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The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03

for some lime and will work double shift
 'urng the mesen taking dirt fir m two shafts On e upper end of T. below. Jorgenson. Nelson Webb Johnson have seasous work le fir shift of IS ground blocked i0o feet long and loo wide 3 Casayno has finished 'he work of extracting the pay from l6 below He will not have O keep him on he all summer Harry Wilson cut out a pill lar l2 fraction claim during winter This ground is also worked ou'. Alec Lue has small proposition work just the present 13 below. Valley
 Bros. have just finished 2 below. Jordan has also cleaned out II below Whitman X Murray. on 9 below bench. left limit. are working 26 ground
 i'll ast another year The M. E. Mining Co., the prop being worked by Jack gel.w. below may rank in he final reckoning of the crack claim Of the camp. During the winter large men took out 140o00 feet of ground, divided equally tetween two dumps The claim may hold for sever al years Pay was und this claim when t.ought that the only Godstream pay channel t&e creek. accordingly justification the leief nat high bench pay will sooner or later be found in the vicinity. Stroonae X Co, working l. men 9o0oo feet f ground and feet more in up and down stream length with payst feet vide. Frank Nelson just taken over the ground un tn recently worked by Hiram Chadwick, on I below Firs Chance This stream is tributary to Goldsream the left limit Nelson will work a half Gozen men. The ground at this point this creek is 9 feet deep Michael Bengoe working 6 below tioldsueam a present but he has ground for couple of seasons and may open up later Wagner Co are preparing open-u work below. creek claim
 He is the lowest the creek of the operators engaged
 n stripping the soil for opencur work Nearly every property from there up the Of Pedro creek Is being W rked in the open Wagner will take out 6oooo feet of dirt. He has work three years and enough for five the claim below Steam being used exclusively the cut
 Cummings Johnson, below. bench claim will worb in the Open cut this Fred Blocker will be on hel Colds years the present. at the least having another strip ground practically the ile length Of the claim work. This year he will
 have l. men single sAt in the open cut and lie TX
 clear H0.O00 of bedrock MalnsOn X Co
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03
ENGINEER CREEK.

r. A Williams. the owl association and Duncan McIhee. the Wild Goose association, doing the m st Of what little work is going on on the upper end his creek. The Engineer bench which a couple of of activity, is about work ed Like the upper end of Dome creek. the pay reak has been traced and worked any knows. The ground is depth f drifting prop. rites. There has been open-cut ground the creek. There is ground yet be workd on Owl association and adj ming Ed Kudvig has finished operating parcel of the Owl group. On 1 above Thompson Co. have been busy small block ground. Discovery claim. which Hansen, Sieversen Lien have but recently taken lay is the prom isng property on the creek at the present date. The laymen opening up piece of ground which has prospected enough determine she pay there This pay, although a claim Engineer pay, is unquestonaby a wash brought down Calder guch. and there is believe that there is pay up the guch in workable quantities.
 GOLDSTREAM.
 A the extreme lower end of Goldstream on which pay has been found John Peranda is doing pros pectrs work The depth ground the pay carries makes working by the present methods almost out of the question. As the values about 90 10 the foo and as it can scarcely be worked for that, he big slice of laying idle On the left limit perch Of Goldstream, high up the side hill, Perianda has banned at depth f 8 feet but water has mterered wih prospect work Russell, Donovan X Ro,eck commenced the in partnership 2l be low, but change i'll the firm has since taken place They have several seasons work left average Peterson Co. T. below, have enc of the two or three banner properties the creek is probable that deposits brought down by both Engineer creek and stream. Although several fortunes have been taken from the property, it appears be good for several more. At any rate the present aymen expect to be
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03

has another seasons work hold him the ground. The upper end Dome creek. as as about ; below. is thought to be ab worked the pay channel the benod quite well defined, l. will be a dredging project depth I feet
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03

bio, ked They have pay ground in sight which will ake about three years. the best. work An early cleanup in which there big run f tunnel dirt of low grade was rather dfscouraging later suits have vndica. ed the faith o the laymen. | will h. one the heaviest producing claims camp years Barnel Saudstrom approximately loo. ooo feet of ground opened this years work which is it's last. He will work >o Below the Niger head up. the Christmas association Warren Dur relI down bedrock depth of IF feet and in good pay-uroof that the money confined he Nsgerhoad group. These Will open up large scale 1913. There others wh5 have been quietly prospecting on this extensive flat 10 catch the swing of the paysreak. Patterson O'Shay. the claims aked as the sourdough are the wndass distance down the Chatanika from War Durre1
 DOME CREEK.
 This famous i'd producer and subject of much legal difficulty has muea Inc te has Little Edorado. With tae exception hat il has been far Impartial in is distribution of it's stores. On the low CT erd. little has been found in the creek Instead Il located hign he hill the right limit. Then thee was skip in rAe moneytoo and is believed the big wash which must have taken the money down to the Ones flats surely lef workable values somewhere above. Henry Cook is working the frs plant noticed up the elk His attentions this year will be confined 10 6 below, where late report the ef fec that he .aking good pay. Ten will as sist him this year. Next year will deive below Fmland. Patterson X Johnson doing some prospect ing and snipins 1 below With the exception of hydraulic outfi there nothing Dome between i bel W ard . above Gdlund X Co.,. ? below, hldraulcrg down winter dump and will also throw dir raised the shafting during the summer. Eight will have work for about three months Chris ianson X Co.,. on above bench claim throwing dirt in bedrock 23.oo0 feet. They will work about dozen and have work for another year. !. J. Beck. ab creek is working shaf,s representing combined bedrock of 9000O square He will work g. men. T. is estimated hat there is ground left which will require large plant for years. Canning X Co., working 20 n 1 above Dome bench
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-10-02
CHAPTER III.

A Jest is a jest, but the following
letter, received by "His Honor, the
Mayor" next morning, suggested a
straw too much for the Asiatic rumi-
nant's back. Tersely, it said:
Squirrel Inn,
Sunday Morning
"Mr. Walter Bedight.
Mayor of Ossian:
Dear Sir: The levity OF your de-
meanor at yesterdays trial and the
ostensibly nonchalant attitude you
chose to take of the sentence intiict-
ed, leads me to believe that you are
considering this very serious matter
altogether too lightly. Under ordinary
circumstances a handsome trifer
might ride into a woman's camp like
Lochinvar. boldly grasp pretty girl
in his arms and kiss her. without pay
ing a more severe penalty than the
scorn OF the camp and few surface
scratches. And even you, evidently a
gentleman as well as politician,
might have escaped with a fitting re-
buke had you been luckier. Unen-
numbered by baggage and feeling I'M
bound by our court TO remain. You
could have drifted away into the eve
ming shadows and laughed at our ef-
forts to restrain you.
But, Mr.. Bedight. as a candidate
for representative at the coming cleo
tion. for which you are evidently re-
coupling your vital forces In this tran
quill spot. you will scarcely desert
while we have In our possession a
document SO incriminating as that
found by US yesterday In your wake
through the lockwood swamn
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-10-02
CHAPTER n.

"The jury will arise and be sworn!"
Jackie" Vining, the judge, waited
impatiently.
What's the matter with you. girls?
Mabel. Lucile-dont you know you're
jurymen-er. on the jury. Stand up!
There," with satisfaction. Now raise
your hands-no, no; your right hands!
That's better. You solemnly swear.
cross your hearts, hope-to.die, you will
carefully weigh the evidence In this
case and render a verdict according
to tho statutes-er, according to what
you think this wretch deserves?" ma
liciously.
Six pretty heads nodded. in unison.
BE seated" said the Judge sternly.
His honor. the mayor" sat on a
soap box in the center OF the front
veranda. a mere man In the hands OF
the enemy. waiting his fate and try
ing to look unhappy.
whats the charge" demanded
Alice Mason. appointed by the court
to defend the prisoner
The judge moved uneasily in her
chair. Then. in low. cutting tone
she said:
Hes a thief"
The mayor looked up apprehen-
sively.
81 object" he protested, ito the
courts statement of the case. 1t is
irregular in"
"order in the COURT" interrupted
the Judge. Who's running this
case?"
The man lowered his eyes. accept
Ing the inevitable.
This defendant" began Jackie. IFS
q thief. He stole q kiss from-from-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-10-02

'~rne document ltsen Is evidence
enough. II given publicity, to lose you
the votes of almost every woman in
the district. Such treachery as you
have in mind--the drafting of a bill
against woman's suffrage-will not be
countenanced by the fair voters of
this land, once the facts are in their
possession!
"I trust you realize the enormity Of
your crime and the hold we have on
you. Should you be unwise enough
to violate the sentence of this court,
the news of your duplicity will be
sent to the women's clubs of your dis
trict, to be followed by unimpeach-
able evidence in your own handwrit-
ing-the bill itself. am satisfied that
your better judgment will prevail and
that you will serve your sentence as
becomes a gentleman and candidate.
This being Sunday, you will be al
lowed your liberty to go and come as
you please and fortify your mind
against the ordeal you are about to
experience. On Monday morning you
will inaugurate your sentence by be-
ginning with Mae Andrews, whose
name appears'first on the alphabetical
list. Mae is stunning blonde with
hair like spun fax and cheeks like
the down of an Alberta peach. She is
city broke and a high stopper, has a
dozen Beau Brummels infatuated and
loves to see enamored men turn SON.
ersaults in the service of the queenly
sex. You will do what she tells you
even to jumping through a hoop,
should she demand 1t.
For purposes of assignment, I give
you herewith the list of your owners
and the days of your servitude, as
follows
Monday. Mae Andrews.
Tuesday, Mabel Arney
"Wedn esday, Harriet Brooks
Thursday Margaret Farnsworth
Friday. Alice Mason
Saturday. Molly Mcconnell
"Sunday-open date for repentance
Monday, Cleo Summers
Tuesday. Lucille Walters
"Wednesday, Bess Winters
Thursday, Jack" Vining
1T comes to our knowledge that you
are very DESTROYS of reaching your
district on the Saturday night follow.
ing, where you are to open your cam
paign. Should you prove yourself a
perfect gentleman during the interim
and serve your sentence with due hui
mility, We will return to you the in
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-10-02

from a perfectly proper young woman
who had never been kissed except by
-by-well, by those who had a per-
feet right. | might say that he not
only stole one butt believe 1t was
several the young lady claims he
stole. He not only is thief, but"
Whom did he kiss? We demand
to know who the victim was?" cried
the culprit's lawyer, vindictively.
"Overruled!" snapped the Judge.
The mayor sighed. Things looked
black enough.
Your honor" he said apprehensive-
ly, addressing the court, II appeal for
change of venue. l have reason to
believe that the Judge Is prejudiced
against me. +"
Judge vining pierced him with a
glance.
The ideal" she cried, with asper-
ity. "Sit down, sir"
We'll, anyhow, it was worth it,"
he shot back, resentfully.
The Judge blushed as she opened
the hotel cook book and searched os-
tensibly for the criminal act relative
to kissing against womans will.
Call the first witness!" ordered the
court.
Pretty Molly Mcconnell, her raven
crowned head held at a serious angle,
her dimples set in a solemn back
ground, took the stand
sIt borolu cup-up thic morn
ing" she said, quietly. when we set
out across the meadows after lady
slippers. Aurora was taking her mat
utinal bath in dew as we trudged
down SimoDs hill and came to the
bottoms. Just as we were about to
enter, we saw the defendant skulking
in the wood. Somebody said, Mani
and We started in pursuit. Instead of
surrendering, the villain fed at top
speed. We ran after him! Jackie
er, beg your pardon, your honor, led
the chase. / was second until /
caught my toe in briar tendril and
collapsed in an alder bush!"
What happened next?" encouraged
Margaret Farnsworth, the prosecut-
ing attorney, brushing a stray curl
from her violet eyes, and fixing the
witness with a steady eye.
Il heard a scream from the wood
ahead and then sounds of oscula-
toni"
Il object!" interrupted Attorney Ma
son, striking a legal attitude. There
is no evidence that this witness Is an
affection expert-that she knows any
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-10-02

For this unseemly conduct, I. the
judge, fine you ten days at Squirrel
Inn. Beginning tomorrow morning,
you will be the servile slave of the
ten young women whose feelings you
have outraged. Tomorrow you will
start alphabetically down the list and
for day you will do the bidding of
the girl who falls to your lot. What
ever she instructs you to do, you will
do. Should you again transgress you
will be-be fined for life!" savagely.
IF, at the end of the ten days, you
have acquitted yourself honorably. you
may go your way in peace. Have
you anything to say for yourself?"
His honor arose submissively.
Il accept the terms" he said, ca
gerly. Il protest-but ! accept"
And should you desert" continued
the judge, II shall not hesitate to use
this evidence against you!" pulling
from the front of her shirtwaist a
bulky document. Possibly you may
recognize it," tauntingly.
The prisoner gasped.
my bill"
"Yes!" replied the Judge, piercing
him with a cold look of scorn, "you
may we'll say. My bill!'"
He bowed his head.
Courts adjournedl" snapped the
judge. breakfast is served"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-10-02

picking burr from ner skirt and toss
ing II carelessly to the floor, were
the noises you heard such as TO make
you think that somebody was being,
er--kissed?"
Watt" interrupted the defense. II
object on the grounds-on the--it's a
hypothetical question and-wIthout
proper foundation in fact" impress
sively.
The court hesitated. Finally. turn
ing to the witness. Judge vining
asked:
What we're the sounds like?" n
flame Of color lighting up her face.
The mayer made a mental note of
the color.
WELL" began the witness soberly.
1T sounded like-like the old pass
word of the Elks-Jolly corks!'"
"Pulled?" demanded the judge, re-
signing herself to sacrifice.
"Yes'm, your honor-and smoth-
cred in honeyl"
THAT will dol" determined the
Judge. hiding her eyes behind her
handkerchief. Harriet Brooks" ig-
noring the states attorney, will you
take the stand?"
The prisoner arose from his soap
box.
"Your honor" he said CALAMITY. "in
Difference to Mine Host, from whose
culinary department there watts to
mo the unctuous call Of fried eggs
and waffies. and because Of the deli
cate situation the victim OF my as
sault may find herself In should the
case proceed. have determined to
plead guilty and throw myself upon
the mercy OF the court. IL am guilty
as charged. Guilty, I say-and proud
Of it,"
fie sat down soberly, but his eyes
were fastened on the face Of the
judge She turned upon him fiercely.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-10-02

thing about OSCILLATION at close range,
let alone longdistance kissing. Young
lady. have you ever been kissed?"
The objection is sustained" CUR
gled the court, mercilessly.
The witness blushed rosily.
Il refuse to answer" she said,
stubbornly.
ION what groundsf" demanded the
judge.
ION the grounds OF self-implication
and coercion" she snapped. her chin
In the air.
The court reverses ITSELF" easily.
witness need not incriminate her
self. Ask the next question. attor-
ney."
ITO the best OF your knowledge and
hslisf" bssan thu states .attornss-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-10-02
Copyright 1919. western Newspaper Union

determinedly, croucbing at a respect
able distance.
There amt a.goin' TO be any core"
noddlng her golden head positively
and striving to keep back the bushes.
The man seemed saddened.
Listen" she said soberly. "If I
expected ever to see you again. Id be
mortified to death But | don't, and
I'm going to make a clean breast of
It. because" with maidenly modesty,
1T served me right"
He waited patiently, nodding by
way of appreciation.
You're the first man that's come
up to this forest primeval in FIVE
weeks. We were hunting for mecca
sin flowers when we caught sight of
you.
"'Girls! there's a man.! shouted
Bess Winters-and in a spirit of mis-
chief we set out after you. 1t was
only a fash of feminine deviltry, that
would have died out at once-but
when you ran-well, IL was so funny
we ran after you. I'm something OF a
spriDter and II got in the lead-and
didn't expect you would-would-"
The man grinned.
IA bird in the hand Is worth two
in the bush,'" he quoted. II thought
you'd beat em-and but l hear
voices. Shall we run away?" entic-
ingly.
by all means, no." she replied Sc
verely.
VERY we'll, then, 1 surrender-to
you"
The girl shook her head.
81 don't want you"
what, after chasing me across
that COMPOUNDED swamp" looking
meaningy at her wet and bedraggled
skirt.
She Redeemed.
1T is woman's privilege to reject
even after she has chased a man
to cover"
And you stand on your rights?"
earnestly, but with mirth in his eyes.
81 do" positively.
"Why?" he persisted.
'Because!"
He bowed profoundly.
Before woman's final and always
conclusive reason | seem to accept
the inevitable-but do not be deceived,
fair lady, things are not always what
they seem,'" quoting. 81 have caught
you fairly on the first lap. 1, too,
shall stand on my rights-the rules
of the camel"
"Oh. here they are. Come on, girls!"
cried,an eager voice.
One by one nine warm, giggling
summer girls came into view, ranging
a galaxy of beauty beneath the green
trees.
Ibid you catch him, Jackie?" cooed
the brunette. did you?"
The golden haired one dropped her
eyes.
"She has-er, she did," said the
man, speaking for her. rs this the
pack?"
who are you. sir. that dares call
us dogs?" demanded q red-lipped
blonde with hair like fax.
II am the fox" replied the man.
He arose to his feet and put his
thumbs into the armpits of his vest.
a habit he had, facing them mock
ingly.
Look" screamed the short one,
"he Is an officer!"
Jackie started
With a deft movement the bru-
nette reached forth and laid back the
lapel of his coat, peering at a tiny
gold star. engraved.
"Oh, girls" she cried dramatically,
ring Of mischief in her voice, look
who's here; HIS HONOR, THE
MAYOR"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-10-02

peals OF laughter. backing away from
him until she leaned against a tree
trunk for support.
The man kept his eyes on her.
Anyhow" he said finally, II like
the game. Who invented it?"
Coming closer. he reached forth his
hand and touched her lightly on the
arm.
"Tagl" he cried. and started to run.
The girl sat down unceremoniously
In a tangle OF grape vines.
Il had my fingers crossed" she pro-
tested-and the man came back, dis
sppointedly.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-10-02
nethodist Church

Methodist Sunday School. $3.50 q. m. Ira ID.
Behen, Superintendent Preaching every
Sunday at II q. m. and 80 p. m. Frank Lewis
Pastor. Prayer meeting Wednesday, 1880 p.
m. Epworth League. regular service Sunday
GAS d, m: business meeting drst Tuesday
night each month. Miss Margarine burn,
President Ladies' Aid Society meets first
Monday each month Mrs. Forrest Lightfoot.
President. Ladies' Missionary Society meets
Second Sunday In every month. Mrs. Virgil
Babbage, President. Choir practice Friday
night 20, A, II Murray. Director.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-10-02
Catholic Church

First Sunday of each month. Mass. Sermon,
and Bened elton. 900 a. M. otber thre e sun
days at 10 Is n. m On week days Mass at &c
a. m. Catecbetical Instruction for the child
rem on Saturdays at S:20 a. M, and on Sun
days at 9 80 a, m. and 2:30 p. m.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-10-02

You may have sample bottle sent free
by mail. Address DIR. Kilmer x Co, BIng-
hamton, N. Y. Mention this paper and
remember the name, DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, and the address, Bling hamion,
N. Y, on every bottle.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-10-02
CHURCH DIRECTORY
CIoverport Churches
Baptist Church

Baptist Sunday School. o 80 a. m. G. e.
Lghtfoot. Superintendent Prayer Meeting
Wednesday 7'30 p. m. Baptist Aid Society
Society meets Monday after Second Sunday.
every month. Mrs. A. B. Skillman, President
Pr aching every sunday at II 100 a. M. and
7 80 d. m. Rev. f.. o. Cottrell. Pastor.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-10-02
CHAPTER I.

chase? Your pulses have leaped like
an arrow at the zip, zip of the dogs
IN close pursuit? You have dashed
madly over fences, taking the hurdles
without regard to personal danger as
the prey suddenly sprang from It's
covert and whisked swiftly into the
hazel brush ahead? You-but wait!
Fancy! Did you ever behold ten
pretty, vivacious lithe-limbed young
women chasing a handsome mana
perfect stranger-through dogwood
swamp. their dresses swirling high
above pretty ankles. their baying,
shrieks OF hysterical laughter?
"Catch him! Catch HIM" shrilled
a slender blonde to the leading lady
running ahead with an athletic stride,
her head and shoulders back, her hair
ripping In the wind.
Get him, Jacket" painted a raw
enous brunette, close behind. Darn
these narrow skirts, anyhow. Id like
20 be a man long enough to wear"
"Oh. gee-this is-too-much for
mel" and a solldly built blonde with
q retrousse nose and a red sweater
toppled onto a bed OF moss under a
thornapple tree and gasped for breath
that persisted in cross-circuiting
chorus of chortles struggling for
freedom.
"E.YipLAddyIAy-LAy"
run, girls, rum"
Go IT."
"Hot FOOT"
"Whoo-p!"
A startled rabbit, aroused from his
breakfast of alder shoots, sat up in
may bewilderment. took one hasty
glance and bounded away into the
marsh grasses, his funny little tail
bobbing through the squashy places
like a meteor of down.
Ahead the man was running freely.
taking an occasional swift glance
over his shoulder at the foremost OF
the foe. One by one the pursuers
we're falling by the way, their laugh
ter becoming more and more distant.
Suddenly the man swerved behind a
great ash along the trail and waited.
Through the brush behind he heard
the leader coming like wood nymph,
light and airy.
The man crouched. She was upon
him now. Agilely he sprang from his
hiding place and opened his arms!
With a gurgle of surprise, her
cheeks as flaming red as the Oriental
poppy on a sunny morning, she collid-
ed with his manly breast. Before she
could free herself, the mans lips
were at hers. slipping the honey with
an ecstasy of delight,
"Oh!' she gasped. struggling.
"Were you looking for me?" asked
the man, taking toll again and hold
ing her close.
But" she cried. But" between
kisses. And then with one free hand
she boxed him soundly on the ear.
He let her go instantly, rubbing his
head regretfully.
She stood staring at him, her laugh
ter given way to anger.
"Sir!" her eyes blazing. How
dare your"
Never mind" said the man hum
bly,. "Tll take it back" coming nearer
and reaching for her slim waist.
Some lame philosopher has said
that a woman with a sense of humor
has never been born. In refutation.
the girl suddenly broke forth into