The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-02

incredrlousiy.
Sure. We bad to. The other people
shadowed ps. tn, It's come 10 point
where it's life or death 10 ole vide or
the other. told Mcnamara we'd have
bloodsbed before We were ihrougt.
when he first outlined the scheme
mean when the trouble began.
She wrung tIer hands. That's Wha'
uncle feared before We left Seattle.
That's why took the risks did in
bringing yOu those papers though,
you got them in time to avoid all this"
Strive laughed bit. eying her GU
riously.
Does Uncle Arthur know about
this?" she continued.
NO; we don't let him know any thing
more than necessary. Hes not a strong
man"
ayes. yes. He's not we'll" Again
the lawyer smiled. "Who rs behind
this yigllante movement"
I'VE think It is Glenister and his
New Mexican bandit partner. At least
they got the crowd together" she
was silent for time.
Il suppose they really think they
own those mines"
HsUndopbtedly." = ..
But they don't. DO tbeyT Somehow
this question had required to her In
sistentiy Of late. for things were con-
SANITY happening which showed there
was more back Of this great, fierce
struggle than she knew. 1t was impos-
sible that injustice had been done the
mine owners, and yet scattered talk
reached her which was puxIllng.
when she st1eve to follow 1t up, her
acquaintanees &droitty changed the
subject. She vas ba@ed On every
stde. The three local newspape7s up
hssd the court. Che read them care
fully and was more ut sea than ever.
There was disturbing undercuXtent
Of alarm and unrest that caused her 10
feel insecure. % though standing on
hollow ground
Eyes. this wheie disturbance is caas-
t.ed by those two. Only for them we'd
he nli right >. -
"who IN Mis- aEalotaeY
he answered promptly. TIE hand
soonest woman IA The north and oe
most dsnYerous."
In what way? Who In sheY
Its hard tp say who or what ube
q. She's dlneseat from other women
| She caue 70 Dawson In The early days
lest cap~we didn't know how,
whepce OF Why. and we never found
cut We woke up one morning. and
there she vas. By night we'were al
jeaious. ard IN "a week We were mos,
ef us Gri~eIing idiots. tt might have
bern tie mystery or 'peta,aps the com,
pesN;un. Thst was the day when o
dar<,e hat girl could make home
stsle In a winter or marry a million
aire in II month. but she never bother
| ed. She toiled not neither did she spir
On the wsrxed 'heors, yet solomon IN at
his glory would have 7oOked lise =
tranp beside her"
!
We'll. -shere was young pobleman
10 the winter OF 9S, pane. I think
fine family and all that-big yellow
\ iairei boy He wanted to 0arry lrer
bot a faro dealer shot HIN. Then there
was Rock of the mounted police. the
finest officer in the service. He was
cashiend- She knew he was going tt
POI for hH;, but she didn't seem Il
.cape-and there were Others. Yet witt
| II all, she is the most generous pe'-sor
and the most tender hearted Why
she has fed every stew bum on the
Yukon. and there isn't q busted pros
pector In the country who wouldn',
swear by her, for she has grubstake<
dozens OF them. was horribly In love
with her myself Yes she's dangerous
all right-to everybody but 'Glenister.'
"What do you mean
'"She bad been across TIE Yukon te
nurse a man with scurvy. and coming
back she was caught Ia the sprins
breakup. j wasn't there, but 1t seem.
this Ghnister got her ashore somehow
when melody else would tackle the job
They were carried I'VE miles down
stream IN the ice pack befoae he soc
4 ceeded:"
What happened then?"
-.She fen in love with him. OF course '
And he worshiped her as rnadly as
all the resi- of you 3 .suppoee," she said
scernfully.
That's fae peculiar part. she hyp'
notiDed him at first but be ran away,
and I didn't bear OF him again til
came to Meme. She followed bin 6nal.
" and last week evened up her seore
She paid him back for Aasing her"
Il 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