Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-31
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Chapter AT, Unalaska Gienists sr
Nome, save a young "-oman from a
party of sailors. The. three sail NORTH
away in the miners cabin. while the
men go below. Dextry has. been, warn
Cd to guard his claim snd ap who
Nome The girl overhears G,sntsterr
say ne considers her "spolls or war"
portant papers, had left Seattle for
Nome on the Ohio, which, with small.
pox aboard, had been rnarantined az
tnalaska. she had Ned from the onlo
charter III1Thc girl d tells is Gl sn. IS
her he -" viii IL guard mis- mine himself.
He kisses her against ner VIII, ~.
ca SSlhaP 6n th y shps '5fn
she is seen by Mrs. Champian OF Noin m .
strive. the lawyer whom Heiem Gas
come to see; is found drumt shoot
ing. Glcnister and Dextry take HeIen'
for safety, 10 their mine: the Mldas.
Chapter v-Judge stillman. ht tano .
Mcnamara, a political schemer, ana
Durham. partner of struve. Mona,
ga amp aq the hi Midas swG claim Tse,r
cialiowav has been driven off by Dex-
try. Strive. acting on Instructions IN
the papers brought h i,3So. q, the
richest placers in Nome. McNamara
head Of scheme to gust the righttui
mine owners. There nave been Ina .
attempts to Jump" claims Glenister
promises Helen that ne will try TO Pc Pc
come civilized and will not shoot the
CHAPTER VI-McNanara. as receiver
roJI tal
Midas by order of Judge Stiliman. no
has already seized many other CLAIMS 1o
Glenister suspects Judge Stlllman ne =,
spite his belief in Helen he prev,e rnrs
one OF his men. SlapiacS Simm', from
shooting Mcnamara.
Chapter With a,, None ne, saloon saloon;
Malotte, a mining camp woman IN
love with Glenister. flls for a short
time the rlace Of Bronco Kid, the faro
dealer Glenister has been infatuated
with Cherry. but had broken WITH hey.
He tells her Of the Jumping" OF MS
claim. now a week OLD. and the vain
attempts at legal relief made by hi, is
supported by federal troops, Cherry
becomes jealous Of Helen when Glen
lister tells her ne intends to marry the
Cherry, is jealous of Glenister;,
Chapter VIII-McNamara falls in
love with Helen, The girl tells Dex-
try that her missing brother is some
tention Of Bronco Kid. Mcnamara
seizes all the property on the claims
Glenister and Dextry believe that
Judge, prosecuting attorney anJ mar
against them. Me mara's move
leaves them without funds. Dextry
deHes and threatens Mcnamara and
Chapter IX--Dextry declares his In
ttention Of killing McSamara II the
latter has fixed" the higher courts In
I-rpr ntr T,,1 to RI
move his court to st. Michaei's for a
month, leaving Mcnamara free to work
Sims Sin " disguised e" as negroes make
midnight raid on tho mine to obtain
gold to send to Wheaton to San Fran
cisco. on the same. night Mcnamara
takes Helen TO see the mine He tells
ier the legal procedure against Glen
lister anil Dextrv Is regular The girl
distrusts him. She surprises Glenister
and the others at worl lie holds her
his ideNtitr. She bclio"ne that sno
recognizes him and sends Mcnamara
an chap s mex x IF T SstnT,s Gcns
ter by telling him Mcnamara Is in
love with Helen. Wheaton goes to
San Francisco. Helen tells Gleniste-
Cherry Mnlotto, calling on. Glonister
10 warn him against pursuit, outwits
Mcnamara and his searchers by hid
ing the gold In Glenister's stove.
n writ directing Mcnamara to turn
over to the rightful owners the Midas
and the accumulated gold. Judge
Stillman refuses to recognize the writ
Glenister. heading the mine owners
prevents the removal of the gold from
the bank by Mcnamara, hut the bank
officials decide TO hold the gold
Chapter XII-WheaSon in danger Of
false arrest, leaves for San Francisco
secretly In order to continue tho legal
battl0N Glenister oVerhears strive de-
clare "that Helen is one Of thu con-
spirators' tools and loses his faith in
the girl Strive insults Helen, and
Mcnamara. asserting that the girl is
to marry him, almost kills the lawyer
Cherry Malotte prevents Glenister
who Is will with disappointed love
ior Helen, from drinking. Cherry tells
him that Helen has been deceivine
him. Champian tells Cherry and
Bronco Kid that Helen compromsa al
herself with Glenister on the steamer