The Alaska prospector., 1904-07-14


 &c yaur- ctsp wouldn't "a cared to Ncve any more deafa's with folks vle-e they dealt ont the law so ,rompt an strict as that, an he actu'ly was giitin' his things ready .o co over to the Eddy an take the ..rst cars that started. but before he 1 got al ready he had begun to listen | so induc eBcnts to stay over little. "Simon's sam he felt downright sorry for the young chap. sayin' that he didn't think they'd given him . fair shake, an Simon's Sam had . tame bear he wanted to sell. So he edged around an got to talkin' with the young chap.
 "'Seems to me- says Simon's Sam. that it's too bad for you to go way without gittin' that bear you're after says he.
 Pearl says the young chap. sneerin. There aint a bear in your hull blame grove:' says he.
 "'There's cords of 'em.' says Si- mons sam. But it's . heap O trouble to rout 'em out an foller 'cm till you git shot. Take you lays. But kin git you shot as .ne tomorrow. inside of an hour. an a killin' shot at that You kin" says the young chap.
 "I kin says Simon's Sam. An all it'll cost you II be sl5.
 The young fellcr secnin' to be will;n' to invest, Simon's Sam cor .iIe1 to him the scheme. He t.lf aim that he had the bear in his han 't that very minvte, an that z-
 r, for St5 he waul1 take ths E,ar cn the sly to certain place in the woods an tie him to d tree wiih d rope.
 Then says simoa's Sam. 'you ''n Naraen along with yoar gun. shoot tie hear au' come back ht-s for help to lug Ii Tn. m turn the tahles on these folks that thinks you : aou't knoE low tn hy'-.'
 "1he yourg chap maie the ha-- 7-a'n w.tN Sj0p1' S..l S5.n ver. s9"e. an -. vrr1y e4~o snrari se+ ] tst.s ay sn. = ti-t f= h.5 sasa# ID ais rina e stay ercr ln#-i fa-
 "'} easse H- lasc t1 r5. a fas~t l sa..s ae, .,'jt'ir' e-in. 'eH' 5- tSe.e's on. in tHis -i,ce = what ya e.a woods -. knock him over to-mor- POW slTs 70.
 "'5's!iF 5ar vou'' says We. "Ee@. ,.F. long in thc forenoon. tSe 3su1F 'aP gent ont -yith his ! gun. irc -r. ,ift su's Scn mile in ! 0f &nr' i-t-ei ;= tc where To had ! 'itl ta- 'a~r, couple . miles fur Ter n. tsc yav-g chap pail s;- . :r n's S~,u e e ':5 nna Sam said he ! i't Letter .~-it hall an hour ar so. ! III &a-' .e-'' r.- -ut ~ the --.nry. @t-.e - -cwt hnr;,en :" sec
 ir. thace .'' s"s~icion the deal. "i'r r- --'-.,- c'rn sn. do"n pr -s'-.,.t c-i raod wrys fr",., .he l fr--- "-.' tc-r acted rg,y an' -a1.- .t 'ae r"r'n m ,nnr'c|' at i 9 "- lap. IT. ,hc youn. c'a's e--' nc -.. n uc-vo"ser Ky m '''' % rr"'i- .-. f Ho longer. m he | 'Ful,a ul en' bla ,ed away at tl- 'e--. 'c 'rst - been tremendous ] ner, ors f"- hc missed .he bear an | shct tha roTe aluInb in two. "li Q Lear gave ' jump. an away he vent wirh som.thin' Ike six feet | of rope hancin' from his neck. an | was ou: . siCNt in the thick laurcls before the young chap could think to fire at him ag'in. He foliered l along after te bear till he see there waIn't n" asc. an then he give 1t up an come in.
 "'i here's bear In them woods.' says te, an l got a shot at It. But 1 it got away. an I'm wiiiin' to let it | go.'
 .'He lad got all ready to start for ! tie Eddy 'o take the cars, when who should come in hut Rube
 "'i was out to-day says he. care less ike on got as nice one a'. I've s"@u in a long time. You ought 70 have | to take along with you says .a to the young chap. .ught to have whatr says the yoang hap, snappy like.
 The rig. fat bear I killed to- day says i.ube.
 'fhe young chap didn't say any ! thing for sell. an then he says: ''i cw much do you want for it?' "i r-rs Ike that un is f,tclin' S25.' vs 'uae. It's worth S3a. but I'll take s-i,' says he. Here comes m -,vn hoys, now. sneakin' il in on ! tie [ re -'rog'
 I 'An sa t-ev was, an the be7r was nice. fat glossy one. sure enough. "-i'aH says tte young clar. T come a"re 'a git 8 bear. an I s'uose | I'll fa-e v -ake this one or go back sl.rai ed sav5 he.
 "Ar' e ra.d Rule s25 for the bear.
 There w-s ,uEny thing a0out ' that beer avs Eute. by an by II "es e- in to commit suncide. Ne Fl anicl,er d
 Then ".at did it have that rope 'ronni + neck for i'i Ike to .a.f.. ay Rul,- e,aH;n' til his | 'l".'fh '-a-t tet,hea his oars The ! i-car had p .an~ ~e,e '-.ar,f ;te recl, when ! TER Sa him an he aoted to r'e lest a>ac'ly as if he wa iaah- in for a good r';'re to string fi,r- self np as socAed him mith hoth bar k an' gcthered him in says Eube lied ieerd ! was in the wood.