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EDITORIAL
W. MOUNTED POLICE ENDURE TIE
HARDSHIPS OF L0N6 MUSH
i
>rgeant Dempster and Cousta.
Vance, Cook and Pattei«oon,
have returned from th« long
erse from Dawson to Fort
'herson, are back In the best of
a a'ter .their record smashing
i; thrity fire actual mushing
a fir the round! trip. The ser
»t, who haa bewa many times
r *h» trail, waves his haudj and
iestly gayB, "Oh, It wag easy."
I inclined to say littia of the
xlerful mush. He came bade
ghing exactly the same to the
ice as Whem he left, but looking
re hardened and tanned, and
'in< a more lith® and weaving
p ihan when h« was required to
isume three squreg ptraight la
wson, with only an amble about
» burg.
The trip from Dawson to aic
ersoa,' e&ya the sergeant, re
iredi exactly twenty days. The
urn trip required just fifteen
vs. Who doesn't mush better
the home stretch, with the thots
big eats, bright lights and hap
hearts at the goal? Even old
ibbln used to hit a fast pace for
me when he thought of hia oats.
"We found the trail exoeption
y good. Whilfl the weather has
en exceeding mild this winter,
me fearetfj that we would ericoun
r many oyreflowg on the creek
t torn a which we had to traverse,
t fortunately w9 iit the creeks
&t «* the times when there was
water of which to speak, and
e wlndg and other obstacles
> hace encountered on othter
PS were not met with this time,
ior to launching out on thlj trip,
> had taken a heavy load of gup
!es out from Dawson to Hart rtv
, which releived us of much hard
►rk os the main trip.
"We rested this time) sixtevn days
McPherson, remainin. there large
to let onr (Joes hove time for
e healing of gore feet which some
d sustained.
"Cant. Philips, of Hersohel. and
instable Tidd, of Rampart House,
oh was there, and in good heaitth,
iey were to start back shortly af
r we left McPberson. Both were
lighted to get news from Dawson
d the outside world.
"So Influenza had developed in
b T3S* territory adjacent to Me
lerscn Rampart Houat, or Her
tvel. While waiting for the dogs
rest up I a took a short local run
Arctic Red River post.'— Daw
a NewaL
John E. BalJaine, the bombastic
itator. offered1 *o budld the Alas
railroad for a dollar a year sal
y. We can imagine this eR°tis
eai 3ss being at the hf,ad of the
llwv project—Ex,
T? Tr,*Tgv?
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IN THE CLEARING
A TALE OF THE NORTH COUNTRY
: IN.THE TIME OF SILAS WIGHT
IRVINE BACflELLEFU
AUTWiOf
fcr IKN HOOCH Ml AND I DAStEL OF THE BLESSED ISLE*
KM/lNOUf VITH 1177 If. ETC. ETC
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CHAPTER Z—Barton Bairn**, orphsji.
la taken to live with Ma uncle, Peabody
Ba ynesi anl hi# Aunt Deal on a farm on
Rauleroad ia a Aalghborhood called Iick
ltysptU, about tha year m*. Barton maata
Bally vuak«lb«rr. about hi* own as*, but
socially of a claaa above the Bayneaes,
and ja faaclnatad by tha pretty face
and fine clothes.
CHAPTER n- -Barton muti Roving
Kate, known In the neighborhood as the
"Silent Woman." Amos Orunshaw, young
son of tha rich eat man. In tha townahlp.
la * vial tar at the Baynea home, and
Roving Kate tella tc« fortune* of tha two
boys, predicting a "bright future for Bar
ton and death on the gallows for Amos.
Reproved for an »ct of boyish mischief
BaHoa runs awtty. intending to make his
home with tha DitnKelberrs. He reachea
the village of Cuiton and falla Into a
sleep of exhaui-tlon on a porch. There
he la found by Sitaa Wright, Jr.. promi
nent rr.n ta public affair*, who, knowing
Pea body Bayne*. take* Barton home af
ter buying him new clothe*.
CHAPTER HI—Barton and his uncle
and aunt vfclt Canton and bear 811 as
Wright read a sermon.
CHAPTER IV—Silas Wright evinces
much interest lr> Barton, and sends a box
of books and nxur&tinea to the Baynes
home. The election of Silas Wright to
the United States senate is announced.
CHAPTER y—When Barton is twelve
years old he b >eomes aware of the ex
istence of a wonderful and mysterious
rower known as "Mjonay," and learns
ow. through his possesion of that won
derful thing Orl-nabaw la the moat power
ful and greatly dreaded man In the com
munity, moat of the sattleg* being in his
debt After a visit to the Bayees *>ome
Mr. Wright leaves a note in a aeal- en
velope. which Barton la to read the
first night when he leaves hom< at*
tend school.
CHAPTER VI—Barton Is iked to
drive a load to mill, arrive; .ly. but
In a snowstorm, unable to t .ie road,
tha horse* get into the \ and a
wheel of the wagon 1* I i. Uncle
Peabody manages to together
enough to satisfy Qrlmsh. ^nd obtain
an extension.
CHAPTER vn-Jforr In hto sixteenth
yeu Barton accompanies "Mr. Purvis,"
th« hired roan, to the postofAoe at Can
ton. On the way they meet a rider, and
th» three Journey together. They are
held up by a man with a gun. who makes
the highwayman's demand of "Your
money or your life." Purvis runs away,
while the stranjer draws a pistol, but be
fore he can use It the robber shoots and
Kills him. Barton's horse throws him
and runs away. As the murderer bends
over the stranger Barton throws a stone
which he observes wounds the thief, who
makes off at onci, but not until Barton
had noted that Ms *un stock was broken
in a peculiar nunner. Search of the
neighborhood for the robber Is unavailing
and the stranger Is burled.
CHAPTER VIII—Barton leaves home to
attend Michael Hacket's school. Amos
Orimshaw is arrjated charged with the
murder of the stranger.
k' - '
CHAPTER IX -Orimshaw seeks to
bribe Barton to be silent about his
wounding the mu.*derer of the man killed
on the road. The offer Is spurned.
Then f heard the voice'of the school
master saying:
"Is tt yon, my lad!"
"Yes," I answered, as I came up to
him and Mary, in a condition of
breathless excitement.
Hold them of the curious adventure
[ had had.
"Come quick* said the schoolmas
ter. "Let's go back and find the man
la the stubble."
I remembered that I had struck the
path In my flight Just before stopping
to irwlng the flail. The man must have
fallen very near it Soon we found
where he had been lying and drops of
j fresh blood on the stubble.
"Hush," said the schoolmaster.
We listened and heard a wagon rat
tling at a wild pace down the road
toward the river.
"There he goes," said Mr. Hacket
"His companions have carried him
away. Ye'd be riding in that wagon
now, yerself, my brave lad, if ye hadn't
'a' made a lucky hit with the flail—
God bless ye!"
"What would they 'a' done with
me?" I- asked.
"Oh, I reckon they'd 'a' took ye off,
lad, and kep* ye for a year or so until
Amos was out o' danger," said Mr.
Hacket. "Maybe they'd drowned ye in
the river down - there an' left yer
clothes on the bank to make It look
like an honest drowning. - The devil
knows what they'd 'a' done with ye,
laddie buck. We'll have to keep an
eye on ye now, every day until the
trial 1» over—sure we vlll. Come, we'll
go up to the barn and see If Kate Is
there."
Just then we heard the receding
wagon go roaring over the bridge on
Little river. Mary shuddered with
fright The schoolmaster reassured us
by saying:
"Don't be afraid. I brought my gun
In case we'd meet a painter. But the
danger is past." _ #
He drew a long pistol from his coat
pocket and held it in the light of the
lantern.
The loaded cart stood In the middle
of the barn floor, where I had left it,
but old Kate had gone. We closed
the barn, drawing the cart along with
us. When we came into the edge of
the village I began to reflect upon the
strange peril out of which I had so
luckily escaped. It gave me a heavy
sense of responsibility and of the
wickedness of men.
I thought of old Kate and her broken
silence.' For <>nce * f t^d" Beard "her
_— '■ r■
eortsow MNcrtDWWtNWn iivwa i»ofm»
speak. 1 could teel my flesn uugie
when I thought of her quick words
nnd her hoarse, passionate whisper.
I knew, or thought I knew, why she
took such care of me. She was In
league with the gnllows and could not
bear to see it cheated of Its prey. For
some reason she hated the Grlmshaws.
I had seen the hate in her eyes the
day she dogged along behind the old
money lender through the streets of
the village when her pointing finger
had seemed to say to me: "There,
there is the man who has brought me
to this. He has put these rags upon
my back, this fire in my heart, this
wild look iti (iiy eyes. Wait and you
will see what I will put upon him."
I knew that old Kate was not the
Irresponsible, witless creature that
people thought her to be. I had begun
to think of her with a kind of awe as
one gifted above all others. One by
one the things she had said of the
future seemed to be coming true.
As we were going into the house the
schoolmaster said :
"Now, Mary, you take this lantern
and go across the street to the house
o' Deacon Blnks, the constable. You'll
find him asleep by the kitchen stove.
Arrest his slumbers, but not rudely,
nnd, when he has come to, tell him
that I have news o' the devil."
Deacon Binks arrived, a fat man
with a big, round body and a very
wise and serious counteuance between
side whiskers bending from his temple
to his neck and suggesting parentheses
I of hair, as if his head and its acces
sories were In the nature of a side
Issue. He and the schoolmaster went
out of doors and must have talked to- I
gether while I was eating a bowl of
bread and milk which Mrs. Hacket had
brought to me.
When 1 wont to oea, Dy aaa uy, x
heard somebody snoring on the little
porch under tny window. The first
sound that reached my ear at the j
break of dawn was the snoring of i
some sleeper. I dressed and went be
low and found the constable In his .
' coonskln overcoat asleep on the porch
with a long-barreled gun at his side.
1 While I stood there the schoolmaster
cs»ue around the corner of the house
from the garden. He put his hand on
the deacon's shoulder und gave him
a little shake.
i "Awake, ye limb o' the law," he de
"Awake, Ye Limb o' the Law."
mantled. "Prayer Is better than
sleep.*'
The deacon arose and stretched
himself and cleared his throat and as
sumed an air of alertness and said It
was a fine morning, which It wa« not,
the sky being overcast and" the atr
dark and chilly. Mr. Hacket removed
his greatcoat and threw It on the stoop
saying: .
"Deacon, yon lay there. From now
on I'm constable and ready for any act
that may be necessary to maintain the
law. I can be as severe as Napoleoa
Bonaparte and as cunning as Satan, If
I have to be."
While I was milking the deactSn sat
on a bucket in the doorway of the
stable and snored until I had finished.
He awoke when I loosed the cow and!
the constable went back to the pasture
with me, yawning with his hand over
bis mouth much of the way. The dea
con leaned his elbow on the top of
the pen and snored again, lightly,
while I mixed the feed for the pigs,
Mr. Hacket met us at the kitchen
door, where Deacon Binks said to him:
"If you'll look after the boy today
I'll go home and get a little rest."
"God bless yer soul, ye had a busy
night," said the schoolmaster with a
smile.
He added as he went into the house:
"I never knew a man to rest with.
mors gflgrgy aaQ patglfiieagg... It wa»
a perrect nooa o* test, it kept ml
awake u itil "ong after midnight"
CHAPTER XI.
The Spirit of Michael Henry and
Others.
At the examination of Amos Grliu
stftw my knowledge,was committed to
the records and ceased to be a source
of danger to me. Grfn>ih»w to
the village that day. On my way to
the courtroom I saw him walking
slowly, ^vith bent heptl as. I had. seen
him before, followed by old Kate. She
carried her staff In her left hand while
the forefinger of her right hand was
pointing him. out Silent. aa( a ghost'
and as unheeded—one would s*y—she
followed his steps.
I observed that old Kate sat on a
front seat with her hand to her ear
and Grlmshaw beside his lawyer at a
big table and that when she looked at
him her. lips moved la a strange on
uttered whisper of her spirit. Her
face filled with joy as one damning
detail after another cam* out in the
evidence.
The facts hereinbefore alleged; and
others, were proved,' for the tracks fit
ted the shoes of Amos. The young
man was held and presently Indicted.
The time of his trial was not deter*
mined.
I wrote a good hand thosa. days and.
the leading merchant of the village
engaged me to post his books every
Saturday at ten cents an hour. Thence
forward until Christmas I gave my.
free days to that task. I estimated
the sum that I should earn and
planned'to divide H In equal parts and
proudly present It to my- aunt and
uncle on Clirlstmas day.
One Saturday while I was- at- work
on the big ledger of the merchant I
ran upon this Item:
October 1—8. Wrlfht—To one suit
of clottias for Michael.Henry from
measures furnished by 8. Robin
son
Shirts to match
I knew then the history of the suit
of clothes which I had worn since that
rainy October night, for I remembered
that Sam Robinson, the tailor, had
measured me at our house and made
up the cloth of Aunt Deel's weaving.
I observed, also, that numerous ar
ticles—a load of wood, two sacks of
flour, three pairs of boots, one coat,
ten pounds of salt pork and four
bnshels of potatoes—all for "Michael
Henry''—had been charged to Silas
Wright.
So by the merest chance I learned
that the Invisible "Michael Henry" was
the almoner of the modest statesman
and really the spirit of Silas Wright
feeding the hungry and clothing the
naked and warming the cold house,
In the absence of Its owner. It was
the heart of Wright joined to that of
the schoolmaster, which eat In the
green chair.
I fear that my wort suffered a mo
ment's Interruption, for Just then I
began to know the great heart of the
senator. Its warmth was In the cloth
ing that covered-my back. Its delicacy
In the. Ignorance of: those who had
shared Its benefactions.
I count this one of the. great event#
of my youth. But there was a greater
one, although-It seemed not so-at the
time of It. A traveler on.tl» road to.
Bally been hr.d dropped his pocketboofc
containing a large amount of.money—
$2,700 was the sum, If I remember
rightly. He was a man who, being.
Justly suspicious of the banks, had]
withdrawn his money. Posters an
nounced the loss and the offer of a
large reward. The village waa. pro
foundly stirred by them. Searching
parties went up the road stirring Its
dust and groping In Its grass and brt
ers for the great prise wmen wag sup
posed to be lying there. It watt said,
however,.that the quest had: been un
successful. So the lost pocketbook.
became a treasured mystery of the
village Tind of all the hills and val
leys toward Bajlybeen.—«. topic of old
wives and gabbling husbands at the
fireside for unnumbered years.
By and by the. fall term of school
ended. Uncle Peabody came down to
get me the day before Christmas. I
had enjoyed my work and my life at
the Rackets', on the whole, but . I wu
glad to be going home, again. My
uncle was Id high spirits and there
were many packagos In the sleigh.
"A merry Christmas to ye both as*
may the Lord* love yei" eald Mr.
Hacket rs he bade us goodby. "Every
day our thoughts will bo going up the j
hills to your house.'1
The bells rang, merrily as we hur
ried through the swamp In the hud.
•sow paths.
"We're goln' to move," said my
uncle presently. "We've agreed to get
out by> the- middle o' May.1*'
"How does thathftppen?"I asked.
"I settled with Grimshaw and agreed
to go. If It hadn't 'a' been for Wright
and Baldwin we wouldn't 'a' got a
cent They threatened to bid against
him at the tale. So he settled. W»'r»
goln' to have a new homo. We've
bought a hundred an' fifty acres, from
Abe Leonard. Qoln' to build a new
house in the spring. It-will be nearer
the village." •* •
He playfully nudged my rib» with
his elbow.
"We've had a. little good luck, Bart,"
he went on. TU tell ye what It U IX
you won't say anything abont It"
I promised.
"I dunno as it would matter mnch,"
he continued, "but I don't want to do
any braggin'. It ain't anybody's busi
ness, anyway. An old uncle over In
Vermont died three weeka ago and
left us thirty-eight hundred dollar*
It was old Uncle Ezra Baynee o'
Hinesburg. Died without a chick or
cfelld. Tour aunt and me sllpped'down
to Potsdam an' took the aUga an'
went over an got the money, It was
more money than I ever see before
In my life. We put It In *V br n':
PotadBin to keep It out o" Cr'mslir.V
bands. I wouldn't trust tl it tm.n a;i
fur as you could throw a hull by tho
tall,"
It was a cold, clear «!glit, i id when
-we reached home the new stove tvus
saspplng with the heat In Its firebox
and the pudding puffing In the' pot
aadLald. Step dreaming In the. chimney
corner. Aunt Deel gave me a hu:? at
the door. Shep barked and leapefi to
my shoulders.
"Why, Bart I You'ro growin' like n
weed—ain't yet—ayes ye be," my
aunt said as she stood and looked at
me. "Set tight down here an' warm
ye—ayes J—Tre done all the chores—
ayes I" I _
How warm and comfortable was the
dear old room with those beloved faces
In lfc I wonder If paradise Itself can
seem more pleasant to me. I have had
the beet food this world can provide.
In my- time, but never anything that
I ate with a keener relish than the
pudding and milk and bread and but
ter and cheese and pumpkin pie which
Aunt Deel gave us that night
Sapper over, I wiped the dishes for
my aunt-while Uncle Peabody went
out to feed and water the horses. Then
we sat down In the genial warmth
while I. told the story of my life In
"the busy town," as they called it
What pride and attention they gave
me. then!
(Continued! on Tuesday)
Nm4 for Schools of Politeness.
Many people laughed when they
read that the London, county council
was running a "school of politeness"
for waiters. As a matter of fact, it
would be an admirable tiling if as
sooa as the war is. over, everybody
who Is still of teachable age were sent
for a term to a school of politeness.
. Few people can doubt that the
standard of manners has fallen during
the: war. Coupon systems, food short
age*^ overcrowded busses and trams,
and various other circumstances have
added to the irritations of life, to say
nothing of the necessarily strained at
mosphere in a nation at war.—London
Dally News.
Same Thing.
"Didn't you tell me your fiance was
an official in the food conservation
service?"
"Well, I am sure he- wrote roe he
ms i member of the kitchen police."
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Bnrton, Me.—An apple 14% inches
in circumference was raised here by
Elmer Eastman. He has called' tho
apple "Victory." The trees yielded
nine barrels, all the fruit being ap
proximately of this size.
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White Pass & Yukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 42
Thursday and Friday
So. I. N. Bound No. », S. Bound
let ClaM l*t Clam
9:00 a. m. Lmvm SKAGWAY Arrive* <:*<> P- ».
11:25 a, m. WHITE PASS JLe»ve* 2?60 p. m.
23:16 p. m. « t LOG CABIN " 2:00 p. B,
1:10 p.m. ■ I, ' BENNETT H 1:20 p.m.
'2:50 p. m. M ' OARCROSS « 11:18 *. m.
6j20 j>. m. Arrives WHTnKHOIf'lE " 8:30 bl
PaMtVgcra most be at dejw t in time to tiave TT~Wf lf
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