The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-06-03

my Moon alfptane anu us pas
sengers. Jack had resented that,
as though il were an implied insult
to the girl he loved.
Look here, Joe. We've got TO
get our money out of this discov-
cry. We can't stay here forever. !"
Seems to me-" Mckenzie Joe
said, as he looked out over the
valley, when we found this place.
we both figured it was where we
were going to settle down-that we
had a life job"
"We're not going to have a years
job, if we don't find that older bed
rock. That Loon creek placer won't
be enough for u.s.
"It's enough for me right now, !"
the older man said. 81 amt ever
seen that much money before
Hammond bent over the shovel
blade.
"Our ideas are different there"
"You mean, you've let some
body change EN- for YOU
Hammond threw down the SHOW
ell; it clattered ON the wooden floor.
I'm getting tired OF that. II
you've got anything to say about Kay
joyce, come out and say it."
The other man glanced at him
over his shoulder.
Ibid mention any names?' he
asked quietly and moved away to-
ward the upper digglngs, new
test shaft. somewhat distant from
camp and rather deep in the for
est. by which they sought the bed
rock. Hammond did not follow.
Instead, with the shovel over his
shoulder, he headed for the placer
workings along the creek. 1t was q
reiuvenated camp through which he
moved. A roar sounded from the
lake and Jimmy Moons airplane
took off fer Wrangell. From far
away came the sound of hammers
| over at Around the World Armies
on the Alaskan side; tiny town
| had begun there; she called II
| Whoopee. As Hammond walked on,
he passed a squat SiWash squaw
| cleaning in new shawl of wildly
| checkered design, an importation
by air.
Then he became aware that some
one was calling him. It was Jeanne
| Towers, waving excitedly from the
doorway Of her cabin store.
1--WE almost sold out" she ex
| claimed, as he approached. I'm go
ing to send in another order tomor
row. Larry Baine. he's The one with
the all-metal Junkers, is going t
bring me back whole list of stuff
from Fourcross.
'sThat's the way bushes:
grows" Hammond bantered. Tive
hundred dollars for claim, doubles
all in a couple of weeks
Jeanne laughed. tipping he
homemade gold scales with a toy
ing finger.
well, nearly doubled. ! hope
do it again.
| "And a dozen times after that
Then I'll know where to borrow
the gold-mining business play
outl"
He went ON then, at last to reacl
Loon creek. Kay was not yet there
it was still breakfast time in mos
of the camp. But Bruce KenninI
was moving along the stream, to
ward one of his claims quartz
mile beyond. A few hundred yard
up the stream, where the raw-bone'
Olson scooped the earth by grea
shovelfuls into his sluice, was Mrs
Joyce. Hammond saw her Their
often; now and then he had foun
Olson sitting on the veranda OF tn
Joyce cottage, talking of wander
ings in many lands in his scare
for gold, while Mrs. Joyce CAV
far more than her usual monosy
Liable rejoinders. There was some
thing about the man which SCENE
to fasclnate her. Suddenly he cease
his musings. Bruce Kenning ha
come beside him.
"How's the work going with Mt
Kenzie Joe?" he asked quietly.
Hammond shrugged his shou
ders.
Il haven't been able to get an,
where. He still wants to put dow
one hole at a time and give tn
rest of his life to it.
: Kenning froWned.
"You can't have that. I'm col
WINGED that the old river bed lie
over toward the British Columbi
hills" He chuckled. Il wish
were the other way around-all m
: claims are in the other direction.
Hammond grinned. well, .yc
can't say | didn't tell you
''Oh, you're talking about tn;
stuff / bought from Jeanne Tower
I've added to that great deal
on the chance that someboc
around here would want it. b.
everybody's looking the other wa
Just as well. I'm obligated to tui
over some worthless claims to {
English syndicate"
] That's beyond me-"
! Something / took over out
5 what was left when Joyce died.
: guess the house is crooked. Thu
7 say frankly they probably won't d
: velop the property They just wa
: something cheap in live mimi
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