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mmmmmt III in ' " J She I Silver By REX BEACH X COPYRICHT lOOp. BY " u0h, noj Thoj hare Instructions not to barbor nnj- travelers. It's as much as bjs Job la worth for any of thorn to entertain you. Now, won't you ruake yourselves at home while Constantino attends to your dogsT Dinner will soon bo ready." He murmured "Gladly and then lot himself In wonder at this well piwncd Rirl Urine amid such surround InRs. Undeniably pretty, Rraceful In her movements, bearing herself with certainty and pole, who was she? Where did she come from? And what lu the world was she doing here? Ue became aware that "FlnRorless" Kroner was making the Introductions. "This Is Mr. Emerson. My name Is French. I'm one of the Virginia Frenches, you know. Perhaps you hare heard of them. No? Well, they're the real thing." Emerson forestalled her acknowl edgement by breaking In roughly: "His name Isn't French at alt. II FruM-r-'FlngcrlcsV Fr.i mi lies tin utterly worthless rogue and absolutely unreliable, so far as I can l-:i ro. 1 picked him up on the Ice In N'nrlim sound with a marshal at his I c- ' t tmrsitni wasn't after me." '..i ii d.Mil.-il l-raser. quite unahnsb Why nen a frleud of mine . " regular chums Everybidy v thai. He wuutnl to give me f floors t take outside, that's Uoyd brugged hla shoulders Indif ferently: "Warrantir iii.ir twte, greatly amused, pre vented an further argument by say ing "I suppose you are bound for the Htate?" "Yea. We Intend to catch the mall boat at KatmaL I am taking Fraser alone for company It's bard travel ing alone In a strange country He's a huImiiii e. but he's rather amusing at times " "I certainly am." agreed Uiat cheer ful person, now fully at hla ease. Hy and by the girl rose, and after sbowluu them to a room ahe excused herself on the score of having to see lo the dinner When she bad with drawn "Flngerless" Fraser pursed his thin lips Into a noiseless whistle, then obvircd: "WelL I'll-be cussedr CHAPTHlt II. HO Is she?" asked Emerson. "You beard, didn't you? She's Miss Malotte. and sbe's certainly some considerable ,w lady." answered the crook. "Yea. but wbo Is she? What does this mean?" Emerson pointed to the provisions and fittings about tbcm "What la sbe doing bere alone?" "Maybe you'd better nk bcr your elf." said Fraser For the Brut lime In tbelr brief ac quaintance Emerson detected a strange n.ne In the rogue's "voice. The Indian girl summoned them, and they followed ber through the lung rntiuageway Into the other hoime. where, to their utter astonishment, they Deemed to step out of the fruutler and Into the bean of civilization. They found a tiny dining room erfectly ap IKilnted. In the center of which, won der of wonders, wiu a round table gleaming like n deep mahogany pool, upon the surface of which floated gauiy hand worked napery, glinting silver aud sparkling crystal, the dark polish of the wood reflecting the light from sbuded candles. It held a dell' cutely figured senrlce of blue and gold, while the selection of tbln stemmed glniwes all In rows Indicated the char urter of the entertainment that await ed them. The men'a eyes were too busy with the unaccustomed sight to note details carefully, but tbey felt soft carpet beneath tbelr feet and observed that the walls were smooth and har moniously papered. "This la ui marvelous," murmured Ementon "I'm afraid we're not In keeping." "Indeed you are," said the girl, "and I am delighted to have somebody to talk to It's very lonesome bere." This is certainly a swell tepee," Fra ser remarked. "How did you do It?" "I brought my things with me from Nome." 'Nome!" ejaculated Emerson quickly. "Yen." "Why. I've been In Nome ever since the camp was discovered. It's strange e never met." "1 didn't stay tbero very long; I went pack to Dawson." Again be fancied the girl's eyes held a vague challenge, but bo could not be sure, for she seated him and then gave some Instructions to the Aleut girl. Uoyd, becoming absorbed in his own thoughts, grew more silent as the signs of refinement and civilization about blm revived memories long rtlfled. This- was not the effect for which the girl bad striven. Iler younger guest's taciturnity, which grew as the dinner progressed, piqued ber, no at the first opportunity alio bent ber efforts toward rallying him. He an swered politely, but sbe was powerless to shake off bis mood. Horde Author of The Spoilers" and 'The Barrier" HARPER t BROTHER . At lat he spoke: "Nun aul those watchmen have In struction init to harbor travelers. li Is thm?" "It I the policy of the companies. riie lire afnild somebody will dlscov er Kind nroiind here. You wee, this Is the i:reiiiei wiltiion river In the world, rtie run' Is tremendous and foetus to lie uuf.iiilnc: hencv the cannery people wish in keep I' a" " themselves." dun't unite understand" "It I simple cmuitth. Kalvlk Is so Isolated ntul the llshlns season Is so hurt that the coniuinle hae to send their crews In from the State and tnko them out again every summer. .Now, If pld were discovered here about the tlhermen would all quit nih) follow the strike. which would menu the ruin of the year's catch and the lo of many hundreds of thou Hinl of dollars. Why. this village would become a city In no time if such a thing were to hapjen. The whole roslnu would till up with miners, and not only mould labor conditions be en. tlrely upet for years, but the eyes of the world being turned thin way, oth er people might go Into the tlhlug business and create a competition tvhli-h would both Influence prices and deplete the supply of tlh lu the Kal vlk river So. you see. there are many reason why this restou Is forblddeu to minor. You couldn't buy a pound of food nor get a night's todglug hem fur h king's ransom The watchmen's lob depend upon their unbroken liotiil of Inhosplttillty. nnli the Indians daro not sell yon anything, not even a dog Hull, under penalty of starvation, for they are deeiident upon the compa-nli-' store." S that Is, why ynu have ctabllu d n trading wt of your own?" "Oh dear, no This Isu't a store. rhi fil I for my men." "Your men?" "Ye I have a crew out In the hills oti a grub slake Thl Is our rarhe. While tbey proieot for gold I stnnd gunrd over the provisions." Fraser chu Mod softly. "Then you are bucking the salmon trust?" "After a fashion, yes. I knew this country bad never been gone over. i I staked sis men. chartered a schoon er and came down here front Nome In the early spring We stood off the watchman, and when the supply ship arrived we hod these houses romplet d. and my men were out In the hills where It was hard to follow them. I staved behind nnd stood tut brunt of thing." "Hut surely they didn't undertake ta Injure your said Emerson, now tber oiighly Interested In this extraordinary young woman. "Ob. didn't they!" she answered, with a tiecullnr laugh. "You don't ap preciate the character of these people. There is no real code of financial mo rality, und the battle for dollars Is the bitterest of all contests. Of course, being a woman, they couldn't very well attack roe personally, but they tried everything except physical violence, and I don't know bow long they will refrain from that. These plants are owned separately, but they operate uu der an agreement with one man at the bead His name Is Marsh Willi Marsh-Mud of coure he's not my friend." "Sort of 'united we stand, divided we fall.' " "Exactly That spread the respon sibility and seems to leave noliody guilty for hi evil deed. The first thing they did was to sink my schoon er lu the morning you will see Her spars sticking up through the Ice out In front there One of their tugti 'ae cldentally ran her down, although she was lit anchor fully 3) feet Inside the channel line Then Marsh actually had the effrontery to come bere per Hoijullr nnd demand damages for the Injury to his towboat. falsely claiming WITH A QUICK 8THOKK UE CUT A SINGLE UKJLIf. there were uo lights on the schooner. When I still rciimlm-d obdurate bo-be"- Khe p.itiHed "You may huve heard of lu He killed oue of my men." "Impouslble!" ejaculated Uoyd. "Oh. but It Isn't Impossible. Any thing U jossible wjtji unscrupyloua """ 1 HI --v I - ' yifVI .I. I? "fi fillip men where ttiorx l no law. They halt at nothing vn In olnise of money. I'hoy nie dlffen'tit from women In that. I ticrcr heard of a wotiiim doing mur der for money " "Was It tvtilly murderr' "Judge for jourelf My limn cnitie down for siipplle. mid they mil htm drunk-he wi n drinking miiii-theii I hoy stnbbiHl hltu. Ther xiilil u OIiIiih iiihii did It In a bruwl. but WIMts Mnrsh was lo hlniiie. They broiiKht the poor fellow here nnd liild him on my ste. as If I hud been the eiumt of It. OH. It was horrible, horrible!" "And j ou still stuck to jour hii7" said Kiuersou curiously "Certainly! Thl sdienture inrniis a Kreat deal to me, and. beside, I will not be beaten" the stem of the glass with which she hml been toying simp pl suddenly "at any thing" The unsuspeetisl luxury of the din ing room and the euvllruoe of the din ner Itself hud tu a measure promred Emeivou fur what he found lu the liv ing room. One thing staggered hltii-n pluuo The bearskin on the floor, the big sleepy chiilrx. the nsidlng inlile lit IoiihI ulth iiiiigiulue. the shelve of book, even the Iwsket of fancy work nil these he could necept without fur ther ixirleylug, but n plium-ln Knlvlkt Agnlii Uoyd withdrew Into that si lent mood friiin which no effoit on the imrt of his hostess could nrotise him. and It soon became apparent from the Unties hnng of his h.iiiil and the dis tant light In hi eyes Unit he hud even become uncousclous of her presence tn the room. After an hour, during which Knier sou barely spoke, she tired of leaser's ntiecdote. which hnd long ceased to he amusing, and. going to plnno, shuf fled the sheet music Idly. Inquiring: "Do you care for music?" Her re mark was sluied at Emerson, but the other answered: "My favorite hymn I i he 'Maple Leaf Itag.' Let her go. professor." Cherry settled herself obligingly nnd played ragtime She una In the midst of some syncopated measure w hen Uoyd okc abruptly. "I'leaso play something." She understood what he meant ami began really to play, reallilng very ooii that at lent l one of her guests knew and loved music. Under her deft lingers the Instrument became a medium for musical speech. Hoy roundelays, swift, passionate Hunga rian ilauces. bold Wagnerian strain followed In quick succession, and the more her utter abandon the more cer tainly sho felt tho younger man re spond Then her dream fllted eyes widened as she listened to III voice breathing life Into the word. He sang with the ease and flexibility of nil artist, his iowerful barltuuo blending perfectly with her contralto For the first time she felt the man's personality, hi magnetism, as If ho bid dropixsl tils clonk and stood at ber tide lo bis true temblnnre. "Oh. thnnk you." she breathed. -lumik you." he said, "l-l-that's Hie first time In ages that I've hnd the heart to sing. I was hungry for mu : I w-M starving for It. I've sat In my ratlin at night longing for It until my soul fairly ached with the silence." I He took u seat near the girl aud con tinued to talk fererlxhly. unable to give voice to his thoughts rapidly elHillsll. I Krawr ambled clumsily Into tho con ierMiion. Emerou listened tolerant ly. Idly running through the maga-7.1m- at his hand, his hostess watch ing him cotertly. Suddenly the smile of aiuusement that lurked about Ills Up itrm-rs and gave him n pleasing iisik hardened In a queer fashion. He started. I lieu stared at one of the iwges, while the color died out of his uruwu cheeks Cherry saw the hand ibHt held the inuguzlne tremble. He looked up at her ntnl. disregarding Frw-er. broke In handily: "Have ynu reud this magazine?" I ".Not eutlrely." ' "I d like lo tnke oue page of It." ' "Why. certainly," she replied. 1 He produced a knife and with one quuk stroke cut u single leaf out of i he magazine, which hu folded ami thrust into the breast of his coat. "Tliiiuk you." he inutterid. then fell to staring ahead of lilm. agnlu heed less of tils surroundings. This abrupt ieiHpe into his former state of sullen mid defiant silence tantalized the girl. He offered no explanation mid took no further part lu the conversation until, noting the lateness ot the hour, he rose and thanked her for ber bus pitullty In the same deadly, Indifferent manner. I he music was a great treat," ho 1 said, looking beyond her aud holding Hoof, "a very great treat, I enjoyed it Immensely. Good night." Cherry Malotte had experienced a new scusatlou. nnd she didn't like it She vowed angrily Unit she disliked men who looked wst her. Indeed, she eould not recoil any other who had wr done so. Her chief concern bad .iiwny lieen to check their ardor. Blie rewilved viciously that before she was through ulili Hi In young limn he would make her n less listless adieu. She as ured herself tlml he wsh n Hellish, sub .en boor. Who needed to be tilllgtlt a ifMrtuu In milliners for Ills own good If for nothing else. She darted to the lu-iu-. snatched up the magazine and skimmed through It feverishly. Ah. here mum the pluie.' A woiiiuii'h face with some meaning less name beneath lllled each page. Along the top run the heading. "Fa moils Ainerlcun llenuiles." So It wus a woman! She skipped backward and forwanl umoiig the pages for further possible enlightenment, but there was no uitlcle accompanying the pictures It wits merely uu Illustrated section devoted to the photogiuphs of proml nent ucirrsMes und society women, most of whom she had never heard of. though here and there. hIio saw a name UiAt JW rujnlJlur. Jjj the copter wus Hint tntitnllxlngljr clean cul edge which I had subtracted u fuce from the gnl lory n face which she wanted very llllicli to see. She shrugged her shoulder careless ly Then, In it sudden ucces of fury, she tluug the mutilated ntnuaxliie vl ilonsly into n fur corner of the room The travelers slept lute on the fnl lowing morning, for the wonrliies of week wn upon them, nnd the IIHle bunk mom they occupied ndlolned the main biilldlntt ami wn dark When they came forth they found Chnkawn uu "in the store and a few moment Inter were called to hrenkfsst, I -Where Is your mistress?" Inquired Itnvd "She go see my sick bnsler." said the Indliiu girl, n-callliig Cherry's Uieutloti of the child III wllh uieasle "She nil the lime give tiled l lue to Aleut tNibles." Chiikiiwilllil eolillllllisl, "nil the lime gle. Rle. give souu thlng liiillan pisiple loe her." I li.v Hum mi 111 iiilklne when thei hoo.nl the Jlugle of many bells, und tho door burst on-n In udinlt Cherry, who cHtue wll.i it rush of youth mid health as frv-.li ns the bniclug ulr that follow ed her The cold hnd mUleiicd her ehis'k mid qillckelieil her eyes -'..kill imirtiliie. L-ciilli'iiicii!" she crbsl. reliioilng the while fur hil whiih gate ii selling lo her sparkling eyes mid Icvlh "Oh. but It's a glorl on morning! We did the lire miles fi.ini i he Ullage In seieuieeii minute ' "And how l your measly patient?' nsked l'rucr lies doing well, thank you." She stepixst to the diMir to mlliilt Clinkn wiiiiii. who hnd evidently hurried iiroiiud fiom the other bouse and now ohiiio in. Iwn'lieadcd and lui-dle ot the cold hearing n bundle dnsped ti ller hi iii t "I brought the little fel low homo with me See!" "I dare ny Kalvlk I rather llveh durlim the summer season." l4iiieroi rtmarkil to Cherry later In the day "es. the shiM nrrhe In May, stut the tlsh begin to run lu July. Aftei that uolMsly sloop" "It must Ik? rather Interesting." "It 1 more than that; It Is Insplrlnr Why. the story of the salmon I an epic In Itself. You know they live a cycle of four years, no more, nlwuys returning to tho water of their natli Ity to die. And I lime heard It said that during one of those four yean, they disappear, no turn knows where reapiH-arliig out of the mysterious depths of the sea as If at a signal They come by the legion. In counties scores of thuiisaud. and when oiire they have tasted the waters of their birth thoy never touch food again. ne er cease their onward rush until they become bruised and battered wrecks drifting down from the spawning bed When the call of nature Is answered nnd the spawn Is laid they die. They never seek the salt sea ngatn. but car iet the rivers with their Isines. When they feel the homing Impulse thet come from tho remote! depth, head Ing unerringly for the imrtliiilnr (sir ent stream whence they orh.,iiMiod. If sand bam should block their course In dry season or obstacles Intercept them they will hurl theiuselve out of the water In an endeavor to get ncros They may disregard a thousand river one by one, but when they flnully taste the sweet currents which flow from their birthplaces their whole nature changes, and even their physical fea tures alter. They grow thin, and the bead take on the slnliter curve of the preying bird. "Why, you Just ought to witness the run.' These empty waters become suddenly crowded, nnd the fish come In a great silver horde, which races up. up, up toward death and obliteration. They come with the violence of a sum mer slortn; like u prodigious, gleaming army they swarm und bend forwanl. eager, uudevlnllng. one purposed. It' quite Impossible to describe It, this great slher horde. They nre eutlrely defenseless, of course, and nliuost every living thing preys uion tliem The birds congregate In millions, the four footed beast come down from the bills, the Apaches of the sou hurry them In dense drove, and even mau apears from distant coasts to take his toll, but still they press bravely on. The clank of machinery makes the hills rumble; the hiss of steam and the alghs of tho soldering furnaces aro like the complaint of somo giant orergorglug himself." "How long doea It all Inst?" "Only about six weeks; then tho furnace fires dlo out, the ships aro loaded, tbo men go to sleep, after which Knlvlk sags back Into its ten months' coma, becoming, as you sco It now, u dead, deserted village, shunned by tnnn." "Uut I don't see how those huge plants cun pay for their upkeep with such a short run." "Well, they do, and. what's more, they puy tremendously, sometimes 100 per cent a year or more. "Two years ugo a ship sailed Into port In early May loaded with an army of men with machinery, lumber, coal, and so forth. They landed, built the plant und hnd It ready to operuto by the time the run started. They made ilielr catch and sailed nway again In August with enough salmon In the hold lo pay twice over for the whole thing Willis Marsh did even better than that the year before, but of course the price of llsh wus high then. Next seu son will be another big year." "How Is Hint?" "Every fourth season the run Is large; nobody knows why, Every time there is ii presidential election tbo fish ,iru shy und very scarce; that lifts prices. Every year In which a presi dent of the United States Is inaugurat ed they ure plentiful" Emerson rose, "I had no Idea tlicro wore such prof Its In the fisheries up here." "Nobody knows Jl outside oMhoso Interested. The Knlvlk river is the most wonderful salmon river In th' Aortd. for It has never fulled mice Tluii's why the conumnles guard It so Jealously." It wus evident Hint tho yomig iiimi was vitally Interested now. "What does It cost to Install and op crate a dinner for the llrst season?" "About f'.IKi.OOO. I am told. Hut I be lieve, one can mortgage hi cntcli or borrow money on It from the bnnks, and so not have to carry the full bur drn." 1 "What's tn prevent me from going Into the business?" "flsvsrul things. Ilsrs you Ihs mon TV "l'oslbly. Whnt else?" ! "A site" That oiutit to be essy " I Cherr) laughed "On the contrary, a suitable i-ittiiiery site I n-ry liutd to get. because thole me minimi i mi II Hon iieeiMSMt), fresh flowing wuier for one. und. furthermore. ! in- the companies tune tiikeii Hieiii sll up" "Ah! I see" The light dlul mil "' Emerson's e.le: the engerne loft III voice lie thing himself deb mill In'" a chitlr by the lite iiioihIIIi wutih I Ing the Humes llekiint tin- burnlti log All lit once lie K1iIH'l Hie n't" uf his chair and muttered Hirmiuli i Juws. "(Soil. I'd like to take oi.e limH' bunco," i (To Ihj coiitintltfil.) Sutherland Si Mcintosh CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS JOBBING Promptly Attondcd to SIIOI'ON OUISGONSi. XOTICti KOK IMJHUUATtON. IfepsttHitHl f Ikr InttiiM. U H t.SH-l OIIWt tl UVfrlrw (hr rb ; ii i Not Us- It (Kicl.r ln Hl 1 H4WS S4kHl. ofl,a lIK. IHrfM M. uh M)r M fo. m.U I.Mfilnil cslf ) Nu atftt. lot S iS. "c ii liwH.lilp )i .loii li II W HI , Slt ' .1 IfcUMlMMl lu mr tin! owwhI.IHsi e I l.. r.laMl.li Holm It IIm- IsikI lluif dr'.l.l l(uir II. C Kill. I' CwiSrtiMi i hia K si HHI On Kim. un Ikr (h J uf ln h ill CUImst hsihm wIIIim t l .! w.ll. IImIsHI CaMorlt lilur II Csklw.li ml limi T Csiln. sll u Ijt li.. Oft tU AKTHt'K M.llKroN. KrMf. NUTICK KOIt IMIIII.IC'ATION IWIMMmrHl uf Ikf Inltilu) I' S t.ssU llAir l I ST MIU. ot , I'rlMUsiy i l vl l SHHr ! twliby IM Iksl Willis K.I-si-1 C-. uf l.slrtUw lilu, who, uh AuiH 'JO' t., tuo&r llomeatnMT ti4i )r. Mo l-i fo s. I, nW. mH (, wri K,M a, T i, K I. H W M . Im Slnl Mutmuf iHlrHIWw lu M.sk. knsl cwwmulalluu (Huul lu rstsulMli tUim ! ihr Uwl slnsx NVKtltts!. Ulotr II k llllu. t H CmiI.4hi,iI III. Mt si HmU. injiiii m the irth uf Ail. dm ClsllHinl H.HHI S wlHr U.lWfl II Mhiktsxi. IMuslJ T IIImI. AUhmIii In.i nil ami llcuijr C h.liumCKf, sll uf MslUw (ilricuu. ii I C W MIHiKK. KlUr NOIICliTOCRIiDIIOKS. . In the Cmitity Court o( the Stutr ol Oirwon for the Cuoiilv ol Crook. Ill the niiilter of the Kilsle ot Mabvl llolibs, )ctcnl. NO I ILK 1 hrirhy ;lven by the inidri sitciicd, Biiiiliiitrliir ol the rvlnlr nl Muliel llolibs, decesx-il, lo the creditoi it, and sll (wrsoii Iihviiik clsitus ukiii.i Ihr add ileevated to prvsvul thrill, veil firil hs inpilrnl by luw wilhlll sis moiillls sflrr the lirnt piiblicsllou ol this miller to ihe Mhl nilliilmsl'uior hi Ihr ntliee ol Vrriiou A I'oibe III The I'llst NsIioiihI llsnk llinlilhiK, Hi-mi, (lirxoii. the wine Ii-iiiK the pliu'e for the trsiinullon ol Hie hulue of Mid fstiilc in the sold Cit), County iiml Stute. Dutcd this 71I1 day of March 191 1. GltOKOIC HOIIIIS, AdmliiUlrstnr ol the i-tlJte of Mubel Hohli. drcrsrd. J- ROUGH AND 'DRKSSliD LUMBER HEAVY TIMBERS A SPECIALTY IF WE HAVEN'T GOT WHAT YOU WANT WE WILL MAKE IT FOR YOU Bend Lumber Co. Now iL PALACE F MARKET Untile IIidiI, 1'iop. MEATS Vegetables, etc. CAUTUW IS COM V(1 Willi Mlv PINIi DRY WOOD to tllilke ll e w-l w,H' ' ' "' Tike a I Hie ii ini'i in lb' I1 " ' '" V. M. CAMIi'.M JOHN LIHGAT llltAt.ltH IN Harness and Saddlery 'Irtink. nnd Vnllscs Repaired CITY DRAY CIIAKI.IW C.OKTJIIN. !,' ll IIANDI.i: r.VI'KYTIIINO. l,eAe jour onlri with Nick Smltli Wsll St . Ilrud Palace Restaurant Rooms for Kent Coiiicctliuieiy, I r tilt I'lcnlc Supplies. Cluur J. F. Taggart & Co. ,l,rt TiTo x Bucldey Express Co. DAILY Kxptess Service lielwccn MiidiHH iiml llend. Careful Aitciitioti, Haul office nt II. I!. Turpln's Store, No Stops! BROKSSn i i