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abyss, wide as space, dark as night.
1t was no spirit. 1t was just that
very feeble Mrs. Perch with her fun
bling hands and her moving lips.
Look here, Young Perch would
never allow her even to cross a road
without him! How in pity was she
to take this frightful step? He
twisted up all his emotions into an
appeal of tremendous intensity.
Young Perch! Come here! Your
mother! Young Perch, come here
Telling it, once. to Mona, ne said,
81 don't know what happened. They
talk about self-hypnotism. Perhaps
it was that. know | made most
frightful effort saying Young Perch
had to. | could see her-tnat poor
terrified thing. Something had to be
done. Someone had to go to her. |
said it like in a nightmare, bursting
to get out of it. Young Perch. Come
here. Anyway, there it is Mona, |
heard them. 1t was imagination, CT
course. But / heard them"
He heard, Now, then, Mother!
Don't be frightened. Here am,
Mother. Come on, Mother, One step,
Mother. You must take just one step.
Look, Mother, here's my hand. Cant
you see my hand?"
Now, Mother, l tell you it isn't
Do just trust me. Do just come"
81 daren't, Freddie. l can't, Fred
die | can't. | can'tp'
"You must. Mother, you must.
Look, look, here | am. It's |, Fred
die. Don't cry, Mother. Just trust
yourself entirely 20 me. You know
how you always can trust me. Look,
here's my hand. Just one tiny step
and you will touch it. | know you
feel i'll, darling mother. You won't
any any more, once you touch my
hand. But | can't come any nearer,
dearest. You must. YOU. All,
brave, beloved Mother-now!
He heard Effie's voice, "Oh, she's
dead! She's dead!"
Dead? He stared upon her dead
face. Where was gone that mask?
Whence had come this glory? That
inhaibtant of this, her BODY, in act Of
going had looked back, and its look
had done this thing. 1t had closed
the door upon a ruined house, and
looked and left a temple. 1t had
departed from beneath mask, and
looked, and that which had been
masked now was beautified.
Young Perch!
Continued in Our Next Issue.)
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CHAPTER VII.


He was alone in the room where
Mrs. Perch lay-not even Effie.
One o'clock. This war!
The doctor had been and was COM
ing again in the morning There was
nothing to be done, he had said; just
watch her.
Watch her? How long had he
been standing at the foot of the huge
bed-the biggest bed he had ever
seen-and what was there to watch?
Sinking" the doctor had said. In
process here before his eyes, but not
to be seen by them, awful and mys-
ferrous things. Death with practiced
fingers about his awful and mysteri-
Gus surgery of separating the spirit
from the flesh, the soul from the
body, the incorruptible from the cor
ruptible.
But Young Perch was dead. Young
Perch was killed. 1t was real. He
was here. This war!
II.
He felt very cold. He moved from
the bed and replenished the fire and
crouched beside it.
There was some strange sound in
the room. He had dozed in chair.
Some strange sound, or had he
imagined it? He sat up tensely and
listened. 1t was her breathing, a
harsh and labored sound. He stepped
quickly to the bed and looked and
then ran into the passage and called
loudly, "Effie Effie!'
Frightening, terrible, agonizing.
He was kneeling at one side of the
bed, Effie at the other. The extreme
moment was come to her that lay
between them. She was moaning. He
bowed his face into his hands. The
sound of her moaning was terrible
to him. That inhabitant of this her
body had done its preparations and
now stood in the door in the dark
ness, very frightened. 1t wanted to
go back. 1t had been very accus-
toned to being here 1t could not go
back 1t did not want to shut the
door. The door was shutting. 1t
stood and shrank and whimpered
there.
Oh, terrible! Beyond endurance,
iagonizing. 1t was old Mrs. Perch
that stood there whimpering. shrink
ing, upon the threshold of that huge
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wet, why, God is love-"
he stared at her.

The second Christmas of the war
came. The evening before the last
day of the Old Year was to have
given Sabre a rare pleasure to which
he had been immensely looking for
ward. He was to have spent it with
Mr.. Fargus. The old chess and acros-
tic evenings hardly ever happened
now. 1t was to have beer real
long evening; but it proved not very
long.
At ten o'clock profound gymnastics
Of the mind in search of a hidden
word beginning with and ending
with were interrupted by the entry
of the maid. please, Mr.. Sabre,
think it's for you, Mr.. Sabre"
"For me? Who on earth-?"
He opened it. He did not recog-
hize the writing on the envelope. he
unfolded it. All!
"Freddie's killed. Please do come
az once. l think she's dying E. B."
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0Io1I ASMlIuTcHINSoN

of the war. Never, but in their let
tiers, had he been able thus to give
his feelings and receive them,
touched with the same perceptions,
kindled and enlarged, back into his
sympathies again.
He shook his head, not trusting
himself to look at her. He said,
"You. Not |. Anyone can know the
right thing. But strength to do it,
Strength flows out of you to me. 1t
always has. | want it more and
more. | shall want it. Things are
difficult. Sometimes I've frightful
feeling that things are closing in on
me. There's Shelley's ode to the
West Wind 1t makes mel don't
know-wrough up. And sometimes
I've the feeling that Pm being car
ried along like that and toward
that frightful cry at the end, %
Wind, if winter comes"
He stopped. He said, "Give me
your handkerchief to keep, Mona.
Something of your own to keep.
There will be strength in it for me
to help me hold on to the rest-to
believe tiff Winter comes-Can
Spring be far behind?'"
She touched her handkerchief to
her lips and gave it to him.
w
Sabre had always thought Bright
Effie would be wonderful with old
Mrs. Perch. He wrote long letters
to Young Perch, telling him how
much more than wonderful Bright
.Effie was. Effie mothered Mrs.
Perch and managed her and hui
mored her il , way that not even
Young Perch himself could have
bettered.
Marvellous Effie! Sabre used to
think; and of course it was because
her astounding fund of humor was
based upon her all embracing
capacity for love. Sabre liked inn
mensely the half-whispered talks
with her while Mrs. Perch dozed in
her chair. Effie was always happy.
One evening he asked her most
extraordinary question, shot out of
him without intending it, discharged
out of his questioning thoughts as
by a hidden spring suddenly touched
by cropping fingers.
"Effie, do you love God?"
Her surprise seemed to him to be
more than the thing he had asked
than at its amazing unexpectedness
and amazing irrelevancy. "Why, Of
course | do, Mr.. Sabre"
why do your"
She said in simple wonderment, as
one asked what had the sun to do
with light, or whether water was
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Continued From Our Last Issue
Mona had written of it in ringing
words. She flushed in beautiful ar
dor of the enthusiasm she joined
with Sabre's at his opening words
of their meeting; but she ended with
a sad little laugh. "And them" she
said.
"What do you mean, Mona, And
then?"
She took a letter from her bag. Il
only got this this morning just as ]
was coming away. 1t is reply to
the one l wrote him about his V. c.
Oh, Mako, So splendid, so utterly
splendid as he is, and then to be like
this. Look, he says he's just get
leave and he's going to spend it IN
Paris! One of his women is there.
That Mrs. Winfred. He's taken up
with her again. He says, Poor thing.
She's all alone in Paris. know how
sorry you will feel for her, and feel
] ought to go and look after her. |
know you will agree with me. I'll tell
her you sent me. That will amuse
and please her SO.
She touched her eyes with her
handkerchief. ut rather hurts, Mar
ko. It's not that | mind his going
It's just what he would do. But it's
the way he tells me. He just says it
like that deliberately because he
knows it will hurt. So utterly splen-
did, Marko, and so utterly grace
less" She gave her little note of
sadness again. utterly splendid!
Look, this is all he says about his
V. c. Isn't this fine and isn't it like
him? he says, p. S. Yes, that V. C.
business. You know why | got it,
don't you? 1t stands for Very eau
tious, you know"
They laughed together Yes, like
him! Tybar exactly! Sabre could
see him writing the letter. Delight
ing in saying words that would hurt;
delighting in his own whimsicality
that would amuse. Splendid; airy,
untouched by fear; untouched by
thought; fearless, faithless, needless,
graceless. Fortunes darling; invest
ed in her robe of mockery.
Nona's laughter ended in a little
catch at her breath. He touched her
arm. Let's walk, Mona"
III
He thought she was looking thin
and done up. Her face had rather a
drawn look, its soft roundness gone.
He thought she never had looked so
beautiful to him. She spoke to him
Of what she had tried to say in her
letters of his disappointments in
offering himself for service. Never
had her sweet voice Sollndad So nv
qulsitely tender to him They spoke
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notice.!

Bids will be received by Bond
Commission of Americas Playground
association for pumping or air COM
preston equipment to be installed
upon completion of deep well, also
for all pipeing necessary and valves
TO and from swimming pool and dig
ging ditch and laying drain pipes
from swimming pool to sewer con-
nection on Dodson street.
Bids will also be received by Bond
Commission for constructing bath
house with eighty rooms.
Further information upon applica-
ton. Right reserved to reject. any
or all bids.
SWIMMING POOL BOND COMMITS
SION OF AMERICUS PLAY
GROUND ASSOCIATION.
IL
The Nome nugget., 1922-08-26
CLOUD BURST IN KOUGAROk
 DISTRICT JULY 18th

Jack Mathews the KougarOk dredge operator arrived in Nome via the dogmobile route from the Kougarok river. While crossing Sherret creek he had the misfortune to fall overheard and with the ex- ception of a genuine ducking escap- ed serious injury. The ties were loose and failed to sustain the weight with the result that the tra- veler was precipitated into the run ming water beneath.
 MT. Mathews operates dredge on the Kougarok river and came into Nome with his first cleanup of the seasons operations.
 On July 25th cloudburst occur red at the head of Mary's River, Lincoln, Grant and Coarse Gold creeks. A perfect wall of water was hurled down the various streams and swept everything be- fore it. Roads were washed out and considerable damage was done turnout the entire water shed.
 James Kelliher is not operating his dredge this season due to the failure to receive certain dredge parts which had been ordered. In- stead he is conducting an extensive hydraulic method and reports fav- orable results.
 Ben and Victor Lorraine are hy- draulicing on Macklin creek. Miss Ward and Ben Gillette are performing assessment work on the Ward Copper properties at the head of the Kougarok river and expects to return to Nome in a few days.
 MT. Mathews will conclude his business affairs and return to his mining operations Monday.
The Nome nugget., 1922-08-26
CHARMING YOUNG MISS
 CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY

Miss Frances Ross celebrated her twelfth birthday last Saturday af- ternoon at the home of her parents Captain and Mrs. Thomas A. Ross. On this occasion Frances was the charming hostess to eleven other young ladies who assisted her in making this day one to be long re- membered.
 The afternoon. between ? o'clock and ,, was devoted to both indoor and outdoor games after which the juveniles repaired to the dining room of the Ross residence and par ticipated in a delectable luncheon. When the guests were seated the lights were turned out and birth day cake with twelve lighted candles was brought into the room and dis tributed among the little ladies.
 The crowning feature of the lun- cheon was the arrival of the tele- graph messenger with dinnergram for each guest. AS each message was opened and read the room was filled with the joyful laughter of innocent, happy childhood and the luncheon progressed to happy con- clusion.
 Later in the afternoon Elmer Reed took pictures of the little girls, bringing the end of Perfect Day."
 Miss Frances was the recipient of many beautiful presents and she conducted herself as perfect hos tess. as all her guests testify.
 Those present were: Madeline Calkins. Barbara Gibney, Brenda Hegness. Ruth Johansen, Gertrude Johansen. Rosemary Lomen, Mill dred Maynard. Valerie Mcclure, Margaret Ulrich. Mary Walsh and Eileen Walsh. The Hostess, Fran ces Ross.
The Nome nugget., 1922-08-26
DIME CREEK ARRIVALS
 AND NEWS ITEMS

Vim. H. Olsen. Frank Shaw. Mrs. Schroeder and Walter Schroeder arrived on the Nokatak from the Dime creek camp.
 MT. Olsen. with his brother, is engaged in placer mining in Dime and reports a satisfactory seasons operations. He will return to Dime on the return sailing of the Noka- talk.
 MT. F. Shaw is operating on Bon- anza creek where he has opened an extensive paystreak.
 Mrs. and Walter Schroeder have beer in the employ of the Olsen Bros. and returned to Nome. where Mrs. Schroeder will receive medical treatment.
 According to MT. Olson the road from Dime to the Landing. dist ance of six miles. is now completed and the work which was done under the supervision of James Doyle pro- vides Dime with badly needed road to the coast.
 The rainy season has supplied the camp with an abundance of water for mining purposes and all those engaged in the work have benefited acordingly.
 Miss Carrie Stipek will be pas senger on the return trip of the Nok- atak to Dime, where she will assume charge of the school. the position held for the last two years by Miss Irene Bongard. resigned.
The Nome nugget., 1922-08-26
GAME SEASON OPENS
 SEPTEMBER FIRST

Ptarmigan, geese. ducks. curlew, snipe and other game birds may be killed after September 1st, at which time the open season begins for sport shooting.
 The spirit shown by our local sportsmen is truly commendable, they observe the law as gentlemen and thereby assist the authorities in preserving our valuable game birds. Promiscuous destruction of birds be- fore the stage of maturity has been reached not only decimates the birds. but the meat is not of the most desirable quality.
 It behooves each sportsman to consider himself a special deputy Game Warden and discourage viola tons of the game law.
The Nome nugget., 1922-08-26
SEES AND TAKES FIRST RIDE
 IN AN AUTOMOBILE

Henry Copple, who arrived from Kotzebue on the Sea Wolf, is now making his first visit to Nome since 1913 and incidentally saw and took his first ride in an automobile. In 1913, when Mir. Copple was here, there as a machine in Nome but he did not see it. And on Thursday, Attorney o. D. Cochran gave MT. Copple his first thrill in a gas buggy. The experience was such that MT. Copple states he prefers to indulge ill the old fashioned method of Dob bins and the chaise.
 Mir. Copple came to Nome in 1893 and in 1899 left for the Outside, re- turning the next spring, since which time he has been in Alaska without having visited the States. He is en- gagged in mining in the Kotzebue country and has no desire to venture out, at least not for the present.
 Mir. Copple came to Nome on this trip in charge of an insane Point Hope native girl, who has been turn ed over to the Federal authorities.
 Referring to mining conditions in the Kotzebue Sound district the visitor states that the high water has raised havoic with the small miners along the streams, drowning them out to such an extent that min ing has been impossible.
 Mir. Copple will return to Kotze- hue on the next sailing north of the Sea Wolf
The Nome nugget., 1922-08-26
INSANE ESKIMO RUNS AMUCK

An Eskimo by the name of Harris Pootooguk was found running loose on B street and his actions indicated that he was out of his mind. City Attorney H. O'Neill filed complaint before Commissioner c. W. Thorn ton, charging the Eskimo with being insane. He was taken in charge by the Federal authorities and jury trial was held in the Commissioners court Thursday afternoon at three o'clock. After hearing the evidence the jury returned a verdict finding the defendant insane. The mar shal's office took the Eskimo in charge and confined him in the Fed eral jail where he will remain until removed to Morningside asylum.
The Nome nugget., 1922-08-26
VALDEZ WILL ARRIVE
 ABOUT AUGUST 26th

According to Agent R. A. Carroll of the Alaska Steamship Company, the company freighter Valdez will arrive in Nome on or about the 2Sta of August. with freight for Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1922-08-26

In last Saturdays Nugget the statement was made that the oil boat Los Angeles was the largest boat ever having anchored in the Nome harbor. This statement was challenged by several old timers who thought we were in error.
The Nome nugget., 1922-08-26
LARGEST BOAT TO
 ARRIVE LOS ANGELES

Captain Thomas A. Ross has kind ly furnished us with data that shows the relative size of eight of the larg- est vessels arriving in Nome.
 The largest net tonnage and the largest steamships to arrive at Nome are as follows:
The Nome nugget., 1922-08-26
OIL BLANKS FOR SALE AT
 NUGGET OFFICE
PLATFORM
10 THE VOTERS OF THE SECOND DIVISION :


 Legislature A mnmydu n n~ follow. I bade in Nome district f" @ years employed r times ddw,s further operations political
 
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 Town patented mining property and ~ legislation
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 Mconre m sherr islands " flask" accordance with expressed ballot ous" " be the Ia" or " "nd else we cease to be a democracy the "edu" """p0" Law which and m is o.he p"t- toa. Division .. inc .-o wears hanmt d
 
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The Nome nugget., 1922-08-26

REINDEER HERD FOR SALE On account of going Outsade l will dispose of my reindeer herd, numbering over 200, at reasonable price and easy payments. For in- formation inquire at Nueget Ohsce.
 J. N. JOHANsKN,
 UAalakIest, Alaslxa.
The Nome nugget., 1922-08-26

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New-York tribune., 1922-11-30
4 usrk rkish ReUOIt in
Ihrace Under W. ay
Rebels Believed Masters
after Viole,at Fighting;
PIebiscite rs Demanded

LONDON, Nov. 90 {gy The Asso.
ciated Press).-It is reported here
that Turkish revolt, accompanied by
violent lighting at some places, has
broken out in western Thrace.
The correspondent of "The London
Times. at Constantinople teIegraphs
that he hears the insurgents are
masters of the situation and that an
armed band of 5000, with machine
guns, is marching toward DedeagatcE
and demanding the holding Of d
piebiscite.
. A dispatch to "The Daily Express
from Constantinople describes The
situation as dramatic and chaotic. /,
adds that not only are the Turks re.
ported to have revolted, but that bands
or buigarians and MaceGoAians have
crossed the frontier.
Aanthia, Gumuidjina and Dedeapb-
match are said to be three of the CEN
tcrs in revolt. The Turkish revolution
aries are declared to have seized Kan
ehia and established their own govern
ment there. o. - =
:. There has been lighting at Gumuld-
Una between revolutionaries and
wrecks. The attack aimed at Dedeag-
hatch failed, although, according ia
Turkish newspapers, the inhabitants
supported the attacking party and tried
tion.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-30
Cousens Named u. S. Senator;
Sees Ford Seeking Presidency
lNewberry's Successor, Once Associate of Detroi,
Manufactures, Declares Latter Will Head
Third Party if Democrats Reject Him

enough that if you have MUNICIPAL own
ership and operation 1000 Tammany
men might be appointed at clip, but
II the system was run for service and
not for graft, the people, generally
speaking, would not kick. | don't
claim municipal operation in general is
as economical or as efficient as pri-
vate operation, but the point is that
municipal operation makes for SER
vice, while private operation makes foa
private profit, so that there Is presented
the Understandable argument between
money making and service. The two
things don't go together. People don't
mind paying an extra fare for a ride
If no one is getting any graft or dis
honest money out Of the extra fare. The
PEOPLE of New York have themselves
to blame for the muddle they are in
at this time, They issued municipal
bonds TO build system with city
money and then turned IL over to pri-
vate corporations for q ion.
think muicipal operation bound to
come here i0 New York.
with refereno 70 national politics,
hope those inter ted in my convic-
tions will have patience until can
reach an informed opinion. ] have
always been Republican and will
continue to be one, but hope I may
tCentinued % pass three)
New-York tribune., 1922-11-30

James Couzens, Mayor Of Detroit,
who was appointed yesterday to the
United States Senate from Michigan
in place of Truman II. Newberry, said
yesterday at the Hotel Belmont that he
expected Henry Ford to be a Presi-
.4ential candidate in 1924.
Mr.. Couzens was associated with the
FORD Interests for many years and
made his fortune by putting his money
INTO the business when it was still in
the experimental stage. All Detroit
thinks Mr.. Ford will run for President.
Said Mr.. Couzens, but on what ticket
nobody pretends to say.
1t makes little difference to Mr..
Ford what ticket he is on, Mr.. Couzcns
continued. or whether he is turned
down by both major parties. 1t is
thought that he would accept the roni-
nation from either and that if neither
offers it to him, he is likely to be In
the field as leader Of the Ford party.
MT. Couzcns was winner in q fight
to establish municipal ownership of
transit lines in Detroit and is a firm
believer in that policy, both as to
ownership and operation.
New York made big mistake when
it built its subways," he said, ain that
it did not retain ownership. It is true