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i.ookinc into Tin". rvTi i:r
prosjvi's of a business revival In Skagway are more entourag
: at iho present time than for a great many year-; Tiepotts coming
i . the Intior mining districts arc most optimisti. Reliable mining
: wUo just recently passed throuxh Skngwa\. in speaking about tin
: conditions in the Yukon Territory, were agreed on the bright fu
ture of Mayo as a permanent camp. Although this camp has not yet
I a proven, the indications point to the disiiu t developing into a per
nenc producing section, with good prospects of .1 long period of pro
to a 1 .-ge crew of men during the entire year
i .0 the Kort Xorman oil fields is only in the speculative stage, the
prosp. ts of this section are of an encouraging cltari. ter. that one pro
ducing well lias been discovered in this district gives promise of other
ells being opened up during the present season.
'
: e f problem In the nearby mining camps With cheap fuel, many of
c >'Ion* in this Immense mining empire, would enjoy a period of de
pmeut which would meet witu the optimistic views held by their
.- rong-hearted sponsors.
In addition to these two far away sections, is the Atlin and Car
•-oss districts and their tributaries. There is more activity in these sec
1 : i th's present year than for some years.
1". s through t " development of this In" ■! K'tipire that Skagway
1; f >r her field i>f business expansion With the return of the
' ..ii 1 d> lh\r to an equality with the Ameri.au dollar, will permit the
: —». •• t • :chants to again supply the small 0per.1t. is in these nerby
• :ior po::.ts wuh the.r supplies and equipment With the fuller devel
1 . ::;e:i'. these -ectJo: s. "ill come an increased traffic on steamships and
V. ::c l ass and Yukon route. The Increased volume of busi
es* in . branch 1 - will multiply and itirnish a field for expansion to all
of business
III 4,111 WSWKK* II \lt\ I
e t'njred States cannot escape its duti< - in relation to the
is of the world it should not v. its helpful influence
th selfish interests abro I *> et r has no concern
■ Secretary of Stale Hughes told l..s fellow alumni of
:i idetit.illy he contrail . ;« d Ambassador Harvey by
.• v- ':t to war to presen the es-etti . 1 Is of freedom.
m»e we lo\ed the institutions of liber* > ,tt;d intended
. (jr.ase we hated tyranny and tl.e brutaiii;. and ruth
. u| xpression iu the worship of !■ fee. and because we
. iNed w:tii that of the free people- who were struggling
of ti essentials of freedom," l.e declared With them
> the i >her rang appeals in the t ame of civilization it
. ti co: rtiou . a use. and as from on end • • • Kuglutid when
alt • impression was prevalent "that we went to war to rescue
from all W:,d* of menacing perils." llarvev «b'»|ed that that was
tut said hat we s»:u our soldiers across the sea# "solely to save
repudiating this selfish cotiwptioa. said: "It was
' • v ; i.ir of free institutions, aiding int.: aaity in their pre-,
at tailed for'h the supreme endeavor" lie expressed the
t : 1 »• prosperity of the country depends 0:1 economic settle
.1 i>:ii added that the people of the : nited States "are thor
itied that we shall safeguard our future by reserving inde
' t i' -ach exigencies as may ar: The I'athtinder.
WHi: \T<>\ ItlVKK
« >11 for l!;e Wheaton when mining will i ravel all the
V..;. ■ : !::>•!! turn around after hearing of ilic Wheaton river
"ill ut staking in Mayo to visit the Wheaton. Numerous par
; t ipt"speo!it:g trips there aticl this meitis development, which
. • ans i r .c-eritv tor the Southern Yukon. Itoost for the Wheal on
a> it has the goods. ami v»u < in hom stly tell a man
a 1 m • : al ountry—The Weekly Xtar-Whiiehorse.
••-s home from Germany seems to he popular with I
.;«• hui t' e ill '-r "hovs" themselves T':ev don't want to come
i\i«.- f i!t< ;r better than 1per cent privileges.—P - T.
- no limit on what some state legislature* will a'tempt. The
-i-> leu -lature has recently declared ilia' hereafter a girl cannot
I • .. 11-lioy in that state.—P.-I.
The Mystery of
Hartley House!
ity
O.UI-OKI> S. KAYMOMt
-mit (vrliilnly." J sttsirosfcd In
alarm. "jnn will ii.il drink sherry."
"Imlood not." said Mr Sidney. ".Toil
ill-inks tl for inn. and I wntcli him. Yoti
nuisl huvn n ulass with him—Just om
Hn'II huvn h iltwen—1 don't nsk yon tu
follow him—Imt Just one."
.led opened n hottln, Hml whon ho
oft'erod 1no h itIiiss 1 yielded I want' '
to Increase the sen so nf proioetivo
comforts uiaiinst that shrill wind out
Siiln.
Jed drnw n pnmfortnMe etmir <-!n«>
to the tiro and took his wine tn larco
hut nppreohillv.> snips. 1 tmik mini
in snuill Imt nppreelnflve sips, "f .
tiro roared, mid tlio w ind howled.
Jnil. drinkiiiK Ity eulps. soon whs ev
hllnmted. Mr. Sldtiei .inil 1 ! 1 !>•••
rational. Wo liitd hivu tnl' I re
call, of tlm MilwtHutlon of n Syr>:i
Idea of immortality, concerned oh.-',
wiih precious nio'aN and stum ^ »r
tlm norili Kuropcmi idon o; Valli ■
whon -led hoc to -ins.' and wi'!
hot 11.> of «tm- Tim » ii ' * 11 v
lolli-C.
"It Is » f.ii-ht f.T arv «<f Hie
tlo.nl ntiol!' :i •
"I llfcp a V 'lid thi'1 h»«
Seilvl -•! * :
tiic ll - i.:
the «ev*o rf «!•
Sit ! kl* J" : '
anil are in<-' -is N*-,«
"And !••!!
- '
noivror t« t!.o ti
nt hl< desired s'a'i
nintntftln l»
Mr. S.-I'i. v s-i-i-wl ••• i.."
forisildo fill -.v a« .lod • I-:-1.
hit It.ti mid ' ■* -:ili'y.
"II WO •
tli'V. "it I »:
The «(w! ii''V
tsi«4i iii»,%*) Itsr ■
chimney.
"Ti-ll 'he iJ-u-Jiir Hi.- <i
pool," Mr. S;''iioy «■! ■! f" .!
I.efs hmo "ir *e;e»d. 1'" y
doctor?" In1 asked.
"I wutit to hcnr the story." 1
nr>. "—on sit-'li a n!«ht."
"This !<!«••■' «MW* ' i'!i" - "! k> 3 '■
My tmi "1 T»nh«ini," sttM .)oi).
"It was n very «>M family—f.u
V
••fame «ver in l'Vlo." stili! .1-1.
stilil Mr Si.!'. V "<'.o ahead. .1 .-.1, I
nlm'n't ijiTfrntjif."
dam from the I'ltMi !> the 1 S
the I '..Iwon* came d.mti from tho
north and lioitiiit Ihls mm r-Ii"iis(
frotn Ptireh fattllh thai had "
Then the I»
p!,.
tlio'r :;»r! .-r. u!io t\;is Hart;
s
your !• . •rmaii- ti. .'• • • V
"1 f s rill in roCor's i: " • ' r
he answ, red. "awl If 1 n:v
thi »:nr} I wart .1 fair ilmih-v.
A ■' '* rit -I- ,■ >ns of P son- llv.Ni
■
lly in the house, am! the i>ro]>.-i >
••nine ilow;n to the generation that
niaile tl: - story. There wore tv ) Jv
In that Aimtly—a half Century ap"—
the sons of James and Henrietta l1 V
son.
"Henrietta Pohson died when her
son Jilchard was nine years old and
her other son Henry w;s seven years
old. James llohson dlod tim years In
ter. and the hoys were p.ir>nitoi»«.
This fnin'iy was an argument aga!; ••"t
fnn.lll.-s.
"Ttiiit's one of the het-'rodox n >tlons
I
said Mr. Sidney. "Jed. * n nr -t i.ot
•epeat phrases In your narratives. You
parrot thine* and try to pass tlu'ia as
observations."
"You'll have him snrly !n a nion .-•it."
I sntrcesred. "and then where Is the
story?"
"I never knew him surly." said Mr.
Sidtvoy. "nnd lie could not he in his
Eeninl wine."
Jnl showed the flicker of a r !!2
nam stance In my dire--t Ion and «ent
on with Itis story eM*ti!\ and (rood mi
Illustrated l>y III WIN MYERS
Copyright by George H. Doran Co.
rtiroiiiy:
"1 don't pretend to have nil the de
tiiils or to understand It," hp said:
"but from what 1 lenrn. Richard Dob
"inn, the elder brother, was strong and
brutal. Henry Dobson, the younger
hrolher, was frail and sensitive. I
guess tliey hated each other from the
oriidle.
•ptok. w hen he was four and Henry
whs two, found ways of tormenting his
younger hroilier. The host thine Hen
ry ever had from Rlclmrd was con- |
tempt."
"I have known families of that na
ture." snld Mr. Sidney. "Our conven
tions teach us to regard n family tie
I si* a sacrament. In many cases It Is
oi ly nn odious obligation leading to
! >i knew a'l of Henry's weakness
es." .toil coin limed. "Sometimes lie
• " •• rtuvo !i in physically, by t« M
li «- h - wrist or rolling him over on
illlid when young girls were
s metlmes he would torture
h> i; laying hands on him.
w;is a thick-bonded bnite, but
a genius for cruelty. When
tl t parents died and the boys ap- 1
• • r majority Henry w as al
nio? an IniliiH lle for fear of Pick.
"I ■ i wm ' »d 'lion to get his itiherl
nd go out Into the world, bat
l - wore ot iiue, l> ,-u came of age
w - obi oil io wait I wo yc;ir> for
shed by the succinct and
.•s.ip'ii l btv\Ity of this Ignorant
ti: ve. Mr. Sidney was at
■ »i ■ ' « . ! nir with his eyes closed
:l J»!;:cld expression of pleasure on
I « ■ .ted was acthe in gesticula
tion US 1'C talked. That was the ef
«: the nine The wind eontlntied
. : the chimney and scold In the
ha> read a great deal to me."
i-j - 1 think he lias become theatric."
" v.i | ,l..d, "to short on a story.
hen I'iek. being rwenty-one. found
!.• bad to wait two more years for
Honry. be became more brurnl than
ev or Ii same way or other, the night
he murder the two brothers hnp
| t>> !«• : to meet in a tavern In a village
, n< : :.r from Hartley house. Henrj
dd not w::nt to go home with his
J ! : her. 1 ut they both got drunk and
i! ; tinned to walk home together.
"No one has been able to do much
e tliati guests at what took plat*.
known that Richard w«s a
r and 'hat Her.ry was son rod of
li.ii! tiot a ciiward. T'icj tuust
■ ■• a vio;eni quarrei.
"T! • re was h eottapo rear the pool.
. \ p. -<oi> Sit it a! -he time was
it ■■ frt, >v >»i» parents wore uot at
Sio «••!« awakened liy cries
■
sty: 'They'll I'm J you dead In
a ■ ' k Then site lirard <>uniU
of a anil was soared ami hid
'in tho bedclothes.
"\\ lien ! "r pnrenrs came home slie
io!il it. i what she hail hoard, and
tl«*> wo't out with a lantom to the
I lii.v : .w hich tho noise came. They
ft i"! ; "ts <>f Henry's clothlnc. The
re\t <*a> l!l- ! aril was found, ton miles
nuny, s' 1 drunk, lie confessed "hat
e I d led his brother in a drunken
"Af'' r" n-d ho salil that ho hadn't,
but he ad: tied that there had boon a
quarrel. I: was u most celebrate-i
trial. Ki. hard was convlcteil, though
] tho strip could not produce any In
1 .',i i s.cal evidence of Henry's •
il'-nth. Tho contention over this evl
i donee t;. ie the case noted.
rd Pobson Is in the penlten- j
tlar> :; Alwlck now. Henry's ghost
Is what is supposed to come back to
tho pool."
The wind honied ontslde, and the
(ire burned cheerfully. As a romanti
. ;*t 1 felt rebellious. Tho ghost story
; lacked a: iijuity. A food ghost story
i !t a j ; -•>: er in a nearby penitentiary.
It wr..- toe eomnion a saror of the pres
1
TV! n 1 - id good-night to Mr. Sid
ney aiitl Jed 1 did not go to my room. ..
A little j ohol c stimulant to one on
aocus:oiued to it will break down too
I wont to the library to select a book
and take It to my room. The fire In i
■
windows. To a slightly exhilarated
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The
Clancy Kids
So Scar
and Yet So Far
PERCY L. CROSBY
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