Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-11-07
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all through Alaska as Burning Day
light" celebrates his Both birthday with
a friendly crowd Of miners at the Circle
City Tiyoi He Is a general fa rI9 no,ds
The dance leads TO heavy gambling In
which over 100000 is staked. Harnish
loses his money and his mine but wins
the mail contract of the district.
CHAPTER II--Burning Daylight starts
on his trip to 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 it at 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 .1II.-Harnish makes SEN
nationally rapid run across country with
IllSf1, appears at the Tivoli and there
Is another characteristic celebration, He
has made record against cold ana ex-
haustion and Is now ready TO join his
friends in dash to the new gold fields.
CHAPTER Iv.-Harnish decides where
the gold will be found in the up-rlver dis
trict and buys two tons of -four. which
he declares will be worth Its weight In
gold before the season'is over.
CHAPTER V.-When Daylight arrives
with his heavy outfit Of Hour he finds
the big fiat desolate. A comrade dis
harvest. He goes to Dawson, begins In
vesting In corner lots and stalking other
miners and becomes the most prominent
figure In the Klondike.
CHAPTER vI.-Harnish makes fortune
after fortune. One lucky investment en-
nbles him to defeat great combination
OF capitalists In vast mining deal He
determines to return TO civilization and
gives farewell celebration to his friends
that Is remembered as kind of blaze OF
glory.
CHAPTER VII. 1.-The papers are full
of 'The King OF the Klondke," and Day
light Is feted by the money magnates Of
the country. They take him into big
: copper deal and the Alaskan pioneer
finds himself amid the bewildering com
plications of high finance
CHAPTER vIII.-Daylight is buncoed
by the moneyed men and finds that he
in a manipulated scheme. He goes t.
meet his dlsloyal business partners al
their offices in New York City.
CHAPTER IX.-confronting his part
ners with revolver in characteristic
frontier style. he threatens to kill them
II his money Is not returned. They arc
cowed into submission. return their steal
ings and Harnish goes back to San Fran
cisco with his unimpaired fortune.
CHAPTER X.-Daylight meets his fate
in Dede Mason, q pretty stenographer
with Pped ITOt 6 ThS% she oS Ssrs
her and interested In her family affairs.
!. CHAPTER XI.-He becomes an element
IN large Investments on the Pacific coast
ana gets iito the political ring For
rest he goes TO inspect one OF his. proper
dies IN the country and momentarily IL at
fracted back to the old life on the lone
some trail.
/. cfNPTER Xu.-Daylight gets deeper
1anG1 eeuefs fnrv hfEh finance In San Fran
Cisco. III makes FREQUENT runs into tn,
country thus getting close to. nature. bu'
his mind Is stu IN the speculation trend
Very often, however. the longing for thu
simple life well nigh overcomes him.
CHAPTER xIrI.-Dede Mason buys {
horse and Daylight meets her In hei
saddle trips He begins 10 indulge II
horseback riding and manages to get In
4 30 her company quite often.
CHAPTER XTv.Aone day Daylight
asks Dede TO 90 with him on one NOV
ride, his purpose being to ask her to mar
w him. and they canter away, she tryinl
10 analyze her feelings.
CHAPTER Xv-Dede tells daylIgh
that she likes him but that her happiness
She suggests the vast good he could d.
with his wealth II so inclined.
CHAPTER XVIl-For the sake OF hi'
love. Daylight undertakes the scheme o.
building up great industrial community
among the hills. He wins her regard by
interesting himself in her crippled broth
er.
CHAPTER XvII.-Dede finally tell
daylight she does not dare marry maj
-whS is so engrossed with the business
n "a homes
win her.
CHAPTER XVIIT-Daylight 'alls bacl
into his old drinking ways and thel
.rouses up from the same. realizing tina
NE Is not the sturdy pioneer OF the rud
Alaskan days.
CHAPTER XIX.-There Is a furry I
che money market. but Daylight tell
Dede that he Is going to wipe the stat
- clean, go 10 manual work on a ranc
and prove 20 her that he has reformed.
BY this time Hogan had arrived II
an automobile. The honk of 1t cam
in through the open window, and the.
raw It stop alongside the big red ma
chine. In the car were Unwln ant
Harrison. while Jones sat with thu
chauffeur.
'I'll see Hogan" Daylight told Dede
There's no need for the rest. Thel
can wait in the machine"
rs he drunk?" Hogan whispered Il
Dede at the door.
She shook her head and showed hin
in.
Good morning. Larry" was Day
lights greeting. "Slt down and res
your feet. You sure seem to be In
flutter."
Il am" the little Irishmen snappe
back. "Grlmshaw and Hodgklns ar
going to smash II something ism
done quick. Why didn't you come I
the Office? What are you going to d
about it?"
Nothing" Dayligh, drawled lazilI
Except let them smash, | guess. Nv
had no dealings with Grimshaw an
fIodglSins. don't owe them anything
Besides, I'm going to smash myself
Look here, Larry, you know me. 70
know when ] make up my mind
mean It. Well. i've sure made up m
mind. I'm tired OF the whole gam'
I'm letting go of Il as fast as | car
and a smash is the quickest way to IL
go. All you've got TO do is TO protec
yourself and all our friends, Now 80
I. listen to me while | tell you what I
do. Everything is in good shape I
70 t. Nobody must get hurt. Ever!
dy that stood by me must com
ough without damage. All the bac
ages and salaries must be raid prof
(, to. All the money I've switched ava
from the water company, the stree
cars. and tho ferries must be switche
back Aud YOU wont get hurt you
selt none. Every company you &c
8storr{ia will come through"
= AZ have you done TO him2" III
. 'led al Dede.
20 there, Larry" For III
npylIshfs voice was sharl
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