The daily Alaskan., 1913-04-03
Professor Tweeg,
 Claim Jumper By LAURA COLBY
By LAURA COLBY

cd when there was not a labor union, suuragcte society or a trust, to dig up the bones of dinosaurs, ichthyO- saurl and kindred animals, which, in- stead of being as we are today, all brains and no body, were all body and no brains
 There was Professor Tweeg of - university. who had no use for a hu. man being who lived on the banks of the Nile 5,OOJ years ago, but consider, ed trlloblte Of the palaeozoIc period very interesting creature. And the university to which he was attached seemed willing to send him anywhere he chose to go for the purpose of dig. glug for bones 30 old that they are only Ht for paving purposes.
 Professor Tweeg was riding about on such quest over the western plains mounted on a horse which should have been more interesting to him than those of mastodOu from the fact that hls bones were ready for n glue factory, when he met girl ln cowboy costume with rife slung to the pommcl of her saddle and no end of cartridges bristllug ln her belt
 "Howdy, stranger she said
 Good morning" replied the profes- sor from behind his spectacles,
 "Be you the leller that jumped the Darby and Jones clalm?'
 "No." replied Tweeg. "Im the man to whom it was reported that the bones of an extinct animal were buried over there DointIng, and I've been digging for them. I'm going there now to con- uuue my search"
 "Waal. reckon you'd better let the mls'able buried animal alone and Night out The owners or the property air after you. and lf they ketch you they're likely to make you dance with your legs too short Co reach the ground There they come now"
 In times Of danger man is expected to step to the front But what can be expected Of a fellow who ls absorbed i'm an age when even stone headed wcapons hadn't been Invented? Tweeg looked so helpless that the girl took pItv on him. You come along with me" she said. and, turning her horses head toward a guch in the mountain she and the professor hastencd toward it chased by the mounted men. When they arrived at a detensible position the girl gave the order to dlsmount and got behind powders heaped together by past floods. Tweeg, appreclotns the danger much more readily than could be expected from one Of his im- practical disposition, placed himself beside her
 "Whars yer gun?" she asked,
 "Nly pistol? haven't any arms"
 Lord save us! Was you born with out any brains in yer head" There was no time to reply to this, for Che men who were after the mine Jumper had dlsmounted al ] were ad- yanclng on foot, each man %th a cock cd rifle in his hand. When they came within range one of them called out;
 Come out O that"
 'You better come and take us out replied the girl.
 "Who are you|
 "Tm Nan Jones'"
 You Nan Jones7 What you doin with that galoot that was dlggin' our | gold|
 "Reckon he want after dust"
 "That won't wash. What else could he be afterT
 There was a barley between Nan and the professor, and it was agreed that he should explain Nan exacted a ! promise that the miners should hold l or for awhile. and the professor raised | bis head above the rocks
 'Jist look at hImw cried one of his opponents. Hes got double lights in bis head"
 Reckon he's one O them monkeys they had ln the show that come along a spell ago" suid another.
 "My friends" said the professor 'l had no Idea that was jumping your claim or digging ln a mine at an. ] was told that a peculiar bone was found on your property and, having eT- amlned it, l found 1t to be of the al. nosaurlan family"
 "There huin't never been no sich family buried there" the spokesman shouted. CT been here forty year and know what I say"
 "Not a human family" the professor hasteued to say "I refer to an animal thirty feet long"
 "What are you givin' us?"
 "I don't mean that 1t exists now. but lived many millions Of years ago.
 Expressions ot lmpauence were heard coming from the men, and they showed signs of ending the barley.
 "He's loouey. You don't want to Kill an lmbeclle, do you?" cried Nan.
 "I assure you," the professor con dnued. "that am in my sober senses. ] have been sent out here to-
 Prospect for bOnes?' cried ohe Of 9c miners.
 'g have been sent out here by - university to look for the diuosaur Che lchthyosuurus and the buffalo"
 "OB, shet up! There hain't been Q | buNoT, Tr fharn n1rfg in ion vegrn