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CHAPTER Ill.
The Crevasse.

For an hour before the Hannah
reached Katma Miss O'Neill was busy
getting her little brood ready. Her
heart was as tender as a Madonna to
these lambs so i'll fitted to face frigld
waste. Their mother had been a good
woman. She could tell that. But she
had no way Of knowing what kind Of
man their father might be. When they
said their shifting good-bys at Katma
she was suspiciously bright and
merry. Soon the children were laugh
ing again with her.
One glance at their father, who in
troduced himself to Miss O'Neill as
John Hustled, relieved her mind great
ly. His spontaneous delight at seeing
them again and his choking gratitude
to her for having looked after them
were evidence enough that this kind
eyed man meant to be both father and
mother to his recovered little folks.
Her temporary family stood on the
end Of the wharf and called good-bys
to the girl. When they turned away
she went directly to her room.
Elliot was passing forward when
Miss O'Neill opened her stateroom
door to go in. The eyes Of the young
woman were blinded with tears and
she was biting her lip to keep back
the emotion that welled up. He knew
she was very fond of the motherless
children, but he guessed at an addi-
tional reason for her sobs. She. too,
was as untaught as child in the life
Of this frontier land. Whatever she
found here-how much of hardship or
happiness or grief or woe-she knew
that she had left behind forever the
safe harborage of quiet waters In
which her life craft had always floated.
IL came on to rain in the afternoon.
Heavy clouds swept across from the
mountains, and the sodden sky opened
like a sluice-box. The Kusiak contin.
gent, driven indoors, resorted to
bridge. Miss O'Neill read. Gordon Ell.
lott wrote letters, dawdled over mag
azines, and lounged alternately in the
ladies' parIor and the smoking room,
where Macdonald Strong, a hardware
merchant from Fairbanks, and pair
Of sour-dough miners had settled them
selves to a poker game that was to
last all night and we'll into the next
day.
OF the two bridge tables al the
players were old-timers except Mrs.
Mallory. She had come in over the
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pine from grove that came struggling
down the side Of gulch to the brook.
do you know, have queer feel
Ing that I've seen all this before" the
Irish girl said. "Of course ! haven't
unless 1t was In my dreams. Natu-
rally I've thought about Alaska a great
deal because my father lived here"
II didn't know that"
Eyes. He came in with the Klon-
like stampeders." She added quietly !:
HE died on Bonanza creek two years
later"
"NWas he a miner?"
"Not until he came north. He had
an interest in claim. 1t later turned
out worthless"
A bit of stiff climbing brought them
to a boulder field back of which rose
mountain ridge.
Beyond the boulder field the ridge
rose sharply. Gordon looked a little
obviously at Sheba.
"Are you good climber?"
I'm sure must be-" she answered
with n smile adorable. II believe I
| could do the Matterhorn today"
Well up on the shoulder of the ridge
they stopped to breathe. The distant
noise of falling water came family to
them.
Were too far to the left-must
have followed the wrong spur" Elliot
explained. Probably we can cut
across the face of the mountain"
Presently they came to an impasse.
The gulch between the two spurs ter
minated in q rock wall that fell almost
sheer for two hundred feet.
4 The color In the cheeks beneath the
eager eyes Of the girl was warm.
Lets try it," she begged.
Nhe young man had noticed that she
was as sure-footed as q mountain goat
and that she could stand on the edge
OF precipice without dizziness. The
surface of the wall was broken. What
IT might be beyond he could not tell.
but the first fifty feet was a hit Of
attractive and not too difficult rock
traverse.
They had been following a ledge
that narrowed till 1t ran out. Jutting
knobs OF feldspar and stunted shrubs
growing from crevices offered toe
grips instead Of the even foothold Of
the rock itself. AS Gordon looked
down at the dizzy fall beneath them
his Judgment told him they had better
90 back. He said as much to his com.
panion.
The smile she flashed at him was de.
lightfully provocative. $50 yon think
I'm. a 'fraid-cat, Mr.. ELLIOTT"
His irclis"tioh marched with hers.
1t was their first adventure together
and he did not want to spoil It by I'M
due caution. There really was not
much danger yet so long as they were
careful
Gordon abandoned the traverse and
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CHAPTER ~.
Across the Traverse.

ACFoss the traverse.
Elliot took off his shoes and turned
toward the traverse.
"Think I'll see IL can cross to that
stairway. You had better wait here,
Miss 0'Neill, until we find ont II II
can be DONE"
Sheba looked across the cliff and
down to the boulder bed two hundred
feet below. "You can never do 1t In
the world. Isn't there another way
upf"
mo. The wall above us slopes out.
I've got to cross to the stairway. II
| make 1t I'm going to get rope"
DO you mean you're going back to
town for one2"
''Yes."
Her eyes fastened to his In long,
unspoken question. She read the an
swer. He was afraid to have her try
the trough again. To get back to town
by way of their roundabout ascent
would waste time. II he was going to
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CHAPTER lI-continued.

The purser gave information to FL
Hot. "Ttey call her Aunt Sheba, but
she's no relative of theirs. The kids
are on their way in to their father,
who is an engineer on one of the
creeks back of Katma. Their mother
died two months ago. Miss O'Neill met
them first aboard the Skagit on the
way up and she has mothered them
ever since"
The eyes Of Elliot rested on Miss
O'Eeill. "She loves children"
"She sure does-no bluff about that"
An imp of mischief sparkled in the eye
of the supercargo. mot married your.
self, are you, Mr.. ELLIOTT"
mo"
"HmpW
That was all he said, but Gordon felt
the blood creep into his face. This
annoyed him, so he added brusQuely
"And not likely to be-"
When the call for breakfast came
Miss O'Neill took her retinue of young
sters with her to the dining room.
Looking across from his seat at an
adjoining table, Elliot could see her
waiting upon them with a fine abb
sorption In their needs.
Before they had been long in the
dining room Macdonald came in carry
ang a sheaf Of business papers. he
glanced around, recognized Elliot, and
made instantly for the seat across the
table from him. On his face and head
were many marks of the recent battle
'Trade you a caulifower ear for q
pair of black eyes, Mr.. Elliot" he
laughed as he shook hands with the
man whose name he had just learned
from the purser.
The grip of his brown, muscular
hand was strong. 1t was in character
with the steady, cool eyes set deep be.
meath the jutting forehead, with the
confident carriage of the deep, broad
shoulders.
"You might throw in several other
little souvenirs to boot and not miss
them" suggested Elliot with a smile
Macdonald nodded indifferently. ~
gave and took, which was as it should
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be. But it's different with you, Mr..
Elliot. This wasn't your row."
81 hadn't been in a good mix-up since
left college. It did Inc lot of good"
''Much obliged, anyhow" He turned
his attention to a lady entering the
dining room. "'Mornin', Mrs. Self
ridge. HOw's Wally?"
She threw up her hands in despair.
~He's on his second bottle OF liniment
already. ! expect those ruffians have
ruined his singing voice. When 1 think
OF how close you both came to deatn
last night"
II don't know about Wally, but
had no notion of dying Mrs. Self
ridge. They mussed us up bit. That
was ALL"
"But they meant to kill you. the
towards. And they almost did it too.
Look at Wally--confned to his bed
end speaking In whisper. Look at
yeu--a wreck. horribly beaten up, al
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ELLIOT is INTRODUCED TO MISS oNEILL AND WITHIN A
FEW HOURS THEY HAVE A TERRIFYING ADVENTURE

synopsAs representative of the government Gordon Elliot is
investigate coal claims On the boat he meets
he Sheba
i'm Colby Macdonald active head of the land
investigation aboard Macdonald Is
attacked by discharged the
probably his fe Elliot and Macdonald
friendly though the latter does not know that
which threatens spoil plans of Macdonald to
acquire unlawful exploitation i'm
fields Elliot also gets line the position
occupied Way Sfridg Macdonalds righhand who
turning he States where he had effort to
nothing Macdonads
methods
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Elliot discovers that he and
sheba have mutual friends. He
and Macdonald, naturally antaa.
onistic, become energetic rivals
for the girls favor.
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tTo BE coNTINUED.)
But Not Quite.

"Father, what is a gluttonf" "A
glutton is n grown man who can eat
almost as much as snail boys"--LitA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-09
EIdora News Notes.
special to Times-Republican.

Special to TimeS-Republican.
Eldora, Nov. 9.-Miss Mary E.
Swain. of Union, and Adolphus Noble
Of Steamboat Rock, were united in
marriage in Eldora Thursday after
noon, Justice Of the Peace Grant Tyler
officiating.
E. P. Burling. Of Chicago, is here for
a visit with his mother. Mrs. Lucy
Burlins, and other relatives and
friends.
c. E. Carver. formerly Of EldoEa, but
for the past few years a resident of
near Boise, Idaho, is here for a visit
with friends. Mr.. Carver has been in
poor health for several months.
District court will convene in Eldora
Monday. after an adjournment OF 3
week. There are several jury cases
scheduled for trial.
Attorney Davis is home from a bust
ness visit in Forest City.
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Highway thru the following cities:
Eau Claire, WabAsha, Rochester. Aus
tin. Mason City. Clear Lake. Thorn
ton. Belmond. Clarion. NaSle Grove.
Fort Dodge, Gowrie. Grand Junction
This association also to call a meeting
to re-organize the North Iowa Pike
from Prairie dl Chien. Wisconsin, to
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
BE II further resolved:
That the secretary Of the chamber
of commerce be instructed to make
arrangements for meeting to be held
at Mason City as soon as possible tafter
the influenza ban Is lifteO for the pur-
pose OF perfecting the Mason City
Clear Lake Auto Trails Association.
and that A. T.. Nisscn OF the auto trail
department OF Rand Mentally 4 Co, be
invited to be present to assist in the
Of same.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-09
SENIOR SENATOR PROBABLY 70
HEAD INTERSTATE COM.
MERGE COMMISSION.
PART IN
Wan RECONSTRUCTION.
cumrnins We'll Fitted For Important
Duties - Heavy Democratic Vote
Among Railroad Employees Points
Political Danger in Government Con-
troll Of Transportation Lines.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 9.-With the re-
publicans definitely in control Of the
United States senate as the result Of
the election Tuesday there Is every
possibility that Senator Cummins, SEN
Tor senator from Iowa, will be ad-
vanced to the Craftsmanship Of one OF
the most important committees in war
reconstruction work, Interstate COM
| merce. This committee will have to
do with the railroad situation in the
United States after the nation goes
back to a peace basis and with shap-
ing the future policy OF this country
with the very vital matter Of trans
portation and railroad control.
AS is well known to those who have
followed Senator Cummins careers he
has been a student Of railroad legis-
lation for many years This has served
him in good stead as member OF the
interstate commerce committee of the
United States Senate. 1t is said here
that the senior senator from Iowa has
| taken the deepest interest in the work
and counsel have been regarded so
highly by the other members Of the
committee tina. no meetings were held
unless Senator Cummins could be
present and he has made it an espe-
cial point not to miss the meetings.
1t is known from the remarks made
by Senator Cummins to his close
friends here that he would consider
! the Craftsmanship of this committee an
opportunity 10 finish his career in a
work which has always aroused his
concern.
Railroad Control Danger.
The heavy democratic vote from
railroad centers in this weeks cleo.
government ownership as evidence OF
the power railroad control would give
| to any administration to perpetua,e
| itself lin office. There are 1,75o,OVo
persons employed by the railroads OF
the United States. Railroad employees
were appealed to this past election to
vote the democratic ticket for their
own future welfare. 1t is probable
that any political party in control at
| Washington might follow the same
practices but they have long been rec
| ognized as reprehensiole.
But in addition to helping to deter
mine the future policy OF the govern.
ment toward the control of railroads
| there will be many other matters with
reference to the railroad business
which must be unscrambled after the
| war.
Will q
profit by the gaining in strength of
republicans in the United States SEN
ate. The late returns show that the
republicans have forty lime senators
and the democrats forty six, with
Idaho in doubt. The pouse will have
23S republicans and 1875 democrats.
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Belle PIaine Woman Dead.

Special to I1meS-HepuDNcan.
Belle Piaine. Nov. 9.-The funeral
services for Mrs. Ida Hammond were
held at her late residence, Thursday
afternoon Rev. Roy Porter had charge
of the services. 1nterment was in Oak
Hill cemetery by the side OF her hus-
band, who died two years ago. Mrs.
Hammond was born at New Castle,
Pa and was rs years Of age. In jan
uary, 1868, she was united in marriage
to F. J. Hammond and settled on a
farm near Elberon in the spring of the
same year. In 1898 they moved TO
Belle PLANE where she has resided
ever since. She leaves one daughter.
Mrs. Minnie Hale, Of this city; a son,
Clyde, who lives on a farm south OF
town; four sisters and two brothers,
to mourn the loss Of a loving mother
and sister ~
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Iowa City. Officer Wounded.

Special to es-Republfcan.
Iowa City, Nov. 9.-Lieut Earl
sangster, formerly OF Iowa City, has
been slightly wounded in France. He
is with 107 ammunition train, Com
pany j., and in Hun attack, when
the boche shelled his company's camp
his arm was scratched by missile.
Only one other man (whose scalp was
cut) was wounded. Nine of their
horses were killed.
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Hardin County Draft Calls.
ecial 70 Tirnes-Rep,Iblic

VpVNIdI 10 I IIlSHS -1Sc PUUIIC<1II'
Iowa Falls Nov. 9.-During a Ave-
day period commencing next Monday.
Sheriff Gehrke announces, twelve men
will be sent from this county to Camp
Dodge and fifty men to Camp Green
leaf, Ga. Beginning Nov. 20, twenty
nine men will be sent to Camp Dodge.
On Nov. Is, one man, in limited serv-
ice, will be sent to Jefferson Barracks.
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NOTICE OF TAX SALE

oval g.,
that
to inc Of said SALE. Ii.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
Fulton Arrives
To Train Here
For Dempsey Go
Wants To Be Good and
Fast" i'm Garden Thurs
day Night

Fred Fulton arrived here yesterday
afternoon and the first place he visited
was Grupp's Gym, where he starts
training to-day for his clash with Jack
Dempsey at Danbury, Conn, on July
4. The battler from Minnesota has
evidently been grooming himself
for this bout. He looks just trihe
heavy, but says he will not have to
take off more than about five pounds
to be at the proper weight.
II propose to do lot of boxing this
week." said Fred, because l want to
be good and fast when | appear in
Madison Square Garden on Thursday
night. That show is for a worthy
cause and l am going to give the peo-
pie good run. l only hope that the
committee will pick a hard man for
me-"
Fulton asked about Dempsey. He
wanted to know when his opponent was
coming here and where he is going to
train. When told that Dempsey would
arrive this week and planned to train
at Danbury he said: "That's fine. We
will probably meet quite often on the
road" Fulton said he had only seen
Dempsey in action once and considered
him good man.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
II. AL !, |, FAIRMESs' u ;. n1i;!5S

TIME prejudice which have denied the
baseball Sabbath
example has been7set by the Dstrt
bound later have its influence
other Easter cities of the major league chains
dreamed short that putana Boston
baseball Yet that city ountenances where
this
York City has been able take
metropolis which provides nty enough recreation
which
oud with the blue
hailed before the bar of justice
York at aside its
preudices
bgoted the voethe fathers
about believe
amendment permitting Sunday baseball Greater New York
passe in the imnedi
New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
Boxing News and Notes
BY FRED HAWTHORNE

A whole flock of gossip, Aunty Nell,
whole flock of gossip!
Every now and then, at the psyche
logical moments in our sered exist
ence, when we feel like leaning on the
worlds shoulder and blurbing out our
troubles, trials and tribulations. our
old bunkie, Charley Rose, kicks in with
home run straight to our susceptible
heart.
Last night, now, f'r instance, we had
been expecting a very NECESSARY
letter, and it ran out on US; it never
showed up; it played us false; it left
US in the 1urch. But not so Charley
Rose.
Charley, as you all know, used to
train Freddie Welsh and Carl Morris,
and although he can show only the top
of his eyebrows above the five foot
mark Charley was BIG trainer of
prize fighters. Any man who could
teach Carl to get out of his own way
MUST have been there. But Charley
wanted to do bigger things in the
world and about year ago he en-
listed in the American Ambulance
Corps for service in France and sailed
out to sea.
For many months now Charley has
been right on the front line, lodging
some shells and sticking out his
tongue at others-and he's still alive,
according to letter we received from
him last night, and it is that letter to
which we refer in our opening para
graph.
After Kaiser's Ear
When Charles Rose buttoned up his
khaki blouse we begged him to send
us the left ear of Kaiser Willie and
Charley promised that if he ever got
close enough to the Pig of Potsdam he
would just naturally bite his "list-
ener" off and freight it back.
Along with his letter last night
Charley sent a package that held
forth great promise. We opened it
all a-thrill and the first thing that
peeked out at us was a tin cigarette
box, with portrait of the kill-joy of
Europe on the cover and these words
written by Rose underneath: IL would
like to get my two hands on this guy
i just once"
"Aha and no, ho!" we chortled. "'Tis
the Kaisers ear inside!" But when we
opened the box the ear was missing
and in its stead we're two brass but
New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
Bagnall, Soccer
Solon, Sights
u. S. Citizenship
By c. A. Lovett

PITTSBURGH, Penn, June To-
Thomas Hadfeld Bagnall, of Bayonne,
N. j., treasurer of the United States
Football Association for the season
just concluding and president of the
Southern New York State Football ana
New York Footballers' Protective AS
sociations, near the close Of the first
session of the fifth annual meeting of
the U. S. F. A. Council here yesterday
referred to United States citizenship
papers as "mere pieces of paper"
Bagnall declared he would have been
benefited no whit had he become q
naturalized citizen of the land of his
adoption He has been a resident of
New York and New Jersey for more
than twenty years and power in
Eastern soccer football affairs for
nearly as long a period. At the pres
ent time Bagnall is employed in the
New York Offices of the British Min
istry Of Munitions.
When he made his sighting refer
ence to American citizenship Bagnall
was opposing the proposed amendment
to the National Association constitu-
tion to require that all officers of the
association be citizens Of the United
States. Following lengthy discussion
the amendment was adopted, although
six officers and delegates from afil
lated bodies voted with Bagnall to
defeat the proposed measure, which
was ratified to-day.
The move to eliminate aliens from
office in the kicking game in this
country was sponsored by the writer
as delegate of the North Texas Foot
ball League and by the Minnesota
State Football Association, Inc. The
constitutional amendment led to a re-
arrangement of officials. President
Peter j. Peel, of Chicago, and Secre-
tary Thomas w. Cahill, of New York,
were returned to office. George
Healey, of Detroit, was elected first
vice president, succeeding Douglas
Stewart, of Philadelphia; Andrew NJ.
Brown, of Bayonne, was elected second
vice president, succeeding Healey, and
James w. Riley, of Methuen, Mass,
third vice president, replacing Harold
Crook, of Fall River.
Salared officials were barred from
Office and council membership. Past
presidents were accorded votes in
future council sessions. The National
Commission was retained in Office with
all national officers as members. The
club rosters were limited to eighteen
professional players. The national
sports weekly, "New York." was de-
signated as official organ.
Surgeon Major G. Randolph Man
ming, of New York, now of Camp Gus
ter, Mich, the first president, was the
principal speaker at the annual ban
quet, held at the William Penn Hotel.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
Banner Ball Year for Neu York

H greater city destined enjoy
teresng baseball
the possibility of worlds
Grounds next October The champion Giants disappointing
play OF the last month"; still have better
League club of winning pennant Huggs Yankees are the
nK OF the American League strife, quite likely through
he remainder OF the
In the the writer Giants despite their manv losses
SILL outcass their The pitching
not be worse and with improved pitching offensive
the team WI" reassert itself Cincinnati Chicago seems the
real An the matter of injuries
mas handicapped Mats Reds far His almost match for
the Giants offensive and defensive and
OF better pitching doubtless Chicago
normal speed cannot thus When its hitting strikes
It's proper level the brilliant pitching has received will
prove SO telling And there
catcher Bill Kee has been primarily the
stunts OF Phil Douglas George Tyler Vaughn Kiefer to 20
into the at the end Of another
disastrous to the - " ~ = sS