The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-11-18

hunters ard Travelled ono whole sum.
NOR and part OF a winter and nearly
taryCl an frozo q hundred times.
but not O. word could ! hear OF him.
so / suppose I am doomed TO make
my last voyage from this port Whom
I meet my captain ON that unknown
sea TO which We are all stccrln', IN
tell him I kept my promise"
When the eX.sallor had finished his
story a silence fell on the group. No
one spoke for several minutes.
The youth, known only by the
sobriquot Of Crack LASH" sat gazing
abstractodly into tho ERE. lie had
heard no part OF the story. for his
mind was still on his far away home.
wlore dwolt mother and tao fair
beirg who had promised to be his
wife. for whom be had braycd the
dangers Of the wild1rf Csc.
At early morn the little camp on
tho Yukon was asur Paul was the
last 90 awake Youth Is hcalthful
ard irroccrt. so sleep lirEcrs longer
ahort l,s Cycll3s t.an uorc whose
bodies are frci-at,d with disease or
minds hurdo cI with cares.
"Wtcrr G.orgc2" asked CID. as he
toasted steals.
Econ gore these two hours" Biz
Port answered.
"Alors ?"
eyes"
That's s'rorrc"
Brca fast was disposed Of. the DOGS
tcd and harr csscl ard ale party pre-.
pared for ro.r Journey up the river
to Dawson city. 1cn an Insignificant
village, and yet lucky George had not
returned.
IA the sun rose higher the mud ard
STOW made travel more uncomfortable.
yet Paul trudFel on. uncomplniningly.
llo could bear any burden or hard.
ship without murmur when he 70.
Elected that II was for aura. Her
r--serce rave strength 10 his arm
- kccnrces TO his eye. squirting him
on 10 Efforts mere than suporiuman.
When they halted at noon they were
compelled 10 get to Toward Of tic
smoke 10 protect themselves from the
mos ultoCs. But ll'tlo had been said
n & cir missing com1arior. Lucky
George. Gu followed his trail through
the STOW without dlmculty, ard gave
Il ns his opinion t1at he was going
straight TO lawson City.
Gum Ralston. who had rot OK.
pressed nm opinion on the subject for
some tlmc. NJ last said:
"Poys. ! heard him ray somcthin'
one day bout goln' up to Klondykc."
"What FORT" asked Gid.
"sald a scuaw man told him there
was heaps O. sold along that air
stream"
Glum Informed him II was ore OF
the tributaries OF TO YouNon which
had been but very lltt explored. lid
rcmairc1 with his head bowed for a
few morents. nis mind lost In thought.
AZ last be said:
Boys, les tryin' 10 give us thc
slip. I am nfeard. or run a cold deck
on Us" said Gid.
what n he docsf asked Port
I'VE don't lore much"
we might II he struck pay dirt /"
said Gid.
Wont we be jnst as likely to strike
pay dirt as Georgo7'
mo"
"why7"
because George IL alters In luck.
Every time he draws from the deck
it's a trump. II fCiler holds a
straight George has a iusi. III gam.
bic my dogs an packs that no makes
a ten strick right now"
There was n silence. and the men
sat and smoked and steamed. to drive
away the mosquitoes. Al last Paul
broke the silence by saying;
III there Ia gold on the Klondyke
let us 30 and hnd II ourselves"
Now yer shoutln'." cried the pros.
pectors. why not go TO tho Klon.
dyke ourselye'P
Truth Is. boys said Glum. "I've
never rad any very exalted opinion o
Lucky Georges honesty. II he makes
a big strike we can. o. course. come
in for claim, but he'll strike out
the best an work on the others with.
out us A.knowin' H."
They decided to set out at once for
the Klondyke. II was a journey at.
tended from beginning to end with
great danger and hardship. ulum
Ralston was the only member OF their
party who Rad been on the stream,
and no acted Al guide.
Again night came on. and they went
into camp and prepared their sup,
pors. Paul was little disleArtened
on this night, Continual disAppoint.
ment had made him heartsick. Ris.
Ing to relieve his cramped limbs. he
turned his back toward the fre and
gazed across the wood.covered hill
into the darkness beyond. To his sur
prise he discovered a glow on the
woods far In the distance. For a
moment he Tazed upon II In doubt
and then. touching Gid Myers, who
sat near on tho arm, he whispered:
Look on there. Gid. In tho dlrec.
ton | am pointing. Don't you see
anything susplcious7" Cid Myers did
as directed, and said:
Eyes. thpr's somothin' unnatural
Crack lash"
what Is ~"
"Wel., ia say It was III glow from
n