Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-01
CHAPTER v-CONCLUDED.

dangerous Mcnamara shrugged
danger? We've got the law, or, rather,
we are the law. Now, let's get to
work"
1t seemed that the boss Of North
Dakota was no sluggard He discard
ed coat and waistcoat and tackled the
documents which Strive laid before
him, going through them like whirl'
wind. Gradually he infected the 9th
ers with his energy, and soon behind
the locked doors Of Durham & Strive
there were only haste and fever and
plot and intrigue.
As Helen Chester led the judge to-
ward the fiamboyant. three stored ho-
tel she prattled to him light heartedly.
The fascination of n new land already
held her fast. and now she felt In adj
dition. security and relief. Glenister
saw them from a distance and strobe
forward to greet them.
He beheld man of perhaps three
score years. benign of aspect save for
the eyes, which were neither clear nor
steady, but had the trick of looking
past one. Glenlster thought the mouth,
too, rather weak and vacillating. but
the clean shaven face was dignlfied by
learning and acumen and was wrin-
killed. In pleasant fashion.
"My niece has just told me OF your
service to her" the old gentleman be
gun. ~ am happy to know you. sir"
BESIDES being n brave knight and
assisting ladies' In distress, Mr.. Clients
ter Is very great and wonderful
man." Helen explained lightly. He
owns the Midas"
"Indeed!" said the old man, his
shifting eyes now resting full On the
other with flash OF unmlstakable in
terest. 81 hear that il n wonderful
mine. Have you begun work YETI"
"No. Wen commence slulcing day
after tomorrow. 1t has been late
spring. The snow In the gulch was
deep and the ground thaws slowly.
We've been building houses and doing
dead work, but We've got our men on
the ground waiting"
~ am greatly interested. Won't you
walk with us to the hotel? l want to
hear more about these wonderful
placers."
well, they are great placers," said
| the miner as the three walked on to-
gether. Nobody knows how great be-
cause we've only scratched at them
yet. In the first place. the ground Is
SO shallow and the gold Is so easy to
get that II nature didn't safeguard us
| In the winter we'd never dare leave our
claims for fear Of 'snipers.' They'd
run In and rob us"
"How much will the Anvil creek
mines produce this summer" asked
the Judge.
ats hard to tell. sir, but we expect
to average 5000 a day from the MI
das alone, and there are other claims
Just as good"
"Your title is all clear, dare say,
eh?"
Absolutely except for one jumper,
and we don't take him seriously. A
fellow named Galloway relocated us
one night last month, but he didn't al
lege any grounds for doing SO, and we
could never find trace OF him. IL we
had, our title would be as clean MS
snow again" He said the last with q
peculiar infection.
"YOu wouldn't use violence, l trustr
"Sure! Why not? 1t has worked al
right heretofore"
but, my dear sir, those days are
gone. The law Is here, and It Is the
duty OF every one to abide by It,"
"Well, perhaps 1t is, but In this coun
try we consider mans mine rs sa
cred as his family. We didn't know
what lock and key were In the early
times, and we didn't have any troubles
except famine and hardship. It's diff
ferent now, though. Why, there have
been more claims jumped around here
this spring than In the whole length
and history Of the Yukon"
They had reached the hotel, ant
Glenister paused, turning to the girl AZ
the judge entered. When she startet
to follow, he detained her.
II came down from ths hills on pur
pose to see you. II has been loni
week.
"Don't talk that way" she interrupt
al coldly. II don't care 10 hear It."
See here, what makes you shut IN
out and wrap yourself up In you
haughtlness? I'm sorry for what dl,
that night. I've told you so repeated
ly. I've wrung my soul for that nc
till there's nothing left but repent
ancc."
1T Is not that" she said slowly. "a
. have been thinking 1t over during tn
past month, and now that have gain
! ed an insight into this life see tina
1t wasn't an unnatural thing for yo
to do. It's terrible to think of, but IT.
true. don't mean that 1t was pardon
able" she continued quickly, "for
wasn't, and hate you when ! thin
about 1t, but | suppose | put mysel
into a position to invite such actions
/ No; I'm sufficiently broadminded ne
:. 10 blame you unreasonably, and thin
} l could like you In spite of II, Just fo
!. what you have done for me. But thG
isn't all. There Is something deepe