The Red Cloud chief., 1907-11-01
TheSpoilerS.
BY REX E. BEACH.
Copyright, 1906, by Rex T.. Beach.
Continued from Page Three.)

body and soul. It's dangerous-that's
why l like'it."
Dangerous" Mcnamara shrugged
bis shoulders. Bah, Where Is the
danger? We've got the law. or, rather,
We are the law. Now, let's get to
work"
It seemed that the boss Of North
Dakota was no sluggard. lie discard
ed coat and walstcoat and tackled the
documents which Strive laid before
him, going through them like a whirl.
wind. Gradually he infected the 9th.
ers with his energy. and o behind
The locked doors Of Durham & Strive
there were only haste and fever and
plot and intrigue.
As Helen Chester led the judge to
ward the namboyant, three storied no
tel she prattled to him light heartedly
yhe fascination Of II new land already
beld her fast. and now she felt, In ad
0ition, security and relief. Glenister
saw them from a distance and STROBE
forward TO greet them.
He beheid a man of perhaps three
score years, benign of aspect save foi
The eyes, which were neither clear o
steady, but had the trick of looking
past me. Glenister thought the mouth,
100, rather weak and vacillating, but
the clean shavcn face was dignified by
learning and acumcn and was wrin.
klcd In pleasant fashion.
MY niece has just told me OF your
service To her. the old gentleman be.
gan. II am happy to know you. sir"
Besides being a brave knight and
assisting ladies' In distress. Mr.. Glcnis
Ter is q very great and wonderful
man. Helen explained lightly. "Hie
owns the Midas"
Indeed" said the old man, his
shifting eyes now resting full Oh the
other with Il fash Of unmistakable in.
1crest. IL hear that Is a wonderful
mine. Have you begun work yet?"
NO. Wen. commence sluicing day
after tomorrow. 1t has been II late
spring. The snow In the gulcll was
deep and tie ground thaws slowly
We've beer building houses and doing
dead work. but we've got II men on
the ground waiting"
II am greutly interested. Won't YOU
walk with us to the hotel? I want t.
bear more about these wonderful
PAGERS
Well, they are great placcrS." said
the miner as the three walked Oh to.
cether. Nobody knows how great he.
cause we've only scratched at them
vet. In the first place, the ground is
N, aI,nIIn,. n,Al tIn nnIl H. ~, npSV IN
get that if nature didn't safeguard us
IN the winter we'd eve dare leave our
claims for fear of 'snlpers.' They'd
run in and rob us"
How much will the Anvil creek
mines produce this summer asked
fhe judge.
IT'S hard to tell. sir, but we expect
10 average $1,000 a day from the Mi.
Gas alone, and there are other claims
just as good"
Your title Is all clear, l dare say,
eh?'
Absolutely except for II jumper,
md we don't take him seriously. A
fellow named Galloway relocated us
one night last month, but he didn't al
lege any grounds for doing so, and we
could never find trace of him. II we
had. u title would be MS clean as
sno again" He said the last with q
peculiar infection.
You wouldn't use violence, | trust?'
Sure. Why not? 1t has worked al
right heretofore"
But, my dea sir, those days are
gone. Tile law Is here, and it is the
duty OF every one to abide by it,"
Well, perhaps 1t Is, but In this coun
try we consider a mans mine as sa
cred as his family. We didn't know
what n lock and key were In the early
times, and we didn't have any trouble,
except famine and hardship. It's diff
ferent now, though. Why, there hav,
been more claims jumped around her,
this spring than, In the whole length
and history of the Yukon"
They had reached the hotel, ant
G;lenister paused, turning to the girl a
the judge entered. When she starte,
so follow, he detained her,
Il came down from the hills on pur
yosc to see you. il has been II lon,
week
Don't talk that way" she interrupt
al coldly. Il don't care tn hear it,
See here, what makes you shut III,
out and wrap yourself up in you
ha~ughtiness? I'm sorry for what l di,
that night. I've told you so repeated
~, I've wrung my soul for that nc
TN there's nothing left but repent
gnce."
1T is not that" she said slowly. g
have been thinking it over during tn
Rast month, and now that | have gain