Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-01

Having arrived five days before, he
was exploding with Information and
volunteered the fruits Of his ripe ex-
perisnce till Dextry stated that they
were "sourdougns" themselves, and
owned the Midas, whereupon Miss
Chester marvelled at the awe which
sat upon the man and the wondering
stare with which he devoured the part
ners, to her own utter exclusion
"Sufferin' cats! Look at the
freight!" calculated Dextry. "If al
storm come up it would bust the COM
munity!"
The beach they neared was walled
and crowded to the high-tide mark
with ramparts Of merchandise. while
every incoming craft deposited its
Quota upon whatever vacant foot was
close at hand, till bales, boxes, boilers,
and baggage Of all kinds were confus.
edly intermiXed in the narrow space.
Singing longshoremen trundled bur.
den from the lighters and piled them
on the heap. while yelling, cursing
crowds fought over it all, selecting,
sorting, loading.
There was no room for more, yet
hourly they added to the mass. Teams
splashed through the tapping surf or
stuck in the deep sand between hill.
locks of goods. All was noise, pro.
family, congesture and redness Of face,
permeated the atmosphere with a
magnetic. electrifying energy.
Its somethin' fierce ashore" said
the oarsman. II been up fer three
days an nights steady there ant
no room nor time, nor darkness to
sleep In. Ham an eggs is dollar an
half, IAN whiskey's four bits a
throw" He walled the last sadly, as
a complaint unspeakable.
ANY trouble doin'?" inquired the
old man.
you know it," the other cried col.
loquially. There was massacre in
the Northern last night"
"Gamblin' row.
"Yep. Tin-horn called Nilsson done
It,"
"Sho!" said Dextry. II know him.
Hes a bad actor" ALI three men nod
ded sagely, and the girl wished for
further light, but they volunteered no
explanation.
Leaving the skiff, they plunged into
turmoil. Dodging through the tangle,
they came out into fenced lots where
tents stood wall to wall and every incn
was occupied. Here and there was a
vacant spot guarded jealously by it's
owners, who gazed sourly upon all
men with forbiddihg eye Of sus'
picion. Finding an eddy in the con-
fusion, the men stopped.
where do you want to go?" they
asked Miss Chester.
There was no longer In Glenister's
glace that freedom with which he had
come to regard the women OF the
North. He had come to realize duly
that here was girl driven by some
strong purpose into position repel
lent to her In man Of his type hel
independence awoke only admiration
and her coldness served but to in
flame him the more. Delicacy, ii
Glenister, was lost in remarkable
singleness Of purpose. He could laugh
at her loathing, smile under her abuse
and remain utterly ignorant that any
thing more than his action in seizint
her that night lay at the bottom OF he
i dislike. He did not dream that b,
possessed characteristics abhorrent t
her; and he felt a keen reluctance a.
parting.
She extended both hands.
II can never thank you enough fol
what you have done you two; bu
I shall try Good-bye!'
1 Dextry gazed doubtfully at his owl
hand rough and gnarly, the talkins
hers as he would have handled rob
ms egg, waggled 1t Imply.
We amt going to turn you adrif
this-a'way. Whatever your destination
is, we'll see you to it,"
81 can find my friends" she assur
ed him.
This is the wrong latitude in which
to dispute lady, but KNOWN tni.
camp from soup to nuts, as do,
suggests a male escort"
Every well! I wish to find Mr.
Struve, OF Durham & Strive, law
4 yers.'
"r'll take you to their Offices" sait
Glenister. "You see to the baggage
Dex. Meet me at the Second Glass ii
half an hour and we'll run out to th.
4 Midas" They pushed through the tan
4 gle Of tents. past piles of lumber ant
emerged upon the main thoroughfare
which ran parallel to the shore.
4 Nome consisted of one narro, stree
twisted between solid rows OF .anva
and half-erected frame buildings, 1T
. every other door that OF a saloon
There were fair-looking blocks whicl
aspired to the dizzy height Of thre'
stories, some sheated In corrugatei
iron, others cleaning and galvanized
Lawyers signs, doctors, surveyors
were in the upper windows. The stree
was thronged with men from ever,
land Helen Chester heard NOR,
dialects than she could count. Lap
landers In quaint, three.cornered, pad
ded caps idled past. Men with the tai
of the tropics rubbed elbows with vel
low-haired Norsemen, and near her
riding breaches and monocle was il
carefully groomed Frenchman witt
pantomine with slsin-clad Eskimo
To her left was the sparkling sea
alive with ships of every class. To he
right lowered timberless mountains
unpeopled, unexplored, forbiding, an
desolate- their hollows inlaid witt
; snow. On one hand were the life an,
the world she knew; on the other
, silence, mystery. possible adventure
, The roadway where she stood wa