Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-05-11
SMOKE
BELLEW
By
By
JACK
LONDON
SYNOPSIS.
Cspyri6hs. 1914. BY the Whsssss
Syndicate

S1 NOPSlS.
Chvastopher Bellsw, a tendsrfoot. starts
- The Rondike In q gold rush and pluck
u works at the back breaking toll Of
pAnkinG freight
He meets . beautiful sirl. Joy 0astelL
ososrts his own party, and he and Shorty,
. new acquaintance, hire out to two
wealthy prospectoru. JOY has nicknamsd
him smoke"
SMOKE ard Shorty bsfrisnd man nam
- Breck and nearly perish in attempting
20 cross Lake Lebarge because Of the
usslessness OF their employers.
SMOKE and shorty take command BY
hsrcs and get through to Dawson City.
who're they are discharged. On Brecks
tip thsy stampede for Squaw creek.
Thsy overtake Joy Gasteli and her ia
tAsr To help the seA Lion crowd Joy
usAchsrousiy leads them away from
eauAv creek.
an,eks sRyAs inc girls feet from frssS
ns He and Shorty by mistake Jump
.riper's claim and lose II. Then Smoke
tnds Surprise lake. the bottom OF which
. covered with gold
, Smoke Is shot 1t, witnesses the murder
Il q miner by the unknown marksman
md 10 ARRESTED for murder himself
sraoke goes 10 Surprise lake. He falls
'ato a crevasse In a glacier. and q miner
Carson, makes heroic efforts 10 rescue
aim.
Smoke cuts a rope 10 save Carson. falls
himself and is caught in a pocket below,
rom which he II rescued by Carson and
10y.
Smoke and Shorty find a tribe OF starv-
lns Indians, and Smoke goes 10 Mucluc
t. s~cnra food and help.
Smoke forces Cultus George. an Indian
10 assist by stringing him up with a rope
/ Smoke and Shorty find several dead men
IN the snow.
They discover Laura sibleys party dy-
ins OF scurvy and start heroic nursing
measures. One man. Wentworth. Is mys
teriously free from the trouble
They discover Wentworth's secret hoard
/ OF potatoes and save many lives. Lu.
/ ellie Arral wants Smoke to corner the egg
market and discipline her lover. VIVID
/ Water.
Wild Water wants eggs for Miss Arral
He agrees 10 pay $40 per egg IL two dozen
sold him win her smile.
BY a clever ruse wild Water unloads
bad eggs on Smoke and Shorty and they
lose $1,000 They are captured by In
dians.
snass, Scotchman. is their chief Nc
white man Is permitted to escape La
biskwee, daughter OF Snsss. admire
/ Smoke
Smoke. Shorty and Dan McCan. another
prisoner, plan TO escape, and Shorty gets
away. Labiskwee loves Smoke and wants
TO go with him.
McCan joins them and steals food La
Diskwee tries to Kill McCan. They are
nearly strangled BY the white death and
are fired upon by pursuing Indians.
McCan dies. Labiskwee starves herself
TO death to save Smoke who finally gets
back TO civilization. appreciating Labisk-
wees great sacrifice and more In love
With Joy Gastell than ever.
One night Smoke was awakened by a
sound OF struggling. Distinctly he
heard a gasping and strangllng from
where McCan slept Kicking the fire
into flame, by its light he saw Labisk
wee. her hands at the mans throat and
forcing from his mouth a chunk OF
partly chewed meat Even as Smoke
saw this her hand went 10 her hip and
flashed with the sheath knife In II.
"Labiskweer Smoke cried, and his
voice was peremptory.
The hand hesitated
'Don'tp' he said. coming TO her side.
She was shaking with anger, but the
hand. after hesitating a moment longer.
descended reluctantly 10 the sheath
McCan sat up. whimpering and snarl
ing.
where did you get It'll" Smoke de
handed
Feel around his body" Labiskwee
said