The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30

~ 10 England. In due course QuIn ar
Sr ii the Green bay fishery Newfound-
"a the seals were running about. and
2tout difscuity he procured as many rs
vunfed and arranged for their trans
~niion TO England A bit OF informa-
~ which he picked up by chance. in
rd him to extend his trip several hun
<3 miles toward the Arctic circle. II
vtnturesome undertaking. espe-
~ at this season. and would have dis
heed most men. But Quin thought
- az II. and was landed one after
near Hamilton irlet on the coast
3<brndor. 10 be picked up a week later
% little steamer from the remote Get
Int Of Okkak.
bHterly disappointed man was Quin
iour after HIS arrival. for the collsc-
Of wolverines, lynx and wildcats,
~ he had come SO far to buy, had
~ recently sold to the skipper OF
usxing vessel This he heard
4. the lips Of Johan Danielson, a stnr-
hir-haired Norwegian giant. bold ana
6ses, who fifteen years ago had with
nffe sought home on the Labrador
~. A. dreary and desolate a corner OF
world as one could find.
y4aitor was a rare windfall indeed, ana
fn was made TO feel that he was con-
9ne 4 favor IN accepting the hospital
M Danieison and his wife. until the
~ should call for him. Two days slip
hy. and snow fell to the depth Of half
~ On the third day the weather grew
wiy cold. Blocks Of ice ground against
rocky coast, and out on the gray hor-
oa couple OF huge white Hoes. strange
1ofs from the Arctic region. were Wis
For hours that night, while Mrs.
Islson silently piled her/knitting neei-
i her husband and Quin sat smoking
1 chatting by the blazing fire, listen
III the crash Of the surf and the weird
1naming OF the wind
s1denly n STARTLING ,nroar brohs ,or,n
s !, hsna..,ha hsiIaxino - ! rriyb,an-
5<s~ niny,ea ,stth ~ .hrsti s,,nsal,,x
~ "a.
47"s peass ~ ~ WV ps.os Ss'eo
Dahie'son. 1u'eh' QUICK
and ms hest were instantly ON their
the FORMER Selling hay fork that
~ BY the fireplace, while Danielson
Nd his heavy Misunderstanding gun
the rack. They nan towards the lit
4hrlosure where the two domestic am
were sheltered IN their warm pens.
N they drew near. the sauealing sud
~ ceased, though the COW was
LING more noisily than ever. Then.
Ne utter bewllierinent OF the men,
NC white beast scrambled lightly
W. Bite slx.foot fence. carrying the
- pig In its laws
~ hoavens. that was never a polar
&vy Quin cried exciie-fiy.
~ was juss that, sir" the other an
Mxsd. IT was blown here from the
trtlc~ you'ii find an Ice hoe fast ashore
~ yondcr. | must kin the brute and
nsver the meat. It's tho last pig, and
lnn't spare r.
Msing made surc that the cow waa
fight. panislSon and his companion
ttpFned 20 the house whore they hur-
40 denned thick boots and heavy
h<aRts. and esflped down the hot rum
~ water that Mira pauielson insisted
n Nit taking Quln retained the two
frxtd fork. tn the furry OF prepare
M hi forgot TO fetch a brace OF re-
xissfs that we're sn his room
fss trail led ohliquely 10 the shore.
a hare sure enough, a great Zoe had
esgnied recently.
There win be tltt,e lar az IN. nl9
hsssson exclaimed wrathf,iily ..Ftat
n hrite shall nav dearly for It's supuer -
fhs nap was fast aground and when
sNnrk LARGE fragment IN n had Seen
~ IN endyVlse al fhe heaeh Picking
~ way over theao ,he two men gained
~ Hnfii Feil HMrRtHN the driving
III s,lpsiue Wind among hnaued-,,n ice.
kAnaeks ana miniature berxs. thew adj
nrsa ar ,uar,er q. = ,ntie Then
n Ma.aatnin nv t,einr ~ yyi,lsr Intervals
u nera aifyis,,l, ,o nercclye. they pr,ss.
~ iast the trail
oen rushed ahead A. /, r,ot mace ana
rse aftar tips ~ staeoyrv.A that
Nspla =, iareer -. ~. rennansao,
4 Aet ala moi eAuse him any unea.l-
Nm NM a monrnf later rumhlspe
s.silss net.a startled rim. Than Ma
aae w. GATED fain.i, ana he heard
= has rc,,orf ~ a ee,n
Ss~ theyoaxhiv aiarmea-sor he con-
&n,ss s.hst IN. s,,,,,,,,s,. r,aa,, o,,sr,
lusaea hara 49, fa~, a. he copla He
swavtns neslsn uaderfaot a. he
~ sna suddenly cttt az the white .now.
~ ~ 80 Atreetiv n frant AZ aim
= i hi.,k A.av,nx water n was
Hxsks tols \ snnen yaFas Niae-tt Ma
&Asshie \, teaa al On the farther
III 81 ina ehaxw Htsn,a DNnlale.sn.
eas.sns ,,rslv hnt tnartieuists!v In
n nsgsia az s,ot.aoa ~ tssruat ana
NJ Aafaty ,narhlnp a rlarn ~ safety
k4s s,r,n - ira tee on watch h.
n a<er ssnn.,lnr er,ynahiea ~ rtecsa
Hsnf Nsln-~ o,,t, earfe3 hear~.lv
sahst re4,fs a,rtnt 49,, a,a then ths
xs~esaAs vanssnsd n, re nlaht 4, was