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EDITORIAL
THE 6'jLD MINERS PLIGHT !N ALASKA
Fro-. IU::;sroc Alaska, 0. G. Rtv
r «rot" : , • to Ens'n^rlng
.j Journal: "The lotuli
aura:,, soli /ni'tvor In
. i uly pit-a.ll'. Y-ar
;■ > - • • 1> '!iir'u<r t:i - ft«-at
- a: d the extreme cold
; r to tak' out his meager
imln I r»r two hun.ir
- dust ai:J i-ach year
a:.d K-ss for his work
il • ■>!:: t.» to->". tor hi* »iater"s
i "!cr hi.u.ntf atvl his faith
I... Ifl4. with the
■a".; ; < a'. !r would have headed
w-ii a --led load of
;i->' soui'-' oC the "-luxur
a:..I a w tr.nJcet" for "the
... ar.J w:h a few bon^-s iu
...i-k't iu ia"e of aciideut or
U No .v li ■ caaco'. afford',
kc i- a CCS t ta. with <lr'ud fish a
:.• -5 to 30c a 'pomtd.
.. •\it " . ot tulud tha1 *o niuc'
- j lltc «lo="» an' unnecessary.
as they are he can
.ur a;j ivio.-. wiut'r outfit on
s aiu". walk home. Little
vor.d. ;• that prO^ct'QS lias al
u. ■-> e.as d. Mo^t of our pros**
< tor- hav e 1 itle hope of dis
ri other C. arv cre^fc. Fla'
i- i'or.a:.2a crt-ek, or Eldorado
Anything l 's" und°r ppp
'ons wouldl mi^aa ""low.
!i l v starvation, so what'3'cho
. i .
Pioneer Is Found
Dead in Old
Camp
AlyL ': : Tasquul. OS yjars'of
as", v ho lame Co liaWoa In
•IS via th" Cbilkoot trail- was
foi :iil fot!:ul d'ad 8<.-\l"ral days
a,o oa li:* cla'ci 0:1 lroct creek
ii fhc Gl:> :or I'i '-.'cr. a n«^h
bor t!:.- body bf'tv.th.
cabin ;.:1 Ui-' "priug, «'.nd took it
lr> fUc I.i-spiiance roadhoiue. et.\
mils. Word was 'brought to th*
cit.." if the d- -nh by a.', arrivil ov<.
t|». C-lackr tra'I.
0!W cf :1'° polic vlll ko to
Glacier to irt\ -■{ at- the d^'h.
Th--" frdy USvly '.v !: buried on
that c.-••• 1c. Mr. Ta.ir.uy was- well
He was a iiafiv* of
Qu —Da v. "wH .New5.
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Jl^MMLL PARPISfl
" AUTHOR- OF"
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'MYLAPY of the_nqrthj_htc.
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CHAPTER XI.
The Cave in the Cliff.
Dazed, helpless, yet continuing to
struggle futilely, Stflla realized little j
except giving a glance at the hated J
faces of her captors. What occurred
was not clear to her mind; but sud-i
denly what appeared to be an open
fireplace seemed to swing aside, leav
ing revealed a great black opening in
the rock. To the lieutenant's snarl of
command, one of the men released his
grip of her arm. and lit a lantern
which he took from a nearby shelf.
The dim flieker of light penetrated a
few feet Into the dark hole, onty serv
ing to render the opening more grim
and sinister. The girl shrank back,
but the fellow still holding her tight
ened his grip. Cateras' thin lips
smiled, and he bowed, hat tn hand,
hatefully polite.
"Go ahead with the light. Silva: not
too fast, my man: the room beyond the
senor's. Now, Merodez, release the
girl.
"Ah. so you can stand alone, senor
!ta: that in well. Step in here, ahead
of rae, and follow the lantern—there
is nothing to fear.*'
She hesitated, and the smile on the
Afeilcan's Hps changed into a cruel
grli-.
"Shall I make you again?"
"No. senor."
"Then you will do as I bid."
"Yes. senor; I cannot resist."
The passage was clean and dry, and
seemed to lead directly back into the
cliff. The faint light revealed the side
wails and low roof, and the girl, agalu
partially mistress of herself, recog
nized the nature of the rock to be lime
stone.
Her view was limited to the slight
radius illumined by the lantern, and
even within that small area, her own
shadow, and those of the three men,
helped render everything indistinct.
They had turned a sharp corner, and
advanced a few feet beyond when the
man with the lantern stopped sudden
ly, and held It up to permit the light to
stream full on the exposed wall to the
right. Another of these odd slits In the
rock was visible here, and the girl was
able to perceive more clearly its nature
—beyond question It was an artificial
opening, leading into a space on the
farther side of the wall. Cateras push
ed past the girl, his body Interfering
with her ,view, and bent- down, fum
bling along the rock surface.
"Hold the light closer." he command
ed. "Aye. that's it. 'Tis some flick
to find the thing— Ah.' now 1 have It."
It scorned like a l>It of wood, so re
sembling the color of the rock as to
be practically imperceptible to the eye
in that dim lighr—a liit of wood which
slid back to reveal a heavy Iron bolt,
shot firmly into the stone. Till* the
Mexican forced hack and an opening
yawned In the side wall,, the rays of
the lantern revealing the'interlor of a
black cave. Cnterus stepped within.
"Bring the woman." he commanded
shortly, "and you. Merodez, see first
to the light."
Silva thrust her forward, his grip
I no light one. While the other struck a
I match and applied it to the wick of a
lamp occupying a bracket beside the
doorway. As this caught the full in
terior was revealed beneath the sickly
glow, a cell-like place, although of a
fair size, unfurnished except for u
rude bench, anil one three-legged stool,
j the floor of stone, and the sides and
' ro«>f apparently of the same solid struc
ture. It was gloomy, bare, horrible
I in its dreariness—a veritable grave.
The girl covered her face with her
I hands, appalled at tne sight, unnerved
! at the thought of being left alone In
! such a place. Cateras saw the move
ment, and laughed, gaziug about care
lessly.
"Some boudoir, senorlta," he said
meaningly. "Well, we wlU see what
can be done for you later. Perhaps
a few hours in such a hole may work
a miracle. Wlien I come again you
will be glad to see even me. Ill leave
you to think It over; then I'll come
back for an answer. Until then, senor
lta, adios.%
The fellow lifted his hat, and step
ped back into the passage, his manner
Insolent. She remained motionless,
contempt in her eyes, but in truth
[ hopeless and crushed. Silva closed the
( door silently, although her ears caught
the click of the bolt when it was shot
home.
No sound of retreating footsteps
reached her through the thick wall.
The stillness of her prison seemed
( to strike her like a blow. For a mo
ment she stood staring at the bare
, wall, her lips parted, lier limbs trou
bling from the reaction of excitement;
then she stepped forward, and felt
along the smooth surface of rock.
I The door fitted so closely she could
aoi even determine its ewt outCfiles.
"Some Boudoir, Senorita," Ha Said
Meaningly.
Baffled, ner glance wandered aDout
the coll, seeking vainly .for any sign
of weakness. and then, giving way ut
terly to her despair, tlie girl tiling- her
self on tlie bench, covering Iter eyes
to shut out those hideous surroundings.
What should she do? What enuld she
do? What possibility of hope lay ir
her own endeavors? From what
source could she expect any outside
help?
After those first moments of com
plete despair, there cam<v greater calm
ness. In which her mind began to grap
ple with 'he situation. These outlaws
would never dare to take her life.
There was no occasion for them to re
sort to so desperate a deed. And
why should Lacy desire to take her
life? Most assuredly he did not. or
the act would have been already accom
plished. The very fact of her hav
ing been transported such a distance
was sufficient evidence of his purpose.
The conspirators merely suspected her
mission in Haskell": they were afraid
she kne\y more of their plans than she
really did. The telegram, stolen by
Miss La Hue. had convinced the lead
ers that she might prove dangerous if
left at large, and they determined to
hold her helpless until their scheme
had been worked out and they were
safely beyond pursuit. That was un
doubtedly theone'object of her capture.
Lacy had no knowledge that Mendez's
band was at the rendezvous; he sup
posed them to be on a cattle raid to
the south, with only a man or two of
his own loft as guard over Cavendish.
Cavendish! 'Her mind grasped clear
ly now tlie fact that the man was not
I dead. It had not been his body found
iu the Waldron apartments, but that
of some other man substituted for
purposes of crime. Cavendish himself
| had been lured westward, waylaid In
| some manner uud made prisoner, as
she and Westcott had suspected.
Through the co-operation of Lacy
} he had been brought to this desert
' den, where he could be held indefinite
j ly, with no chance of discovery—killed
| if necessary. She had heard of such
places as ini;^ reiiu ui mem. ;ci uc<ci
liefore had slie realized the possibility
of their real existence. It all seemed
more like a delirium of fever than
an actual ftct. She rubbed her eyes,
gazing about ol the rock walls, scare
ly sure she was actually awnke. \Y f,
one might ride across the desert, and
pass by within a hundred yards of 'ts
rim, and never even be aware of the
existence of this sunken valley. Yet
these men must have made use of it
for years, as a place to hide stolen
J cattle, and Into which to retreat when
I ever pursuit became dangerous.
Those huts without were not new
j ly built, and this underground cavern
had been extended and changed by no
small labor. What deeds of violence
j must have happened here; what
scenes of unbridled debauchery this
desert rendezvous must have wit
| nessed. She shuddered at the thought,
, comprehending that these cells had
j never been chiselled without a pur
pwie, and that she was utterly help
less In the hands of a band of thieves
and cutthroats, to whom murder
meant little enongh. If it only served
their ends. Mendez, no doubt, was
j brute and monster, yet It was Juan
J Cateras whom she really feared—be
I was cruel, slimy, seeking to hide his
| luNefulnessbehind that hideous smile;
lancr^he had already chosen her for
•his. victim. Who would .save her—
uenaezr tncy? see aia not Know;
and somehow neither of th'fese was the
name which arose to her lips, almost
in the form of prayer; the name she
whispered with a faint throb of hope
In Its utterance—Jim Westcott.
The big miner was all she had to
rely upon; he had been In her mind
all through the long ride; he arose
before her again now, and she wel
comed the memory With a conscious
throb of expectation. Those people
back there could not conceal for long
her absence from him; If he lived he
would surely seek her again.
Her womanly Instinct had read the
message In the man's eyes; she was
of interest to him, he cared; It wab
no mere ordinary friendliness which
would bring him back; nol not even
their mutual connection with the ense
of Frederick Cavendish. Her eyes
brightened, and « flush of color crept
Into her Cheeks. She believed in him,
in his courage—he had appealed to
her as a man.
Suddenly she seemed to realize the
yearning of her own heart, her utter
fnlth In him. He would come, he
must come; even now he might have
discovered her sudden disappearance,
and suspected the cause. He would
never believe any lies they might tell
—that she had departed without a
Word, without a message—he would
find out the truth somehow; he was
not the l<Ind to lie down, to avoid
danger when It confronted duty—and,
besides, he cifred. She knew this,
comprehended without question; there
htui been no word spoken, yet she
knew.
Suddenly the girl's slender body
grew taut, and her thin, white, deli
cate hands clutched the granite wall
back of her, and Into her gray eyes
crept the light of terror, a terror that
was new nnd strange to her, a name
less clutching fear that her varied ex
periences In the city had never
brought her, an Insidious, terrible
fright for her bodily safety. Her deli
cate ears, strained under their spun
brown covering of hair—there was no
doubt of It; she heard' footsteps in
the passage way. Juan Cateras with
his leering, lustful smile was coming
back.
Toe unceriuiniy was vu suarrcij «u
Instant. The key turned In the lock
and the door opened. Cateras, smil
ing, stepped within, calmly closed the
door behind him, and then turned to
greet the lady. She met his bow with
eyes of firm resolve, though her heart
ached. ... H
"Why do yon come, eenor?" aJie
asked so quietly that the man In sur
prise halted his step forward.
"To keep my word," and his white
teeth gleamed In an effort at pleas
antness. "I am always truthful with
your sex; and I told you I would re
turn shortly."
"Yet why?", she Insisted, anxious
only to keep him away as long as pos
sible, and yet enchain his Interest.
"If I am prisoner here, I am not your
prisoner. Do you come, then, tc serve
me?"
"Can you doubt that, senorlta?"
still endaavorlng to retain the mask
he had first assumed. "Because cir
cumstances make me defy the law—a
mere love of adventure, no more—Is
no reason why I should be devoid of
heart and sympathy." He took a step
nearer. "I care nothing for this Bill
Lacy—nothing," hnd he snapped his
fiugers derisively. "Why should I?
Bat, instead, I would be your friend.
The senorlta is an American, and to
her one of my race may not appeal,
yet X would prove my devotion with
my life."
"Your devotion, senor?"
"Is not the word, expressive? I am
I of a Southern race, senorlta, and we
i \i > not calculate—we feel. Why, then,
J should I coiiceal my eagerness? It la
I love which causes me to thus defy all
| and offer you freedom."
"Love!" she laughed. "Why. that Is
Impossible. Surely you only Jest,
senor."
The smile deserted his lips, and
with a quick, unexpected movement
he grasped her hand.
"Jest! You would call It a Jest. You
will not think so for long. Why, what
can you do? No; stop shrinking back
from me. It will be well 'that you lis
ten. I come to you with a chance of
escape; I will take the risk and pledge
you my aid. I alone can save you;
there is no other to whom you can
turn. In return I but ask my re
ward." '»
She hesitated, her eyes lifting to hla
face.
iuu promise me your assistance r
"Within the hour."
"How? What plan have yon?" ;
"That I will not tell; you most trust
1 me. I am the lieutenant of Pascual
Mendez," a touch of pride in his voice.
"And my word alone will open the
way. You will' come?"
"Wi It; I must know more. You say
It Is love which prompts your offer,
senor. I cannot understand; and even
If this Is true, I must be frank and
honest In my answer—I do not return
your love."
"Bah! That Is nothing. I know
women; they Team love quickly when
the way opens. I am not so 111 to look
at, senoritn. A kiss now will seal the
bargain! I Will wait the rest."
"You-ask'no pledge,-then, of me?"
"Only your consent to accompany
me, and the kiss. Beyond that I take
the gambler's chance. Only you must
say yes or nofor It will require time
for me to clear the roadf
"It must be tonight?"
"The sooner the better; they tell me
Lacy will be here himself soon, and
] after he comes the one chance is over
I with. You will give the kiss?"
"Dn nnt nslr it sonnrl"
CContlwied on Tuesday)
auUtt'bo for tba Da'ly
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to an order of #al»
made mi ©nt«rod by the WstjJct Court tor the Territory of Al
aska, Division No. on.® at Juneau, dated Juuel£, 1920. la the matter
of the application. of the City of Skagw-ay, a munic'pal -corporation, far
an order authorizing the Bale of oerfa'a r«al property for d«l1nqueut tax
c« for tha ytar® 1915, 1916. 1917,1918 and 1939, cause No. 1960-A, »
1 "ill6 at public auction ivill be held at th0 front do«r of th« C?ty Hall
at Ska?way, Alaska, on the TwoHty N'nth (29) day of July. 1920. at
10 o'clock In the for°noon ot sald day, at wh!eh "ale the followlod des
cribe', property asse^d to the Intliv'duMs mentioned below, 'a which
the amount of taxes due on each tract, lacltM'og penalty, lateral and
coBis to d<at<\ as below tabulated w'!! be sold as provided, by law.
For further 'uformatjoa regarding tho d'ffere.it lt^ms of taxes, p*nalty.in
tere»t Mil coBts, reference Is hereby made to the original delinquent
tax roll on file 'n the office of the City Cierk for Cha c'ty of Bkagway,
and wh'ch is op«n to public Inspection.
Total Tax
To whom, Assessed nescr'lit'oa of property ' iuclud'ng Penalty
Dloek Lot * Interest and coat*
E B People" - 1
J A NatU«».
Toha Kalem n. r.... - 2
jK'tty W*n£te<j< *
A M Lasfca - 4
OA8<ako..., ..... E
C A Saak®............. 5
M Sturglll........-..... C
G H 8turglll 6
II Sturg'll 6
C A'3aak«.:. 6
J A N«ttle» .. 8
Kitty Wanflted 'J
Ehalo Flaherty 0
HAx A(ller 9
5tli Are Hotel 10
K'tty Wansted 18
Louis Scoton' I!1
"li»» Karaman. 20
A J Ori^n 21
earAb T 22
JF A Nettles ....... 27
J A. N'et^leo27
Mar'ou Mowl■ 30
Marlon Mowl. ."...... 30
HfJTf Phillip" 31
Henry Ph'llipe... 31
Job* Wll'am* 34
Jolin Kalem— • • '35
Ann'* Wiaon,. .. .. . • • 40
peter 4Ia4son 43
O B Bosfcart E«t 44
J JP Gre®ne..... 56
Besle Kaadill BG
A J Rw'nson r' •
M P B»rrlsran... 65
E U Died rich 67
F P Ehrl'ch.73
Wm O Sm'th.. 74
C A Haa&e 75
Vfm. O Sni'tJi..... 75
Q H Patrick 77
W B JPolly... — — 78<
Joht Patten-......... - 83
FrM Patten - 83
J T 'Weaterman....,... S5
J T We»t«nnan.......' 85
GsO D'llon.. - 86
J B Caro & Co 86
A Grt^ne
J B C?lro & Co SS
Antir#w StsTonsoa..... 89
llr» M Dillon .. 80
Arthur Boon*.. .. ... 91
Arthur Boono ... •" « S1
Mr* M D>llos .u 51
Cha* Ny« - 94
Mart U S«ll« -i 56*
M H O'Brien„. 101
J Put-man.... ......... .101
J F QJ*ene«. ...102
Frank Lowe— ...... .„ 102
Mrs M D>llon .102
Fr«d DorNs... =.104
Murl'l Parker-.-105
Louti salvy—...... -. 105
Gto E Howa!d 110
Gart B Wright -111
G*o B Wright -lU
Geo B Wright -111
John F Gr^en®. . .... 114
R B Fo'tcr™. —115
Cha* Gro®nlog.. ...115
M n 0'Br'»n.. 11S
K'ttr Wan»t*d .*113
Elmar Zl Wheeler.. ..119
F C Flahxrty. ,120
Frank Cox...«.... n, — 120
Mar; E Sells... — — — 12&
G H Patrick 128
Geo B Wright... .42S
KKty Wan»t«d H
3ach Baker— _ ...... H
WW 3 and Bu'ld'ng 180 $4
7 Lot only........ _. ...... 46 69
EVi 11 s'<4 12 and Bu'lding. „ _ „ 75 £4
S'4 ot Stt 12 Lot only S 24
KH of SH' 12 and Building. ... _ 8 94
1 Rnd Bu'ld'ng ............. 24 29
N 75 7 and Build'ng.. £2 39
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2 Lot and Build'ng... 32 24
EW 4 Lot only...... 7 29
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12 Lot only_... „. 33 94
6 and BuHding...... „.... 18 94
7 tud Build'ng 30 84
10 and BuUd'ng.t. .. 20 34
8 to 12 Inc and Building'.,. 241 S4
11 & Frac 12 and Bulld'n# 14 19
E£ 5'and Building.. 19 14
11 and Buildings... .. _ ......, - 1J S4
11 and 12 and Building*..... ... 25 34
12 and Build!ng. £< 44
6 Lot cftly. . 37 29
S 76Ft 7 and Build'ng 25 49
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11 attd Building.. ...... 14 74
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10 & 11 and Buildings.,.- - 16 79
4 #nd Bulldog* — '14 64
13 Lot Only.. 8 24
7 Lot,only <1 34
6 and Eu'ld'ng — ... 1 04
7 fLd 8 Lot* only... 27 -24
9 l td Bulld'ngBr— ... « 81 64
2 3 4 5 6 and Bu'ldin/s. .. .. 21 B4
11 "and Bu'ld'ngs 1 94
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