The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-07
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CHAPTER I.-Eiam HRrnlsh. known
all through Alaska as Burning Day
light" celebrates his auth birthday With
friendly crowd OF miners at the Circle
City Tivoli. lie iH q general fayoTite,
hero and pioneer In the new gold fields.
The dance ieads TO heavy gambling In
which over 100000 is staAed: RGrnlsh
loses his money and his mine but wins
the mail contract Of the district.
CHAPTER u.-Burning Daylight starts
on his trip 20 deliver the mail with dogs
and Sledge. He tells his friends that the
big Yukon gold strike will soon be on
and he intends to be In II n the start.
With Indian attendants and dogs he
dips over the bank and down the frozen
Yukon and in the gray light Is gone.
CHAPTER I1I.-HaFnish makes sem
Datiunally rapid run across country with
the mall. appears at the Tiyoli and there
is another characteristic celebration. He
has MADE record against cold and e%-
Eriends in q dash TO the new gold fields.
CHAPTER rv.-Harnish decides where
the gold will be found In the up'riyer dis
trlct and buys two tons OF -four. which
he declares Will be wpTth Its weight In
gold before the season Is over,
CHAPTER v.-when Daylight arrives
with his heavy outht Of flour. he finds
the big nat desolate. A cOmrade dis
covers gOld and Harnish reaps \ rich
harvest. He goes to Dawson. begins In
miners and becomes the most prominent
lEure in the RioRdtke,
CHAPTER v1.-Harnish makes fortune
after fortune. One lucky investment en-.
ahles him to defeat a great combination
nf ftnn In n
determines to return TO civilization and
gives farewell celebration to his friends
that Is remembered as a kind Of blaze OF
glory.
CHAPTER v1I-Ths papers are full
Of 1.-THE King Of the RiondIke," and Day,
light Is feted by the money nlagnates OF
the country They take him into big
copper deal and the Alaskan pioneer
finds himself amid the bewildeFing COM
nllcattona OF high finance.
CHAPTER vfiT.-Dayllght Is buneoed
by the moneyed men and finds that he
has been led 10 invest his eleven millions
In a manipulated scheme. He goes to
meet bis dlsloyal business partners at
CHAPTER M.-contronting his part
ners with a revolver In characteristic
frontier style. he threatens to XIII them
II his) money - not returned. They are
co&ed into ,subnlsSlons return their steal
tngS and IIarnlsh goes back 10 San Fran
cisco with his unimpaired fortune, ~
CHAPTER S.-Dayiight meets his fate
in Dede Mason, q pretty stenographer
with q crippled brother. whom she cares
for. Harnish Is much attracted towards
her and interested In her family AFFAIRS.
CHAPTER Xf.-&He becomes an element
IN large Investments ION. the Pacific coast
and gets into the political ring For A
ties in the country and momentar'iy 10 at
traSted back to the old life on the lone
some trail
CHAPTER xII,.7 Daylight gets deeper
and deener2 into high finance IN San Fran
cisco. He makes frequent runs into the
country thus getting close to nature, but
his mind Il still In the speculation trend.
Very often, however. the longing for the
simple Afe we'll nigh overcomes him.
CHAPTER X1lT-Dede Mason buys a
horse and Daylight meets her In her
saddle trips. He begins to indulge. in
horseback riding and manages TO get In
to her company quite often.
CHAPTER x1v.-one day Daylight
asks Dede to go with him on one more
ride. his purpose being to ask her 20 mar.
nv him. and they cnnter away, she trying
70 analyze her feelings.
: CHAPTER Xy.--Dede tells daylight
that she likes him but that her happiness
could not lie With none, men ao,,Id IT.
with his wealth II so inclined.
CHAPTER XvII-For the sake u ais
love Daylight undertakes the scheme OF
building up great Industrial community