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r.sIsr SETTLEMENT N CONFERENCE

4 ~ ae = conference committee between me " houses v Congress that
Re ART BIZ Wi b ace sen&e Aauoh n ~ senate finance committee
are proces6ns or that theory nj il exDsins some Of 1s na-d1nste rates
accepted r the sense IS capital 70 hsHsar pth- i eeud sso seem 70 *
plain the attitude II Ne President N the tsuF AZ Tar Understands M
executive s~oe tco ven n nesde II legislation an seek . 1uhusnce ~
Dragon legislators mo adopting BIS IDEAS and compiling WIN ms WISHES Re
hss IA pT7 to p&y II n Senate while ths biz Is anas discussion th~1 Ru1
~ash IN bal F~Ss into oon9e-encs committee ahs P-saset zB h&v = vnos
ana evidently hst IS Whss NJ IS eHans fox Il has address II Chosso lss
SATURDAY see-essv Maeve2sh undoubtedly sposs fer ue F-sz5dens phea As
aedarea tT a rsVscn downward as advocated By Frsaasns Mckinney shorty
before his assassination Il would s@n neetsbas sad Nj NsevsasA 1hzt
such a course Hust be nN appealing 10 ever Nc n su,hw1z- sna sgeas1y
~hsn all business IS waiting 70 sa n tsar auexuon sztea And the sece-
u~s sassesest hr hns a. action ~ the President wsez he said tast The hnsn-a
ses a. ssfs legislation are never rssohed un suh hoass meet n conference
aad then hsesass The executive IS fairy taseu msoa coouht~
kenaporh OF as II AS sTnsrb- New orsnse IN Cnn ceur1y. mas not
recover the Sse shsth figures in is oro~Su proceedings Assrz n sns and
Hs taSas endsls 70 ae%@rnne whether Il shoua he nusoea IN thai sun un5er
m ssase tax IA Bun N advertisement for KezavoTh arm be vu=h al 1e
cost II he proceedings with IN 1850 thrown n
II President Tar sAoue veto. ne srz hm ~has then asa a snxaoas
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force II the counsrs is 70 scr something nj s~er n Ire pas%y ar ard
possibly worse II IS preferable thaa hasR "a shoan en-nus
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AfferColumhus Came the Cahots,
Who Raised the Emblem
of England.
CRATER l.

CHATTER I.
- SE 1rst zse dsnlaye6 II America
II Which there = sry historic
->cor6 MAS re royal standard
q S2ss1. which Vas un1G-le5 BY Co.
4nous wasr he landed o. rns island
o Ssn salvador Of ootsAer L. zss2
Tha- : stsas doubt that wears heSors
ms event ne Mortimer visigsd
Ansr5cs and landed samsNners OF
j rev n United States. ana II
Is p-ahEbls TIA 1he banners q sumo
~ her chiatzln< were planted IN
thss shores and wers , first dsss
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thszs : NJ RElhHn15c rscaro - TIRE
es.a
IT AZ John and Sebastian cahni
lzn6e6 or Lhs mainland u North
4us-oz sna raised ths flag If Eng
lard THIS Tag wss known Es ths
cross o. : George ana consisted a
& ~e5 Cr0Ss an E whirs aeE Z xzs
-hz rag u England unua 1ss II ina
wear Scotland wEs G1i.s6 II England
and hrk James ] IN hano- n The
nzlar rssoAS = Scoset diagonal white
cross u :. Andrew ur the English flag
chs-Err 1ns ca5a- Il 1hf 1s16 ron
white q bins Ths union a ne rEo
CROSSES rzz asled ms kings coiars
~ u15or cul8rS and ire first w-ms-
as1s Settlements 81 ms auuT-E we're
-zSa under ms Hsz I WIS -nf Tag
~ rns Msr1oEe- n lseN Mars cf the
Puritan ssrriHrs. however ohseCrsd II
tns -e6 cross hnidinE that Z EEs 5dols-
r-ous. and To- { number q TsE- TINS
Hae WIS frrle Used n 1hs Puritan cni-
mrs according 70 ms Free Fuslir
L5h-zT r Jersey CITY
TAe English hAg undarvsnr 3 num-
ser ~ Alterations owing II various
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me srArs sag AND Tns AMENDMENTS.

An astems to commit the stat Bar Association to partisan advocacy Of
~ penaans constitutional amendment Propositions made al IN session Of the
wea., at Atlantic CITY yesterday met with determined opposition nom the
lawyers ~o 30 nt favor III proposed constitutional changes and il = aean-
donsd. the association to So no further than 10 authorize the issuance Of htNs
tu. o. he subject showing the people the nature d ms organic changes to es
va IN. statement ~ the STAR hat many lawyers IN the State were lot in
.avu Of the haeisry amendments and II occasion arose would voice their dis
content At the s0e Rsrs annad meeting RAJ verified yesterday Teese9
x~yus by their successful opposition to an unesHed-fer resolution offered a
he session yesterday snencon. savea the association . an fmaradent step
Advocacy OF ,he proposed constitutional amendments IN 1915 BY the Stsoe Bar
80 ct tend to pcpalsnse them ssth he SEQUEL showed Governor Forts address
1t the association banquet in ne evening o he subject . the amendments
oeaa hardly b said 10 be arSamentatve- t barely SKINNED the merits Of the
question. The Governor spoke hom his individual pent . view sa treated
TIE question briefly oN in the enc Speo, IS Il appeared 70 hms a : member
Of the hr and 81 he judiciary The voters e the state VII view the amend
nents IN ether aspects thar they believe more vesnr eooeern them
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ZEE cosr o. . ntpsoN s.,ss sR,noE

E1suU * sAs ne Ne" York art Nv JERSEY co7massnn 70 sula = s-ass
so-<s ae Hodsoa as asadea - Recommend ne Fsy-zn1h stree So. IA
xsahsissr t- n Nsv yWs ssa-nFnt ss committee has chasn by IA 1hs
cxsnsS - - see 1oesuons x has has under consideration L hss been eS-
rssed hss = s7ase - ess pmHt VIII the Approaches N e1he- ads q fhs
rive wand ooa 7re shar veRaeeNa L voals neeeSzssss radical changes
Sss = Manhattan ard ~ tas jersey SIT nc assrecAIs II M former where an
snserse s1eurs q vsaosse property would nave 70 he purchased The oa
e sueA = s7aSe wsaa6 Y tart A slnos proans4a-a View JERSEY Is 70 nav
a aazEs Share - TINS cas- H~ : tAs nonsy - hs oetaneds Ths Nozh Jersey
ssae ara a pepaar vss sr ; STATE ran for ne pu-pos is Simply Gu, % 1s
eaexso-
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TIE Days One Best Story

y IkoLA TESLA ns man uho hz-nesse6 Niagara "a taking II II in
IN teziewer abort inventors
The successful aHvenrorT SAID Mr Tesla smiling has az sd
ouElnr nnd & mind tu Of surprises Thus SmehursL ! am convinced
Vas q nVsntor Al neH1 though circumstances had mac a grocer u hnL
esmeharst during ms sessias hedsy. Was seen pon n boardwalk With
q s-re brns under MS arm
snsthurst' SKID an Acquaintance whA1 have % Ea II ht burts
thai I SEE ruu nz-vns about with vpu IA n nighfg
-Chla-nd0-n- SAID sme1hur1
WhE1 ne dsuns are EU 6unE with chlorofor here on n hnsrozak@
That b g duh a q Jones' said sme1hHrst has tnrns enc 10 give me =
sound Th-HshnE b fs Ens ne meeE ne n zE son al ] see him Con
nE In gazing 10 1kke & soDd dn=z ! dant propose 70 suffer Il ] cn hD ~
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In Ripping Good Hunor
NOT A MATTER OF HEALTH.

They were discussing the construction
Of a new gown.
From a hygienic point Of view and
merely as a matter of health" sug-
gested the d~ressmaker, Il think IL
should be made"
The naughty beauty stopped her BY
a gesture.
HYGIENE point Of viewp' she ex-
claimed. MATTER of healthi What
has that 10 do with it. When / want
health, / will go to the doctor. When
| want style, ! come to you. We will
now eliminate all absurdities and dis
cuss this purely from a common sense
standpoint. Will il be fashionable and
becomins?"
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ENEMIES NOW.

The were not on the best Of terms
by any means.
DO you believe that genius and in
sanity are the ," said the n in
the green mushroom hat.
WHY do you ask?" demanded n
tall one in the turban.
We'll, a genius proposed 10 me last
night
"oh. well. that shows insanity
Chicag go News.
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HAS THE LADIES GUESSING.

DO you know a good conundrum?"
Yes.
What is it,"
why is a bachelor"
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QUITE A NATURAL Thing.

wifey-You Will ave your fling
Hubhy-Quite naturally I used 10 be
q baseball pitcher.
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HE CAN'T R O YOUNGER.

Longface-Seems to me you've grown
considerably older since I saw o a
few years ago,
Cheerupwell, what would you exe
pect? Do YOU think I'm q woman?
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MORE EDUCATION NEEDED.

London has 5<s public schools" said
the Britisher.
Its isn't enough" replied theNAnsSas
can.
Why notg"
Because the people yer there sry
still dropping their h's--Yonkers
Statesman.
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Says IsdaE

Some oy will en- the weary road SOM day we'll drop h heavy load
and rest beneath the sunset rec and wait to cross thu silent sea And then
well take a backward glance wonder why we used to pranc and ill
the air with meanings shrn Der every picayunish IL. Soma
SOME day. across the field o. space. well look behind and ty -
- trace thu zezag Journey that mad across his world Of
nav light n shade. and wonder why " e didn't al tn straightest
path that we could make. Some day. perhaps. when we're at
rest among the Islands q the Biest we'll give a thought to
thai dead day. when we pursued our devious way and wonder h we TUNED
and fought n all tn kindly things forgot Some las vel now hat Iowa
is light and where it lives there is no night.
''''''''' '' '' '''''' Matthew A''" MaAAzpa4cv
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CONTAGIOUS.

Hes a very clever cartoonist. His
drawing is always so fun of contagious
humor."
Yes: ii is sketching."
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TALK VERSUS GIRLS.

Talk never seems cheap when tbs
n talking TO you is a little dear.
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mi THING CERTAIN.

Regey-Iive got a cold or something
in my head. doncher know.
Peggy-Well. # there's anything there
il must be a cold.
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FIXING THE MOTIVE.

Why is she so anxious TO 80 to cooke
ing school?"
Maybe she wants to get even WITH
somebody"
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NO xxxvL
,-,.r r Y ooor,tedb Nv tn Hall family. immigrants from England
tn OH Hall house which is located in Franklin avenu Silver Lake.
- ss sm in eood repair. and is still surrounded by the beautiful trees
49, n.aa il f.no,s as ne coolest house in town" The house Itself is a great
sms reIv ser place roomy and comfortable, and gives promise o. many an
49, - - esrvie A Ions veranda in front affords a fine place for the
csndrsn 10 MAY md according 20 h story told by n of the odest residents
in the town. the place vas ceeolhg popWai o""s
century z on that yerya account
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-09-10
Princess Flour is the best
for bread, cake and pastry.

An accident occurre at the Pine
Greek sawmill Monday evening, when
an emery wheel few to pieces, hitting
the head sawyer in the face, breaking
bis nose and injuring one eye. Drs.
Hoyt and Rothwell were summoned
and after an examination decided to
send the Injured man to the hospital
at Lewiston that night.
LAND SALE-The Alois Irlmcyer
place on Bear Ridge. VIZ SW4. sec.
10. VIZ NW4. Sec. Is. Twp 80 N.
Range 2, W.B.M 100 acres; also,
VIZ seq, Sec. II, Twp. 80 N.
Range 2, W.BM, 80 acres; will be
sold at public sale. October 10. 1909.
JAS. NELSON, Trustee.
RED. 2, Kendrick, Idaho.
The recent washout in Brady gulch
uncovered a-vein of what is apparent
ly graphite. running about three feet
thick. Samples of this deposit were
left at the Gazette Office by Abe
Compton We don't care to commit
ourselves in regard to the quality of
this graphite, but if graphite in any
quantity of good quality can be found
in the hills here we understand that
it is quite valuable.
Princess Flour is the purest
and sweetest flour ever made.
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Whyy

From a small beginning the sale
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
extended to all parts of the United
States and to many foreign count
ries. Why? Because it has proved
especially valuable for coughs and
colds. For sale Ivy Albert Moscop.
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Princess Flour has plenty
of gluten not too much.

The Sprague Cannery has received
during the past week a carload of
cans and is now busy putting up
apples and pears. They are also
shipping fresh fruit every day and
would be pleased to see anyone hav.
ing pears. apples, prunes, tomatoes,
etc., to dispose of.
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Why Druggists Recommend Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy

Mr.. Frank G. Hanrahan, a prOmi-
nent druggist of Portsmouth, Va.
says. "For the past six years l have
sold and recommended Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. 1t is a great remedy and
one of the best patent medicines on
the market. handled some Others
for the same purposes that pay me
Il larger profit, but this remedy is so
sure to effect cure, and my custo-
mer SO certain TO appreciate my
recommending it to him, that l give
it the preference" For sale by
Albert Moskup.
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Church Services
PRESBYTERIAN

10 am. Sunday School.
II am. Neutrality-suspicious. and
Wheat" or What Sort of People are
There in the Church."
7p.m. Christian Endeavor. Subject
"Master Yourself"
8 pm. Preaching:-"What Cook
and Peary can Show Us by Then
Discoveries.
All welcomed to all services.
ARCHIBALD DURRIE, Pastor,
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Princess Flour is best for
bread. cake and pastry,
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Princess Flour is best by tes

In the assignment of charges of the
Columbia River conference of the NJ,
E. Church, Rev. Jas. S. TAYLOR was
returned to the Kendrick charge for
another year.
Don't forget the opening of Bar
NUNS theatre for the season of 1909
10. tomorrow Saturday evening
when the Sperry Comedy Co. will ap.
par. Tickets, csc and 35c; on sale
at Drug Store.
AT the regular meeting of Nez
Perez lodge, I.O.O.F., last SATURDAY.
evening, John Kennedy, H. P. Hull
and J. A. Fruchtl we're elected to
represent the lodge at the Grand
Lodge meeting, which will be held
at Grangeville during the first part
of October.
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Additional Locals

Mrs. J. H. Sprague and family Of
Lewiston were among the visitors in
town Thursday.
Sorn-To Mr. and Mrs. Robert c,
Gay of Texas Ridge. sou, Tuesday
September 7th.
Mrs. I. B. West and family have
arrivec. from Moscow and 7. B. has
rented the w. NJ. McCrea residence
on the hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Stanton have
returned from the timber and have
moved into the residence over the
Farmers Bank.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-04
<W1 THE !
4AlBARRIEP'
By
rs REX BEACH
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. eRoTxk2a
By
BEACH


CHAPTER John Gale is trad
er at Flambeau, a rough outpost of
civilization in Alaska. His daughter
Necia is 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 a squad of soldiers at Flambeau.
THAT means the law" he says I'M
easily to Necia, who has become ac-
quainted 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, .dissolute gambler and
dad 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 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 mo Creek" Lee dis
covers gold in valley some miles
distant, and Necia persuades Burrell
to take her there and locate claim
for her, their trip requiring a 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 Burrell
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"Napoteon Doret-otlr Poleon!"
| soldiers to be worth a d." He snarl-
ed this bitterly, with peculiar leering
lift of his lip. as If his words tasted
bad
"Most of the boys are going up riv-
err" said Gale.
"Well. those hills look as If they had
gold in them" said the stranger, point
ing vaguely I'm going to prospect"
Gale knew instinctively that the fel-
low was lying, for his hands were not
those of miner. but there was moth
ing to be said. His judgment was veri-
fed. however, when Poleon drew hin,
aside later and said:
Hes bad man.
"How do you know?"
"She's leave Dawson d-n Queeck.
Dose mounted police t'row i'm on de
boat JUS before we lef'." Then he told
story that he had heard The man, 1t
seemed had left Skagway between two
suns, upon the disruption of Soapy
Smiths band of desperadoes, and had
made for the interior, but had been in
tercepted at the pass by two members
of the citizens committee who came
| upon him suddenly. Pretending to
yield. he had executed some unexpect-
ed coup as he delivered his gun. for
both men fell, shot through the body.
No one knew just what it was he did
| nor cared to question him overmuch.
The next heard of him was at Lake
Bennett. over the line, where the
| mounted police recognized him and
sent him on. They marked him well,
however, and passed him on from post
to post as they had driven others
whose records were known. but he had
lost himself in the confusion at Daw-
son for few weeks until the scarlet
coated riders searched him out. dis.
armed him and forced him sullenly
aboard this steamer
Old Man Gale cared little for this,
| for he had spent his life among such
men, but as he watched the fellow a
| scheme outlined itself in his head.
Evidently the man dared not go far
| ther down the river, for there was
nothing save Indian camps and a mis-
sion or two this side of st. Michaels.
and at that point there were a court
and many soldiers. where one was liza
BILE to meet the penalty of past mis-
deeds; hence he was probably resolved
to stop here, and, judging by his rec
ord, he was man Of unsettled con-
victions.
The trader stepped to the door and.
seeing Burrell on the deck of the
| steamer, went down toward him. 1t
was long chance. but the stakes were
| big and worth the risk. He had
thought much during the night pre-
vious-in fact, for many hours-and
the morning had found him still unde-
cided, wherefore he took this course.
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different from us people. He's-he's'-
Gale paused, at loss for words to con-
vey his meaning. "Well, he amt the
kind that would marry half breed
Evidently Alluna read some hidden
meaning back of these words. for she
spoke quickly. but in her own tongue
now, as she was accustomed to dc
when excited or alarmed.
"Then this thing must cease at once.
The risk is too great. Better that you
kill him before 1t is too late"
Gale rose and laid his big hand firmly
on her shoulder
Don't talk like that. There has been
too much blood let already. There's
time enough to worry"
He rose; but, instead Of going to his
room, he strobe out Of the house and
walked northward up the trail. Alluna
sat hUddled up in the doorway, her
shawl drawn close about her head, and
waited for him until the late sun dip
ped down below the distant mountains
for the midnight hour, then rolled
slanting out again few points farther
| north, to begin its long journey anew,
but he did not return. At last she crept
stiffiy indoors, the look of fright star
ing in her eyes.
About o'clock the next morning a
faint and long drawn cry came from
the farthest limits of the little camp.
An instant later 1T was echoed closer,
and then q dog began to howl. Before
it's voice had died away another took
it up sadly, and within three breaths
from up and down the half mile of
scanty water front came the cry of
''Steam-bo-o-a-tr Cabin doors opened
and men came out, glanced up the
stream and echoed the call, while from
sleepy hooks and sun warmed roofs
wolf dogs arose, yawning and stretch
Ing
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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
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 Necia'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 a fearful duel in the dark
and is nearly killed by the trader
Doret rescues Necia
from Runnion and leaves the latter
to die a 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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either hand: then he did the double
roll" neatly. following which he exc.
cuted move that Gale had not wit
messed for many years. He extended
one of the guns, butt foremost. as If
surrendering it, the action being free
forefnger was crooked and thrust
through the trigger guard; then, with
the slightest jerk of the wrist. the gun
spun about. the handle jumped into his
palm, and instantly there was a click
as his thumb tipped the hammer. 1t
was the old road agent spin" which
Gale as boy had practiced hours at a
time. But that this man was in earnest
he showed by glancing upward sharply
when the trader laughed.
This one hangs all right" he said
"give me box of cartridges"
He emptied his gold sack in payment
for the gun and ammunition. then re-
marked:
'That pretty nearly cleans me. If l
had the price I'd take them BOTH
Gale wondered what need induced
this fellow to spend his last few del
lars on a firearm. Then he inquired:
Bound for the outside?
mo. I'm locating here"
The trader darted quick glance at
him. He did not like this man.
''There amt much doing in this camp.
It's pretty poor place." he said guard
eddy.
iii put in with you, from it's looks"
agreed the other. Its got too many