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what else? To kill-never to stop
killing-one after another, until they
are gone! Till Simon Turner and the
whole Turner clan nave paid the debts
they owe"
Bruce recoiled as if from a blow.
"Turner? Did you say Turner?' he
asked hoarsely.
Yes. That's the clans name. 1
thought you knew
Bruce understood now his unpro-
voked attack on the little boy when
he had been taken from the orphan
age on trial. The boy had been named
Turner, n the name had been enough
to recall a great and terrible hatred
that he had learned in earliest baby
hood. n name now recalled ii again /;
the truth stood clear at last. 1t was
the key to all the mystery of his life;
ii stirred him more than all of Linda's
words. In an instant all the tragedy
of his babyhood was recalled-the
hushed talk between his parents, the
oaths, the flames in their eyes, and
finally the body he had found lying
so still beneath the pines. 1t was
always the Turner's, the dread name
that had filled his baby days with
horror. He hadn't understood then.
1t had been blind hatred-hatred with
out understanding or self-analysis.
As she watched, his mountain blood
mounted to the ~ascendency. A strange
transformation came over him. The
~gentleness that he had acquired in his
years of city life began to fall away
from him. The mountains were claim
ing him again.
His voice was cold and hard when
he spoke.
"Then you and 1 are no relation
whatever"
None"
But we fight the same fight now
Eyes. Until we both win-or both
die"
Before he could speak again, a
strange answer came out of the dark
ness. mot two of you," a croaking
old voice told him. 1t rose, shrill and
cracked, fism the shadows beyond
the fire. They turned, and the moon
light showed a bent old figure hob
bling toward them.
1t was old Elmira, her cane tapping
along in front of her; and something
that caught the moonlight lay in the
hollow of her left arm. Her eyes still
glowed under the grizzled brows.
mot two. but three" she corrected,
In h hollow voice of uncounted
years. In the magic of the moonlight
1t seemed quite fitting to 10Th of them
that she should have come. She was
n of the ~triumvirate; they wondered
why they had not missed her before.
1t was farther than she had walked
IN years, but her spirit had kept her
up.
She put the %glittering object that
she carried into Bruce's hands. 1t
was a rihe-a repeating ~breechloader
of a famous make and a model of
thirty years before. 1t was such. a
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CHAPTER x

When the second hand of the watch
in his pocket had made one more cir
cult, both Bruce and Linda found
themselves upon their feet. The ten
sion had broken at last. Her emotion
had been curbed too long. II broke
from her in a food.
She seized his hands, and he started
at their touch. Don't you under
stand?' she cried. "You-you-you
nre Folger's son. You are the boy
that crept out-under this very tree
to find him dead. All my life Elmira
and i have prayed for you to come.
And what are you going to do?'
Her lace was drawn in the white
light of the moon. For an instant he
seemed dnzed.
"Do?" he repeated. 81 don't know
what I'm going to do"
you don't!" she cried, In Infinite
scorn. Are you just clay? Aren't
You a mann Haven't you got arms to
strike with and eyes to see along a
rife barrel7 Are you a coward-and
n weakllng; one of your mothers
blood, to run away? Haven't you any
thing TO avenge7 1 thought you were
n mountain man-that all your years
in cities couldn't take that quality
away from you'll Haven't you any
answer?"
He looked up. a strange light grow,
Ing on his face. "You mean-kil,
ingf'
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Elmira had o in and the coast was
clear, 1t wouldn't come to his lips.
1T seems strange" he said, ito
come here only last night-and then
TO be leaving again."
1t seemed to his astonished gaze
that her lips trembled ever so slightly.
1--WE have been waiting for each other
a long time, ~Bwovaboo.'' she replied.
She spoke rather low. not looking
straight at him. And 1 haze to have
You go away so soon.
But I'll be back-in a few days"
you don't know. No one ever
knows when they start out In these
mountains. Promise me, Bruce-to
keep watch every minute. Remember
there's nothing-nothing-that Simon
wont stoop to do. He's like a wolf.
He has no rules of fighting. He'd just
as soon strike from ambush. How do
l know that you1i ever come back
again?'
"But | WILL" He smiled at her. and
his eyes dropped from hers to her lips.
He reached out and took her hand.
"Good-by, Linda" he said, smiling.
She smiled in reply, and her old
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knew 1t. He wal hungry too; but
hunger Is an emotion Tor the beasts
Of prey to keep carefully to them
selves.
The Killer moved quite softly. One
would have marvelcd how silent, he
great feet fell upor. the dry earth ard
with what slight sound his heavy
form moved through the thickets. Hel
moved slowly, cautiously-alI the time
mounting further Ill the little hill tnut
rose from the banks of the streafa.
He came to an opening in the tlicket
a little brown pathway that yan,shed
quickly into the shadows Of the CIV
erts.
The Killer Slipped softly n ia.
heavy brush just at its mouth. II was
his ambush. Soon, ne knew. some of
the creatures that Lad bowers In tl,e
heart of the thicker would be comipg
along that trail onto the feeding
grounds on the ridge. He had only
to wait.
The night wind. rirIng somewhere +,
the region of the snow banks on m.
highest mountains. blew down into the
Killers face and brought messages
that no human being may ever receive,
Then his sharp ears heard the sound
of brush cracked softly as some one
of the larger forest creatures came
up the trail toward him.
The steps drew nearer and the
Killer recognized them. They were
plainly the soft football of some mem.
Der of the deer tribe, yet they were
too pronounced to be the step of anv
of the lesser deer. The bull elk had
left his bed. The red eve of tbe
grizzly seemed to glow as he waited
Great though the stag was, only one
little blow of the massive forearm
would be needed. The huge fangs
would have to close down but once.
The bear did not move a single tell.
tale muscle. lie scarcely breathel
The bull was almost within striking
range now. The wicked red eyes
could already discern the dimmesi
shadow of his outline through the
thickets. But all at once he stoppel,
head lifting. The Killer knew that tie
elk had neither detected his odor MOI
heard him, and he had made no now.
ments that the sharp eyes could or.
tect. Yet the bull was evidently
alarmed. He stood lmmobile, one foot
lifted, nostrils open. head raised.
Then, the wind blowing true, the griz
ely understood.
a pungent smell reached him from
below-evldently the smell of n living
creature that followed the trail along
the stream that flowed through the
glen He recognized IL In an instant.
He had detected 1t many times, par.
ticularly when he went into the
cleared lands to kill cattle. II was
man.. an odor almost unknown in this
lonely glen. Dave Turner, brother Of
Simon, was walking down the stream
toward Hudson's camp.
To the ELK this smell was Fear it.
self. He knew the ways of men only
too well. Too many times he had
seen members of his herd fall stricken q
at a word from the glittering sticks
they carried in their hands. He Ut.
tered a far-ringing snort.
1t was a distinctive sound, begin.
ming rather high on the scale as a
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cheer seemed to return to her. Good
by, Bwovaboo. Be careful"
"Tl be careful. And this reminds
me of something"
"What?'
"That for all the time I've been
away-and for all the time I'm going
to be away now-I haven't done any,
thing more-well, more intim.Ae-
than shake your hand"
Her answer was to pout out her lips
in the most natural way in the world.
Bruce was usually deliberate in his
motions; but all at one his delibera-
ton fell away from him. There
seemed to be no interlude of time be.
tween one position and another. His
arms went about her. and he kissed
her gently on the lips.
But 1t was not Mt all as they expect
ed. Because Linda had not known
many kisses, this little caress beneath
the pine went very straight home in
deed to them both. They fell apart.
both Of them suddenly sobered. The
girls eyes were tender and lustrous,
but startled too.
"Good-by, Linda he told her.
"Good-by, ~Bwovaboo," she answered.
He turned up the trail past the pine.
He did not know that she stood
watching him a long time, her hands
clasped over her breast.
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CHAPTER XIII

Miles farther than Lindu's cabin.
clear beyond the end of the trail that
Duncan took, past even the highest
ridge of Trails End and in the region
where the little rivers that run into
the Umpqua have their starting place.
is n certain land of Used to Be. II
Isn't a land Of the Present Time Mt all
1t is a place that has never grown old.
When a man passes the last OUTPOST
of civilization, and the shadows Of the
unbroken woods drop over him. he Is
likely to forget that the year is nine
teen hunSred and twenty, and that
the day before yesterday he had seen
nm airplane passing over his house.
The world seems to have kicked off
its thousand-thousand a as a
warm man at night kicks off covers:
and all things are Just as they used
to be. 1t is the Young World-a
world of beasts rather than men. n
world where the hand of man has not
yet beer felt.
On this particular early-S eptember
day, the age-old drama of the wilder
ness was in progress. 1t was a drama
"a uhthhcu basSiouS duu DiOOQS1eQ.
strife and carnage and lust and ran
Inc; and 1t didn't. unfortunately. have
a particularly happy ending. The
players We're beasts, not men. The
only human being anywhere in the
near Vicinity was the old trapper.
Hudson, following down his trap line
on the creek margin on the way TO
his camp. 1t is true that two other
men, with a rather astounding SINH
larlty of purpose, were at present COM
Ing down two OF the long trails that
led to the region: but us yet the
dramn was hidden from their eyes.
One of the two was Bruce, coming
from Linda's cabin. One was Dave
Turner. approaching from the direc-
tlon OF the Ross estates. Turner WINS
much he nearer. Curiously, both had
business with the trapper Hudson.
The action of the play was calm Mt
lrst. Mostly the forest creatures
were otlll In their afternoon sleep,
The does and their little spotted
fawns were sleeping; the blacktall
deer had no yet sought the feeding
grounds on the ridges. The cougar
yawned In his lair, the wolf dozed in
his covert. even the poison-people lay
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XII

Bruce and Linda had q long talk
while the sur climbed up over the
great ridges to the east and old FL
mira cooked their breakfast. There
was no passion In their words this
morning. They had got down to a
basis of cold planning.
Let me refresh my memory about
a few of those little things you told
me-" Bruce requested. "First-on
what date does the twenty-year pc
riod-of the Turner's possession of the
land-expireY"
"On the thlrtieth of October. of this
year."
Not very long, is it? Now you un-
derstand that on that date they will
have had twenty years of u~ndisputed
possession of the land; they will have
paid taxes on it that long; and unless
their title is proven false between now
and that date, we can't ever drive
them out
'"That's just right"
and the fall term of court doesn't
begin until the fifth of the following
month";"
yes, we're beaten. That's all there
is to it. Simon told me so the last
time he talked to me-"
1t would be to his interest to have
you think so. But Linda-we mustn't
give up yet. We must try as long as
one day remains. 1t seems to me that
the first thing to do is to find the trap
per, Hudson-the one witness that is
still alive. He might be able to
prove to the court thai as nv ia
ther never owned the land in reality,
he couldn't possibly have decided 1t
to the Turner's. Do you know where
this Hudson is?"
II asked old EImIra last night. She
thinks. she knows. A man told her he
had his trap line on the upper Ump-
qua, and his main headquarters-you
know that trappers have a string of
camps-was at the mouth of Little
river. that flows into the Umpqua.
But 1t is a long way from here"
Bruce was still a moment. slow
far?" he asked.
1.-TWO full days tramp az the least
barring out accidents. But il you
think 1t is best-you can start out to-
day"
Bruce was a man who made decf-
slons quickly. Then I'll Starlight
away. Can you tell me how to find
the trail?"
81 can only tell you to go straight
north.r
''rhen the thing to do is to get ready
at once. And then try to bring Hud-
son back with me-down the valley.
After we get there we can see what
can be done"
Linda smiled rather sadly. "rm not
very hopeful. But It's our last chance
and we might as well make a try.
There Is no hope that the secret
agreement will show up in these few
weeks that remain. Wen get your
things together at once"
They breakfasted, and after the
simple meal was finished. Bruce
packed for the journey. The two
women walked with him, out under
the pine.
Bruce shook old Elmlra's scrawny
hand; then she turned back at once
into the house. The man felt singu-
larry grateful. He began to credit
the old woman with a great deal OF
intuition. or else memories from her
own gtrlhood of long and long ago. He
did want a word alone with this
strange girl Of the pines. But when
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a."
loud whistle and descending into a
deep bass bawl. And the Killer knew
perfectly what that sound meant. II
was n simple way of saying that the
elk would progress no farther down
that trail. The bear leaped in Wig
fary.
The bull seemed 10 leap straight up
His muscles had been set at his hrst
alarm from Turner's smell on the
wind, and they drove forth the pow
erful limbs as II by a powder explo'
sion. He was full in the air when the
forepaws battered down where he hau
been. Then he darted away into the
coverts.
The grizzly knew better than to try
to overtake him. Almost rabid win
wrath he turned back to his ambush
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BOOK TWO
THE BLOOD AToNEMEMT
cHAPTER I'd

men own the day. but the night is
ours" is an old saying among the
wild folk that inhabit the forests OF
Trails End. The saying originated
long and long g when the world was
quite young. Before that time, likely
enough, the beasts owned both the
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rifle as lives in legend. with sights as
fine as a razor edge and an accuracy
as great as light itself. Loving hands
had polished 1t and kept 1t in perfect
condition.
Matthew Folger's rifle" the old
woman explained, "for Matthew Fol
gers son."
And that is how Bruce Folger re-
turned TO the land of his birth--as
most men do. unless death cheats
them frst-and how he made a pact
to pay old debts of death.
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Philadelphia Hosiery Center.
Philadelphia leads the world In ,hs
manufacture OF hosiery and under
wear.
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"Hunt up Hudson, the
living man who witnessed that
agreement between Ross and old
: oiyer5
GRO BE coNrINunpO
Beginning Of Great Industry.

oS0tUntnB Df GTeat ihuuee'J'
The first bale of cotton exported
from this country to Europe was
shipped from Charleston, $. C., III
1884.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
CHRISTMAS HERE FROM
 STATES; HEAVY MAIL

Bringing Christmas from the States to the people of Juneau, the Spokane put eff 14 pouches of first class mail and 270 sacks of parcel post mlter here early this morning. Thls forenoon the steamer Alameda came in with three pouches of first class mail and "A sacks of parcel post matter The mail brought by the Alameda is mostly from the Eastern states.
 The staff at the local post office is working at topmost speed to get all packages out as early as pos sible With the return of Postmas- ter Bradford and C. O. Sabn, of the staff, on the steamer Spokane, there are eight people in the office, one being on temporarily for the Christ mas rush.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
JUNEAU OLDTIMER
 DIES TO WESTWARD

w. II. Beach old-t.mer of South eastern Alaska, being we'll known at kCJchikan and Sitka, as well as in Juneau, died several days ago in the hosplgal at Anchorage, according to a cablegram received by his son, w J. Beach
 w. H. Beach came to the West in 1875 and came to Alaska in 1898, To- eating at Nome, also Teller. He went soWth in 1902 to the Puget Sound district and returned north, locaIng ill Juneau in 1911, operating gasboats out of Gastineau Channel and especially the May" as the mail boat between Juneau and Sitka From Juneau he went to Anchorage in 1917, and at the time of his death was operasing gasboat on the mail route, Scldovia to Anchorage.
 w II. Beach was 73 years old and
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
FAIRBANKS BANKER IS
 RETURNING FROM SOUTH

Returning from brief business trip to San Francisco, R. C. Wood manager Of tne First National Bank Cf Fairbanks, was a local visitor to- dly while the Alameda was in port, en route to his home. He is one Of the pioneer sEankers of the Interior and irlscro-ted in mining develop men't in that section
 MT Wood said he did not look for any unusual boom in Fairbanks in the near future, but that steady and continued growth is assured. The prospecting operations carried out on a number of creeks in the Fair banks district during the past sea son, he said. were favorable and the erltry of several new dredges backed by subgtartial capital is virtually assured.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
JURY CONTINUES PROBE; PROGRESS
 NOT BEING MADE
Dead Girls ''Friend' Tells Confused Story as to
 Visits to His Room.

Little progress had been made by the coroner's jury Investigating the death of jennie Hayes, Indian girl which resumed it's hearing at D, m. today, following adjournment yes terday afternoon. John Hopkins, who said he was Jennie's friend, was being closely questioned late this afternoon over seeming dis crepancies in his story and testimony given by other witnesses.
 At first denying that the girl had been in his room after early Satur- day evening, when confronted by Elsie Brown who had previously testified to visiting Hopkins room with Jennie early Sunday morning. admitted that this WIS true but claimed that the latter, after being left alone with him, also tGok hcr depan.u~ a short time after Elsie went out. The latter also testified that she vert back to Hopkins room Sunday about D. nl and that Hop kins told her that Jennie had 'ju run olpt.' Hopkins at one point in his examination said Jennie had been in his room for a short time about D. m. Sunday but later retracted. His statement throughout was con- fused and in many instances direct ly contradidtiing itself as well as testimony given by other witnesses. His examination was being pressed hate today.
 Milton Rhodes was examined brief ly but added nothing to testimony already given and knew nothing of the girls movements on Saturday night or Sunday. Other witnesses summoned to testify are: James Ketchtoo, Sam Sannes and Robert Taylor. Alice Morgan, Indian girl, with a room adjoining that of Hop kins. said Jennie recently moved her belongings out of Hopkins room to her rcace, but had not lived with her. A suitcase and some clothing of the dead girl was found in the Morgan woman's room yesterday.
 The body of the Hayes girl was found Thursday afternoon at low t.ie e'ga on the waterfront. An autopsy d.sproved the theory that she was drowned but failed to in dic-re any signs of foul play. There was no indicltion today what the verdict Of the coroner's jury would be.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
NEWLYWEDs MET HERE
 WITH RICE SHOWER

large crowd of friends armed With heavy load Of rice ammun ton greeted Mr and Mrs C. O. Ssb.n, recen'ly married in Seattle when they arrived here early this morning on the steamer Spokane The Firing squad was led by F. A S1rri, manager of the Gastineau Ho tel, who supplied ammunition and the newly married couple were forced to run the gauntlet as they left the sh.p for the dock.
 Mir. and Mrs. Sabin will make their home in Juneau. Mir. Sabn is on the staff at the local post office. Mrs S8b.n was, before her marriage, Mss May Anderson. and spent some time in Juneau last year
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
BRADFORDS HERE

z NJ Bradford, local postmaster acccmraTted by Mrs. Bradford and their litlle sons. Curtis and Buddy r turned to Juneau this morning on the steamer Spokane. Mrs. Brad ford anl the boys have spent sev' erN months vis.tang with relatives and friends in the Stntes. MT. Brad fH~d has been alsent from Juneau 'Aa rqst few weeks, when he went sou-h to join h' family, visiting re yes in Portland.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
MARRIAGE TODAY

Mary Koski and Karl Tyeka Lar son were married at 12 o'clock noon today at the office of the U. S. Com missioner. Commissioner Paine per formed the ceremony. The witnesses were Mrs A. Haglund and Albin Haglund Mr. and Mrs Larson are we'll known in Juneau. Mrs. Larson has conducted boarding house here for some time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
DUNN RETURNS FROM FIRST
 CITY; COURT BACK SHORTLY

John H. Dunn, Clerk of the Dis trict Court, returned today on the Alameda from Ketchikan where the Court has been in session for several weeks. One case was still to be tried at the time of his departure from Ketchikan. It was expected, he said, that this would be com plcted early next week and Judge T. M. Reed and other members of the Court party would return here on the steaEer Admiral Watson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
-----1-- MUSIC AT GASTINEAU

Tomorrow from o'clock in the afterrgon ua,l o'clock in the evening twop.eee orchas.rI VII entertain the guests al the Gaa:ina1u Cafe Miss Mamie Hahn will be at the piano and w. K. Burford on the saxaphone Music will be given be- tween the named hours every Sun day it has been announced by r. A. Sorri, manager of the Gastiuedu Hotel
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
SANTA CLAUS CLOSER;
 SECOND MESSAGE COMES
Cleveland. O. Dee

Cleveland, O.. Dec 16. Dr. Jenne, Eks Club. Juneau. Alaska Dear Doe: I arrived in Cleve.and today on my way to Juneau and vii be there alright on the och. Is John Spickett gctrg 10 give a show for the kids this year? Let me knew b., Monday what your plans are, Wire me at St Paul, as I will he ther. 'hen. Give my regards to John Me tGr2' fin. Dolly Gray and the res of the old-timer5 around the club Be sure and have a2 the kids Q Caf.neau Channel at the Elks Clul when l arrive. l have a surprise to, oh one And let me know ab0u. viour plans.
 Yours.
 SANTA CLAUS.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
GALEN VISITS FRIENDS HERE;
 ENROUTE HOME FROM SEATTLE

James L. Galen, prominent busi- ness man of Cordova and candidate in the April primaries for Republi- C1n nomination for Delegate, visited friends here today. He is a passen- ger on the Alameda en route to Cor doVa after months stay in Seattle. He was called South last month by the illness of Mrs. Galen, who is on the road ito complete recovery and will probably be able to return home in January.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16

the Spokane to take an insane nrt soner from Sitka to Morningside Marshal Beaumont will be joined at Ketchikan by Mrs Beaumont and they will spend the holidays in Seattle
 Marshal Beaumont expects to re- turn to his headquarters here before January l. Mrs. Beaumont ill spend several weeks in the States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
BISHOP CRIMONT ABOARD
 WATSON FOR JUNEAU

Bshcp J. R. Crimont, head Of the Cathoi.c missions in Alaska, is d passenger aboard the steamer Ad- miral Watson for Juneau. He has been in the States the past several weeks on business in the iatero., of the church.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
BEAUMONT RETURNS;
 LEAVES ON SPOKANE

U. S. Marshal G. D. Beaumont re
 turned to Juneau this morning on the steamer Spokane from the States. where he took number oi prisoners. He will leave Monday or
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
VANCES RETURN

Dr. Howard Vance and Mrs. Vance returned tO Juneau today on the Alameda. They have spent the pa:i several mon A3 touring the States and visJ..ng w..h rel2.iyes in Cal fornia
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
CUSTOMS OFFICIAL
 GOES TO SITkA

M. H. Sides, deputy collector oi customs, left Juneau on the Spo kane for Sltka, where he will make of customs station at that port which will be opened officially Jan uary 1. W. DeArmond of Sitka was recently appointed deputy collector at that port
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-16
MARSHALL RETURNS

J. E. Marshall. prohibition direc- tor, returned to Juneau on the Spo- kane from Ketcbi6an where he ms been on official business.