Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-04-23

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tested an ornature that spoke OF saw
agcry, yet they were neatly cut and
held to the pattern Of the whites.
Constantine was drunk again last
night, and had to give him a 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 or
brow that ever man saw-and drew
her red lips into an angry pout as she
rpccuntod her temperance talk till the
trader broke in. bis voice very soft, his
gray blue eyes as tender as those OF
a woman:
offs good to have you home again,
Npaia. The old sun don't shine as
bright when you're away. and when II
rains it seems like the moss and the
grass and tho little trees was crying
for you reckon everything weeps
when you're gone. girl. everything ex-
cept your I'D dad. and sometimes he
feels like ned have to bust out and
| join the rest Of them"
| Il missed you dreadfully. daddy" she
said. 1T seemed as If those days at
the mission would never end. Father
Barnum and the others were very kind,
and | studied hard, but there WASH
any fun in things without you"
! II reckon Won know as much as n
priest now. don't yOu?"
"Oh. lots MORE" she said grayely.
you sec. am woman"
He nodded refectvely. $50 you are!
I keep forgetting that
Their faces were set toward the
west. where the low sun hung over a
ragged range of hills topped with ever
| lasting white. Beyond were other
ranges thrust skyward in magnif-
cent confusion. while still to the far
thpr side lay the purple valley OF the
Eoyukuk. Il valley that called insist
emily to restless men. welcoming them
in the spring and sending them back
in the late summer tired and haggard
with the hunger Of the north.
when will I'olcon get back. do you
suppose"
Most any day now, unless the Daw-
son dance halls are too much for him
| Ii went take him long to sell our
: skins il what hear is true"
What is that:"
About these Cheechakos. They say
: there arc thousands Of tenderfeet up
there and more coming in every day.
Gale turned his eyes downstream TO
the barracks and noted that The long
flagstaff had at last been erected
Even rs lie looked he saw bundle
mounting toward It's tip and then be
hello the stars and stripes flutter cut
In the air while the men below cheer
&c ncisily IT was some time before
le answered.
"poleon Dorct is like the rest OF u
men up here in the north. We have
taken care Of ourselves so far. and
guess we're able to keep it up without
tie help Of a smooth faced Yankee kid
r@r guardian"
Lieutenant Burrell isn't Yankee
said Necia. Gle is a Blue Grass man
He comes fiOm Kentucky"
Her father granted contemporary
81 might have Known it. A regular
male man with any ginger III him
would shed his coat and go to work
instead Of wearing his clothes but
toned up all day. 1t don't take much
.savvy' to run handful Of thirteen
dollar month soldiers" Necia stirred
q bit restlessly, and the trader con-
tinued: 1T amt mans work; it's
loafing. If he tries to boss us he'll get
quite a surprise"
HE won't try to boss you. He has
been sent here to build q military post
and TO protect the miners In their own
self government. He won't take any
part in their affairs as long as they
are conducted peaceably."
The old man grunted again, with
added contempt, while his daughter
continued:
"This rush to the upper country has
brought in all sorts of people, good,
bad-and worse, and the soldiers have
been sent to prevent trouble and to
hold things steady till the law can be
established. The Canadian mounted
police are sending all their worst char
acters down river, and our soldiers
have been scattered among thefAmer-
lean camps for our protection. think
it's fine"
'Where did you learn all this|