Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-23
A Race for Gold
"A New E~nglander's rSr~1
Adventures in AIaska~ Capt ~ B RosINsoS}
copyrighted 1895. by {. Mcclure Col

What will he do If he finds his
whelp alive and hears what I told about
his skipping out?" he. thought. He
will murder me! l must be out of this
before he gets back here, and he will
never think of looking for me on the
Dalton trail! Besides, If he's rich the
chances are that they'll go east at once
and l can work my little scheme with
out anyone to hinder me. Perhaps it's
the best thing after all that 1 met him
II the youngster is dead the old man
will never hear what ! told about him
unless he goes to Merrivale, and he
amt likely to go there he has nc
folks there. He won't go near no ship
ping firms to hear 1T, not IL he's rich
He was beginning to feel more easy
in his mind when he was interrupted
by Captain Scott, who said;
What brought you out here, Rider?'
20, / got the gold fever like the rest
Going to the Klondike region?"
Yes, I suppose So"
Take my advice and don't. It's on
Canadian ground, and you can't do SC
we'll. I'll give you a tip that is worth
q fortune to you. Go to the Copper
river and o. won't regret 1t. Til give
you the lay OF the ground and a note
to a good chum there who will set you
right. How are you fixed for money!
Rider hesitated. Scoundrel as he
was, he could not ind his tongue for q
moment In reply, and the miner saved
him the trouble by adding:
Never mind, Rider, I see how 1t is
but you needn't be bashful. I'll see
that you have enough to start In with
the best Of them. A good outfit is half
the battle UP there, and you want al
the grub o can take In. I'm going to
make q rush for that steamer now be.
fore I set left. I'll see you again II
there is time before the boat leaves.
guess my partner will so, to-"
He wrung Riders hand heartily, dis
appeared into his tent, and came out
with n plump bag of gold, which he laid
by Riders side without further com
ment, then started for the beach with
long, swinging strides, hat took him
to the waters edge in very few mo.
naents, while the mate looked at the
bag with glistening eyes and said to
himself:
Hes set a heart big "a an OK, but
I'm IN too deep to back out now, and
I'll need all 1 cen get to keep out Of his
clutches IL he eve finds out the truth
The steamer sailed the following
morning, but before he-left the return
Ing miner saw that Rider wanted for
nothing. He gave him the benefit OF
A'S S"pSi iSIiNe II the wilderness, made
a list of b necessary articles of out
Mt and paid a penniless unfortunate ia
o ok after the mate and his horses un-
til the former was able TO do IL him
self.
The return voyage went we'll for two
days, then the steamer broke dowr
and It was nearly a week before she
was able to proceed. The following
night n ran on a small island, caus
Ing another weeks delay. 1t was over
three weeks before Captain Scot
reached San Francisco and was driver
TO the dock where the Seabird still lay
Old Captain Coffin was on deck and
Toms father a~ccosted him at once:
is this Captain Seth Cofln?"
That's my name"
wei, my name is Scott. My son
came out with you and"
What Are you his ~father?" inter
rupted the old skipper. Eyes, I can see
the look! Give us your fipperl Won't
he be disappointed? It's too bad!"
His visitors weather-beaten face
turned CHASTITY pale and he gasped:
disappointed! What do you mean
Is he not"
Aboard? No, confound II, he start.
cd up north a week or ten days ago.