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trill. iTt'lci.iiuclously she approached
J -m. draw n by the spoil ol tils strength.
"My pleasures arc vIoKmiI, anil my
hate Is mighty bitter In my inoutli.
Vlmt I want, I take. That's been my
TMty In the old life, and I'm loo'sclllsh
to give It up."
He was gazing out upon the dimly
hieont miles of lee. but' now lie turned
toward her and. doing touehed lier
Mann hand next his on the rail.
She was staring up at him unuffect
eilly, so close that the faint odor from
her hair reached him. Her expression
vns simply one of wonder and curios
ity nt this type, so different from any
rttio had known. Hul I lie man's eyes
were hot and blinded with the sight of
Jior. and he felt only her bounty
heightened In the dim light, the brush
of her garments and the small, soft
hand beneath his. The thrill from the
ioueh of It surged over him, mastered
him ,
"What I want. I take." lie repeated.
Jind then suddenly he reached forth
"IJ7i(U 1 unnt, I take."
Mid. taking her In his arms, crushed
her to him, kissing her softly, fiercely,
lull tijAm the lips. For an Instant she
iuy gasping and stunned against ills
brotst; then she tore her (1st free and '
vlth all her force struck him full in
ttie face. i
It was as though she beat upon a
atone. Willi one movement he forced
her arm to tier side, smiling into iter1
totritiod eyes; then, holding her like
iron, he kissed her again and again '
Blum the mouth, the eyes, the hair
j;al released her. j
"I am going to love you, Helen," said
!...
'And may God strike me dead if I
ever stop hating you!" she cried, her
voice coining thick and hoarse with
jdinsiou. j
Turning, she wulked proudly forward "
toward her cabin, a trim, straight,
haughty figure, nnd ho did not know
it her knees were shaking and weak.
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CIIAPTKK IV.
FOR Tour days the Santa Marin
felt blindly through the white
fields, drifting north with the
spring tide that sets through
Tiering strait, till on the morning of
the fifth open water showed to the east,
drooping through, she broke out luto
the last stage of the long race, amid
.he cheers of her weary passengers,
i) mi the dull Jar of her engines made
welcome music to the girl In the deck
Ftatoroom.
Soon they picked up a mountainous
?fjRst which rose steadily luto majestic,
barren ranges, still white with the
inciting 8UOW8, and at 10 in the even
ing, under a golden sunset, amid
screaming whistles, they anchored hi
the rondstead of Nome. Uefore the
rumble of her chains had ceased or
the echo from the fleet's salute had' died
from the shoreward hills the ship was
Ftirrounded by a swarm of tiny craft
Clamoring about her Iron sides, while
an officer in cap nnd gilt climbed the
bridge and greeted Captain Stephens.
Tngs with trailing lights circled dis
creetly about, awaiting the completion
of certain formalities. These over, the
uniformed gentleman dropped back into
Ms skiff and rowed away.
"A clean hill of health, captain!" he
Khoutcd, saluting the commander.
'Thank ye, sir," roared the sailor,
and with that the rowboats swarmed
toward piratelike, boarding the steam
er from all quarters.
Ah the master turned he looked down
from his bridge to the deck below full
Into the face of Dextry, who had been
nn Intent -witness of the meeting. With
r.nhondlng dignity Captain Stephens
let his left eyelid droop slowly, while
a. boyish grin spread widely over Ids
face. Simultaneously orders rang (
frhnrp, and fast from the bridge, tho
crew broke Into feverish life, tho creak
of booms and the clank of donkey
hoists arose.
"We're here. Miss Stowaway, said
Gienlstor. entering tho girl's cabin.
"The Inspector passed us, and It's time
for you to see the magic city. Come,
it's a wonderful sight."
This was tho llrst time thoy had been
alone since the scone on the after dock,
for, besides Ignoring (Jienlster. she had
managed that ho should not even see
her except In Doxtrj's presence. Al
though he hud over since boon court
eous and considerate, she felt the leap
ing emotions that were hidden within
him and longed to leave the ship, to lly
from tlie spell of tils personality.
Thoughts of nlni made her will lie. and
yet when he was near she could not
hate him as she willed. lie overpow
ered her; ho would not bo hated; he
paid no hoed to her slights. This ory
quality reminded her how willingly
and iiiiquosllniiiugly ho had fought off
Hie sailors from the Ohio at a word
from her. She knew lie would do so
again, ami nunc, and It Is hard to be
bitter to one who would lay down Ids
life for you oon though ho has of
fended, particularly when he has the
magnetism that sweeps ,unay from
your moorings.
"There's no danger of being soon,"
lie continued. "The crowd's crazy,
and, besides, we'll go ashore right
away. You must be mad witli the con
llneniont. It's on my nerves too."
As they stepped outside the door of
an adjacent cabin opened, framing an
angular, sharp featured woman, who,
catching sight of the girl emerging
from Glouistor's stateroom, paused,
with shrewdly narrowed eyes Hashing
quick, malicious glances from one to
the other. They came later to remem
ber with regret this chance encounter,
for It was fraught with grave results
for them both.
"Good evening, Mr. Glonlstor," the
lady said, with acid cordiality.
"Howdy, Mrs. Champlau?" He
moved away.
She followed a stop, staring at Helen.
"Are you going ashore tonight or
wait for morning?"
"Don't know yet, I'm sure." Then
aside to the girl he muttered, "Shake
her; .she's spying on us."
"Who Is she?" asked Miss Chester n
moment later.
"Her husband manages one of the
big companies. She's an old cat."
Gaining her llrst view of the land,
the girl cried out sharply. They rode
on an oily sea tinted like burnished
copper, while on all sides, amid the
faint rattle and rumble of machinery,
scores of ships were belching cargoes
out upon living swarms of scows, tugs,
stern wheelers and dories. Here and
there Ksk'lmo oonilnks, fat, walrus hide
boats, slid about like huge, many leg
ged water bugs. An endless, antllke
stream of tenders, idled high with
freight, plied to and from tho shore.
A mile distant lay the city, stretched
like a white ribbon between the gold
of tho ocean sand and the dun of the
moss covered tundra. It was like no
other in the world. At first glance it
seemed all made of now white canvas.
In a week Its population had swelled
from a.OOO to 110,000. It now wandered
lu a slender, sinuous Hue along the
coast for miles, because only the beach
atTorded dry camping ground. Mount
ing to the bank behind, one sank knee
deep in moss nnd water and, treading
twice in the same tracks, found a bog
of oozing, icy mud. Therefore as the
town doubled dally In size, It grew
endwise like a string of dominoes till
the shore from Cape Nome to Penny
river wns a long reach of white, glint
ing In the low rays of the arctic sun
set like foamy breakers on a tropic
island.
"That's Anvil creek" up yonder," said
Glenlster. "There's where the Midas
lies. See!" Ho Indicated a gap lu the
buttress of mountains rolling back
from tho coast. "It's tho greatest
creek In the world. You'll see gold by
the mule load and hillocks of nuggets.
Oh, I'm glad to got back. This Is life.
Tlint stretch of bench Is full of gold.
These hills aro seamed with quartz.
The bedrock of that creek Is yellow.
There's gold, gold, gold everywhere
moro than ever was In old Solomon's
mines and there's mystery and peril
nnd things unknown."
"Let us make haste," said tho girl.
"I have something I must do tonight.
After that I can learn to know these
things."
Securing a small bont, thoy were
rowed nshoro, the partners plying their
ferrymnn with eager questions. Hav
ing arrived flvo days before, lie was
exploding with Information and volun
teered tho fruits of tils ripe experience
(Continued on Pafan riix.)
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