The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-07


 A small. tattered boy came down the road. running wearily, as though nearly spent.
 "Oh Miss Doctor" he shrilled. "waltr'
 His face shone pale through the dirt. As he came up she recognized the pit boss boy.
 "Ma sent me to tell you to do some thin quick. Kate an' Dilsey is out with a lot of wimln, an they arc run min wild. Mir. Aldrlch went down with tho new shift. Pa told him he better watch things on top, but he thought pa needed help. Now they are goln' Co git hold Of the shafthouse an when Mir. Aldrlch comes up with the new men either drop the cage or rock 'em."
 The doctors face had grown white as the boy talked.
 "The shift will come up at @" she asked.
 The boy nodded.
 Come Into the house. You must be dried and fed. I will telephone the police. but Bess and ! will get there half an hour ahead of them. Heaven knows what we will do, but we will do something or dier she half whis- pered.
 ''Now, go. Bess" she cried as she sprang into the buggy.
 As she approached the little town she could hear a swelling din of dlscOrdant voices. She dashed through an alley and came out in the street in front of the shafthouse. The women were sweeping around the corner just below her. fifteen or twenty of them. Their tossing arms and distorted faces held her second fascinated. Then her brown eyes frightened mischlevously and she wheeled the horse and cart d. rectly in front of the bowling crowd.
 Kate McGuirey' she called. pointing an accusing whip at her. Their mo mentum carried them nearly to the cart Then. as they could not conven' iently climb 1t and the "darlin' doe thor" was a person to respect anyway. they stopped.
 What do you mean" she demanded sternly, yelling around in this cold rain? What do you think it will do for your neuralgiay You will be crazy with lt. Your cheek is an swelled up now, and your eye looks as though you had broken a blood vessel. I knew a wom- an once"-her voice grew deeply i'm pressive-"whosc eye burst. and she didn't expose herself the way you are doing either. And you. too, Dilsey, just nicely over the smallpox-do you know what you will havc2 You will have a rclapsew
 She fairly hurled the word at her and Dllsey received it with a moan of terror.
 Holy mother, docthorp she walled. Do it be fatalr
 Kate had shut her mouth and was whining softly, cuddliug her face in her damp shawl She turned reproach- fully to the women behind her.
 "The docthor's right This do be a sorry night for poor wimin craturcs to be out in. an ye ought to be ashamed Me heads crazy already wid the pain.
 She came close to the buggy.
 "Docthor. dear. do be glvin' me some thin'" she entreated.
 How many of you have vacclna- tlons that yoU'll be taking cold inl And you. Jerusha-l thought you told me you couldn't speak a loud wOrdr
 "No more can." croaked Jerusha hoarsely.
 "Go home, every one of your she waved lmperlously. "You ought to be ashamed. running around like lot of lunatics. I'll come around presently and give you something for that neu' ralgia. Kate, and you a dose, too, Dil' sey."
 Five minutes later there wasn't a woman in sight save the doctor.
 She drove the trembling horse into one of the sheds.
 "Poor old glrlF' she said. loOsenlng up the harness 'T nearly killed you. didn'tIT
 There was a sound of hurrying feet and Mir. Aldrich came fin breathlessly.
 Are you safeY he cried.
 She gave him one quick glance, her white chin and red lips set with becom- ing gravity.
 q think am." she replied. with a mild note of inquiry. DO you feel dan. gcrousY
 He strode up to her and looked down into the provoking face.
 "A man who faints when he Is vaccl- mated Is a it subject to be saved from a mob of women. isn't hef" he ques tioned. Don't think don't realize how serious lt was. I know you probably saved me from Q very unpleasant death. but I wish you hadn't"
 He searched her face an Instant then suddenly drew her to him and kissed almost roughly tho derisiye dim pie that was Haunting at him.
 "I have been tempted a hundred times" he said dehantly.
 And you were tOo-too stupid to-er -fallv'