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JOHN H. REAM, PiOllsher.
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DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
IMODERN SCHOOL OF MARINERS.
Tho old saying that thero Is no loss
without some sain la borne out by tho
Sango which has been wrought In
o country's shipping. Thero hn
kccn much lament over tho decadence
of the famous Yankee Boamonablp,
ut after tho passing of tho clipper
land whaling fleets at last has comu
to tho high scaB a now brocd of Amer
icans who aro tho equals If not tho
uuperlors of tho old. Tho mechan
ical genius of tho nation has sont
many young men to tho steamships
of tho navy and tho merchant marine,
tyu tho Cleveland Leader. Ninety
jper cent of tho sallor-mechantcs of
tho United Stales navy aro American
Iborn. Twenty years ago, tho propor
, tion of Americans 09 merchant ves
eTs was only about 30 per cent.. In
1910 tho proportion was 49 per conk,
the natives hoavlly predominating
ever tho naturalized. Tho showing
'for this year wl! be even better, as
the movement of American? to tho
eoa has been steadily Increasing for
several yoars. In many ways tho ma
riners of tho now school aro better
than tho old shellbacks that heaved
at tho cap'stan bar and lay out on tho
end of the ynrdarm. Tho demands
of steam and electrical machinery ro
quire a different kind of skill and
moro Intelligence. Tho constant ad
vanco of mechanics and electrical
ficlenco makes It necessary for thorn
to keep mentally fresh and alerft
They know moro and nro moro pro
gressive than tho old-tlmn sailor and
In their habits they aro cleaner.
A strong movement Is to bo started
In England to limit tho reading of
trashy novels, which aro perverting
tho emotions and lowering tho thought
of tho youth. Somo of tho most In
fluential men in England have joined
tho movement As a general thing,
parents do not rcallzo tho harm tlio
Indiscriminate ronding of novolB la
doing their children. Tho constant
reading of novels, even of good ones,
weakens tho mind. It baa about tho
nnmo effect on tho mind that loung
ing in n hammock or floating down
stream has on tho muscles. Tho mind,
to appreciate truth, has to deal with
truth, and encounter and overcomo ob
stacles that aro In Its way. Lacking
this cxerciso It grows weak and flab
by. Tho parent might as well, from
the very start give up his child, so
far as worth and noblo destiny In this
world is concerned, who Is a constant
reader of novels.
A variation of tho Enoch Arden
Etory comes from a New York town,
where a man who had deserted his
wlfo had tho uncomfortable experi
ence of having her unexpectedly walk
in on him nnd havo him nrrosted. If
this variation could only replaco tho
original prucllcu, it would bo much
better for tho community In genoral
and' havo tho effect of reducing the
number of tbeso wanderers from their
own firesides, who havo formed a dis
tinct class of public nuisances.
A Michigan lawyer has found a new
way to break n will. Ono of his cli
ents spoke his will Into tho trumpot of
a phonograph mid had the record put
away. Ills lawyer, by dropping tho
record, smashed it Into a thousand
pieces. It Booms to bo ImposBiblo to
mako a will that somo lawyer can't
break, somehow.
Blind pBychla Impulse lends beau
tiful women to tho selection of ugly
men, according to a Canadian obser
ver, who adds that It not Infrequently
leads to a fat bank account. Blind?
no; psychic? relatively; lmpulaot
hardly.
David Starr Jordan would nbollsh
collego baseball bocauso of tho
"sclentlfle muckcrlsm" in Joshing tho
players. In professional baseball tho
rnuckorlsm Is far mors sclontlne but
less classical.
Tho Krupps havo a monopoly In a
projectllo which will hit n balloon. It
la likely that two or thrco men will
have a monopoly in bolng In tho bal
loon. The Wisconsin boys who eavc them
selves labor by hu-vlng a phonograph
call tho cows out of tho pasture aro
porfectly willing to rely upon human
lungs for tho dlnuor announcomont
People who havo nothing olso of Im
portance to do aro arguing tho ques
tion, "Does tho robin stag or docs he
merely chirp?" It is almost aa exciting
aa playing chess.
"All tho epidemic nnd local dlsoaaos
tbrivo upon tho family cat," asserts an
authority. This may oxplaln why tho
animal Is endowed with nlno lives.
A ropo manufacturer has Just been
mado a director In a cigar company.
Almost nnybody could say something
about tho fitness of things hero.
A tunnel nine miles long through
the Alps has Just been completed, it
had to hurry up to get finished before
tbo airship mado It a back number.
Thieves In Brooklyn stolo a ton of
coal from a cltizou's collar, which
shows that tho slmplo lifo cannot be
entirely extinct
Washington bos a club of girl avia
tors. Women rcfuso to stay down In
jtheso days of change and reform.
FOR A WOMAN'S NEED
By ROY
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Capjrliiht Lj-
UMPED, by thunder!"
was Sandy's com
ment as he labori
ously spellod out tho
regulation claim no
tice showing its
white spot on the
bark of a giant fir;
"filalin'fl been Jumped
by one A. Burrows."
He leaned his axe
againit tho foot of the tree, pushed
his dingy old white hat bade on mi
ohock of brick-red. hair, hltchod up
big trousers, by the belt, and again
re$d thb fiolice'. There wal no mis
taking It. There was a rival claim
ant for this patoh of tlmbor in tlio
WJo Impenetrable wilderness of tho
OlymlilcBj where for moro than a year
ho had abided with tho proud feeling
of possession".
Claim-Jumping;, In a mining way.
was not a new thing to him, but hero
in tho big woods it seemed a llttlo
out of place. It was bewildering, and
tho method of its fighting would bo
now. Ho sat down on a smalt log
and looked at tho staring white sign,
as If trying to read from It a solution
of the difficulty. Ho might tear the
notice off tho tree, but that wouldn't
do any good. Now. If only It woro a
mining claim, tho procedure would
bo aimplo, namely, take a gun nnd
fill the "Jumper" full of load.
Sandy straightened himself up nnd
sighed. Ho had decided thnt this
should be tho molhod In this caso, if
ho wero driven to It.
"I'm the peacefulest cuss that over
lived," he mournod as he turned
away, "but they're always gottln' mc
cornered whore thero ain't nothln' to
do but shoot. Then 1 gets shot up
Rnrnn, may be, nnd am sorry a heap,
because I had to shoot the othor fol
low up."
Tho world looked pretty forlorn to
him, ns ho picked bis way along n
trail through tho woods to his cabin,
and for onco tho birds and squirrels
who know him nnd expected greeting
woro given no recognition.
His path led through tlmbor such
as but few men know; It was a Ti
tanic forest of monstrous trees In
uhldi li wandered .1 pvsmy. Hero
and there a giant had fallen, sending
his thrco hundred feet of length
crashing downwnrd to a resting place,
nnd presenting a twenty-foot barrier
to those who would cross him in his
prononcss. Perhaps another giant,
having lived out his lifo of hundreds
of years, had droppod across tho first,
and still others piled themselves on,
until tho barrier wns completely un
croBsablo. Around, ono of theso obstructions,
the troubled Sandy camo In sight of
his cabin, whero It nnstlod In 11 llttlo
clearing, with nil Us evidences of
habitation. From the doorway a
threc-leggod dog nroso, and, with
much effort, gave a homo greeting.
Even In tho stress of his trouble, the
tall master stopped long enough to
pet tho waiting hoad and tako n
kindly look Into tho eyes that sought
his.
"Dick," he said, "wo'vo been pards
over slnco I dragged you out from
undor a street car, way down In
Seattlo, and wo'vo most ulwnya had
somo kind of n home slnco then; but
now they're goln' to try to tako this
one nway from us and mnke us hit
the trnll ngwtn."
Dick seemed to understand, al
though ho said nothing. IIo was not
a tnlkatlvo dog, his strong point be
ing sympathy. Ho folt tho gravity of
the situation, and hobbled after his
master Into the cabin.
"Thar you go again," Sandy re
proachfully said ns ho ontorcd, this
time addressing tils remarks to n mis
chievous wood-mouso who calmly sat
on a shelf and looked at him whtlo
washing off with tils diminutive fore
paws tho unmlstakablo signs of flour
dust from bin whiskers.
"Hero I lugs a sack of flour twonty
miles Into the woods, and you Jest
won't lot It alone, ovon when I mnkes
friends with you and foods you till
you're fat." Tho mouse allowed no
eigri of four, and with twinkling eyes
continued his toilet, aa Sandy, with
arms akimbo, stood In front of him
and delivered hla scolding. "Well,
you llttlo cuss," ho concluded, "you
ain't llUo mun, you don't know no
bettor," Ho laid n coaxing hand on
tho edgo of tho shelf, and tho inouso
nccoptod tho truco by scumperlng up
Sandy's arm to hla shoulder.
Sandy prepared his homoly woods
man's moal, llnished It with a woods
man's appetite, nnd seated himself
with lighted pipe on a bench in front
of hla cabin. But this night there
were no interludes of whistling or
singing; his trouble wan upon him.
It seemed strange that through all
the years, stretching away back to
those of tho dosert sands, whon ho
had been alternately packer, cow
puncher, miner, or woodHman, ho who
loved peaco and quiet should ho com
pelled always to fight, and tight, and
fight Now ho was facing another
light "Old Miss Trouble must lmvo
boon my godmothor," ho snld aloud,
as he prepared for his night's rest.
"I hanker after tho peaceful lifo, but
I'm goln' to kill any damn man that
trios to git this claim, nn' the man
might ns well bo A, nurrows iib H.,
otherwise known as Sandy, Smith."
It had been many months since tho
heavy Colt's was taken down from Its
RESENTED BLOW OF TRAINER
Elephant "8lapped Back" and Her
Weight Made It Bad for
Now Keeper.
Mlnulo, who Is twenty-nine years
eld and snld to be tho largest ele
phant In captivity and also tho most
docllo, hnd a llttlo quarrel with her
trainer in Now York tho othor day.
Her owner engaged William DawBon,
an experienced trainer, to tako tho
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prg upon tho cabin wall, but when
Sandy started Into the woods on tho
following morning, It was grimly
Btrapped around his hip, and his bell
was tilled with cartridges. And UiIh
was not the last day when tho eun
sngged against hli thigh, as he trav
crsod hli llttlo domain, patiently wait
ing for the appearance of "A. Bur
rows." When the time came, It was almost
aa a surprise. It was one bright
'orenoon when the air was redolent
with the fragrance of bloom, and the
dow lay heavily in tho hollows of the
tangled blackberry and rhododendron
bushes, (bat tho filorm burst Sandy
had grown somewhat older fu those
days of waiting. His quick ear caught
the unusual sound of voices, and, by
t'hft trfe where tho first location no
tice had bean posted, n'e waited,
Through the woods, with nxeB
gleaming across the packs on their
backs, with rides In hand, fend steady
tread, came four woodsmen.
"Hello!" they said, n tho way 'Of
Erecting to tho tall, grim mati Who
barred tholr way.
Sandy wasted no tlmo In civilities.
' Looktn' for thla?" ho quorfod, point
ing at tho white claim nb'fVeo which
started at them unwinklhgly.
"Ef that's tho Burrows location, we
shore are," came the reply from tho
man who was evidently the leader of
tho party.
"Well, that's It, anil ye kin save yer
eyesight," said Saiidy grimly. "But
it ain't goln' to Uo ye no good, be
cause I owns this claim, and I reckon
I'm gotn to keep on ownln' it."
"The hell you are! Wo been sont
up here to "put a cabin on it, and I
reckon We're goln' to keep on and do
it," carte the retort. "Ef there's any
dlspifto about It, it's up to yon to go
to tho cote and fix it. We're goln' to
build, and, what's moro, wo hev
bumped Into you squatters a heap o"
times nforo this."
Tho urrlvals had slipped off their
packs and were clustered around their
leader. Sandy had hold hlB temper
well, but now "Miss Trouble" was
here. Ho lashed out with his knotted
right fist, caught tho foreman n ham
morltko blow on tho chin, and doubled
him up in tbo air.
A whirlwind couldn't have worked
faster. Tho four struck at him, and
kicked him, and ondeavorod to bring
him to tho ground. Ho felt himself
bolng ovcrpowored, and worked bis
hund to tho butt of his revolver. It
spoko with ono quick snap, and the
snnrl was untangled.
Ono man seized n useless shoulder,
through which the bullot had torn its
way, nnd the othcra sprans for their
weapons. Sandy tried to wing one of
them, and found thnt his remaining
cartrldgos wcio defective.
This wouldn't do. Ho must take to
cover and put In fresh ones. Ho
Jumped, with long loaps. toward one ,
of the barriers of fnllon tiees, and
sought shelter. As ho dropped down
behind his logs, two rlilo bullets sang
dangerously past his head, and went
"fllck-fllcklns" through tho troe tops.
Snndy stood hohlnd a log, with
feverish enorgy throw out tho cart
rldgos which had failed him in his
need, nnd Inserted fresh ones from
his belt. Thon ho chimborod along
to a point whoro ho could catch a
sight of his battloflold, nnd took a
survoy. Not n target wns In sight.
Ho worked Jils way back, cut a stick,
nnd shoved his hat upward to tho top
of tlio log, trying to draw his ene
mies' Ore. It was effcctlvo, and tho
old hat went sailing to the ground
hohlnd nim. He rushed to n point
of observation, and took another look,
but nowhoro was an enemy fit sight.
Not oven n rifle barrel protrudod from
hohlnd nny of tho forest glntits, who
calmly furnished shelter.
Sandy recovered tho hat, nnd from
a now point of vnntngo trie'd his ruso.
It failed to attract attention. Plainly
bis opponents wero enemies of no
moan cnllbor. An old trick could be
plnyeil upon thorn oneo, 'but that wa
nil. He must either retreat or use
now tactics. The first was untenable,
because ho "never had run ylt," and
the second mount a roconnolter.
Sandy made his way around the thick
ot, and by tbo old of uuothcr fallen
log gnlncd an angle, from which ho
puorod. An elbow was in sight. He
would prncttso on that
"Whang" went hla pltitol. and the
olbow lurched vlolontly, nnd smoth
ored oaths told that tho shot bad been
woll aimed. Sandy smllod. The Joy
of battle was on him. Ho ftlt that
exultation which conies from deadly
strife. He wnntod to yoll It would
havo helped him. he felt sure. He
caught sight of a head, nnd tired, but
evidently mlssod. That bothered him
n llttlo. Misses woro not In his line.
Oneo more he emptied his pistol
nnd carefully Inspected each load as
ho placed It In Its chamber. "Too
bad," ho mused, "to loso that last
shot! Fellers that Boll no-nccount
cartridges like thoso ought ter have
tho law an 'em, Ooln' ter smnsh that
feller ono, next tlmo I see him."
Thon the battle bocame slow, San
dy couldn't work farther around his
barrlcado, and, peep as ho would, ho
could catch no sight of an enemy.
Well, they being tho strongest, It was
"up to" them to como and hunt him
Ho -vould wait,
Docs hummed busily through tho
plnco of linns, who had tended hor
for flvo years, bocnuso Minute was
getting too big for Hans to handle.
"Bo nlco to Minnie," cautioned
HanH, "becnuso she's alwayB been
coddlod and don't know what n blow
is."
Dawson hud his own ideaa on tend
ing olophnnts, and when Mlnnlo
did something capricious, Dawson
whacked her. Mlnnlo lookod hor
amazement, but mado no othor sign
of resonttnent All sho hnd done, Hho
recullcd, was to poko her trunk Into
ntr, seeking the blossoms of the wood
bind for tho gathering of their spoil.
The birds roturned and began tholr
twittering, and from oft In the forest
a woodpecker's hammer recommenced
a tapptiif Into tho bark. In the dis
tance the .oolng of a wild pigeon lent
a melancholy note. Tho tlmo crept
forward, and, on each side, the com
batants waited for the next move.
Sandy was getting roBtlcsB, and had
almost resolved to tnke a chanco on
creeping in a wldo dolour around his
men, and by this flanking movement
to gain a shot or two,
From back of him came a sound of
footsteps, padding across the needles.
1T threw himself at length upon tho
ground and wriggled his way to a
place where no shot might reach. So
his enemies had "beat him to it," and
wero rounding him up? Woo be to
the first ono who came In sl.ihtl
What was the fool doing, anyway;
"Whoof," samo a snort from the
rear. Sandy recognized the sound as
twlng the satlslied grunt of a brown
bear, who, in fanciod security, had
made his way to a thlet of black
berries, But what was that other
Sound? More footsteps, and then a
louder snort twin the bear, a woman's
scream, and the noise ot tearing
thickets Vs the animal plunged
through tho underbrush In flight
TVe rei-headed one, forgetful of
dft'n&fcr, with curiosity at highest
pilch, his composuro startled by this
Wonderful occurrence startled by this
sound a woman's voice stretched
his head over his rear breastwork
and yelled "Hello!"
In his excltemont, ho raised his
head too high, and a rifle ball wont
whizzing through the top of his hat I
Sandy ducked down, while from out
In front a man's voice broke into
curses directed at the ono who had
11 rod the shot.
"Can't you see," tho voice expostu
lated, "that maybe hIig'b In rango ovor
thero you damn fool!"
Sandy paid no heod to this remark,
nnd it is doubtful if ho even heard it,
becauuo all his attention was at
tracted toward tho great unusual, the
feminine side.
"Help! Help!" the woman's volco
called. "Ugh! There was a great big
bear hero a minute ago, and I have
fallen off a log Into the bushes, and I
can't got up, and thero may be whole
herds of boars down hero In the dark,
for nil I cau e. Why don't you help
mo?"
"Jest koop yor shirt on a minute,"
Sandy colled reassuringly, "and I'll
gut nround and help you. I'm a trifle
busy out In front Just now." Then
he tried to mnke tho wnlt easior by
assuring her that tho "b'ar had hiked,
and thero wa'n't nothln' down thero
to hurt her."
"Hut why don't you come at ouco?"
the volco insisted.
"Got to kill a few fellers out here
In front first," Snndy apologized. "Ef
It wa'n't for that, I'd como now."
The voice was silent for a moment,
ua tbo woman evidently tried to think
over a situation that mado It necos
sary for a man to "kill a fow fellers"
before coming to hor aid.
"Hey, you!" enmo n masculine
voice from out In front.
"Yep," responded Sandy.
"Womnn back thnr!"
tho oat bin nnd nlbblo about eight
quarts,
Dawson pushed her trunk away,
SI) j sidled ovor townrd him nnd kept
ou Rldling uuttl she had Dawson
against tho ont bin. Whon ho
screamed with pain sho desisted. Ho
fell to tho floor holplusB. Mlnnlo
prodded him Inquisitively, saw that
ho was grievously hurt nnd trumpet
ing hor grlof, wont to tho street to
mourn. Eelephant tears coursed down
her broad faco. Children ot tho
neighborhood saw Mlnnlo woopln"
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"Must D5 llissus tfurrowJ, B'po'c
wo call it quits till WO Ulfe to her,"
Sandy's gun went bask Into his hol
ster with n muffled Bnlp. So this
volco Wai Mrs. Burrows, the wife of
A. Burrows, Ih'o man who was trying
to rob Bandy ot all ho had In the
world' It made no difference, she
was a woman and in distress. Tho
fight could watt. He would accept the
truce; but It Bhould be piercly a
truce, and no more. They couldn't
have his claim.
"It's a go," lie called to the enemy,
and then, trusting to the chivalry of
the frontier, paid no more attention
to them and devoted himself to the
rcscuo of the feminine voice,
Down In a cleft, botween ivo great
trees that had given up their lives
and had sought rest on tho ground,
enmeshed In blackberry bushes, with
torn garments nnd dlshevelod hair,
ho found her. She was sobbing as he
came. He reassured her, and had
led hor from tho thicket out into the
open, before his late adversaries camo
Upon them.
They grouped themselves silently
around. Sandy glared at them un
compromisingly. Two of thorn had
rudely bandaged armfl, and one had
the haggard look ot a man who has
lost much blood. Dimly the woman
realized that she had Interrupted a
tragedy.
"Oh, you are hurt!" she said, as
sho looked at the men. Then, turn
ing to Sandy, she continued: "You
seo, these men work for mo. I bought
a claim from a locator down In Seat
tlo, and hired theso men to como and
build my cabin and nowand now
two ot them are hurt.1
SHE WAS SOBBING AS HE CAME.
She turned toward them as Sandy
sternly motioned 'to them to keep b1
lenco. They saw from his attitude
that something inexplicable had hap
pened, and ncqulesced. They stood
awkwardly, whllo she looked from one
to the other In vague questioning.
"You sec, I foil, and my rifle went
off nnd and, woll, I got scratched
Jest a leetle mito," said the man with
tho shnttered olbow, and Sandy loved
him for the Ho.
"Yes. Jest an accident," glibly
chimed In the foreman.
They looked from one to tho other,
and the foroman brought relief by
suggesting that it was tlmo to mako
camp. One man bognn the opening
of their packs, whllo tho wounded
wero cared for Sandy took grim
satisfaction from the thought that the
shot that cnught the elbow had boon
a good one. But there was tho wo
man. "So you aro 'A. Burrows'?" he said.
"Yob. You seo, my full name 1b
Anna, but I have been writing It with
the Initial so long, slnco my husband
died, that It comos natural now."
And her laughter smote upon him ns
a blow.
Hero wnB his enemy a woman.
And It was her men whom he had
fought, and it was her claim-notice
that threatened him, and sho a widow
who had paid money to professional
locators, to put her upon his ground.
Yes his ground! Ground that ho hnd
paid for with money and labored ef
fort, and by following tho mnzo of the
law's technicalities. "Ills homo!"
Tho homo that ho bad built und
mid tried to console her, but sho
would not bo comforted till Hans,
who had swapped peanuts with her
thoso flvo years, came along aad
listened to hor plaints as she laid her
trunk confidingly on his shoulder.
Then sho wns comforted and led
back to her stablo, while Dawson was
removed to tho hospital dangerously
hurt.
Our Idea ot a happy marrlago Is
whero tho wife runs tho automobllo
and the husband paints tho china.
toved with a tenderness that cArao of
years of longing for it Anyway,
thinking took time, nnd ho must find
tho right way out
So Sandy told Mrs. Burrows that
ho had n good cabin below here, nnd
that she must be his guest that night
at least, nnd until her men got a
camp established. Ho urged his hos
pitality, and tho foreman added his
Insistence,,
Aa they walked down the trnll nnd
camo In Bight of its homely comfort,
sho went Into ecstnclos over Its trim
nosa and plctilrcsquencss, and ovtsr
tho great, majestic view of peaks and
valleys that stretched away in the dls
tanco from the brow ot the hill. But
every word of praise, that but a few
days ago would havo gladdened the
big man's heart, wns as a knife-thrust,
searching out and opening up to him
those things which be had always
seen and felt, but could not havo put
Into words.
For once Dick got no word of greet
ing. Two big, rough hands held the
head up where tho eyes could bo
looked Into, but his master was be
yond words. Could he havo spoken
ho would have said: "Dick, Dick, they
want our home."
It wasn't a very reassuring lalo that
Sandy llstenod to that night, and when
he went out to roll himself Into his
blanketB beneath the stars, baring
surrendered his rooftree to his guest,
sleep failed to close -his teyellds. He
was fighting a battle "which must bo
his alone.
Tho widow had no 'other means than
those which had keen paid to tho lo
cators ("timber-sharks," Sandy sllont
ly called them), and had come Into
theso solitudes to make for herself
and her son a homo which would
render .them Independent, when the
lumber companies camo with tho big
mills to turn the giant trees Into
gold. The wait would not be long,
especially as this claim was one of
the most desirable in tho region. Two
or three years at the most, nnd Mrs.
Burrows would be surrounded by
farms Instead of by forests, and she
would be beyond want for life. But
Sandy hud seen thnt and more, too.
For in this cabin, which rested 011
tho hill back of him, was that con
summation of his years of dreams a
"home." Every log in tho humble
pile had been squared with infinite
caro nnd sentiment; every shelf and
homely convenience within it had car
ried a portion of his heart; and every
"shnko" in the roof had been to him
but one step more toward a perma
nent shelter. The splendid ring of
his adze had sung to him, to the tuno
of the wilderness, that at last his
days ot traveling and travail wero at
an end.
What should tie do? What could
he do? To contoat the claim was, ot
courso, to win, because his title was
clear nnd unimpeachable. But to do
so would end the dreams of a woman,
a croature of the weaker sex, a por
tion of mankind thnt was to be fought
for instead of against, that was to bo
treated tenderly and with reverence,
that was unnblo to fight its own bat
tles. In tho cabin, yonder, she slept,
dreaming oven more beautiful dreams
than Sandy had ever knuwn, of a
home to be. And, worst of nil, she
Malay Tribe With Bleached Hair.
A four-mnsted vessel, tho Lawhlll,
belonging to tbo Btnudard Oil com
pany, dockod at Brooklyn, N. Y., re
cently nftor n voyage around tho
globe, covering 24,433 miles. Tho
Lawhlll left Brooklyn October 10,
1009, for Cochin, China, and at Christ
mns of thnt year was botween the
Cnpo of Good Hope and Australia.
Captain Jnrvls stopped off tho Island
of Unlda. Prlmltho natives, wearing
no clothing, camo out in dugout
cannon nmi Bwarmed over the ship.
probably thought tho real oTnor was
a "squntter," ono of thoso shiftless,
ignominious trnmpi of tho wilderness,
dosplsed by nil "homesteaders" as well
as by Sandy .Smith.
Dick came, and, with a cold muzzle,
tried to explain that ho was surprised
at his own sleeplessness, and was In
sympathy with hla master's. And.
from tho dog Sandy took comfort, i
'"'You old rascal," ho Said, patting
tho head which had been laid trust'
lngly besldo his, "you'ro worth a dozen
timber-sharks, nn' you don't suffer as
much ns lots of men. Your gama
nln't been an ensy ono, either, what
with losin' your leg. Jfest go to sleep
and thank the Lord thnt you got ygur
tail left. There's a heap o' satisfiU?
Hon in boln' able to wag along."
When her men reported at tho cabin
door In tho morning, they found It
open, the morning meal out of tho
way, and Sandy busily making up a
pack. Agnln ho glowered at them and
took satisfaction from tho appenranc
or the bundaged ones. Ho clumped
into tho cabin and took down tho
molderlng pack-straps from their peg,
drew them tightly around his canvas
covered blankets in which were
wrnppcd his bacon, beans, flour nnd
tea; he added tho frying pan, coffco
pot nnd axo to tho outer lashings.
Then ho swung tho pack to his back
und detlled bis shouldors into the
arm-straps. Ho picked up tho rifle at
his feet, and stood In the cabin door.
"Missus Burrows," ho said, his
voice luiBky with emotion, "you hla
have this cabin and all that's in IU
It's on your land, you know, because
I ain't nothln but a squatter. Hope
you like the place." :i
Before she could reply, he was gono
out to where her men squatted on a
log.
"Damn you!" ho snarled as he stood
before them. "Don't think I'm leavln
becauso there's four of you. I'm goln'
on oft out Into tho west, somewhero
where there ain't no stakes, to take .1
new claim. An' unless it's a woman
who Jumps It, there ain't enough men
In the Olympics to tako the now clnlra
away frum me."
Tho thrusting of Dick's nose Into .
his unoccupied hand nrou3ed other
thoughts. He turned back to the open,
door wheroln stood tho woman.
"I'd be much obliged if you'd tako
Kood caie of Duck fur mo," ho said,
"because he cain't travel much I had
to lug him on my back most of tho
way up here, an I've got a long ways
to go maybe the trnll won't never
end. Bo good to him. Ilea a good
fellow, even If he ain't got but thrco
logs," -J
Then with a final scowl at tho men.
ho swung out and into tbo darkness oC
the woods, whllo behind him, a crli
pled dog throw his head Into tho air
and howled mournfully. It was tho
farewell of desolation.
Weeks of weary quest passed over
Sandy's tired head. Go as ho would,
there was no spot open to him, no
place which could be considered de
sirable, that welcomed him aB a claim
ant, and no niche wherein ho might
with security rebullii his home. Timo
and again he had faced starvation,
and always hardship and fatigue had
been bis only companions. It was
useless. Ho had decided, with a weary
heart, to make his way out of this
country where everything worth hav
ing had been taken, go to Seattle
and turn his faco to tho far north.
His route led him near tho old homo.
He hungered for a sight of Dick and
for the companionship of his great
sympathetic eyes and caressing nor.o.
The trees took on a familiar look ia
he neared his old border-line, nnd ho
thought bitterly of his relinquishment
of all that life had hold for him thero.
Ho came suddenly on n new clearing
and a now cabin, and stopped in.
amazement.
A sunny-faced woman stopped to
the open door, and n dog sprang past
her awkwardly, making his way with,
mouthlngs of welcomo to Sandy's side.
The man knelt on tho ground and
took the big, kindly beast's head in
his hands, and held it against his.
face. Here at last was a friend.
"What did you do It for?" Mrs.
Buriows ashed. "Tho locators camo
the day after you left, nnd said that
there had been a mistake, nnd thnt
my claim was the ono adjoining yours.
They snld that you clearly owned tho
one which you lived on; and then X
henrd all about tho light. Wo tried to
find you, but you had gone, no ono
know where. After they had built
this for me, 1 took care of your place,
too, because both Dick and I know you
would come back some tlmo. Why
did you ever give it up? Go back to
It. It's yours, nnd we have nil been
keeping It for you."
"Two of us is workin' for her now,
said n man with a bandaged arm who
came up, "nnd we want, to be your
friends. You're worth knowing "
Sandy, overjoyed and dazed, walked
down the trail.
Thero before him. with freshly
planted flowers In front of the cabin,
and othor marked ovidencos of im
provement and attention, stood
"home," In the fading light of the
west, where the dying sun lighted up
their snow-clad peaks ard left In
shadow tholr somber forests, stood
tho hills hla hills unchanged and
waiting and welcoming.
A weary man entered tho silent
cabin whero everything stood as ot
old, nnd bowed his head upon hli
hands over tho little pine table, while
his body was Bhaken with sobs And
at his feet a crippled dog nestled with
a great sigh of contentment.
His Idea.
"What is your idea of a really per
fectly good time, BJtnks?" asked HJon
son, meeting tho little chap nt th
club.
"Seeing my mother-in-law off to Eu'
rope for six months," said BJln'cs,
without any hesitation whatever
Judge.
The men hnd largo holes In their can
and noses, through which were thrust
frcBh flowers. Ono had a clay plpa
stuck in his ear. The nearest they
came to speaking English wns whon
they kept calling for 'toboc." Captain
Jnrvls gavo them tobacco, trlnkoti
and clothing.
One of the most peculiar thlngi
about tho natives was that tholr long
hair had been bleached until It had
turned as nearly yellow as it could.
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