The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-19

, River in place known rs the Lowe:
country. And In the years which fol-
lowed she was Il good Wife. sharing hc:-
huS6andS hardShipS. and cooking his
Iood. And she kept BIN il straight
trails. till he learned TO save his duS;
and TO work nightly. In the end. II"
struck 1t rich. and built a cabin in Cir
Gle CITY: and his happiness MAS such
that men who came - visit him IN his
nome circle. became restless * the 81 hit
OF It and envied him greatly.
E3t the Nurthland began to matur
and social amenities made their appear
;tiics- Hitherto. the Southland had sent
forth IT'S sons; but il u0w belrhcd forth
a new exodus. this tim: Of IT'S dauGh-
te-s. Sisters ard wives they were not:
but they did not fail 70 put new ideas
II the heads Of men. and 70 e!evit" tn"
tone Of Things il way- peculiarly their
own. y" more did the squawS gather
II III" dances. 80 roari7g 'inwn - ceu-
Ire IN the good, OLD - I - reels. o.
make merry with inlte ST1an TUCKER"
+ 'rher fell back on th.!c nat!y" StnirIsm.
and u1Compla!u:nE!y watched tho rule
Of their white sisters, from me cabins.
Then another exodus came over m"
mountains from the prolific Southland
This tine II was % women that became
law: their law WAS steel. They frowued
upon thn indian wives while ~" nth"-
women became mild and walNrd huribiy.
There were towards who hrcarI"
. 'lStll.lfl O. tTflI IuCi'll' covenants
with the daughters a! III" soil. who
looked with Il new dlStaSte upon their
dark-Skinned children: but there w"r"
also otherS--mcil--wh remained 'rl!"
and proud Of their aboriginal vows.
When II became taShioaa bic To divorces
/ the native wives. Cal Gaibraith retained
his manhood. and in So doing f"lt the
! heavy hand Of m" women Ivh" had CON"
! last. knew least. hut who ruled III" laNi.
One day. the I'Dp"r Country. which
/ lrpc sy,- 'ir,.i
n"unc"d rich. n"E-tsamS carried tho
news To Salt Water; golden arEosies
freiEht"d the lure across the North Pa
c:ftc wires and caegs sang with ~"
ttdiagS: and the wo nj heard ;nr tn"
first time OF the Klon, Ike Eiver and tie
Yukon Country.
Cal GaIbraith had lved tho years
quietly. He had been u good husband 10
Madeline. and she had blessed him. Eut
somehow discomfort fell upon him: he.
felt vaGUe rearnlnES for his ovu kind.
for the life he had been shut out frnni--
q general sort Of desire. which msn
sometimes feel, 70 break out ami ta@'"
The prime Of living: Besides ,h@r"
the wonderful Eldovadn. glowing DO
Scripticns Of the city Of logs and tents.
and ludcrnGS accounts or III" che cha
Tuas who had rushed IN and were STAN
peding the whole country. Circle City
was dead. The world had moved On up
river and become a new and most mar.
Vicious world.
! Cal Garhratth grew restless on tn"
edge o. things. and wished 10 SO" with
his own eyes. So. afetT the wash-up. he
weighed In 4 couple OF hundred pounds
, OF dust on the Comoany's big scales. ard
took a draft for the same on Dawson.
Then he put Tom Dixon In charge ~ hi9
mines kissed Madeline hnod-hy. prom
ised TO hr hark before 'he first n7ush-
ice ran. and took passage on an ur-rtv"r
steamer.
Madeline wa!ted--wa!tad Through all
the three months OF daylight. She t"d
the dogs. gave much OF her time -
young Cal. watched the short sunlrnGr
fade away and the sun begin its long
Journey to the south And she prayed
rr,,,ri in thr manner of rho Sisters Of
tn" Holy Cross. Tho fail came. ard With
l. there was mush-ire on tho GHrnr. ana
Circle City kings returning ~ tho win,
tors york at their mines but m "a
Galhraith. Tom Dixon received letter.
however. for his mon sledded up her
winters siIprl% "f dry pine. tn" r"r''
paTy received a letter. Cor It's dog-teains
filled her cache with their best pro"iS-
tons. and she was told that her credit
was llrnitleSS
Through all tho ages man has heen
held the chief iustjGator Of the woes Ct
woman. hu; IN this case the men h"id
their tongues and $wor" hSrsh'r at o"H
n. ;hnir number who was away. while
Tho women failed utterly ~ "mHlA;"
them. So wtirou: needless delay. MaGt-
line heard strange tales nt nj "a,
hraith'S doirES: also, Of 4 certain 'Ir"'k
dancer who played with mon as children
did with bubbles Now Madeline was
an indian womau. and further. she had
. no woman friends TO whom I" go 10,
wlSe counsel. She prayed ana p!annen
by 'urns. and that night. being quick or
resolve and action. she harneSsed the
dogs and with young Cal securely iaShe0
. to tn. sled. stole away.