The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-09
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olared; You amt strong enough
for such heavy work. Kid. That's
Why I've got you packing hay"
The object OF this sarcasm pitched
his shoulders and Tho movement
showed that his burden was indeed
no moro than a cunning counterfeit.
a bundle OF hay rolled Inside tar.
paulin.
"oh. got a head and I've been
doing some heavy thinking with L,
the Kid retortcd This here naw
son Is going TO bo a good town. I'm
getting readied up TO join the pa
rsdc."
"Are you. now" the shellman
Knocked. Il s'posc you got u all
framed with the Canueks TO let you
thruf s'posc the chief Of police
knows you and likes you. en- You
and him is cousins. or something7
''Copptra Is all alike: there's al.
ways a way 20 square en-"
Lay OF that squarinE stuff, eaus
toned a renegade crook. disguised
by suit of nscksnawu and weeks
growth Of beard INTO the likeness o.
a s,hmpcdeT ~ thousand bucks and
a ton u grub. that's what tho sign
says. and that's what u means. Thsy
wouldn't let sou over the Lane with
nine hundred and nineiy.nino fifty"
Right agreed third eappeg.
ITS a closed season on broken stiffs
You can't monkey with the Mounted
Police. when they put over an cdic'
Il lays there TN u freezes. They'll
make you ahow your openers at the
Boundary. Gee, II had EN- |
wouldn't bother 20 40 inside.
what's a guy want with more than
81 900 and ton OF grub. anyhow
IAN tho same. I'm about Hsi 70
hit the trail. stuhbornly maintained
tho man with the alfalfa pack Il
Amt broke. when you boys get 10
Dawson. Just ask for Kid Bridges
saloon and I'll open wine. These
woollys can have their mines. me
for hc0teh.mill on Main u. :"
Lucky addressed his bsvy OF
boosters. Have l uursed a serpent
in my breast. or has the Kid met a
bankers son. Gimme room. boys
I'm going 20 shuttle the shells for
him and let him double his money.
Keep your eye on the magic pea.
SIR. Bridges. Three tiny tepees In
a row" There was general laugh
as Broad began 70 shift the walnut.
shells. but Kid Bridges rctorted, con.
,emptuouaiy:
That's tho trouble with all you
wiscacrcs. You bet dollar ahead
and you fall for another mans
gnme. never knew a faro-doaler
that wouldn't shoot craps. No. |
haven't met no bankers son and l
amt likely to Ia this place. These
pilgrims have scwed their money In
their undcrclo,hcs. and they sleep
with their eyes open. Seems like
they'd go blind, but they don'. These
Amt rubcs. Lucky. they're city folks.
They've seen three-ringod circuses
and three-sheil games. and all that
farmer stuff. They've been 'gypped,
aud it's an old story TO EN-"
You're dead right" Broad ac-
knowledged. That's why It's good.
D'you know tho best town in
America for the shells? Little old
New York. II tho cops would let me
set up ut the corner Of Broad and
wall. I'd own the stock exchange
in n week. Madison and Market and
Kcarney, or Pioneer square. down
by the totem pole. New York. Chi.
cago. Frisco. Seattle. they're all hlck
towns. For every city guys that
been stunE by a bee there's a hun.
dred that gtill thinks honey comes
from n fruit. This rush is Just start
ing. and the bigger II grows the bot.
ter wen do. Say. Kid, II you mush
over - Tagish with that load OF tim.
othy on your spine. the police will
nut YOU on the woodpiio for the win
ter"
While Mr. Lucky Broad and his
business associates were thus busied
In discussing the latest decree of the
Northwest Mounted Police. other
towpsmen Of theirs were similarly
engaged. Details OF this proclama-
tion-thc most arbitrary Of any, hith-
erto-had just arrived from the In.
ternatlonal boundary, and had caused
a halt. an eddy. in tho stream OF
c,oId.seekers which flowed inland TO.
ward Chilkoot pass. a human tide
was setting northward from the
states. n tide which swelled and
aulckened daily as the news OF
George Carmack's discovery spread
across the world, but at Healy q
Wilson's log store, where the notice
above rcfei,ed TO had been posted,
the ri ream slowed. a crowd OF new
Corners from tho bargos and steam.
srs in the roadstead had assembled
there, and now gave voice TO hoarso
Indignation and bitter resentment.
Late arrivals from Skagway. farther
down tho coast, brought word OF sim
liar scenes at that point and n SINH
lar feeling of dismny; they reported
similar Increase In the general c%-
element, too.
Pierce Phillips emerged from tho
tyadlngpost and, drawn by tho force
OF Rrnyltatlon. joined the largest
and the most excited group Of Ago
nauts. lie was still somewhat dazcd
by his pcrusal Of that police odlct'
the blow 10 his hopes was Still TOD
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