Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-02
IN CARIBOO.
By JULES VERNE.
CHAPTER I.

-N'N'se'oH A"A AuCl1 weary or sub
hitting to the vexatious restraints put
upon his language and liberty by the
German masters Of his land, sold what
little property he Had left and started
Tor America with his entire family. con-
Sisting OF wife, son and daughter. MoreI
was still In the prime Of life, and his
wife Juliette seemed wonderfully Young
TO be the mother of two such children
as Leon and Pauline, Leon was head
and shoulders taller than his father and
of extremely muscular build. Pauliee.
at this time just entering her eighteenth
year, was q maiden OF very winning ao-
pearance, round and rosy and as swift
footed as an Atalanta.
The MCrels had intended settling
somewhere in Manitoba, where distant
relatives OF theirs had already preceded
them, but hearing tales OF the wonder
full fortunes made in a single month by
the gold seekers of British Columbia.
they determined TO push on to that new
EldOradO, as father and son felt conf
dent that their strong arms would not
be long in uncOvering some Of the treas
ureS In the valley Of the Fraser.
Crossing the United States to Seattle,
In Washington Territory, the Morels
here fitted themselves out with a good
pack wagon, horses, tents, camp uten-
sils, ETC., and turned their faces north
ward. Fish and game were plentiful,
and Leon and his father had no diff
Guilty in supplying the moving house
hold with all the fresh meat IL stood in
need Of. Fruits and vegetables were
always Obtainable from The Indians and
Chinese.
The grandeur Of the scenery, the
wonderful purity Of the air, the perfect
security to human life in these wild re-
giOns exercised a sort OF fascination
upon the MOrels. What they anticipa-
ted would be wearisOme march
through q wilderness turned out TO be
one long pleasure trip, varied by laugh
able adventures of all kinds. True,
there was plenty OF hard work, but the
MOrels had been accustomed TO that all
their lives. 1t was no hardship to them.
The ono thing which astOniShed and
charmed them was the respect paid 10
women by these rough miners. They
gazed upon MOrel'S wife and daughter
as il thankful for the privilege. As for
Pauline, the fame OF her beauty usually
Travelled about thirty miles ahead Of
ner, and at every small village up the
Fraser valley she was sure TO find some
unkucwn admirer waiting to get a look
al che beautiful French girl"
As they drew near the mines Of the
CariboO lhey fell in with Captain Rob
exits, the chief Of the mounted police OF
that district. Roberts reputation was
net Cf tho most SavOry sort. He was
fn1n Nnr nd
dicted 10 the use OF liquor, and quarrel
some and INSCRIPTIONS when under the
influence Of it, Roberts accepted Nor
els invitation to partake OK their hOSpi-
tality, and halt was made beneath q
clump OF towering silver frs. lie could
scarcely believe his eyes when he saw
the ease and skill with which the MOrelS
cinched, tethered or hObbled their
horses, put a load on a pack mule with
genuine ''squaw hitch" or diamond
hitch" cut poles and pitched a tepee
testf oy-sR1fned 2 deer or madea
trout ready for brollingA Good feeling
ran high at dinner, although the banter
and chaff were sometimes \ little TOO
acid to be perfectly safe.
IT thought you French people lived
on frogsw exclaimed Roberts.
$50 we did up 70 the battle or Water
loo" replied Morel, gOOd-naturedly,
ssbut now we eat roast beef"
.sSpeaking OF Waterloo" cried the
Fnglishman, what a fortunate thing 1t
was we crushed that monster Napo-
leon"
eyes" answered Morel. sit was for
tupate for you that one OF his own gen
erals betrayed him, for otherwise ne
would have beaten you at Waterloo,
and after that
"What?" cried Roberts. ,
ale would have swallowed your little
island at single gulp, adueu the
Frenchman with a chuckle.
"Stufw growled the Englishman,
England has never been whipped Oy
any nation in the world
elbow about the Americans inter
rupted Morel, with sly glance al MS
son. .y .-,o5
Roberts I'm a stentOrian tone we
simply abandoned the contest
abandoned the contest! Ha' IA ma
ba," roared the Frenchman.
lyon Frenchmen are monkeys! ex-
claimed Roberts, losing his temper =.
"Apd YOU Englishmen are-are-
hut Madam MorePS hand stopped MS
mouth completely. -,o5
"Come. come, gentlemen, she crieu
csvIv .'keep cool; you'll spoil your dl-
gsstion. I hate Quarreling. Here's 70
the health OF old England, under whose
5sg we are as safe in the wilderness as
an the city park. ,,.A
"And here's to La Belle France ina.
,ives ms the best wine and the mOS'
5eantiful women In the world!
Tbis last pull at his canteen rouseO
poborts' worst passions, and he began
making love to Pauline Win moI ',, " 49,
than discretion. The yonng klLi Oo.'
berself with admirable Judgment Io
nnlsing him without losing her eSH 1Si
6r making him lose his. MaoaH MVlol
Srav a long breath of satisfaction wnen
he aslTed Leon TO bring him his morse
NJ thar troublesome guest was SUI
1oath 10 part company with the oeSu1l
S,I pauline. Finally he announced M
-eadiness to depart, providing Fau,.n'
.SonId hermit him to kiss her goouOy
he nbrased Il, and with the declaIa
+lon he seized the girls hand, ous ~
oinded his grasp and cried out iAue L
ingiY: p.Ao-.s how woul,
IN IKE somebody to treat your oaug
Ell whom you have told us-in Uni
rude way? Du,,.o s. renlie,
the officer, "a single KISS Is no' "'''O'
to ask" husband