The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-21


Late That afternoon thru tho
streets Tan o yy that took every
tooJ-fgga man hurry ns 10 Tho river.
front "Ecek was coming" iu "a
Hry tho yapta Erpoints were
crowded
A shout % relief issued frrm the
crowd when ths Teams drew tn uu.
der Tho tank and Rock S,t up, wa,
ms mHt5utI hsna tho shout WA
quItkN Hushci as tbt look son saw
what SOFT of burden Jog NcCaskyy
was driving
TiewC Phillips ~ course. WAS thr
most rascr member of that wrlcom
nE thvug Az tho earliest moment
no bor1 'Folcon away 90 his cabin.
and therC. whom the last morbid ca
-icsty serkrr had been shaken OF
and the dogs had been attended 90.
he heard the story
RnuIctta ngErr il out ius right
By gulA. OATS DO -msuCs' Rl'
"Shg IS Indeed But Prank what
happeuode How ava you manage -
'PoIron hcsilatcd Thyrc was a roa,
son why DC ala not wish Tho details
Of that affair on Tho upper Forty
Nile 90 become public.
IL was not dtneult 60 distnrt tho
story enough 60 reverse tho roles he
and the officer had played. and. when
he had finished. Pierco was loud In
his praise 20 the Mounted Policeman.
We'll things happened hgrr. to-. %
The youth declared Succiuc,ly he
told the story of lAurc's delayed con-
y,ssion proving that he had been tbe
victim 90 a deliberate conspiracy
Believe me. I'm slad Il has an come
out SO well, he said People didn't
actually accuse me. but I was con.
sclous ~ their suspicion. their doubt.
I had talked too much. Then. too.
there was that bcastiy rumor about
the Countess and me. II was fierce!
Appearances were strong Id-h8vo
gone en- the stampede. only I didn't
have the heart You've heard about
that, ~ course The new s,rikef''
When ro!vun shook hts head the
Young mans eyes kiudled. "Why.
man. De broke out. thu town
crazy d.ppy It's the biggest thiug
ever Frruchman'S Hin. IFS called
Get thaJs t'rcnChman'a Hnlg'
some French feller max lucky
strike. chr" 'Polcon was no, greatly
Interested Where de place ls7 Who
lis Frenchmang
Its high bar somewhere above
FL Dorado "a mountain ~ pay gravel
IAN old rtyurbgd or something. They
,ay it's where ali the gold came from.
The mother lode You can see Il right
Il the grass roots
'Polcon started and his mouth
opened. then he shook hts head.
by Car OATS tommy, seen
-ravcl up deere. but merm onmcky
Neyer 1 quite get notin: always I'm
close ~ when noder Teller max
strike
Pierce still managed to control
himself enough 10 explain. 'They
were shooting dead timber down into
he gulch and they woro the snow
~ where the rim cropped out. II
happened 20 b. staked ground right
there" Pierce's excitement. the odd
light IN his dancing eyes, boro TO
'Poleou a signfgicancs. some
Frenchman had taken Il up. so they
called L Frenchman's HIll."
Dorct's blank. confounded stare
caused the speaker finally 10 burt
out: Good Heavens! man. wake up.
I'm trying 20 break the news gently
that you're millionairc-ths French.
man % Frenchman's Hill. don't
want you 70 faint. First time in his.
Tory a miner ever left his claim and
another fellow came along
Dorct uttered a feeble cry and rose
10 his feet Ma soeurr' he exclaim-
81. shes got claim up horc-I
stake & for her. For me. / don care
4 I lose mine plenty tam come
JUS so close as dis; but II dam frllcr
Jump her grouu'--"
Wait. wait, There's no question
4 anything Ike that. Nobody has
Jumped your claim. or hers. either.
Tho law wouldn't let 'ein. / wonder
4 she kuows- Why. sho can't know
left her not two hours ago"
"she don't know"
Pierce shook his head. "she doesn't
dream wish I'd known. I'd have
loved TO tell her"
'Poleon Dorct gazed flxedly. curi-
ousiy at the speaker. lie nodded his
head. A peculiar. set. hopeless look
creps into his eyes. his broad shoul.
ders sagged YEARLY He had trav-
oled far and swiftly on this young
mans affairs; he had slept but llt.
lie; and now "A great fatigue mastered
him. Oddly enough. too. that fierce,
consuming desire 70 see Roulctia
which had hourly gnawed at him
was gone. all at once he felt that she
vas quite tho last person he wished
20 face. This weakness. this small.
ness Of spirit. was only temporary,
ne assured himself. It would soon
pass. and then no would find the
strength TO 20 TO her with his Gus
tomary smile. his mask in place.
Vow. however. he was empty, cheer.
less, frightened by tho portont OF this
new thing It could have but one
sisniflcance--it means that he would
lose his sister" that she would have
no further need Of him.
Wei, that was all right. It was
something Ike this, that he had
worked for. Why cherish n mean
envy Of this happy boy? why per-
init narrow selfishness to mar this
supreme moment?
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