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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-09

the rangers job II couldn't chop a
hole through one OF these windfalls In
a week." he admitted, as McFarlane's
blade again liberated them from fall
Ell tree.
He was beginning to be hungry also
--he had eaten very early breakfast
and he fell to wondering just where
and when they were to camp, but he
endured In silence. $50 long as Berrie
makes no complaint my mouth is
shut" he told himself. "Surely can
stand 1t II she can" And so strug-
gled on.
Up and up the pathway looped,
crossing minute little boggy meadows
on whose bottomless ooze the grass
shook like blanket, descending RI.
vines and climbing back to dark and
muddy slopes. The forest was drip
ping, green and silent nova mystic
rious menacing jungle.
"I'm glad I'm not riding this pass
alone" Wayland said as they paused
again for breath.
80 am l." she answered, but her
thought was not his. She was happy
at the prospect Of teaching him how
to camp.
AT last they reached the ragged edge
OF timber line, and there. rolling away
under the mist, lay the bare. grassy,
upward climbing naked neck OF the
great peak. The wind had grown
keener moment by moment, and when
they left the storm twisted pines be-
low It's breath had wintry nip. The
rain had ceased to fall, but the clouds
stu hung densely TO the loftlest sum-
mits II was Il sinister yet beautiful
world-o world as silent as dream,
and through the short. thick grass the
slender trail ran like timid serpent.
Now we're on the divide" called
Bcrea, aud as she spoke they seemed
TO enter upon boundless Alpine plain
OF velvet russct grass This Is the
Bear Tooth plateau" Low monuments
OF loose rock stood on small lodges, us
though to mark the course, and In the
hollows dark ponds OF Icy water lay,
half surrounded by masses Of compact
snow,
"rhls Is II stormy place in winter
Mcbarlane explained "These piles OF
stone are mighty valuable In bliz-
Eard. I've crossed this divide In Au.
gust In snow so thick could not see
a rod"
Hall an hour later they began to de-
scend. Wind twisted, storm bleached
dwarf pines We're frst to show, then
the ars. then the blue green spruces,
and then the sheltering decps Of the
undespOiled forest opened. and the roar
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ried to the spot. ready to aid, but was
quite useless.
zone OF the first essentials OF ran
gers training is to learn to swing an
AK" remarked McFarlane, "and you
never want to be without real tool.
won't stand for a hatchet ranger"
The sky was overshadowed now and
thin drizzle Of rain filed the air. The
novice hastened to throw his raincoat
over his. shoulders, but McFarlane rode
steadily on, clad only in his shirt sleeves,
unmindful of the wet Berrie, however,
approved Wayland's caution. That's
right; keep dry" she called back. Don't
pay attention to father, he'd rather get
soaked any day than unroll his sllcker.
You mustn't take him for a model yet
awhile"
He no longer resented her sweet so.
llcitude, although he considered him
self unentltled to It, and he rejolced
under the shelter OF his fine new coat.
He began to perceive that one could be
defended against n storm.
After passing two depressing marsh
es, they came to hillside so steep SO
slippery. so dark. so forbidding that
one Of the pack horses baked, shook
his head and reared furiously, as IL to
say, Il can't do 1t, and | won't try"
And Wayland sympathized with him.
The forest was gloomy and cold and
apparently endless.
After coaxing him for n time with ad-
mlrable gentleness, the supervisor, at
Berries suggestion, shifted part Of the
load to her own saddle horse, and they
went on.
Wayland, though incapable Of com
ment, so great was the demand upon
his lungs, was not too tired to admire
the power and resolution Of the girl,
who seemed not to suffer any special
inconvenience from the rarefed air
The dryness Of his open mouth, the
throbblng OF his troubled pulse. the
roaring Of his breath, brought to him
with increasing dismay the fact that
he had overlooked another phase Of
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CHAPTER VII.
Storm Bound,

AALANOWas awakened by the
NN mellow voice of his chief call.
Wv Ing: "All out! All outl Day.
light down the creek!' Then,
breathing a prayer of thankfulness, the
boy sat up and looked about him "The
lohg night Is over at last, and | am
alive" he said and congratulated him.
self.
How did you sleep?" asked the su.
pervlsor.
First rate-at least during the latter
part of the night" Wayland briskly
lied.
That's good. l was afraid that Ad.
irondack bed Of yours might let the
white wolf in"
MY blankets did seem trlHe thin," !"
confessed Norcross.
1t doesn't pay to sleep cold" the su-
pervlsor went on. "a man wants TO
wake up refreshed, not tired out with
lighting the night wind and frost |
always carry good bed"
1t was instructive to see how quietly
and methodlcally the old mountalneer
went about his task Of getting break.
tast First he cut and laid a couple Of
eight inch logs on either side Of the
nre, so that the wind drew tbrougb
them properly; then, placing the Dutch
oven cover on the fire, he laid the bot.
tom part where the flames touched n
Next he filed his coffeepot with water
ana set it ON the Goals. From his nan.
nier he took his dishes and the four
ana salt and pepper, arranging them
all within reach, and at last laid some
slices of bacon in the skillet
AT this stage Of the work smoth
cred cry, half yawn, half complaint
came from the tent ooh, huml Ia n
morning?" inquired Berrle
Morning" replied her father oTt,s
going toward noon. You get nm or
you'll have no breakfast"
Ihereupon Wayland called: "Can 7
get you anything. Miss Berrle9 WouId
you like some warm water?p
What for" interposed McFarlane
before the girl could reply.
10 bathe in," replied the youth.
40 bathe in! II a daughter OF mina
should ask for warm water TO wash
with ia throw her in the creek"
serrie ehuekled. "sometimes think
daddy has no feeling for me. reckon
ne thinks I'm a boy"
hot water is facilitating and yorv
pad Tor the complexion" retorted ber
Iatner' ice cold water is what Won
neeS, ~ And IL you don't get out O. there
1i0l'',.l, al nye minutes Ill dOuse you with a
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shifted before their eyes like q noise
less yet prodigious drama.
At last the girl rose. ut is getting
dark. must go back and get sup
per-"
I'VE don't need any supper" he pso
tested.
Father does. and you'll be hungry
before morning." she retorted. with
sure knowledge Of men.
He turned from the scene reluctant
ly, but once at the campfire cheerfullJ
gave his best efforts to the work in
hand. seconding Berries skill as best
he could.
The trout, deliciously crisp. and some
potatoes and batter cakes made meal
that tempted even his faint appetite,
and when the dishes were washed and
the towels hung out to dry deep night
possessed even the high summit Of
stately Ptarmigan.
McFarlane then said, "Pll just take
little turn to see that the horses are
all right, and then think we'd better
close In for the night"
When they were alone in the light
Of the fire Wayland turned to Berrie:
'Tm glad you're here. It must be
awesome to camp. alone in a wilder
ness, and yet 1 suppose, ! must learn
to do it."
"Yes, the ranger often has to camp
alone, ride alone and work alone for
weeks at a time" she assured him. "a
good trailer don't mind night trip
any more than he does day trip, or
il he does he never admits it. Rain,
snow, darkness, are all the same to him.
Most Of the boys are fifteen to forty
miles from the postoffice."
He smiled ruefully. ~ begin to have
new doubts about this ranger business.
It's a little more vigorous than
thought it was. Suppose a fellow
breaks a leg on one of those high
trails?"
HE mustn'tv' she fastened to say.
"He can't afford really to take reckless
chances; but, then. father won't expect
as much of you as he does Of the old
stagers. You'll have plenty Of time to
get used to It,"
McFarlane upon his return gave
some advice relating to the care Of
horses. "All this stock which Is ac-
customed to barn or a pasture will
quit you," he warned. watch your
bronchOs. Put them on the outward
side of your camp when you bed down
and pitch your tent near the trail, then
You will hear the brutes If they start
back. Some men tie their stock all up,
but usually picket my saddle horse
and hobble the rest"
1t was a delightful hour for school.
ing, and Wayland would have been
content to sit there till morning listen
ing, but the air bit, and at last the
supervisor asked: Have you made
your bed? If you have turn in. shall
get you out early tomorrow" AS he
saw the bed he added: Il see you've
laid out bed of boughs. That shows
how eastern you are. We don't do that
out here. It's too cold in this climate,
and it's too much work. You want to
hug the ground-if it's dry"
The weary youth went to his couch
with sense Of timorous elation, for
he never before slept beneath the open
sky.
After the supervisor had rolled him
self in the blanket long after all
sounds had ceased in the tent, there
still remained for the youth score
of manifold excitations to wakefulness
till at last be fell into an uneasy
browse.
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CHAPTER VI.


TOR several miles they rode up
IA ward through golden forests Of
aspens. On either hand rose
4 thick walls of snow white
boles, and In the mystic glow Of their
gilded leaves the face OF the girl shone
with unearthly beauty.
Twice she stopped to gaze into Way
lands face to say, with hushed In
tenslty: isn't 1t wonderful2 Don't
you wish 1t would last foreverT
Her words were poor, Intellectual
but her look. her breathless voice,
made up for their lack Of originality.
Once she sald II never saw 1t so
lovely before 1t Is an enchanted
landw with no suspicion that the
larger part Of her ecstasy arose from
the presence OF her young aud sym
pathetic companion, He, too, respond
ed to the beauty Of the day, of the
golden forest as one who had taken
new hold on life after long illness.
Meanwhile the supervisor was calm.
ly leading the way upward. vaguely
conscious OF the magical air and mys-
tic landscape in which his young folk
1oated as II on wings, thinking buslly
OF the improvements which were still
necessary In the trail and weighing
with care the clouds which stu lin
gered upon the tallest SUBMITS, as IL
debating whether TO 30 or to stay. He
had never been an imaginative soul,
and now that age had somewhat dim.
med his eyes and blunted his senses
he was placldly content with his path.
The rapture Of the lover the song Of
the poet, had long since abandoned
his heart And yet he was not com.
pletely obliylous To him II was a nice
day, but weather breeder"
Il wonder II | shall ever ride through
this mountain world as unmoyed rs he
seems to bei' Norcross asked himself
after some jarrlng prosaic remark from
his chief. 81 am glad Berrie responds
to It."
AZ last they left these lower, Won
drous forest alsles and entered the un.
broken cloak OF hrs whose dark aud
silent deeps had a stern beauty all
their own.
The horses began 10 labor with rOar.
ing breath. A dozen times he thought,
I'VE must be nearly at tho top" aud
then other and far higher ridges sud.
denly developed. Occasionally the su.
perylsor was forced to unslIng an AK
and chop bis way through fallen
tree, and each time the student hur.
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Iell be dark long before you reach
The cutoff. You'd better not try to
make It."
Il think can hnd my way" he an
swered, touched by her consideration.
I'm not so helpless as | WAS when
came"
'Just the same you mustn't go on"
she Insisted. "Eather told me to ask
you to come In and stay all night. He
wants to meet you. was afraid you
might ride by after what happened to.
day, aud 30 came up here to head
you on" She took his horse by the
rein and dashed smiling glance up
al him. "Come, now, do as the super.
visor tells you"
"Wnlt a moment" he pleaded. "on
accond thought don't believe lt's a
coed thing for me to 20 home with
you. II will only make further trouble
for-for us BOTH"
81 know what you mean. saw
cllf follow you. He jumped you.
didn't hep
HE overlook me. yes"
What did he sayY
He hesItated, "Ho was pretty hot
and said things he'll DO sorry for when
he cools on
"He told You not to come here any
more-advlsed you TO hit tho outgoing
trail-~dldn't he?"
He flushed with returning shame OF
IL all, but quietly answered, ayes, no
said something about riding east"
Are You going to do it2'
mot today. but guess I'd better
keep away from here"
She looked at him steadily, "whyf"
"BecRuse you've been very kind to
me, and | wouldn't for the world do
anything to hurt or embarrass you"
Don't you mind about me-" she re-
eponded bluntly. "What happened this
morning wasn't your fault nor mine.
Come; father WIN be looking for you"
With feeling that ho was Involving
both the girl and himself In stll dark.
cr storms. the young fellow yielded to
her command. and together they walk
ed along the weed bordered path, while
ahe continued;
This Isn't the nrst time Clln has
started IN to discipline me. but It's
Obliged TO be the last He's tho kind
that think they own a girl lust as soon
as they get her TO wear an engagement
ring. But CllG don't own me, told
him ! wouldn't stand tor his coarse
ways. and | wontw
Wayland tried 10 bring her back 70
humor. you're u kind OF new wo.
man."
She turned stern look on hlm
You bet | ami ! was raised free
citizen. No man can make slave OF
me, thought he understood that. but
II seems no didn't He's all right In
many ways one OF the best riders IN
the country but he's pretty toleNble
donlneerlng"
Mrs. Mclarlane greeted Norcross
with cordial word and earnest hand.
clasp I'm glad 20 SEQ you looking 50
welt" she said. with charming slucer.
iiy
TIN browner anyway he answered.
aud turned 20 meet Melearlane.
short, black bearded man with nne
dark eyes ana shapely hands hands
that had never done anything moro
tollsome than TO I'M Birdie rein or TO
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|
said: you want to go well clothed and
well shod. You'll have to meet al
kinds Of weather. Every man In the
seryice-I don't care what hts technical
Job is-should be schooled In taking
care Of himself In the forest and on
the trail I often meet surveyors and
civil engineers, experts, whe are help
less as children in camp, and when /
want them to go into the hills and do
field work they are almost useless. The
old style ranger has his virtues. Settle
is just the kind Of instructor you young
fellows need
Berrie also had keen eyes for his
OUTFIT and his training, and under her
direction he learned to pack 0 horse,
set tent, build fire In the rain and
other duties.
You want to remember that you
carry your bed and board with you,'
she said, "and you must be prepared to
camp anywhere and at any time"
The girls skill In these particulars
was marvellous to him and added to
the admiration he already felt for her.
Her hand was as deft, as sure, as the
best Of them, and her knowledge Of
cayuse psychology more profound than
any of the men excepting her father.
One day toward the end Of his sec
ond week In the village the supervisor
said: well, now, If you're ready to
experiment I'll send you over to Settle.
the ranger, on the Horseshoe. He's a
little lame on his pen hand side, and
you may be able to help him out. May
be I'll ride over there with you. |
want to line out some timber sales on
the west side Of Ptarmigan."
This commission delighted Norcross
greatly. "Tm ready, sir, this moment"
he answered, saluting soldier-wlse.
The next morning as he rode down
to the office TO meet the supervisor he
was surprised and delighted to find
Berea there. Pm riding too" she an
nounced delightedly. "Tve never been
over that new trail, and father has
agreed to let me go along" Then she
added earnestly: II think it's flne
you're going in for the service, but it's
hard work, and you must be careful
till you're hardened to 1t. It's long
way to q doctor from Settles station"
He was annoyed as well as touched
by her warning, for 1t proclaimed that
he was still far from looking the brave
forester he felt himself to be. He re-
Piled. "Tm not going to try anything
wild, but do intend to master the
trailer's craft" p'r
"I'll teach you how to camp if you'l
let me-" she continued i've been on
lots Of surveys with father, and al
ways take my share of the work.
threw that hitch alone" She nodded
toward the pack horse. whose neat
load gave evidence of her skill. 81
told father this was to be a real camp.
Ing expedition, and as the grouse sea.
son is on Wen live ON the country.
Can you tlsh?"
Just about that" he laughed.
Good thing you didn't ask me If i
could catch fish," He was recovering
his spirits. ut will be great fun to
have you as instructor In camp sci.
ence. l seem to be In for all kinds Of
good luck"
They both grew uneasy as time
passed for fear something or some one
would intervene to prevent this trip.
which grew in interest each moment,
but at last the supervisor came out
and mounted his horse, the pack DO.
MES fell in behind, BerrIe followed.
and the student of woodcraft brought
up the rear
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-23
RUBY IS GOOD
 POOR MANS CAMP

SEATTLE. Oct. 15--The Ruby dis. irict, Q poor man's camp Go start with, is gradually making good lo the point where the rest Of Alaska will have to take notice, declares Martin Sticking or, 8 merchant from Long Creek, in the Ruby district, who is at tho Bark CT hotel
 "The Ruby district started with nothing but a few men willing to work, and it ls making good now in every respect" he asid. Beaver Pup, Poor Man, Spruce and Flat Creek, in tue Ruby district are an good producers, and on upper Long Creek one claim has produced the past season as much as 100 ounces of gold day. Other claims have ground that runs from $2 to S15 a foot The new dredge being installed by the Guggenheims should prove @ paying proposition and will be ready for operation next spring"
 Alex Dietz and Mike Selch, of the mining firm of Dietz, selch & Walker, of the Ruby country are also regis tered at the Barker, on their way to the expositions The trio made a good cleanup this season. and are going to enjoy life this winter Mr. sicl1lnger is also on his way to the expositions. -(Sealtle Postlntelligencer.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-23
ALASKA w. c. r. U.
 DELEGATE HAS HAD
 NEWSPAPER EXPERIENCE

SEATTLE. Oct 12.-The tradition- al printers ink has stained indellbly the fingers of Mrs. Cornelia Temple ton Hatcher, who heads the Alaska delegation oc the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
 As a girl of l8. in Wisconsin, she entered country printing office, where she learned to set stype and to be an allround printer Later she entered Feportorial work, and served on various papers in the Middle West
 CT was once city editor of a coun- try weekly relates Mrs Hatcher, eff country daily can have city edi tor"
 For i8 years Mrs. Hatcher was editor of the Union Signal, the offic. ial organ of the National Women's Christian Temperance Union. which is published in Evanston. m. She now is a national organizer, and lecturer for the Temperance Union. and is president of the Alaska Territorial branch A frequent contributor to magazines, she Is the representative of Alaska of the League of American Pen Women. Since her printing days she has attained the master of arts degree and various other honora in and out of college. but her most cherished possessions are the stick and rule with which she began her Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-23
SUMMONS No. 1s55-A
In Che District Court For Che Dls- trlot of Alaska, Division
 Number One T ATrp RThTTyy pfofnffff

ln Che District Court For the Dlo-
 trict of Alaska, Division
 Number One
 LAURA MAUZY, Plaintiff, J. l.. MAUZY, Defendant.
 To J. L Mauzy. Defendant, Greeting:
 IN THE NAME or THE UNITED STATES or AMERICA. you are here by commanded to be and appear in the above-entitled Court, holden at Juneau. in said Division of said Dis trict and answer the complaint filed against you In the above entitled ac- tion. within thirty days from the date of the service of this summons and copy of said complaint upor you, and if you fail so to appear and an- swer, for want thereof the plaintiff win take Judgment against you, for the relief demanded therein. a copy of which complaint is herewith serv- ed upon you This suit is brought to obtain the dissolution Of the bonds of matrimony existing between plain Hff and defendant and for the res- toration of the plaintiffs maiden name.
 Order for the publication Of this summons made the 10th day of Sep- tember, 1915.
 And you. the United States Mar shal of Division No. ] of the District of Alaska, or any deputy are hereby required to make service of this 5um- mons upon the said defendant and each of them. as ly law required, and you win make due return hereof to the Clerk of this. Court within forty days from the date of it's delivery to you. with an endorsement hereon of your doings in the premises.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. ] have hereto set my hand and allxed the Seal of the Above Court. at Juneau, Alaska. this 7th day Of September A.. D., 1915.
 (sEAL) J. ". BELL. Clerk. First publication, Sept n, 1915. Last publication, Oct. %, 1915.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-23

Q e. -s @ q. g e q Q % .. q. Q @ go Q
 George B. Mcclellan. Of Princeton University. writing in the New York Times under the caption How found Belgium Under German Rule says in part:
 This years harvest has been ex tremely abundant Despite the size of the crops there seems to have been enough men to handle them, and in only a few instances was the German government obliged to help the peas gntry with soldier labor The apple harvest was SO large that the govern ment has made great efforts to en- couraget the export of the surplus to Germany. Holland and even to Great Britain.
 Everywhere we went the land was well cultivated. every inch of soil seemed to be employed. There were more men of military age working on the farms than we had seen in eith- CT Germany. Switzeralnd or France.
 There is apparently no lack of cat tie. sheep and poultry. although we saw signs of the 16.OO0,0OO pigs the Germans are alleged to have driven into Belgium to devastate the land-
 Eighteen old and new newspapers ! are published in Brussels. They are allowed Co print the Allied war bull letins and to comment with surpris- ing freedom on the war news.
 French books. even those attacking the Germans, may be bought in the shops the line apparently being drawn at the anonymously written "Jaccuse"
 Photographs of the Belgian Queen. ! king. princes and Belgian and France ! and English flags are openly display ed and sold In the shops and worn by many people in their buttonholes-
 Actually less than one per cent. of Belgian factory property has been de- stroyed during the war That work has not been resumed in the factories throughout the country, is, ] am told, due Co the unwillingness of the pro prietors to go home and resume op- eratons
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-23

Mrs. Henry Morganthau, wife of the American ambassador at Constant. nople was among the passengers arriv- ing on the American liner st. Louis Another passenger on the st. Louis was Baron Kruiiro Okazad 9 mem. Der of the Japanese Parliament He declared that Russia had removed 100000 soldiers from Asia to the Polish front during the past six months. Japanese munitions manu- facturers are making war supplies for Russia at cost
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-23
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
 PARTNERSHIP

To Whom lt May Concern
 Notice is hereby given that the co. partnership known as the Juneau Fur nihue Company, consisting Of J. P. Benson and Willis George, has been this day dissolved by mutual consent. Wallis George will hereafter conduct the business alone under the name of the Juneau Furniture Company being now the sole owner thereof An moneys due the said Juneau Furniture Company must be paid to Mr. George. who alone will be responsible for all debts and accounts against the said Juneau Furniture Company
 JOHN p. BENSON
 WALLIS s. GEORGE
 Heretofore doing business
 under ,he 6rm name and style
 of Che Juneau Furniture Go. 10131Otl