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T1IE VOICE OF THE OWIMl'MTV
T" o newsp.iner is the public spokesman of its community. It pro
claims the .ulad tidings of the entry into this world of a tiny soul. It '
lings out the joyous news when two hearts are united. It voices the sor
r >w of the community when one.of its citizens is called by his Maker. It ro
»• :vls the progress of the community, chronicles the doings of each citizen.
No member of the colony Is so humble that his name does not, at some
ti: e, appear in its columns, no citizen is too powerful to escape its honest
criticism. The newspaper renders the most personal service of any agency
the individual home. ?
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THE REBERTH OF SK.MiWAY
Twenty-three years ago tomorrow marked the turning point in the
i.istory of Skagway; the days of lawlessness was ended and the day of a
reaceful. law abiding community was boru. As in a great many in
stances in the ever changing laws of society, men sacrificed their lives for
C o principles for which they believed should prevail, lu the reberth of
Skagway, two men of widely different views and character gave their
Jaes that their ideals might prevail.
Ot.e of the men wl:-» played such an important part in this picture
"was a professional gambler, an outlaw renegade. His word was law in
the community for several months previous to the day when he met his
■•rved reward. 1 lis fame has increased with the passing of the-years,
:t it is C;e fur.-.e that is associated with curiosity.
The second man who sacrificed his life on this occasion was a substan
p I. law abiding citizen. He believed that Skagway should be
. > \.\ respectable people may live and rear their children. He took
u! . ! in the meeting which was called for the purpose of enforc
i -: his iJo.;s of law enforcement, and in the carrying out of his duties.
J w .. . -er.>u»Iy wounded, fired the shot that dethroned the notori
< t; : Stalil:, and made Skagway a place for law abiding citizens to
I.-- .1 ;o <• .rrv out ti eir respective duties without having to pay tribute
to a band of outlaws.
Vac life history of Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith is one of the
' . utis to oar historic, and scenic community, but, the early
1 .• s t s . -way erected an imposing monumoui to the memory of
d. d his merory. while not so well preserved as is that of
-. it . spoken of in a more reverent spirit. .Mr. Reid was
THK J.KOION Nl'MItEK
r : >> i! of the American Lesion, progress is being made
; ■ :i! l.- irinu issue of tlit* Ketcliikan Alaska Chronicle,
;^d on .1 -;Iy 4. Creat efforts are being put lorth to make this
ci. ion a rredi*. to the Legion and to Ketchikan, and with the
:i. u i f the whole public it seems certain that it will be the
il editii • >■ r 'r"l out in Alaska.
;;e will be a storehouse of information and a virtual encv
t Sout!:e:i»tern Alaska. It therefore is of the utmost itnpor
; iuanv copies as possible be sent out. For the convenience
c t!.e Legion is arranging to send out the copies themselves,
ting ten cents for each one.
r 'ins are taking from ten to fifty copies of the paper, paying
• e Cellars, ar.d turning over their lists of names to the soli
the Chrouicle office.
taking a number of copies, every person is accomplishing three
Ivisitr-. sotne friend at to conditions in Alaska, helping the
tor its proposed building, and advertising the Ketch
; i ■ • for one dollar.—Ketchikan Chronicle.
i u-sm>
J "uy t
V.'hy 1:0: include in the slacker list the brave citizen who, from a safe
• ;ii tl • ,-ta:uls hurls a pop bottle at the umpire"—Buffalo Express.
W'oudir if nil ti e jokes on the theory are translated so that Dr.
join in t!.e merriment?—Boston Transcript.
so Citieasoans who bought shares in the League of Nations may
1 ; certi:'< ates would give them free entry in the next world
-1:: Minneapolis Tribune.
K'lin.a Goldman wants to come back to the t'nlted States to die.
■ling <!•' ; g. How do we know that Kmma isn't a cat with nine lives?
—Houston 1'ost.
li.iw rati we get excited over the war in Silesia when we have a war
^ on i:i West Virginia?—Charleston News and Courier.
the more Iiergdolls we lose, the better off we'll be—and the
•v i.rse it v country that gives them shelter.—Chicago News.
"Hiding behind a woman's skirt" is another time-honored phrase that
J : r application.—Columbia Record.
n-.tssi: . it see::;s, has reached the stage of doing as well as could be
'■■••d --Toledo Blade.
llmord ^.Ka^mondmJTi g ■ jmt
Illustrated fcg Jrwm.My«ry CopyrigKt byGeorge HDoroni
Hp was n straightforward, unimag
Inntlvtfsorf of man. I was sure he was
not about to Indulge in romance. •
"I know something of these stories,"
ho said. "1 have not c>sslped mine
nhont—I was coming from town late
—after midnight. It was the second
year of our being here. It was In tin*
fall or Into summer—I do not remem
ber. As 1 came alone the rord by the
pool, I saw the figure of a nt;:n stand
lug hy the edge of the river. It ici<
light enough for ine to see that the
figure was leaning on a stiek or cane
I stopped and was going t.i call out
hut for some reason—I don't know Jit-.'
why—1 didn't. The iigtire did not
tuove. I began to feel creepy and
went on as gently as I could. Fiftj
feet farther, I heard a rustling in tin
hrush and I thought I saw a face. I
couldn't he sure, lull I thought I did.
I know I heard a rustling. When I
got out ill tile Open I nil the rest of
the way home on the turf."
"There was inch ug very alarming
about that." I suggested M> romance
reeded more o.i.vtjifMv* "You -mw n
man and hoard a ii-mso.'
"There was noihug in -i emg a man
and hearing a noise, - nl Williamson.
"It was the effect."
"Thai was due to rh. hour and tin'
place."
"No. I'm not «uperMlii> a I was
not thinking of tie- place. Ti e man
on the I tank wa*. d v :ent from i i
I could not see v hy. I didn't tltir; he
was a man. It was not l>ecuuso i was
scared—at first. I I ante scared as
I looked at him. lie did not move.
Hp did not seem to be alhe. When I
felt shiver* starting up and down my
back. I knew I was scared. Then v\!i n
1 heard the rustling, I went home as
quickly ami quietly as I could."
CHAPTER III.
Jed certainly was the most signifi
cant disagreeable fact In the house,
and his influence the most signlih-aaf
malignancy. lie had been sobered by
the discovery of bis attack upon Mrs.
Sidney, bu; as lie began to recover
from his discomfiture, ami as the sense
i>f caution began to lessen, he again
asserted, or suggested, control, par
ticularly when be was drunk, lie never
allowed Mr. Sidney t" know this. In
their strange association at Ilorntian
tvlne feasts, .Ted was tactful, respect
ful. considerate and Jovial.
To Mrs. Sidney he was at time cour
teous and thoughtful, at other times
illsrespectfui or even brutal. Some
limes he seemed to frighten hlms. 'f,
When I saw that ho was again begin
ning to show disrespect for her. I was
Tor putting an end to It. Mrs. Sidney
ivas horrified when 1 said that Jed
could he brought to terms. She held
up her hands.
"No, no." she Said. "Not in any
svent' Never, please, speak to Mr.
Sidney. Please never think of it. .I' d
s invaluable to Mr. Sidney, lie Is not
so (llseourteous to me as you might
hlnk. lie Is gruff, and drinking cops
iot make him better, but It Is Mr. Sid
ic.v's whim that he should drink. It
ivotild be unjust—dou't you see It
■vould be unjust?—to make a point
igalnst him of behavior that Mr. Sbl
ley causes. I'lease never mention It." .
She was very much In earnest and
ivas not satisfied until she had my 1
iromlse that I never would speak to
Mr. Sidney of Jed until I had her con
rent. She then showed relief, and I j
felt more distressed. Jed had some
lold on this resolute lady that 1 should
inve liked to break.
Jed's attitude toward tne was n
:hlng to drive distracted n person wha
:ared what It was. I did not. He
MUld be interesting, and then I was
nterested In him. He could lie stupid. ,
ind I avoided him. He could be surly, '
ind I ignored him. He could be quar
•eisoine, and I fought him back.
It seldom was a matter of sobriety ,
>r Insobriety with him. He was best i
latured to me at times when he was i
nost intoxicated. He was surliest at ]
lines when he was perfectly sober. At i
>tlier times he quite reversed this. One
lever knew from his physical condi- I
ion what his disposition might J>e at
SI , V0<' "I dinner when Sirs. Sid
ney, Isobel nnd I, more ceremoniously
than we cared to. dined. Certain dev.
nii'stic ceremonies pleased Mr. Sidney
and he liked to know that In somo re
spects the baronial character of his
place whs being maintained as ho
would have maintained It if he had i
been active. i
When Jed was In pood nature, ho
frequently sought me out for talks, and I
" 1 was l'i good nature, I en- i
coumged him. I did not want to open '
«■!. any S,s tlu> house might have. I
•' what they were, but I
knew Mrs. Sidney needed help, and I !
Jl" ,1 'night give It if I knew how. I
I «lso '[■""-lit that Jed some evening
when pleasantly and good nnturedly
drunk tin.) garrulous might say moro
than he Intended. There were many
opportunities, but he never did.
One night—this was In September
I was walking about the place with the
nmstlTs *t my side. I stood a while at '
the edge of the woods looking at the
house. In Its shadowy bulk It seemed
Ht container of mystery. Only a few
« n.l"»s were illuminated. It was the
rivet side of the house that was bright '
at night.
I walked slowly across the lawn I
toward the side where Mrs. Sidney's I
rooms were, a small balcony op.-n'ed 1
! ii i r si,,lnK r"nm- ' '■<"»'< hear her
laikl.ig to some one on this balcony.
I he |'.'i-son she was talking to. as'l '
heard in another moment, was Jed. I '
was tin n almost under the balcony. I
"I am a resolute man," Jed was say
ing. "III have my own way. Til have
whet I want. I'll make you glad to
come in terms. I'm n reasonable man'
•N,,u'- ndtidl that I've been con
siderate."
I started to get out of hearing as 1
quietly and rapidly as I could, but I
beard Mrs. Sidney, her voice vibrant
with Indignation, say:
"I ought to have you whipped."
'That Is silly, unreasonable passion "
said Jed.
"I shall not hesitate to kill vou"
said Mrs. Sidney. * '
'J hen I went out of earshot. The
fact that Jed couhl threaten .Mrs. Sid- I
ney in tin's fashion was Inexplicable. !
" 1 "."'nlned by his serv- 1
leeal.illry io Mr. Sidney, great as that I
was. I walked about for a while, dls- '
tressed anil depressed; then I patted 1
the heads of the mastiffs, went Indoors
ami to my room.
An hour later I opened my door In
response to a light rap. Mrs. Sidney
wrs there.
May 1 come In n moment?" she
asked. "Thank you. I have a request
to make which you cannot help but
think Is extraordinary—preposterous "
I placed a chair for her. She thanked
me but remained standing. I thought
s irjr,n nn nc' ■huf'
'• l"'pe It Is to ask m. i„i
In band." I said. i
,o"^lIS rn,"S" •V0D f0 me
. i.i nnce the engagement of my
'laughter Isot.nl to you. Don't be'
ferenr''t " ""'k> any (1lf"
expedient
cnlty." " " * 0111 nf " (Ii'n
"* [f 1 worc ,n " spiritual fog.
r l!Mm,yVrayJ"un [h ,<> *»
thou'!?, "rIV she S!'1'1- have)
thought of everything."
osfceli'8 " 10 <!0 Wlti> JlHl "S"'37" I
With things I ennnot possibly ex- I
p ain Is there any one who would be
dl. tressed by sue), an announcement?"
Sidney."" ' 8a,d' MI,,
"I would not rause pain." said .Mrs
Sidney. "Are yoU sure there Is no j
(Continued on Saturday) I
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