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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1935-04-04, Page 6r OPSIS: Young r Ed. Maitland, Speed's hand had been called. �S tscr"it of a New England seafaring .fain -1 "When I., made that bet about the illy, and the hardened gambler, Speed (bridge," muttered Speed, ""I plumb Malone, met on a trip north to the forgot to leave out the. Northwest Yukon.. gold fields in '97, when word Mounted. Get goin', Bud, Slide down of the rich ores there first carte, down the gulch into the creek and beat up the Pacific coast. Maitland was de- it Maybe you can overtake Pete. eternined to win back his lost for- Anyways, get out of range." tune before5 he returned home. The "You're madl Maitland cried, re - two sten became partners, Speed fusing to move "You can't challenge 'promising nut to get tangled with the law if he could help it, and to clear out from the partnership if he did. their right of wayl" "J'. rather be plugged by the rang- ers than see that buch of sure -thing I renchy, the fishernnari *hose smack gamblers herd through behind 'ern. It took the two inen north; Lucky Ruse, means checkin' in to a man-size out- the beautiful girl who had given a fit: • Will you go?" of ring to Maitland as a keepsake;. Fal- For an instant Maitland, thought lore camp leader, resentful of Rose's trying to hold him by force, but attention to Maitland; Steiner, the something primal and absolute in his money lender; young Pete and hie ,drunken partner Bill Owens; Brent, old-time prospector; Garnet, well-to- do traveller who hired Maitland and "I can't wait to argue with ye, my Speed to take his things over the boy," said the outlaw abruptly. "All mountains—these are the principal 'I can say is, I'm wishin' ye a better figures in the story. Malone, Mait- run of luck than you've had. The best land and. Garnet hauled part of his won't be too good." He wrung his stuff from the canvas camp on the partner's hand in a tight grip: Then_ Skagway beach over tbe trail to the as remonstrance froze on Alaitland's tamp in the hills called Liarsville lips, he leaped over the rock carrel Speed was made trail boss in Fallon's and slid down into the trail, with both place, because Speed insisted on dos- guns drawn, the red bandage ,;gone ing the trail till it could be repaired from his head. —it was almost impassable. But the The police captain halted his troop' fickle crowd veered back to Fallon.. Speed and Maitland took a stand above the pass to keep ,the miners from breaking through. Pete carne to offer his help, but Speed refused it and the boy, after saying his partner had been drowned after a drunken brawl, rode off. But he took a posi- tion where he could fire on the miners when they •tried to rush the pass, and so helped Speed. Later Brent, with an old deer gun, added his help. Just when .Speed seemed to be gaining the upper hand, Fallon called his men with an exultant shout. A cavalcade. was coming down the trail. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY 'By gingen" cried Speed. "It's Brent's deer gun. And ain't she a talkin'l" At this point there was a wavering in the rear of the crowd. A hum ran electrically down the pack train, and Fallon summoned back his men with an. 'exultant shout. The crowd spread nut to give way to a cavalcade corn .,.Would he xn ing down the trail. the bridge?" asked "Soldiers?" Maitland asked in won - decision prevented. The police squad- ron was now within yards of the turn of the defile into the creek canyon WINGIHIAM ADVANCE-TPMS, question. "Would it be all right, so: far as my inen are concerned, if we fixed the bridge?" "By jingo, mister," said the outlaw blankly, "if you mean wliat that lis- tens like; you,.sure take niy money, Blit we couldn't leave ye do it." "Doesn't matter, - Drew replied. "Bridges are in my line." He dis- mounted and gave an order to . his hen, who unlimbered some axes and other tools and went down to the bridge. der. "You can call 'em soldiers," was Speed's grim answer. "They're the crack trarlsmen of the cop kingdom and a hard-shootin' outfit. The simple name they goes by is the Royal Can- adian Northwest Mounted Police." This detachment was the first of the reinforcements sent into the Yuk- on under the order from Major Walsh to police the gold rush. They were passing over American ground and their authority did not begin until they crossed the Canadian line at the summit of the pass, but its extent was not a question in the minds of any 'Of the onlookers. Cheering and jubilant, Fallon's out- fit got ready to parade through be - kind then, never doubting that speaking in as rapid an undertone as I tweet, it and the next enclosure, The his tongue would allow "The party 'light fell on the pintos, held by the you're lookin' for is liable to b b b " I man with the black dicer. And he drifted silently into the dark. i "Get out of. my range," Speed Speed frowned .after him; then he 'growled, "before I Push you over. stepped u'p to the pool of light under IAnd' waiting -till the man had vanish= ed, he: pulled the team into motion, (Continued Next Week) the swing doors and pushed tltern brusquely open, He nodded to Malt- land and they went in. ;Speed brought drinks at the bar. "'phis don't look like a horse thief's hangout," he said, absently noting the card the dealer was turning. Garnb- ling was'the only vulnerable point his partner had ever observed in his,ar Mar of vigilance. When some minutes passed with- out a sign of the man with the dicer, he poured another drink and lifted his change off the bar. "This is interest - in', he said, "brit it ain't catchin' us no horses." • With the. glass, lifted halfway, how- ever, a sound from outside checked his:arm. Through the blended rumble of the camp and the beach surf, float- ed some chords of a deep -toned guit- ar, The swing doors opened, and Rose glided within them. S -he stood fram- ed for a moment between the door beans with -a charming, light -dazzled effect. Fallon c n When she `saw the inen at the bar, she stopped with a look of question "Give him his six-shooters,Brent, and smiled slowly; Maitland caught Speed made his partner sit clown to rest in the shadow of a rock near the creek. Then he returned to Fallon who stood sombrely, quiet under Brent's guard, and told the. old trails - man to lower his gun. ""You owe me a' thousand dollars, Fallon," he said soberly, when the deposed camp boss was uncovered. F ll7 drew out a wallet and count- ed over the aniotint. said Speed. This was done. "The trail's fixed," Speed explained, "and I resign all claims to the job of trail boss. We're talkin' level. I don't aim to tangle with the rangers' law after we cross the summit. But where we stand there ain't a law between you and me and the sky. Wedon't even know that it's Alaskan ground. You've got a bad arm, so I'll discard my best gun, and we'll settle the feud right here." "We'll settle it when I've got both hands limber," said Fallon, grimly, as the train, 'now in mo''ement again, wound slowly by. Brent back -trailed toward Liarsville with the partners. Maitland felt weak from reaction to the scenes of blood which the other two had accepted so lightly. He was troubled, in another way about Garnet's hauling job. This anxiety was relieved, howev- er, in an unimagined way. When they reached the cache, they found that Garnet was gone. A note attached to one of the packs advised them that he had left Alaska, deferring his trip to Dawson till the following spring, when — he had Iearned — steamers would be running up the Yukon. The note„ dated two days before, assign- ed them his outfit and the horses, free of a€1 claims, It was' windy dusk when they em- erged from the river canyon and look- ed down on an astonishing apparition right if we wed insvector Drew. within a few yards of his surprising Challenger, while the crowd banked up curiously -lr- b ehind. "Gents," said Speed politely, "the trail's barred." A pair of level eyes covered him in a cool, impersonal study. "Barred till when?" There was the merest hint of irony in the velvet casualness of the 'officer's tone. "Until I'm downed where I stand, or a pack of quitters •standin' back of ye does some chores on it." Inspector Drew owned his coin- mand to certain gifts of understand- ing which had not been idle on his way from Skagway. His eyes wrink- led thoughtfluly, and then with a slow gleam of humor, he asked a surpris- 1. Crush and stir .3 Aspirin tablets in a third of a glass of water. AT EASED N 3 MINUTES! 2. Gargle thoroughly --throw head way back, allowing a little to trickle down "throat. Repeat--danot rinse mouth. 3. 1f you have signs of a head or chest +told take 2 Aspirin tablets -drink a full tlast of water, Repeat in 2 fi0rtrffi. Rawness, Irritation Go at Once Note Directions for New Instant Treatment Incredible as' •it may seem, doctors are now prescribing a way that re- lieves raw, painful sore throat in as little as 2 to 3 minutest All you :dois crush and stir 3 Aspirin tablets in 34 glass of water and gargle -ith it twice. Aspirin tablets disintegrate so completely no irritating particles are left. Results are immediate. At once soreness is eased --discomfort allayed. 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Upon recov- ery, all this subsides and the interior of the nose returns to its normal state. If, however, one cold follows upon another so that there is no time for recovery between attacks, the lining membrance of the nose, with its blood vessels and_glands, becomes perma- nently altered.. It is obvious that the proper care of colds prevents catarrh. The normal healthy, mucous mem- brane of the nose is bathed in fluid which is so thin that as it flows back into the thoat it is . unconsciously swallowed with the saliva. In catarrh the fluid is changed into a sticky sub- stance which either remains in the nose until it is blown out, or else accumulates in the back of the throat until it is coughed out; hence the con- stant "hawking" of the victim of ca- tarrh. There are other factors which pre- dispose to the development of catarrh, such as the inhalation' of dust and ir- ritating vapours associated with cer- tain occupations; adenoids, or other conditions which obstruct the nose, such as a defect in structure. Germs which have been coughed or sneezed out by someone close at hand are liable to be breathed in by anoth- er person. The flushing of the nose with the normal secretion washes these germs along so rapidly that they have not sufficient time to multiply and set up trouble. The reverse is true with the altered sticky secretions of nasal catarrh which hold the germs instea,1 of washing them along, thus providing the opportunity for the he stood framed for a moment be- en the door beams. S twe his breath. Neither he nor Speed, who regarded her with a brooding stare, had guessed how beautiful she was, or how her gypsy grace could be heightened by light and color. She was immaculate—which some women f canvas above the Skagway beach. of the mining camps were not. A tent city had taken shape in their She drew up before the Outlaw with brief absence—a mushroom town .of a whimsical look. Her voice was a illuminated mushrooms, glowing in the mist and lit by kerosene flares that sputtered garishly in the wind. rich overtone to the dreaming strings. "I heard you were looking for horses." Through misted darkness, the camp "We was goin' to pay your come - lights defined a twisted main street on," Speed said. "We'd just as leave whose course had been determined by pay you and take it out of Itis hide." the accidental camp sites of the first I She smiled a little at the inflection comers. - " this anger had betrayed him into. Avoiding this, the two partners de- toured around to. the quieter section where they had left the unmoved part of Garnet's outfit. The spot was hard to Iocate in the maze of tents, and when they did find it, there was no sign either of the cache or the horses. "I'll skin the thievin' polecat who done. this," Speed announced in a voice that carried over a wide area. Though the neighboring tents seem- ed empty, a man appeared noiselessly 1ererything` clear, doesn't it. in answer to his challenge, from one "It would be simpler for you, may - of; the canvas lanes. He wore a dark Ibe, if Fallon was as dead as Owens. "Lefty isn't much of a come-on. He doesn't know what it's all about. On- ly that I asked him to watch and let me know when you came into camp. The horses and outfit were rescued from • a thief who was trying to sell them for his passage out. I held them so you wouldn't shoot up the _camp and get shot, looking for them. And because I wanted to be sure of meet- ing you in a quiet place. That makes suit of eccentric but studied fashion, with the collar of the jacket upturn- ed, soft -soled shining shoes, and a black dicer hat. "D -did you 1 -1 -lose somethin'?" he inquired. "A team of Horses and a pack," said Speed. "Don't get nervous. 1 ain't specially suspectin' you." "Well," said the other, "I seen a p -pair of horses like th-like that yes- terday. "A guy was 1-leadire 'em:" • "Know the man?" "I know where h -h -he hangs out. But I wouldn't want to be seen st-st- st-to be seen stearin' ye." • This helped to allay the remaining doubts in Speed's mind. "How care- less would you get for fifty dollars?" he Asked. "K -keep me in -s -s -sight," said their informant. "B -b -b -b---" Leaving the. word suspended, he moved silently away. The recovery of the horses was ne- cessary, but Maitland wondered whe- ther it would be worth what they might be walking into. It was the so- ciable hour after dusk when, saloon doorsswung inwards, and they fol- lowed their conductor's weaving. course through the tent lanes without being particularly observed. He cross- ed the. street at the other ,enil, near the beach, stopping before a structure that had no sign. The stranger entered the place and came out a minute later. "G -go in and he having a d -a drink;" he said, as She did not answer the reference to Owens. "I'd a lot rather it was Fal- lon than either of you," she said, "We have that much in common." Speed shook his head at her grave- lyr: "I begin to feel sorry for this man, Fallon. And hien figtu•in' all the time you're his friend." "He doesn't," she .returned, in a voice that was both sombre and tense. "He's no fool. He just doesn't think I'd play against him. The.why' of that doesn't matter. But I've no reason to be his friend. Less •.than ' ever now. . A deeper shadow crossed her face, and she added, with a vibrant fall in her tone. "It would have been simp- ler, as you say, if you'd killed hurt," The restivity of the outlaw slipped its, rein: "Whatever Fallon tnay be, we don't need a woman's help to fight him, Do we go hunt those horses, or will you say where they are and what we owe you for your trouble? Come on, I3ud." "They're out` in back," Rose inter- vened, . "through that door. You might live to think better of me if yoti listen to what I tell you now. When you leave camp, go through the tent lanes the way you carne, Don't follow the street, and specially keep clear of The Pack Train saloon, You're 00 the watch for Fallon, but sometimes the danger you don't 'look for is the worst . . . My guesses have a way of eoming true." Speed moved,towardthe door at tire. rear of the tent EEe� pnllcd it open, he `'patted for a moment beside them, i revealing a elear space of gravel bey Thursday, April 4th, 1935; HAIR TO MATCH DRESS ABOVE, Miss Dolores Caries ap- words, she's fallen for the new vogue. plying dabs of specially treated white of making up the hair to ,patch the - henna to her dark bob -because she's dress worn. wearing a spotted blouse. In other germs to grow, which they do ,very iapidly. Other symptoms are distressing, such as inability to breathe through the nose, at night, interference with. taste, and offensiveness of the breath. It cannot be overlooked that inflam- mation tends to spread so that sinuses and ears may become involved. The first step in treatment is to correct any defect in the structure of the nose, and to remove any obstruc- tion, • such as adenoids or other growth. 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