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1'I1t tate[ wemdsrful diad• hr hop dirt and _;.et [her.^Nall nutnu cru• �� AWilellke frnmt•, of thin uteri_
toted Pe chary wore oleos. .,,you'') taint I strength and ardor had lifted-11er and hats,
sad," me at whew „rhea site modest or unmaldeuly about ft, for Also bands, which they slipped on over their
for fey."
'.What b KT' -Lee bee undo a orad woader-
fW .nett. -Rebs[ than the Klondike.omit( came as fast as omit became to-
morrow everybody ELI know about it,
and It will be too lata"
''Poo late for wheal'
••For 'us to get to ea it, of coarse.
011, bat won't there be a stapapede!
Why, all the people bound for Law -
,ave ou the sett boat will pile vita herr.
Then the news will go up river e.nd
down river, and thousands of others
will collie o e pouring In trams everywhere,
and this will bs a atty. Then we will
stake out town lots and sell them for
whereupon keret •e, he up reassure
In;;ly:
"Ilene s no use genii.' se'nre' lak dat,
btecause nobody kitows Were Lee's
creek she's loeutte but John an' me,
un' dertes nobody Wet knows he mak'
de strike but us four."
"That's right," said (;ale. "Tbe Duly
other way across k by Black Beat
creek, and there ain't n half dozen men
ever been ep to► the head of that
stream, much less over the divide, so
I duu't allow tltere'a [tee use to fret
ourselves."
Tbcy went on their way, traveling
leisurely until late evening, wile') they
eatatpett itt the lawful 4/u( Ake valley' up
which the miner's tal,lq lay. Glop
-ittnieheetrevatio-ettriyette-Heiteerettgesee-
tion Irst,•ad of 'outdate; on n fvw utllts
farther, as Lee had intended, and uuw,
whet. the cowl eveulug fell not the
draft qulrkeued, It became possible to
lay off glove's nee headgear, it,, they
ant about the lire, talking. kin,
auJ rgbblur their tlnsl fest. -
It Is at such boars :uul lu the smoke
of sue•h tires that wont hark backward
and brim; forth the even"I, time wort]
nientorlrs they have treasured to turn
thew over fondly by the glow of dyne!
eteLers.
"No ('reek" 1.ee, the one eyed tulucr
who had made this hn ky strike, tent
In simple words of his long and Mel
tory quest, wbeu III luck had risen
with blm at the dawn and a (sfortuuc
drawn her to him na un the sweep of a ' "Let's see. 1t was you that found
groat wave. him, wasn't 11'!" Said lisle.
She drew her fare free and hid it "Sure ['lug! ('nu c•otnite duwu cur
against his mei:, breathing softly and grub lu wy canoe w'eu I See day teller
with shy Ruddily, its !f the sound of on de back 0*lk(t' lak lees Iii tenet:
the words she wlcit(sered halt fright- hurry, 'eta gar,' I say, Mere's wan
ened her. pito' so fast he'll meet heater cutout'
"I love you. I leve you, Meade," home!'" Deo he turn roan' au' go tear-
It
earIt may happen that a man will spend in' back, wavlu' lees arms lak be'.
menthe 111 frteudt) end charming Intl- ealltu' me, till he fo11 down. \\•'eu I
entry while' woman Sad never feel the paddle close up 1 don' know 'Inn Do
violence or tenderness ut passim, till more don stranger, au' my un' Johnule
there comes 0 le9elak moment or a Platt W trap tugeder wau winter.
physk•al touch that sudJeuly iuwraps w'at you t'luk of the?"
thea, like a 11ah„•. So it was with "/ saw a fellow killed. that way at
Burrell. The Sweet burden of this girl Holy Cross, lutt•rts,lated the trader
It bit arms, the sense of her yielding "'Bettor I say. '\A -St's de matter,'
ever ee much nor? Sad IN wosed lands, usdleafr look famtllar, flees face She's act
"Hold on! Hold oar'said the mel- 'be el" finally drew herself away to The Frenchman curled its upper lip
lips. the warmth of her. caressing; An' deo f see aomet'lug 'bout 'Ina dat
Iib our sows la the air,u/murs unleubed a tea
Ing pack .of ')tail desires, and It was swell' up au' bleedlu' lak raw meat.
dier, stopping, ber bseethlees patter. rewind Lim smilingly that he was back from bit tteeh and stook Ids
"Teti Ina all about Gds."
1 ousting time. bead at the retaembranee.
My Ilya will be here when those
float "14.44 with as old friend of Dor .And tube held him off as he came
Lee's, a Mr. Stark, so Lee told blot, I
toward her n u,n, insisting that if
"Wall, 'Nu (..eek' came in this morn -
tar to tell dad and Pelson. Then tbe
wines are wurkod eut." she said. "Nu,
"Joao, dates 'orrible sight! Dem fly
is drive 'Im cruetstires nose an' ears
Is look lak boles lu berg- red apophe.
an' bees eye are close up (tgbt."
"He died before yuu gut him In.
didn't be?"
"Yes. He war good mau too,"
"I guess you been purty glad fur
. havin'.. Heist 1wma _.ugahl. -ell" , ven-
tured I'oleon after awhile, uuuble to
told any longer the subject upper-
Moet ill Mewled, ___ . _
"Yee. I'm glad she's through with
ber .shooting."
• "She's gettln' party beeg gal low.`
That's right."
"By au' by she's' guln' marry on
!some feller—w'at?
"I suppose so. She ain't the kind to
stay single."
"Iia! Late right too.. Alebbe you
don' care if she dues get marry, ehr'
"tiot it she gets a man that Wilt
too, and now they've all guns back to ,
they erre going they must be off ut
his creek to stake more elalms. They
once aud that hr could have no mdse
dipped away quietly to prevent sus• I klsar fur'thr pre"•ut. "But, ut course,
led". but 1 know there was Dome- It Is a lung trip, and we will have to
mita up from the way Pekoe acted, wit cl"•u-lu-rest ,Sita
so 1 made Alluua tell we all about it ' :added shyh, at %ohn, he vowed that
reel haven't mom than two hours' he was far from .[roup uud'rm,ld not
_man of us, and we can overtake them, Lut.a� suty 4tt a time• yet,
easily." • even so, he dt.•l:,tcd, the trail would
"mel we ors not goingr be too short, even though " It led to
"Toa we are," the insisted Imps- Canada.
tient!), "you and I. That's why I
came, so you can get a mine for your "Theo get your pack mad np;' she
ordered. •'fur ee must ,be we up to -
self and he Heil man, and so you
ward the head of Mark Bear rr
can help tae get one, I know the way, fore It grows dark euougb to eat
!lorry o al Swiftly he tuade'Id!s preparations.
as atm a tow as De madness was upon him now, and
Bosecommand "In the drat plt,ce. �k w pains to check or analyze t
[brae men don't like me, and they reasons for Ills de. 14lon. The thought
don't want me to sbire,a Bois."
'What do you care?' of ber loveliness in arms nrs once more
"la the second place, I'm nota miner. far up auwug ((5' perfumed wooded
I don't know tow to proceed." heights as toe silent darkness stole
"Yever robed. 1 de. leve heard 'W.. -upon them stirred lu him emir fret
Ing bat mining all my life.' gun. that it Like a fever:. He
"la the third place, 1 don't think 1
kbe-
A
t bet right."
i� "Waal, weal! here's no trouble
botse dot," exclaimed Loret terveutly.
"No au w'at's Itvin' could' trent her
i bed. 's too gncsd en' too purty for
slipped awny kettle bnrrncks with 1n-
have the right, for I'm •soldier. I'm s(rucUuos for his cwprorai, but was
working for L'acle Sam, and i doq't back- again In a moment. Finally ha 1
took
believe I ought to tale up mining lip its burden of blanket and
eJahaa. I'm Dot sure there is anything
to prevent It, but; neither am I sure 1t
would be quite the square thing. Are
your
"Why. of course PCs all right," said
food, then said to her:
"Well. are you ready, little one?"
"Yes, Meade," she answered simply.
"And yon- are etre yori won't regret j
it?"
Necla, ber eager face clouding with- -Not while you love me-"
,tbe look of a bort child. "lt' you don't
HP tented her again before they step :
do 11 somebody else will" ped out on the river trail that wound
But the lieutenant @book his head. along (It" hank.
"Maybe I'm foolieh, but I can't see my Two hour?' later they panned where'
way clear, much as i would (lee tree the foaming waters of Black hear
"Oh, dear; oh, dear!" she exclaimed (reek rioted down armee a 'graveled
hrukeely. "i do so want to go. i want bar end lute the eller , ewerping rev -
r• u to he'.i.h,-_and 1 -w.nt-teeee to b ■1■^'tang st rho em?rnhuee t a latnl-
Mel. Her arm Mr ape and Nor wand,
54431 due to Ms tok ossal yam..
eel, grass green valle3, vvith rolling
hills awl domes displa3ed at Its head.
wbfle bark of them lay the town, siX
miles; away, ite low. emelt buildings
tiny and teylike, but distinctly sil.
In/netted ngalnat the teeming sky.
"Is It not 'time to reet?" sahl the sol-
dier laughingly, yet ell!. a look of
yearning in his palmy eye-. as be took
theegictledulientre in hht_ arena. Bet she
011 14In
114,1d, led the way pito the forese
cflAPTL'It V.
A STORY IS
Ire fanny I log flow two Lrown eye
tie Mud ehe s no more on de sky,
An' alnter's Ms' lak spring.
bey msk• my pack su very night. '
be trail Me'. not eo lonse—
I'd walk it Vert), nine ionight
For hear Mir sing sun song.
Hut nen I'm busy male foctuss
NtsmanairyZie del gm
DDItET Nang gayly net
the trader came toward him
through tbe open „rote of
birch, tor be was happy this
alberneosa, and, beteg much of a
Creamer, this fresh enterprisr• awoke
• lalm a boyish /Pleasure. fled not
.this discovery of "No Creek" Lee's
'been providentially arranged for his
wen ealpecball benefit? A fool could see
that ttds was a inert of eeleetiel ap-
probation, and none,bnt feel would
garatlan the wisdom of the gods. /lad
h e not watched Neein grow from a
mord ot hie love? lind he not served
gad guarded her with nil the gentle
ehtvalry of an olden knight?' Of
comma! And here wax hie reward. a
weft of wealth to crown hie nervleti, all
"Whew," sold Gale, ellppIng out of
larpeek steam "the ekeeters IS had!"
"'You bet your gum 'mote," maid I'm -
leas. "Dey're mos' so rick_as de sum -
Palma bores song gagig as ths trader
mess bngnahlsts.
mar day kin Jo t on de Por-
cupine." Beth men wore mtuntleted
gloms ot Ms sod bead bar -
have ba husband" , ;
"She is, is she?' Gale turned on
him with a trauge glare lu his eyes.
"Them's.the nd that get the be dev-
Ile. There's a ething about n good
girl that attrae(1t\a Lid man, particu-
tarty If she's pre[ and 1t goes dou-
ble too. Tbe good w n get the hellions.
A fellow can't get nu\tough but what
he can catch a good wo tau, and a de-
cent than nsuauy draws critter that
looks like a sled'nnd acts e a timber
wolf." �\
"Necla wouldn't marry oo\no had
man," said Loret positively.
Neither mau had ever spokeithus
openly t0 the other about Necla',Le-
fore, and, although their language Was
indirect- each--Itnew-.--t•he.--utbeeele- -.
thought. Brit there was 00 tilde for
further talk now, for the otherit were
close upon them. As tbey came Into
view (;ale exclaimed:
"Well, it Lee hasn't brought Run-
ulou along:"
"Humph:" grouted Doret, "1 dou'1
t'lnk much of dat feller."
The three new arrivals dropped
dower itpols tbe- a=te- -tm .-the
up trail was • vy,
to speak.
"Lid you get nway
seen?" be asked.
"Rare," answered (:ale. 'Toleou has
been here two boors."
' 'That's good. I don't want nobody
tagrfln' along." ,
Runnion volunteered nothing except
froths at the masquitnes and at 111; pack
straps, which were new and rut him
already. As no explanation or his
pre•aenee was 'T? -r,' aelleer one err-•
er nor floret mad.- any comment thea,
but ,it elle out re-er, whi•n the old
miller dropped far enough twitted the
others to render (1n11 erxntkm possible.
"Yen decided to 1.11.e in another unc',
eh::" slate asked Lee.
"it wasn't exactly my dotter.," re-'
pled the miner, . "Stark asked me to
let 'Manion conte 'long, beta' as he
had grub stake[! him. aid he seemed
so set on It that I uckeressed. You
wee, It's the first chance t ever had to
pay him bark for n favor he done me
to the terestar r•mtntry. There's plenty
of lend to go around."
It Nan Lee's affair, thought the trail•
er, and he might, tell whom be !Medi
No he snld no more, but fell to study
her the back of the man heat in front,
who lappx•ned 10 IT Stark, observing
every move amt trick of him and dur-
ing the frequent pauses making a point
of listening and watching hint guard•
ally.
All through the afternoon the five
.nu•') wound up the valley, following
one apother'a footsteps, emerging from
somber thickets of fir (o flounder
across wide pastures of "nigger beads"
that wobbled noel wriggled and bowed
beneath their feet until, at coat of
much effort and profanity, they gained
the firmer footing of the forest. At
one potot Stnrk, hot ind irritable, re-
marked:
tmarked: •
"There must be a shorter ettt than
tills, Lee?
"I reckon there, le," the minet re.
tilled, "but I've always had a pack to
carry. so 1 chose level ground rather
than climb the divides."
"Wpo ee done people at camp hear
'belt die strike nn' beat us tar mug-
g-sted Poleon.
"It wouldn't be easy going for them
titer they got there," Stark said sanr-
ly. "I for one wouldn't stand for It"
"Nor I," agreed Runnbon.
."I don't see how you'd help your.
fast," the trader remarked. "One
man's got as good a right as another."
"I geese I'd help myself, all right,"
Park laughed significantly, as did
Minnie), who added:
"Les 1s entiOed to put 1n anybody
he wants on his own discovery, and If
anybody tries to got ahead of W
there's Mable to be trouble."
"I reckon '11 I don't know as ebbe
trot nobody else does," Los ralfaarted,
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tbem to ford it from bar to bar.
They bud become so intimate by
now as to full lute a wtlmsleal mode
of speech, and Neela reverted to a
childish habit In her talk that brougbt
many a smile to the youth's face. it
had betel her fancy as a little girl' to
speak In adjectives, Ignoring tunny of
tier nouns, uud its quulutueSP bad so
amused her father that on rare occa-
sions, when the humor was on blur, he
also took It up. [the uuw addressed
herself to Burrell in the same manner.
"1 [beak Ne ore very Iwa.tn to euwe
so fur," she raid.
"Yuu travel like a deer," he declared
_adwlrlugly. "Why. yuu have tired me
down." Removing his puck. be stretcb-
est- lee -setas awl *[took out time ache lit
bis rbouleers.
Ile built a tire, [ben fetched a bucket
of water Crum u rill that trickled dowu
among the rucks uear by. Ile wade as
If to prepare their meal, but she would
have none of It.
"Blga ahould never cook," she de-
clared. "That work belongs to Tittles."
then forced him to vacate ber domain
aud turd himself to the manlier duties
of chopping wood and bougbs. •
First, however, bhp 'hewed ,bow
to glace two green foot logo `upon
wbicb the teapot cut) the frylug pan
would sit without upsetting and how
luug sbe wlabed the sticks of cooking
wood. Theo she hantabed blm, as it
were, and be built a wicklup of spruce
tops, under the ,better of which be
plied thick, fragrant billows of "Yukon
feathers."
(1e tilled bks chest deeply and leaned
ou his az, for be found himself shak-
ing as 1f under the spell of Some great
expectancy.
"four sapper L getting cold.* she
called to bion,
Ile took a seat beside ber on a pile
of boughs where the smoke was least
troublesome. Ile bad chosen a spot
that was sheltered by a licben covered
ledge, and this low wall beblyd, with
the wlcklup joining It, formed au In•
ctosure:that -tent them -s reptile air of -
prlvacy. They ate ravenously and
drank deep cupfuls of the emeavorel
tee. 13y the (lase the, were .bobbed
the night had fallen. and the air tuns
just cool enough to make the fire
agreeable. Burrell heaped on wore
uvxsi and stretcbed,out beside her.
"This dry has been so wonderful."
saki tbe girl, "that I shall never go to
sleep. i can't bear to end it."
"But you must be weary, littlr
maid " be said gently. "I am,"
"Walt. Let me nkat" Sbe stretched
her limbs and [roved slightly to try
her muscles. "Yea. 1 am very tied,
bt t reit the kind of tired that makes
yo want to go to bed. 1 want to talk,
talk, talk, and not about ourselves el.
about sensibles. Tell • the
about } ur people- vnnr waster."
11'ontinned uu pate i.
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We Carry a Full Line of
Harvest=Time Requirements
Peerless Machine Oil,
Leather Mitts,
Deering Pure Manilla Binder Twine,
t(tal trot, at 11e,
- Gold Medal Pure Manilla Binder Twine,
ttilt feet. at lie.
Plymouth Binder Twine,
11,11 feet, at Iter•.
We appreciate your trade, and
you will find we treat you fairly.
Quality considered, our prices
are usually found to be the Iow-
cat going.
Kindly bear in mind that all
hardware stores in Goderich
close at 1 o'clock Wednesday
afternoons for the month of
August.
The Howell Hardware Co.
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TALCUM POWDERS
We Lave a large assortment of nice Talcums, the finest
manufactured, and have them in different odors :
Nadruco, Violet, Nwlrucu Rose, Nadruco Fish Color,
Taylor's Valley Violet, Williams Coronation. All the
above at laic a tin. Also Palmer's (larla nd of Violets. at 3flc
a tin. We also have cheaper Talcums. front Ulc up, at
"Welt, tf Let Anew[ brought Runnfoa
along/„
had stalked beside hint ae be drifted
and drank from camp to camp. while
the gloom of a settled pessimism sour-
ed ,blue and men began to shun him
because of the evil that seemed to fol-
- law in-bitsteps.
"I've been rainbow ebnsln' tory
years," be said, "and never caught
nothin' Mut cramps and epidemics and
fudarumatlons. I'm the only miner In
Alaska that never made a discovery of
gold and never bad a creek named
niter him."
"le that how ynn Zee your wile?"
asked Itunofon.
"It Is, 1 never was no good to. enc
'.tit nor noboslc• else. 1 just oeenpied
ria--
Fin lly Gale arose, remarking sleep
sly the 't elm time to ter' lu 1f they
wtabed • gel any rest before the mos
gultnes tee bead again, then sauntered
away frem the tire and spread his
blanket. Pre lsdiowed and made
glove, and hat 1J IS and rolling them
selves. up in thel coverings. fell 1..
snoring—a/I exrept be trader, who
lay for hours on Ids k staring up at
tbe stars, as if trying o moire some
riddle that battled him.
They nwoke early rend half no
hour had eaten, remade Os r picks
nod were ready to resume thel oar, it
As they were :Rent to start Gal suid:
"I reckon we'd _better settle •nt
OOW who has the choice of locate.
when ee get up pmder. I've been or
stanmetles wee:. it. paved n hen!. of
hard recileg,"
"I'm agreeable." said Stark. "Then
there won't be tee misunderetatidlug."
The others, being likewise ()Id at the
game, acquiesced. They knew that in
suet' cases gra% e trouble ban often oc-
curred when two men have cast eye,.
ou the seine claim end have felt tile
miner's CTI4ISC14..S9 "hunch" that gold
Iles here or there or that the ground
one of teem covets Is wanted by the
"I'll bold the ;trews," said Lee, "and
every feller will have an even break."
Turning his back on the others. be cut
four aplinters of varying lengths, and,
arranging them so that the ends peep-
ed evenly front hie big hand, be held
them oat.
"The longest one has the the choice,
and so on," he said, presenting then.
to Gale, who promptly drew the long-
est ot the four. Ile turned to [Meet,
but the Frenchman waved him cotir
teously to Stark, end when both he and
Reunion had made their choice Lee
handed him the remaining one, which
was next In length to that of the
trader. Stark anti Itunnion mialified In
the order they drew, the latter erre.
Mg his evil lurk.
"Never min% tole man," bashed Pole.
on; "de last shot ehe's de sure wan."
They took up their burdens siren
and Med toward the narrow valley.
F. J. BUTLAND'S
Drug Store Golerielk
"THE STORE THAT PLEASES."
All old ogle suffer from attacks
of sudden, xhau.tion, weak heart
action • and tr.rtion. The beet aid
in each cases is ''et tne'iw, the ineigot-
ating tonic roil h is prepared from
fresh lean beef, 'erste of Iron and
pule old Spanish Sherry Wine. It
stinrnlates the. dig ion end strength-
ens the whole body: $1.0U a bottle.
Women eomptise t weaker, the
fairer and the finer sex.
1
It pays to patronize the man who advertises.
He is not afraid to talk about
his goods in black and white.
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e Store that oath -
Store closes at 5,30 Cameron & Moore ties or
p.m. ,Saturdays 10 pan.
Same as in July. Money back.
tl'ell, here we are
month we shall be show'
again 'twixt two seasons, and this is the last
Spmmer Goods. 'What's the _result ? Well,
'oods have to move out almost
son knowing the policy of this store knows
ane season t� another, and that is ,the
ese lines early. Commencing Friday
of goods are going to move out of
o be on the alert if you want to get
regardless of price. Any pe
that we carry nothing over fro
reason we start clearing out
morning hundreds of dollars' wor
this store, and we would advise you
a share of the bargains..
August elearing 9c
lee yards of the new erepe Wash Goode left, all
t he new shade..., j regular Me, August
clearing 39c
Tw dozen long Apron.; with bibs, made from
rilat yard of Wash Prints. regular Mc and I5e,
in all go patterns, put out On one table,Atig-
Fat pain; of ladies' and misses' Gloves, in silk
no kid. king and short, a clean-up trona
torm sales, August element!, per pair 39c
Three dor
clearing .
rive dozen
range, to go
Wash Hefts, regular 25e. August
sse
w. for Aiuguet clearing, half -
Two dozen linen Wash Skirts. August
Homing 9k
Men's Section
Five dozers men's Negligee Shirta. newest shades.
extra well made, resole* 1$1.:Y) and 1.51I, to
clear Saturday, only 9k
and 7:ic, Saturday
Fifty suits.of men's light Summer derwear,
regular 25e and 35c, August elearitig,\. tqc
Men's cotton Hocks, regular 1Sc. clearing, per ,
pair
Three dozen 'boys' Shirt Bloissee, ular 50c,
August clearing 59c
Another lot of men's Working Pants,
$1.26 and $1.50, August clearing. per pai
A few good inen's finite to clear at big red
Gong tor first bilyers.
lar
Grocery Department (Basement).
CHAPTIOR VI.
TAX BURIUML 00141.
1STOT until his dying day wilt
Bartel lom the memory of
that march with Nide tbrougt
the antrodden valley, mad yet
Its Incidents veer* Dever clear cut 00r
distinct when he looked back upon
them, bat blended into one dreamlike
procession. as tt be wandered throng.
some adentore where every image was
deLightfully distorteld and each act de-
liciously unreal, yet all the sweeter
from its dieting unreality. They talk-
ed and laughed end sang with a rush
of Wets as untamed as the waters In
the comae they followed. They wan-
dered hand in hand into a bed of Ilhe
alone, where there mut acithble teal
but love and nothing tangible but /or.
They held to the tied ot the etralle.
tor its vole** was low aod enabled
Now is the time when it is nice to shop in our Grocery Department,
because :t is always cool, and by reason of its being cool everything in
the line of Groceries is kept fresh. Great care is taken to buy Nothing
but the best goods, and by buying in large quantities and selling for
cash, this department not dependent on itself, is the reason you can get
more here for your money. -
5 cases of choice Tomatoes, '2 cans for tSe
10 packs of Rolled Oats, fregh front factory, 7 lie
for
200 1-111 packages of choice Beetled Raisins,
speoial, per package. Ile
3 cases of Mtalta-VIta. fresh from factory, *pedal.
21 lbs best Granulated Sugar . 11.11*
23 lbs Granulated Sugar (not Redpath'e). ...$Lese
Cameron & Moore
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