The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25
stsat peril And the possibility Of
~ riuuse for wealth.

great peril and the possibility Of death.
 I'iunge for Wealth.
 .Tt was in 1897, during the great rush to the gold fields of Alaska, that went prospecting" said Mrs. RiedesH- lie, q had lived and worked fA New York long enough to find out that hap piness and the oontentment and enjoy fnent that come from following one's bent are possible only with substar- tial income. I wanted to study and had to put in my days working. sec ing nothing better ahead of me, l de- cided to give up the struggle here ana make q desperate plunge which might land me in wealth or be my end
 "A couple of years. or three ht the outside, were all counted on in or- der to locate a rich claim. but each summer that planned to return to the United States brought me some new problem. and so year after year slid by, keeping me a prisoner In the Icy country. It was hard. harder than ] can make you understand" She added with a shudder. land If 1t had not been for the protection of the West Indian doctor, who was always just at my shouldeF to help me through all aif- ficulties-"
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 "Who was the west Indian doctorf'
 'STbe spirit of the little doctor real Iv won my fortune for me- she replied. He has been my friend since child- hood, and even after hts death his guardianship has not deserted me- owed him my life when very young. for I had developed incipient eonsump. tIon. and but for him the disease would have brought me to an early death. The little doctor put mo through coi,rse of hygiene which developed my chest and slight physique and my limbs became strong and my flesh firm. He was like a small spaniel the doctor. so quiet, tifnid and dociles but ready to spring up and come to my alO at the first call. Before his death ne told me that dead or alive ho would be my constant companion and guar dian: all had to do to evoke his help | would be to cali his name. have done it ever so many times since then and always with tho same result that inc spirit has responded instantly and brought me safely out of danger.
 .aThat sounds like the remark of . sniritualIst. doesn't H?" she asked. "But l am not a believer In the pow CTS of mediums and communication with dlsembodied spirits, though my doctor is as real to me as any living friend I know that he is ever ct my hsoulder. very quiet and invisible to all but me. and that he is ever ready to do my bidding.
 "When | was joufneying over the Chilkoot Pass he did me a great serv- lee. It was my pleasure to travel alone, except for an occasional falling in with a party I might meet along the route. On this day I had come upon one. a man whose sled was hauled by n horse suggested that 1 give my dogs n rest and hitch my sleigh behind him for a few niles We did cover the ice pass quickly and easily, but suddenly the runner of my eompanion's sleigh sank deep into the sIhsh. The horse could not pull 1t out, and so the whole marty halted to assist him in freeing the sled. For more than an hour they pulled and tugged unavailingly. and then I realized that unless something was done quickly would have to spend the night in the ice--not an agreeable outlook when had counted on making the next camp before dark.
 "A happy thought of the doctor came to me and I decided to see what my woman's strength could accomplish with the supernatural aid. At cert ain signal we all bent over. took firm hold of the sled and then raised. Up- on my word. the runner came out of the slush as if there was no weight whatever, and the sled glided out upon the firm ice.
 Did the men give me credit for the rescue? No. indeed They treated my offer of assistance rather patronIEing- ly, but know that 1t was the little doctor who, through my arms. lifted that sled from the rnL Of course. ] said nothing about my unseen compah- ion, for the men would have laughed lncredulousiy, but after that dAAAEn-