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remorseless desert What would Will
kerson do? Was he strong enough to
| handle these men who were ready for
anything, even to bloOdshed If aroused?
Wilkerson had lost his sense of fear
oddly enough. As he had come into
the camp a dozen miners had recOg-
nized him and scowled He had felt
sinister passion to do harm, to hurt,
TO destroy. Now he faced Drake and
Tubbs arrogantly.
ut won't be long till these chaps
find out who's the boss" he said
With n significant look at Drake he
pulled out the forged deeds and hand
ed them to Tubbs.
"ThOse mean that I'm legally the
owner OF the Master Key mine" he
announced
The engineer peered at them DULY.
He haltingly mumbled over some Of
The legal phrases Mt the beginning, saw
the names Thomas Gallon and Harry
Wilkerson prominently displayed. He
was impressed. He did not understand
the purport Of the papers. He did UNI
derstand that Wilkerson was smiling
with the insolence OF triumph achiev-
ed. He grinned slowly and passed the
papers back.
~ guess that'l fix 'em!' he said huS-
kily.
81 guess II will" was the rejOinder.
L., fhnnnhtfuI erla nnfnag
out OF the window now and again.
Drake voiced his feeling.
The sooner you let the miners know
and get things settled the better"
WikersOn licked his dry lips. The
battle was on. lie broke the silence
by saying grulliy, Call 'em up here,
Billw
Nothing loath. Tubbs went out on
the porch. and his hoarse tones re-
sounded through the little valley. In
stantly men appeared from doorways,
To that call And women, cutching
their children. peered out TO see what
was in the air.
When the men were gathered before
him Wikerson stepped forward and
commenced 10 speak. He could not
break their sullen silence. and. after
few words OF geueralities, he mustered
his courage and shouted: Il am the
owner of this mine. | have the deeds
right hereg'
The effect of this was far other than
he had expected. Not murmur came
from the still. motlonless throng. II
was as II they had not heard hiIa. In
a lower tone he repeated II, Il am the
owner OF the Master Key mine and all
that goes with lt!'
He held up the papers, and Bill
Tubhs looked at them and gravely nod.
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Synopsis Of Preceding Chapte S

Tom Gallon, owner of the Master
Key mine. dies, leaving his property
to his daughter, Ruth, in care of
John Dorr. the mine engineer, whom
Ruth loves. Wilkerson, superinten-
dent of the mine, plots with Jean
Darnell, an adventures with whom
he is in love, to deprive Ruth of the
mine. Ruth goes to San Francisco
to meet George Everett, a wealthy
friend of DORIS. to borrow money
on the mining property to pay for
further development work. Mrs.
Darnell meets her. introduces her to
a man whom she falsely represents
as Everett, and takes charge of her
in San Francisco. Hearing nothing
from Ruth. Dorr becomes alarmed
and goes to San Francisco, whittier
Wilkerson has preceded him. Mean
while Ruth, in hotel, hears Mrs.
Darnell and Wilkerson plotting
against her. She calls for help, but
is hurried out of the hotel by her
captors, who conceal her in the home
of Chinese acquaintance of Wilker.
sons. Dorr begins the search for
pth with the aid of detective.
4ney trail her to Sing Wah's house,
which they enter by force. Sing
Wah forces Ruth to flee with him,
but Dorr takes up the pursuit and
rescues Ruth. Henry Pell. an ex.
convict, is called in by Wilkerson as
an accomplice to steal the papers
from Ruth's room at the Manx hotel.
Dorr detects him and pursues him up
the fire escape to the roof. A des-
perate struggle follows and Pell is
thrown off and killed. Unknown to
Dorr he had thrown the papers into
an alley. Tom Kane arrives just in
time to take part in the pursuit of
Henry Pell. John Dorr was taken
to Jail for the death of Pell. but
Everett soon secured his release.
The deeds thrown into an alley by
Pell were found by street cleaner
who advertised them and Wilkerson
secYred them at last. Wilkerson at.
tegRted to kidnap Ruth but was
baffied by Tom Kane. Wilkerson and
Jean Darnell then left the city for
Los Angeles. A physician ordered
Ruth to quiet place to restore her
shattered nerves and Dorr. Everett,
Ruth and Tom Kane all left for Los
Angeles on the train with the others
who were disguised and in a differ
ent coach.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Battle In the Mine.

THOR an hour or so Drake equiv.
coated and tried to postpone
- action But 1t was made
t&XO plain to him that he could
not avoid action. The starving men
were in no humor for words. They
demanded food and wages.
At last he saw that he must do
something Immediately. He called
some OF the leaders into the Office and
with apparent frankness told them he
had known nothing of the situation
and that he felt sure Wilkerson was
unaware OF Ii.
"Wbat are you going to do?" came
the demand.
'"Thls." replied Drake, writing rap
idly. He showed them the message:
Harry Wilkerson. Los Angeles. Cal:
Come to mine at once Trouble is brew
ing. DRAKE
"Wnl that bring him?" demanded
one of them coldly.
ut will. Now who will take it and
send it?"
Two men volunteered to take old
Tom Kane's burros and make the trip.
"And Willis you're in Silent Valley"
Drake said, yielding to sudden In
spiration. take this $40 and get some
grub for the camp"
There's still some locked up in the
cook house," said another. Its old
Tom Kane's lookout, so we didn't eX-
actly feel like taking ii"
Drake turned TO Tubbs quickly.
distribute the food as far as il will
CO." he said.
Tubbs looked suddenly serious. IL
guess you better leave that TO me" he
said In low voice. IL know where
II will do the most good He winked
slyly.
Meantime John Dorr. Everett and
Tom Kane We're spending long hours
In discussing what was TO be done 10
save the Master Key" TO Ruth. Tom
once more went over the exact situa-
ton at the mine aud asserted that un-
less prompt measures were taken not
only would there be actual distress.
but likely rioung.
"YOu know some of the worst ones
hang with Wilkerson," he said grim
ly. 'and they might at any time take
ia into their heads TO do a little dyna-
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arrival there procured a rig ana drove
30 the mine.
On his arrival he was dismayed to
see that no work was being done. The
machinery was idle, and the miners
were loafing about the streets or gath
cred In little sullen groups. They eyed
him curiously. but when he asked for
Tubbs they made no comment nor ask
ed any questions.
Following their directions. he soon
found himself on the porch OF what
had been John DORIS house. He
knocked, and there was shutting OF
heavy boots; then the door opened, and
an unshaved, bloated faced man asked
him gruffiy what he wanted.
Drake produced Wilkerson's wire,
and instantly the engineer showed re-
lief
"Come in. Come in!" he said
Come I'm and have a drinkr'
The interior Of the cabin showed that
Bill Tubbs had apparently been merely
camping out in his new quarters with
out regard to the decencies. But Drake
was not squeamish after his long trip
and shared drink with his host.
few words served to put the situation
before him.
"There amt no money to pay the
men; the stores closed; the cook shan
ty amt running; Wilkerson is away;
Dorr hasn't turned up with the money
he promised, and I'm just kind OF sit
ting on the lid while the pot boils.
I'm mighty glad to see you. Maybe
you can do something with these fell
lows. I've done my best. and | can't
do any more"
The words were hardly out of his
mouth before there was the noise OF
boots on the porch, and Tubbs smiled
In sickly fashion.
81 guess they spotted you right or"
he said.
"what do they wantT demanded
Drake as there came a pounding on
the door.
Two miners entered. and Tubbs in
troduced them to Drake.
This is the new boss, boys" he said
who sent you here?" was the first
question asked.
"Wilkerson." responded Drake
"Humphr'
I'm Just here to take charge tempo
rarily." Drake went on hastily. not
liking the ugly tone of the mans
voice.
The other man took this information
and after digesting 1t said. Going to
start up and pay wages"
I'm not acquainted with the situa-
ton yet" was the evasive reply. I'm
go over things with Mr.. Tubbs tonight,
and then in the morning I'll see what
is to be done"
1.-THE first thing is TO give us money
and food" was the curt answer. The
men stamped out, leaving Drake to
look at Tubbs in some dismay.
The engineer was so relieved at hay-
ing some one else to bear the burden
Of responsibility that he refused to be
| worried.
."Have another drink, partner" he
said Familiarity. land forget it till to-
morrow"
| After a very poor meal which Tubbs
scraped up the two sat down and
| smoked. Tubbs' tongue gradually loos-
ened under the Influence Of many more
drinks. and before 10 O'Clock brought
up wanin.. moon Drake knew great
deal that made him uncomfortable. He
resolved TO shift the burden to Wilker,
sens shoulders as quickly as possible,
The next morning did not bring
cheer. His head ached from the fumes
OF Bill Tubbs' whisky. and the chill OF
the mountain air was not dissipated by
Il cold breakfast, And before the sun
had risen above the peak of the noun
tain the miners had approached him
with questions.
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tht thoAh Pp''Na f'NO ~<OD
I"I Angeles the next morning
E0 John DORIS party got OF.
8zX8 and John left Ruth with
Tom Kane while he went TO engage
an automobile to take them to Beverly
Hills. "A suburb recommended by Ever
EFT as quiet and restorative for shat
tered nerves.
AS they stood there Wilkerson. Mrs.
Darnell aud Estelle also got OF the
train. still disguised, and were hurry
ing away when Wilkerson observed
Ruth and called jeans attention to
her.
ISr an instant she was nonplused.
Then she said In low tone: $50 much
the better We can keep an eye out
on them"
Il must find out where they are 60
Ing to-" Wilkerson returned II don't
ike the looks Of it,"
He soon came back with word that
thet>had ordered the car to take them
20 fsSerly Hills.
Affer some inquiry Wilkerson found
the address Of n hotel that seemed To
answer their requirements. and they
were som on their way thither In a
taxi. Within an hour the def EstelIe
jQd Installed herself and her mistress
lin n comfortable suit Wilkerson took
room near by. Then came the ques-
zion OF their DISCUSSES
There Is no need of wearing them
any longer" Wilkerson stated. III
need he we can put them on again"
Mrs. Darnell laughed scornfully
Yes. and All the hotel people saw us
come In with our DISCUSSES on. What
will they think II they see entirely
different people occupying these
rnomsf"
Wilkerson had already started 10 re-
move his makeup Now he paused
Run his reckless nature got the better
OF him. aud he laughed AZ her fears.
30 they both We're sool their real
selves and sal d',wn TIA hearty break.
last la Mrs. Daiuelis roAns.
This GUIDED. Jean took ,ah i.rt papers
ana spent an hour gning over them
s"rei!iii>, t,ilAvrsvli susos,h n.rs"n>
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Forqed Deeds.

HEN the train pulled into Los
Angeles the next morning
John DORIS party got OH.
and John left Ruth with
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Kane glanced at him curiOusly. He
understood that warning not TO fright
en- Ruth and went ON airily. "Oh. 1
reckon just as soon as WilkeIsOn gets
Tubbs weanpd from that bottle of HIS
But when Ruth had gone to her own
rooms the cook wasted no words in
smoothing things over.
you've got to act ana act quick"
he told John and Everett 1T amt
the time for foolmg. Tonight may do
the business. for those Mexicans are
inpatient. Remember that WilkersOn
has the keys 10 the powder house. and
he has all kinds Of chance TO lay his
traps
Il don't think he expected us so
soon" John remarked.
"a good cook always has grub for
people that drop in unexpected like"
was the grim response. Just take a
peek down there now"
Through the window John saw that
the camp was quietly but surely d.
viding into two parties. The elder
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HOW TRENCHES ARE BLOWN UP
 IS STRIkINGLY ILLUSTRATED

BERLIN. .-Ths peculiar character oi the fighting now going on in the Forest of Argonne is illustrated by the following letter from soldier:
 The two companies forming our right wing had been lying for five days only 30 to 50 yards from the enemy along q distance of nearly 200 yards. in front of our company to the left was little valley, on the op poSits slope of which the French had intrenched themselves in three lines of pits, one lying above the other. and this front was generally regarded as impreenable We therefore had a de- tachment of Prussian sappers and miners, which was assigned to our lines, to tunnel under the three French trenches in order to blow them up. The explosion was really intended to go off on the anniversary of the battle of Champigny (Nov. 30.) but the sap pers said that they had not yet enough snuf into the holes. There was danger that the French would under
 mine us and blow us into the air first. Finally on December 1 every
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alive. Among them there were eight onIcers and 3Sl prNates Who hau not been wounded. The rest, including two officers. were dead ana buried under the debrls. We captured three mine -throwers. Our total losses were onIy three Killed and seven wounded.
 A soldier must have luck. The captured french prisoners told us afterwards that they had mined ou. trcnches al eight points, and We're SO ing to blow us up al p. III, not yet having finished putting in the charges. N hen We examined our trenches we found these mines. 50 We had lucky escape this time. The higher author ities are giving unstinted praise to
 our achievement. Even the Crown
 Prince sent automobiles with 200 wooden blankets and a bottle of wine for each of us. What more could Il soldiers heart want? Such are the tricks that We are playing here
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thing was ready. At 1O:30 all our front trenches were evacuated, but we masked this movement to deceive the French. At 11:21 lieutenant of pioneers pressed his thumb on d but ton. and there was terrific crash. One might have thought that the whole earth was failing to pieces. From my position l saw d cloud of earth prob ably over 600 feet high After min ute something like d mighty tempest broke loose in the woods. 1 did not know what it was till something struck my skull, then l knew it was d hail of dirt and stones which had been thrown up by the explosion. l darted into our bombproof, where l stayed for two minutes. Meanwhile our two com panies pressed forward and occupied the gap that had been broken in the French lines. The first trench was full of dead and buried Frenchmen. In the next two they were so dazed that they surrendered without resistance
 Within a half-hour We had taken prisoners the dwellers in all these trenches, so far as they were still
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That bears killed King Thurman, seho was found dead in a cabin in chickaloon Flats some time ago, is fact made certain by an examina- ton of the body by two men who were sent out a few days ago to bury the remains. These two men whose names are not known sent word to Commis- sioner Conroy and Deputy Marshal Evans that when they examined the body they found it to have been horribly torn. The limbs and body were in so frightful state that bur ial was out of the question so the cab in was fired and the remains cremated. Poor Thurman had been missing since last July or August and several at tempts were made to find him with out success until hunters happened on the cabin a few weeks ago. It is evil dent that he had been attacked by bears and rent almost limb from limb,
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TRACES OF A TRAGEDY
 ARE FOUND

other articles were found is at the western entrance to Scolai pass, and beyond Scolai glacier A year or two ago Bob Wiley found roll of blankets on the glacier which is believed to have been lost there by the Schmidts. The old folks were at Canyon City late in the spring. and were seen by many of the miners there. who advised them not to undertake the dangerous trip across the pass, but the advice was not accepted. They never have been seen since. It is believed they per ished on the glacier. The yleft two daughters who are nuns in the Catho- lie hospital in Seattle.--Dawson News.
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A lock of human hair, a ring and many legal papers and other docu- ments were found not long ago in Scolai basin, on the west side of Scolai pass, and are supposed to have be- longed to MT. and Mrs. James Schmidt formerly of Dawson The old couple left here several years ago in the month of March for the Alaskan coast by way of White river. They journey ed to the head of the river with an old horse drawing double ender sleigh and conveying all their earthly pos sessions. For years the couple had made their home in Dawson, and Mrs
 Schmidt, better known here as Mrs. Elizabeth Schmidt. was known as a oman mining enthusiast and stam- peder. She held quartz claims In the hills above Dawson, an,l aed big
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legal fight respecting them if t. oou,ts against the Yuk on Gold Com pany.
 Mrs. Schmidt opened the Acklen ditch, owned by the company, and turned the water down the hill above St. Mary's hospital, alleging that she could not work her quartz claims because the ditch nterfered with her plans The case attracted much attention In the court Mrs. Schmidt was her own lawyer.
 Billy Williams, the old time musher and Chisana miner, brings the word of the finding of the articles mentioned in Scolai basin. He states that they were found near McLeod's roadhouse by MT. Mcleod in September. and were held by him.
 Scolai basin, where the hair and
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NEW YORK.-William Ferry, at his trial for murder in the first degree in solemn religious ceremony and prayer summoned his wife from the grave to attest his innocence.
 When called as a witness in his own behalf, Perry testified he had no rec olleetion of cutting his wifes throat in their home last September.
 Do you know your wife is dead?" asked Frederick Ware, his lawyer.
 Well, I attended her funeral" re- piled Perry. but I know she is alive, because I have seen her in my cell in the Tombs"
 Did she speak to you?"
 Yes, she told me that if l would
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DAWSON.-Advices just received from the Mackenzie river valley cause serious alarm here among friends for the welfare of Rey. Father Jean Bap- tiste Ropviere and Rev. Father Gil lamue LerouN. Roman Catholic mis- slonaries IL is feared that they haN been murdered by Eskimos in the vii cinity of Bear Lake, 100 miles east of Fort Norman. a post on the Mackenzie river, 375 miles above Fort McPherson.
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SLAYER PRAYS AS WITNESS
 FOR DEAD WEES AID

repeat the Twenty third Psalm at my trial and pray she would appear and show that l am innocent"
 Judge Mott consented to allow the defendant to make the test. Perry stood up, assumed ministerial atti- tude and in loud voice began
 "The Lord is my shepherd, l shall not want"
 As he finished, he looked expect antly around the room and said:
 Nora is not here, will have to pray"
 Go on with your prayer, said Judge Mott,
 For twenty minutes Perry, on his knees, pleaded to God to permit Mora,
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It has just been learned that as t reward for his support i'll caucus. which swung the victory in the or eanization of the senate in the Wick ersham factions favor, Senator Aid rich, toiler and law maker, has become the chairman of the Ways and Means committee, perhaps the most impor- tant chairman in the Assembly, and of the labor committee.
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William A. Munley, recently ap- pointed assistant United States at torney for the Third Alaska district with headquarters at Valdez, is a well known attorney of Portland. having practiced law there for the past twen- ty years. During the administration of Gov. sylvester Pennoyer, 1887 to 1895, he served as the Governors sec retary.
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ALASKA
 NOTES

In papers recently published fo. the geological department by B. L. Johnson be says the total an- nual snow fall is 5 to feet at Seward, 6 feet on Trail creek. on the Alaska Northern railroad, and F feet at Val- dez The precipitation, according to this authority. is about 1S2 inches at Cordova, "A inches et Valdez and 5i inches at Seward
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merly a native of Finland, admitted to
 citizenship in the district court ra- centiy, in answer to the questions from Judge Folsom. declared that he had never heard of such d person as Theodore Roosevelt. Yet he had lived in the United States and Alaska long enough to take out his papers and to apply for his second.
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WEATHER REPORT.

Nome. Alaska, April 26, lsl5 Temperature Max 2S. Min. h Barometer 2949 inches. Wetther-C Cloudy. Wind-North miles per hour aver age l miles per hour. reeipitation-1 inch snow, o6 inch water
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my beloved wife" to come from Hea- ven to show he did not kill her. He wound up the exhortation crying aloud Come, Nora! Come to earth and show I am innocent
 He reached out his hand and his fingers closed tightly in the movement of a handshalle, and in whisper he said:
 She is here, Nora is here. l am saved"
 He resumed his seat, seemingly sat- isfied that the woman he had murdered had returned to save him.
 Perry's defense is insanity
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That the labor market in Juneau and surrounding camps is overcrowdcd Is the statement of men who are doing the employment for the big mining companies. A conservative estimate places the number of idle men in Ju- neau and vicinity at about 300.
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AT THE NEW EAGLE.

Old Lewis Hunter Rye and the Fa. nous Athsrton Bourbon vshisksys, Dis titled spring 1904 1905, bought in bono and reduced to 90 per cent. by U. 6. government by the bottle or gallon.
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The presidency of the Senate was contested by Senators Sutherland and Sulzer. At midnight Senator Aldrich, Independent, held the balance of pow CT, the lineup being:
 For Sutherland-Gau Hubbard and Sutherland.
 For Sulzer-Tanner. Willard and Sulzer.
 Non-commit
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BEARS KILLED
 KING THURMAN

before he managed to get away and crawl to the cabin to die. The mes- sage to the local authorities came from Fred Bunce.-Seward Gateway
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