THURSnW. FFBRUARY 11. 1915.
PLATTSMOUTFI SEMI-WEEKLY JOUTINAL.
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CHAPTER XII.
You! Mush on! ChooU! CHook!"
MOKi: felt the sled heel tip on
one runner as it rounded an in
vili.Ie curve, and from ahead
came the snarls of beasts and
tie- oaths of men. This was known
afterward as the r.arnes-Slocum jam
It was the teams of these two men
which first collided, and into it at full
career piled Smoke's seven bis fighters.
Scarcely tuore than semi domesticated
wolves, the excitement of that niht on
Mi'iio creek h.ul sent every ds tisht
in mad. From behind sled after sled
hurled into the tnrmnj!. Men who had
their teams nearly extri-ated note
overwhelmed by fresh avalanches of
d"s each animal well fed, well rest
ed and ripe for battle.
What happened in the next half hour
Smoke never distinctly remembered.
At the end he emerged exhausted, solv
bins for breath, his jaw sore fnm a f:-t
Mow, his shoulder aching from the
bruise of a club, the blo d rnnnins
warmly down one Io:r from the rip of
a doz's fai!''. ami br-th sleeves of his
pnrka torn to shreds. As in a dream,
while the battle still r.nztd behind, lie
helped Shorty rehnrness the dozs. One.
dyins. tney ct:t from the traces, and
in the darkness they felt their way to
the repair of the disrupted harnesses.
"Now yn lie Jjwn an" set your wir.d
back." Shorty commanded.
And through the darkness the doss
sped with unabated strength down
Mono creek, across the lens cutoff and
to The Yukon. Here, at the junc
tion with th main river trail, some
body had lishted a Cre. and here
Shorty said zoodby. P.y the liht of
the lire, as the sled leaped behind the
Hying Smoke causht another of
the unforgettable, pictures of the
northland. It was of Shorty, swaying
and sinkins down limply in the snow,
yelling his parting e-ijcourairement. one
eye blackened mid closed, knuckles
bruised and broken, and one arm. rip
ped and tang tons, gnsmng iortu a
Heady stream of blood.
"How many ahead';" Smoke asked
as he dropped his tired Hudson bays
and sprang on to the waiting sied at
the first relay station.
I counted eleven." the man called
after him. for he was already away
behind the I ::ping dogs.
Fifteen miles tin y were to carry him
on the next, stage, wh'cli would fetch
him to the mouth of White liver.
There were nine of them, but they
composed his weakest team. The
twenty-five miics between White river
and Sixty Mile he had broken into two
stages because of ice jams, and here
two of his heaviest, toughest teams
were stationed.
He lay on the sled at full length,
face down, holding on with both hands
Whenever the doss slacked from top
mo-t speed lie ro.-e to his knees and.
yelling and urging, clinging precarious
ly with one hand, threw his whip into
them. Poor team that it was. he pass
ed two sleds before White river was
reached. Here at the freezeup a jnm
had piled a barrier, allowing the open
water that formed for half a mile be
low to freeze smoothly. This smooth
stretch enabled the racers to make fly
ing exchanges of sleds, and down r.!l
the course they had placed their relays
In-low the jams.
Over the jam and out on to the
smooth Smoke tore along, calling loud
ly: "Hilly! r.d.y!"
P.illy heard and answered, and by
the light of the many fires on the ice
Smoke saw a sled swing in from the
.-eilo ;;:u come abreast. Its dogs were
fr-sh and overhauled his. As the sleds
swerved toward each other he leaped
:!tii55. and LJilly promptly rolled tiff
' Where's Itig Olaf '.'' Smoke cried.
'Leading:'' Billy's voice answered,
an 1 Smoke was aiin Hying through
the wall of blackn-ss.
In th;? jams of that relay, where the
w ay led a ros a chaos of upended ice
cakes and where Smoke slipped olT the
lorward end f the sled and with a
Paul rop-1 toil,, behind the wheel dog.
lie passed three sleds.
Among the jams of the next short re
lay into Sixty Mile lie passed two more
teams. And that he niighr know ade
irately what had happened to them
no of his own dogs wrenched a shoul
el r. was un;.b!e to keep up and was
tlrazg.'d in the harness. As he cut the
injimd animal out he heard the whin
ing cries of d gs behind him and the
voice of a man that was familiar. It
was Von Sehroeder. Smoke culled a
warning to prevent a rear end ci'.i
i !:. and the baron, hawing his an!
i;,;r!s and swinging, on the gee pole,
went by a do;v n feet to the side.
On the smooth stretch of be beside
the tr:I:ng post at Sixty Mile Smoke
overtook two more sleds. All had just
hi nued teams, and for five minutes
t hey ran abreast, each man on hi-
trees and tic ":in
he mu-iJened d
M'ldied our fli.it
t hip and voice into
;s. p.jt Smoke u-d
perti 'M .f the trail.
aiid u-jw marked the tall pine on the
th Wheeler Syndicate.
bank that showed faintly in the light
of the many fires. Helow that pine
was not merely darkness, but an ab
rupt cessation of the smooth stretch.
There the trail, he knew, narrowed to
a single sled width. Leaning out ahead,
he caught the haul rope and drew his
leaping sled up to the wheel dog. He
caught the animal by the hind Jeg3
and threw it- With a snarl of rage,
it tried to slash him with its fangs,
but was dragged on by the rest of the
team. Its body proved an efficient
brake, rind the other teams, stiil
abreast, dashed ahead into the dark
ness for the narrow war.
Smoke heard the crash and uproar of
their collision, released his wheeler,
sprang to the gee pole and urged his
team to the right Into the soft snow,
where the straining animals wallowed
to their necks. It was exhausting
work, but he won by the tangled teams
and gained the hard packed trail be
yond. On the relay out of Sixty Mile Smoke
had next to his poorest team. and.
though the going was good, he had set
it a short fifteen miles. Two more
teams would bring him into Dawson
and to the gold recorder's otlice. and
Smoke had selected his best animals
for the last two stretches. Sitka Char-lt-y
himself waited with the eight Ma le
ant tes that would Jerk Smoke idong for
twenty miles, and for the finish, with
a fifteen mile run. was his own team.
The gray twilight of morning was
breaking as he exchanged his weary
dogs for the eight fresh Maiemutes.
Siika Charley called out the order of
the teams ahead. Big Olaf led. Arizo
na Bill was second, and Von Scbroeder
third. These were the three best men
in the co'untry. In fact, ere Smoke
had left Dawson, the popular betting
had placed them in that order.
As daylight strengthened Smoke
caught sight of a sled ahead, and in
half an hour his own lead dog was
leaping at its tail. Not until the man
turned his head to exchange greetings
I did Smoke recognize him as Arizona
Bill. Von Sehroeder had evidently
passed him. The trail, hard packed,
ran too narrowly through the soft
snow, and for another half hour Smoke
was forced to stay in the rear. Then
they topped an 5-e jam and struck a
smooth stretch below, where were a
number of relay camps and where the
snow was packed widely. On his knees,
swinging his whip and yellins. Smoke
Crew abreast of Arizona Bill, then pull
ed ahead.
Bill dropped behind very slowly,
though when the last relay station
was in sight he was fully half a mile
in the rear. Ahead, bunched together.
Smoke could see Big Olaf and Von
Sehroeder. Again Smoke arose to his
knees, and he lifted his Jaded dogs into
a burst of speed such as a man only
can who has the proper instinct for
dog driving. He drew up close to the
tail of Von Schroeder's sled, and in
this order the three sleds dashed out
en the smooth going below a jam.
where many men and many dogs wait
ed. Dawson was fifteen miles away.
Von Sehroeder, with his ten mile re
lays, had changed five miles back and
would change Gve miles ahead. So
he held on. keeping his dogs at full
leap. Bis Olaf and Smoke made flying
changes, and their fresh teams imme
diately regained what had been lost
to the baron. Big Olaf led past, and
Smoke followed into the narrow trail
beyond.
Of Von Sehroeder. now behind, he
had no fear, but ahead was the great
est dog driver in the country. To pass
him seemed impossible. Again and
again, many times. Smoke forced his
leader to the other's sled tail, and each
time Big Olaf let out another link and
drew away. Smoke Lung on grimly.
The race was not lost until one or the
other won. and in fifteen miles many
things could happen.
Three miles from Dawson something
did happen. To Smoke's surprise Big
Olaf rose up and with oaths and leath
er proceeded to fetch out the last
ounce of effort in his animals, it was
a spurt that should have been reserv
ed for the last hundred yards instead
of being besun three miles from the
finish. Sheer dog killing that it was.
Smoke followed.
They topped a small Jam and struck
the smooth going below. A sled shot
out from the side and drew in toward 1
him. and Smoke understood Big Ola fa!
terrific spurt. He had tried to gain a
lend for the change. This fresh team
that waited to jerk him down the
home stretch had been a private sur
prise of his.
Smoke strove desperately to pass
during the exchange of sleds With
urging and p.juriiig ot leather he .went
lo the side mid on until his lead dog
was jumping abreast of Big Olaf's
wheeler. On the other side, abreast, i compelled them again to carry him to
was the relay sled. .Vt the speed they, his giant competitor's side,
were going Big Olaf did not dare try I The open door of the rot order's of-tac-
Sjia-j laap. If he uiisitd and telijfice appeared aJic-ad of them. Both
off Smoke would b in the lead., and . men made a hual. futile spurt. Neither
the rac-e wrjuldbe josL 1 j
For half a mile tlic three sleds tore
anJ bounced iiloii:: side by side. The
smooth stretch was Hearing its cud
when Ii;r Olaf took the chance. As
the flying sleds swerved toward each
other lie leaped, anil the instant he
struck he was on his knees, with whip
and voice spurting the fresh team
The smooth stretch pln died out intc
the narrovr trail, nr.d he Jumped his
doss j! head and Into it with a lead ol
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Foot by Feet 8j 0!f Drew Away Un
til He Led by a Sere of Yards.
A man was not beaten until he was
beaten, was Smoke's conclusion, and.
drive no matter liow. Big Oi:.f failed
to shake him o!T. So team Smoke had
driven that night could have stood
such a killing pace and kept t:p with
fresh dogs no team save this one.
Nevertheless the pace was killing it.
and as they Legnn to round the bluff
at Klondike City he could feel the
pitch of strength going out of his nnl
mals. Almost imperceptibly they lag
ged, and f;ot by foot Big Olaf drew
away until he led by a s ore of yards.
A great cheer went up from the pop
ulation of Klondike City assembled on
the ice. Here the Klondike entered
the Yukon, and half a mile away,
across the Klondike, on the north
bank, stood Dawson. An outburst of
madder cheering arose, and Smoke
caught a glimpse of a sled shooting
out to him. He recognized the splen
did animals that drew it. They were
Joy Gasteil's. and .Tor Caste!! drove
them. Mittens had been discarded,
and -with bare hands she clung to w hip
and sled.
"Jump!" she cried as her leader
snarled at Smoke's.
Smoke struck the sled behind her.
It rocked violently from the impact of
his body, but she was full up on her
knees and swinging the whip.
"Hil You: Mush on! Chook! Chord::"
she was crying, and the dogs whined
and yelped in eagerness of desire and
effort t overtake Big Olaf.
And then as the lead dog caught the
tail of Big Olaf's sled and yard by
yard drew up abreast the great crowd
on the Dawson bank went mad.
"When yoi're in the lead I'm going
to drop off:" Joy cried out over her
shoulder. "And watch out for the dip
curve halfway up the bank." she
war tied.
Dog by dog. separated by half a
dozen feet, the two teams were run
ning abreast. Big Olaf. with whip and
voice, held Ids own for a minufe. Then
slowly, an inch at a time. Joy's leader
began to forge p:st-
"Get ready:" she cried to Smoke,
"I'm going to leave you hi a minute.
Get the whip."
And as he shifted his hand b clutch
the whip they" heard Big Olaf roar a
warning, but too late. His lead dog.
incensed at being passed, swerved in
to the attack. His fangs struck Joy's
leader on the flank. The rival teams
flew at one another's throats. The
sleds overran the fighting brutes and
capsized. Smoke strug
and tried to lift Joy tip
led to his feet
But she thrust
him from her. crying:
"Go!"
On foot, already fifty feet in ad
vance, was Big Olaf. still intent on
finishing the race. Smoke obeyed, and
when the two men reached the foot
of the Dawson bank Ire was at the oth
er's heels. But up the bank Big Olaf
lifted his body hugely, regaining a doz
en feet.
Five blocks down the maia street
was the gold recorder's office. Not so
easily this time did Smoke gain to his
giant rival, and when he did he was
unable to pass. Side by side they ran
a!ong the narrow aisle between the
solid walls of cheering men. Now one.
now the other, with great convulsive
jerks, gained an inch or so. ouiy to
lose it immediately sifter.
If the pace had be!) a kili'ngone for
their dogs, the one they now et tiicm
selvrs was no less s-. But t'ey were
racing for Sl.OW.O-X) and the greatest
honor In the Yukon country.
Smoke felt himself iuvoluntari'v lag.
and Big Olaf sprang a fnU str-ce in
the lead. To Smoke it seemed ttit his
heart would burst, while he had lost
all cons-iousness of his legs. He knew
they were flying tinder him. but he
did not know how he continued to
make them tly. iior how lie put even
greater pressure of v.-j:
upon them and
could draw away from the other, and t
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the doorway.
Jll headlong on
the office door.
They sat up. but were too exhausted
to rise. Big Olaf. the sweat pouring
from him. breathing with tremendous,
tminful gasps, pawed the air and vain
ly tried to speak. Then he readied out
his hand with unmistakable meaning:
Smoke extended his. and they shook.
"It's a dead heat," Smoke could hear
the recorder saying, but it was as if
in a dream. "And all I can say is
that you both win. You'll have to di
vide the claim between joii. You're
partners."
Big Olaf nodded his head with great
emphasis and spluttered. At last he
got it out.
"You d u chekako," was what he
said, but in the saying of it was ad
miration; "1 don't know how you done
it, but you did!"'
Smoke and Big Olaf essayed to rise,
and each helped the other to his feet.
Smoke found his legs weak under him
and staggered divnkordy. Big Olaf
tottered toward him.
"I'm sorry my dogs jumped yours."
"It couldn't be helped." Smoke pant
ed back. "1 heard you yell "
"Say." Big Olaf went on. with shin
ing ryes, "that girl one d d line girl
eh?"
"One d d fine girl!" Smoke agreed
(To Be Continued.)
For Sale.
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PIAXO AT A BARGAIN.
Customer near Plattsmouth is un
able to finish payments on piano con
tract. We will turn piano over to first
satisfactory partly who will pay bal
ance, either cash or five dollars per
month. Write Schmoiler & Mcelle.-
J Piano Co., Omaha, Neb.
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Fred Guenther Yerv Low.
Frnm Wednesday's Ially.
The friends throughout this section
of the county of Mr. Fred Guenther.
?r.. will regret greatly to learn that
this gentleman is quite ill at his horn?
on West Locust street, and his ad
vanced age of S-l years makes it very
difficult for relief to be afforded him,
ami the members of the family hav3
been called to his bedside to assist i.i
looking after him. as well as in cas2
he should be stricken with a relapse.
Mr. Guenther is among the best
known residents of this part of the
county, where he has made his home
for a good many years.
Whats' the use of limping around
with rheumatism or lumbago? There's
an osteopath in town.
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SOUTH BEND.
Miss Tessie McDonald and Thiene
Wannamaker were visitinjr in Lincoln
Sunday evening, returning home
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hill of Murdock were
here Sunday, spending the day with
Charley Hill and family.
Miss Thiene Wannamaker came
t'own from Omaha last week to spend
a few days with Mrs. Archie Towle.
Albert FiJeline was a passenger on
No. 29 for Ashland Tuesday.
John Kittrell and wife returned
home Tuesday evening after spending
several days in Louisville.
Mrs. A. L. Conrad returned home
Tuesday after visiting over Sunday
at Nehawka, Neb., with her parents.
Miss Vera Burdick of Nehawka
came up Thursday to spend a few
hours with her sister.
Mrs. A. L. Conrad' anci son went
over to Greenwood on the afternoon
train to ses Miss Tessie McDonald
for a couple of days.
Mrs. Lucy Graham and son, Clar
ence, of Amelia, Neb., came last week
to see Mrs. Graham's sister, who is
very ill.
Oscar Dill and his lady friends
were visitors in Omaha last Monday.
R. D. McDonald has sold out his
letaurant and drucr store to E. Sturz-
cnegger and expects to make Missouri
his future home.
Mrs. Charley Brown returned home
Wednesday evening from Omaha,
where she spent
the last few days
with her parents.
Mrs. Elmer Green died at her home
Saturday afretnoon at 3:1 ". after
several weeks' sickness. The funeral
was held Monday at 2:30 p. m., and
the body was laid to rest in the Ash
land cemetery.
Roy Chapin and family moved into
the John Kuhn property at the quarry
last week.
Jerry McIIugh of Murdock was
here Monday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Green.
Remember the Big Mask Ball at the
German Home on Saturday evening,
j February 13. Two cash prizes. Music
I by the riattsmouth orchestra. Gents'
'tickets, 50c; ladies free.
After you have gone the rounds of
all the specialists in the country, and
have paid all the way from $500 to
$3,000 and found no relief from your
ailment, you may be prevailed upon to
visit an osteopath. Why not "do it
now' and save all that suffering and
expense?
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T. J. Bahr of Monte Vista, Colo
arrived here Thursday morning for a
few days' visit with relatives.
Jasiel Forsythe ami son. Finest,
left for Gothenburg. Neb., Thursday
for a few weeks.' visit with relatives.
G. A. Drumm left Monday for
Utah to look at seme land with the
view of purchasing the same. He
will be gone about a week.
We are giad to report that Mr.
Gates is improving and trust that he
may be able to be out and around
again in a few days.
William Sack, who underwent an
operation last week at Dr. Shoemak
er's hospital in Lincoln, is reported to
be getting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Smith's br.by
v as reported to be seriously ill the
latter Fait of last week, but we aie
glad to rerort at this writing that its
condition is greatly improved.
Fred Spahn'e was so unfortunate
jis to slip on the ice in front of the
hall late Thursday night, receiving a
'!eep cut :i the back of his head. lie
was picked up in a dazed Condition
and carried home, and at last reports
is getting along nicely.
La Verne Francis, the 4-year-oid son
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ketelhut, died
Friday, January 2l, at 7 p. m., at the
family heme four miles southwest of
Eagie. Funeral services were held
Tuesday at Lincoln and interment was
made in Calvary cemetery.
Charley Schurl (known better a--Sriell)
died at his home, five :.rnl a
half miles southeast of Eagle, Wed
nesday morning. February 3, at about
10 o'clock from heart trouble. Funeial
tervices wll be held from the home
this (Friday) afternoon at 2 o'clock,
r.nd interment will be made in Rose
wood cemetery near Palms ra.
For Sale.
One of the best improved small
farms in Cass county, consisting of
30 acres, new up-to-date (i-roora
house, water system, bath room and
furnace; l'j miles trom town; p.ace
fenced hog tight; S1- acres timber
pasture; IS acres alfalfa; 2 wells on
place; horse and cow barns anil 50
icr hay shed; all kinds of fruit on
place. Can gie possession March
1st. Reason for selling, other busi
ness interests. Address owner, at
Eox 125, Plattsmouth. 2-b'-3td
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that place. Address R. L. Piop-t,
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LINCOLN DIVISION.
In the Matter of Charles E. Huribut.
Hankiupt.
Case No. 27t in Bankruptcy.
To creditors of the aboe bankrupt 'f
Greenwood, in the County of Ca .
the district aforesaid, a bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on t F
(1th day of February, A. D. P. '15, the
iaid bankrupt was duly adjudicate I
bankrupt and that the first meeting .f
his ci editors wili be held in n.y otlice
in Lincoln, on the 2"th day of Feb
ruary. A. D. P-13. at '.' o'clock in the
forenoon, at which time the said
creditors may attend, prove their
claims, examine the bar.krupt, appoint
a trust ie, and transact such other
business as may properly come
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Dated February Uth. If 15.
DANIEL II. McCLENA HA N,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
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NOTICE.
J. W. Hamilton will take notic
that on the 11th day of January, 1115,
M. Archer, a justice of the peace of
Cuss County, Ncbra.-ka, i-.-ucd an
order of attachment for the sum of
-,?,,5.75 in an action pending before
him, wherein John Cory is palintnT.
and J. V.'. Hamilton is defendant, and
that property of the defendant, con
sisting of money in the possession of
the C., B. & Q. R. R. Co., has been at
tached under said order. Said cause
was continued to February 27th. ll'l",.
JOHN CORY, Plaintiff.
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