The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

yM look like logger He's brave
man too. Them three qualities are
trump cards and warranted to take
most any queen in the human deck
red. white or yellow
IF he dares.'' growled Gienister.
while his thick brows came forward.
and ugly lines hardened in his face.
In the gray Of, the early morning
they descended the foothills into the
wide valley OF the Nome river and
fled out across the rolling country to
: the river bluffs where. cleveriy con-
cealed among the willows, was n
rocker. This they set up. then pro-
ceeded to wash the dirt from the sacks
carefully, yet with the utmost speed.
for there was serious danger of dis
covery 1t was wonderful. this treas
ure Of the richest ground since the
days OF '49. and the men worked with
shining eyes and hands a-tremble. The
gold was coarse. and many ragged, vel
low Jumps, too large TO pass through
the screen, rolled in the hopper, while
fhe aprons beIIied with its weight. In
the pans which they had provided there
grew a cleaning heap of wet, ia " gold
ners rode unnoticed into town and into
the excitement Of the holdgp news.
while the tardy still fingered over
their breakfasts. Far out in the road
stead lay the Roanoke, black smoke
pouring from her stack A tug was re-
turning from its last trip to her.
Glenister forced his lathered horse
down to the beach and questioned the
longshoremen who hung about
NO. It's too late to get aboard
the last tender is on it's way back
they Informed him. eff you want to
go to the outside, you'll have to wait
for the fleet. That only means another
week, and-there she blows now"
a ribbon of white mingled with the
velvet from the steamers funnel and
there came slow, throbbing. farewell
blast.
Glenister's jaw clicked and squared
Quick, you men, he cried to the
sailors. Il want the lightest dory on
the beach and the strongest oarsmea
in the crowd. III be back in FIVE min
utes. There's a hundred dollars in it
for YOU if we catch that ship"
He whirled and spurred up through
the mud of the streets. Bill Wheaton
was snoring luxuriously when wrench
ed from his bed by a disheveled man
who shook him into wakefulness and
into q portion of his clothes, with a
storm of excited instructions. The
lawyer had neither time nor oppor-
tunity for expostulation, for Glenister
snatched valise and swept into it q
litter of documents from the table.
Hurry up, man. he yelled, as the
lawyer divedt frantically about his Of
fee In a rabbit-like hunt for items
''My heavens, are you dead? Wake
up. The ships leaving" With sleep
still in his eyes, Wheaton was dragged
down the street to the beach, where a
knot had assembled to witness the
race. AS they tumbled into the skiff
willing hands ran it out into the surf
on the crest of roller. A few lifting
heaves and they were over the bar
with the men at the oars bending the
| white ash at every swing
r. 81 guess / didn't forget anything .
gasped Wheaton as he put on his coat
81 got ready yesterday, but I couldn',
find you last night, 50 I thought the
deal was off,
Glenister stripped off his coat and
facing the bow, pushed upon the oars
at every stroke, thus adding his
strength to that of the oarsmen. They
crept rapidly out from the beach, eat
ing up the two miles that lay toward
the ship He urged the men with al
his power till the sweat soaked
through their clothes and, under their
clfnging shirts, the muscles stood out
like iron. They had covered half the
distance when Wheaton uttered cry
and G1enister desisted from his york
with curse. The Roanoke was NOV
ing slowly.
The rowersa rested, but the young
man shouted at them to begin agar
! and Selling a boat hook, stuck it int
/ the arm OF his coat. He waved thi.
| on high while the men redoubled thei
| efforts. For many moments they huns
| in suspense, watching the black hui
/ as 1t gathered speed, and then, as they
! were about TO cease their effort puff
| Of steam burst from it's whistle an6
! the next moment q short foot of recog
milton reached them. Glenister wipei
| the moisture from his brow and grin
/ ned at Wheaton.
/ A quarter of an hour later as they
lay heaving below the ships steel side.
he thrust a heavy buckskin sack int
the lawyers hand.
esThere's money to win the fight, Bill
| don't know how much, but it's
enough. God bless you. Hurry backv
! A sailor cast them a whirling rope
up which Wheaton clambered; then
| tying the gripsack to its end, they SEM
| it after.
'sImportant.' the young man yelled
at the officer on the bridge. Govern
ment business" He heard a muffled
/ ciang In the engine room, the thrash
of the propellers followed, and the bis
ship glided past
As Glenister dragged himself up the
beach upon landing Helen Chester call
ed to him and made room for him be
side her. 1t had never been necessar,
to call him to her side before, and
equally unfamiliar was the abashmen
| or perhaps physical WEAKNESS that lee
the young man to- sink back In TIT
warm sand with sigh OF relief. Shs
| noted that for the first time the au
daeity was gone from his eyes.
u watched your race" she began
s<Tf yvfa very exciting and chearef