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The Spoilers.
By REX E. BEACH.
O 1AHI9 UIVGII twaj MGli . November 9,wcwll! give
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ty g'l'd pun. rinsing it out enrefully.
'i'!i' -fher boot ho emptied llkewNe.
I'lt-'y lii'ld ti iui'piis1ii it mount of sedi
ment, because the stream Mint luul
emerged ftoin the crack In the sluices
luul oirricd wltli it pebbles, sand and
aill tlu concentration of the rlflles at
tliirf point. Standing directly beneath
Hie cataract, most of It had dived fair
ly into bis Inviting waistband, follow
ing down the lines of least resistance
into hto boot legs and boiling out at
ilie knees.
"Wash that." he said, "you're apt
u net n prospect."
With artful pauses Dux try settled It
In the jinn bottom and washed away
the gravel, leaving a yellow glittering
pile which raised n yell from the men,
who bad lingered curiously.
"( pans $40 to the boot leg." one
HtuKited
"How much do you run to the foot!
Wlupjnclcr
"fle'rt u reg'lar free milling ledge."
"No, he nln't; he's too thin. lie's
nothing but a strluger, but he'll paf to
wortc"
The old miner grinned toothlessly.
"(Sontlemen. there ain't no better
.wy to save tine gold than with under
.Mirruutrf nn' blanket rltlles. I'll have
to wash these, garments of mine an'
rkvi n up the soapsuds 'cause there's a
hundred dollars In gold dust cliugtu'
to my person this minute." He went
dripping up the bank, while the men
retunifd to their work singing.
After lunch Dextry Huddled his
bniuclio.
"I'm goln' to town for a pair of gold
scales, but I'll be back by tuipper; then
we'll elenu up tictwecu shifts. She'd
ought to give us n thousand ounces the
way Hint ground prospects." He loped
down the gulch, while his partner re-
felon or our mine on the mere allega
tloti of some unknown man. That's
ridiculous. We won't do It. Why.
you'll have to let us argue our case
al least before you try to put us off"
Voorhees shook his head. "We'll
have l follow Instructions. The thing
for vou to do Is to appear before the
court tomorrow and have I he receiver
dismissed. If your title Is as good as
vou say It Is. you won't have any trou
ble." "You're not the only ones to suiter,"
added MeNtitnarn. "We've taken pos
session of all the mines below here."
lie nodded down the gulch. "I'm an
ollleer of the court and under bond"
"How muchr
"Five thousand dollars for each
claim."
"What? Why. heavens, ninn, the
poorest of these mines Is producing
that much every day!"
While he spoke Cllenlster was rapid
ly debating what course to follow.
"The place to argue this thing Is be
fore Judge Stlllmnn," said Struve, but
with little notion of the conflict going
on Avltuin Glenlster. The youth yearn
ed to light, not with words nor quib
bles nor legal phrases, but with steel
and blows. And he felt that the Im
pulse was as righteous as It was natu
ral, for he knew this process was uu
Just, an outrage. Mexico Mulllns'
warning recurred to hltn. And yet
He shifted slowly as he talked till his
back was to the door of the big tent.
They were watching him carefully, for
all their apparent languor aud loose
ness In saddle; then, as he started to
leap within and rally his henchmen,
his mind went back to the words of
Judge Stlllmnn and his niece. Surely
that old man was on the square. He
couldn't be otherwise with her beside
him, believing In him, aud a suspicion
of deeper plots behind these actions
was groundless. So far all was legal,
turned to the pit, the Hashing shovel , he s,II)posei( wlth ,,is scnnt knowledge
iiii.it-.. ami uu- ruiuu.iuK iiinn-i mm; ui , ()f (nv tll0lIg., the methods fseemed
the big workings that so fascinated
him
It was wrliups 4 o'clock when he
w.iH aroused from his labors by a shout
from the bunk tent, where a group of
horsemen had clustered. As (.'lonlstor
lrw near he saw among them Wilton
tftruve, the lawyer, and the big, well
Ircrised tenderfoot of the Northern,
McNiuuaru, the man of the heavy
hilud. Struve straightway engaged
hltn
"S.iy. Glenlster. we've come out to
wi about the title to tills claim."
"What about It?"
"WMI. It was relocated about a
tnntilh ago." He paused.
"V--. What or that?"
'Jullowny has commenced suit."
"The ground belongs to Dextry and
me We discovered It. we opened It
up we've complied with the law, and
we're going to hold It" Glenlster
jnlo with such conviction and heat as
to nonplus Struve. but McNamnra, who
bill vit his horse silently until now,
nriHwered:
"ivrlalnly, sir; If your title Is good
yon will be protected, but the law
has arrived In Alaska and we've got
to l.t it take Its course. There's no
ncil of violence none whatever but,
bri.'lly. the situation Is this: Mr. Gal
loway has commenced action against
you. the court has enjoined you from
working and has appointed mo ns re--ceiver
to operate the mine until the
hum ts settled. It's an extraordinary
pptvduic. of course, but the condi
tions are extraordinary In this country.
Tli -eason Is m short that It would be
unjust to the rightful owner if the
I'lii'm lay Idle till summer, so to avoid
tli.it I've been put In charge, with in
iitrucilnus to operate it and preserve
Mii proreetls subject to the court's or
der Mr. Voorhees here Is the United
j-!t:iN- marshal. He will serve the
papers."
(JtenlMei' threw up his hand In a ges
ture of restraint.
"Hold on! Do you mean to tell mo
1 titi any court would recognize such a
Halm as Galloway's?"
"The law recognizes everything. If
his itrminds are no good, so much the
hotter for you."
"Vou can't put In a receiver without
notice to us. Why, good Lord, we nev
er heard of a suit being commenced.
"We've never even been served with a
Hiimmoiis, and wo huv.en't hud a
chance to argue In our own defense."
"I hnve Just said that this 1h a re
jtaurkable state of affairs nnd unusual
nction had to be taken," McNamara re
plied, but the young miner grew ex
alted. "UmU here, this gold won't get
itwayl It's safe In the ground. We'll
knocli off work and let the claim lie
Id-te tlil the thing is settled; You can't
vcntlf expect ub to surrender Jfrjfoa-
unreasonable. The men might be do
ing what they thought to be right.
Why be the Hrst to resist? The men
on the mines below had not done so.
The title to this ground was capable
of such easy proof that he anil Hex
need have no uneasiness. Courts do
not rob honest people nowadays, he
argued, and. moreover, perhaps the
girl's words wore true; perhaps she
would think more of him If he, gave up
the old lighting ways for her sake.
Certainly armed resistance to her un
cle's Hrst edict would not please her
She had said he was too violent, so he
would show her he could lay his sav
agery aside. She might smile on him
approvingly, and that was worth tak
ing a chance for.' Anyway It would
mean but a few days' delay in the
mine's run. As lie reasoned he heard
a low voice speaking within the open
door, it was Slapjack Slmnis.
"Step aside, lad. I've got the big un
covered."
Glenlster saw the men on horsoback
snatch at their holsters and Just In
time leaped at his foreman, for the old
man had moved out into the oihmi, a
Winchester at shoulder, his cheek cud
dling the stock, his eyes cold and nar
row. The young man thing the barrel
up and wrenched the weapon from his
hands.
"None of that, Hank!" he cried
sharply. "I'll say when to shoot." He
turned to look Into the muzzles of
guns held In thu hnnds of every horse
manevery hon-emaii save one, for
Alee MeXamara sat unmoved, his
handsome features, nonchalant and
amused, nodding approval. It was at
hliii that Hank's weapon hud been
leveled.
"This Is bad enough at the best.
Don't let's make It tiny worse," said
he.
Slapjack inhaled deeply, spat with
disgust nnd looked over Ills boss In
credulously. "Well, of nil the different kinds of
blame fools," he snorted, "you are tlie
kindest!" He marched past the mar
shal and his deputies down to the cut,
put on his coat and vanished down the
trail toward town, not deigning a
backward glance either at the mine or
at the man unlit to light for.
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CIIAPTEK VII.
A.TK In July It grows dark ns mid-
night approaches, bo that the
ninny lights from doorway nnd
window seem less garish aud
strange thau they do a month earlier.
In the Northern there wns good busi
ness dolug. The new bar fixtures,
which had cost a king's raiiBom or
represented tuo ono night's losings of
a Klondike millionaire, shone rich,
dark and enticing, whllo'tho cut glasB
sparkled with Iridescent huce, reflect-
fOontbmed oa Pfc -
a number with every 25c purchase entitling you to a draw on the Dolls. The
one holding the most tickets gets the largest Doll. The one holding the first
lucky number gets the next Doll. The one holding the second lucky number
gets the third Doll. Call for your tickets when making purchases.
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It's just the time for medium weights in Hosiery and Underwear,
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