The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-01-20

There isn't any her, my friend. I'm
to have dinner at Colonel Bowie's, II
you want to know. The trouble with
you. Shorty. is you're envious because
I'm going into high society and you're
not invited
By this time Smoke was straining nj
a pair of shoes. The thick wooden
socks were too thick to 90 into them
He looked appealingly ut Shorty. who
shook his head.
Nope. If had thin ones wouldn't
lend 'em to you. Back to the mecca.
sins, pardner You'd sure freeze your
toes in skinny tangled gear like that
But there are to be women, Shorty
I'm going to sit down and eat with
real live women-Mrs. Bowie and sew
eral others, so the colonel told me-"
"Well, moccasins won't spoil their ap-
petite none." was Shorty's comment
wonder what the colonel wants with
your
AS became high salaried expert and
the representative Of the great house
of Guggenheim, Colonel Bowie lived in
one Of the most magnificent cabins in
Dawson. And here Smoke met the so
cial elect of Dawson-men like Captain
Consadine of the mounted police. Has
kell gold commissioner Of the North
west Territory. and Baron Won Schroe
der. an emperors fayorite with an In
ternational dueling reputation. And
here, dazzling in evening gown. he met
Joy Gastell. whom hitherto he had en-
countered only on trail. befurred and
moccasined At dinner he found him
self beside her
Il feel like fish out Of water" he
confessed I've been living on trail
too long. This sort of thing comes to
ME with a shock. I'd quite forgotten
that women have arms and shoulders
Tomorrow morning, like my friend
Shorty, I'll wake up and know it's all
dream Now. the last time l saw YOU
on Squaw creek
II was just squaw," she broke In.
Il hadn't intended to say that. | was
remembering that it was on Squaw
creek that discovered you had feet"
"And | can never forget that you
saved them for me-" she said i've
been wanting to see you ever since to
thank YOU And that's why you are
here tonight"
"You asked the colonel to invite me?'.
"No: Mrs. Bowie And asked her
to let me have you at table. And here's
my chance You know Mono creek?'
Yes
1T has turned out rich. dreadfully
rich They estimate the claims as
worth million and more apiece.
well. the whole creek was staked tn
the sky line and all the feeders too.
And yet right now on the main creek
No. 3, below Discovery, Is unrecorded
The creek was 50 far away from Daw,
son that the commissioner allowed six
ty days for recording after location,
Every claim was recorded except No.
3 below. It was staked by Cyrus John.
son, and that was all Cyrus Johnson
has disappeared. aud in six days the
time for recording will be up. Then
the man who stakes 1t and reaches
Dawson first and records 1t gets It."
"But why doesn't everybody know 2
| Smoke queried skeptically.
| They're beginning to know. They
| kept 1t secret for long time. and It Is
only now that it's coming out. Good
dog teams will be at premium In an.
| other twenty-four hours. Now. you've
! got to get away as decently as you can
as soon as dinner is over. An Indian
will come with a message for you
| You read it, let on that you're vcry
much put out. make your excuses and
get away
"l-er-I fail to follow"
"Ninuy.m she exclaimed. What yOl
must do is to get out tonight and bus
tie dog teams. | know Of two, There's
Hanson's teanl-seven big Hudson ba.
dogs. He's holding them at 500 each
That's top price tonight. but it won
| be tomorrow. And Sitka Charley ha.
eight Maiemutes he's asking $500 for
Tomorrow he'll laugh at an offer o
| $4,000 Then you've got your owl
team of dogs. And you'll have to bu!
several more teams. It's dogs us vel
as men that viii win this race. It.
ITO miles. and you'li have to relay n
frequently as you can"
/ ''Oh, see: you want me to go u
for it- Smoke drawled, But aren'
ynu afraid this Is gambling?
ITS a sporting proposition. II that
what ya,. ,nean-a race for a .nillinl
ana With some of the stiffest do
meshers and travellers in the countr.