The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30
Here's another letter from Broad

Here's another letter from Broad
man & Yardly about that Klondlke
business" he said 'Heigh-ho, VIC
manSis a terrible clog on man."
Tom looked surprised. Dick had
been married less than year, and was
model of conjugal devotion. Dick
proceeded to Explain a.f
lUa"Broadman, & Yardley have bought
some claims in the Klondike. Yon
know Broaefhan married my mothers
cousin. | had a, dispatch yesterday
asking me to go out and see to this
matter Letter ito follow This is the
letter; you see they offer great induce
ments 1t may be the chance of a life
time. And, dash it, May won't hear OF
my going; cried half the night at the
idea. / had to swear L wouldn't, t0
quiet her. i suppose she isn't respon-
sible, just now, and / can't 60" He
paused for an instant, then gave his
desk a resembling blow. II say, old
man can't you go, in my stead? You
know more about mines and mining
law than / do, and you haven't wife
Eetfto keep you at home ~
"All right was the unexpected an
sWef. Ji''Whdh can l. start ?'Ia"
.TThe sooner the better You must
go East to interview Broadman &
Yardley, and 2then on to San Fran
So a few aihh oirrss RS later starinville
heard, to its surprise. that Tom Carter
was off for the KlQndike; why, no man
knew save Dick Turner.
9 Helen Starin had a bad quarter-hOur
with her father when. he learned the
news His questions soon ELECTED the,
truth, and his comments were severe.
+ .nYou know, did not approve of your;
extravagant IDEAS, although [ told yOna
you might do as you chose, if Carter
were willing. | expected that You
would listen to reason from him, and
| knew he Isl no fool; / regret to find:
that made q mistake when l trusted
to your honesty ''>'' ''+ ,@
y Having thus driven the rail to the
quick, he left his daughter to her re-.
Elections. These were not pleasant. By
this time she was bitterly repentant.;
Her lover had gona, without a word Of
farewell, and only herself to blames
'sSurely he will write she told herself;
but no letter. came. 1t is a far cry tos
the Klondike, and the mails go and
come slowly @ Tom Carriers kinsfolk,
dwelt in a distant state, and he wrote.
to, no one in Starinville except his part
ner. His letters to him were few, but
Helen, who knew Mrs Turner, cultiyat-
ed her acquaintance, for the sake OF
the crumbs of news concerning her low
er. After many, months there came a
telegram to Mr.. Turner, saying that the
task was accomplished, and that Carter:
would leave for home on the next.
steamer-the Nugget A week later;
Helen Starin, looking over the news
paper at the breakfast, table, fell over:
in dead faint The Nugget had gone
down, with all on board
Meanwhile, Tom Carter, at Cape
Nome, never dreaming that his friends
mourned him as dead, was tuning over
the i'll luck which had brought him to,
the wharf only to see the last wreathS
of smoke in the wake of the boat he
had missed. So he reached San Fran
cisco month late, and learned of his
escape. He telegraphed to Turner, but
the dispatch went astray, and was re-.
turned to the hotel undelivered, after
the sender had left.
| Some days later Helen was spending
! the night with Mrs. Turner-Dick was
cut of town. The maid-of- all-work had
| gone out on an errand, and the baby
was crying, when the doorbell rang.
l. AAClCu, uVoA, PICeiSC So, UCSSCO 4MlS.
Turner, as the second peal sounded 81
hate to ask ou',-she found herself
talking to empty air. Helen was al
ready downstairs. ie4.It.
She opened the door and there stood
Tom Carter. Helen held out both
hands, with a sob "Tom darling Tom,
is it really you? Are you alive. and
have you come baclS?" She would have
fallen, but. he caught her in his arms
and carried her into the, drawing room.
There was no one in the room but
themselves. and what happened is no.
body's business. ar.
They were married few weeks at
forwards without any great TODD, and
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Carter are at
home at No. 10 Ivy street, Starinville.