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STAMPEDERS BACK
FROM NEW STRIKE'
Dawson News, Sept. 20: A num
ber of the stampeders who went to
the new strike on Rude creek re
turned last night by small boats.
They report several miles of Rude
staked, and some of' Deep creek
and Galena creek also staked. Rude
flows into Deep. Galena is two
hours" mush over the divide beyond
Rude.
Stampeders are leaving ou the
boat today, and some aro reported
coming down from Hootalinqua and
other j>oints. The vauuch Nita left
here today with a party.
One party which go' back last
night included O. F. Kastner, John
Ross, Dan Moriajity and Mr. Bur
re;i. Three others, Dave Ray, Pete
Anderson and partner, who made
the trip over at the same time, took
the boat „ at Isaacscreek for the
outside, ana will return during the
winter to prospect their claims. Mr
Kastner says:
"Tie creeks are snauow, mo
best adapted to summer work. The
wood is scarce on Rude, but can
bo had on Deep aud nearlby creeks
"Going up from Dawson by boat
we landed at the mouth of Isaacs
creek, which is eight miles above
the mouth of Britannia, and just
below Selwyn. We found a fair
trail up Isaacs, ten miles, to the
divide, and six miles further down
Deep creek over a niggerhead trail
which was wet :uid hard to travel;
theucp two miles ud Rud« to dis
covery to Deep creek
"A"? were nine hours going and
seven returning, including stops. We
ran out of grub, and ate rabbits.
"Our paxty got there a little be
hind the returning discoverers. Jens
Rude and George Jensen. The dis
coverers took in with them Tuft,
who got 3 below, and Ole Backe,
who staked 2B. Our party staJssd
next getting 4, 5, and S below and
2, 3 and 6 above.
"Fo'ir other men got there and
staked immediately after *• got
down our posts.
"The discoverers had gottea fifty
ounces o gold, not coarse, after
working thirty days, and doing 150
hours' actual shoveling. They have
3,500 feet in discovery, 1 below and
1 abov*. They worked the upper
end cf discovery, and have a hole
oa Xo. 1 above; and another hole
on the lower line ofdiscovery, and
pav in all. They got five to fifteen
cents to the pan in the first foirr
inchts of gravel on bedrock, and
oue cent or better above that . The
creek has two to four feet of gravel
in the creek bototm, and 6ix to
eight feet of gravel on the sides.
There is little muck. The is
about 150 yards wide.
"Tbp discoverers cleaned up less
than 600 square teet of bedrock,
which makes it less thaw SI.50 to
the square foot.
"Rude creek is about six miles
long. It was staked when we weir©
there to 6 above and IS below. "VVe
panned and got somegood prospects.
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he would scarce be able to avoid giv
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XL—MRS. BILLING
TON'S FIRST CASE
fCopyrlRht. The Frank A. Munsey CoJ
(Continued from last Issue)
"Five dollars costs," said the court.
"Next case."
Bob grabbed bis hat and coat and
turned toward Marlon.
"Well. Billington." he said, "so yon
lost your case."
But Marlon was gathering her pa
pers together and answered never a
word By this time the color bad
faded from her cheeks, and she had
compressed her mouth Into a thin
straight line in nn effort to prevent her
lower lip trembling.
"Will you send me a check for the
costs?" Bob went on. as Marlon start
ed for the door, "or shall I Issue an ex
ecution against your client's prop
erty?"
"lou nig urine: mnrinn e&vrmiuieu.
"Yon onii do as you please."
"Pass out quietly rhere," Ed ad
monished with a parting grin.
In the meantime Susan had been led
from the witness stand. She made
baste to follow her attorney out of the
court room
"Walt a moment. Snsun!" Bob cried.
She stopped short, and Bob pressed a
twenty-dollar bill Into her hand.
"Don't say anything about this to Mrs.
Billington," he enjoined her.
A smile spread Itself about Susan's
ears.
"Sure notT she replied.
"And see that Mrs Billington gets
back to West End avenue all right,"
Hob called after t.er.
IV.
Going home that evening, for Bob,
was like making a visit to the dentist,
and his knees literally shook as he en
tered hl» house. He made straight for
the dining room, where a cover was
laid for one person ouly Instead of
Susan, the waitress, Mary, the cham
bermaid. stood behind his chair.
"Where's Mrs Billington?" Bob
asked.
"She sick." Mary replied.
Bob whistled. lie had anticipated
something of the kind.
"And where's Susan?" he went on.
"Susan, she gone." said Mary. "She
get mad at Mrs. Billington and leave."
"What for?" asked Bob.
"She say Mrs. Bllllugton owe her
$20 what Is coming from her other
madam."
".airs. ocuuiittc
Mary nodded
"Sure." she went on. "and she want
to know what Mrs. Bllllngton going to
do about It Ami then Mrs. Bllllngton
say she not can give $20, but she say
she give her $5- 1 don't know what for
-and then Mrs. Rillington say she get
$20 from Mrs Schultz's man. But
Susan she get mad and say she waut
$20 right away, and she not wait for
It from Mr. Sehultz. So. Mrs. Billing
ton she give $20 to Susan and tell her
she'd hotter go right away."
"And did Susan go right away?" Bob
asked.
"No." said Mary. "She say If Mrs.
Bllllngton pay her month'9 wages, then
she go. because her month was np
Thursday."
"But I paid her last Thursday," Bob
exclaimed.
"Sure," Mary replied. "Susan mean
another month what ain't done yet"
"And did Mrs. Bllllngton pay her for
the new month?" asked Bob.
"No," said Mary. "Mrs. Bllllngton
say she wouldn't pny her one cent, and
Susan could sue her lu the court for it
"And what did Susan say?"
"Susan say," Mary continued, "that
she sue Mr. Bllllngton. and not Mrs.
EUUngton."
Bob could not restrain a laugh.
"And what did Mrs. Bllllngton say to
that?" he asked.
"She say for Susan to go ahead and
she would he her lawyer, and then Su
san say"— Here Mary paused.
"Don't stop on ray account," Bob
cried "Tell me what Susan said."
"Well," Mary murmured, "she Bay,
'Mrs. Bllllngton, 1 don't want you nev
er no more for my lawyer,' she say.
'You're a bum lawyer.' she said, and
then she go."
A moment later Bob tiptoed upstairs
and listened lm>uthlessly at the bed
ruum uuui, as
be entered a
faint sound of
s o b b i n g came
from the dark
ness. nnd when
he turned on the
lights there on
the bed lay Marl
on Bllllngton. A
B.. LL. B„ attor
ney snd counsel
or at law. with
her pretty face
all flushed and
tear stained. He
fell on his knees
beside her.
"BlUlngtott,"he
said softiy, "one
of the first les
sons of the law
Is to bear defeat
"B-but I'm not a with equanimity
brother attorney." ^ not to hap.
bor a grudge against a fellow practi
tioner because he won and you lost"
The sobbing grew fainter and then
stopped altogether.
"D-don't can me CilUngton," she said.
"Why, you don't expect me to be cer
emonlous wltfT u brotlior" atforney ?'r lie
asked.
Marlon'barfed her face on bis shoul
der.
"B-but I'm not a brother attorney,"
■bo murmured. "I'm a sister attorney
and a weak one too."
There was a long silence—that la to
say. so far as coherent and articulate
speech was concerned—but Anally Bob
spoka
"Remember this, dear lady," he said.
"Every case you try I shall bo the at
torney on the other sldo If money can
buy a substitution, and If It can't then
I shnll pay the damages myself rather
than have you thrust Into the publicity
and discourtesy of petty litigation
again."
"But I never shall be," said Marion,
smiling through her tears.
"Why not?" Bob asked.
"Because." she replied, "I've perma
nently retired from active practice."
Pretty Shrewd.
It sooms to be the aim of some peo
ple to acquire a reputation for shrewd
ness, which In many cases Is only on
other name for roguery. Such people
take a delight In tricking their friends
as well as enemies, like the wealthy
old lady who occupied her leisure In
making patchwork quilts, which she
regularly donated to the atmual church
fairs. They were hideous things and,
as nobody would buy them, they were
apt to be raffled off in lgnomlnous fash
ion at the close of the fair, much to the
chagrin of the old lady. One day, just
before the fair time, this old lady sent
for her lawyer and had him add a
codicil to her will, bequeathing 525 to
each and every person who should buy
aquiltat the church fair. The lawyer as
sured her that her Injunctions to strict
secrecy should be faithfully observed,
but It was noticed that a sister of the
lawyer bought the silk quilt on the
very first day of the fair for six years.
When the old lady died the lawyer
came smilingly forward with six quilts
and Ills sister to clalnj the sua. of $150.
But he was tricked In turn, as the old
lady had neatly cut the codicil from
the Willi .. .
wooa Aiconoi.
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solvent and for various chemical pur
poses. Beech, birch and maple are the
best woods for the production of wood
distillation products. Elm, chestnut
and cherry are not desirable woods for
the wood distillation industry, becanse
they contain too much tannin, gums,
etc.
Real Estate Problem.
Why Is It that a chicken will walk
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