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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-07-11, Page 2THURSDAY, JUWT lWb 1033 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE !/ /’ SYNOPSIS: Strange partners they wer§—Speed Malone, hard­ ened (gambler; Ed. Maitland, a young New Englander, son of seafaring folks. They mec on their trip north to the Yukon gold fields in ’97, Maitland in pursuit ©f lost family fortunes, Malone evading the law in the gold camps. Frenchy, the fish­ erman who took the two men north; Lucky Rose, the beauti­ ful girl who gave Maitland a iring for a keepsake; Fallon, trail boss of the miners and re­ sentful of Rose’s attention to Maitland; Brent, old-time pros­ pector; Garnet, who gave Mait­ land and Speed his outfit and horses when he quit tlhe trail; Pete and his drunken ipairtner Owens, drowned ion the beach; these were among the crowd of gold-seekers. After a lhard trip north, with many hazards and Speed killed a man at Skagway, the manager of a shell game who was out to get Speed ■—‘the two partners made camp £o.r the winter near Bennett, where the Canadian Mounties held sway. Drew, head of tihe Mounties there, said there was a strange legend about a ghost­ ly Siwash who left tracks in the snow—his new man Cathcart • specially interested in it, /One night the two partners were surprised to have a half-starved dog join them while they were eating steaks from had just gih,ot. A man came-out off them—'the ghostly the Mounties’ legend, they de­ cided—and took half tiheiir deer. While Speed had gone to Skag­ way with mail for the Mounties Maitland found a half-frozen figure in a storm and discover­ ed it to be Pete, who turned out to be a girl disguised as a man. Speed, when he got back to Skagway was arrested on a charge of murder cf*he shell- ©ame man and put in jail. When Frenchy, now a deputy, brought his supper to him, he made a break for freedom and escaped. Now go on with the story. figurin’ a play?” his. captor said Speed. “One. They say last look sees clear, Fallon. growled knows plenty. It me like he had about Pete, and a deer Speed little later a the storm to apparition of Speed waited another instant to watch the door. The foremost of the marshall’s men- -rused into view a thought sooner than he had count­ ed ion. To© soon for Lefty, anyway; the door was still shut. Speed raised the gun for a shot that would draw them away from it. The revolver spat Same with a stunning roar. ’ For a priceless second, he stood dazed and half ^blinded, stumbling to &eep his balance and conscious iof n;o .more than- the fact that he was alive. A numbness centered in his arm and hand. As the haze cleared he realized that the gun had blown to- pieces, the barrel ' . . . warmed it on> the left 'Steiner’s tent. And in that tick was on him. The last thing he knew ■’vas the writhing twist he gave his tody so as to land on -his shoulder, and a flare off fire in his head. Then the snow wen-t black. He was still on his shoulder when he became conscious again, but his hands were trussed behind him with a .ro-pe; ihis ankles were bound; he was gaged and lying on dry ground. Gradually a murmur >of low voices in the tent became articulate. He recognized Fallon’s and lay motion­ less. “ ... so we- didn't find the kid through the winter till Chik Hodter looted a camp on the Teslin- a ways above where we camped on the Lewes An outfit was cttttin’ timber there for raft, and Pete had. a job copkin’ for them. Holter picked up the ’maTO's trail headin’ west, alone. Picked it up and lost it.’* “How?” another- voice inquired. “The blizzard, I reckon. But I fi­ gured the kid was making for the coast. We had bo come down for some gear anyway, and we’ll head Pete off here at the same time.” Speed’s ear caught sharply at some hidden implication in the man’s voice. The -other voice murmured an- in­ terruption. “Seems to like your pris­ oner’s ears is awake.” “I’m speakin’ to him/ Fallon. “He likely always looked to somethin' figured about Owens too/’ . “Well, if he wpu-’t explain hisself, it’ll be tough. He slhot and killed a man in this camp, and was charged, legal. He busted jail, stole a gun, and would have done plenty more if the gun had been good. He ain’t a Canadian. We tell the ‘mounties’ we don’t figure they’d choose a man of this cha-cter to run their mail. We suspect he stole it; he was seen gamblin' in a joint with the mail in ihis pocket." Through this talk, Speed’s mind has been shuttling swiftly, trying t-o weave the -full pattern of what it implied. The picture that began to emerge made him writhe at his bonds an-d at the gag in> his mouth. “The Golden Pass” at Skagway, under the protection ,oif Soapy Smith \vas a lathering vortex of carnival. It had slick and spacious floor lit by hanging lamps which suspended from the crossbeams of the lumber roof. A piano, banjo and accordlan were in the swing of what sounded like a musical steeplechase. But they made a spirited noise, and served to indi­ cate that the romping riot on the dance floor was sociably intended. In attire, the .crowd was variously informal, ^mixing corduroy, rough flannel and /heavy miners’ boots with the “store clothes” ©f newcomers. The bar had its own supporters who somehow remained audible. In their rumble of talk there were echo­ es of a rumor that a dangerous gun­ man had broken jail and tried to sheet up the camp. In the tumult no one, therefore, immediately noticed tihat a group iof armed men had entered, pushing be­ fore them a habless captive whose hands were tied behind his back. 3, The leader of the posse commanded t1 attention by the simple means of sending a bullet info the rafters. (Fallon the to and the electric buzz iof excite- in for a closer who was look­ J Probably frost in he should have lantern before he of doom the pack “Where’s .Soapy Smith?’’ demanded in a voice that made quiet absolute. . No one answered, or seemed know. One glance at the posse the prisoner had sent through crowd, drunk (o/r sober, an sense of what was impending. There was a flow drone and ment. They pressed view of the prisoner, ing at the -rafters. “Ladies and gentlemen,” said Fal­ lon, “the character of this murder­ ous desperado is knowed to every- miner who- was on the trial in the first stampede of ’97. He returns wjth erroneous ideas of terr’-izin’ the camp. Jailed for murder and mail robbery, he breaks jail, steals a .gun, and is the cause not only of promisc’ous bloodshed, but of holes bein’ shot in your tent .roofs. We’ve •brung him here because this has a strong crossbeam. With kind attention, this ceremony take about three minutes.” As the crowd looked on in science, Speed was pulled across the floor to the further end of the danc­ ing space, near the orchestra, where he was lifted to a table undec one ef the. traverse roof beams. Standing there, his feet were quickly bound, One olf the posse expertly fashioned a halter loop with nine winds around the shank of a stout pack line; the other end was beam, and the captive’s deck, against his ear. Speed watched these preparations roof your will dead thrown over the noose ifiljed to the wt/h the hondoo Weary Housewives Should Fight Against Physical.,,Exhaustion k Housework becomes a drudgery when the sense Of duty has to light agaibst depression of spirits and physical exhaustion, The overworked housewife becomes nervous, rub down and tired out, and the Simple, household duties seem like a mountain staring her in the face. This condition often results in complete disability unless remedial treatment is adopted. In the absence of any serious complications Milbum’s H. & N. Pills may be taken with every Confidence to restore new life and vigor1. Get a box from"’your druggist. Take them regularly for the most beneficial results< with apparent resignation, His rov­ ing glance came to rest on Fallon, who stood ready to send him clear. "Still taunted. “Yes, a man’s I ain’t never tried to figure wlhat lies over the line, but if that's so, maybe you don’t check me out, complete. If you frame a real against the boy, my pardner, or lay hands on Pete, by God, I’ll (follow yon—-dead!" “Damn it, Fallon,” said an old miner, “I’ve seen men hung before, but never in your cold-blooded style. At least they’re given the offer of a last drink or a smoke. Why don’t y©u do it regular?” Some of the old-timeirs voiced ap­ proval of that, “All right,” Fallon growled “You can ask him. The man “If it’s a < like to roll makin’is.” His hands were untied and the bartender told to, “Bring a glass of the special, Soapy," Gratefully flexing his wrists, ‘speed rolled a cigarette and was lighting it, when the drink arrived in a well-filled tumbler. “I take this kind, Soapy,” he said, “but I never like to drink alone. You can use my name freely in urgin’ drinks on the house. The marshall has my wad.” This sentiment was most favorably received 'by a number pf the revelers whose thirst had outlasted their means. The discovery that the con­ demned man’s credit was still good with Soapy created a generally good impression. Fallen gnawed -his cheek Curious newcomers were jammed in through the doorway, and Speed paused with the glass half-drained, at sight of ©no of them. Lefty wear­ ing a look (Of strongly mingled triu­ mph and discomfiture answered his stare by touching one bulge side of his coat and another pocket. Speed resumed 'his with a twisted grimace. So ihad his guns and the mail. The mon­ ey would have been safer in the marshall’s office. With the deft trick ©f his kind in worming through crowds, the dip drew nearer. The for­ ward press off the crowd had brought Rose nearer, too. Speed met 'her clouded eyes again in a long study, as he emptied the glass and lowered it. Fallon jerked it from his hand. “Any other little thing you’d like?” he inquired sardonically. •“They's one other thing/’ acknow­ ledged Speed, still looking at Rose. “I ain’t heard no music for some time. If the lady will play a song while I finish this cigarette.” Fallon wheeled, 'but Rose did see his scowl. A cihord as clean afcid sweet as tinkle of the wind at twilight thro7 a desert canyon flowed from the strings under her touch, and shed an almost instant lull on the corwd. Then her voice dissolved into the music—a clear, exquisite contralto, plaintive, strong and deep, like the shore wash that sounded through it, sustaining the rhythmic lapses off the song, In that beguiling, fluently riding spell of sound, the prisoner forgot everything apparently, but the sing­ er's charm. But his eyes drifted to Lefty’s with a sidelong glance at the accordion which dangled in the hands of its owner in orchestra. Fnllon, watching Rose and waiting for the end of tlhe song, did not no­ tes the invisible prompting. Eyes and wits less sharp than Lefty’s would neither have perceived the look nor interpreted it; but the dip quietly detached the instrument from the listless fingers, and before he was aware of what had happened, tossed it to Speed. This was hardly observed 'before Speed had chimed the accordlan with the closing bar of Rose’s song. iShe (looked up -in wonder, but con­ tinued playing an, accompaniment as the accordion repeated the melody. The sudden unexpectedness -off the gesture took the crowd's breath do less than the perfect chording of the two instruments. He lured Rose’s song into a lighter, brisker measure which she instinctively matched with the guitar until the melody itself was subtly changed. Here was dance music such as few eamps have -heard, played by two artists Who had music in Choir hearts and fin-gers. And as Speed swayed slightly with the playing, his I’m damned if I will.” iput the question, choice” said Speed, “I’d a cigarette. I’ve got the in the in his drink Leifty the eyes evading the smoke that curled up from the shortening cigarette butt, his feet were just visibly weav­ ing too—as it seemed, to the infec­ tion of his own music, but with a crafty, studied strain against the rape. “Come on, boys/’ the chanted suddenly. “Take your pardners!” The crowd was almost swept off its 'feet. iln [an'other moment the miracle might have 'beep, done. Lefty with a gape of awed admiration/ caught the meaning of Speed’s stra­ tegy. But Fallon came alive witlh a roar­ ing curse. “I’ll make you dance, you jig­ gin—I" He .made a stride for the table to kick it over. The kick, however, was not com­ pleted. The crowd had buckled and swayed inward from the door, cleav­ ed apart by a powerful pair of shoul­ ders and by a dark, youthful battl­ ing lhead which ISpeed had never hoped to- see again. It was 'Maitland. There was a sharp crack off fist against bone, and Fallon was stif­ fened to his toes by a terrific driv­ ing smash to the jaw. He rocked and went backwards 'but saved himself from falling by lurching into' tlhe 'piano keys with a loud discord. To the crowd it was like a song. A lynching ’was one thing; this was something more; the challenge' lac­ ed their blood with a strong intoxi­ cant. The night had a head of steam. Fallon shook his head goggily. A movement of one hand to- this belt brought a roar of protest from the crowd—on their own account no less than that off fair iplay. But Fallon had ho intentions of shooting. He pushed the gun tight in the holster and bracing himsel'f against the piano, leaped far his antagoist. The crash when they met sounded like an impast of bull's. Both .men were magnificently strong, and toughened by winter trails, though weight and matured experience were in favor of Fallon. ,He drove in a pounding bairrage off body punches, Maitland closed in trying to smother the assault, but taking meanwhile a thrashing rain 'of jack-hammer blows to the head and body. The instinct­ ive balance 'which a sailor learns on heaving decks must have steadied him now; he thrust back ©.f a sudden and Fallon's foot, less sure of the glassy floor, slipped a little. The boy lashed up with a short left that cut the other’s upper lip, and then drove home a full-shouldered right, as Fal­ lon’s had snapped back. He came back with a sprin-g that tore through Maitland’s guard by sheer weight and fuiry. They slipped a.nd came up in a swaying grapple. (Continued next week) STEPHEN COUNCIL The council of the Township Stephen met in the Town Hall, Crediton on Tuesday, the 2nd day July 1935, at 1 p.m. All members were present. The minutes of previous meeting were read adopted. McCann-Ratz: That By-law 497 to borrow tlhe sum iof $3,000 co meet the current expenditures of the Municipality for the year until the taxes are collected, having been read three times, be passed and signed by the Reeve and Clerk and t'he seal of the corporation attached thereto, Carried. Ratz-Mawhinney: That M. W. Tel­ ler, Joseph W. Lawson-, F. W. Mor- lock, Mrs, Emmery Fahrner and Mrs. F. W. 'Clark be Appointed mem­ bers foir two years of the Board of Management of. the Township Ath­ letic Field. Carried. Mawhinney-Lamport : That the special rate tio he levied to meet the ordinary expenses of the Township for tlhe present yeair be two- mills on the dollar and that the special grant to be made to the Police Villages be one and one-half mills on the dollar. Carried, Mawhihney- Lamport: That the Adams Bridge on the 16th and 17th concessions be widened by building a piece to the east end thereof. Car. Ratz-IMcCann; That the following orders and pay-sheets be passed: Orders—Municipal Woirld, Ontario Statutes $2.00; Superior Manufac­ turing Co. Rubber stamps $2.02; W, J. Brown, Fence Viewer's fees $2.00; Jiohn Gill ditto $-2,00; J. E. Hodgins ditto $2.00; ^Leslie Ireland hauling gravel, for township yard, $12.50 Pay sheets'—Gordon Pen- hale road 1 iSB, $3.80; Gordon Pen- hale, road 1, 80c.; Sandford White, road 3, $il.75; Lawrence Hill, 4, $4.93; Clayton Sims, Hobart Gower, road 7, McCann, rOdd 12, $6.30 read road 14, $234,41; gins road 17, $1,13; Percy Mollard, road 16, $1.20; Geo, Eilber, R. Supt. for iconstiruction work, road 25, $22.-1 15; Augusta iLatta, road 18, $4.38; John Morrissey, road 22f $8-00; Eilber, road supt., salary fior June $42.60-; A. W. Morlqck, 'rep. road grader 75c.; Demos Stebbins, gravel $-50.25;, Peter Eisenbjich, gravel $3.- 60; H. K. Eilber, Tp, Treks, for ex­ cise stamps and postage $21.00; p. Eisen'bach, road 26, $26.13; Roy Holt, iroad 20, $10.00; Wm. 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