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That Germany will recover from the war and i>ay her debts If pivet.
C m. ' some economic assistance was the opinion of Dr. Kathenau, who
v.as ir.oHtly assassinated, according to Charles W. Price, the Now York
ecoi wh was a lifelong friend of the dead German statesman. and
i>hi i.ur"(J ti' !i five days before his murder. Mr. Price asked the Ger
wai minister s Germany recovering from the war and can she pay her
cel> t" f:. H theuau replied:
I >• 'i>d say yes If proper time is given her with some econo
ii..t h .j Everybody U working hard and long—a characteristic
of (he indi-<trial classes of Germany. Hamburg is a perfect hive
of lud.'.st ■ v and all Is being sacrificed to utility; by this I mean
rtiei." ■ •>.> stopping to paint or mend, only as absolutely necessary,
but . and machinery, cars and ships are kept busy; and the
, fielu ire on all sides, being Intensively cultivated early and late,
«*••' ooth sexes.
l'U... opinion is confirmed by former American Ambassador James W.
Gerard While Jndne Gerard did not go to Germany, he met mauv Ger
mans and was in correspondence with Dr. Hat enau, who. by the way. de
nied to Judge Gerard that he would uot be welcomed in Germany. (It had"
l>een reported that Gerard had been notified to stay away.)
Judee Gerard, while admitting that the situation in Germany is seri
ous. and that there is real danger that there may be trouble with the Bol
sheviki who would, if they could, set up a Soviet government stmilar to tlia1
at Moscow, and. he believes, would accept military aid from the Russian
S.i\ ;et to accomplish their [urpose, believes things will come out right
Speaking upon his return from Europe. Judge Gerard said:
I believe that a stronger republic Is going to come out of Ger
many—one that will follow along the lines of the United Stales
—a bureaucratic executive Government.
The seriousness of the situation is increased by the fact that
If the present Government in Germany fails there is a probability
that the Soviets may be let Into the country by Communist sympa
thizers. and they may set up a form of Government similar to that
of Moscow. I have no doubt that the treaty made by Germany
with the Soviet representatives at Kampolla in April was supple
mented by a military agreement.—Juneau Empire!
l.KXtiLEVS GREAT TEN X IS.—Suzanne l.englen demonstrated on
Saturday at Wimbleton. when she overwhelmed .Molla Hjurstedt .Mallory
in the Dual round for the British lawn tennis championship, that when she
i* not suffering from temperament she Is the best woman player in the
world. That has long been conceded by experts on the game, who have
never wavered in their op.nion even after the lamentable exhibition of the
> rench girl on th Forest Hills court last season.
The game of the two cannot be compared. It is as different as the
proverbial chalk and cheese. Mile Lenglen is an artist of the courts when
in condition. She has every stroke the tennis player should have—over
h**ad. on the ground, backhand and fore'..and. drives, and placiug. Mrs
.Mallory, on the other hand, has little but driving, placing, and tremendous
force. She has.little finesse, but will win j;very time her opponent per
mits here to play her game—swaps strokes with her. She is not satisfied,
however, and in a statement chiefly notable for its bad taste invites Su
zanne to come over here and giv« her another chance, saying that she was
not on her game. Her opponent would not ^Ive her opportunity to make
those railroad drives which are the only winning strokes she has.—Jnneai'
Empire.
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BROl'tiHT TO A SCIt .Ni T
Y.V >na.— (By mail)—Following
the • \ample of other tourist count
ries itie Alpine retort provinces of
Austria have begun to levy heavy
taxed on visitors. There Is u tux on
room rent, a tax on food and drink,
and another tax to cover music and
similar attractions. Motor rars are
taxed heavily for each diy of stay,
and there is a federal luxury tax oi<
every article except the plainest fo< d
and clothing.
Vienna papers declare the Austri
an Alpine resort regious are as ex
pensive aA any place in the world
this season. Nevertheless, it is virtu
ally impossible to secur> a room ai
any of them for July and Ausust.l
Every farm home and couu'iv hoard
ing house is booked up. and small
country houses are uno'itiinable at
any price.
With the hunting season right up
on us. you had better look up your
stock of ammunition. We carry the
moat complete line In Skagway.
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(iUXKRAL HOSPITAL To
CLOSE AUGl'ST Kilts l
The Juneau General Hospital, for
merly the Dawes hospital, -oil be
closed August tirst, according to a
statement made today by .Miss Mary
Snell. No patients are 'wfnjs re
ceived at the hospital. The drug.
and suppl.es hare been sold to the
St. Ann hospital and all patients,
except three, who will be dis
charged this week, have been trans
fer ed to the St. Ann hospital
.Miss Snell is closing the hospital
for the reason thai more than one
•s not required in Juneau at- the
present time, she said. Miss Sueli
has managed the Juneau General
hospital since last April, when she
took It over from Dr. L. P. Daves.
She will leave about August 4 fo!
the South.
Mrs. A. 0. Car'ron, of the nurs
ing stall, left this morning on the
steamship Queen for Sitka, where
she will join the nursing staff at
the Pioneer Home hospital. Miss
Emily Foote will leave shortly at"
ter the Brst of the mouth for Se
attle.
INDIAN DRU>
b^William MacHarq cm d tdwjn.Balrh
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Gapujriqhf' by Edwu\B a I mer
pT Illttrtralions by Jr
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CHAPTER XX
The Fat# oi the Mlwaka.
"So this Isn't your house, Judnh?"
"No. Alan; this is an Indian's house,
bi't It Is not mine. It Is Adam Btios'
h'"ise. He anil his wife went some
where else when you needed this."
"He helped tn-t>rtng me here, then?"
"No, Alan. They were alone, here— |
she and Adam's wife. When she found i
you. they brought you her*—wore thun
:i uiil> :ilong the beach. Two woiiieu !" '
Alan choked as he put down the lit
tle porcupine quill hoi which had [
started this line of inquiry. Whatever ]
questions he hail itsked Judah or Slier ,
rill these last few days hud brought
him very qulrkly hack to her. Moved
by some Intuitive certainty regarding
Spearman, she had come north; she
hud not thought of peril to herself;
she had struggled alone across danger
ous ice in storm—a girl brought up as
| she hud been ! She l ad found him—
Alan—with life almost extinct upon
the bench; she and the Indian woman.
[ Wassaquam had Just said—had
I brought him along the shore. Mow
had they managed that, lie wol dered.
His throat closed up. nnd his eyes
| tilled as lie thought of this.
In the week during which he had
been cared for here. Alan had not seen
I Constance; but there hail been a pe
culiar and exciting alteration In Slier
rill's manner toward him. lie had felt;
it was something more than merely lik
ing for him that Sherrlli had showed,
and Sherrlli had spoken of tier to hint
as Constance, not. us he had called
her always he ."ore. "Mis- Sherrlli or
"my daughter." Alan had h:til dreams
which had seemed impossible of ful
fillment. of dedicating his lift* and all
that he could make of it to her; now
Sherrlil's manner had brought to him
something like awe. as of something
milrv Inrreitlhle.
He turned in the Indian.
"Has anything mole been heurd of
Spearman. Judah?"
"Only this. Alan; he missed the
straits the next day upon the ferry
Mere. In Mackinaw City he hointht
llauor at h lufr ami took It with hiui;
he asked there nhnnt trains In'n the
I northwest. lit- Inis gone. leaving all I
he Imd. What else could he do?"
Alan crossed the little cahln and
looked out the window o*er the suow
j covered slope, where the bright sun
. was shining. Snow had Covered any
tracks that there had been upon the
beach where those who had been in
the hoat with him had been found
dead. He had known thai this must
he: he had helleved them beyond aid
when he hud tried for the shore to
summon help for them and for hltu
| self The other hoat. which hud ear
' rled survivors of the wreck, blown
farther to the south, hud been able to
| gain the shore uf North Foj Island:
i and as these men had not been so long
exposed before they were brought to
shelter, four men lived. Slierrlll hud
told him their names; they were the
I mate, the assisraut engineer, a deck
hand and Father Perron, the priest
who had been a passenger hut who hud
stayed with the crew till tin- last. lien
Jamln Corvet hud perished In the
wreckage of ilie cars.
As Alan wenl buck to Ills chair. tin
Indliin «atched him and seemed uoi
displeased.
"Vuu feel good, now, Alan?" Wussa
qiiiini asked.
"Almost like myself. Judnh."
"Thai Is right. then. It was thought
you would lie like that today. A sled
is coming sum>ii. now."
"We're going to leave here. JudahT"
"Yes, Alan."
Was he cuing to see her, then? Ex
cltement stirred him. und lie lurned to
Wasaaqnam to ask that; hut <uddenl>
he hesitated and did not ini|iiire.
Wassaquani brought the macklnaw
and cap which Alan had worn un Xum
her lie took from the lied the new
blankets which hud been furnished by
Sherrill. They wa..ed until h farmer
appeared driving a team hlti'hed to a
low, wlde-rtinnered sled. The Indian
settled Alan on the sled, and they
drove ofT.
They traveled smith along the shore,
rounded Into Utile Traverse hay. and
the houses of Harbor Polni appeared
umoug their pines. The sled proceed
ed across the edge of the hay to the
little city; even before leaving the lm>
ice. Alan saw Col stance and her fa
ther; they were walking at the wilier
front near the railway station, and
ihey came out oil tlie lee an they recog
nized the occupants of the sled.
Alan felt himself alternately weak
and roused to strength as he saw her.
Their eyes encountered, und hers
louked away; a sudden shyness, v^hlch
sent his heart leaping., had come over
her. He wanted to speak to her, to
make some recognition to her of what
she had done, but he did not dare to
trust Ills voice; and she seemed to un
derstand lhat. He turned to Sherrill
Instead. An emilne rml tender coupled
lo. u simile cur stood at liie ruUtvay
station.
"We're (folnj to Chicago?" lie In
quired of Stierrlll.
"Not yet, Alan—to St. Ignace. Fa
ther Perron—the priest, you know—
went to St. Ignace as soon as he recov
ered trora his exposure. He sent word
to roe that he wished to see me at my
convenience; I told hltn that we would
go to hltn ai soon as you were able."
"He sent no other word than that?"
"Only that he had a very grave eo:n
munh-utlon to make to us."
Alan did not ask more; at mention
of Father I'erroii he had seemed to feel
himself once more among the crashing,
charging freight ears on the ferry and
to see Benjamin Corvet. pinned amid
the wreckage and speaking into the ear
of the priest. '
It whs not merely u confessional
which Father Perron bin] taken from
the lips <il' ih<> dying 111:111 on Number
25; It wns tin accusal Ion of crime
arainst unother man as well; and the
confession and accusation liotli hud
been made, not only to gain forgive
ness from (>od, liiit to riiilit terrible
wrongs. If 'he confession left some
things unexplained. It did not lack con
tinuation; the pi lest hinl learned
enough to lie certain that It was 110
hallucination nf madness lie hull la-en
charted definitely to repeal what had
heen told hliu to the persons lie was
now going to meet: so he watched ei
pectantly upon the railway station
platform at St. Ignace. A tall, hand
some man whom Father Perron
thought must be the Mr. Slierrlll with
whom he bad commiitiicated appeared
upon the car platform; the young man
from Number followed him and the
two helped down a young and beauti
ful k'irl.
They recognized the priest by his
dress and came toward him at once.
"lir. Slierrlll?" Fu'lier Perron In
quired.
Slierrlll assented. taking the priest's
band and Introducing lis daughter.
"I am glad to sec yo 1 safe. Mr. S'nf
fonfc" The priest bad turned to Alan.
"We hfl.<; thanks to oiTer up for that,
yon und F!"
"I am n's son. then! I thought that
must be so."
Alan trembled at the priest's sign of
confirmation There was no shock of
surprise In this; he bad siiSM'r'ed ever
since Augi" t. when Captain Stafford's
watch and the wedding ring bail so
strangely come to Constance, that be
might be Stafford's son lb* looked at
Constance, as they followed the priest
to the motor which was walling to
take tliem to the bouse of old Father
Benltot. whose gue<t Father Perron
was; she was very quiet. Wl.at would
that grave statement which Father
Perron was to make to them mean to
him—to Alan? Would further knowl
edge about that father win m he had
not known but whose blood *.vus his
und whose name be now must bear,
bring pride or shame to him?
A hell was tolling somewhere, as
they followed the priest Into Father
Benltot's small, bate room which had
been prepared for their Interview. Fu
tner Terron went to a desk and took
therefrom some notes which he had
mude.
'•WImt I have. he said. speaking
more particularly to Sheirlll. "is the
terrible, nut full.v coherent statement
of a dying man. It has given nic names
—al.Hu it has given me facts. Hut Is
olated. It dues not give what came
before or what came afier; therefore,
it docs not make plain. 1 hope that, as
Iienjamln Curvet's partner," you can
furnish what I lack."
"What Is it you want to know?"
Sherrlll asked.
"What were the relations between
Benjamin Corvet and Captain Staf
ford?"
Sherrlll thought a moment.
"Corvet." he replied, "was a very
able man; he bad insight and mental
grasp—«ud he had the fault which
sometimes goes with those, a hesitancy
of action. Stafford was an able man,
too. considerably younger than Corvet.
Twenty years ago. when the conflict
of competing Interests was at Its
height. Corvet was the head of one
line. Stafford was head of another, and
the two lines had very much the same i
connections and competed for the same
cargoes."
"I begin to see!" Father 1 Vrron .ex
claimed. "l'lease go on."
"In the early nineties both lines still
were young; Stafford bad. I believe, j
two ships; Corvet had three."
"So few? Yes; It grows plainer!"
"In 1S'j4, Stafford managed a stroke
which. If fate had not Intervened, must
have assured the ultimate extinction
of Corvet'a line or Its absorption Into
Stafford's. Stafford gained as his part
ner Krunklln Hamsdell, a wealthy roan
whom lie had convinced that the lake
traffic offered chances of great profit;
and this connection Supplied him with
the capital whose lack hud been ham
perlng him. as It was still hampering
Corvet. The new tHiit—Suftutd uud
! Father Perron Went to a Desk and
I Took Therefrom Some Note» Which
r He Had Made.
Rnuisdell—projected the construction,
I wltli Hamsdell's money, of a number
j of great steel freighters. The first of
! these—the Mhvuka, a test ship whose
experience was to guide them In »the
construction of the rest—was launched
In the fall of IS'.*."), anil was lost on Its
maiden trip with lioth Si afford and
Itauisdell aboard. The Stafford and
I Kainsdell Interests could not survive
the death of both owners and disap
| peared from the lakes. Is (Ids what
J you wanted to know?"
| The priest nodded. Alan leaned
| tensely forward, watching; what he
: bail heard seemed to have increased
, and deepened the priest's feeling over
j what lie had to tell and to have aided
' his comprehension of It.
I "Ills name was Caleb Stafford," Fa
I tlier Perron began. "(This Is what
[ ISenJamin Vorvet told to me when he
was dying under the wreckage on the
ferry.) 'He was as fair and able a
[ mail as the lakes ever knew. I had
I my will of most men In the lake trade
In those days; but I could not have
i my will of lilm. With nil the lakes to
trade in he had to plck^iut for his that
tralllc which I already had chosen fop
my own. Ilut 1 fought him fair. Fa
ther—I fought him fair, and I would
| have contiiiued to do that to the end.
I " 'I was at Manistee. Father. In the
end of the season—December fifth of
| I Siifi. The lee had begun to form verj
' arly that year and was already bud;
I here w as cold and a high gale. I bad
laid up one of my ships ut Manistee,
I and I wag crossing that night upon a
I tug to Manitou i»c. where another was
to be laid up. I had still a third one
loading up on the uorthern peninsula at
Mi'iilstbi'ie for a last trip which. If It
could be made, would mean a good
profit from a season which so far. be
i-ausi* of Stafford's comjietltlon. had
heen only fair. After leaving Manis
tee. It grew still more cold, and I was
afraid the lee would close lu on her
. and keep hjr where she was. so I deter
mined to go north that night and see
•hat she got out. None knew. Father,
except those aboard the tug. thut I bad
made that change.
(Continued on Tuesfluy)
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