Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-09-27

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north then, with a name and noun
tains and mystery. The word Yukon
suggested to me everything unknown
and weird-hairy mastodons, golden
| river bars. savage Indians with bone
arrowheads and sealskin trousers.
When left college. came as fast as
ever I could-the adventure. l suppose.
"The law was considered my destiny.
How the shades OF old Choate and
Webster and Patrick Henry must base
walled when I forswore It! I'll bet
Blackstone tore his whskers."
II think you would have made a sue
cess" said the girl, but he laughed.
"well, anyhow, / stepped out, leav-
| ing the way TO the United States su-
preme bench unobstructed, and came
north. l found II was where belong
ed. / fitted in. I'm not contented-
don't think that. I'm ambitious, but I
prefer these surroundings 10 the 9th
ers-that's all. I'm realizing my de-
sIres. I've made a fortune. Now I'll
see what else the world has"
lie suddenly turned to her. "See
here" he abruptly questioned, whats
your namef"
She started and glanced toward
where DeNtry had stood. only to find
that the old frontiersman had slipped
away during the tale.
"Helen Chester" she replied.
"Helen Chester" he repeated mus
ingly. what pretty name! 1t
seems almost pity TO change ito
marry, as you will"
81 am not going to Nome to get mar
ried."
| He glanced at her quickly.
"Then you won't like this country.
You are two years too early. You
ought to walt till there are railroads
and telephones and tables d'hote and
| chaperons. It's mans country yet"
II don't see why II Isn't a woman's
country too. Surely We can take
part In tanning 1t. Yonder on the Ore
gon is n complete railroad. which will
be running from the coast 10 the mines
/ In u few weeks. Another ship back
there has the wYfe and poles and fix
/ ings for telephone system. which will
go up In a night. As to tables dhote,
l saw real French count In Seattle
with n monocle. He's bringing In
restaurant outfit, Imported snails and
pates de foie gras. All that's wanting
IL the chaperon. In my flight from the
Ohio left mine. The sailors caught
her. You see, l am not far ahead of
schedule"
what part are you going to take In
this tanning processi' he asked.
She paused long before replying. and
when she did her answer sounded like
Jest.
IL herald the coming OF the law"
she said. ~rf ~
"The law! Bah! Red tape, a dead
language and horde OF shysters! I'm
afraid Of law In this land We're too
new and too far away from things. II
puts too much power In too few hands.
Heretofore we men up here have had
recourse to our courage and our ColtG.
but Wen have to unbuckle them both
when the law comes. like the court
that hasn't any appeal" He laid hand
upon his hip.
1.-THE Colts may go, but the courage
never WILL" she broke In.
Perhaps. But I've heard rumors OIL
ready Of plot to prostitute the law.
In Unalaska a man warned Dextry.
with terror In his eye. to beware OF It;
that beneath the cloak OF justice was n
drawn dagger whctted for us fellows
who own the rich dlgglngs. I done
think there's any truth I'm 1t, but You
can't tell"
"rhe law'ls the foundation. There
can't be any progress without II.
There Is nothing here now but dlsor.
der"
"There isn't half the disorder you
think there Is. There weren't any
| crimes In this country till the tender
feet arrived. We didn't know what a
thief was. II you came to a cabin,
you walked In without knocking. The
owner filled up the coffeepot and sliced
Into the bacon; then when he'd started
| your meal he shook hands and asked
your name. 1t was just the same
whether his cache was full or whether
he'd packed his few pounds of food
200 miles on his back. That was hos
pitality to make your southern article
look pretty small. If there was no
one at home. you ate what you needed
There was but one objectionable breach
of etlquette-to fail to leave dry kim
dllngs. I'm afraid of the transltory
stage we're coming to-that epoch OF
chaos between the death OF the old
| aud the birth of the new Frankly