Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-28
CHAPT ER XIX.

At San Diego, in Ca';fornia. where C :. ala aod Aileen had taken his mothef . the hzpa that the genia! air of ,l.e Pa ( would restore her to he:,ih, she dicG in 2 following Spring; w"'u oHt wit't '. and anxiety. she sank when hp was free, and cared no more to live GCt;l . grief was great; he hid an unasaai lo . Tor his mother, and te gave her ue uits angnisl.
 After a time of great rcsiessncas i; one day said to Aileen.
 "Ms dearest. ] feel q brute 10 tell Y,o that I feel l must leave you for a tin ; bnt must have work or % mad.
 "1hcra is an expedition now being . . gani2od to go to Auslsa, to siare . boun.:ary betveon the United States :. s3ritis|, territory. Through loitets tlo I IariouS corporations ttr which h. z made surveys, ] have been offered the p | af chief eng,neer. wish ta go, .tileplt but if you would tnthci l vnuld not=- '
 "Do not let ne stand n yaul way slear Gerald; If it is o. $, for your mind $ aealt, do moi think o me; can get os xery we'll | hnve so,ns good friends il San tinnc;sto; VI! slAy there while yon are absent dc not tbsk id.snes. is zoe for any one
 "My sweet gi,I! kissing Yer Iund'.y When l haze . littlt rough adventure ! a. better settle doNa. Don't you thiuh you would better gc to Glen City und bs near our frie,.ds the Redfields.
 T. will be too far from you, Gerald; l will remain oil the fac;Gc.
 Gerald Made haste to conclude his ar- raRge,atn;s. :,ud in d nonth he bal' his wife farewell, and departed with his gang sf men and thc miiiiaty escort dc.a'led by the government, of VI hieh Lieutenant $ ott Redtcld was 'n corlmard
 In ..ic autumn, Nus. Redii,dl received the ftlloWng letter frrm her son:
 Sika, Alaska, September 20, ls--.
 "niiE MorAER :--When l wrote yoN Hast, We had just nrrivcd here, and we have rad . hard adventurous and toil- Some i,uSney---l shat come hoinc eu leave in ahoH tive weeks, hut 1 lsnow you want ,o hear nom me lesorc that.
 .l aa can imagine hoW great was my xnrpriS. whcr 1 foun1 the chief engineer of r. surve, ing expedition was Gerald Soule.
 .'i H." said that after his release from prison, he .hccamc so very restless that hs thoug,t nothing but work could cure hisa and nake him willing to lead q settled life again. He was happy with Aiieen. but could rot conquer his craving for ad venture. He was appointed chief of ths expedition. He certainly made a good one. Tio had large force of men, but he was horn to command; I have never met a Mau l so nuc!. admircd.
 stWc were fortunate and put our work shrorgh; md when we were returning by boat down the Yukon, careless servant lropIo' his dispatch box, containing his priceless reports, overhoard Gcrald jump ed after them, and secured the box, but before we could get tim into the boat, hs Was Wtirled into tl,, rapids and struck his Leaa on sharI, rock and was killed We sesnred h;S body. and brought il down here and buried it. His wife was await ing bis return in Sat- Franc sec. I have writtea te he. the hardest letter l ever wrote; she has it by now. l shal stop and see her on my return, il she ls still there. She will no doubt wait, to see me. as I have his effects, togcthrf with his re ports, that h. died te saw; hey go to Washington hy his next iu command to. day.
 "i tan relate my adventures by aooi md deld better whea |, see you, Love to yhe family,
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