where
you’ve made an enemy of the .range
boss.
He could make little of that, ex
cept to wonder if Fallon was involv
ed in the mysterious gold secret she
spoke of. And, while their hands
were tangled, ®ihe drew a ring from
one of hers and slipped it michisev-
ousdy on the tip of .his little .finger.
At that moment a thud on the
an oddly
as if the
he had
memory,
you and
;, a job
he
Awharf above froze them both,
dark figure loomed with a bulky
woman I don’t just get. Maybe none
you think. But it looks to me like
would kind of regret havin’ his
grave dug for him this side of the
summit, through not suspectin’ when
gettin’ curious about a woman means
flirtin’ with the muzzles of a pair
of forty-four®. Which is the bore
of the guns that start talkin’ when
you ramble into Fallon’s private
game, and make it three-handed.”
impossible.
By the order of the- trail, propec-
tors moved their* outfits in relays,
Indian file, traveling as far uptrail
as they could between midnight and
one in the afternoon, there to cache
their packs and .return, during the
remaining hour®, for other loads.
Garnet’s outfit wa s an odd ope,
unencumbered by mining tools or
instruments, or by any special equip
ment that might be a clue to. his
purpose in the North. It was rather
like the outfit a rich man might
have chosen for a long camping tour
though this was not a journey which
anyone would be likely to undertake
for pleasure or health. Two game
rifles and rod®, however, showed
that he hoped for some diversion by
the way.
At last a ring of axes, pans and
voices floated up from a mountain
hollow through the rain. The trail
dipped down toward a camp, which
was pleasantly announced by
aroma of coffee
burning.
Tethering the
dripping boughs,
spread
'Speed
•up to
mony,
cheerily.
Liarsville.”
Garnet stood bowed under his
load and asked in a spent voice how
far they had come.
Speed swallowed his chuckles.
The distance was said to be five
miles. "Maybe,” he added as an
encouragement, "they call it ‘Liars
ville’ in men’ry of whoever said it
was five miles.”
Garnet showed so little interest
in continuing his travels after lunch
that they left him in camp to rest,
and brought up another load on the
night trail '.from
moral effect of
well started.
Garnet was in
they returned. ‘* J! VA V* UUVWItill noon boys,” he said, next morn-|with the building of
and of wet
the
pine
somehorses under
where the needles
a carpet free from mud,
unmade the packs. "Belly
the bar for some close har-
•cow hands,” he sang out
"We’ve hit the camp of
Skagway, for the
getting the outfit
l his blankets when
“I’m going to sleep
ing. "If you .feel energetic, have
a look at the trail above here. I’ve
been hearing some bad .rumors about'
it.”
His misgiving® did. not weigh on
their minds at first. 'They set out
on this excursion in the light-hearted
mood conferred by a scrubbing, a
shave, a good breakfast and morn
ing sunlight.
Avoiding the camp, they crossed
a river bridge, and from there by a
steep and broken track which the
pack animals of earlier comers had
scarred out, .climbed into some
mountain ravines that began to reek
with a mephitic odor of death. The
shambles became more .ghastly as
they climbed.
In the dips
"trail,” a series
been enlarged to
by the wear of
around the rim.
casses of dead horses lay floating
or half-beddeb in muskeg® and
sloughs. On sheer mountain sides
the trail dwinded in places to a
cattle track, and its hazards to
burdened horses and men were grim
ly proved by the relics that lay scat
tered in the canyon troughs.
Some travelers who appeared to
have lost their horses, were strug
gling to- • hand-haul their packs
through a wallow not more than a
of the so-called
of. quagmires had
small mud lakes
successive hooves
The swollen car-
as low as
would be
would look a heap better,”
Speed thoughtfully, "if the
got together and graded a
A few days’ work would cor-
these muskegs.”
(Continued next week)
Historical Sketch of
Crediton School
The
res of
S. No. 5, TOWNSHIP OF
STEPHEN
section consists of 3,350 ac-
land with an assessment of
$257,014 as taken from the 1934
assessment roll.
The school site consists of sever
al parcels of land which were bought
at four’ different occasions, viz: On
march 15, 1873, from the Township
Council for $100; on December 13,
1873 from Thomas Greenway for $1;
the same day a portion 102 x 20 feet
from the Township Council for $19
and on March 10, 1900 the section
paid $115 for a portion according to
award of Inspector Tom and Rich
ard Hicks who acted as arbitrators.
The old frame school-house, con
sisting of three rooms was found to
be inadequate to meet the require
ments of the section and a special
meeting of the rate-payers was cal
led on May 13, 1905 to consider
building a new school house. At
that time .S. Brown, M. Finkbeiner
and William H. Wenzel were the
trustees. The meeting decided to
empower the trustees to proceed
_ ______w a new four
roomed school and after tenders, be
ing advertised for the contract was
awarded to George Holtzman, of
Crediton for $6,200, on January 29,
1906. A meeting was called by the
trustees to decide whether it' would
be wise to teach continuation work
in the school and a resolution was
passed to commence teaching the
same in January, 1907. For a num
ber of years this room was in opera
tion but due to- lack of attendance
and support from outside sections,
it was finally decided to discontinue
the work in January 1915 and from
that time to the present "5th class”
work has been taught.
A
I
Maitland wakened shivering in the
half-darkness. The gulf was smudged
in a fine rain that steamed dismally
over the riffled sands left bare by
the ebb tide. Speed’® blankets were
rolled up, and a pile of driftwood
lay ready for their breakfast .fire.
Annoyed at himself for having slept
While his partner was hunting a job.
Ed. washed in a tide pool, and went
up to look for him.
■He learned that Steiner had of
fered to ®ell Garnet his pintos. Gar
net promptly closed with him at the
price of four hundred dollars for tile
team, and engaged the two partners
to haul for him at the wages Speed
had first named.
This swift adjustment had all the
effect' of a miracle to Maitland, but
the Westerner accepted it as a
simple caprice of the goddess who
presides over mining camps. Nor was
Steiner visibly troubled by the
change in his plans.
"Gold is where you find it, ain’t
If they put it in my hands, I
Let the
it? ______
don’t need a ishovel, do I?
saps dig for it.”
"Reckon that isn’t SO'
neither,” Speed concurred.
foolish
?k train had been tugging,
halting and sliding for
The pa<
cunsing, __
hours in a disjointed snake-line up
the graveled river canyon, through a
drizzling rhln that soaked the
Ings and shoulder straps, cut
lash
flesh
15’
a day.
From the beginning it was found
that the hot-air heating system was
very unsatisfactory. On June 18,
1920, the trustees were authorized
to borrow $2,550 on debentures for
a term of 15 years at 5 per cent, to
meet the expense of installing a
steam-heating system. This has- giv
en entire satisfaction ever since.
Later on, July 1, 1929, t'he trust
ees were empowered to spend $1,-
200 for the installation of chemical
toilets, $900 of this amount was
raised by way of debentures for a
term of 5 years at 5i per cent.
.Samuel Brown acted as Secretary-
Treaeurer .of the Board since the
new school was built in 1906 up to
1913 and Herbert K. Eilber succeed
ed him and holds that office to date.
Quite a number of our pupils have
made good in the world as teachers
ministers, missionaries in he foreign
field, business and financial world.
The following men served as
trustees since the erection of the
new school; Samuel Brown 1906 to
1913; Michael Finkbeiner, 1906-
I to 1909; William Wenzel 1906 to
1908; Henry Sweitzer, 1909-1914;
Geo. Finkbeiner, 19U0-1924; Herb
ert K. Eilber 1914-1916; Matthew
Guenther 1915-1916; Henry Kuhn
1917-1919; Alonzo Hodgins 1917;
Jos. W. Lawson 1918-1823; Henry
Beaver, 1920-1934; George Mawhin-
ney 1924-1935; Joseph G. Finkbein
er 1925-1935; Lloyd Gaiser 1935.
The following taught in" the new
school: C. K. Bluett, 1906-1,912;
Miss Kienzle 1906-1910; Miss Far
row 19 06; Miss Salter, 1906; Miss
Robinson 1907; Miss Girvin 1907-8;
Miss Davidson 19 08; Miss Polley
1909; Miss Dunlop 1909; Miss Hart-
lieb, 19 07; Miss Goldtihorpe 1910-11;
Miss L. Love, 1910; Miss Thompson
1910; Miss iSnider 1911-13; J. IC.
Wilson, 1911; Miss Watson, 1911-
13 Miss Brown, 191141.2; H. W. Gra
ham, 1911-13; Miss Eaton 1912-13;
Miss Moderwell, 1913-14; Miss
Schmidt 19il;3; Miss M. Braun 1913-
15; Miss Campbell 1914; Miss
Linklater, 1914-16; H. R. Hender
son 1914; R. T. Madden, 1914; Miss
Miller 1914-17; Mrs. V. Kerr, 1915-
16; Miss Dor.rance, 1916-17; Miss
B. Kerr, 1916-117; Miss L. O. Gaiser
1917-19; Miss R. Kienzle, 1917-19;
Miss Horan 1917-1,8; Miss A. Fink
beiner 1918-1922; M. C. Roszell
1919-22; Miss L. Oestricher, 1919-
22; M. W. Morley 1922-1925; Miss
Howatt, 1922-23; Miss McKay,
1922-26; Miss Schroeder, 1923-24;
Miss A. Gaiser 1925-35; Miss Mar
tin, 19 27; Miss Prang, 1927-29;
Miss McDonald 1927-29; Miss Kin
ney, 1929-1935; Miss P. Dove, 1929-
34; Miss E. Mor-lock, 19 34-3 5.
The following salaries have been
paid to- teachers:
1906, $1160; 1907, $1515,; 1908,
$1651.95; 1909, $1715.; 1910, $1,-
985.; 1911, $1839.70; 1912, $2,330.
1913, $2382.65; 1914, $2778.50;
1915, $2091.76; 1916, $2)138.; 1917
$2010; 1918, $2168; 1919, $2557.;
1920, $2680; 1921, $3220; 11.922,
$3257.50; 1923, $3100; 1924,
$3290; 1925, $3370.; 1926, $3165;
192.7, $2790; 1928, $2950; 1929,
$3140; 1930, $3200.; 193il, $3143.-
75; 1932, $2840.; 1933, $2400.;
1934, $.2160.
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