The Adair County news., 1918-01-09
SYNOPSIS.

CHATTER las a representative of
che government Gordon Elliot is on his
way 70 Alaska to investigate coal claims.
sOn the boat he meets and becomes in
Ftezested in q fellow passenger whom he
learns is Sheba ONeill, also going in"
Colby Macdonald active head of the land
grabbing syndicate under investigation,
scoyues aboard. Macdonald is attacked By
mine labOrers whom he had discharged.
ard the active intervention of Elliot prob
ably saves his life
CHAPTER II-EIliot and Macdonald
became in a measure friendly, though the
Latter does not know that Elliot is on
mission which threatens to spoil plans of
Macdonald to acquire millions of dollars
through the unlawful exploitation of i'm
zT1eusely valuable coal fields. Elliot also
gets q line' on the position occupied by
TaIy Selfridge, Macdonald's right-hand
iran. who is returning from a visit to
TIE States" where he had gone in an
'zff0TS to convince the authorities that
there was nothing wrong in Macdonald's'
-rr1athods.
CHAPTER III-Elliot secures an intro
-SUc5or % Miss O'Nein and while the
CoeE1 Is taking on freight the pair set out
Venture too high and reach a position
,ssrou which it is impossible for Miss
e<IPNeiu to go forward or turn back.
CHAPTER Iv-EIliot leaves Sheba and
.-zE imminent peril of his life goes for as
distance. He meets Macdonald, who had
Become alarmed for their safety, and they
q sN1eurE ana rescue SheDa.
CHATTER V-Landing at Kusiak FL
-5l- -inGs that old friends of his, Mr.. and
Ms. Pa get, are the people. whom Sheba
cousin. At dinner Elliot reveals to Mac
ECnsld he object of his coming to Alas
lzE- TIL two men, naturally antagonistic,
--Cw also become rivals for the hand Of
She5a.
CHATTER VI-Macdonald, foreseeing
Failure of his financial plans If Elliot
learns he facts, sends Selfridge to Ka-
Natal I'D arrange matters so that Elliot
a-jll C= -eceived as to the true situation.
CHATTER vII-EIHot, on his way TO
s[arnzr'lh, wanders from the trail. He
-cses lis horse in marsh and is com
gel-eG 20 throw away rife and provisions
and all unnecessary Clothing. After long
Struggles he realizes that he will never
-=s.rr = matlah, and resigns himself to
-seatn.
@Ana hes good" added Sheba eager
3 "Ta never talks Of it. but one
.5nds cut splendid things ne has done"
TEe young. man smiled, but not at all
.sUDe~eiliously. He liked the stanch
= II # the girl in her friend even
c1lsrlEn mis- Investigations had not led
MIN 10 accept goodness as the out
st; uding quality of the Scotsman.
xl bout him" Diane went on. "Give
hi ten Yrs and a free hand and
a. l.ska viii 2 fit for white people to
Use IN IT. Isl, attacks on him by news
-apegs ana .,agazines are an outrage"
IT plain 2hat you are a partisan"
Charged Gordon gayly.
I'm against locking up Alaska and
throwing away the key, if that is what
T3u mean by partisan. We need this
.55lntr,- opened up-the farms settled,
he mi es worked, the coal fields de-
TeloBe. railroads built"
@'Th Kusiak chamber of commerce
..J1ght % send you out as a lecturer to
.haUg- siublic opinion, Diane. You are
ne aL lusiastic little booster for free
tcn opportunity" laughed the
-FouDs an.
%'On vellr' Diane Joined in his
lauEhi'' 1t was one of her good
p0iucs 2at she could laugh at herself.
II du,r say do sound like a real es-
rate p. sapblet. but it's all true any
how
Cord left Kusiak as reluctantly as
TEally Selfridge had done. though his