The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16
Copyright, 1871, BY RoBxsr BoxxER's SOFA.
All rights reeorveA-

InfOrmatlOn about WHAT?
'"Bout the youth as has slipped an
eccentric and started to take in d
hills last winter"
In a moment Ethel was on her feet,
her pretty face all glowing with inter
est and cried:
"Do you mean Paul-Paul Miller?'
That's the chap whose name | was
firtin' with"
What of him-what Of him." ask
ed Clarence, eagerly.
"Well, we don't know; old Glum
thought as how may be you better
come down and interview them mum
mics an see what ye can git out o
EN-"
"You say they are at Ralston's
shanty?'
eyes"
why didn't they come here?'
"Well We see, they're little on
their feed. Their peddles are bent
an their feet don't track-all from
goin' over d. rocks and snow until
d. skins worn Off"
| Ethel seized her own and her hus-
bands cap, saying:
| LET us hasten to Glum's shanty.
! "As you say, my dear. Come, we
will go at once and learn all we can
They closed up their house, and.
accompanied by Dick and Gid, hasten
ed away toward the shanty OF old
| Glum Ralston.
| They reached the lower part OF the
camp, which had grown to quite
| village of shanties. Great fires were
blazing in pits. These were fires built
to thaw the ground so the miners
could dig it up and wash It.
A small knot of people were gath
cred in front Of Glum Ralston's
| shanty, talking in strange whispers.
nodding and gesticulating in man
ner which indicated that some matter
of great moment was under discus
sion.
Clarence and Ethel passed through
the throng and entered the shanty.
Here a sight met their gaze calculated
to awaken their profoundest SYM
pathy. Four dark-skinned young men
whose once robust frames had bee
worn away to skeletons were recli
ing on piles of skins. filling their
empty stomachs with food placed be-
fore them.
where are you from?" Clarence
asked.
From the island of Metlakahtla, -
one answered.
Have you come direct from there?''
NO"
. where have you been?"
I'VE were lost in the woods for a
long time and almost perished from
cold and hunger. We wanted to wait
until spring, but he did not. He had
been detained for SO many months
that he would wait no longer. He
said months and years were rolling
over his head since he had seen her
or written to her."
"Of whom are you speaking?"
HE called himself Crack-lash."
"Paul-Paul! It is PAUL." cried
Ethel. clapping her hands in delight.
"Hush, dear; let us be sure" whis
pered Clarence, then turned to further
interrogate the stranger.
What kind of young man was
this Crack-lash?"
Like you, only darker; that's ALL
"Well, how did he reach your
island?"
Come on an ice boat?"
"Ice boat?"
"Yes-great mountain Of Ice. HI
was on ice"
"He surely means an iceberg" sait
Clarence, fixing his eyes on Glun
Ralstcn. The old man nodded hi:
head and said:
There amt no doubt Of 1t. HI
means an iceberg"
III he does, then this man he calls
Crack-lash is none other than Crack
lash Paul"
you're correct, mate" Glum Rails
ton answered, with nod Of his head
II The Indian then took another sil
, or two of the soup and told how OF
the way they had captured one OF th'
men who had robbed him. They hat
crossed mountain range and wer'
making their way toward the Yukon
when they were all four drawn on OF
= moose trail.
On their return they were unabl
70 hnd neither the prisoner Crack-lasl
nor the mysterious captain, who ha'
years before been on their island. bu
had been abducted by two Of his owl
sailors, one Of whom they had car
tured. and Crack-lash recognized hin
a. one OF the robbers. It was a loni
story, and took long time to tell II
Paul's fate was unknown, but tn
chances were he was q prisoner o
dead In the forest
/ "Do you believe this story, Glum?
Clarence asked.
| every word o. it is the gospe
truth" he apswered.
| "What are you going to do?"
| Il am going to look for him. II
/ md him dead or alive. II dead, II
bury him: Il alive. I'll bring hin
home"
Clarence arose. and. taking tn