Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-10-03

inquired anxiously.
There's a plot on to attack the mines
tonight, answered the lawyer The
other side are trying TO seize them, and
there's apt to be a fight.
"You mustn't go out there she cried
aghast. There will be bloodshed1
That's Just why I must go" said
Mcnamara TIL come back In the
morning, though, aud I'd like to see
you alone Good nightl'' There was
a strange, new light In his eyes as be
left her. For one IMMERSED In woman's
ways he. played the game surprisingly
well, and as he hurried toward his Of
fee be smiled grimiy into the darkness
"She'u answer me tomorrow. Thank
you, Mr. Gienister," he said to him
self
Helen questioned Struye at length
but gained nothing more than that Sc
cret service men had been at work for
weeks aud had today nnearthed the
fact that vigilantes had been formed
They had heard enough to make them
think the mines would be jumped again
tonight and so had given the alarm.
Have you hired spies7"s she asked
incredulously.
Sure. We bad to. The other people
Swallowed as, and It's come to point
where it's life or death to one side or
the other told Mcnamara we'd have
bloodshed before we were through,
when be first outlined the scheme-I
mean when the trouble began"
She wrung her hands. That's what
UNCLE feared before we left Seattle.
That's why took the risks did in
bringing you those papers. thought
you got them In time to avoid all this
Strive laughed a bit eying her Gu
riously.
docs Uncle Arthur know about
this7" she continued.
"No; we don't let him know anything
more than necessary. He's not a strong
man"
Eyes, yes. He's not WELL" Again
the lawyer smiled. WHO is behind
this yigilante movements"
1--WE think It is Glenister and bis
New Mexican bandit partner At least
they got the crowd together" She
was silent for a time.
Il suppose they really think they
own those mines"
Undoubtedly
"But they don't, do they?" Somehow
this question had REQUIRED to her in
sistently of late. for things were con-
stantly happening which showed there
was more back of this great. fierce
struggle than she knew. II was impos-
sible that injustice had been done the
mine owners, and yet scattered talk
reached her which was puzzling
When she strove to follow 1t up, her
acquaintance adroitly changed the
subject SIZE was bafied on every
side The three local newspapers up
held the court. She read them care
fully and was more al sea than ever.
There was disturbing undercurrent
of alarm and unrest that caused her to-
feel insecure, as though standing on
hollow ground.
"Yes, this whole disturbance is caus-
ed by those two. Only for them we'd
be all right
"Who is Miss MalotteY
He answered promptly. "The hand
soonest woman in the north and the
most dangerous
I'm what way? Who is sheg'
"Its hard to say who or what she
IS. She's different from other women.
She came to Dawson in the early days
just came-we didn't know how,
whence or why, and we never found
out. We woke up one morning, and
there she was. By night we were all
jealous, and in week we were most
of us driveling idiots. It might have
been the mystery or perhaps the COM
petition. That was the day when
dance hall girl could make a home
stake in a winter or marry million.
aire in a month. but she never bother
ed. She toied not, neither did she spin
on the waxed floors, yet Solomon in all
his glory would have looked like a
tramp beside her,
.You say she is dangerous"
''WelI, there was young nobleman,
in the winter of '9s, Dane, think
fine family and all that-big yellow
haired boy He wanted to marry her,
but faro dealer shot him. Then there
was Rock of the mounted police, the
finest officer in the service. He was
cashiered. She knew he was going to
pot for her, but she didn't seem to
care and there were others. Yet, with
1t all, she is the most generous person
and the most tender hearted. Why,
she has fed every stew bum on the
Yukon, and there isn't busted pros
pector In the country who wouldn't
swear by her, for she has grubstaked
dozens Of them. was horribly In love
with her myself. Yes, she's dangerous
all righf-to everybody but Glenlster."
"What do you mean"
"She had been across the Yukon to
nurse man with scurvy. and coming
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