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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-05-16, Page 2THURSDAY, MAY 16th, 1935 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE tfi. “SLUMBERING GOLD 99 BY AUBREY BOYD SECOND INSTALMENT SYSNOPSIS: On the old side-wheel­ er “George E. Starr” on its way( 1 to the Yukon gold fields in the first rush of ’97, Speed Malone, ex­ perienced gold-camp follower and gambler, and young Ed. Maitland, to recoup struck- up Maitland with two . time attemp’ ever’thin’ the ramblin’ I human fancy kin invent, with and 'without the aid of licker," I The young Nevadan did not an­ swer directly. He signalled to some­ one on the deck above, and a little later a black mare came down in the sling, her nose quivering at the brine below. ‘She took it in a churn of spray, but quieted under boy’s firm touch. He unhooked and held her for a moment by halter, stroking her silky neck. Then, with a move so swift that it was accomplished almost before it was seen, he left the raft for the mare’s back and they shot away into sunlit water. A brandy-faced man in a sheep­ skin coat whom Maitland had not no­ ticed before, came suddenly to- life and crossed the swaying raft in two unstead strides, I “Come back here, Pete,” he called out. I The boy paid no heed. He was the hei' the on his first trip, trying his lost family fortune, a strange friendship. , left Speed playing Solo other men and wandered forward, to be sharply recalled by the re-, port of a pistol and the news that ’ his partner had been shot and had gone overboard. Ed. jumped in af­ ter him, without second thought. But the cold waters got him, and i in the end! it was 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 the sea, took charge of the little boat when they persuad- ed Frenchy to take them to iSkag- * 4renciiej to the belt but riding light- ly, leaning forward to even the bal- o ance and gUidjng the mare with a loop of the halter rope over her nose. — .. — -------------- “Head him off with your boat," . | ttie man appealed to' Maitland. “He ashore," laughed Speed wil1 drown hisself.” i Maitland left Frenchy to take in way. . reached Skagway where they find ; a ship i h-orses. STORY. unloading miners and NOW /GO ON WITH THE “See ye from the water. Hauling along the rope to the bronco's (head, he caught the Susette and lher cargo, and cast its tail with the other hand, and us- ”. . . “Why don’t you cues me and get it off youi* mind?’’ the boy demanded “I mean it. Say what you’re thinkin’ man to man,” Maitland considered him while cleaning 'his hands on some shreds of rope, “Well,” he said, “man to man, you make a lot of noise for y-our size. It’s a pity you swuak when you lose.’ Pete winced. “That’s a hard cuss,” he murmured. “What else?" “That’s: all," said Maitland, sur­ prised by a glimpse .of sensitiveness under the boyish swagger. With the mare’s halter rope, Pete threw a skillful hitch over her nose, and mounted almost in movement. “If I don’t lose easy, don’t quit easy either, Maybe some day you’ll know it’s so. And with no visible urge from him the mare sped down the beach. Maitland stared after them, held by the grace of the picture they made and by wonder at the quick m-oods of this amazing boy. He was still watching ihim when he saw Speed coming over the beach toward him. “We got the Jew’s outfit ashore, and he’s staking us to a feed. 'Chuck is on t'he fire now. Hungry, Bud?" Frenchy, in a better humor than he had been for a week, absently mum­ bled his consent. He stepped oiif to the Susette over some boats and a scow that rocked in the wharf’s vague shadow, and made sail. It was only six -miles or so- from Skagway to the camp of Dyea. When he arrived there the camp was almost empty, because of an interval between steamers. He was therefore able to learn with dis­ couraging promptness that there was no trace of an unclaimed outfit ion the beach. Coming back to- Skagway the fires on the flats had died to thei-r embers but as he tacked in- to the Susette’s mooring, he noticed a small fire in t'he lee of the wharf, just above the surf. Here he found his partner nursing some driftwood into flame. (Continued next week) the same Mister, T oi’ forget. its tail with the other hand, and us- ^n' the dinghy with a shove of ed this as a .rudder to steer it shore- an '°ar against the raft. Troubled by wards, while he swam alongside. Itlie ttde swell, the mare was meeting Maitland had been too interested every rise at an angle that brought in. their progress to notice the “Sus-1 the water to her master's shoulders, ette’s" approach to- the steamer, snorting and strangling in. an effort which was now cl-ose abeam. The to keep her nose out of the feather­ name beneath her stern rail watS: the , inS _cre®ts. “Willamette, San Francisco.” passengers were waiting to-, their -outifts unloaded. .Oddly, the first to observe that the | and black in the sunlight'. The sion of his voice seemed to lift “The beach . . . lon’y a little now, sweetheart—over this one quita, over it . . . good girl, it!" The mare labored up another foam­ ing hill but flagged with exhaustion at the crest. They were still some eighty yards from shore -and t'he beach was steep. A few strong pulls shot the boat forward till it topped the same swell. __________ _______ __ __ ___ _ Maitland meant to- run alongside and tinkling laugh from the rail above I Utt the rider off, but this was for- caused him to look up. His eyes .met1 getting the thrashing for a f-oot'hold. the dancing dark ones of a very; The boat caught the impact of one beautiful young woman who' was hoof on the -prow. It rocked crazily looking down at him with an expres-! as Maitland spun it within reach of sion lhalf-amused and halfJcurious. j t'he boy’s arm. But Pete was tug- He had an oddly confused sensation, I ging at the halter rope, to turn the with the -Susette’s lift and fall in the , mare’s head, shadow of the immobile, steamer. A bangle on her arm. struck a cry­ stal flash from the sun, as she raised (her hand from the rail and a kiss mischievously from ger-tips. The .gesture was noticed heavily built man Who stood on the rail directing the unloading of the /horses—a -man with the eagle poise of a leader and a masterful look of power under easy command. His (handsome face had been burned by the sun to the color of saddle leather and its swarthiness gave an insolent sharpness of blue to his eyes, while it dimmed the black brows that ran in a bar across his forehead. He frowned thoughtfully at the new ar- pival. The men on the lighter looked like yeteran prospectors, and their skil­ fully corded packs told the same Story. One of them—a meager, gray-ihaired but wiry old-timer, shift­ ed a huge tobacco quid in his cheek as ihe took one end of a pack Mait­ land was swinging, and said. “Pretty piece of herdin’ you boys done out thar." The winch roared just then, and the old-timer nodded toward the in­ ner shadows of the lighter where a yellow-haired youth was leaning out .to uncouple a ihorse from the slings. “Pete, yer," he said, “figures your pardner could have rode the pinto in.” In the abrupt silence as the winch stopped, Pete heard what was said. When the ihorse was free, he threw back the gold hair that had fallen into- his eyes and looked up casually at Maitland. “It’s been done, Mister," said he. “-Shucks, boy,” -retorted the old- timer, tolerantly “you can’t tell -me whats been done with a horse. I say it’s too fer and I’ve iseen, riders in my Susette rode high and empty was a short, fat fellow. “Hey, wit that boat!" he called out. “My -outfit for how much you want to land It? Five dollars?” This mention of Frenchy’s favor­ ite coin brought t'he fishermen -out of a coma; he gave eager signs of assent. Simultaneously on the light­ er, there was -a general reaching for purses and bank rolls. As Maitland ran under the ship’s shadow and moo-red to the raft a Maitland pulled in nearer. TheHer. have boy’s head was close to the mare's | wet mane and haid contrasting gold ten- her. way Chi- over The banquets of (Lucullus are said to waft a pleasant’ aroma d-own- the river bank of time, but one exquisite collation which that gastronome never enjoyed* was baked beans, ba­ con, soda biscuits, canned fruit and coffee, after a two week’s diet! of fish boiled in- sea water. It was nearly sunset, and the sea­ son, like the hour, seemed to con­ dense the freshness and glory of t'he closing day. The air had a crisp tang that tingled in the nostrils of the Hay Council The regular monthly meeting the Council of the Township of Hay was held in the Town Hall, Zurich, on- Saturday, May 4th, 1935, with -all members present. T'he minutes of the meeting held on April 1st and on April 15 th were adopted as read. The treasurer’s report for- the month of April showed the following receipts: Arrears in taxes and penal­ ties $1128.71; telephone tolls etc., $52.il3; Bank loan $2'500.00; Prov. Treas. grant on. relief $62.42; Inter­ est on bond $17.50; household ef­ fects re Russell $22.25; on-1935 tax­ es $65.00; total $3848.11. After disposing of numerous com­ munications the following resolutions were passed. That the Tax /Collector be given to June 1st, 1935, to return the 1934 Collectors roll, That the Township of Hay discon- tine reilef to indigents dating from May 4t-h, 193 5. 'That acounts covering payments far Township roads, telephone, char­ ity and relief and general accounts be passed as per voucher: Township Roads—Can. Culvert Co. pipe road 17 $35,50; ditto rd. 13, $77.88; P. Schade rd. 13, $3.00; F. J. Haberer, -rd. 7, $6.20; M. M. Rus- of McAllister, Fire Jus, Stromberg- Carlson Co., supplies $27.91; C, L. Smith, -printing cards, $15.00; A. Pfaff, poles $16.50; E. R. Guenther cartage $1.35; ! 5 weeks $85.00; 2 mons, $4.14; material $8.9 5; Canada tax tolls labor etc. $79.80; D $19,50. Charity and Relief—J. W. Merner, indigent $7.39; C. F. Pfile, ditto $3.- 50; Ontario- Hospital $39.00; Mrs. T. M. Meyers $>26.25; -Clinton Hospital $5.00; J. A. Williams & Co., $2.75; E. Haist $6.85; M. Oesch $3.19; E. Gaiser $8.03; Dr. A. J. MacKinnon $36.75; Bontliron & Drysdale, $1.- 28; L. M. Hartlieb $18.48; J. C. Reid 6 Co., $-16.i61; L. Schilbe & Son $1,- 30; J. Albrecht $1.50; >G. Brown $1.- 90; J. Gascho and Son $5.89; G. J. Thiel $4.80; E. Tieman & Son $4.58. General accounts—Zurich Hydro lights town hall $4.61; W- H. Edig- hofer salary and postage $104.00; T, McAdams cedar wood for hall $5.00; P.rov. Treas. hall license $3.00; Ducharme, fees O. A. officer Tuckersmith tele. 1933-34 $1115.16. The Council adj-ourned to again on Saturday, June 1st -at 1.3 0 o’clock in the afternoon for tjie re­ gular monthly meeting and as a Court of Revision -of the 1935 Assess­ ment Roll. material $149.22; J. A. tele, poles $53.50; Econ. Co., insurance $7.20; Zurcih Central swit- ; Zurich Hydro1 lights Cana. Tele. & spls. ; Nat. Revenud of 5 $16.50; H. G. Hess, Oswald poles F. $3.00; rates meet A. H. Hess, Clerk NATIVE OF GODERICH GODERICH, May 8—Colin Murray retired mariner of Goderich, receiv­ ed wiord of the death of hie son, Cap­ tain Rod Murray in an accident at Port Clinton, O. “.Rod” Murray had sailed the lakes since a youth and had been living in Detroit at home He is other ich. the of his sister, Mrs. J. P-owelson. survived by this father and an- sister, Miss Esther of Goder- I li of blew him rosy fin- by a tall, by an-d held t’he rail a his breath. Them the easily as if he were saddle, landing with ground the ef- He felt boat. Then he to- examine the shod feet pres- beside | J I lid MQX GX , 11 U., | J Ip U. XJ V , J.T* ■ ATA « AV Ub hungry travellers like a dry cham- seli Td. 1, $6.65; ‘T. Steinbach rd. 8, pagne, giving a good deal more poig- $6.80; H. Steinbach, rd. Supt. $12.- ” ’ 95; U. A. Pifile rd. 14, $4.0'0; F. E. fire, Denomme rd. >14, $4.00; F. E. Deno- Steiner thoughtfully appraised the mme rd- 10( $1.50.; j. M. Ziler rd. n nnpt.ifpss nf his srnpst.s. nancy to- the savor of broiling meat. Shivering over the camp I appetites of his guests. “I could use you boys, maybe,” .he said, referring to- eome point he discussed with Speed, “but ten- lare a day each and grub . . . n-ot the king of the Klondike.” “This isn’t Seattle," said Speed. “It’e a gold camp. You’ll see wages go to twice that and more." The Jew’s l-ook was one of sincere unbelief. “A man would be crazy to pay it.” “The scenery is covered with crazy men," Speed observed impassively. ‘Steiner -dropped the subject and said to Maitland “I notice how Lucky Rose has a mash >om you. Seen her t'hrowin’ kisses from the ship." Speed had been about to- lower a nicely browned slice of bacon into his m-outh in one piece.. He paused how with this viand suspended. There had always been a vague hope in Maitland’s1 mind of tracing the -outfit he 'had left on the George E. Starr. Since this seemed an op­ portune time to look fo-r it, he asked the fisherman’s permission to- use the Susette for a short run up the gull’. had dol- I’m 10, $4.00; M. Corriveau rd. 17 $1.- 50; -Sawyer, Massey, repairs $3.40; Exeter Times-Advocate, adv. $4.65; J. Oesch, rd. 8, $1.75; W. Farrell rd. 18, $7.40; J. !m. Richardson rd. 5, $5.20; S. Ropp rd. 2, $4.40; R. Adams rd. 10, $5.20; W. Coleman, rd. 3, $3.20; G. Jeffery, rd.' 15, $3.- 20; A. Smith, rd. 8, $6.50; T. Dins­ more rd. 18, $8.00. ‘Telephone accounts—Bell Co. tolls Feb. to Mar. $76.90; Nor. Elec. Co., $35,000 FOR QUINTUPLETS A million pictures of the Dionne quintuplets will grace 1935 calendars through an- agreement ap-nounced by Joseph Sedgwick of the attorney­ general’s department. Arrangements were completed by a large lithographing company In the United States, the copyright holders of photographs of the babies and Mr. Sedgwick acting with the board of guardians for the little Dionnes. Royalties which may amount to $35,000 will be paid into the quin­ tuplets’ fund. The company’s Cana­ dian agents will hold rights in Cana­ da ' Too Many Pale Faces And Run Down Constitutions A Mg k •i There are too many females, all over Canada, who are broken down in health, apparently growing old while yet young. Often they have pale, sallow complexions, hollow sunken eyes; tho face has a pinched and haggard appearance; they are weak, weary and extremely nervous, starting at the least noise; become low spirited, irritable and fretful. To all women who are weak and run down wo would recommend Milburn’s H. & N. Pills as one of the best remedies to build up the system and strengthen the weakened organs. MODERN, EFFICIENT Banking Service Head Office MONTREAL THE OUTCOME of 117 YEARS of SUCCESSFUL BANKING OPERATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \ lh» torn* ot o new • Mdke your old ^4nker»Holf <#Enjoy its 9 GREAT NEW FEATURES half th# toil o new wparofor 4} For'ioth or » S## yoair Ueol d? writ* to • Anker-Holth Manufacturing Company w *• Sarnia, Ont. “Keep that damned boat out my way,” he swore, “or by—” I The words were rudely stifled a comber that smoked over his, head, rolling ihim and his -rn-ount complete­ ly over. 'The mare came up riderless. Catching the halter, Maitland pulled her astern, afraid that her hooves might strike the boy’s head. Seeing a gleam of gold in the green water he reached for it; tangled his finger in a mop of hair and pulled the head above water. Pete gasped, moment to get swung over as vaulting- into a a splash in the water that washed along the floorboards. He raised himself to the thwart, shaking the wet hair from his eyes, which were blazing. “You—” he began. “Grab that baling dipped,” said Maitland shortly. He had pushed an oar into the stern groove and was holding the mare’s halter with his free hand while ihe sculled shore­ wards. After a look at the rising wa­ ter, Pete complied. It was slow work but the beached in advance of other boats that were coming in from the ship. As the mare climbed the gravel and shook herself, her master jump­ ed lightly ashore. He was draining the water from his boots when Mait­ land pulled up the dinghy. The sudden landing on still made the sailor conscious of fects of a week’s starvation, the beach reel, and had to- steady himself against the tipped it -on its side injured seam. A pair of trimly ently appeared on the sand him and ’he looked up. “My name’s Pete,” t'he boy volun­ teered. “The man with the woolly coat' is my -pardner Bill Owens. The girl that tfarowed you a kiss’s name is Rose . . * But I .reckon you don’t care about women?” he inquired un­ dismayed by the silence that greeted these amenities. “My partner,” said Maitland last, “thinks they’re a hot bolt dynamite.” “Ain’t it so,” Pete concurred diciously. “It’s deafenin’ to think of what might happen, if Rose really cared for any man. Unless maybe me. But she don’t.” He looked inside the boat to note the effect of this. ‘How­ ever, I don’t care a hoot in hell for Rose—not me,” lhe chanted, snap- ing his fingers lightly skywards. “I am a man among men.” f “You swear like Otte,” hh hearer admitted* The Bank of Montreal places at the disposal of its clients a modern, efficient service in every department of domestic and foreign banking. at of ju- / BANK OF MONTREAL Established 1817 TOTAL ASSETS IN EXCESS OF $750,000,000 Exeter Branch: T. S. 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