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CHAPTER 'Vl-continued.

The latter lady, Paris-shod and
ploved. shook hands smilingly with the
Scotch Canadian. "Of course we're
intruders in business hours, though
youll tell US we're not" she suggested.
awe lust been reading the Transcon-
tinental Magazine. A writer there says
that you are highway robber and
gambler. I know you're robber be-
cause all the magazines say so. But
are you only big gambler?"
He met her raillery without the least
embarrassment,
"Sure gamble. Every time take
q chance I'm gambling. So does every
body else. We've got to take chances
to live"
GLOW true, and I never thought of
It," beamed Mrs. Selfridge. 'What
philosopher you are, Mr.. Macdonald"
The Scotsman went on without pay
ing any attention to her effervescence.
..rve gambleG ever since I was kid.
/ bet I could cross Death valley and
get out alive. That time I won. 1
bet it would rain down in Arizona
before my cattle died. lost. An
other time I took contract to run
tunnel. In my bid bet wouldn't run
into rock. My bank went broke that
trip. When Joined the Klondike
rush I was backing my luck to stand
up. Same thing when located the
Kanatlah field. The coal might be a
Door quality. Maybe I couldn't inter-
est big capital In the proposition. Per-
haps the government would turn me
down when came to prove up. was
betting my last dollar against big
odds. When I quit gambling it will
be because Tre quit living"
And I SUPPOSE I'm gambler, too?
Mrs. Mallorf demanded with a little
tilt of her handsome head.
"Of Gil the women I know you are
the best gambler. It's born in you"
Mrs. Mallory did not often indulge in
the luxury of blush, but she changed
color row. This big, blunt man some
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THE TomAHANlK, WHITE EARTH, MINI.

slipped his arms through the Sits he
had made. Painfully he labored for
ward over the quivering peat. Some
times he stumbled and went down into
the oozing mud, minded to stay there
and be done with the struggle. But
the urge Of life drove him to his feet
again. 1t carried him for weary miles
after he despaired Of ever covering
another hundred yards.
With old, half-forgotten signals from
the football field he spurred his will.
Perhaps his mind was already begin
ming to wander, though through it all
he held steadily to the direction that
alone could save him.
When at last he went down to stay it
was in an exhaustion so complete that
not even his indomitable will could
lash him to his feet again. For an
hour he lay in stupor, never stirring
even to fight the swarm of mosquitoes
that buzzed about him.
Toward evening he sat up and undid
the pack from his back. The matches,
in tin box wrapped carefully with
oilskin, were still perfectly dry. Soon
he had fire going and coffee boiling
in the frying-pan. From the tin cup he
carried strung on his belt he drank
the coffee. It went through him like
strong liquor. He warmed some beans
and fried himself a slice Of bacon,
sopping up the grease with a cold bis
cult left over from the day before.
Again he slept for a few hours. He
had wound his watch mechanically and
it showed him four o'clock when he
took up the trail once more. In Seattle
and San Francisco people were still
asleep and darkness was heavy over
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ON THE WAY TO KAMATL AH, ELLIOT WANDERS FROM THE
TRAIL AND FEARS HE CANNOT ESCAPE DEATH

representative of the Gordon Elliot is
Alaska coal claims On the boat he meets
fellow whom he learns is Sheba
Colby Macdonald, active land
investigation aboard Macdonald is
had discharged the active
Intervention of Elliot probably his fe Elliot and Macdonald
friendly though the latter does not know that
which spoil of Macdonald
dollars through the unlawful exploitation of i'm
fields Elliot also gets line" position
occupied by Way Sedge Macdonads rghthand who is
where he had
nothing Macdonad
Introduction Miss ONe while the
freight the pair set out to climb locally famous
They venture too high and reach position from which
Miss ONe to forward back Elliot
peril mis- life assistance He
alarmed for their safety and they
Landing Kusa Elliot finds old
and Mrs Paget the people whom Sheba has
Shebas cousin At dinner Elliot reveals
his coming Alaska The
a the hand Sheb Mac
facts Kamatlah matters that Elliot
will be the true situation
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going to live easier because Of the
gamblers at the dropping-off place"
She moved with slow grace toward
the door, then over her shoulder
flashed q sudden invitation at him.
"Mrs. Selfridge and are doing little
betting today, Big Chief Gambler.
We're backing our luck that you two
men will eat lunch with us at the Blue
Bird inn. Do we win?"
Macdonald reached for his hat
promptly. "YOu VIM"
The Tomahawk., 1918-02-14
CHAPTER viii.
Gid Holt Goes Prospecting.


As soon as Selfridge reached Kamat-
lab he began arranging the stage
against the arrival of the government
agent. His preparations were elab-
crate and thorough. A young engineer
named Howland had been in charge OF
the development work, but Wally re-
arranged his forces so as to let each
dummy entryman handle the claim en-
tered in his name. One or two men
about whom he was doubtful he dis
charged and hurried out Of the camp.
The company boarding house became
a restaurant, above which was sus-
pended a newly painted sign with the
legend, "San Francisco Grill, J. Glynn,
Proprietor" The store also passed
temporarily into the hands of its mana
ger. Miners moved from the barracks
that had been built by Macdonald into
hastily constructed cabins on the in
dividual claims. Wally had always
fancied himself as n stage manager for
amateur theatricals. Now he justified
his faith by Transforming Kamatlah
outwardly from a company camp to a
mushroom one settled by wandering
prOspectOrs.
Gideon Holt alone was outside of all
these activities and watched them with
suspicion. He was an old-timer, sly
but fearless, who hated Colby Macdon-
aid with q bitter jealousy that could
not be placated and he took no pains
to hide the fact. He had happened to
be in the vicinity prospecting when
Macdonald had rushed his entries.
Partly out of mere perversity and part
~ by reason of native shrewdness, old
Holt had slipped in and located one Of
the best claims in the heart Of the
group. Nor had he been moved BY per-
suasion. threats. or tentative offers to
buy . relinquishmeat He was obsd-
The Tomahawk., 1918-02-14
CHAPTER VII.
The End Of the Passage.

The End Of the Passage.
Wally Selfridge was a reliable busi-
ness subordinate, even though he had
slipped up in the matter of the ap-
pointment of Elliot. But when 1t came
to facing the physical hardships of the
North he was malingerer. The ka-
matlah trip had to be taken because
his chief had ordered it, but the little
man shirked the journey in his heart
just as he knew his soft muscles would
shrink from the aches of the trail.
The part Of the journey to be made
by water was not SO bad. Left to his
own judgment, he would have gone to
St. Michael's by boat and chartered
small steamer for the long trip along
the coast through Boring sea. But this
would take time, and Macdonald did
not mean to let him waste day. he
was to leave the river boat at the big
bend and pack across country to Ka-
matlah. 1t would be a rough, heavy
trail. The mosquitoes would be con-
tinual torment. The cooking would
be poor. And at the end Of the long
trek there awaited him monotonous
months in q wretched coal camp far
from all the comforts of civilization.
No wonder he grumbled.
But though he grumbled at home and
at the club and on the street about his
coming exile; Selfridge made no COM
plants to Macdonald. That man OF
steel had no sympathy with the yearn-
ings for the fleshpOts. He was used
to driving himself through discom-
fort to his end, and he expected as
much of his deputies. Wherefore
Wally took the boat at the time sched-
uled and waved a dismal farewell to
wife and friends assembled upon the
wharf.
Elliot said good-by to the Pagets
and Miss O'Neill ten days later. Diane
was very frank with him.
Il hear you've been sleuthing around,
Gordon. for facts about Colby Macdon.
aid. don't know what you have heard
about him, but 1 hope you've got the
sense to see how big man he is and
how much this country here owes
him."
Gordon nodded agreement. Eyes,
he's big man."
"And he's good" added Sheba eager
". "He never talks of it, but one
finds out splendid things he has done"
The young man smiled, but not at all
superciliously. he liked the stanch
faith of the girl in her friend. even
though his investigations had not led
him to accept goodness as the out
standing quality of the Scotsman.
81 don't know what we would do
without him." Diane went on. "Give
him ten years and q free hand and
Alaska will be fit for white people to
live in. These attacks on him by news
papers and magazines are an outrage"
'1t's plain that you are partisan"
charged Gordon gayly.
~rm against locking up Alaska and
throwing away the key, if that is what
you mean by a partisan. We need this
country opened up-the farms settled,
the mines worked. the coal fields de-
ve!oped. railroads built"
"The KuSiak chamber Of commerce
ought to send you cut as lecturer to
change public opinion. Diane. You are
one enthusiastic little booster for free
;!ora O: opportunity" laughed the
youDs man.
"C7:. we.l." Diane Joined in his
ra1cn:c.:. II v::s che of her good
rf.i...= tina. sac could laugh at herself.
~ ;iare say do sound like q real e.
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AsFeefty-mile Swamp Ees a monster
That Swallows Men Alive"
tines had an uncanny divination. "Did
he" she asked herself, know what
stake she was gambling for at ku-
siak7'
"you are too WISE" she laughed with
a touch of embarrassment very becom-
ing. '.Dut suppose you are right. /
like excitement"
I'VE all do. The only man who
doesn't gamble is the convict in stripes,
and the only reason he doesn't is that
his chips are all gone. It's true tina.
men on the frontier play for bigger
STAKES They back their bets witt. al
they have got and cu. their i,:es OF
to-; for good measure. But kids in :ile
ra6ie al over the United State are
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(TO BE CONTINUED
None More Sc

None More So.
'Ts the woman saw you ta!ki1s
TO a fitting associate for you"
She couldn't be more Attin& A6A
NJ dreosmakeI,"
The Tomahawk., 1918-02-14

Holt recognizes Elliot and
the two overpower the kidnap.
ers and reach kamatIah. e.
hot learns truth about coal land
deals.
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claims was irregular. But he was
q firm believer in wide-Open Alaska,
in the use of the territory by those
who had settled 1t.
"Better arrange 1t with Big Bill.
then, but don't tell me anything about
II. I don't want to know the details"
he told Selfridge.
Big Bill Macy accepted the job with
a grin. He had never liked old Holt,
anyhow. Besides, they were hot going
to do him any harm.
Holt was baking q match of sour
dough bread that evening when there
came q knock at the cabin door. At
sight of Big Bill and his two compan-
ions the prospector closed the oven
and Strengthened with alert suspicion.
He was not on visiting terms with any
of these men. Why had they come to
see him?
"We're going prospecting up Wild
Goose creek, and we want you to go
along, Cid. explained Macy. you're
an old sour-dough miner. and we-ah
agree we'd like to have you throw In
with US. What say"
The Old miners answer was direct
but not fiatteTing. "What do want to
20 on a wild-goose nacsh with bunch
of buns for?' he shrilled.
Bill Macy scratched his hook nose
and looked reproachfully at his host.
At least Holt thought he was looking
at him. One could not be sure, for
BINS eyes did not exactly track
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-27
LEWIS AND STECHER GO
TWO HOURS TO DRAW
Both Wrestlers Break Special Head
and Scissors Hold Before Large
Crowd Of Fans.

NEW YORK. April 27.-The wrest-
ling match between Ed (strangler)
Lewis and Joe Stecher, held at Madison
Square Garden last night. was de-
clared draw after two hours.
The bout. which was at catch-as-
catch-can style. was full of action
from beginning to end. Lewis relied on
his famous deadlock and Stretcher ia
vored the body scissors hold.
Five minutes after the bout started
Lewis obtained a deadlock which he
held for more than a minute. He secur-
ed the same hold a dozen times dur
ing the match, Strecher always free
ing himself after from thirty to sixty
seconds.
Lewis blocked very effectively with
a toe hold defense. several attempt by
Stecher to get the body scissors. but
on Ave different occasions Stecher got
n full body scissors hold. from which
Lewis broke away after a desperate
struggle. A half hour before the end
of the bout Lewis appeared to be
| weakened from one of the holds, but
| he showed that he had plenty Of re-
serve force by breaking out of the
hold through sheer strength. Both men
were well used up toward the end of
the match, stecher appeared the fresh
| err, although he had done most OF the
| aggressive work. The bout was mark
ed throughout by absence Of roughnesi
or unfair work by either man.
After speeches by Lieut.. E. J. NC
Donald, L. s. A.. of Fort Wetherill, r
l., and Internal Revenue Collector Will
liam Edwards in appeals for the third
liberty loan. 1t was announced officially
that the total subscriptions by the
spectators amounted to $65o,o0o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-27
GETTING READY TO HOLD
SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY
Democrats to Choose Successor to
Senator Tillman and Nominees
for All State Officers,

COLUMBIA, s. c.. April 27.-Machin-
cry for the holding of a democratic
primary at which a successor to United
States Senator Benjamin r. Tillman
will be nominated and nominees chosen
for practically every state and county
office from the governor down to coro-
ner was set in motion in South Carolina
today when the democratic clubs of
the state met to organize. The clubs
will elect delegates to the county con-
ventions to be held Monday, May 6.
There are three announced eandi-
dates for the Senate thus far: Senator
Tillman. who seeks reelection; Nat B.
Dial, banker Of Laurens. and Cole L.
Blease of Columbia, former governor.
Representative A. F. Lever. chairman of
the House agriculture committee, is
considering entering the race for the
Senate Resolutions pledging the UNI
divided support of South Carolina to
the nation will be introduced at prac-
tically all of the club meetings tomor-
row.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-27
HIS FAREWELL VICTORY
Alexander Beats Cardinals and
Then Hustles to Join Uncle
Sans Forces.

CHICAGO. April 27.-Grover Cleve-
land Alexander. premier pitcher of the
National League. twirled his farewell
game yesterday before reporting to
Camp Funston for duty in the National
Army. and Chicago won from st. Louis.
3 to 2.
1t was a pitching duel between Alex
ander and May. the latter being unable
to go the route. Alexander allowed only
two hits, both of which were made by
Roger Hornsby.
Before the game Alexander was pre-
sented a wrist watch by his team mates
and two large boquets by his friends.
He then turned in his subscription Tor
$4,000 Of third loan liberty bonds.
Score:
csie aI so. .:........: !;
Two-base hits-Hornsby. Mann (2). Stoler
base-Paskert. Sacrifice hit-Kildun. Left or
bases-St. Louis, 2; Chicago, 8. First base or
errors-st. Louis. 2; Chicago, l. Bases on balls
or Alexander. 2; OF Ames, 2. Hits-06 May.
in seven innings: OF Sherdell, in one inning
land one on and none out In ninth; or AmeA
none in third of ming; OF Alexander, IL
nine innings Hit by pitcher-By May, (Hol
locherj. Struck out-By Alexander, Z; BY May
Z. Winning pitcher-Alexander. Losing pitcher
-SherdeIl,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-27
L0WERY TOURNEY STAR.
Member of Potomacs Wins Most
Prizes in Duckpin Event.

Lowery, a member of the Potomacs.
won the most money in prizes in the
National Capital Duckpin League tour
nament last night. He figured in two Of
the prizes in the "blind Pig event and got
nine dots. a greater number than at
tanned by any other player. Lowery's
total prizes in cash amounted to $12.25.
Farrow, with a game of 1856. and Har-
vile, with 12s. were winners of the
first prize in the blind pig" event.
and Lowery and Loveless got second
and Lowery and McNickle third money.
Farrow was a members of the Ingle-
sides, Harville rolled with the Grand
Centrals and McNickle with National
Capitals.
Election of officers for next year
was postponed until next fall. owing
to uncertainty of conditions. according
to a decision made just before the
tourney started. The tournament was
very successful. George T.. Cox was
master of ceremonies and ran the affair
off in fine shape: Noise got the prize
for lowest qualifying average, said
prize being thrift stamp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-27
MENosKEY OVER THERE.
Hurried to Front in Box Car, Has
Little Time for Sport.

Policeman Ben johnson has just re-
ceived the first letter written by Mike
Menoskey since he has arrived some
where in France" Tie Senator's out
fielder had formerly sent a post card
telling Of his safe arrival. Mike says
France is just 100 years behind the
United States. and the old buildings in
the towns he has gone through almost
make him homesick.
He says he has not yet been able to
play base ball, but that he has been
out several times tossing a ball which
he carried along with another soldier
who also enjoys the game. Menoskey
remarked that he didn't think he would
have much time for play, as he was
being hurried to the front in a box car
and expected to hook up with the Huns
almost any day. He. is in splendid
health and says he is eating American
style, having plenty of good food.
The letter was dated April 2, SO that
Mike may have been under fire since
that date, and perhaps had a chance to
play ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-27
THREELOCALFOURS
RUN At PENN TODAY
Georgetown, Central High and
Technical High Due to Com.
pete in Relay Races.
By II. c. BYRD.

While all may be fair in love
and war. anything that's unfair
In either r. bound to leave .
mighty bad taste In the mouth Of
the oppoaition for . long time
after the affair II settled.
And sores don't heal readily
when irrftated continually.
And, furthermore, mental sores
are the hardest Kind 10 cure. and
they're never entirely well ~
long ~ there are memories that
hurt.
Wounds France got in III atil1
are unhealed and always will be
until she gets back Alaace.l0r-
raine.
Which IL conclusive evidence
that there il NO reason to think
of peace with Germany until
after certain little matters that
have been settled for good and
all.
There's mot one bit Of use 70
shift the problem for q future
generation to solve.
And It's easier to heal n disease
in its early stages than after IL
has worn ON so long that II hos
become chronic.
E>~Ao.- afA and a.
low her the same development In
the next forty or Atty years that
she has attained In the last forty
or nifty and the wounds might
never be healed.
So II you can't nght. buy liberty
bonds. De one or the other.
SOME ARE DOING BOTH:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-27
WANTS MATHEWSON REPRESENT
BAT AND BALL FUND IN FRANCE
Griffith Anxious to Have Matty Act as
Distributing Agent "Over There
Johnson Wins His First Game.

Judge and Morgan's second hit, this
one a single to left.
Thormahlen got his bearing after
this frame and escaped unscathed until
the eighth, when the Mountl City duet,
Shotton and Lavan got busy, with two
out and assisted by Thormahlen him
self, brought Washington's run total
up to eight. Shotton started it by
second and taking third on Lavan's
wicked smash through Peckinpaugh.
Then the double steal. which failed so
dismally when essayed by this pair
Wednesday, was pulled of, Shotton
beating Thormahlen's peg to the plate.
The run officially was charged as
scored on a balk, however, the jumps
allowing Lavan's claim that Thormah-
len had violated the pitching rules with
his motion.
Pratt's triple and Pipp's single in the
fifth and a three-base blow by Gill
hooley, followed by Peck's sacrifice fly.
in the seventh, produced two earned
runs for the Yanks. The other two New
York counters were unmerited, low
throw by Lavan paving the way for
the first and Shanks' mum of Pipp's
fly leading to the other.
Shanks' error was on sky high ball
that got in a line with old Soils rays.
Shanks has been guilty of dropping
other flies, although comparatively
few, it may be said to his credit. but
this miscue yesterday, according to
Hank himself, was only the second he
ever committed as member of the Ma
sun. The first occasion was when he
broke into the majors. that oHense
costing Tom Hughes a victory over the
Maps at Cleveland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-27
LOOK FOR NEW RECORDS
IN PENN RELAY RACES
Speedy Runners in Today's Events.
Bartels, Quaker Freshie, Wins
the Pentathlon.

PHILADELPHIA. April 27.-Unless
weather conditions interfere record per-
formances are looked for on Franklin
Field today at the final days sport OF
the University of Pennsylvania's annual
carnival of relay races. While the war
has robbed the athletic world of many
Of its stars. the best men still in the
colleges will toe the scratch in a mum
Der Of national championships
The blue ribbon events Of track ath,
letics. the one, two and four mile relay
championships of America, together
with the high and preparatory school
relay championships. are among the
features on the program. Missouri,
Chicago and Iowa, the one, two and
four mile western relay champions. are
here with their men in fine condition
to meet the best in the east in those
events.
The 100-yard dash. the 12o-yard hur-
dies, pole vault, high jump, shot put
and broad jump, all special events, will
bring together champions from the east
and west.
The races started at 1870 pm., but
the important championships will not
be reached until late in the afternoon.
Bartels New Champion.
William F. Bartels Of Jersey City, a
freshman at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, stepped into athletic fame yes
terday by winning the pentathlon, rep
resenting the all-round college cham
pionship. D. F. Shea, Dartmouth, finish
ed second: NJ. Haddock, Kansas, third
Charles Hammond, University of the
South. fourth: r. Bechtel, Lafayette,
fifth. and Emery Of Pennsylvania State,
sixth.
There were fifteen starters in the PEN
tathlon, which consisted of the broad
jump, javelin throw, 20O-meters race,
discus throw and 1,500-meters run. The
competition was reduced to twelve men
after the third event and to six after
the fourth.
Bartels finished first in the javelin and
discuss throws: second in the broad
jump: fifth in the 2UG-meters race and
last in the 1,500-meters run. He made
no attempt to win the long-meter race,
because he was sure winner Of the
pentathlon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-27
Nine Straight for Giants.

BROOKLYN. April 27.-New York
won its ninth straight victory yester-
day. defeating Brooklyn. II to 5. The
Giants used up four Brooklyn pitchers.
Mitchell. who left for Camp Upton last
night, pitched his farewell game and
lasted less than an inning. the first four
New York batsmen making safe hits.
Grimes was batted out in the sixth.
Demaree was hit freely. bu. received
good support in the pinches. Causey.
a new Giant pitcher. was given a wora-
out in the ninth inning and made a
good Impression. Score:
New York ......4 90 p oil
Brooklyn. .......O o 0 o o 8 0 o.
Two-base hits-Burns. Rariden, Olson, Hick-
man. Three-base hits-Young, Doyle. Stolen
bases-Burns. Zimmerman. Demaree. Sacrifice
hit-Zimmerman. Sacrifice ny-Kaun. Double
plays-Daubert and Olson; Rodrgue and Holke
Left on bases-New York. 8; Brooklyn, 10. Fist
base on errors-On Grimes. 8; of Russell. 1; of
Pitt, 1; of Demaree, p Hits-On Mitchell, in
first inning (none QUIT; OF Crimes in six in
nings; on Russell, in one inning; OF Pitt. In
two innings: off Demaree. II in eight innings;
OF Causey none in one inning. Struck out-By
Grimes. /; by Demarec. 2. Winning pitcher
Demaree. Losing pitcher-Mitchell.