davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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and up II to the distant creeks. The
oeher led across the divide, struck the
Yukon, and pointed Q way to the coast.
White drifts had long since blotted out
the track Of the sled that had pre-
eeded him. Had the fugitives gone mp
the river to the creeks with intent to
hole themselves up for the winterf Or
was 1t their purpose to cross the divide
and 60 out over the ice to the coastl
The pursuer knew that Gid Holt was
wise as q weasel. He could follow
blindfolded the paths that led to every
creek In the gold-fields. It might be
taken N q certainty that he had not
plunged into such 4 desperate venture
without having a plan well worked out
beforehand. Elliot had q high grade
Of intelligence. Would they try to
reach the coast and make their get
away to Seattlef Or would they dig
themselves in till the heavy SHOWS
were past and come back to civilixa-
ton with the story Of q lucky strike to
account for the gold they brought with
themr Neither gold dust nor nuggets
could b identified. There would be
NO way Of proving the story false. The
only evidence against them would be
that they had left at Kusiak and this
was merely Of q corroborative kind.
There would be NO chance Of convict
Ing them upon II,
To strike for Seattle was to throw
away all pretense of innocence. Fusi-
dives from justice, they would have to
disappear from sisht In order to e.
eaps. The hunt for them would con
tinue until at last they were unearthed.
One fork Of the road led b eompafa-
i've safety; the other went By dsviOu1
windings to the penitentiary and Per
haps the gallows. The Scotsman put
himself In the place OF the men he wa
trailing. Given the same eooditions.
~ knew which path he would follow.
Macdonald took the trail that led
down to the river. to the distant gold
eroeks which offered Q refuge from
mah-hunters In many o deserted cabin
marooned By the deep SHOWS.
Even the iron frame and steel
muscles Of the Scotch Canadian pro-
tested against the task he had set them
that day. It was Q time to sit snuely
inside BY n stove and listen IN fhe
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forces were spent. his muscles weight.
Cd - with lead. But Il was not this
alone that made his breath come short
and rassedly.
sheba had flung herself down beside
her lover. She had caught him lightly
In her arms % that his disngursd face
lay against her warm bosom. In The
eyes lifted to those Of the mins-ownsf
was an unconQucrable defiance.
Hes mine-mins, you murderer"
she painted nercsly. III you kill him.
you must XIII me nrst."
The man she had once promised to
marry was looking at different wom-
an from the girl he had known. The
soft, shy youth Of her was gone. She
was . forest mother Of the wilds ready
to fight for her young. Q wife ready TO
90 to the stake for the husband Of her
choice. An emotion primitive and
poignant had Transformed Her.
His eyes burned at her the question
his parched lips and throat could
scarcely utter. 80 you love
himr
But though It was In form q question
40 - sn ~. 1870. \. -. ~, ne sn 49, so. ~
nfs ums IN ME ufe no began 10 easts
the bitterness Of defeat. Always hs
o WI ~n.t ~ S0'ssou ~ o1
49, ~ NJ -. W: Dus -
49, ~ 70 eop% sns soso ~ "
~ na1 evsn ner nssls "
me ~.
des nair IN tWo tniex oraos vs.
nung across hsr snouidefa hsf CARE
need tnfown oeck proudly uo0 tns
rounded throat
Aacoonaio smiled. out tnefo wes %
miftn IN nie savage eyee 20
Know wnat 1 want Win nim-wny
nave come 70 ese hamT
No.
I've come to take him back 10 Ku-
nag 70 20 hanged because D nur
oered Aiiton' tne pank casnie
Inc eyes OF inc Woman osaseo es
nun: fe you mao
tns tl"'n c . s
w. euIt mo nern. nc mo Moit
wele IoDo'ns InS JAM "nen ,tcn
cnme oac. ,ro% ING osnce ~ tne cruz.
Inc eowaros snot ocwn INC oia man
nke . oos. Iney nans ZOE u II
coats me my iast penny 10 neip me
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| oe Elliot. but she felt sure h wo0lo
eo00 soon. Meanwhile ne fou0Weo
steadny tAs tracks he had uaoe sese
Her In the day.
sAs stopped at last. II was getuns
much colder. Ehs was miles ffom tns
camp. Reluctantly she decided TO Re
turn. Then. out Of the darkness. he
came abruptly upon her. tne man
whom she had come out 10 meet
| Under the magic OF the Nortnern
stars they found themselves again In
each Others arms for that brief mo-
ment Of Joyful surprise. Then. a. 1t
had been In the morning. Sheba drew
herself shyly away.
they are waiting supper for us,"
she told him irrelevantly.
He did not shout out his happiness
and tell her to let them walt. For
Gordon, too. felt awed at this wonder
full adventure Of love that had befal-
len them. 1t was enough for him that
they were moving side By side, alone
In the deep SHOWS and the biting cold.
that waves Of emotion crashed through
his pulses when his swinging hand
touched hers.
They were acutely conscious Of each
other. Excitement burned In the eyes
that turned to swift. reluctant
meetings. She was q woman, and he
was her lover. Neither Of them dared
quite accept the fact yet, but It nlled
the background Of an their thoughts
with delight.
6hsba did not want 10 talk Of this
nsw. amazing thing that had come into
her life. II was too sacred Q subject
to d1seuss Just yet even with him. 30
shs begnn b tell him odd fanciss from
childhood that fingered In her Cattle
heart. tales Of the little folk" that
wsrs half msnorass and half imasiA-
InGo. sefffsd 10 No oy some old asso-
ciadoo OF sky and stafA oAs laughed
sott!y ~ nefsen - me told them, but
0ofdo0 QUO not laugh ut hee.
1vesytniAg me did was for him d.
1neiy cone. Even WHEN his eyes were
ON tne dark tfaA ahead he saw only
tne ousky LONELINESS Of curved cheek.
me faee luminous with Q radiance
some women are never privileged to
Know, the rhythm OF head and body
ana slender legs that was part OF her
in@viouai neaven-eent cnarm.
Inc rest finished supper before Cor
oon ano Sneoa reached camp but MA
Olson mao Q NOT meal waiting Tor them.
3OlkD-1t0YN 0lNeDlnR baGD. DlentY Of
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When the Lion Divides.

The capitalist would hav. 3eu -
lieve that civilization rests ON the ~
cumulation Of pounds. shilllngs and
pence-pounds for the capitalist, shill-
ings for the niddlsmen, and pence for
tho wofkefA - Sydney Australian
Woekee.
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S"bA< IN AAb-&SOWOu00O>
4 IL
WINE hey sts. the party went into
)eommittee Of the whole to decide what
was best to BE- done. Gordon noticed
that In al the tentative suggestions
made BY Holt and Swiftwatsr the
eomfort Of Sheba was the Arst thing
In mind.
The girl, too, noticed It and smil-
ingiy protested, her soft hand lying
for the moment ON the gnarled one Of
the old miner.
Tt doesn't matter about me. We
have to think Of what will be best for
Mr.. Holt. Of how to get him to the
proper care. Ny comfort can wait"
The plan at last decided upon was
that Gordon should make Q dash for
Smiths Crossing on snowshoes, where
he was to arrange for Q RELIEF party to
come out for the injured man and Mrs..
Olson. He was to return at once with
out waiting for the rescuers. Next
morning he and Sheba would start
with Hollis dog team for Kusiak.
Macdonald had taught Sheba how to
use snowshoes and abe had been an
eps pupaA. Sfoaa nes .uloSse .n0 so'
CUT nef moeea1ns mo puI tnem on.
whipped herself In her parka, and an
nouneed that she was going with m
hot part Of the way.
Gordon thought her movsmsnts q
miracle Il supple nghtness. Her lines
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= ~. ~" sn,,. ~
~. es 49,, oo..
49, ~ Is :. ~ sHs
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.s w. ".s os. ~ .u0"S1 ns
thnt ooe hls...d minute A. 49, hs
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'
eooA e.ls 20 geo mat me oio
nU u esenuy NO stopped ana
ne.o oo1 nls mana 10 ny eooo-oy.
WIN you come oack this wayT shs
asked.
ought 10 got mere soon eftef
oafk' VIII you meet nneT
She gave him . quick. Shy little nod.
turned without shaking hands, and
s9uck out for the cabin. An through
the DAY happiness Hooded hef heart.
while she waited on Holt or helped
ma Oisoa COOK or watched SWtftwa-
eee while no put up the tent In The lee
OF the cabin, little snatches Of song
dubbed from her lips. Sometimes
ensy were bits Of old Irish ballads that
popped into haf mind. Once. while
me was preparing some cones Tor hse
pauene, It WAS stan1a from Burns:
-m
A.a a. rssls asis ~ u. sas:
ym tsys sAss still ~ eses
Shs caught old Gideon looking Ut
hef With . queer little smile On his
Weathee-tanned faco and she felt the
color beat Into her checks.
Il haven't bought . wedding present
Tor twenty years, he told her pres
emily. apropos Of nothing that had
been said. Il won't know what's the
proper thing to get. Mss Sheba."
III you talk nonsense like that I'll
20 out and talk to Mr.. Saltwater
Pete" she threatened. blushing.
Old Gid folded his hands meekly.
TIL be good-honest I will. Let's see.
I got to make safe and sane converse
don, have II Hml Wonder when that
lazy, longlegged. good-for-nothing
horsethief and holdup that calls him
self Gordon Elliot Will get back to
camp"
Sheba looked into his twinkling eyes
suspicousiy as she handed him his
coffee. For q moment she bit her lip
to keep back q smile, then said with
mock severity:
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oupyrisAt William Macleod Ra,.A
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05
War Strain Causes Nerve Shock.

The term shell shock has misled
many persons to believe that it is due
To the profound impression or shock
produced on the nervous system by
the detOnations of high explosives.
No doubt, there are cases of actual
brain or nerve injury due to concus-
sion of the air accompanying shell ex-
plosions, but these mechanical causes
are great deal less frequently re-
sponsible for war neuroses than the
mental effects of general war strain.
1t is remarkable that these war neu-
roses, common as they are among pri-
Yates and officers alike, are seldom
found in men who have been actually
wounded. Perhaps this seeming anom-
ally is due to the actual wound shock
offsetting the mental impression af-
fecting the controlling nerve-center in
such cases.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05
Patriotic Mother Canny.

When, a few months ago, one of our
troop ships was tOrpedOed there were,
of course, many worried mothers. One
of them received a cable message tell
ing her of her sons rescue, and was
naturally much relieved. But this cable
was followed almost Immediately by
another asking for money by cable.
The mother of this lad was rather
puzzled by the message, as she could
not tell if 1t was genuine or not. She
did not wish to risk sending a COM
paratively large amount of money TO
an impOster, SO she hit on the plan
of sending a return message asking
the sender Of the first cable to cable
the name of the family's two dogs /;
names which would only be known to
member of the family.
The answer with the right names
came at once, and the son received
the money. He has been boasting of
his mothers cleverness ever since.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05
MAKES SACRIFICE FOR SONS
Spirit of Self-DenaI Shown by Little
New York Jew as Beautiful as
IL Is Rare.

Essex and Delaney streets are the
heart of the great many-tongued city
which lives over near East river
the Ghetto. The streets are always
crowded-crowded with bearded men,
old women with shawls and sheitels,
eager dark-eyed children; handsome
girls, and young men clothed in the
East sides version of what Fifth ave-
nue. wears.
On the corner year In and year out
is a little Galician Jew. His small
shrunken face is smeared dark by the
stubble of a sparse beard; his flat lit
tie derby is pushed down over his
ears; his clothes are a mere covering
For years he has been pcddling the
large salt pretZels which are strung
on sticks and stand upright from his
basket.
He never tries to force q sale. He
never solicits patronage. He lives in
little room over small bakery. He
speaks very little English-and yet in
large Eastern college there are two
of his sons being educated so that they
will not have to live the life of drudg-
cry the father has led. And the
wOrld-weary little father is paying the
bills by self-denial.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05
PROBABLY SET HIM THINKING
Reply of War Department Official to
Siacker's Request Might Almost
Be Called Caustic.

The following letter, addressed TO a
certain branch of the war department,
and dated from town somewhere in
the West, arrived In Washington few
days ago:
Dear Sirs: am q young man who
would like to get into the fray against
the kaiser and his hordes. / am twen-
ty-one years of age, Of splendid ply
sique, being five feet and ten inches
In height. l weigh about 80 pounds,
am quite an athlete and graduate of
the local high school. Together with
these qualifications, / have had con-
siderable experience In business, hav-
Ing managed for some time various
automobile agencies. 1 am quite IA
miliar with many kinds of automobiles.
II would like a position in some
branch Of the war department as a
typewriter and stenOgrapher."
The officer to whom this letter came
for reply has seen considerable ac-
tive service, not only in this war, but
in others. He notified his stenographer
that he would write personal answer
to the young man who desired war
service. A portion of his letter was as
follows:
Young man, your letter has been
received in this Office and am writing
you personal letter. 1t will be short
and to the point. / have q son. He is
just your age, height and weight. He
has splendid education and has been
considered quite an athlete. You have
the advantage of him in business; he
has never had any business experience.
"My son is in France-where you
should be-"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05
Foch Keen Student of War.

General Foch, like General Joffre,
Is home lover aai avoids society
He is said to live Ia small flat near
his office, when not at the front, and
to be devoted to his family. The con-
ventions of society bore him. Like the
proverbial Englishman, he is fond of
taking long walks, and never knows
when he is beaten. His saying that
"the battle Is never lost until its loss
is admitted" is famous and indicates
not only his military wisdom, but his
sane and courageous philosophy. AL
ready a master of strategy before the
war. he has not been slow to learn the
new lessons of the present conflict I;
rather, indeed. has he developed added
initiative, decision and military audac-
ity.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05
BOTH MsN IN RIGHT PLACE
AT Least, That Is Likely to Be ver-
dict Of Those Who ToiIed Over In
come-Tax Schedules.

The visitor was being conducted
through n state institution for the
insane and his guide was an affable
young man from the harmless ward
whose keen intelligence made the Wis
itor wonder why he was under re-
straint.
Stopping In front of a padded cell,
they looked at stout, short individ-
ual with n forelock draped over one
eye and pose characteristically
Napoleonic.
Thinks he's the Little Corporal,
eh!' the visitor asked of the guide.
"Yes; he's had that hallucination
for five years"
Across the corridor in another cell
was an old man poring over a num-
ber of blue prints.
What's the matter with him."
poor chap" laughed the guide; "he
thinks that he has invented a subma-
rine-proof ship. The hull of the ship
is honeycombed with holes; when the
war-head of the torpedo strikes, 1t
goes into one of the holes and is held
fast by its sides.'
But" objected the visitor, suppose
the torpedo strikes between the
hOles?"
TN that case," said the guide as he
shook with laughter, 'it wouldn't
count and the submarine would be en-
titled to another try"
Tn ha lo coll col
man at high desk. He looked up as
the others approached and nodded
smilingly.
whats the matter with him?"
queried the visitor
Him? He's hopeless; he believes
that he is an authority on income-tax
legislation
"Ah," said the visitor, sand he
isn't?"
"No, indeed!" replied the guide; 'T
am the only authority. Slip.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05
LITERARY FOLK KEEP BUSY
English and American Men of Letters
Faithfully "Doing Their Bit" to
Help Win War.

Here is some gossip about literary
writer:
"Rudyard Kipling is doing his Bit
as director of propaganda i'm England.
Phyllis BOttOme, author of The Dark
Tower and other novels, is now Mrs.
Forbes Dennis, wife of an officer in
the British army. A one-story adobe
shack in Austin, Tex, the home of
o. Henry's now famous journalistic
venture The Rolling Stone,' was re-
Gently demolished TO make way for
modern progress in the shape of tele-
phone building. Five stories by John
GalswOrthy, who recently refused the
honor of knighthoOd offered him by
the British government, have been pub
liShed under the title of Five Tales
Il would rather entrust the moral char
acter Of my boy to the camps than to
any college or university l know says
Joseph III. Odeil in The New Spirit of
the New Army recently published
book describing the life at the camps
and the effects of military training on
our young men. The Hundred Best
Gaps is the felicitous title Sir James
Barrie gave to his letter calling upon
authors and book collectors to make
one marked gap each in their shelves
for the benefit of the British Red
Cross. Barrie himself gave the orig
inal manuscript of The Little Minis
ter"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05
Gas Well Finally "Tamed.n

Out in the agebrush-covered wastes
of eastern Washington there has just
opment work on the property is now
under way. The flow of gas was dis
covered three years ago. when a mis-
guided settler drilled for water and
had four-inch pipe blown out of the
ground. A year later passerby threw
a lighted match into the gas and for
Is months the we'll burned day and
night. beacon visible for miles
around. A few months ago the old
we'll was capped. the gas used TO pro-
vide fuel for IA modern drilling engine,
and an 1S-inch pipe has just been sunk
into the gas reservoir.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05
This SwindIer Up to Date.

Thought reading was the method
claimed to have been employed by a
man In Bengal, India, to win large
sums of money on the race course. 1t
turned out to be very ingenious form
of swindle. Finding a man who Is in
terested In racing, the confidence man
produces roll of money. and states
that he won this by his fore-knowl-
edge of the winners ON the track. He
then suggests that his friend test his
knowledge. He induces his victim to
hand him sums of money TO be placed
on the horses. and then vanishes. In
vestigation has proved that this Ben
gall had swindled number of peo-
pie Of large sums Of money In this
way.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05
Maebe.h,s Death Place Given City

Belmont castle. the scene OF the final
struggle between Macbeth and Macduff
er 10 the city Of Dundee by it's owner.
Mrs. Marryat. who inherited large
fortune from her brother. Sir Jauses
Caird. The castle, which Is located IL
miles from Dundee. was once the home
OF the British premier. Sir Henry
pbell-Bannerman. The property
includes 900 acres Of park land and Is
valued at S2,OOO,OOO.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

bully Miss Ann Each
mnds Billy
Say Miss Ann this housekeeping
married
myself used to think I'd have wife to
hood
solid o
And lady said-but He
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05
Just GIVING Him a Prod.

81 haven't anything new TO sing TO
you tonight, George"
"Well, give me something old, then"
She broke into a refrain that was
"a song Of the day" IL years be-
fore.
That's very old. Clara" he remark
ed at the close.
"Yes. George, 1 sang that 10 you the
night before we became engaged"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05
Mat Restorer.

Rubber mating that has been In use
for some time and is beginning 10 look
the worse for wear may be restored
to responsibility by painting 1t with
lead-colored paint. This gives n var
nish surface that is not only oilproof,
but is easily cleaned with a cloth
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05


trouble.
fnelooking house.
him." whooped
vestu little
Indignant barks k-yis neighbohood.
window the front house
dogl Let Oh make them bring
a the
yelled with
1.-The boss Will be there by get back said Leo
andh waiting
"Yessir here's dog" said Jimmie and Leo
Tt said ut belongs Mrs.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

IIupcISUIdI CHuHHIHeSS Oh IHt CWO.
Hello, Frank, boy. Looks as If
you have been getting married"
"Never trust to looks, Miss Ann.
We ran out Of thread and Joe tied a
string around my finger--see? He's
the family mender."
1t sounded somewhat cryptic, so
autumn asked for enlightenment, and
this is what she got:
1.-TWO years ago four of us depart
ment fellows set up housekeeping,
and have just renewed the lease. It's
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

4 cable says Nick Romanoff tried
to quit his Job as czaT back In 1905.
Nick made great mistake in not
quitting then. when the quitting was
g0OG.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

Germany persists In considering
polygainy TO build up its population
after the war. But the returned sol.
diers may hold they have suffered
enough
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

The German press says the kaiser
kept the peace for forty years. Wa
knew n man once who was model
husband for many years and then one
day he decided 10 murder his wife and
did
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

II is said that the kaiser has hal
lucinations. One of them and the
worst is that he can whip the world
and make America pay the expenses
OF the job.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

Reports thar two sub crews have
gone insane should please the kaiser,
as imitation Is the sincerest form OF
flattery.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

Sailors at Great Lakes need trig-
onometry textbooks. We knew there
was catch somewhere In that glor-
ious free life.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

Universal disarmament may be a
long way of. but we note that some
pacitist has invented an elastic band
10 take the place % women's hatpIns.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

A Swiss correspondent claims to
have discovered that the kaiser is a
victim of hallucinations. It's funny.
what passes for news In some conn
tries.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

Not SO much is heard now of the
submarine. And Ii Is now ancient his
tory that the submarine was to win the
war for Germany.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

An appreciation Of real American to
hacco In Europe which Will render II
available in the shops is something foi
the tourist 10 look forward TO after th.
war.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

Occasionally an enemy alien suspect
turns out TO be merely one of those
people who talk too much without
thinking.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

An Anzac has been cured of shell
blindness by an operation i'm the neck.
Might try this on some OF the slack.
ers.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

looks like"
1T belongs to the boss" finished
Leo. Lets catch 1t and take 1t back
to the office, and maybe we'D get 4
raise"
Jimmy and Leo descended from
the car and, with soft tread. made for
and eluded their grasp In a graceful
but effective manner. Into the auto
mobile hoped the two boys, and after
q few preliminary bangs the car sped
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

Keep chickens in your back yard"
advises a government expert. Yes, but
keep them in your own.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

The training of the American SOL
der will not be complete without
triumphant. tour through Germany.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

Most horrors Of war eventually will
disappear, but what about those over
alls for women?
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

The least We can do Is TO give as
much as we can.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

"What are army worms?" asks cor
respondent. They are the kind you
find in your war garden.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

Shoes may cost less. MAY" mind
you, not will" Take good care OF
what you have.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

Get a little more" seems to be a
more popular slogan in some quarters
than win the war;"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

Be a patriot in the back yard as we'll
as on the front steps
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-07-05

pro-German he has ceased to be
good neighbor.