The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-05

yOnd strengths seeming, gave far more than he
ceYed he not something due but IN royal arges
his gifts Of toll or heroic effort falling generously
from his hands To pac for days the gale swept
passes or across the mosquito ridden marshes. and
to pack double the weight his comrade packed did
not involve unfalrness or compulsion Each did his
best That was the business essence OF It Some
men were stronger than Others true but so long as
each did his best It was fair exchange the BUSH
ness spirit was Observed, and the square deal OBJ
tanned
But with women-no Women gave little and wanted
all Women had apron strings and were prone to tie
them about any who looked twice in their direc.
ton There was the Virgin, yawning her head on
when he came in and nightly pleased that he asked
her to dance One dance was all very well, but be-
cause he danced twice and thrice with her, and sew.
eral times more. she squeezed bis arm when they
asked him TO sit in at poker. Il was the obnoxious
apron string, the first Of the many compusions she
would exert upon him If he gave in. Not that she
was not nice bit Of woman healthy and strapping
and good to look upon. also very excellent dancer
but that she a woman with all a wOman's desire
TO rope him with her apron strings and tie him hand
and foot for the branding Better poker Besides he
liked poker as well as he did dancing
He resisted the pull on his arm by the mere mega
tive mass OF him and said
j sort Of feel hankering TO give you-aIl a futter"
Again came the pull his arm. She was trying
10 pass the apron string around him For the frac-
non OF an instant be savage, dominated by the
wave OF fear and murder that rose up In him For
That inhnitesimsl space Of time be was to all pur-
poses frightened tiger filed with rage and terror
at the apprehension Of the trap. Had be been no
more than a savage he would have eaped wildly
rom the place or else sprung upon her and de-
stroyed her But in that same instant there stirred
In him the generations Of discipline by which man
has become an inadequate social animal. Tact and
sympathy strOye with him, and be smiled with his
eyes into the Virgins eyes as he said
"You-an go and get some grub. amt hungry.
And wen dance some more by and by The nights
young yet Go to It old girl"
He released his and thrust her pIayfuIy on the
shoulder at the time turning TO the poker play.
ers
Take OF the limit and I'll 90 yOu-all."
Limits the roOf." said Jack Kearns
Take of the roof"
The players glanced at one another and Kearns an
nounced, THE roofs of"
Elan Harnish dropped into the waiting chair,
started to pull bis gold sack and changed hs mind
The Virgin pouted moment then followed in the
wake Of the other dancers
III bring you a sandwich, Daylight" she called
back over her shoulder
He nodded She was smiling her forgiveness BE
had escaped the apron string and without hurting her
feelings too severely.
LET'S play markers" he suggested -Chips %
eyerastngly clutter up the table If it's agreeable to
yOuall"
I'm willing" answered Hal Campbell LET mine
run at five hundred"
Mine, too" answered Harnish. while the others
stated the values they put on their own markers.
French Louis, the most modest issuing his at a hun
dred dollars each
In Alaska at that time there were no rascals and
no Unborn gamblers. Games were conducted hon.
esty and men trusted one another mans word
was as good as his gold in the blower. marker
was fat oblong composition chip worth perhap s
cent But when bet a marker in q game
and said It was worth five hundred dollars It was
accepted as worth five hundred dollars. Whoever
won It knew that the who issued it would re
deem It with five hundred dollars worth Of dust
weighed out the scales. The markers being OF
different colors there diculty in identifying
the owners. Also, in that early Yukon day, no one
dreamed OF playing table stakes. A man was good
for all that he possessed matter where bis posses
sions were or what was their nature
Harnish cut and got the deal AT this good augury
and while shutting the deck, be called TO the barkeep
to set up the drinks for the house AS be dealt the
first card to Dan Macdonald, on his left, be called
out
Get down TO the ground you-aIl 3aIemutes huskes
and Siwash purps! Get down and dig In Tighten W
them traces! Put your weight into the harness ant
bust the breastbandsl WhOopla! Vow We're OF
and bound for Helen Breakfast! And tell you-al
clear and plain there's goin to be stH grades and
fast goln' tonight before win that same lady
And somebody's going TO bump - hard"
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY.