The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-31

with her myself Yes, she's dangerous
ali right-to everybody but Glenister."
What do you mean"
'She had been across the Yukon to
nurse a man with scurvy, and coming
back she was caught in the spring
breakup. I wasn't there, but It seems
this Glenister got her ashore somehow
when nobody else would tackle the job.
They were carried FIVE miles down
stream in the Ice pack before he sue
ceeded."
What happened them"
''She fell in love with him, of course"
And he worshiped her as madly as
all the rest Of you. suppose" she said
scornfully.
That's the peculiar part She hyp-
Noticed him at first but he ran away,
and l didn't hear Of him again till 1
came to Nome She followed him final
~ and last week evened up her score.
She paid him back for saving her"
81 haven't heard about it."
He detailed the story of the gam
bling episode at the Northern saloon
and concluded: I'D like to have seen
that turn, for they say the excitement
was terrific. She was keeping cases
and at the finish slammed her case
keeper shut and declared the bet off
because she had made a mistake. OF
course they couldn't dispute her, and
she stuck to it. One of the bystanderS
told me she lied, though"
so, in addition to his other vices,
f,
he?" said Helen with heat II am
proud to be indebted to such charac-
ter. Truly this country breeds wonder
full species"
There's where you're wrong" Strive
chuckled. Hes never been known to
bet before"
"Oh. I'm tired OF these contradic-
tions?' she cried angrily. Saloons,
gambling halls, scandals, adventur-
esses! Ugh! I hate it! 1 hate I'll
Why did ever come here?"
Those things are a part of every
new country. They were about all we
had till this year. But it is women
like you that we fellows need, Miss
Helen. You can help Hs a lot" She
did not like the way he was looking at
her and remembered that her uncle
was upstairs and asleep.
Il must ask you to excuse me now,
for it's late and 1 am very tired
The clock showed half past IL, so,
after letting him out, she extinguished
the light and dragged herself YEARLY
up to her room. She removed her
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bare. shoulders a negligee of many
f1ounces and bewildering, clinging
loosenesS. AS she took down her heavy
braids the story OF Cherry Malotte re-
turned to her tormentingly. So Glen
lister had saved her life also at the
risk of his own. What very gallant
cavalier he was, to be sure! He should
bear a coat of arms-a dragon, an
armed knight and a fainting maiden.
Il succor ladies in distress handsome
Ones" should be the motto on his
shield. 1.-THE handsomest woman In
the NORTH" Strive had said. She
raised her eyes to the glass and made
a mouth at the petulant, tired refec-
ton there. She pictured Glenister
leaping from foe to foe with the hun
cry river surging and swapping at his
feet, while the cheers Of the crowd on
shore gave heart TO the girl crouching
out there. She could see him snatch
her up and fight his way back to
safety over the plunging ice cakes with
death dragging at his heels. What a
strong embrace he had At this she
blushed and realized with a shock that
while she was incoming that very man
might be fighting hand to hand in the
darkness Of mountain gorge with the
man she was going to marry.
4 moment later some one mounted
the front steps below and knocked
sharply. Truly this was a night of
alarms. Would people never cease
coming? She was worn out, but at
the thought of the tragedy abroad and
the sick old man sleeping near by she
lit candle and slipped downstairs to
avoid disturbing him. Doubtless it
was some message from Mcnamara,
she thought, as she unclaimed the
door
AS she opened it she fell back amaz.
ed while it swung wide and the can.
die flame f1ickered and sputtered in the
night air. Roy Glenister stood there
grim and determined, his soft, white
Stetson pulled low. his trousers tucked
into tan half boots, In his hand a
Winchester rifle. Beneath his cordu
roy coat she saw a loose cartridge belt.
yellow with shells, and the nickeled
flash Of a revolver Without invita-
ton he strobe across the threshold.
closing the door behind him.
Miss Chester, you and the Judge
must dress quickly and come with
me-"
4 don't understand"
THE vigilantes are on their way
here to hang him. Come with me to
my house, where ] can protect you"
She laid trembling hand on her
bosom, and the color died out of her
face then at n Sliphf poica a hava fhov