The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-19

help me out His tones harshencd.
and he lost tho fine edge OF his self
control 1--we stood enough non
sense from that little"
Seemingly. Nelson made no per
eeptibie movement In his chair. What
change there was showed merely In
the limos OF his face. and particularly
In the light that dwolt in tho gray.
straightforward eyca Don't finish
H." be ordered simply.
For an instant eyes met eyes In
bitter hatred-and Chan heminwey
began TO wonder Just whore no would
seek cover In case matters got to a
shooting stage. But Rays Eaxs
broke before tina, OF his leader
I'm not going 90 say anything
shouldn't" he protested suddenly
'Iiut this doesn't look like you're
helping out my case any. You told
mo you'd do everything you could
for me. You even went 40 far a. 10
say you'd take matters IN your own
hands,"
-And l win. In reason. I'm keep
ing away the rest OF the boys 80 you
can have a chance. hut " you think
I'm going 20 tie her up 20 anybody
against her will. you're barking up
the wrong tree. shes my daughter.
and her happiness happens 20 b. my
first object" Then his voice
changed. good humored again, Hut
cool down. boy--wait IN you hear
everything i've got 10 tell you. and
you'll feel better. or course. you
know what It's about"
Il suppose = Hiram Mcivilie's
claim
That's II. OF course We don't
/ know that he had a cfalm-but he
had pocket fun Of tho most beau
tiful nuggets you ever want 20 see
No one knows that fact but mel
saw 'cm by accidcnt--and ! got 'em
now. You know he's always had an
id>a that the yuga country was
worth prospecting. but we always
laughed at him OF courSr !, II a
pocket country: but it's my opinion
he found a pocket that would make
many n placer look sick. before he
died"
tAt Wv fttAM Nv tANfW ~ $50" sNef&
gets somewhercs elise"
Hold your horseA where would
he get emf There's something else
suspicious too. Hs wrote letter.
the day before he died. and addressed
n TO Ezra Melville. somewhere In
Oregon He must just about got II
by now--mayse q few days ago. He
had the clerk mail n for him. and
got him to witness n. saying II was
his wili--and what did tina, cid hound
have to win except n minef Next
day he wrote another letter some
where too-but ! didn't find out who
n was to. II I'd had any gumpticn
I'd got ahoid OF 'sm both. Tho point
fs-I'm convinced it's worth II trip.
at least"
Il should say II was worth n trip"
Ray agreed. "And a fast ono. too.
There might be some compe'ition---
There won't be a rush. n that's
what you mean. Everybody knows
IT'S a pocket country. and the men
In this town wouldn't any moro got
excited about tho Yuga River-----"
True enough--but that Ezra Mel
Vile will be- shown up one Of these
days. We want TO be settin' pretty
when he comes"
You've got the idea II ought 10
be the easiest job we ever did. It's
my idea he had HIS claim all laid
out. monuments up and everything,
and was on his way down TO Brad
leyburg 20 record II when he died.
Tse just went out before he could
make the rest Of tho trip. All wei
have 70 do ~ to 20 up there. locate
An his cabin. and aft tight"
wait just second" Ray was
lost in thought. There's an old
cabin ND that way somewhere--aiong
that stu piace--on the river. I,
was trapping cabin belonging "a
old BIN Foulks."