Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-25

reached the hotel they related the il
cident
Would We obligc ne with q descrip-
ton Of the spalpeen?' said Tin Nc
| Cabe, after they had finished. Roswell
did as requested.
BE the powers, it's him, eXclaln-
ed Tim. II 'spected it when We tod
the yarn which I've hcerd he has been
telling round town.
Whom do you mean?' asked
Frank.
"IIardman, Ike Hartman himself"
"SVho is he?"
Didn't tell We he was the one that
| robbed me OF my money? sure | ara
what is the matter wild ye?
You told us about being robbeo'
said Jeff, but didn't mention the nalne
Of the man who did it"
Il want to inthrodooce mesllf &c
him." exclaimed Tim, flushed with IL
dignation, 'axscoose me for bit.
He strobe to the door with the IN
tention of hunting up and chastisina
the rogue, but with his hand on me
knob checked himself. For moment
he debated with himself, and then, as
his broad face lit up with his natural
good humor, he came back to his chaIr
paraphrasing Uncle Toby:
THE worlds big enough for the
likes of him and me, though he does
crowd a bit; let him get all the Sooo
| out OF the theft he can, say |.
Dyea is at the head of navigation
and is the timber line, being hundred
miles to the northwest of Juneau. 1t is
r hat irt taf n
| Lynn canal, the most extensive ford
| on the coast 1t is in truth a continue
alton of Chatham strait, the north and
south passage being several hundred
miles in extent, the whole forming the
| trough of glacier which disappeared
| ages ago.
| On the day following the incident de-
scribed, our friends boarded the little
rntidy steam launch bound for Dyea
| There were so passengers beside them
selves, double the number it was in
| tended to carry, the destination OF all
being the gold fields. The weather was
keen and biting, and the accommoda-
lions on the boat poor. They pushed
| here and there, surveying with natural
interest the bleak scenery along the
shore. the mountains white with snow,
and fCretelling the more terrible re-
gions that lay beyond Hundreds CT
miles remained to be traversed before
they could expect to gather the yellow
particles, but neither OF the stdray
lads felt any abatement of courage.
"Well, look at that" suddenly eX-
claimed Roswell, catching the arm OF
his companion as they We're making
their way toward the front Of the boat.
Frank turned in the direction lndl-
Gated, and his ACCOMPLISHMENT was as
great as his companions. Tim Me-
Cabe and the shabby scamp, Ike Hard
man, were sitting near each other on
a bench, and smoking their pipes IKE
two affectionate brothers. no one
would have suspected there had ever
been a ripple between them.
Catching the eye Of the amazed boys,
Tim winked ana threw up his chin as
an invitation for them TO approach.
Frank shook his head, and he and
Roswell went back to where Jef was
smoking his pipe. They had hardly
time to tell their story when the Irish
man joined them.
Il observe by the expression on your
faces that We were bit surprised, he
said, addressing the youths.
lis that fellow the Hartman you
told US about?" asked Roswell.
"lne same, at your sarvice.'
And the man who robbed you OF
your money!"
Tim flung one Of his muscular legs
over the other, and with twinkle OF
the eyes, said:
"Hardman has made it all right;
the matter is fixed atween ourselves.
Then he gave you back your
money!" was the inquiring remark OF
Jeff
mot precisely that, though he said
he would do the same if he only had
it with him. but he run up agin game
at Juneau and was cleaned out. Whln
he told me that | was q bit sorry for
him. He further observed that it was
his intintion if he won to stake me agin
and add something extra for interest
on what he borrowed of me. That
spakes well for Hardman, so we shook
hands over it, was the hearty conclu-
sion OF Tim
The boys were too astonished 10
speak. Jeff Graham's shoulders shook.
and he looked sidewise at his friend
with a quizzical expression, unable to
do Justice to his feelings. AS for Tim,
his red face was the picture of bland
innocence, but he was not through.
Astounding as were the statements ne
had Just made, he had still more as
tounulng one.to submit.
ITO be continued)