The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-18

With n wave Of his hand Strong
pointed to n group of miners who had
boarded the boat with them ut Pierre's
Portage. There were about a dozen Of
the men. for the most part husky,
heavy-sct foreigners. Elliot gathered
from their talk that they had lost their
Jobs because they had tried to organ-
lie an inciplent strike in the Frozen
Gulch district.
"Roughnecks and booze lighters
that's all they are. But they earn
their way. Not that I blame Macdon.
aid for firing them. mind you," con-
tinued the miner. Ellis superintendent
up there was too soft. These here
Swedes got Coy. Mac hit the trail for
Frozen Gulch. He hammered his big
fist into the bread basket OF the ring
leader and said, 'Gltv That fellows
running yet. I'll bet. Then Mac called
the men together and read the riot act
to them. He fred this bunch on the
boat and was out of the camp before
you could bat an eye. 1t was the clean.
est hurry-up Job I ever did see"
From what I've heard about him,
J he must be a remarkable man"
] Hes the biggest man In Alaska,
( bar none"
This was a subject that interested
Gordon Elliot very much. Colby Mac
donald and his activities had brought
him TO the country.
"Do you mean PERSONAL---VERY. be-
cause he represents the big corpora
: tlons2"
. Both. His word comes pretty near
being law up here, not only because
he stands for the Consolidated, but
because he's one man from the ground
u up"
= do you mean that he's square
o honest?"
you've said two things, my friend"
II he tells you anything, don't worry
= because he amt put down his John
Hancock before a notary. Don't waste
y any time looking for fat or yellow
streaks In Mac. They amt there. No
, body vel heard him sQueal yet and
what's more nobody ever will"
! mo wonder men like him."
But when you say honest No
Not the way you define honesty dowr
p In the States. He's a grabber, Mac Is
y what Ices he look likef"
IL "Oh. l don't know" Strong hest
. tated, while he searched for words t
. show the picture in his mind. big al
a house-steps out like a buck In thu
y spring-blue-gray eyes that bore RICH
through YOU"
How old7"
!. search me. You never think Of ag'
q when you're looking ut him. Forty
:" Ave, mebbe-or ifty-I don't know.
MARRIED."
moo" Hanford Strong nodded II
the direction Of the Kusiak circle
N "They say he's going to marry Mrs
Mallory. She's the one with the rec
hair"
f. It struck young Elliot that the mine
was Diminishing Mrs. Mallory In to-
y. cavalier a fashion. She was the sor
10 Of woman ut whom men look twice
and then continue to look while sh'
,e appears magnifcently Of II
n Her hair was not red, but Of a lustrou
20 cTonze. amazingly abundant, an,
IN dressed In waves with the careful skill
In Of a coifeur. Slightest shades o
y. meaning she could convey with a III
,g OF the eyebrow or an information OF tn
musical voice. II she was alread
u fencing with the encroaching year
40 there was little evidence Of II In he
opulent good looks.
n,
l.. The whistle OF the Hannah blew 10
y. the Tatlah Cache landing while Stron
he and Elliot were talking. The ganl
Gn plank was thrown out.
A man came to the end OF the whar
Vn carrying a suitcase. He was well-se
as thick In the chest and broad-shou
r. dcred. Looking down from abov,
We Gordon Elliot guessed him to be In tn
early thirtles.
y, Mrs. Mallory was the first TO rcco!
nize him, which she did with n draw
ID. Ing little shout Of welcome. "Oh. 20,
NJ Mr.. Nan. ! knew you nrst. / spea
he for you" she cried.
The man on the %gangplank locke
ty up, smiled and lifted to her his broa
re. gray hat In a wave Of greeting.
nd "How do you do, Mrs. Mallory7 Ola
Dr. to see YOU"
ed The miners from Frozen Gulch wer
,o- grouped together on the lower decl
ks At sight of the man with the suitcas
ie- a sullen murmur rose among then
In Those In the rear pushed forward an
closed the lane leading to the cabin
One Of the miners was flung roughl
ne against the new passenger. With
wide. powerful sweep Of his arm II
GU man who had Just come aboard hurle
"a the miner back among his companion
zee "Gangway" he said ~brusquely. an
Iey as he strobe forward did not eve
OF glance In the direction Of the angr
Ike men pressing toward him.
Here. Keep back there. you Il