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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09


wv About midnight we heard
w the sounds of horses rapidly
approaching. Immediately we leaped
from our hunks and seized our rifles,
peering a%nXiously into the darkness. y
moment later, however, we We're reas-
sured by a shrill whistle peculiar to
Buck Barry, and a moment later he
and Don Gaspar rode into camp.
We assailed them with Il storm of
questions-why had they returned:
What had happened: Where was
Yank? Had there been an accident?
Don Gaspar, who appeared very
weary aud depressed, shook his head
sadly. Barry looked at us savagely
from beneath his brows.
The gold is gone. and that's an end
of it," he growled.
AT these words Il careful. dead 81
Ience fell on us all. The situation had
suddenly become too serious for hasty
treatment. We felt instinctively that
a wrong word might do irreparable
damage. But in our hearts suspicion
and anger and dull hatred leaped to
life full grown. We frightened our
belts, as it We're. and clamped our ell
bows to our sides and became wary,
watching With unfriendly eyes. John
ny alone opened his lips.
Lost? L don't believe it," he cried.
Barry cast al ugly look at him, but
said nothing. We all saw that look.
where's Yank?" 1 asked.
SD~D Nv, ~,~,, ,r,l, :, a,,.,-- l..I.
Barry.
Good God" l cried, and under my
breath, "Then you've murdered him.
l don't know whether Barry heard
me or not, and at the time I did not
much care. His sullen eye was rest
ing on Il after the other Of US as we
stood there in the freight. Every face
was angry and suspicious. Barry flung
himself from his horse, tore the pad
from it's back, slapped it on the flank
and turned away, reckless of where it
went. He cut himself a steak and set
to cooking his food. an uncompromis-
ing shoulder turned in our direction.
Nor did he open his mouth to utter IN
other word until the general discus
sion later in the evening. Don Gaspar,
who owned the only riding saddle, IN
harnessed his horse, led it to water,
knee battered it and turned it loose to
| Craze. While he was gone no one
| spoke, but we glanced at each other
darkly. He turned, sat down by the
fire, rolled himself a cigarette and vol
unteered his story.
MY fren'," said he, with Il direct
ness and succinctness utterly foreign
to his everyday speech, you want to
know what happen. Yer we'll, it was
like this
He told us that after w had left
them they hurried on us fast as posi-.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09
CHAPTER XVII,
We Send Out Our Treasure.

We Send Out Our Treasure.
Z YE had a good deal Of trouble
NN/ finding the exact spot where
Wv we had left him, for we
could get no answer to our
calls. He was down in a heap, Gov
cred with blood and quite dead. The
savages had scalped him. In our long
companionship we had grown very
fond of him, for he was a merry, good
natured. willing soul.
"God!" cried BagsDy, deeply moveo
"Ill put q ball through the next one
Of those devils I meet"
We returned slowly to the fire, car
rying the body, which we laid rever-
emily nj side and covered with a
blanket. In all our hearts burned a
fierce, bitter anger. Sullenly we turn
ed to prepare ourselves a meal from
the supplies u hosts offered us.
The latter were the father and five
sons Of a backwoods family from the
northwest, Pine by name. They were
all tall, heavily built men, slow NOV
ing, slow speaking, with clear, steady
eyes, a drawing way Of TALKING and
the appearance always Of keeping a
mental reservation as to those with
whom they converse&
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09

hung Il or more wet, heavy, red and
black soggy strips. The scalping had
been no mere figure Of speech. Thank
heaven, none Of our own people was
similarly decorated!
SO Mortified and revolted was 1 at
this discovery that 1 hardly reused my
self to greet the lei l looked with
aversion and yet with q certain fasci-
nation on the serene, clear features Of
these scalp takers. Yet, since in the
days following this aversion could not
but wear away in face Of the simple
ity and straightforwardness Of the
frontiersmen, l had to acknowledge
that the atrocious deed was more a
product of custom than Of natural bar
barity.
Though these Indian troubles had
nothing to do with it, nevertheless they
marked the beginning Of u change
Of luck. We suffered no definite mis-
fortunes, but these things did not go
we'll. The slight malarial attack of
Don Gaspar was the first Of an annoy
ing series. l suppose we had all been
%inoculated on the marshes of the Sac
ramento. and the disease had remained
latent in our systems. The hard work
in the open air had kept us healthy,
but the fever only awaited the favor
able moment OF depression or Of over
work. The combination of ice cold
water around our legs and burning
sun on our heads was not the best in
the world. Fortunately Yank. who
came from an aguc country, had had
foresight enough to bring a supply of
quinine. For two months one or the
other of us was ailing, and once for Il
few days five Of us were down!
Then, too, I think the Zest of the
game was palling IN US a little, strange
as it may seem. We could dig gold
from the soil almost at will. 1t would
seem that this single fact would keep
normally acquisitive men keyed to a
high pitch Of endeavor all the time,
but it was not so. l suppose we need
ed a vacation. We began to discuss
what we would do when we should see
the city again. No one for a moment
dreamed that we should quit these
rich diggings. We were here to make
our fortunes, and the fortunes seemed
to be ready for the making. Only, the
novelty having passed, it had become
hard work, just like the making of any
other kind Of a fortune.
The Pine family camped below us,
used u corral at our invitation and
set placidly to work. They were typ
zeal frontiersmen and settled down in
the well built cabin which they quick
ly ran up as though they meant to
make of it a permanent home. For
two months, which brought us up to
the end Of July, they lived a regular
and leisurely life. Then one morning,
without any warning at all, they rode
over to u cabin, leading their horses,
fully packed. Old man Pine explain
ed, while his five tall, steady eyed sons
sat their horses quite immobile in the
background, that they had dug enough
gold for their necessities, and that they
We're now going down to the lower.
country to pick out some good land.
These men were the very first I hap
pened to meet who had come into the
country with a definite idea of set
Ting.
After the departure of this strong
force. began our discussions as to the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09

Pine.
The rest We're eager to be off. They
'eaped upon their horses. brandishiny
their long rifles. and rode off down the
meadow. Old man Pine leaned on the
muzzle of his gun. his eyes cleaning,
uttering commands and admonitions
to his five sons.
You, Old" he warned his Youngest,
you mind and behave and don't come
back yere without'n you bring a
skelp."
About 5 o'clock of the second day
Pine remarked quietly:
Thar they Gomez.
| was instantly by his side, and we
strained our eyesight in an attempt to
count the shifting figures. Pines vi
sion was better and more practiccd
than mine.
They are all thar" said he. land
they're driving cXtry hoSses."
Ten minutes later the cavalcade stop
ped, and the men dismounted YEARLY.
They We're, as the old nan had said.
driving before them Il half dozen po-
MES, which Governor Boggs herded
into the corral. Nobody said a word.
One or two stretched themselves.
Johnny seized a cup and took Il long
drink. Yank leaned his rifle against
the wall. Old man Pines keen, fierce
eye had been rowing over every detail,
though he, too, had kept silent.
well. Old" he remarked. II see you
obeyed orders like Il good sojer."
The boy grinned.
Yes. dad" said he.
And then l saw what l had not no.
ticed before-that at the belt of each
of the tall. silent young backwoodsmen
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09
SYNOPSIS

Ialbot Wards challenge to Frank Mum
roe to a personal encounter to determine
whether Munroe Is fit to make a trip to
California in search of gold Is accepted.
Munroe gets a hammerlock on Ward and
win the bout.
They choose the Panama route. Ward.
1t develops, is an old campaigner. On
board ship they meet Johnny Fairfax and
fank Rogers. The four become partners.
Arriving at Chagres. Talbot Wards
knowledge of Spanish and his firm treat
lnent Of the native boatmen help wonder
FULLY. The party enters Il tropical forest.
They reach Gatun. and, after passing
through several villages where Ward al
ways automatically handles the natives,
they arrive in Panama.
Ward forces steamship agent to refund
passage money because ship isn't availa-
BILE.
1ank has provided accommodations for
all on board a sailing ship. They arrive
in San Francisco.
Ward puts it up to each man to get
$40 in one day. Munroe makes s25 as a
laborer. Johnny CANDLES and gets $3.50.
waru astounds the party by te1nng
how. by shrewd business deals in one day
In the Golden City, he accumulated sew
VISA det:aes that he Will not &c v1sr,
Ine party to the mines, but will stay in
San Francisco. where he thinks more
gold is to be found.
The party dig their first golu. They are
not much encouraged when told that the
value of their first pan is II cents.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09

tie said to Pine, you and yore sons
help us with this job and We'll locate
you on the purtiest diggings in these
Mills"
"You bet" agreed McNally.
"You don't need to make my boys no
Offer" replied Pine slowly. "Those
divils were after u bosses too, and
they'd have got them if you hadn't
come along. We'd been told by a man
we believe that there want no Injuns
in this country or you wouldn't have
seen us sleeping es close to our fire.
Whar do you all reckon to come up
with themy"
Our old trapper interposed.
Their rancheree is down the valley
somewhars," said Bagsby, land We'll
have to scout for it. We must go back
to camp first and get Already"
McNally and l murmured against
this check to immediate action. but
saw the point after a moment. The
Pines packed their slender outfit. We
bound the body Of our poor friend
GRO his horse and mournfully re-
traced u steps.
We arrived in camp about 10 o'clock,
to find Johnny and Don Gaspar anx-
iously on the alert. When we had i'm
parted our news their faces, too, dark
ened with anger. OF us all Vasquez
had been the only man who never lost
his temper. who had always a flash Of
a smile for the hardest days. Hastily
we threw together provisions for sew
eral days and arranged our affairs as
well as we could. We all wanted to
go, and Don Gaspar, in spite of the re-
mains Of his malarial fever, fairly in
sisted on accompanying the expedition.
"Senores," he said. with dignity,
this was my own man from my own
people"
Nevertheless somebody had to stay
in camp, although at first some Of us
were inclined to slur over that neces-
sity.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09

he said to Pine, you and yore ons
help US with this job and We'll locate
you on the purtiest diggings in these
Mills"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09

had something definite to ~antagonize.
AS it was, We sat bumped around our
fire until morning.
With daylight we began to get a grip
on ourselves Il little. l felt strongly
that 1 should see to Yank and so an
nounced. Johnny 1T once offered to
accompany me. While we We're talk
ing over the future prospects McNally
came over to us, saying:
THE boys are pretty well agreed that
we ought to divide up what gold is left
and let each man take care of his own
share. Are you agreeable?"
We instantly assented. The scales
were brought out. and the division be-
gan. 1t consumed most of the morn
ing and was productive of much SQUAD
bling, in which. however, we took no
part. Our share, including Yank's.
with which we were intrusted, came to
about thirty-one pounds, a value of
about $1,000.
By noon we had packed our goods,
and by night we had broken the back
Of our return journey.
We found a full grown town where.
we had left a few tents and miners
cabins. Its main street ran either side
the deep dust of the immigrant trail
and consisted of the usual shanties.
canvas shacks and log structures, with
rather more than the customary al
lowance of tin cans, old clothes, worn
out boots and empty barrels kicking
around. The diggings were in the
gulch below the road but the streets
Of the town, and especially the shady
sides of the buildings Were numerous
" furnished with lounging men.
Continued Next Weekly
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09

Just now they stood tall and grim
behind us as we ate. and the gray
dawn and the rose dawn grew into
day. Nobody said anything until we
had finished, then Yank rose to his
full height and faced the attentive
men.
IL want vengeance" he announced
in an even voice, stretching forth his
long, lean arm. CHOSE devils have
harried our stock and killed our pard-
ner, and I'm not going to set quiet and
let them do it," He turned to us.
Boys" said he, 81 know you're with
me thar. But I'm going to git our
friends yere to so with us. Old man."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09
CHAPTER XVIII.
before SunSe
The Robbery,

Y 7 e cooked ourselves a meal
N and built ourselves a fire.
wv About midnight we heard
the sounds of horses raDi11y
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

When it comes to rapidity of change of policies, the Wilson ad- miristraion has no peer. For in stance: There has been for many months an agitation for a standard of quality Of gas0Hnee so that the purchaser would be protected from the dealer who aduIterates his 'sas" and so that the honest deal CT would not be compelled to meet disLouest competition. After much delay the Department of Commerce gave consideration 10 the subject aud has issued a statement in which it says:
 The public should not expect hasly action. It is extremely i'm porJaut that We proceed with the greatest caution and in the light Of inc fullest technical information. There is only one way, or at most very few ways of doing the right thing, while there are an infinite number of ways O doing the wrong thing"
 And yet, when 20 per cent of the railway employees demanded an in- crease in wages without regard to the merits of the other so per cent, the administration did not in sis. upon "the fullest technical in sormatiou' or any other kind of information. There was no sugges liou of the importance o1 proceed ing with the greatest caution" There was no mention of the fact that there is only one way to do the right thing. The only thing the Wilson administration could then see was an organized body of voters whom it desired to please uu the eve of election, with entire disregard Of tbe rights of the oth- er. .SC per cent of the railroad en- pIoycs and Of the travelers and slippers who must eventually pay t1a increase in wages which the administration. ordered the railroads t9 grant.
 "Cautiou." full information, 1" ana care not to do the wrong thing are the controlling factors when it comes 70 protecting the public from the few dishonest deal CTS who put kerosene in therr gaso- line. but immediate legislation, ad- mi,tsdly not based upon infOrma- tilu, is in order when there is a nope of getting Q few votes for it.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31
HOUSE
 INSTRUMENTS
Release of tax lein from L. H. Pedersen to J. D. Matlock.

Release of tax lein from L. H. Pedersen to J. D. Matlock.
 Location of let g and 10 in block l2 at Haines, filed by c. F. Beres- ford.
 Location of lots 4 and in block 1a at Haines by H. E. Taylor. c. M. Handy notice of assess ment of mining work in the Por- cupine district.
 Peter sharick notice of assess ment work in Porcupine district
 Thomas Knudson and w. w, Casey of Juneau, Bill of Sale for a team of horses. Consideration $55O.
 W. A. Michailis to E. M. Ben then a mutual release of property.
 Power of Attorney from J. B. Thomas to Maggie Mover.
 Warranty Deed from John B. Thomas to F. A. Mover of lot 4 in blcck 121, lots 4, 6, g, 1O- in block 122.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

A mass meeting was recently held in Seattle at which Governor Lis ter, .Hl" Gill, and others spoke on the liquor question. "All the speagers praised the law and spoke Of the beneficial effects of it's operation. The governor plainly de' noEnced those opposed to the en- forcement of the law and related incidents to show that in the small CT towns prohibition had been Of large benefit.
 Mayor Gill declared that befOre he turned to the support of the dry laws his office used to be the haven tor all those who suffered from whlskey. T no longer have women coming to me-" said he, complaining that their drunken husbands abuse them; I no longer have mothers coming to begging be- cause the fathers had spent all them earnings in drink; the police judge has little to do because there are few cases to try. There are ar rests for drunkenness because men are illegally selling Ehiskey, AND WE ARE ARREsTING ALL WE
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31
A SsraIaht Tip.

Say" growled the first hobo, "why didn't yer go ter dat big house an git a handoutT
 "Why, started ter" replied the oth- CT, "but a minister lookin' guy gimme a tip not ter. He, sez:. Turn from yer present path. We're goin' ter de dogs |" Philadelphia Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

The thermometer dropped to the twenty five degree mark last night That makes the coal men smile and wish that it would keen on dropping until it busted the mercury tube.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

The editor has been beset by a number of the newly wedsi in town for his dummy copy ot Love 1nsuT- ance. T. remains in the safe under lcck and key and will only be re- leased in portions thru the press.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

James -WicksTsham Is booked to snow all of his opponents under by an overwhelming vote 10 the west ward. The interior will return a mammoth vote for the Wickershafm side. Looks like his opponents would not be in the race.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

A few more battle scars were add ed to Verdun yesterday. Vaux with three sides smashed in by artillery shells Is still standing on its one leg and fighting to save the day.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31
kicked up for the American Regu- lar Q

George Harvey predicts the cleo tion of MT. Hughes to the presi- dency. He likewise predicts a gen eral Republican victory all over the United States. Four years of Democracy evidently has not met with the approval of the voters.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

Cunning villa is about ready to put the stopper in the bottle in which the de facto troops have en- tered. Its a wonder that he did no' fill the bottel win a deadly gas.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31
Hi Gill On Prohibition

FIND; WHEREAS UNDER THE OLD REGIME WE DID NOT AR REST FOR DRUNKENNESS" !" The mayor severely denounceed two papers, The Washington Free Pre.t and The Argus.
 "James V. Duncan for the labor classes declared that they are with the officers and the people in the enforcement of the prohibition law. He declared that during the campaign for this law, it was re- presented to them that the labor or ganizations would go to the dogs under the prohibitory law. Since the prohibition law has gone into effect,'' he said, "our garment workers report that business is increasing, carpenters report more work, the longshoremen, in spite OF the hard things said about them, report that their men are more self-respecting. Maybe all this is not due to the prohibition law, but I want to emphatically say that the labor movement has not gone to the dogs through the operation of pro hibition. ."-Exehange.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

James Wicke-sham has served the people faithfully, patiently and enthusiastically for eight years. He comes before you again for your support. His record is a record of achievement and accomplishment for Alaska. He is deserving of re- election.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

Teuton warriors seem to be smashing thru the Rumanian front like bees thru a hive entry. Doubt less they have as painful a sting as these little bees.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

That American border is ce, tain Iy a pestilence. Pandora with all her i'll fortuued ways could not ere ate more trouble to the United States than Francisco Villa has.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

Norway and Germany may go to the mat In the immediate future. God Mars Is storming the gates of both nations and trying his best to get them interested.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31
"spinS Ia Riaht.

"I was out for a spin tn my new car yesterday .-....., --.-
 "Spin Is right, old man. l Baw you when you shdded on the wet asphalt and turned around three times, before you could get control of the car again" St. Louis Post. Dispatch
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

Furs and heavy .wrappings have been hauled out for an airing and will soon be decorating the ped estrians in this district.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

One more city joins the water wag- on brigade. Norfolk will be dry tomorrow. I'll bet its wet in spots there today.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

Focr ball fans are looking for tSe talI Scott who dictates the foot ball policy at the Uuiye. sity of wash irg-ou to develop a ninth cham Htorship team. In his last game he rgu up a score of thirty seven to six. Not much reason for any gloo1 settling on the university gridt on.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

Seven more days and then we march to the polls and declare our selves for delegate representa- tives and senators. Its a duty that you owe your fellow men to make investigations and vote for the best man
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

Read Love Insurance In today's issue. its live, snapPy fiction story that will attract your Inter est
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31
A Rin shadn,u-

We arc told that the smallest hair throws a shadow" And so it does. It throws a shadow over your appetite when you find 1t in your food.-EI- oh
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

KELLER BROS. is the SkagRay San-Tox Drug Store. They sell and guarantee all of the San-To> Remedial and Toilet Preparations Ask for the San-Tox Blue Book l. tells the tSan-Tox Story.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31
FOR SALE

An opportunity for a good bust- ness and double your money quick. I am instructed to sell the property described as lot 4, and E E of lot 5, block g,
 Fif4h Avenue with all of the buildings, machinery, copper, vats, sanitary syphons and thousands of bottles new and used, worth $2OOO, for $750, cash. .
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

Probably you won't believe 1t, but a magazine has accepted the latest thing sent them"
 What was 1t, storyT
 "No, a subscription" - Pittsburgh Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31
Camp Sarcasm.

Bill-A trout six months old Is six | Inches long.
 Jim-Unless he gets away from you. Then he's six feet longl-New York Globe.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

|. A KELLER, PaBHsheE
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

OFFICIAL CITX PAPER
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

Power of Attorney from J. B Thomas to Maggie Mover.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

W. A. Michailis to E. M. Ben then q mutual release of property.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

Peter sharick notice of assess ment work in Porcupine district.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-31

Location of lots and 5 in block 12 at Haines by H. E. Taylor.