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TUE •w+Yirttnu.
wllew rrouud. She ors pretty and full wrung, lend wrong but I've lucid you
A11LY the next morning Colpo ibrr sad they was troth of an age to better than any dauglitee w'aw ever
ral Thomas came into the lobe hard, r" Jefferson swore he'd loved lu this wide world, and I've
worked and starved and froze and
Lstore and found Neela tending wake the other women take her, but
it while Gale was out. Ever +!linin' feu heap different from any
;Ince the day she bad floe/Booed blur other proteesluu, and the army has gut
about Burrell this old wan had ileo its nam traditions. The !ohmwould:et
every occasion to talk with the girl, work.
turf when 6e asked her this wurnlug "By and by the captalu gut tired of
1',uut 1.b. reports eaueeralag Lees tryin' and gave up the attempt -Just
strike she told him of ber trip and all devoted, himself to ber-aud then we
:batt bad occurred. was trauaterred, all but biro. We/hitt-
-You re, I'm a mine owner now," bd to a better post, but Captain JeIIer-
.hc concluded. "If 1t hadn't been a ran was cbaugud to weather company
secret I 'would hays told you before 1 and had to stay at Supply. Gee, 1t
•tent, so you could have been nae was a rutteu'bule! Jn.ueuce had bees
!,e first" used, and [bell he stuck, while the
"I'm gotta' anyhow," he said, "If the new utdcer' eye b1113 out cumplet.ly,
i,•utenaut will let tie aud it It's not sou Jurt like the others hard slues, so 1 was
,re..• told, and It drifted on that way for a
Then *be told blur of the trail by long time, him forever makln' as Sp-
Black lifer el*k which would save 4111 dllhl to +p4 bJ+t true m4/141844 4°4
him several holm. always (pilule' loser. Ria folks back
he observed. Rasing et her abr*wdly. • old, •tailor' hint a squaw nun, and the
"So that's how you and 5. mad. its' Pnet waw """d"1" and fro" bim
et .e.Apn...t -ia -snot wT1r1_ v.= fa- wwN'sll-she agb -she tinny, till
thee?" niu 1;r ine1 nitl'(sp* Liao 10 treat ®C
raved, and so has Alluua, so that you
might have something to lite' un wbcu
l'm gone and be different from us. It
won't be loam now, I guess. I've gtveu
you the best schooling of auy girl on
the river, and I'd bale seut you out to
a cuuveut to the Sbitb,b but I couldn't
let you go so far away... 1 loved yon
ton much fur that! 1 couldu't do
11, girl. I've tried, but you're ail I've
got, and I'm a selfish wan, 1 reckou."
"Net nu! ivirM, taut!" hie daughter
cried impulsively. "You're everythtug
that's good and dear, but you've lived
a differeut life from other wee. and
you see things differently. 1t was
mean of me to talk as I did." She put
ber arms around 51s neck and -hugged
bio. "taut I'm very uubappy. dad."
"Don't you alto to tell what started
odor he said geutly, caressing her
»_his cwt., herd- timid as -softly tor
a mother. But *be shook her head.
'Ott no! We beat biro tn" she safe acid In order t" keep enough warmth
!I1at blame to live by, ons-.tWug lesdl0' aies
d be euutlnued, "I'll take the nt
IU1d tell to musing at (b. memory of
itawe hours W timelier tall be Unail) resented 1.t boat duwu to the mis,lub and '[airy
pawed alone with Heade, vlseuly After that be dldu't last lou your ma If you want me to.'•
white her eyen shone and her cheeks g "That wonWu't do an
glowed. The corporal saw the look. and 'l'bry made 11 rt' maples/suetshot 6e y geed. -sad
It bore out a thedry he bad funned dur quit the service crowded him out. she. "We'd better leave things as
that's all. He was a buru soldier, too, they aro." Then she drew away and
Mg the past mouth, et' us b,ta 1.w -alts lingered
----ht�srt+%amt-a ta+Nt twat bad laand didn't know 0otbin' else Dor etre smiled at him bravely from the dour.
for uothln' dirt,; ail due a man as T `"}m y- .-4�'� tbir--_-
wlud for some time. As •rule, he way
not u careful man In his %tweru, and ever served under, but 1t soured him 1 mi.'s?' led, and sbe went out.
tar el.11eaey of this ymnettrer tared bis eu that a rattlesnake couldn't bare Ile
ingenuity to the utmost, for be loved 'frtsd wtt-htm' w s° o- -\stir w� n.a seatless env' al*
thr girl and feared to sal tow r.ncb
same kind of business after be quit the remembering that Alluaa and tbe ctit-
you'd have a hard time breaking '1n
awuug the ametanuers.' But what're
the ore of thinking about It? 'fits Is
yuur country, and these are your peo-
ple."
.t morbid desire was upon her to
track duwu this lutaugible racial dla
tlucUuu, but rhe saw ItuuuIou, whole
rhe could not bear, cowing toward
them, so thauked Stark hurriedly arid
went tau her way.
"Been waking frieuda with tient
squaw, eh?" rewurked Itu0ulon vase
011117.
"Yes," replied Stork. "She's a nice
little girl, and f like her. 1 told her I
didn't have any port In that miners'
meeting affair"
"Hub! What's the matter wItb you?
It was all your doing."
"1 know it wt'., but I didn't aim It
at her. 1 wanted that ground treat to
Lee's. and I mooted to throw a ,lot.
Into Old Mao Gale. 1 couldn't let 11.'•
girl stand in my way, but now tl
It's over l'm willing to be friend,' 1.n. 1
her."
"Me too. Ry heaven, rhe'. es ...•..
ful'as a fawn. She's White t.
body would ever know she wan a
breed."
•'She's a good girl," said •Stark 100 s
lugly to a gentle tone that Uuuulou
bad uever beard before. -a
"Getting 'dud of mushy, unit y'ou2
1 thought -you had passed that stage.
old roan."
"No; I don't like her In that way"
"I'll lay you a little eight to five that
Burrell has tbruw•u her down." chuc-
kled Itunnlou.
"i never thought of that. You may
be right." _
If Ifs true 111 ,lustre% up a band lt..
that soldier."
Meanwhile Necia bad passed on out
'of the town and through the Indlau
village at the meutb of the creek until
high up on the slopes she saw AIluna
'and the little ours. Sbe climbed up to
them and seated herself where -Rhe
could look far out over the westward
way .alley, with the--greet-*trpete fiotvi.ttt
halt n tulle beneath her. She stayed
there all the morning, and. although
for gay was hrt}jl.t omit Ike
bending with their'burdeu of'blue, she
pkked do bert•les, but fought resolute-
ly et ' n t
p thmagh a &men nr) I g moods tl►at
mirrored thems*Ices In her deti� ;tae
face. It w•aa ber tient Rout stria .1.
but In time the tioyaney M youth met -
the alntlyhtp opt:wlam of early love
prevailed] And so sbe WAN 1n 11 11:11t-
pier
op
poet_ frame. of -mind when the little
conany trade their descent at mid
19he
lieutenant lira smart army, but be wasu't cut out fur 1t and' dreu bad gone berrying on the slopes
�� .
y
brit the ole In In ell v
eIndian village. she form 1
never e good .w1 sg1.
fellow," he began, "and It was slick B a long as 1 knew of
elm. Thr fart time 1 aero hlw ons her way thither. All at truce a frac of
work Juwp10' all those clninis. If,
Just litehien to befriend a girl (lite duwu on the border, and be had sure seeing Meade Burrell come upon her.
sou._ lie seen Llmit.l •f" grown coitus. lie bad quit the squaw, fibs wanted to titlark 151. out, w timid
rc„-.. who -war suit• with a greaserip goes a he= site. attod, befell." he .bad 1vord
"What!" exclaimed Neela. '"Befriend me" -with ber. She bad been led to observe
-ether girls?'.' "And cid you think I'm trite that 1.r 'wen a strange uugle and must'ver things Just like It IIe's *twee s man?" sola Necla in user, strutted verify her vlelon, as It were. What it
_lulu' favors that get him into true q
isle"
"This couldn't cause bim trouble,
,..old it, outside of Stark's and Itun-
1,1nu'* grudge?"
"Nn. 1 reckon not," assented the cor•
' .poral, groping blindly fur some way of
expreising what he earthed to say.
"Ete.pt, of course, 11 might cause a
l.1 uf talk at headquarter. when It's
mows wllkt hell done -Tar you and
'bow he dune it. I heard somethln'
ilrwt It down the street this mora -
1°', so I'm nfraid It 'will get to St.
)4i.'hael's and then to bis folks."
1 don't understand," maid Node.
"11e hasn't done anything that any
-tame-wettldn't do under the same ele-
rllmetaneelr."
"S i mane got a right to make folks
talk about • nice girl," Bald the cor-
poral, "and the feller that told me
ah int 1t said be reckoned you two
was to love." 11e hurried along now
without offering hir n chance to speak.
-�: ettnt� liens
guts k; you're too fine a girl for that."
"Too finer' laughed Necla,
ail.*- yea're too doe and goal to
let httn put you In wrong, juut a. be's
, oro tine a fellow and gut ton lunch
abcid of him to make what Ida Peo-
ple would call a mes'yalliance"
__A'uuld his people object to -to. Mich
n thing?' queetiuued the girl. They
were elope Its the ■tore, and so they •
mold talk freely. "I'm Jost sttppee•
Ing, you know."
'0 i.ord! Would they object?' Pot,
t °rnl Thomas laughed 111 s highly artl•
(Sia! manner that made Necla bridle
and draw herself up Indignantly.
G•i abeed and tell me: I won't be
offended," Insisted tbe girl. "Tun
met. 1 don't know much about ouch
thiugit, for I've tired all my life with
men Ulm 'fathelr and Polon and the
priests at tbe mission. who treat me
;wit Ilk* one of themselves. But
,um.budy-wet-want to marry me.owe
day. '1 suppose, so I ought to know
what is wrong •w Ith me." She dashed
up darkly under her brown cheeks
Corporal Thomas began to persptre
uncomfortably, but went on doggedly:
goln' to tell you a story. not
hecauxe It applles,to Lteutenant Bur-
rell" --
"Of course," Raid the girl.
-"but Jn*t to show you what 1 mean.
It vans a good long spell ago. when I
ons at Port Supply. which was the
frontier In them days. like file is now.
We freight/whin from Dodge City with
bull teadnpaild It was sure the frluge
of the ftontIge-no women, no society,
0otbla' much except a fort, a lot of in -
40u* and a few officials with their
valves and families. Now, them kfnd
of places is all right for married men,
hut they're tough deddin' for single
ones, anti after awhile a feller gets
awful careless about himeelf. He
seems to go backward and run down,
tni,bty quick when he get, away from
.'I.illsation and hlm people and restau-
ratws and such things. Ile gets plumb
reckless and forgetful of what's what.
There was a captain with us, it young
feller that looked 111te the Iieutennnt
bere and a good deal the game sort -
high temper(d and chtvalrlou.s 00(1 all
that sort of thing, a West Pointer, too,
good family and all that, mud, what's
more. 11 captain at twenty fi&P. Now,
our bend freighter wag married to a
squaw, or lenatwnys he hall been, but
In them days nobody thought much of
It any more than they do up here now,
and pRrtkettarly b(reuie lw'd lis(! •
government contract for n lone while,
ran a lrlg gang of mon and critters and
hail mode n lot of money. Likewise
he hail n girl, who lived nl the fort and
w'a4 mighty nice to look at rind restful
TO the eye after a year or nn of cactus
trees and mesquite and buff*lo grass.
She was twice as nice Ind twice as
pretty An the women at the post, nail
'*m for money -well, her deli could have
1"'light rind sold All the officers In a
1°rap, but they and their wives looked
down lin her, and *he didn't mil with
them none whatever. To make It
short, the contain married her. Perm-
ed Ilk. be got disregardful of er.ry-
roanhe had 6 ed that h
orporal'sshow.r, but be had purposely *10110 std had hid time to thiol? It
c
avoided her ekes aud could not tell would 1.111 her 1f she saw auy differ -
how uSa was to ug It.•sot's in him, and .he knew site would
"No: You're di • erect, but the army he obis to trod it lu ht. eyes.
Is Just the same. 1 told you this to A* air went through the main street
•Sbe had listened luteutl) to the (' aug now t n e was
show, you bow 1t
It don't apply to you,
"Of course!" *
"But who would hap
ant Burrell It -If -wet
something like that?
half breed girls. I dare sa
other girl, or --tike the."
She did not flush now an
stead ber chicks were pale.
"it would go a beep worse wi
than it did with Captain Jerre
said the corporal, "fur he's got
ahead of him• and be rum*' from
ter stock. Why, tila family Is way up.
"I never thought of myself as an In-
dian," said Necla dully. "In this coun-
try It's a person's heart that counts."
"That't how 11 ought to 1.s•." said the
out 111 the States. of the ramp she saw Stark occupied
of sasses near the water front, where lie
Ney'IA again. fought a bullring lot. Ile spoke to ber
0 to I.luten- as 'Me vole about to pass.
"-hbeed-mori*Jng, mum. Are you rest.
.d from your trip?"
She an.wered that she ran' Itnd
*mild have condoned on her way but
he stopped ht•r. •
"I don't want you to think- that miu•
lugmatter was my doing," be said,
"I've got nothing against lou, Your
oke man haul wasted any affection
on 111P, and 1 can get along without
biro, all right, but i don't make trou-
ble for girl' if I can help It."
The girl believed that be meant what
e Bald. He. words rang true, and he
01..• seriously. Moreover. Stark wan
run already: lu the camp as a man
wI, t did not go nut of hl' way to make
frlonlly or to render anccounting of
his (feeds, ao It wars natMi1 that when
be made her a show of kindness Nec•la
should treat him with les. eolduess
than might have been expected. The
man had ('1.1(1..d nu occult Influence
tdey "3beftis *eIbisik /a -44.wd to upon bee from the time she first saw
be a*bamed n1., ■nd 111 ,07eat} le Mm at T.ee: cabin, int It watt too"
Sbe struck Ler insane fiercely. "If a vague for definite 10411ug, and she had
man loves me bell tale We, 110 nuttier been too Rtrongl Rwapeul by I'oleon
what It meant[ to bim."•and her father in their attitude toward
The corporal .11.1 down from the him to be conscious of It.
counter whirr he had been sitting
I'm going to build a big dance ball
"1.'m golu' to huut up the lieutenant and saloon help.," .old Start, showing
see get hlw h, let me off. me!". 1 her the crakes that be hod drlvyu.
can stake n (Oahu and sell it." ".00. soon n' the rush to the creek 1.
The moment be was gone the girl's over I'll hire a gang trf men to get out
a lot of hour lot. i'll tlnl'h It In a
composure vanished. and she gave vent
to Err [fenny!. week and be open fur the stampede."
"It's a 11e! It's a Ile!" she cried "1M you think this will be a big
aloud: and with her tilts .be ',cat the romp?" she *sled.
boards lu flout of her. "Ile 1'",. nue! "Nobody can tell but 111 take a
I know 6e dew•m"' 'i'he n +.1.t( b, y au fu -
chance. If It proves to be a tains
tremble and subbed, "1'm Just like nlurm 1'11 route on
other girl.." "You've beet' In a great many camps.
She was st111 wrestling with [herself 1 suppose."
when Gale returned. tool he started nt 1•le said "'Ill he bed: [bat for twenty
the look In her titer as she approached years he hail been on the remake and
Mut knew it from west Texas to the circle.
"Why did you nigrry'u17 mother?"
"Fre never known anything escept
*be asked. "%%'by? why y do Ibis." She .wept the p,inM of the
11.' magnetspwith her arm. "And there 1s
He saw that she nam In a rage mad
Ro much beyond that t want to know
answered bluntly, "1 didn't about. 05, 1 feel so Ignorant!. There la
She shrank at this.• !'ben why uonletbtng now that petition you could
didn't you? Shame! Shame! That tell me. 7.044 have traveled so much."
makes me worse Than I thought i was "Let'. hove it," salol he, smiling n1
be aliOuTd do
are many
like tills
ore. ID•
bim
a,"
re
1.
ry if I've hurt you. little girl. I'm a
rough old roomier, and I never thought
but what you understood all tbl.. Up
here folks look et it right, but outside
It's • mighty different. Even yet you
don't half understand."
"I'm glad I'm what 1 um," cried the
05, why did you ever tura squaw men?
Why did you make me a breed?"
"loud. het',! 'What ails you?" said
the trader. -z -
"i've But begntr-to-realise- whet -1
am. 1'w uut respectable T'w not like
•other women and peter can lie. I'm a
squaw a squaw"'
"You're not!" he tried.
"No honest man CUD marry me. I'm
a vagabond! The best l can get 11 my
bed and board, like ray mother."
"By beaten! Who offerer) you that?"
Bale's face was whiter than hers now,
but she disregarded him.
"He can play with me, put nothing
more, mud when Ire Is gone another
one can have me, mud then another and
another and another."
"That's all internal rot," he •old.
"There's Atty gond men In this comp
would marry you tomorrow."
"Bah! I we:rn real men, not miner'
i wont to la• a lady. I don't want to
p1111 it hand [ltd hurl wenr tnoecn'Inv
n11 my life and rak, rhlldr'en for men
welt wht.kerm. I want 10 he Inved--1
wan to 1w loved! 1 wont to Marry n
gentleman."
"Burrell!" said 1))1 le.
"No," elle flared up -"not him nor
anybody to mirtlenlnr. but somebody
Ilke him, come nevi with r'tenn flng.•r
Holl.."
Ife found nothing hmnn•rnn' or ern
-
tPtque In her measure of it gentleman.
for he realised (hent .he erns sting to
* pitch , • unreason and unnatural ex.
(*Bement and That she vine to terrible
earnest
The old man hesitated. "1'l1 own 1
R. end the hanger to have a wont- was wrong," he sold fln,lly. staring
air filet overpowered Mm. She'd been out into the su0shlne with an odd es -
14'st".Irj} l;' it l
`(.ia
her nerlou.ne.s.
She hesitated, of a lugs for word',
finally blurting nut what was In her
mJgd:
"My father le a squaw man, Mf.
Stark, and i've been raised to tptni--
that such things ere customary."
"They are in all new countries," he
assured her.
"But how are they regarded when
civilization comes along?"
"Weil, they aren't regarded, as a
rule. Squ,Iw mPt' are pretty shiftless,
and people don't pny much attention
to them. 1 gue.a If they weren't they
wouldn't be squaw men."
"My father isn't ehiftleee." she chat•
lenged, at whtrh he remained silent,
refusing to go on record. "isn't a
half breed Just as good at a White?"
"Look here," maid he. "What are
you driving s1.?'
"i'm n 'bin(.I,' " she declared reck-
lessly, "and 1 want to know what peo-
ple think of nu•. The men around here
have never made me feel conscious of
1t, but" -
"You're afraid of tbeee uew people
who are coming, eh? Weil, d(te't wor-
ry about that, mise. It wouldn't make
any difference to ole or to any of your
friends whether you were red, white,
block or yellow."
"But It would make n difference with
some people,' In*1Rted the girl.
"oh. i reckon It would with en'tern
people They look nt things kind of
funny. But w'e're not In the east,"
'•'Pini', whnt 1 wanted to know.
Nlee people back there wouldn't t
erste a girl like me for a members
would they?"
He shrng¢ed his .,•.•alders. "I gimes
I1p L'siel. rel».(t
hltu with Moore ut friendlltress until
lie sherd tears from Ills tome good eye..
1'auti,.ur;1y at first lie let out hi<
wit, which was logy from long, dletwe
and nv 11k•avy un Its ft•1•t mutt', Jump
Ing frog of Calaveras, but whet' Ih.y
laughed nt its l'abor'ed leaps and ratites
his ...mildewy grew. With the reel'
tartly of n clock he planted clgara n1.1
ordered "rt I!ttle more troll Mill."
while his rutin,' eve K,toleed lir laehry
mole profuslUI, its Werbulden holm
ttaett 110 the Wee rf "In earehae,
be rd. Iby amid l,y h6 wruulerc,l
through the town, trailed by a troop
of tenderfeet, 1111 the w011a01 uiar•kt d
him. whereupon he tied back to Gm
post and hugged the bar, for he Ivan
u bashful mew. When Stork's new'
place opened It offered flirt amottier
retreat, of wbkeh he availed himself
for swine dole. But late In the even-
ing be reappeared at 01d Mau tittle's
store, walking a bit uusteudily, and ate
he au/runlet, the flight of logs to the
door he metered w1m•e 1.t., ofq'ti.
• " Wbata , be.•.alle of that fourth
step?" be demanded sharply of I'uleoo
-Dere she Ie," lutist the Frenchman.
- "I'iu blunted u It 1s. You moved 1t
duce i W1,1 here."
"I'll have 'itu put back," laughed the.
btbej.. _ -
"Say, it's a grutd thing to be rich.
ain't It?"
"1 dou't kuuw_ 1 alt'' uever try IL"
"Well, his, and now that I've arriv-
ed i'11, gultl : to (•hauge ray ways com-
plete. No more extrrlvagnlime 1t' mine.
T'll uever lend another eons." '
"1\"al's dat?" ejaculated Floret in.
r
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•
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A.) mare WIriflwg arfille 'iltld"oor=
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World 'shout end. ninon! No busted
sal ors need apply. I've been a good
[hitt •, but touti'ht 1 turn nn the time
lock.
trent inued on lyase '
Kellogg's
Acid is
Antiseptic
qa)•.
As they approached the 'town they
Mord the familiar cry of "Steam-.
bii ri mot^' and by the ttme they had
reached home the little eatnp was nolo)'
with the plaint 'uf Wolf dog'. There
were few men to Join In the welcome
having di*appear(•d Into the hills, but
the animals came trooping luzlly to the
rank nmol eat d wi' ',u tl•..ig 1. •oa. �t
waptilltg the approaching steamier,• 1»
:heir (oft eyes the sAdoess of a canine
nos. of eleven. -
The dew•rted aspect of,the town putt-
(', d the captain of the steamer, and
upon landing he wade his way at once
t.. ,lobo bile'* store, where be learned
The Acid in Kello 's
Toasted Corn Flakes
Antiseptic, germicidal,
and deadly'eo all disease
producing germs,caused -
by impure foods you
have been eating.
11
TALCUM PQWDERS
• \\f• Lave a large as.ortntent of nice Talc mils, the finest
nran.rfactttret , and have thrill in different tadorss,
\I( 1.iiir
o
Violet, \+ulruco Rose, Nat1t•uco ••Flesh .!'eine,
Titylor s \'alley Violet, Williams' Coronation, All the
above at 2.-x• *lin. Alan I'ul,u,•r's Garland of Violets, -at Mc
a tie. \\'e also have cheaper Talcum*, from l(k up, at
F. J. BUT LAND'S
Drug Store
Goderich
"THE STORE THAT PLEASES,"
Now you understand
why the name on that
delicious, appetizingly-
dainty Cereal Food you
always wished for
should be
from the trader 4.f the Rtrlke and of 1 LOC. ' Made
tiro 1ampele,that had resulted. Be- ,0,/
fore the recital .was 11111411n1 11 man All nr
muse bed and spoke excitedly: All
Groc.r.
"Captain, ley ticket reads to Daw-
son, but Ens getting bff here. Won't
you have ray outfit put ashore?" Ile,
was followed by a group of fellow
passengers, who made a similar re-
quest.
"'Phis place is good enough for me,"
- -
one of thegaleT •- -� - ,
"Me. loo," another volunteered. "TI11s
strike; 114 new, and we've bit- her just
in time."
Outside a dozen men hn.l crowded
u -f erre Tee ngnln't the wait lir Mt
store mid were clamoring to hear
about his find.
Stark wasted no time. with money
lu his hands, he secured a dozen men
who were willing to work for hlre, fur
there are 014111)'t those who prefer the
surely of ten coined dollar" to the hope
of u hundred. Ile swooped duwu with
these helpers on has pile of mnerrhan-
disc that had lulu beneath tarpaulinti
on the rhes Ik since the day he and
Mannion landed, and by midafternoon
a great tent had Ix'eu stretched over
IC franlcw"rI, et peeled IN.lenbuilt on
the Int wbcu lie and Nerin bad stood
earlier in the day. Before aft 111114
u.leon was running. Tu 1*' sure, there
was 0o floor, and his polished fixtures
luokesl_suaugelp new and int'utrt;ru-
oue, but the town at Tapas had mo-
urned n sln,llar air of lncumple'lem.'sa
n d crude Immaturity. Anil 111(1•won-
de for 11 had grown threefold In half
a y: Stark 41101)' unpacked his
gam,. Ing -implement., keen to .rent
every dcnntrage, and out of the hand-
ful of +.le, faced jackal. who follow
at the he v of n healthy herd he hired
men to ren them and to deal.
117 nlpht 'lamI,eau wart n mining
(•n tup.
1.'B KR R.
ititinh-lit :r. -
110003 Unit,-
••� * O ('REEK' 1.1EE had mole
into his oat at last and 0','
it hero, for t ' story of 111
long PH fuck are fannmot
gossip .ova, cud men ort .ed hlm-'for
1tIi eoiirag7r:
bad never ' -' m Enol.
e!t1, for nn)thl before not *no til,
certain Just boa to take 1t.
"Say, are theme people klddlt
be Inquirers t•mfldentinity of fol
"4444"c? Ira you mean?"
"B'ell__ teres a Seller_. nankin' n
speech nt.mt me down l.y the lam
In',
"Wet he say?"
"ft ^fn's anthfrl' i5 fight over • 11,'
*aye I'm nnrtlier i/au't, Room,. h'adln'
the nnrt111 of rnipfre %vesta•nrd. Cer-
tainly 11.0041' g,v.d. hilt Is 1t ow .the
level?"
"Waal I cc vet ort," admitted !`.Horn 1
The pros; e. ter 'welled with indlgnn-
tloa, "Tion *b7 In h--1 didn't gen
feller.'tell nor long ago?'
The mcenty miner or two of gold
tram his elsl:n hp In the Reales at the
host, where every newcomer might es-
nmine It, mud, renllsing that he was a
never ending emirce ok information,
they fit weed on blot for h1, tips, brib-
ing him with newepepers worth 11
Pitch or with owing, which he wrapped
up carefully and placed. la 51, macki-
naw 11H every pocket of the ratty
garment bulged so that be coold not
alt withnnt maths them. They dwelt
epee bra lightest word abd stood Ills
Toasted
orn Flakes
1.1
LONDON DIRECTORY
Pateretwat iketrually
Mumbles 1raderm.thrung hold 1 he
to cotsuuluticate direct trill) English
MANUFACTURERS and DEALBitS
in each clam' of goods, Resides Ling
a 0 plebe rumt^rt•rird guide to Lon-
don anti its. sul,auiw, the Din'et('uy
contnilt' Ibis of
EXPORT MERCHANTS '
with thrgrn.ts 1hev ship, and Ibe Col -
moist] aud roteigu Market ythr' 'supply;
STEAMSHIP LiNES
arranged udder the Ikons 11 whi'• h
they sail, and indite ing 110• approxi
luau wtilings :
PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES
of leading Mena/trimmer.. Merchant,
rte , in the prinripal provinrinl towns;
and roles trial centres of the
Kingti . -
A ropy of the current edition will be
furw'ai'lled, freight palet,-rit rer,tt}R-mit
postal order for 20s. 1 •
•
1 healers Reeking agenr•ics ran adver-
tise their resist.' e,ards fere_ 4h_t/r.1at•lrer
advertisements from L'3.
The London Directory Co., Ltd.
L; AI.•hurrh Irene, 1,1 .1. n. P. 1'.
.i f you wish your prosperity to
be coin -inn, us, )'ottf adti•er-
i.sin III 1 1Ik ,-.SI.t..NA 1.
\Monti(! h(• :0n,ti n tout:.
i
THE
M�LAUCH LIN
iasti.
If you .M thinking ��� buying . Buggy this year,
n:naw�°"n�. AnePNu4� � ei••��ial�.�w �,
�� �m �M �wetel-
Talking About Buggies
If *r. of a new this year,
-Jae 'inulol la. pplrra..d, tie ham* - talk wittl -�:ou. We
i
handle the bret'Huggy un 11.'. market -
ONE GRADE ONLY
and
THAT THE BEST.
The 1000 models are dathliea. Leo 1e. • how 1111 Ole 11m•
1•0411m ref HI'J(Pw Boggle. We hal l• i,l.t pl,l.''.l. In atme•k.
N. 11. - 1 lyses token the igeuny for the Me('orrniek 1n*ple-
nu•ot. and min now supply Heeding and Harvesting Machines
ul:unuftteinted by this well kni.w•n company to anyone desiring
111-11-c1•t.e Partin Mind ' •rs.
Wm. Knox,
Newgate and Hamilton Streets, Godench
AIIAMS: WAGONS. ('ocKSHUTT PLOWS.
asp,
111Q?"
r0.
Picnic and Camping
SUPPLIES
T1rt us Ht you omit
with'11te pitlVlsions
for ytmr • .tmmmei•
' outing. We Aglow
find what yon wont•_ :l
sna have the tight ;I
good. to supply your rt
needs, whether it 1st {j
only for an after-
noon picnic or fob a
mirth's camping. It
r the people
wtat home we 11
hsv
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
and everything in the line 4.1
(Irowetiex that i' gond.
Sturdy & Co.
THE (IROOERtt.
Phone 91. West Side Square
Prince Rupert
'YOUR OPPORTUNITY
1'lif?►( h: iii I'4iW1', (he• 1-ayei tie coast terminus of the Grand Trunk
1'11 111e ltailway. is destined to become one of 1lo' greatest co eclat
and in1.i.ttlal centres of population on this continent. Nn city in its
i•p
making eveee•...wed to the world greaterpn.sihilit.ies than Prince
Rupert. Investors throughout. the United !Metre and Canada, IDPII with
foresight, keen diseeetunent e.nd Hnanrial exJperieww, are inve.tingand
inventing heavily in 11114 now city of the Laat Great Wed. Prince
Ittlp'rt offers *not her npport,ur.ity for making a fortune in Real I':Mate;
for which the Nellie t7t.a...1 . Ili1'•.i limits torp the wonder sit the world.
The nm• Is's( way, the one snrn way for all to .•Rtes in the rapidly in
crrmsing vetoes, and par(ie•ipu,.s in the wealth pertain to le• made in
Prince Rupert. ie through *tiv.•et•wwrit in the shares of THE PRiN('li
It11l'1•:It'1' IREA1. ESTATE IN7.'EMTMENT 131., LTD., organized to
combine the savings of in%Pstor•te, troth Wale nod small, for permanent
invr.lnse1il in Prince Itup„rt reit.' estate, upon the same than that has
created all.renl..
. estate for'unes. Yon entre live right where you are,
stay by yinr •r
pr(lnt tank, (told y( all- benefits will pile up month after
trrmttir users mites• yrrr, �.4rr rifler +.s ihtv?"'"'"4.
rl.+e 4 0 Bnt110d nnmtt*t' at
mbnnt s ..i 137111.5k (!nnlpany n1 par $I(l,lsl per vial•., p*ynbla 1U {{wr ce01.
dawn 0nd 1t' p•r rent, nttortIly, on it dime melt tsf :, ,pwr rent. for cash.
The man whnis alone unable. (l, p uveha.e well 'sleeted property may
InveNt hie armpits' f to in the NIA mss of This 1' tinny and share pro
Mata in the barge preftly eertain 111 acenm' from the unhnikllng of its
Nosiness and the inet•es.inw cider .of il. realty holtiingt• To the small
investor who desires sumerping int ,re. than Just RafPty inr hla nirteen'.
we after here ,aheolute safety end s high earning nn fhr inveetttt.t.
Every detail of the lstsinerw iv :, 11w tttrl• of public record and has the
indorsement of the heat. 1 sines. int errata in the Northwest. Best hank
refet•Pner,, Vour business( soli, iter.. Write
The Prince Rupert Reil &tate Investment Co., Ltd.,
411 Leto Buildlug, Vsncoaver. B. rC,
Prince Rupert, fl. /'