The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-25

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Were here. Miss Stowaway.' said
GlcniStcr. entering the girls cabin.
''rlic Inspector passed us, and it's time
for YOU to see the magic city. Come,
it's a wonderful sight
This was the first time they had been
alone since the scene on the after deck.
for. besides ignoring GlcniSter, she had
managed that he should not even see
her except in DoXtry's presence. Al
though he had eve since been curt
eous and consi1erate, she felt the leap
ing emotions that were hidden within
him ana lungcd to leave the ship, To fly
from the spell Of his personality.
Thoughts of hin made her writhc. and
yet when he was near she could not
hate him as she willed. He Ovcrpow-
cred her; he would not he hated: he
paid no heed to her Sights. This very
quality reminded her how willingly
and unqucstiouingly he had fought off
the sailors from the Ohio at Il word
from her. She knew he would do so
again, AMI more, and ii is hard to be
bitter to onc who would lay down his
life for You ever though he has Of
Tended, particularly when he has the
magnetism that sweeps YOU away from
your mornings.
There's no danger Of being seem
he continued. The crowds crazy,
and, besides. Wen 20 ashore right
away. Iou must he mad with the con
iincmcnt. It's on my nerves too"
As they stepped outside the door of
an adjacent cabin opened, framing an
angular, sharp featured woman, who,
catching sight Of the girl emerging
from Glenistcr's stateroom, paused,
with shrewdly narrowed eyes flashing
quick, malicious glanccs from one to
the other. They came later to remem-
Der with regret this chance encounter,
for it was fraught with grave results
for them both.
Good evening, Mr.. Glcnister," the
lady said, with acid cordiality.
'Howdy, Mrs. ChampianT" He
moved away.
She followed a step, staring ut Helen.
Are you going ashore tonight or
wait for morning:"
Don't know yet. I'm sure Then
''' S"' nv iiu''tl'bs CllAt
her; she's spying on us
WHO is She!" asked Miss Chester q
moment later.
Her husband manages one Of the
big companies. She's an old cat
Gaining her first view of the land,
the girl cried out sharply. They rode
on an oily sea tinted like FURNISHED
copper, while on all sides, amid the
faint rattle n rumble OF machinery,
scores of ships were belching cargoes
out upon living swarms of scows, tugs,
stern wheclers and dories. Here and
there Eskimo Oomiaks, fat. walrus hide
boats, slid about like huge, many leg.
ged water bugs. An endless, antllke
stream of tenders, piled high with
freight. piled to and from the shore.
A mile distant lay the city, stretched
like a white ribbon between the gold
OF the ocean sand and the dun Of the
moss covered tundra. 1t was like no
other In h world. At first glance 1t
seemed all made Of new white canvas.
In a week it's population had swelled
from 5000 to 10000. 1t now wandered
In a slender, slnuOus line along the
NOoSs AihiN' u ouiJ thC UCdth |
afforded dry camping ground. Mount
ing to the bank behind, one sank knee
deep In moss and water and. treading |
twice In the same tracks. found a bog
Of oozing, icy mud. Therefore as the
town doubled daily in size, 1t grew
endwise like a string of dominoes till
the shor from Cape Nome to Penny
river was a long reach of white. CLINT
ing in the low rays of the arctic sun
set like foamy breakers on a tropic
island.
THAT'S Anvil creek up yonder," said
Glenister. There's where the Midas
lies. See!" He indicated a gap In the
buttress of mountains rolling back
from the coast. ITS the greatest
creek in the world. You'll see gold by
the mule load and hillocks of nuggets.
Oh, I'm glad to get back. This is life.
That stretch of beach Is full Of gold.
These hills are scanned with quartz.
The bedrock of that creek Is yellow.
There's gold, gold, gold everywhere
more than ever was In old Solomon's
mines-and there's mystery and peril
and things unknown"
LET us make naSte, Sald the girl.
II have something l must do tonight.
After that I can learn to know these
things"
Securing a small boat. they were
rOwed ashore, the partners plying their
ferryman with eager questions. Hav-
ing arrived five days before, he was
exploding with information and volun-
teered the fruits of his ripe experience