West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-12-12
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Chapter lat Unaaska Glenistcr and DeNtry
gold miners bound % Nome. save young woman
from party of sailors The three sail north on the
Santa Marta the girl as a stoyvaway In the miners
cabin. while thelnen 10 below. Dextry has been
warned % guard his claim and to beware Of a man
hained McfSnfnara- who. backed by the courts. Is
Rong % Homc. The Girl oycrhcars Glcnister say
h considers her 'spoils Of war 1.-THE girl
c.rrsih2 important papers, had left Seattle for
NOME on tho Ohi'. which, with smallpox aboard
hid been qparnntined at UnnnsSa. She had fled
fsom the Ohio in order 10 reach Nome as soon as
pos4ible iiITbe girl tells &c mister her name IS
ltcien Chester. She Is bringing the law TO Nome
He tets her he will guard his mine hinaelf lie
k'sscs her against her win Iv-As Helen leaves
IN eabin ON tho ships arrival at Nome she Is seen
h. Mre. champian of Nome. Struye. the lawyer
whom ticicn has come toseC Is found drunk. Glen
istr saves Helen from accidental shooting Glen
ister an'i DeNtrS- take icon. Tor safety, 10 their
mtic the Midas. Judge Stilmau, VI ellen q uncle
a'ttsys y, Nome a.d taxes charri OF her. other
nrrisas aie Alec Mcnamara. n political schomcr
ana Durham. partner OF Struvc. hcSamara and
the two law ssrs plot u jump the Midas claim
Thsir AGENT. Galloway. has been driven of by DeN-
W. Suuse. setting Oh Instructions in tho papers
Drought innocentlyNby Helen. has cloudcd the titles
az The richest piaccrs IN Nome. McNamara IL head
81 sseh srlc to Dust the tighful mine owners There
have osSn many attempts 20 jump claims. Glen
htcr promises Helen that he viii try % become
cisiiiked and viii not shoot the claim jumper
Nl-MeNamara. "a receiver for Galloway. takes
charge OF the Midas by order OF Judge Stillman.
He has already seized many claims. Glenistcr
poets judge Stiilman despite his belief in Helen.
He prevents one of his men. Slapjack Simtns from
shooting Mcnamara. Wilma Nome saloon. dance
hail. and gambling nall Cherry Malotte. mining
time the place of Bronco Kid. the faro dealer Glen
lister had been infatuated with Cherry. but had
broNca with her. He tells her Of the Jumping
OF iis claim now week old. aud the vain attempts
ut le,so relief made by his lawyer. Bill Wheaton
Mcnamara Va supported by fcdo raj trtors. Cherry
becomes Jealous OF Helen when Gienister tells her
h. iatcnds 10 marry the newcomer. Bronco Kid.
IN love with Cherry, Is Jealous Of Genister. VIII
hcNamara falls ia love with Helen. The girl tells
Dextry that her missing brother Is somewhere in
Alassa She attracts the attention Of Bronco Kid.
MeSamara seizes all the property on the claims.
Gicnister and Dextry believe that judge prosccut-
i.g attorncy. and marshal are all conspiring with
Mcnamara asrairat them NicNamara's move leaves
IA IN without funds Dextry dciies and thra atcns
cI.fe.s his irtsntir.t ~ liiiinr NrEnmoro n 10
la.t-f has disco The higher courts in San Fran
eis-1. Jtiissu Stiuan b. o. move his court 20 St
Aichic.s Tor q month. leaving McNamarn free to
diss used as ECf-rI.a make a midnight raid the
miss q obtain gold a. sonG WHEATON to San Fran
cisco. On "a, a-.u2 night Mci|smara takes Helen
against S.cnist-r a.G DsNtry "a REGULAR. The girl
de- ruFll hiin ah surprises Gienstor and the
r.ita4rt revealing his ,deatty. She believes that
shs RS - ii1sn him anu scnds McNamara and his
6 c;s.at iy te4ii1W him McGamara Is in love with
is,lcn wheaton goes e. san francisco. Helen
tells = is.,r ah knows who the mine robbers are
Chtrry ..a,ott-. cailinr ga Glsnister q warn him
,aist gursu,t Gdtwts c.SaIn-ra and his scar, n
efsty hiaigie ths gold iu GIcuist,rg stove XII
Wa al. F.. turaI with a wit directing McNamara
/ tar.4 ossr T. th- TiFhtful owarrs the Midas and
tas ac>v,2uiated god. Judge s'iiman refuses 10
r}-ean3ze tsc ssr.C- Gi,niEter. heading the mine
o-trs. prevents TN rcfnsvalo of the gold from the
bana Ly Mcnamara. hut the bank officials decide
= hu,d the gold. XII Wheaton. in danger II false
arrest. leaves for san Francisco secretly ia order
q continue the lc3'al battle Glenstcr overhearl
Struve declare that Helen Is one 81 the conspirn-
tors tons and loses ms faith lie the girl. Strive
insults Helen. and Mcnamara. asserting that the
girl 4 TO marry him, almost kills the lawyer. Cher
ry MalOtte prevents Glenister. who Is wild with
disappointed love for Helen. from drinking Cherry
tells him that Helen has been deceiving him. Cham
pia1 tells Cherry and Bronco Kid that Helen COM
promised herself with Glenistor on the steamer
Alll-Glcnistsr takes TO gambling and wins heav-
ny. the loss railing on Bronco Kid who has bought
the gambling hall. The Kid plans 70 cheat Glen
lister at faro IL is aided by Cherry. acting as
case keeper" She hopes TO win Glcnister back
eitsr running him. Glenstcr loses and wagcrs his
half OF the Midas against the gambling hail Cher
r. relents and saves him. He forswears gambling