The sun., 1908-03-28
Nh ROOKS.

Stirring business again IN MT. rex behch
.,ory Of THE Barrier Harper 4 Brothers..
This is tale Of the Yukon, that great Alas
Ian river where the mosquitoes are 30
thick and deadly. There can be no ques-
ron Of the loveliness Of Nicola, daughter
Of Old Man Gale, the storekeeper at Flam-
haau. Her laughter was the tlnkle Of sill
YER bells Her throat was smooth and round.
such tan as an exquisite skin may take on
d,rkened this rounded throat and the wind
leaten cheeks Of Neola. The twin braids
Of her dark hair fell TO her waist. She was
slender with the distinctly agreeable slen-
derness Of a girl yerging upon is Every
move Of her graceful body was unrestrained
and flowing, with hint Of Indian freedom
about it," Moreover, her mind had been
attended TO- She had been 10 school for five
Years at the Mission where Father Banum
lad done 80 we'll by her that We can hardly
quarrel with the author for not sending
her to Smith College. Poleon Doret, the
Young Canadian giant, loved her, SO did
Punnion, the gambler, So did Lieut.. Meade
RlTell, the young Kentuokian, who had
come to Flambeau with FIVE soldiers Of the
United States Army to establish a post and
constitute a garrison.
Runnlon had skilled himself in certain
at Of treachery performed with a revolver.
Holding out the weapon butt foremost,
~ though 10 surrender II, with jerk of the
wrist and in the twinkling Of an eye he could
whrl II over and discharge 1t with fatal
accuracy. We find Runnion attempting
tnis trick in the second chapter, young
Burrell being the gamblers adversary.
The unsuspecting Lieutenant would have
been a goner II II had not been for the watch
inI and instantaneous Poleon. That adj
inlrabe backwoodsman stood in careless
attitude at the bar. one massive hand lightly
,rcircling the neck Of a whiskey bottle.
The description at this point is charaoterls-
nc. The Lieutenant had his heavy service
revolver eyelled at Runnion. The gambler
had expressed his willingness to surrender.
We read, Drawing his weapon from be-
reath his vest, he presented It 10 the officer
butt foremost, hammer underneath The
cyclinder reposed naturally in the palm Of
his hand. and the tip Of his forefnger was
thrust through the trigger guard, Burrell
lowered the barrel Of his revolver and put
his left hand out for the others weapon.
Suddenly the mans wrist jerked the soldier
saw blue flicker OF sunlight on the steel as
70 whrled. saw the arm Of Poleon Doret
fling tself across the bar with the speed
of striking serpent, heard a smash OF
breaking glass, felt the shock Of con-
,ussion and the spatter Of some liquid in his
lace. Then he saw the mans revolver on
the floor half way across the room, saw
fragments Of glass with il and saw the fell
ov step backward snatching at the fingers
of his right hand smell Of powder smoke
and rank whiskey was in the air. OF
course, Poeon had seen the trick and flung
the bottle 1t had struck Runnon's hand
and pistol in the nick Of time. The shattered
missile had difused it's contents and the
aroma of the same; hence the spattering
islt by the Lieutenant in his face and the
rank smell, Runuions pistol had been dis
charged but his aim had been diverted and
the Lieutenant was unharmed.
Old Man Gales domestic consort was a
SQuav and 1t was generally supposed that
Nccia was half breed, Lieut. Burrell was
much troubled on this score. Being Ken
tuckian and an officer. he wished with all |
his heart that she was white. Al page 10 |
We find an interesting revelation provided |
for him. Poleoa had gone for q visit TO |
Dawson and had brought back a beautiful |
dress az a present for NeCia. II was low |
neck When she put il on it did not come
up far enough to meet the tan line, She |
herself was disturbed by the sharp demaroa-
ZION Of color We read "She shrank at |
sight OF herself below the line of sunburn,
for she was ringed about like a blue winged |
teal, the demarcation being more pro-
bounced because Of the natural whiteness
oi her skin" She fell to thinking, -She
had never paid marked attention to the fair
nass Of her skin till now, and all at once this
d Ierenoe between herself and her little
brother and sister struck her, She had been
Il mother 10 them ever since they came and
mad often laughed when she saw how brown
their little bodies were Now here was her
sNn. a dazzling white from where tho tan
left OF "She sat down, dress and all, in the
thick softness Of great brown bearskin and
thought il over Just then Lieut.. Burrell
dTvppcd in. She heard ms step IN the next
room She supposed it was Poleon, and
s,t about TO surprise and reward that famil-
lar companion Of all her days. She kicked
the train into place. -and with an CXpectant
smile at his extravaganza Of admiration
swept out into the big room, very self-oon-
etlOus and very pleasing TO the eye, She
crossed proudly to the reading table to give
him lair view Of her splendor. and was into
the middle Of the room before she looked mp.
1akcn aback. she uttered q little strangled
cry and made quick movement Of retreat,
oniv TO check herself and stand with her
chin high IN the air. while wave after wave Of
color swept over her face We need not be
surprised at what Burrel said He said:
Great lovely dove He said it ferventy
End stared.
Necia and her soldier went OF together
70 stake a claim. hey spent an idyllic
right in the woods We could not help
thinking how good the mosquitoes we're
oN that occasion. Not far away from them,
a7d he same day and evening, poleon and
hid Man Gale we're ged 10 fortiiy them
.sIyes against these fierce singing people.
T. is recorded Of Poleon and Old Man Gale:
Roth men wore gsuntleted gloves Of
osrihou skin and head harnesses OF mosquito
uettug stretched over globelike frames
q. thin steel bands. which they slipped
ou over their hats after the manner Of
divers helmets, for without protection Of
some kind the insects would have made
travel impossible once the Yukon breeaes
we're lett behind or once the trail dipped
from the high divides where there was no