Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-02


the fifth open water showed to the east
Creeping through, she broke out into
the last stage of the long race. amid
the cheers of her weary passengers
and the dull jar Of her engines made
welcome music to the girl in the deck
| stateroom.
Soon they picked up a mountainous
4 coast which rose steadily into majestic
barren ranges, still white with the
melting SHOWS, and at 10 in the even.
Ing. under golden, sunset, amid
screaming whistles, they anchored IN
i the roadstead Of Nome. Before the
rumble Of her chains had ceased OF
/ the echo from the fleets salute had died
/ from the shoreward hills the ship was
I surrounded by swarm OF tiny craft
! cIamoring about her from sides, while
an officer IN cap and gilt climbed the
(, bridge and greeted Captain Stephens
Tugs with trailing lights circled dis
4 creetly about, awaiting the completion
Of certain formalities. These over, the
uniformed gentleman dropped back into
bis skiff and rowed away.
"a clean bill Of health, captain" be
4 shouted, saluting the commander. IS
Thank we, sir" reared the sailor,
! and with that the rowboats swarmed
{ Inward piratelike, boarding the steam
4 er from all quarters.
i AS the master turned he looked down
4 from his bridge to the deck below full
/ into the face OF Dextry, who had been
| IN intent witness Of the meeting. With
1 amending dignity Captain stephens
let his left eyelid droop slowly, while
\ boyish grin spread widely over his
| face. simultaneously. orders rang
sharp and fast from the bridge. the
crew broke into feyerish life. the creak
/ Of booms and the clsnk Of donkey
hoists arose.
Were here. Miss Stowaway,s said
Glenister, entering the girls cabin.
/ 1.-THE inspector passed us, and it's time
| for you to see the magic city. Come,
! It's o wonderful sigh" ss..j
This was the first time they had been
alone since the scene on the after deck,
I for, besit,ss ignoring Glenister, she had
managed that he should not even see
I her except in Dextry's presence. Al
| though he had ever since been court.
eous and considerate, she felt the leap
/ ing emotions that were hidden within
him aud longed to leave the ship. to fly
from the spell of his personality.
Thoughts of him made her writhe, and
| yet when he was near she could not
| hate him as she willed. He overpow-
| cred her; he would not be hated; he
I paid no heed to her Sights. This very
Sluality reminded her how willingly
and unquestioningly he had fought Oh
/ the sailors from the Ohio at a word
/ from her. She knew he would do 80
! again, and more. and 1t is hard to be
4 bitter to one who would lay down his
| life for you even though he has Of
| Tended, particularly when he has the
magnetism that sweeps you away from
| your moorings.
! There's no danger Of being seen,"
I he continued. 1.-THE crowds crazy,
and, besides, ven so ashore right
away. You must be mad with the con
| fnement. It's on my nerves too.
| As they stepped outside the door Of
an adjacent cabin opened, framing an
angular, sharp featured woman, who,
catching sight of the girl emerging
from Glenister's stateroom, paused,
with shrewtly narrowed eyes flashing
4 quick, malicious glances from one to
| the other. They came later to remen-
her with regret this chance encounter,
for 1t was fraught with grave results
for them both
Good evening, Mr.. Glenister," the
lady said, with acid cordiality.
Il .Howdy, Mrs. Champian!' He
moved away.
She followed a step, staring at Helen.
Are You going ashore tonight or
wait for morning?"
Don't know yet. I'm sure" Then
aside to the girl he muttered, Shake
her; she's spying on u.s.
| "Who is she?' asked Miss Chester Z
moment later.
1Her husband manages one of the
big companies. She's an old cat
Gaining her first view of the land,
the girl cried out sharply. They rode
on an oily a,sea tinted like FURNISHED
copper, while on all sides, amid the
faint rattle and rumble of machinery,
scores Of ships were belching cargoes
out upon living swarms of scows, tugs,
stern wheelers and dories Here and
there ESl.in,o ooriaEs fat yyalr1ls hide
boats. slid about like huge, many leg
ged water bugs. An endless, antlike
stream of tenders. piled high with
freight, piled to and from the shore.
A mile distant lay the city, stretched
like white ribbon between the gold
of the ocean sand and the dun Of the
moss covered tundra. It was like no
other in the world. At first glance 1t
seemed all made of new white canvas.
In week its population had swelled
from 1900 to 10000. It now wandered
In a slender, sinuous line along the
coast for miles, because only the beach
afforded dry camping ground. Mount.
ing to the bank behind, one sank knee
deep in moss and water and. treading
twice in the same tracks, found bog
Of oozing. icy mud. Therefore as the
town doubled daily in size, it grew
endwise like string of dominoes till
the shore from Cape Nome to Penny
river was a long reach OF white, CLINT
ing in the low rays Of the arctic SUM-
set like foamy breakers on a tropic