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8Ieiouno- Srco. Smboi Goriiter.
6rou 81. S0ifler uuo 6rou IS. E5om.
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Oem Tireftorilm nit, OoB ser Ser
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eingeuoumen lmo $4,02t45 ausge-
geben mo oen &eit 5instragenO an.
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9luguitiuo 9lupertus; prot, Sefre-
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Siilie fir oie @aiien lit, ainaen inn
2oufe oeS SSo6reS $943.6S Elm umO
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emma G6ouiorOt; prot, Sefret6riu,
6rou 81. Sonoers; Sbobmeiiteriu
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SSolgen0e Goniten iDur0eu iiir
0as Sabr 1915 eruannt:
@littel iuO g8cge Simon @olt
@oriiber, G6riit. Sclrid, 6reo. SSm-
bof SSobn s. 96ueioer iluO 9Ioolpb
@u0c
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9l. 2eoo, Garl @roff So6n s. &oIb,
G6oS. Socobion unO G6os 9iogier.
Gebduoe- -sloolp6 @uoe, @orii6er,
SSobn YPeiu6erg, Sobn 3. S6ueioer,
SEQ Flitt uno W}ih. SoI5beierlein.
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beim.
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lung,
Sous6oIt-Gr. @. 81. @oier, @or-
iiber, 9loolp6 @uOe, Geo ASliit, So6u
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man 2ehner.
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8ciiinget 8eji9riften etc.
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drnnfbeiten. 6cilt IN lifdclier Seu
Gnp6liS, 2luaf6ln9. pals ililo Wdlnps
araui0eiicli gucfiiNe ieoer glrt Strii.
iurcn @nnmiouen. ucrO0lc SdlpnWe.
Smpolen3 Nicreil, ODER YlaicpSsroif'
hclien. Office iu 0rn. Neder.s anlio'
mIic6en NuieunL ylr, SOS, St'Nal!,,
mprcse etrnnc. GprcbliunNcil bon 10
ilbr Eormiii0QS nla 10 nor Nbellbe.
Wliiimohe non Q llbr Ncrmllid0s bls
9 llhr Na6mltia0S uuo bon 3 hiS 10
1lhr Mhcuos. Douncrli0N hon Q llnf
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9lotionol 8onfen.
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observation-disclosures ua0 S5dn0ler.
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iouiGlrn6e.
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WIehblotteu Wletoll etc.
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Stout5 Nonfcn.
n1enilme @nui BOu Sali!more" ooiiluloge.
uno 0oniodh SrnBe NuNull 9eebtt ardlls
0enl; We0. Z Nana NaNyer.
Sp1r.Vonfet.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-28

worth's movements. Several times
when he started out, water bucket in
hand, for the creek they casually ap-
preached the cabin, and each tlme he
hurried back without the water.
They're cached right here In his
cabin" Shorty said. "But wherel
We sure overhauled It plenty" He
stood up and pulled on his mittens,
I'm goln' to and 'em If have to pull
the blame shack down a log at time"
He glanced at Smoke, who, with an
intent absent face, had not heard him.
whats eatin' your" Shorty demand.
ed wrathfully.
Just trying to remember something,
Shorty"
"What's the gamer"
Watch me, that's ALL" Smoke baf.
hed. 81 always told you, Shorty, that
a deficient acquaintance with litera.
ture was handicap, even In the Klon.
dixie. Now, what we're going to do
came out Of book read 1t when
was a kid, and It viii work. Come onl"
Several minutes later, under a pale
cleaning, greenlsh aurora boreals, the
two men crept up to Amos Went
worth's cabin. Carefully and noise
lessly they poured kerosene over the
logs, extra drenchlug the door frame
and window sash. Then the match
was applied. and they watched the
uamlng oil gather headway. They
drew back beyond the growing light
and waited
They saw Wentworth rush out, stare
wildly at the conaagration and plunge
back into the cabin Scarcely Il minute
elapsed when he emerged. this time
slowly, half doubled over. his shoul,
ders burdcucd by sack. heavy and
unmlsmkahle
Smoee aud Shorty sprang at him like
pair OF furnished wolves. They hit
aim right and left at the same instant
Ho erumpled down under the weigh,
OF the sack which Smoke pressed over
with his hands to make sure. Then
he felt bis kuecs clasped by Went.
worth's arms rs the man turned a
CHASTITY face upward.
Give me dozen, only n dozen
half q dozen-and you can have the
rest" he sQualled. Just half Dozen
he walled. Just half dozen. was
going to turn them over TO you-to.
morrow. Yes. tomorrow. That was my
idea. They're lifel They're 'lifel Jus,
half dozenr'
where's tho other saekY Smoke
bluced
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ruid that they fed. several drops at a
time, into the frightful orihces tnat
mad once been mouths. Shift oy snlit
through the long night Smoke ana
Shorty relieved each other at adhlnlS-
tering the potato Juice, rubbing II INTO
he poor swollen gums where loose
teeth ratified together and competing
the swallowing Of every drop OF tne
precious elixir.
By evening of the next day tne
change for the better in the TWO pa
tients was miraculous and almost un'
bellevable. They were no longer the
worst cases. In forty-elght hours wltn
the exhaustion of the potato, they
were temporarily out Of danger, though
far from being cured.
"I'Il tell you what III do" Smoke
said to Wentworth. 1--WE got holdings
in this country. and my paper Is good
anywhere. ri give you $500 a potato
up to $4,000 worth. That's 100 pota'
toes"
"Was that all the dust you had|
Wentworth Querled.,
Shorty and scraped up all we had.
But, straight, he and are worth sew
eral millions between u.s."
81 haven't any potatoes" Wentworth
said finally. wish | had. That po-
tato gave you was the only one. I'd
been saving it all the winter for fear
I'd get this scurvy. | only sold it so
as to be able to buy passage out OF
the country when the river opens"
Despite the cessation Of potato juice
the two treated cases continued to i'm
prove through the third day. The un-
treated cases went from bad to worse
On the fourth morning three corpses
we're buried.
Then Smoke and Shorty together in
vaded Wentworth's cabin throwing
him out in the snow. while they turn
ed the interior upside down, Laura
Slbley hobbled in and frantically join
ed them In the search.
Though the very floor was dug up
they discovered nothing.
Another day passed, during which
they kept a steady watch on Went
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Nothing, except that he's the only
one that hasn't caught the scurvy
And why hasn't he caught the scuryyi
I'll tell you. No, won't. And what
would have been the usel Don't
know2 I'm not fool. Our caches
are filed with every kind OF fruit
Juice and preserved vegetables. We
are better situated than any other
camp In Alaska TO fight scuryy. There
Is no prepared vegetable, fruit and
nut food we haven't, and In plenty"
"she's got you there, Smoke" Shorty
exulted AN It's condition, not a
theory, You say vegetables cure.
Here's the vegetables. an where's the
cure7"
There's no explanation ! can see,"
Smoke acknowledged. "Yet there Is
no camp In Alaska like this I've seen
scurvy-a sprinkllng Of cases here and
there-but ! never saw a whole camp
with 1t, nor did ever see such terri.
ble cases. which Is neither here nor
there, Shorty. We've got TO do what
we can for these people, but first we've
got TO make camp and take care OF the
dogs. Wen see you In the morning
cr-Mrs, Slbley."
Miss Slbley," she bridled "And
now, young man, II you come foollng
around this cabin with any doctor stuff
III lll you full Of bird shot"
Next morning, after daylight, Smoke
encountered man carrying heavy
sled load Of 0rewood He was little
man, clean looking aud spry. who walk.
ed brlslSly despite the load. Smoke OK.
perlenced an immediate dislike.
whats the matter with your he
asked
Nothing" the little man answered.
II know that" Smoke said That's
why asked you. You're Amos Went
worth. Now, why under the sun
haven't you the scurvy like all the
restr
because I've exercised" came the
quick reply. There wasn't any need
for any Of them to get II If they'd only
got out and done something, What
did they dot Growled and kicked and
grouched at the cold, the long nights,
the hardshlps, the aches and pains ana
everything else, They loafcd In their
beds until they sweled up and couldn't
leave them, that's all. Look at me.
I've worked. Come into my cabin"
Smoke followed him In.
"SQulnt around. Clean as whistle
chY You bet Everything shlpshnpe.
] wouldn't keep those chips and SHAY.
ings on the floor except for the warmth.
but they're clean chips and shavlngs.
You ought TO see the floor In some OF
the shncks. plgpens As for me, |
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Supported BY a Stick IN Either Hand,
She Had Paused In Hobblin1 by His
Cabin,
haven't eaten meal on an unwashed
dish, No. SIR Il meant work. aud
I've worked, and ! haven't the scurvy."
you've hit the nail ON the head"
Smoke admitted. "Dut / see you've
only one bunk, why 80 unsoeIablcY
"Recause ! HE 10 he. Its easier to
clean w for Que than two, that's why.
The lazy blanket loafcrsl DO you think
that could have stood ono aroundP
No wonder they got scuryy."
II was very convincing, but Smoke
could not rid himself Of his dislike OF
the mnn.
whats Laura Slbley got II IN Tor
you forr he asked abruptly.
Amos Wentworth shot quick look
al him, "shc's a crank" was the ~.
ply. 80 are we all canks. FOR that
matter But heaven save me from the
crank that won't wash the dishes that
he eats on Of and that's what this
crowd OF cranks are like"
A few minutes later Smoke was talk.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-28
copuIqh., tei4, By ths wh..Isr syndie....

ing with Laura slbley. Supported by
stick in either hand, she had paused
In hobbllng by his cabin.
"What have you got II In for Went
worth forT' he asked with a sudden.
ness that caught her or her guard.
Her green eyes flashed bitterly and
her sore lips writhed on the verge of
unconsldered speech. But only a splut-
ter OF gasping. nnintelllgible sounds ls-
sued forth, and then, by terrible ef-
fort, she controlled herself.
because he's healthy" she painted;
because be hasn't the scurvy; because
he Is supremely selfish; because he
won't lift hand to help anybody else;
because he is letting US rot and die
without lifting a finger to fetch US a
pail Of water or load Of hrewood.
That's the kind Of n brute he is"
Still painting and gasping. she hob
bled on her way, and FIVE minutes
coming out Of the cabin to
feed the dogs, Smoke saw her entering
Amos Wentworths cabin.
Something rotten here, Shorty,
something rotten" be said, shaking his
head. We've got to make them hustle
First thing tbey'll have to bury their
dead. The strongest for the burial
squad, then the next strongest on the
squad they've been lying In
their blankets to save wood, and so
on down the line. And spruce tea
Mustn't forget that All the sour
doughs swear by 1t. These people
have never even heard of It."
I'VE sure got ourn cut out for u.s."
Shorty grlnned. First thing we know
wen be full OF lead"
"And that's our first job" Smoke
said.
In the next hour each OF the twenty
odd cabins was ralded. All ammuni.
tion and every rifle, shotgun and re-
vover was con1scnted.
Come on, you invalIds," was Shor.
tys method. "Shoottn' irons-forlk 'em
over. We need 'em."
"Who says soT' was the query at
the first cabin.
Two doctors from Dawson" was
Shorty's answer. "An' what they say
goes Come on. Shell out ammuni.
tlon too"
what do you want them for7"
"To stand off war party OF canned
beef comm down the canyon. And
I'm givin' you fair warnln OF spruce
tea invasion. Come across"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-28
CHAPTER XVIII.
"Flve Hundred Dollars Potato"


TA ERSUADING. bullying, and, at
49, times, by main strength, men
III were dragged from their hunks
aud forced to dress. Smoke
selected the mldest cases for the bur.
ial squad Another squad was told
OIL TO supply the wood by which the
graves were burned down into the fro
zen muck and gravel. Stlll another
squad had to chop 1rewood and i'm.
partially supply every cabin. Those
who were too weak for outdoor work
were put TO cleaning aud scrubblng
the cabins and washing clothes. One
squad brought In many loads OF spruce
boughs and every stove was used for
the brewing OF spruce ten
But, no matter what face Smoke and
Shorty put on IL the situation was
grim aud serious. AT least thirty fear
ful ana impossible cases could not be
taken from the beds, as the two men,
with nausea and horror, learned, while
one, q woman died In Laura Slbley's
cabin, Yet strong measures were nee.
essnry.
When the working gangs came In at
noon they found decently cooked din
neN awaiting them, prepared by the
weaker members OF their cabins under
the t1telnge ana drive OF Smoke and
Shorty.
"Thntll do Smoke said at 3 In the
afternoon, KNOCK or Go 70 your
hunks. You may be feeling rotten
now, but you'll be the better for IL
tomorrow. or course IL hurts to get
wei, but I'm going TO get you we'll"
Too late" Amos Wentworth sneer
ed pallldly at Smokes efforts. "rhey
ought 10 have started In that way last
full"
Come along with me-" Smoke an
swered, "Plck up those two pals
You're not alllng,"
From cabin TO cabin the three men
went, dosing every mnu and woman
with full plnt OF spruce tea. Nor
was II easy.
You might as well learn ut the start
that we mean business" Smoke stated
10 the nrst obdunte. who lay on his
back groanlng through set teeth
stand by, shorty" Smoke caught
the patient by the nose and tapped the
solar plexus section 10 Nv TO mako the
mouth gasp open, Now. Shortly Down
she gocsg
And down she went. accompanied
with unavoidable splutterings aud
strangllngs.
"We'e covering this spruce tea route
four times n day, and there arc eighty
OF you TO be dosed each time" Smoke
Informed laura Slbley. $50 we've no
time 10 fool WIN you take II. or must
| hold your noser llls thumb ana
forennger hoycrd eloquently above
her. TITS vegetable, 40 you needn't
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-28
CHAPTER XIX.
A Flutter In Eggs.

NJ was In the A. G. company's big
store at Dawson that Lucille Ar.
raj beckoned Smoke Bellew over
to the dry goods counter.
Smoke obeyed her call with alacrity.
The man did not exist in Dawson who
would not have been flattered by the
notice Of Lucille Arral, the singing
soubrette Of the tiny stock company
that performed nightly at the Palace
Opera House,
Things are dead" she complained.
with pretty petulance. There hasn't
been a stampede for a week. There's
no dust In circulation. There's always
standing room now at the opera house.
And there hasn't been a mail from
tue outside for two whole weeks. In
short, this burg has crawled into its
cave and gone to sleep We've got TO
do something 1t needs llvening, and
you and l car do 1t. I've broken with
Wild Water, you know"
Smoke caught two almost slmulta
neous visions, One was of Joy Gas
tell, the other was Of himself, in the
midst of bleak snow stretch under
cold arctic moon, being pot shotted
with accurateness and dispatch by the
aforesaid Wild Water. Smokes re-
luctance at raising excitement with the
aid OF Lucille Arral was too patent for
her to miss.
I'm not thinking what you are
thinking at all, thank you." she chided.
with laugh and a pout Take II
from me, Mr.. Smoke Bellew, I'm not
going to make love to you, and IL YOU
dare to make love to me Wild Water
will take care of your case. You know
him. Besides, IL haven't really bro.
ken with him. Wild Water thinks I've
broken with him, don't you see?"
well, have you, or haven't you7"
II haven't-therp But it's between
you and me In confidence"
/ Where do come in. stalking horse
or fall guyT
Neither. You make a pot Of money
we put across the laugh on Wild Wa
ter and cheer Dawson up, and, best OF
all and the reason for It all, he get.
disciplined. He needs Il. He's-well
the best way to put Il Is he's too turin
lent He broke out last night again
Sowed the floor OF the NJ. & NJ. wifi
gold dust-all Of thousand dollars
You've heard OF II. OF course"
Eyes; this morning. But still I dom
get you"
Listen. He was too turbulent
broke our engagement, and he's roIn,
around making noise like broker
heart Now We come to Il | lIk
eggs"
But what have eggs and appetit
got to do with ltT Smoke demaneed
Everything. like eggs. There
only a limited supply OF eggs In Daw
SON.
Sure Slavovitch's restaurant ha
most OF them. Ham and one egg. 81
ham and two eggs, IS. That means {
an egg, retail"
"He likes eggs too" she continued
But that's not the point. like then
! have breakfast every morning az 1
o'clock at slavoyitch's. l invariabl
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81 ate it up" was the reply, unlm.
peachably honest That sacks all
that's left. Give me few. You can
have the rest"
"Ate 'em upg Shorty screamed "A
whole sack! An them geezers dyin
for want of eml This for you! An
this, An this! An this! You swine!
You hog!
There was no sleep In camp that
night. Hour after hour Smoke and
Shorty went the rounds, doling the
life renewing potato juice, a quarter
of a spoonful at a dose, into the poor
ruined mouths of the population. Ana
through the following day while one
slept the other kept up the WORK.
There were no more deaths The
most awful cases began to mend with
an jmmediacy that was startling.
Mary a potato" Shorty told the
whining, begging Wentworth. You
amt even touched with scurvy. You
got outside whole sack, an you're
loaded against scurvy for twenty years
Known you. I've come to understand
God. / always wondered why ne let
Satan live. Now l know. ae let him
live Just as l let you live. But its
cryin' shame, just the same"
"a word of advice" Smoke told
Wentworth. "These men are getting
well fast. Shorty and are leaving In
a week, and there Will be nobody to
protect you when these men go after
you. There's the trail Dawson's eight
cen days travel"
Gentlemen, I beg of you, listen to
me-" Wentworth whined. "I'm stran-
ger In this country. | don't know the
trail. Let me travel with you. III give
you S1,oOOff youll let me travel with
you"
Sure" Smoke grinned maliciously,
'if Shorty agrees"
who? Me?" Shorty stlffened for
supreme effort 81 amt nobody. Wood
ticks amt got nothin' on me when it
comes to humility. Pm worm,
maggot, brother to the pollywog an
child of the bloway. l amt afraid
or ashamed of nothin' that creeps or
crawls. But travel with that mistake
of creation-go way, man! | amt
proud, but you turn my stomach"
And Amos Wentworth went away,
alone, dragging sled loaded with pro-
visions sufficient to last him to Daw-
son. A mile down the trail Shorty
overhauled him.
Come here to me-" was Shorty's
greeting. "Come across. Fork over.
Cough up"
81 don't understand" Wentworth
quavered. shlvering from recollection
Of the two beatings, hand and foot, be
had already received from Shorty.
THAT thousand dollars. dye under.
stand that2 That thousand dollars
gold Smoke bought that measly potato
with. Come through"
And Amos Wentworth passed the
gold sack over.
Hope a skunk bites you an you get
howIin' hydrophoby," were the terms
of Shorty's farewell.