West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-11-07

SYNOPSIS.
Chapter LAT Unalaska. Glenistor and Dcxtry.
from party OF sailors The three sail north ON the
Santa Maria. the grl MS a stowaway in the miners
cabin. while the men 90 below. DeNtry has been
warned 70 guard his claim and 20 beware Of man
named Mcnamara. who. backed by the courts is
going 10 Nome. Tho girl oycrhears Glenister say
he considers her "Hpols Of war" II-Tho Girl.
carrying Important papers. had loft Seattle for
Nome on the Ohio. which. with smallpox aboard,
had been guaranteed at Unaaska She had fed
from the Ohio in order 20 reach Nome soon as
poesibe; uI-Ihc girl tells Glenister her name is
Helen Chester She "a bringing the law" TO Nome.
He tells her he will guard his mine himself. He
kisses her against her will. IY-As Helen leaves
b. Mrs Chnmpian Of Nome. Struve. the lawyer
whom Helen has come 70 sec. Ia found drunk. Glen
istcr saves Helen from academia shooting Glen
mine. the Midas. V Judge Stillman. Helen uncle
arrives "a Nome and takes charge of her. Other
arrivals are Alec McNamara. n political schcmcr,
and Durham. partner OF Struve. Mcnamara and
thc two lawyers plot 20 jump" the Midas claim.
Their AGENT Galloway has been driven Oft by Dex-
~. Strnse, ectnE on Instructions In the papers
hrought ihnocently by Helen. has cloudcd the titles
Of the rieheat plaecrs In Nome. McNamara Is head
OF asehomo TO Gust the rightful mine There
have been many attempts 20 Jump" claims Glen
istsr promises Helen that he win try 70 become
civilized and viii not shoot the claim Jumper"
NI-MeNamara, as receiver for Galloway. takes
charge Of the Midas by order of Judge Stillman.
pccts Judge Stillman despite his belief in Helen.
He prevents one OF his men. Slapjack Smms. from
shooting MeNsmarn. yII--In Nome saloon. dance
camp woman. in love with Glcnister flis for n short
time the place Of Bronco Kid. the faro dealer Glen
tstcr had boon infatuated with Cherry, but had
broken with her. lie tells her Of the Dumping
OF his claim. n week old, and the vain nttempts
MeNSmara Is supported by federal troors cbsrTr
becomes jealous OF Helen when Glenistcr tells her
ne intends 70 marry the newcomer. Bronco Kid
IN love with Cherry, Is jealous of Glenister.
CHAPTER WI.
TNHE water front had n strong at
traction for Helen Chester and
rarely did fair day pass with
out finding her In some quiet
spot from which she could watch the
shifting life along its edge, the ships
at anchor and the varied incidents OF
the surf.
This morning she sat In dory pulled
high up on the beach, bathed In the
bright sunshine and staring at the
rollers, while lines Of concentration
wrinkled her brow. The wind had
blown for some days till the ocean beat
heavily across the shallow bar, and
now, as II became quleter, longshore-
men were launching their craft, pre-
pairing 10 resume their traffic.
Not until the previous day had the
news Of her friends misfortune come
TO her. and although she had heard no
hint OF fraud, she began to realize that
they We're involved In n serious tangle.
To the questions which she anxiously
put to her uncle he had replied that
their difficulty arose from n technical
ity I'm the mining laws which another
man had been shrewd enough TO profit
by. IL was a complicated question, he
said, and one requiring time TO thrash
out 10 an equitable settlement. She
had undertaken TO remind him OF the
service these men had done her, but,
with smile. he interrupted He could
not allow such things 10 influence his
judicial attitude. and she must not en-
deavor 10 prejudice him In the dis
charge OF his duty. Recognizing the
Justice OF this, she had deslsted.
For many days the girl had caught
scattered talk between the Judge and
Mcnamara and between Strive and
his associates. but IL all seemed foreign
and dry, and beyond the fact that IL
bore on the litigation over the Anvil
creek mines. she understood nothing
and cared less. particularly as n new
interest had but recently come into her
life, an interest I'm the form OF a man
-McNamara.
He had begun with quiet. half con-
cealed admiration OF her. which had
rapidly Increased until his attentions
had become OF a singularly positive
and reslstless character
Judge Stlllman was openly delight.
ed, while the court Of one Ike Alec
Mcnamara could but hatter any girl.
In his presence Helen felt herself re-
belling at his suit, yet as distance sep
arated them she thought ever more
kindly OF H. This state OF mind con
trasted oddly with her feelings toward
the other man she had met, FOR IN this
country there were but two. When
Glenister was with her she saw his
love lying markedly ia his eyes. and n
exercised some spell which drew her
10 him I'm spite OF herself, but when
he had gone back came the dlstrust
the terror Of the brute she felt was
there behind Il ell. The one appealed
to her while present; tue other pleaded
strongest while away. Now she was
attempting 90 nnalyze her feelings and
face the future squarely. for she real
lied that her affairs neured n crisis
and this, too. not a month after meet
ing the men. She wondered n she
would come 60 love her uncle's friend
She did not know. OF the other she
was sure-she never could.
Busted with these reflections. she no
tieed the familiar figure Of Dextry wan.
dering aimlessly. 10 was not un-
kempt, and yet his air gave her the I'm
preston Of prolonged sleeplessness
Spying her be approached and seated