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ELLIOT AND SHEBA FIND THEY HAVE MUTUAL FRIENDS
HE AND MACDONALD BECOME RIVALS
8ynopU As a representative of the government Gordon Elliot Is
on lle way to Alaska to lnvcstlgato conl clnlms. On the -boot ho moots
nnd becomes Interested In a fellow pnsscnger whom ho lenrns Is Sheba
O'Neill, also "going In." Colby Mncdonnld, active head of tho lnnd
grnbblng syndicate under Invcstlgntlon, comes nbonrd. Mncdonald Is
attacked by mine laborers whom ho hnd discharged, nnd tho nctlvo
Intervention of Elliot probably Bavcs his life. Elliot nnd Macdonald
becomo In n nicasuro friendly, though tho latter does not know Hint
Elliot is on n mission which threatens to spoil plans of Macdonald to
acqulro millions of dollars through tho unlawful exploitation or Im
mensely yalunble coal fields. Elliot nlso "gejs a line" on tho position
occupied by Wally Sclfrldge, Macdonnld's right-hand man, who Is re
turning from a visit to "tho States," where ho had gone In an effort to
convince tho authorities that there was nothing, wrong in Macdonnld's
methods. Elliot secures an Introduction to Miss O'Neill nnd whllo tho
boat Is taking on freight tho pair set out to climb a locnlly famous
mountain. They vonturo too high nnd reach a position from which It
la Impossible for Miss O'Neill to go forward or turn bnck. Elliot
leaves 8heba and at imminent peril of his life goes for assistance. Ho
meets Macdonald, who had become alarmed for their snfety, nnd they
return and rescue Sheba.
CHAPTER IV Continued.
About a mile below tho foils ho met
two men. One of them was Colby Mac
donald. Ho carried a coll of rope over
one shoulder. Tho big Alaskan ex
plained that he had not been able to
got It out of bis head that perhaps
the climbers who had waved at his
party bad been In difficulties. So he
had got a rope from tho cabin of nn
old miner and was on his way back
to the fells.
The three climbed to the falls,
crossed tho bridge and reached the top
of the cliff.
"You know the lay of the land down
there, Mr. Elliot We'll lower you," de
cided Macdonald, who took command
as a matter of course.
Gordon presently stood beside Sheba
on the little plateau. Sho had qulto
recovered from tho touch of hysteria
that bad attacked her courage. "You
werea't Ions," was all she said.
1 Met them coming," he answered
aa he dropped theloop of the rope over
fcer bead aad arranged It under bcr
shoulders.
He showed ber bow to relieve part
af the strain of the rope on her flesh
by wring ber bands to lift
AU readyr Macdonald called from
mbeve.
"ATI ready," Elliot answered. To
flbeba be said, "Hold tight."
. The girl was swung from the ledge
iaad rose jerkily In the air. She
leagaed gsyly down at ber friend be
Tfa fun."
' Gordon followed ber a couple of min
utes later. Sho was watting to give
bim a hand over the edge of the cliff.
' "Miss O'Neill, this Is Mr. Mncdon
Jald," be said, an soon as ho had freed
(himself from the rope. "You are fel
ilow passengers on the Hannah."
Macdonald was looking at her
straight and bard. "Your father's
laame was it Farrell O'Neill 1" he
laaked bluntly.
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4 ! "I knew him."
The girl's eyes lit Tin -glad, Mr.
Halaid. That's one reason I want-
wvftg From the Ledge and Rose Jerk
ily in the Air.
e4 te come to Alaska to hear about
say father's life here. Will you tell
awr
"gome time. Wo muBt be going now
to catch tho boat after I'vo had a
taok at the cliff this young man
arawled across."
He turned away, abruptly, It struck
Met Qd climbed down the natural
stairway op which the young man bad
aeate. Presently he rejoined those
above. Macdonald looked at Ellftot
with a new respect
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of tho cliff," ho suld dryly. 'Ityouldn't
cross that rock wall for a "hundred
thousand dollars In cold cash."
"Nor I again," admitted Gordon with
a laugh. "But wo hnd cither to home
stead that plutcau or vacnto it I pre
ferred the latter."
Miss O'Neill's deep eyes looked at
him. She was about to speak, then
changed her mind.
CHAPTER V.
Sheba Singe and Two Men Uiten.
Elliot did not see Miss O'Neill next
morning until sho appeared In tho din
ing room for breakfast. He timed him
self to get through so as to Join her
when she left They strolled out to
tho deck together.
He came abruptly to what was on
his mind. "I have an apology to make,
Miss O'Neill. If I made light of your
danger yesterday, it was because I was
afraid you might brqak down.. I had
to seem unsympathetic rather than
risk that."
Sho smiled forgiveness. "AU yon
said was that I might have sprained
my wrist. It was true too. I might
have and X did." Sheba showed a
white linen' bandage tied tightly
around ber wrist
'Tour whole weight came on it with
a wrench. No wonder it hurt"
Sheba noticed that the Hannah was
drawing up to a wharf and the pas
sengers woro lining up with their be
longings. "Is this where wo change?"
"Those of us going to Kuslak trans
fer here. But there's no hurry. We
wait at this landing two hours."
Gordon helped Sheba movo her bag
gage to the other boat and Joined her
on deck. They were both strangers
in the land. Their only common ac
quaintance was Macdonald and he was
letting Mrs. Mallory absorb bis atten
tion Just now. Left to their own re
sources, the two young people natu
rally drifted together a good deal.
This suited Elliot He found his
companion wholly delightful, not the
less because she was so different from
tho girls be knew at home. She could
be frank, and even shyly audacious on
occasion, but she held a little note of
reserve he felt bound to respect
Macdonald left the boat twenty miles
below Kuslak with Mrs. Mallory and
the Selfrldges. A chauffeur with a
motorcar was waiting on tho wharf to
run them to town, but ho gavo the
wheel to Macdonald and took the seat
beside tho driver.
"Are you going to tho hotel or direct
to your cousin's)" Gordon asked Miss
O'Neill.
"To my cousin's. I fancy she's down
hero to meet me. It was arranged that
I coino on this boat."
Elliot caught a glliupso of tho only
pcoplo In Kuslnk ho had known before
coming in, but though ho waved to
them ho saw they did not recognize
him. After tho usual delay about get
ting ashore ho walked down tho gang
way cnrrylng tho suitcase of tho Irish
girl. Sheba followed at his heels. On
tho wharf ho. came fnco to faco with
a slender, well-dressed youne womiin.
"Dlnnel" ho cried.
Sho stared at him. "You! What In
heaven's name are you doing here, Gor
don Elliot?" Bho demanded, ami before
he could unswer hnd seized both hands
and turned excitedly to call a stocky
man near. "Peter Peter I Guess
who's here?"
"Hello, Paget l" grinned Gordon, and
he shook hands with tho husband of
Diane.
Elliot turned to lntroduco his friend,
but she anticipated him.
"Cousin Diane," she said dryly,
"don't you know mo?"
Mrs. Paget swooped down upon the
girl and smothered her in her em
brace. "This is Sheba llttlo Sheba that I
have told you so often about, Peter,"
she cried. "Glory be, I'm glad to eco
you, child." And Dlnno klssefl ber
again warmly. "You two met on the
same boat, of course, coming In. I
hope you didn't let her get lonesome,
Gordon. Look after Shcba's suitcases.
Peter. You'll come to dlnher tealght,
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"I'm in tho kind hands of my coun
trywoman," laughed Gordon. "I'll cer
tainly be on hand."
"But what In tho world nro you do
ing hero? You'ro tho last man I'd
havo expected to see."
"I'm In 'tho servlco of tho govern
ment, and I'vo been sent In on busi
ness." "Well, I'm going to sny something
original, dear people," Mrs. rnget re
plied. "It's a small world, isn't it?"
While ho was drcsslug for dinner
later In tho day, Elliot recalled early
memories of the 1'agets. Ho hud
known DIntio ever since they hnd been
youngsters together it school. He
remembered her as a restless, wiry
little thing, ken as n knife-blade. Al
ways popular socially, Bho had sur
prised everybody by refusing tho catch
of tho town to marry a young mining
engineer without a penny. Gordon was
in college at tho time, but during tho
next long vacation ho had fraternized
n good deal with tho Tetcr Pngets. Tho
young married pcoplo had been very !
mucn in love with each other, but not
too preoccupied to tnko tho college boy '
Into their hnpplness as a comrade. ,
Then tho Arctic goldflclds had claimed
Paget nnd his bride. That had been
moro than ten years ago, and until
today Gordon had not seen them since.
Whllo Elliot was brushing bis dinner
coat before tho open window of the
room assigned to him at the hotel,
somebody carao out to tho porch below.
Tho voice of a woman floated faintly
to hlra.
"Seen Dlnne's Irish beauty yet.
Nedr
"Yes," a man answered.
Tho woman laughed softly. "Mrs.
Mallory cnnlo up on tho snmo boat
with hor." Tho Inflection suggested
thnt tho words were 'meant not to tell
a fact, but soma less obvious infer
ence. "Sho's wonderfully pretty, and of
course Diane will make the most of
her. But Mrs. Mallory Is a- woman
among ten thousand."
"I'd chooso the girl If it were me,"
said tho man.
"But it Isn't you. We'll see what
wo'll see."
They were moving up the street and
Gordon beard no more. What be had
beard was not clear to him. Why
should any Importance attach to the
fact that .Mrs. Mallory and Sheba
O'Neill had come up the river on the
same boat? Yet he was vaguely dis
turbed by the insinuation that in some
way DIano was entering her cousin as
a rival of the older woman. He re
sented the Idea that the fine, young
personality of the Irish girl was being
cheapened by management on the part
of Diane Paget
Elliot was not the only dinner guest
at tho Paget home that evening. He
found Colby Macdonald sitting In tho
living room with Sheba. She came
quickly forward to meet the newly ar
rived guest
"Mr. Macdonald has been telling me
about my father. He knew him on
Frenchman creek where they both
worked claims," explained the girl.
The big mining man made no com
ment nnd added nothing to what she
said. There were times when his face
was about as expressive as a stone
wall.
The dinner, went off very well. Diane
and Peter had a great many question
to ask Gordon about old friends. By
tho time these had been answered Mac
donnld was chatting easily with Sheba.
She listened with glowing eyes to the
strango tales this man of magnificent
horizons hnd to tell. Never before bad
sho como Into contact with anyone like
him.
Paget was superintendent of the
Lucky Strike, a mine owned prlncl
pally by Macdonald. Tho two talked
business for a few minutes over their
cigars, but DIano Interrupted gayly to
bring them back Into tho circle.
Adroitly sho stnrtcd Macdonald on tho
account of a rescue of two men lost
In n blizzard tho year before. Ho had
(ho gift of dramatizing his story, of
selecting only effective details. There
was no suggestion of boasting. If-ho
happened to bo tho hero of any of his
stories tho fact was of no Importance
to him. It was merely a detail of tho
picture ho was sketching.
Gordon Interrupted with a question
n story ho was telling of a fight ho had
seen between two bull moose
"Did you say, that was while you
were on-tho way over to inspect tho
Knmatlah coal fields for tho first
time?"
Tho eyes or tno young man were
quick with Interest
"Yes."
"Four years ago loot spring?"
Mncdonnld looked at him with a
wnry steadiness, ienio doubt had
found lodgment in his mind. Before
ho could volco It, if, indeed, ho bad
any such Intention, Elliot broke In
swiftly
"Don't hnswer that question. I
asked It without proper thought I am
a special agent of tho general land
ofilco sent up to Investigate the Mac
donald coal claims and kindred In
terests." Slowly ,the rigor of the big Scots
man's steely eyes relaxed to a sail
that Was genial and disarming. If this
news hit him hard he gave aa alga
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Alaskan
Love Story
Copyright, William Mhclcod Itnlne.
of it. And that it was nn unexpected
blow there could bo no doubt. '
"Glad you've come, Mr. Elliot. Wo
nsk nothing but fair piny. Tho men
who own tho Mncdonnld group of
claims havo nothing to conceal. I'll
answer that question. I meant to say
two years ngo last spring."
His volco was easy and his gnze un
wavering as ho mndo tho correction,
yet everybody in tho room except Sheba
knew, ho was deMlfcratcly lying to
cover tho slip. For tho admission that
he hnd inspected tho Knmntlah field
Just before his dummies had filed upon
it would nt least tend to aggravato sus
picion that tho entries wcro not bona
fide.
It was rather an awkward moment
Sheba unconsciously relieved tho situ
ation. "But what about tho big moose, Mr.
Macdonnld? What did It do then?"
Tho AluBkan went back to his story.
He was talking for 8hcba alone, for
tho young girl, with eager, fascinated
eyes which flashed with sympathy as
"Don't Answer That Question."
they devoured selected glimpses of bis
wild, turbulent career. She saw him
with other eyes than Elliot's. The gov
ernment official admired bim tremen
dously. Macdonald was nn empire
builder. He blazed trails for others
to follow. In safety. But Gordon could
guess how callously his path was
strewn with brutality, with the effects
of an ethical color-blindness largely
selfish, though even he did not know
that the man's primitive Jungle code
of wolf cat wolf had played havoc with
Shcba's young life many years before.
Diane, satisfied that Macdonald bad
scored, called upon Sheba.
"I want you to sing for us, dear, if
you will."
Sheba accompanied herself. The
volco of the girl had no unusual range.
'but It was singularly sweet and full of
the poignant feeling that expresses
the haunting pathos of her race.
If well X know ye, Sheve Croat,
Ye weary, atony hill.
An' I'm tired, och. I'm tired to be
looking on ya atllL
For here I live the hear aide
an' ha 1 on the far,
An all your helghta and hollowa are
between ua, ao they-cte.
Och aneel
Gordon, as ho listened, felt the
strango hunger of that homesick cry
steal through bis blood. Ho saw bis
own emotions reflected in tho faco of
the Scotch-Canadian, who was watch
ing with a tenso Interest tho slim,
young figure at tho piano, tho girl
whoso eyes wero soft and dewy with
the mysticism of her people, were still
luminous with the poetry of the child
In spite of tho years that ljeraldcd her
a woman.
Elliot Intercepted the triumphant
sweep of Dlnno's glnnco from Macdon
nld to her husband. In n flnsh It lit
up for him tho words he hnd heard on
tho hotel porch. Diane, an Inveterato
matchmaker, intended her cousin to
mnrry Colby Macdonald. ' No doubt sho
thought sho was doing a lino thing for
tho girl. He was a millionaire, tho
biggest figure in tho Northwest His
iron will-ran tho town and 'district
ns though tho pcoplo wero chattels of
his. Back of him wero some of tho
biggest financial Interests In the United
States.
But the gorge of Elliot rose. The
man, after all, was a lawbreaker,- a
menace to civilization. Ho was a sur
vivor, by reason of his strength, from
tho p'rlmltivo wolf-pnek. Tho very
look of his bard, gray eyes was 'domi
nant and masterful. Ho would win,
no matter bow. It carao to Gordon's
rebel heart that if Macdonald wanted
this lovely IrlshTglrl and the young
man never doubted that the Scotsman
would want her he would reach oat
and gather In Bheba Just as If she
were a coal mine or a placer prospect
All this surged through the mind of
the yeaBg.aaaa while the stager waa
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To climb from foot to crown,
I'd soon bo up an' over that
I'd soon be runnln down.
Then sure tho great oulA sea ttsolf
lx there beyort the bar.
An alt the wlnOy wathers are
Between uo, bo they are.
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Tho rich, soft, young voice with Its
Irish brogue died away. The little an
dlcnco pnld the singer tho tribute of
sllcnco. She herself was the first to
speak.
"'Divided' is tho namo of It. A
hamesnko of mlno, Molra O'Neill, wrote
it," eho explained.
"It's n beautiful song, nnd I thank
yo for singing it," Mncdonald said sim
ply, "It minds me of my own barefoot
days by tho Tay."
Later In the evening tho two dinner
guests walked back to tho hotel to
gether. They discussed casually the
cost of living In tho North, tho raising
of Btrnwberrles at Kuslak, and tho best
way to treat the mosquito nuisance,
but neither of them referred to tho
Macdonald coal claims or to Sheba
O'Neill.
CHAPTER VI.
O
Wally Geta Orders.
Macdonald, frorahls desk, looked up
nt tho man In the doorway. Selfrldge
hnd como In Jauntily, a cigar In his
mouth, but nt sight of tho grim fuco
of his chief the grin fled.
"Come in and shut tho door," ordered
tho Scotsman. "I sent for you to con
gratulate you, Wnlly. You did fine
work outside. You told mo, didn't you,
that it was all settled nt last that our
claims aro clear-listed for patent?"
Tho tubby little man. felt the edge
of Irony in the quiet voice. "Sure.
That's what Wlnton told me," he as
sented nervously.
"Then you'll be interested to know
that a special agent of the land de
partment sat opposite mo last night
and without batting an eyo came
across with the glad news that he was
here to invesllgnto our claims."
Selfrldge bounced up like a rubber
ball from tho chair into which ho had
Just settled. "Whnt!"
"Pleasant surprise, Isn't it? I've
been wondering whnt you were doing
outside. Of course I know you bad
to take In tho shows and cabarets of
New York. But couldn't you edge In
an hour.or two once a week to attend
to business?"
Wnlly's collar began to choke him.
The cool, hard words pelted llko hull.
"Must be bluff, Mac. The muckrake
magazines have raised such a row
about the Guttcnchlld4 crowd putting
over n big steal on the public that the
party leaders are scared stiff."
"I understand that Wally. What I
don't get Is how yon came to let them'
slip this over on yon without even
a gaess that It was going to happen.1
That phase of the 'subject Selfrldge
did not want to disease.
r "Bet you a hat Pre guessed it right
Just a grand-stand play of the admin
istration to tool the dear people. This
fellow has got his orders to give us
a clean bill of health. Sure. , That
must be It. -I suppose lfs this man
Billot that came up on the boat
with us."
"Yes."
"Well, that's easy. If he hasn't been
seen we can see him."
Macdonald looked his man Friday
over with a scarcely veiled contempt
"You've about as much vision as a
breed trader. Unless I njlgs my guess,
Elliot Isn't that kind. He'll go through
to a finish. If he sees straight we're
all right, but if he Is a narrow conser
vation fanatic he might go ahead and
queer the whole game."
"You wouldn't stand for that" The
quick glance of Selfrldge asked a ques
tion. The lips of the Scotsman were like
Steel traps and bis eyes points of steel.
"We'll cross that bridge If we come to
It Our first move Is to try to win aim
to see this thing oar way. Til have a
casual talk with him before be leaves
for Kamatlab and feel bim out"
"What's he doing here at all? If
he's Investigating the Kamatlab claims,
why does be go hundreds of miles oat
of his way to come In to Kuslak?"
asked Selfrldge.
Macdonald smiled sardonically. "He's
doing this Job right Elliot as good as
told mo that he's on the Job to look np
my record thoroughly. So be comes to
Kuslak first In a few days he'll leave
for Knmntlah. That's where yon come
in, Wnlly."
"How do you mean?"
"You're going to start for Kamatlab
tomorrow. You'll arrange tho stage
before he gets there see all the men
and tho foremen. Lino them up so
they'll como through with tho proper
talk. If you havo any doubts about
whether you can trust someone, don't
take any chances. Flro him out of the
camp. Offer Elliot tho company hos
pitality. Load him down with favors.
Take him everywhere. Show him ev
erything. But don't lot him get any
proofs that tho claims' aro being
worked under tho same management"
"But he'll suspect it"
"You can't help his suspicions. Don't
let him get proof. Cover all tho tracks
thnt show company control."
"I cun fix that," ho said. "But what
about Holt? You know Lott bitter he
Is and crazy. He ought to be locked
away with tho flltter-mlco."
-"You mustn't let Elliot meet Holt"
"How the deuce can 1 help It? No
chanco to keep them apart In that
llttlo hole? It caa't be done."
"Can't It?"
Something In the quiet voice rang
a bell of alarm la the timid heart
of Selfrldge.
"You mean''
"A man who works for me as my
lieutenant must have nerve, Wally.
Have yon got that? Will yon take
orders and go through with them!"
Wally modded. His lips wart dry.
"Oa te It -What as X t r
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"Get Holt out of the way while
Hot is at Kamatlab, It isn't doing
Holt any good to sit tight clamped te)
that claim of his. He needs a change.
Besides, I want bim away so that we)
can contest his claim. Hun him p
into tho hills. Or fiend bim across to
Siberia on n whaler. Or, hotter still,
have him arrested for insanity ami
send him to Nome. I'll get Judgo Len
dot- to hold him awhile."
"Leave It to me. Tho old man 4
going on n vacation, though he doesnt
know It yet."
"Good enough, Wally. Ill trust you.
But remember, this fight bas reached
an acute stage. No more mistakes.
The devil of It is we novcr seem to
land the knockout punch. We've1
beaten this bunch of reform Idiots be
fore Wlnton, beforo tho secretary of
tho interior, beforo tho president and
beforo congress. Now they're begin
nlng all over again. Whero is It ta
end?"
"This is their last kick. Probably,
Guttcnchlld agreed to it so as to let
tho party go beforo tho peoplo nt tha
next election without any apologies.
Entirely formnl investigation, I should
eay."
This might bo 'true, or It might not
Macdonnld knew that Just now the
American people, always lmpulslvo In '
Its thinking, was supporting strongly
tho movement for conservation. A
searchlight had been turned upon the
Kamatlab coal fields.
The trouble had originated In a do
partment row, but It hnd spread until
the Macdonald claims had becomo
party Issue. Tho officials of tho land
office, as well as the national admin
istration, wcro friendly to tho claim
ants. They had no desire to offend on
of tho two largest money groups 'In the
country. But neither did they want to
come to wreck on account of the Gut
tenchllds. They found It lmposslblo to
Ignore tho charge that the entries were
fraudulent nnd if consummated would
result in a wholesale robbery of the
public domain. Superficial Investiga
tions had been made and the claimants
whitewashed. But tho clamor had per
sisted.
The facts were simple enough. Mac
donnld was tho original promoter of
tho Kamatlah coal field. Ho had en
gaged dummy entrymen to tako up
100 acres each under the homestead
act. Later he Intended to consolidate
tho clnlms and turn them over to the
puttenchllds under an agreement by
which he was to recclvo one-eighth of
tho stock of the company formed to
work the mines. The entries ,hnd been
made, the fee accepted by tho land of
Jlco and receipts Issued. In course of
ttme Macdonald bad applied for pat
ents.
Before these wero Issued the maga
zines began to pour In their broadsides
and since then the papers had bee
held np.
The conscience of Macdonald was
quite clear. The pioneers In Alaska
were building out of the Arctic wasta
a new empire for the United States
and he held that a fair goveramea
could do no less than offer them liberal
treatment To lock up from present
use vast resources needed by Alaskans
would be a mistaken policy, a narrow,
aad perverted .application of the doa
trine of conservation.. The territory,
should be thrown open to the world.
If capital were Invited In to do Its
share of the building, Immigrations
would flow rapidly northward. Wlthba
the lives of the present generation thai
new empire would tako shape anV
wealth would pour inevitably into thJ
United States from Us frozen treasure)
bouse. ,
Tho view held by Macdonald waa
one common to the whole Pacific coast.
Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, wera
"Get Holt Out of the Way While El
liot Is at Kamatlah."
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ment had no right to closo the dpor
of Alaska and then put a padlock
upon It "
Feminine voices drifted from tha
outer 'office. Macdonald opened tha
door to let In Mrs. Selfrldge and Mrs.
Mallory.
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Hot wanders from the trail and
after struggling desperately for
many hoqra, resigns himself to
death.
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