Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09
CHAPTER VI,


We will for the present take leave
Of Paul Ralston and return to Berry's
party on their way to the Klondyke.
They arrived first at Forty-Mile
camp, but here found nothing to do.
Clarence staked out claim and
went to digging. 1t was slow proc
ess and the reward was poor. He
took out a little gold, but not
nearly enough TO pay him for the
hardships. Then came reports of the
wonderful dnds in the Klondyke dis
trict.
Now IL your time, Clarence" said
Ethel. Go at once and make all you
can. while there are so few in the
country"
What shall do with your" he
asked.
Leave me behind"
"Ethel, | cannot think of doing
that" he declared.
you must, Clarence. I will follow
as soon as possible, but hasten on
now and stake out a claim for us.
Stake out two, one for you and one
for me. feel that this is the turning
point In our careers"
And so it proved.
II was the saddest day of his life
when Clarence Berry babe adieu to
his young wife and started alone for
the distant mining camp. The part
ing Of the husband and wife, as the
reader may imagine, was affectionate,
but there were no tears. Ethel re-
strained them and smiled cheerfully
as long as she was in sight, to run
into her shanty and have little cry
the moment she could see him no
more.
The river, which must be crossed
before s.4e could reach the Klondyke,
was already beginning to show signs
of floating ice, and she knew 1t would
only be short time before it would
be completely frozen over. So she
worked with a will and got everything
packed and started on the little steam
er Arctic" for the new land of gold
Her husband and his party joined her
on the way up the river.
1t was late in the season when this
devoted. daring couple struck gold of
any consequence. Then it came in a
torrent All through the winter Clar-
ence Berry was piliug up wealth. His
wife was at the mines every day, and
as the great chunks of frozen earth
were dumped on the ground her fair
fingers were busily at work picking
out the nuggets. During the season
she picked out ten thousand dollars
worth of golden pebbles with her
fingers.
Though absorbed in gold digging,
she never forgot Paul, who with Glum
Ralston had not been heard from
since those two persons left in search
for the bold men who had robbed the
youth.
One night as they sat about their
cheerful fire. there came rap at the
door of their shanty, and they found
Dick Ronold asking admission.
Come in, Dick. What brings you
ont such a night and in such a
Storm" asked Clarence.
Didn't hear ye say somethln
once about KNOWN the Teller called
Cracklash Paul, who used to live back
there IN Fresno?'
"Yes. Paul Miller" cried Ethel
eagerly I'VE know him. What Of
him."
"You know they've got one OF the
fellows tight an fast who tried tt
help do up Paul. Well, the feller's
cocoa since that nights been little
rancid was set TO guard him las
night, and his mental train for min
ute or two seemed on the track. Ther
remembered seem him in Frisco
His name is Belcher and he's one o
the men that the feller from Fresno
called Lakeland hired the room II
Frisco to talk with
At tho sound Of Lackiand's nam'
Ethel was on her feet. gasping:
'T.acRlandl Lakeland; Clarence
10 u PAals rival and cGemJl IN