Thursday, October 22, 1925.
Tape Ten
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
ii.iti:ii xix
Kvcry new and prosperous mining-
rump hum un Arabian NlKht
utmosphtrc, thataclt-Tlhtlc, pecu
liar, indescribable. Kspclally no
tif l iihlr wan this utmuHphcre In the
early Arctic camps, made up fui
llity wen: of nan who knew little
about mining, rattier less about
frontit r ways, imrj next to nothing
about the country in which they
found themHelveg. Tliene men had
built fabulous hopes, they dwell In
Illusion, Uh'V put faith in the, thin
ii'fMt of shadows. Now the moat
practical miner u not a conserva
tive pei-son; he in ei ratlc, credu
Ioiim and extravagant; reasonless
optfmtKin, Is at once his blestilng
find hlu cure. Nevertheless, tho
"old -timers" of tho Yukon were
mode-rate Indeed ax compared with
the adventurous holiday-seekers
wim Mwariiit-d in upon their tracks.
living none too well balunced
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every direction Hazed trees and) ,,Kure!" cried his partner. ''The
pt-ncll notlceH greeted him he ballot-box would look like a settln'
found them In places where It I of pigeon eggs. Think It over and
seemed no foot but his had over let us know. WVre lea. v in' to
trod. In Dawson the Gold Com
missioner's office was besieged by
dully crowds of claimants; tt would
have taken years of work on tho
part of a hundred thousand men
to even prospect the ground al
ready recorded on tho books.
Juck and forth 1'hilllns eume
and went, he made trips with pack
and hand -sled, he slept out In
Hpruco forests, In prospectors'
tents, In new cabins the sweaty
Kreen lot's of which were still
dripping, und when ho had fin
ished he was poorer by a good
many dollars and richer only in
the possession of a few recorder's
receipts, tho value of which he hud
already begun to doubt.
reappointed ho was, but not
discouraged. It was all too new
tli- mihHvi-w, it was only natural 'and exciting for that livery visit
that the exulirraiice of these n-w j 'o Uonunzu or El Jjorado Inspired
in -rivals li mi Id prove Infectious , hhn. It would have inspired a
and that a sort of jreneral auto- j wooden man. J-'or mile those
inioxlciitliin should result.' That Isjvulleys were smoky from the sink
pr. rifely what happened at Jmw- ; lff flrt', and their clean white car
son. M n hint all caution, all com- pels wero Mpottt-d with plica of
iiimi sense; they lived in a land of
rosy imuKiniiu.'; hurdbought Jes
(jiim of experience were forgotten;
n allty diKappfiired; fancy took
wing and left fuel, behind; expec
tation were capitalized nnd no
exaggeration was loo wild to dial,
leiigo acceptance. It becamo a
City of i'Venzy. , ,.
It wiih nil very fine for un anient
youlh like I'leree I'lillllps; it net'
raw red dirt. IJy day they echoed
to blows of uxes, the crush of fall-
morrow."
A lease on Hunker Creek sound
ed good to I'lillllps., liig Lars An
derson hud been one of tho first
arrivals from Circle City; already
lie was rated a millionaire, for
luck had smiled upon- him; his
name was one to conjure with,
l'ierce was about to accept the
offer made when Jerry said:
"Who d'you 'spose got tho lay
below ours? That feller McCaakey
und his brother."
"McCaskey!"
"He's an old pal of Anderson's."
"Does Big Lars know he's a
thief?"
Jerry shrugged. 'Lars ain't the
kind that listens to scandal and we
ain't the kind that carries It."
l'ierce meditated briefly; then lie
said, slowly. "If your lay turns out
good so will McCaskey's." His
frown deepened. "Well, if there's
a law of compensation. If there's
such a thing- as retributive justice
you have a bad piece of ground."
"tfut there ain't any such thing,"
Tom oulckly asserted. "Anyhow, It
don't work In mtnlng-camps. If it
ing trees, the plaint of windlusseH, I did the saloons would be reading
the cries or freighters; by night rooms and the gamblers would
they became vast ealdruiiH fill. l take in washing. J,ook at the
Willi flickering fires; tremendous lucky men In this camp bums.
vats, the vapors from, which wire
lllumtnuled by hideous furnaces.
One would have thought Unit hero
gold was being made, not sought
that this was a region of vulcanic
him nblnw. mirrlmr a fever in Jits ,jUl l"g wneru every fissure
blood. Having won thus far, ho un,J vent-hole spouted steam. It
im;mI,- the natural rnlstuko of be- w,tH u Grange, marvelous sight;
Hexing that the race wus his; so 11 H,lrr,'d Imagination to know
he wasted little time in the town. V" unlwrf"01- l-keti In the flinty
I. nt very soon took to the-hills, ,J,l,tn ' " frozen gravel, Was
Unie lo make his fortune und bo w,lll,li unmeasured und unearned,
done with II. ' rU n u"ril or yellow gold that
,, . . j yesterday woru ownerless.
11,-r.. cuhmj t i,, uw..k.-i..nK. Aw . A ,, aUi,main U..lliU
fro,., 11... ollrluin of the camp. Ill , .,, of ul
un.uct with cold reality, he b,Kn. ,,, ho , k liraltll,1
lo l. arn ......... hlng of the ...rlous. , wch , bcurlnU
priultcal bualmiu of gold-mining, i "
II. -fore ho had bun long on thu 1 Tli Yukon had clo..d un.l the
T.'.'k he found that It wax no nullum fluUuin and J.'tnuin It had
i lilld d i.luy lo wr.'l Ireamire from home thither waa i-llllnn. I'lene i lenKi d hy the name of IiIh former
the frozen bOKom of a honlllo wll- could feel a inctamornhlc UKvncy einpluycr and drawn by Hie Houn.U
di Tin, and that,' no matter how work In the town: ulready new ' of merriment from within, l'ierce
rli h or how plentiful the treauro, liublta of life were crymulllzlnic rnlen-d. Ho hud seen little of
Mother Kurth guurded her necrem Dmonu- It" clllzeiiB; und lieneutll It
Je.tloiiHly. lie hetfiin to reullzu whlrlool lurfuee new rornia were
I :! Ihe ohnlaeh-M he hud no hlllhe- the niiiklMK. It ulurmed lilin to
ly oviTiome in KeltliiK to thu riulljie thul a yet hia own ulfulrx
Klondike were us nothlnic to Ihoaii were In Kiixpenxe, and he urirued,
ill tin- way of hla further auecena, with ull the hot Impullenee of
filiu auilden hi Irlumphiil proarewi youth, that It wua hlk'h time he
rdowed down uiifl he came to a(ol,,m to 'H, tipporlunltlea weru
jiauei llo henun to mark time. on every aide of him, but he knew
There wua work In Hy to be I w"l,r1l" or 1,uw M '"V ul" '
moat of 'em. Ceorire Curmack waa
a Hiiuuw-inan, und lio made the
aliike."
I'leree felt no fear of Joe Mo
I'uaki'y, only dli.like und a dc.alru
lo avoid furl hue contact, with him.
Thi! prospect of a Ions winter in
close proximity to a proven acoiiu
drel waa repugnant. Iluluneed
UKalnat I hlu wua tlie imukIc or Ilia;
lara' name. it wua a problem;
uKaln indeelaion rose lo trouble
him.
"I'll think it over," lie said, fi
nally. Karlher down the atreet I'liil
llpa uttentlon waa arretted by an
announcement of tile openlnir of
the lilallo. Haloon and Theater.
sillier & next, proprietora. i.'hul
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Vroomnn credited Mllleidorfer A buchelor la a man who tut
wllh being one of n lonir Hal u! In- even enjoy ataylng away froo,
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Ifa true that Swift's products coat Bilghtly more then
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luid, hut, tike unottt of t ho new-
eorners, hn was not satisfied to
lake lixed wanes. They seemed
liallry hideed eontnred with the
drunken figures that were on every
Hp. In the presence of the till
er Main he could not content him
Felf with n sun thtiiK. Neverthe
less, he w.ih soon forced to the
them to hts host advunluue, Mur
than ever he rett hlmsetr to be the
loy or elrcuinstnnre, more tluin
eviT lie feared the fallibility of his
Judgment and the eonseiiueiicen of
a mlstiike. He was In a mood
holh dihsutisfled and irresolute
when he cneountered his two trull
friends, Tom Union and Jerrv
necessity of resorting to it, for y,IIPK i1''" "iiti seen them hist
throiiKh the fjr of )tis mlsappre- ;ul ,'mumun' enicaffeu in prose
hensloim. henenth the ohseurlty of t',l,1"f 11 "'peders' divorce; hu
his iKiiomncf, he lieKan to discover !wu" M'"'lrt,l tl 'o Hud them re.
the true outline of thing's and to un"'t-
iiiideiinnd that his Ideas were m. "l n,'vi,r reame, you'd pet
pniellciil. throuKh." he told them when
To hiKln with, evcrv foot of Kr,,',lnKH IhmI ped. "lUd you
Kioimd In the proven dislrleta wascu,Ml' ln 0,1,4 ,,out or 1,1 two?"
tiikin. and even when he piiNhed J,r,'' KMnncd. "Wo sawed tip
out far nrlHd he found that the j""11 ','w rotir llineM. We'd have
ui,.. ......in, ..i..u 'split her end lo end flmillv. nnK
loeatloiiH; rivers, creeks and trlliii-! H( r,m uul uf to eork her
la lies, hern-he niwl hlllMhli-N l.nl "1
le-n ntnk"d. For ninny mlhs in
Steel
Ranges
Jlilim'iil makes mid
prices.
IIKATINC; STOVKS
To suit any buyer.
F. L. LILLY
Hardware
l'liono M-S5
Snodgrass &
Zimmerman
Exclusive
Undertakers
Our Invalid Car li used but
for one purpose of conrsy.
lug the nick and Injur. d any.
whero tbejr want to go.
Malu U Mgul or Da
'"I'hal boat wits about worn out
with our hiekeriiiKH." Tumi ile.
et. I. 'Kin. ..In't l...lr .1...
ftjeillllll Hie was ull the ret In iw-
duHt. r Ihe mill-hull In her wax
luid end to end they'd rnirli to
Torly Mile. We were Ihe hml out
fit III, an It wan. anil we'd or
mlnned u lalldlnif lr a feller hadn't
run out on tin Hhore lee and roped
un. Klrni town I ever enlered ou
I he ( ml r u larlal. Hope 1 don't
leave It Ihe name way."
"lliieHa who drug U" In. Jerry
ii rued.
"I'c no lilea." naltl l'ierce.
-"ltlg lun Anih'l-nnn."
"Hill Lain i,r l:i lloriuhi'.'"
"Ile the party. Hi' wan jnl
Irunk e mh to rink hivakln'
Hi 11,111:1,. When lie found lm we
Wioi-well. he K.ive un the limn;
lie uiinle un 11 pr.ninl of iuu.on
and all pnliiln norm, loKi llu r with
the I1111, In. pn njinen, prilleK, n unil
, liereilltalni nln llppurlenunl Iher.-.
lo. I nil 1 1 K() a kind of a Iiiiiikovi t
himiuehe anil hine l ,,ke noilu
al'li r my mi aln."
. Iirn uiin u .hi-i pmun whi n We
knew him." Tom i'ikilni-,l. ",lrrr
and I Pin loin, , I him rri.tii mhih
j prominent eow-Ki nl h 1111 11 w ho hail
him ull ileeoiati-il up ,-ady l
hull-, llllil he hiinn't lii;iiti-t 11.
lie Kol i veryliinlv full III,- niKhl we
Inniliil, ami wiiuml 1111 l,e i.hm,,,.
all the rn-nh itiw In lump. I'nili
iliir.i'11. We hml in rrled. , 'n li
inline Willi hlu money." I
"He OW1IH I "e pmpei (y Ulilll
llll.l hml! ," mil, I I'lrree.
"ItlKht: Ami h,, cute iih a
la)'."
Tiiililpn- i m 0ienei. "A htj ?
n t:i ln.liiilir.- he ii.i,,,
Hunk am. ,xi meat.
"N". IhiukiT. lie nam fn a
kiiiiiI en . k. We re loukill' lor a
pal illiir"
"WI1.1I Mini of paillur?"
II iin l.tiiion who uimwireil.
"Wi ll, noun- alii-. ran .);oluK. hard.
Kurklmr oiuitr r. lli r. Jerry aim I
an prilly ,l, I,. m,l a win, II. inn.
lull we etui vork tiniteraronnd
w lo re Ifn w inn.--
- -;iin .;,-i,nr,- llial'n Ihe word."
.len.v niiiliP d Toni and me m-l
almif wllh un h mill r like an order
or liurkw heat e-iki'n. hut we're m l
Iln our w.ijn ae, we don't v1411t
lalll'inv lo enmr, iK'tweell un."
' Hew would 1 do.'" Tierce In-
liilri d. wllh n nolle.
Tom minwereil pruiuplly. "Ir
tmir name w,i pul lo a vote I
know one 01 us iliut wouldn't
Ijiuro since his arrival: he hud all
hut, hanlnhed her from hlu tlioiiKhta
111 faet; hut ho determined now to
look her up.
The Itlullo wan the newent and
the uioHt prelentlous of DuwHun'n
nniiiMeuient palaeeH. Jt eomprlned
a drlnklnB-plaee wllh a apucloua
Kinnlillnir-room udjolnlnc In the
rear of tho lulter waa the theater,
a huno loir annex enpeelally le
nlirne n the home of Uaeehun und
Terpnlehore.
'Ihe front room wua crowded;
through an lirehwuy leadlmr to the
Kiimlillns-.hall eame Ihe nolne of
many voleen, and over ull the
Htrulna of un orchestra at the renr.
Hen .Miller, a famous sporting
eharaeter. was liuny welBhing gold
dunl ut the mannive scales near thu
door when I'leree entered.
Tho theater, too. was parked.
Here a second hur was doing a
thriving huslnens, and every chulr
on Hie floor, every hor In the li.il
cony overhanging three sides of It.
wan occupied. Walters were ueur.
nine up und down the wide iitulr.
; Hie general hill,. 1, 11I, wan
puneliiuled hy the sound of explod
ing corks us the Klondike spend
thrifts advertised their prosperity
mi u hllurlous contest or prodigal
ity. All Iwwson Inn! Iiirned out for
the opening, und I'leree recognlwd
several or the K llonido kings
nmoiig ihem lllg l.urs Amlernon.
Thine new-born maKlluten Were
as tlirlfllesa us locusts, und In the
midst, of their tiaeehanalian revels
I'leree frit very poor, very nlineure.
Here was the roMeroun spirit or
Ihe Northland Ml mil play: II liked
Ihe young man Inten.ieiy ( f,.,.
Hint he could urrord no pari In II,
l.iiuie was not long In discovering
him. She sped lo him wllh the
nwlllnons or 11 swallow; lirealh
leKHlv she Inquired ;
"Where have yon I no long''
Why dliln'l you let ,,,L. know von
were hack ?"
"I Jtml got In. I've i.,n 1 verv.
where." Ile nm, , , , ,;,.
and nhe chile . , , r
eiwl. then drew him out of II,,.
crowd. -1 iiriippnl In to see how
niu wi re gelling ulong."
"Well, what du )ou think of the
place
"Why. II looks as If you'd all get
rich In a night."
"And youV H ive you done nni
Ihlng ror ournelr?"
1' r, e Hmok his heud: In a few-
words he recounled his goings and
bis comings, his el'lorLs and his
failures. l.aure rollowed tlie re-
cital with swift, lilrdllke nods or
understanding; hej dark eyes weru
warm with sympathy.
'1 ou're' going at. It the wrong
way," she unscrtci! when he had
rilllshcd. "You have bruins; make
them work. Look al Ileal, look at
Miller, his new partner; Ihev know
'better than to mine. Mining is a
fool's game. IMay a sure thing.
I'lercti. Hluy here In town and live
like a human being; here's where
the money will be made."
"Do you think I want to go fly
ing over hill and dale liko a turn
bleweed? I haven't had warm feet
in a work nnd I weep salt tenrs
when I see a bed. Hut I'm no
Croesus; I've got to hustle. 1 think
I've landed somelhlng finally." He
told of Tom anil Jerry's ofrer, but
railed 10 impress his listener.
"If you go out to Hunker Creek
I'll scurcely ever see you." said she.
"That's the rlisl objection. I've
nearly died these' lant Ihreo weeks.
Hut there ore oilier objections.
You couldn't get along wllh thone
old men. Why, they can't get along
wllh each other! Then there's Joe
MoCaskey to tlilnR of. Why run
into trouble?"
"I've thought of ull that. Tint
Hig l-nrs Is on Hie crest of Ills
wave; he has the Midas' touch;
everything he linn 1,1s hands on
turns to gold, lie believes in Ilun
kei r"
"I'll find Ollf lr he does." fjiure
mild, quickly, "lie's drinking, lle'd
tell me inn llilng. Wail!" With u
Mashing smile she wan orr.
She relumed with un air of tri
umph. "You'll learn to Union to
me." she declared. "He as Hun
ker Is low grade. Thul's whv he
lets las on II Instead of working
It hllimcir. Ijirs Is a rox."
"He said that?"
"The bent there Is In It In wages.
Thone were his very words. Would
you put up with I. Inn, n and ulrk
un.l the Iwn MeCliskeyw for Wages
If We
Can servo yini it will bo
out- pleasure. Maybe wo
interest
can
fVZef us serve
mm
Wc are fully prewired
to take care of your elec
trical needs. How about
.some new Mazda Lamps
for those empty sockets 7
La Grande
Electric Co.
111. Adams Ave.
you in ,
Savings Account at A';
interest.
UNITED STATES
WANTED!
Feed sucks
For the next
Few weeks.
Five cents each,
For any munlcr
From one to
Five hundred.
La (irande
Warehouse &
Storage Co.
Main 792
Of course not. I've Komethhtg
better fixed up for you." Without
explaining, she led I'leree to the
bar, where Morris Ue.st was stand
ing lii'Ht wns urmilnely jjlaU to see
his former employe; he warmly
shook Pierce's hand. y
"I've cot 'em going, liuven't I?"
he chuckled. . .., t t -
lAuru broke out. Imperiously:
"fxiosen up. Morris, ,and let's ull
have a drink ou the- house. You
can afford it,"
"Hure!" With a happy jrrin the
proprietor ordered a quart bottle
of wine.
(To hft Continued.) '
Says An Amerieau Invents!
First 1'ractlral Typewriter
H Kit KIM EU, N. Y. (AI') Aus
trian claims that the ypewritor la
an Austrian, not an American, In
vention, which were irlven con
crete form by the recent unveil
Inn or u memorial tablet at Inns
bruck, Austria, to Peter, Mltter
dorfer as the inventor of the type
writer, are challenged by John W. I
Vrooinan. president of the Herki
mer County HiBtrlcol society?
Mr. Vrooinan declared that "tlie
outstanding and Important fact Is
that Christopher Latham Hholes
machine was the" first practical ma-
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dOteto "OWmUf vumiuiuuity IU
'Swiftly
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