The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-03
"In what way? Who Is she"

I'm what way? Who Is she"
ITS hard to say who or what she
rs. 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 a week we were most
of us driveling idiots. 1t might have
been the mystery or perhaps the COM
petition. That was the day when a
dance hall girl could make a home
stake In winter or marry a million
aire In a month, but she never bother
ed. She toiled 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?
"Well, there was young nobleman,
In the winter of '9S, Dane, l think
fine family and all that-big yellow
barred 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 a busted pros
pector In the country who wouldn't
swear by her, for she has grubstaked
dozens of them. I was horribly In love
with her myself. Yes, she's dangerous
all rlght-to everybody but Glenister."
"What do you mean"
"She had been across the Yukon to
nurse man with scurvy. and coming
back she was caught in the spring
breakup. I wasn't there, but 1t seems
this Glenister got her ashore somehow
when nobody else would tackle the job.
They were carried five miles down
stream in the ice pack before he sue
ceeded."
What happened then|
'She fell in love with him, Of course"
"And he worshiped her as madly as
all the rest of you, l suppose" she said
scornfully
That's the peculiar part. She hyp-
Noticed him at first, but he ran away,
and | didn't hear of him again till
came to Nome. She followed him final
~ and last week cvened up her score.
She paid him back for saving her."
81 haven't heard about It."
He detailed the story Of the gam
bling episode at the Northern saloon
and concluded: I'D like to have seen
that turn, for they say the excitement
was terrific. She was keeping cases
and ut the finish slammed her case
keeper shut and declared the bet off
because she had made a mistake. OF
course they couldn't dispute her. and
she stuck TO it. One of the bystanders
told me she lied, though" -
so, in addition to his other vices,
Mr.. Glenister Is reckless gambler, Is
he?" said Helen with heat. II am
proud to be indebted to such a charac-
ter. Truly this country breeds wonder
full species"
There's where you're wrong Strive
chuckled. Hes never been known to
bet before"
ooh, I'm tired of these contradic-
tionsr' she cried angrily. SALOONS,
gambling halls, scandals, adventur-
esses! Ugh! 1 hate 1t! 1 hate it!
Why did ever come here|
'"Those things are a part of every
new country. They were about all we
had till this year. But it is women
like you that we fellows need, Miss
Helen. You can help us a lot" She
did not like the way he was looking at
her and remembered that her uncle
was upstairs and asleep.
81 must ask you to excuse me now,
for it's late and am very tired
The clock showed half past II, so,
after letting him out, she extinguished
the light and dragged herself YEARLY
up to her room. She removed her
outer garments and threw over her
bare shoulders a negligee of many
fiounces and bewildering, clnging
looseness. AS she took down her heavy
braids the story of Cherry Malotte re-
turned to her tormentingly. So Glen
lister had saved her life also at the
risk of his own. What very gallant
cavalier he was, to be sure! He should
bear a coat Of arms-a dragon, an
armed knight and a fainting maiden.
al succor ladies in dstress-handsome
ones" should he the motto on MS
shield. "The handsomest woman IN
Gtr,,vn Ind guid She