Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07
CHAPTER XI.
The Race For No. 3,

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N KUHl Get on to the glad ragsT'
Shorty surveyed his partner
NJ II with simulated dlsapproval.
and Smoke, vainly attempt.
Ing TO rub the wrinkles out OF the pair
OF trousers he had Just put on. was lr-
rit0ted
"They surO NJ you close for a second.
hand buy" Shorty went on. 'What
was the taxi"
"one hundred and fifty for the suit"
Smoke answered. "The man was
nearly my own size. thought Il was
remarkably reasonable. What are you
kicking aboutT
"Whof Met Oh, nothln'. SayT"
"What do you want now7o Smoke
demanded testify.
whats her name"
"fhere Isn't any her my friend. Pm
to have dinner nc Colonel BowIe's, IL
You wnnt TO know The trouble with
you, shorty II you're enylous because
I'm going into high society aud you're
not Invited"
By THIS time Smoke wns stralnlng NJ
a pair OF shoes. The thick wooden
SOCKS were too thick to 10 into them
lilo looked uppealIngly ut shorty, who
shook hls head,
"Nope II had thin ones | wouldn't
lend 'em to you Back to tho moccn.
alns, pardner You'd sure freeze your
toes IN skinny tangled gear like thntn
but there are TO be women, shorty
I'm going TO slt down and eat with
real live women Mira. Bowie aud sey.
erol others, 40 the colonel told me-
well moccaalns won't spoil their op.
pellle none" was Shortys comment
Wonder what the colonel wants with
your
Az became a high salarlcd expert ana
tue representative OF the great house
VI duggenholm, Colonel Bowie lived In
one ot the most magnificent cabins IN
Dawson, And here Smoke met the so.
elal elect OF Dawson men like Capmln
Conaadlne of the mounted police, Hns.
heu' gold commissioner OF the North
west Territory, aud Baron Won Schn,,.
der an emperors fayOrlm with an In.
lcrnatlonal duollng reputation. And
nere, dazzling Ia evening gown. he mot
JOY Hastoll, whom hitherto he had ON.
counlcrcd only on tral, bcrurred and
moceaslned. AZ dinner he found him.
SELF beside her
y feel llko a nsh out OF water" no
confessed "lyc been living on tram
loo long fhs sort of thing comes ia
me with a shock Ia quito forgotten
nat women have arms aud shoulders |
Tomorrow morning, llhc my friend |
shorty Ill wake up aud know irs all A /
lream' Now, tho last time saw Won |
"a SQuaw crcck"-
u VIA JUST sQuaw." she broke m
hadn't Intended TO say that was |
Nmcmherlng that II was ON suuaw
rccA TINT discovered you had fceto
Ana can never forget thar Won
o'cd them for me-" sha said "iye !
e'h wanting to SEQ you ever since ia
hank you, And that's why you arc
itw tonight"
You asked the colonel to luyite mey
Noi Mira noWlN Aud / asked her
Q let me have you az table. And ber,,s
Ncs" WV"
~ mas turned cut rich, dreadnuy
''h They estimate the claims a.
.orlh a million aud moro apiece
Well' tho whole crcek was staked IN
pc sAy lloe and an tho feedea Too ,
ma yes rigut now on the main er,el !
q y below Discovery, Is unrrcordsd
u' eNeek WAS 40 TAR away trom paw.
'n 'ha' IAe commissioner allowed slS. ID
uals ior nconiiug after loceten
very elaim was rccOricd except No
o''eN, Y was smked by Cyrus John. a
.u' aud that was ull Cyrus johnson
'' ulsappearcd, and Ia six da,, the n
me ioF Ncoriing viii DO up Tbss
y u'sn who stakes Il and reachs. 4.
aNson nN' and recONis !, geb H. .