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CHAPTER John Gale is trad
er at Flambeau, a rough outpost of
civilization in Alaska. His daughter
Necia is a beautiful young girl, gen.
orally believed to be a half breed,
daughter of Gale and the Indian
squaw Alluna, with whom he lives.
Some hidden burden weighs continu-
ally on the traders mind, and he
views with apprehension the arrival
of squad of soldiers at Flambeau.
THAT means the law" he says un-
easily to Necia, who has become &C
uuainted with and admired by Lieu
tenant Burrell, commander of the
soldiers. lit becomes known that
Napoleon Doret, an honest, faithful
French Canadian employed by Gale,
is deeply in love with Necia. One
Runnion, a dissolute gambler and
bad man." arrives at Flambeau by
steamer and in a fight with Burrell
is worsted and forced to leave the
town. On the departing steamers
deck he menacingly says, Il will re-
turn to take a hand in the game.
III.-Doret gives Necia handsome
silk gown brought by him from Daw-
son City for her. Arrayed in this,
she meets Lieutenant Burrell, who
falls madly in love with her, and he
wonders if her blood is really faint
ed. Gale reasserts that she is the
illegitimate daughter of himself and
the suuaw. IV.-Runion returns with
Ben Stark, a professional gambler
and man killer with plenty of money.
Stark builds a saloon and dance hall
at Flambeau. "No Creek Lee dis
covers gold in a valley some miles
distant, and Necia persuades Burrell
to take her there and locate a claim
for her, their trip requiring day
and a night in the forest. ", vi.
and VII.-Gale, Lee, Runnion and
Stark have gone together to the site
of Lees discovery to locate claims.
They are met by Necia and Burreli
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Early Seeding at Ephrata.

Ephrata, March 3.-Road Super
visor r. A. Bicknell, who lives be-
tween Eptrata and Soap lake, has
set the record this spring for early
seeding. e began on February 25
sewing a 350-acre field Of wheat a1d
will rush the work so as to be in a
position to take up the road work at
an early date. Mr.. Bickell stated
that not since 1905 has the soil been
in shape to allow of such early plant
ing. The farmers south of Ephrata
about the Mae settlement have been
ploughing for two weeks, while on
the hills north of the town, where
the bulk of the wheat shipped from
Ephrata is raised. there is still snow
on the ground.
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after his eyes sought the distances
again, as if in search of some visitor
whom he knew or hoped or feared
would come.
This day he stood in the door of his
post staring up the sunlit river, alb
sorbing the warmth of the arctic after
noon. The Yukon swept down around
the great bend beneath the high, cut
banks and past the little town. disap-
pearing behind the wooded point be-
low, which masked the upcoming
steamers till one heard the signing Ia
Dor of their stacks before he saw their
smoke.
The sound Of shouting caused him
to turn his head. Downstream, a thou
sand yards away, men were raising a
flagstaff made from the trunk of a
slender fir, from which the bark had
been stripped, heaving On their tackle
as they sang IN unison. They stood
we'll out upon the rivers bank before
group of well made houses, the peel
ed timbers of which shone yellow il
the sun. He noted the symmetrical
! arrangement Of the buildings, noted
the space about them that had been
smoothed for drill ground and from
which the stumps had been removed,
noted that the men wore suits of blue
and noted in particular the figure or
an officer commanding them.
The lines about the traders mouth
deepened, and his heavy brows con-
tracted.
That means the law" he murmured
half aloud.
| He stood so, meditating Somberly.
till the fragment of a song hummed
| lightly by a girl fell pleasantly on his
ears, whereupon the shadows vanished
from his face, and he turned expect
antly, the edges of his teeth showing
| beneath his mustache, the corners of
his eyes wrinkling with pleasure.
| The sight was good to him. for the
girl approaching down the trail was
| like some wood sprite, light footed
slender and dark, with twin braidS &c
lair to her waist framing an oval
face colored by the wind and sun. She
was very beautiful, and a great fever
surged up through the old mans veins
till he grippeG the boards at his side
and bit sharply at the pipe between
his teeth.
1.-The salmon berries are ripe" she
announced, land the hills back of the
village are pink with them. l took
Constantine's squaw with me, and we
picked quarts and quarts. l ate them
| allr
Her laughter was like the tinkle of
silver bells. Every move Of her grace
full body was unrestrained and flow
| ing, with a hint Of Indian freedom
about it. Beaded and trimmed like q
native princess, her garments mani
tested an ornature that spoke Of say.
agery, yet they were neatly cut and
held to the pattern Of the whites.
Constantine was drunk again last
night, and l had to give him talking
| to when we came back. Oh, but laid
him out! He's frightened to death OF
me when I'm angry"
She furrowed her brow In a scowl-
the daintiest, most ridiculous quicker OF
a brow that ever man saw-and drew
her red lips into an angry Dout as she
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,JBARRIERT
By
BEACH


and a bitter quarrel ensues. Run
MON and Stark conspire to rob Necia
of her claims. Runnion wants the
girl, and Stark finds that Necia has
a strange, unexplainable fascination
for him. His baby daughter had
been stolen years before. Burrell be-
comes the declared enemy of both
Stark and Runnion. A gun held by
Gale is discharged, the bullet acct
dentally, he claims, narrowly missing
Stark. VIII.-Gale knows Stark to
be an old enemy of his and father
of Necia, and Alluna, his squaw, says
kill Stark. Take the knife of my
father. To kill is the law" TX, x,
XII, XII. and XIII.-Nevia, believing
herself a half breed, fears she can
not marry Burrell, whom she loves,
as she learns that her tainted blood
will bar her from meeting the people
he naturally associates with, and she
overhears Burrell say he may not
marry her after all. Stark persuades
her to leave Flambeau after he his
covers her to be his daughter. XIV.
Gale tells Burrell of Neoia's past
and that Stark has bounded him
from one section of the country to
another and that Stark does not now
recognize him as Gale. XIV. and XVI.
Stark sends Necia away in boat
with a man she later discovers to be
the villain Runnion, and Stark, learn
ing Gales identity, wants Burrell to
arrest him. Stark goes to his own
house and there, meeting Gale, en-
gaes in fearful duel in the dark
and is nearly killed by the trader.
Doret rescues Necia
from Runnion and leaves the latter
to die horrible death. XVIII
Father Barnum arrives and marries
Necia and Burrell. XIX.-Doret,
1.-The man with the big heart" sails
away alone to forget his sorrows in
the wilderness.
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CHAPTER I.
uF LAST FRONTIER.

TUE LAST FRONTIER.
N HANY men were in debt 20 the
M trader at Flambeau, and
many counted him as a
friend The latter never rea-
soned why, except that he Ald done
them fayors, and in the north that
counts for much. Perhaps they built
likewise upon the fact that he was ever
the same to all and that in days of
plenty or in times of famine his store
was open to every man, and all receiv-
ed the same measure. Nor did he raise
his prices when the boats were late.
They recalled one bleak and blustery
autumn when the steamer sank at the
Lower Ramparts, taking with her all
their winters food, how he eked out
his scanty stock. dealing to each and
every one his portion month by month.
They remembered well the bitter Win
ter that followed, when the specter of
famine haunted their cabins and when
for endless periods they cinched their
belts and cursed and went hungry to
sleep, accepting day by day the ra-
tions doled out to them by the grim,
gray man at the log store. Some Of
them had money belts weighted low
with gold washed from the bars at
Forty Mile, and there We're others who
had wandered in from the Koyukuk
with the first frosts, footsore and drag
ging, the legs of their skin boots eaten
to the ankle and the taste of dog meat
still in their mouths. Broken and dis
pirited, these had Jared as well through
that desperate winter as their brothers
from up river and received pound for
pound of musty flour, strip for strip Of
rusty bacon, lump for lump of precious
sugar. Moreover, the price of no single
thing had risen throughout the famine.
He mixed In no mans business. He
took and paid his dues unfalteringly.
He spoke in level voice, and he smil-
ed but rarely. He gazed at stranger
once and weighed him carefullyi there
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TN
n R ANY men were in debt 20 the
~ trader at Flambeau, and
many counted him as a
- ~ friend The latter never rea-
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ORCHARD
PROPERTY

80 ACRES-59 acres in timber, of
which 81 acres are under ditch.
5acres in orchard, Az acres in
bearing; largely Winesap apples.
IL acres in alfalfa; 4 acres more
ready for the plow. Good 4 room
house 24x26, stone foundation,
good cellar. Barn 20x30 #. Pack
ing house. All for $7,100. $4,000
cash will handle.
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had padded his birch bark from the

had padded his birch bark from the
Chandelar without a thing to eat.
Hunger and hardship only made him
the happier. and the closer he drew
his belt the louder he sang"
HE was bound for his new coun-
try"
Yes: he didn't know where it lay.
but the fret for travel was on him.
and so he drifted and sang, as he had
drifted ard sung from the foot Of
Lake lie Barge"
THAT was four years ago." unused
| Gale. land he never found his new
country did hep"
NO; we tied him down and choked
1t out of him." Necia laughed. Dear,
funny old Poleon! He loves me like a
| brother
The man opened his lips, then closed
them. as If on second thought, and
rose to his feet. for, coming toward
them up the trail from the barracks,
he beheld a trim, blue coated figure.
He peered at the approaching officer a
moment, set his jaw more firmly and
disappeared into the store.
"Well. we have raised our flagstaff"
said the lieutenant as he took seat
below Necia. Its like getting set
| tied to keep house"
Are you laZy?" inquired the girl.
II dare say / am" he admitted.
''rve never had time to find out.
Why?"
Are you going to boss our people
around?" she continued. bent on her
own investigation.
"No. Not as long as they behave. In
| fact, I hardly know what l am to do.
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(Continued)

Better get your bicycle AMI sew
ing machine repairing done now than
to wait until later in the season
when the spring rush begins. j. j.
Eyer, 80 Mission street.
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SO ACRES acres in orchard,
acres in bearing, good varieties.
s acres alfalfa. House 16x30 it.,
with kitchen and dining room 24x
16 fit. Bath. Water piped in
house. Barn 30x30 it. All for
$1,000. $4,000 cash will handle
it.
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Fishing Good in Lake Chelan.
Chelan, March 3.-Every day large
strings of fine trout are brought in
by fishermen, few miles up the lake
from launches and rowboats.
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Several thousand dollars to loan
on approved city and farm property.
j. A. Gellatly. sHs
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ORESShAK|NG

Mesdames Wilt, Buttles AMI Stubs
wish to announce to the ladies of
Wenatchee that they have opened
dressmaking parlors in the Rosen-
burg Block. Room IL. Second floor.
3-6
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Another Method
There is another way OF ascertaining
the correct position these two lines
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to their work we shall pull through;
we wanted wolves. but there can be
too many OF Them"
Keep on shooting. Cyril" cried
Noel from the box.
Cyril fred shot after shot, but the
jolting disturbed his aim. and he
missed several times; worse than
this. on one occasion the ponies
SHE'D so suddenly from daring
wolf. that made a dash at the head
of the off horse that the sledge col
lided against a tree trunk. Cyril
clutched at the girl by his side and
held on 10 her as the sledge righteo
itself. bu. the gun was thrown out
with the conclusion, together with
the pig in it's hamper, and ToePs
gun which lay in the straw at the
bottom Of the sledge, went also.
Holy saints. you we're nearly
gone Nora" exclaimed Cyril, white
and a,embIing; Noel both guns
are lost"
Noel made no reply. One Of the
ponies limped and was firing; the
tuation was becoming dangerous.
He whipped up his beasts and called
chee-iIy to them; they responded
pluckils. Three miles. my jewes!'
he cried One hundred jumps and
you're az home woohoop, boys! gal
lop,"
Terrified painting llmping, the
brave little poni( galloped on. One
fell lame Wfthou an lnstant's pause
Noel handed the reins 10 his brother:
"Vainka is lame" he said 81
must cut him adrift!"
He climbed along the shaft and
performed the operation deity and
successfully; poor Vainka. finding
himself free. darted off into the for
est, pursued by half Of the wolves
! Petka. the surviving pony, was the
gamest Of little animals. but the
I weight Of the sledge and it's three
occupants. combined with the pace
soon began TO tell upon him. Noe
had taken the reins again There
was still a mile and a half
He will not quite do H." Noe
( thought. Nevertheless. Petka strug
gled bravely on for half a mile in
response TO hig encouraging cries
Then he slowed OF seriously and
painted ominousIy Noel sat auc
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Cyril; with all my heart and soul
love A jolt, just at the last word
set the pig squealing SO that Noel
lost that one word the most i'm
portant Of all, had he known it.
for hint
Poor Noel, ne listened no more
though the two behind him contin
ued to talk A dull booming and
thudding had commenced within his
head and heart; he sat silet, st:ick-
en-.
AT any rate, dear old Cyril will
be happy--and so ill shel" This
was the saving thought that kept
him from despair
Suddenly Cyrils voice broke upon
his miserable reflections
~Noel--look," he cried--"on he
right one--two-four wolves"
Noel reused himself with a starr
and looked to right and left And
on the left three, he said--"no four,
five-and some follow behind
Noel was wide awake now, so W;
his brother: both young men were
well aware that wolves. mere harm
less towards when met with singly
or IN couples. become extremely dan
gerops when packed; just as disaf-
/ fected individuals among human
creatures are comparativel~ innocu-
Gus. while an angry mob is as dan
geIous 20 deal with as a corps Of
madmen Noel whipped up his pom
les; they had seen and scented the
wolves and were already anxious.
their ears working backwards and
forwards. and their eyes showed
white as they glanced to this side
and that
Shoot when you can, Cyril" said
Noel ut is FIVE miles to Gorka. /
will see to the ponies
) moment later Cyril fired a shot.
A wounded wolf uttered piteous
howl, quickly stied By It's compan-
/ ions. which fell upon the poor beast
and pulled him down The taste Of
blood excited them; they came rear
at. baying. yelping, bowling as they
ran Cyril fred again and brought
down his wolf but fully a score
I seemed 10 follow on though many
stopped 70 fight over the carcass.
/ 1T is serious. Nora. but do not be
] afraid. with Noel TO keep the ponies
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obey the barin
Within twenty minutes Cyril and
his men were back at the scene OF
tragedy. or quasi-tragedy, but by that
time they heard Noers voice shout
ing uproariously from half a mile
away and they kenw that all was
well. Noel, 1t appeared, was up in
a tree, addressing boisterous abuse
10 a company Of a dozen wolves
that sat and licked their lips be-
meath MIN; volley soon scattered
them and down came Noel
How in the world did you do it.
dear old chap" asked Cyril.
My good man. your words did It,
not if sou hadn't sung out that
she loved me, by all the saints
should have let the devils have me;
as things are a thousand of the in
fernal NANCY brutes shouldn't have
got me; you should have heard me
yell at them as | stood at the foot
OF the tree; / give YOU my sol
emn word. Grill, they coGldnc stand
IL; they fell back a minute and gave
me time 20 climb. though think
they have regretted it ever since
aud have been trying to tell me 50!
DO you know. dear old Grill, since
you shouted those words TO me am
positively drunk with happiuess-but
what brute am!--forgive me,
brother quite forgot; of course
my happiness means your sorrow-T
- Cyril laughed gayly
20, no, 1t doesn't-Tm In love.
Noel. but not with Nora and Cyril
proceeded to explain matters, to the
wondrous delight Of his brother, who
had had no suspicion Of the state
Of affairs,
Nora had recovered consciousness,
as Cyril came to tell of Noels safety.
He came out again presently She
wants you in there" he grinned.
"Cyrll-for heavens sake tell me,
what am to say" murmured poor
shy Noel-"I'd rather it was a dozen
wolves"
Well. don't tell her so, you old
fool" replied Cyril, laughing and
pushing his brother through the
doorway: you may thank your
stars did your proposing for you;
go in and do the kissing for your
self; that's all she needs just nowi"
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Lady with you--"
20, no. do come" Noel interrupted
hastily Im-rm sure Cyril would be
dreadfulIy disappointed if you did
MT" An expression of Impotence
almost a frown-passed quickly over
Morals face, but Noel did not OBJ
serve IT,
Wei, I'll come" she said II
shall be ready at o'clock tonight.
PGuctually a. that hour the bro
Tiers called for Nora. Noel sat on
the box seat holding the reins. the
girl took her place beside Cyril.
There was no need 10 ask whether
they had brought q pig with them.
for the little brute was in full voice
having recommended his yeiis with
redoubled energy when the sIedge
stopped at Nora's door doubtless in
the hope of inducing some one to
let him out OF his basket and take
him back to his mother and breth.
rem.
Then the long drive began through
splendid pine forests lit up by full
noon. a sigh o be seen once and
never forgotten. The hush Of nigh
was almos unbroken, excepting when
the pig--his basket shaken by Cyr
IFS foot or by Jolt on the road
gave out piercing lamentations which
murdered the beauty Of the silence
Presently Noel heard Nora and
Cyril so softly He listened with all
ears. There vas nothing dishonor
able about this. for he had told Cyril
that he meant 10 do so Listen as
iutently as he would however. Noe
could not catch more than half oi
what his brother said: Cyril ia no
intend that be should.
80 So have yentarej &c
ask you he caught these
words whether i. is merely friend
ship on you~ 50 or ma,
hope that a szeeter word
in short Nan, can ron and
love
Nora's answer came to Noeps ear
! clearly and distinctly. She SPOKE
in tones Of exaltatlon. on concen
/ trated deep. cer.aih feeling, Their
was 10 doubt and on hesitation: sh'
/ spoke aloud ard from the depths 0
se- being. 50 il seemed TO Noel:
%, yes" she said call It love
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brooded upon his box seat.
IF / can do it," he reflected. pet
ka may drag the lightened sledge
In If not, he won't that's certain
And again--"what does 1t matter
so long as Nora is safe and Cyril
survives to assure her happiness Be
sides, IL | made noise enough,
might" A moment later he spoke /.
Take the reius again, Cyril" he
said. suddenly, and speaking rap
idly. "Petka tires, the load Is TOD
heavy for him. heard your con
yersation a little while ago. Ny
dear brother will make you happy
Nora--God bless you both and good
by in case T."
Brother. what are you saying
what are you dong" shouted Cyril
1T is you that Nora loves, man
she"
But Cyril spoke too late or Al
any rate he was so far too late tina
Noel had already taken the fata
leap from the sledge into the snow
but his words reached his brothers
ears and that made an immense Eff
erence as matters turned out Mean
while the pony. Petka sprang for
ward, for Noeps twelve stone sil
suddenly deducted from his load
made his task considerably easier
for him Cyril would have pulled up
however, but that at the same mo
ment Nora sh:leked and tainted near
~ topping ever the side of the
sledge, 50 that he was Obliged tc
give Petka free mouth, and see thai
his precious charge did not fan out
among the wolves. Three minute:
later the good pony had dragged
them clear of the forest, and the few
wolves which had followed them 50
far the rest having remained Il
settle matters with Noel, tailed Of
and returned bowling whence tne9
came.
Cyril Numbered at a peasant:
door; II was the hut Of SpiridOn
one ofNhe gamekeepers Oh the 81
tate. He handed Nora over to the
care Of Spiridon's astonished wife
Three men and horses. quickly
Spiridon. and the guns, my brother
Is among the wolves a mile away
Saint Nicholas" exclaimed Spiri
don. crossing himself as he ran tc
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not be l. am glad with all my
soul that you should be the blessed
one: I am net so mean as to grudge
YOU happiness, brother'" N0ePs
words we're brave, and his voice. too
until the last sentence, when it trem-
bled a little
cyril said nothing, but he took
his brothers hand and pressed it.
He did not speak because he dared
not tell Noel the truth, which was
this:
Convinced as he was that Nora
preferred him. the circum stance-in-
stead of delighting him as Noel i'm
agined that it must--weighed heay2
lily upon his spirits. Until last aut-
umn he had believed himself to be
as much Nora's slave as Noel him
self. but this last autumn Cyril had
made the acquaintance of an Ameri-
can girl in St Petersburg.
How perverse are the was OF
love " he reflected. bitterly; here is
poor Noel dying for Nora ard can
have her because of me, and am
/ dying for Miss Dorothy Osborne and
c-r't teI her so because of Moral"
Cyril decided tomake a last strug-
gle for freedom and Dorothy Os-
borne. and at the same time dn his
utmost for old Noel He would
plead for Noel; Nora should at least
know that NoeTs splendid heart was
I hers to .ske or leave
During the day Cyril bade his
Younger brother ride over to the
Rousakof mansion in order TO ask
Nora wh,her she would dare to &C
company them il their nocturnal
wolf hunt. Make all the running
YOU ran with her" said Cyril for
/ remember 1 am to have my innings
tonight"
II won't do any good" Noel sigh
| ed, because I'm always such a foo
when she's there, and can't string
two sensible words togetheri"
Don't come if sou feel a al
frightene- about it." d told Nora
4 D esently: "of course there's an FL
ement Of danger NJ hen there are
nam wolves about. as there seen
"a be now
I'm not in the least afraid said
Nora: "still e you woulj rather b.
without ths responsibility o. 1avinl