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Triumph of John Kars Bj RIDGEWELL CI LLEN. A Thrilling Tale of Love, Adventure, Gold and Indians, With Its Stirring Episodes Set in Alaskan Wildness. ______ CHAPTER vr.—(Continued) The Out World. Knr s expedition at last reached the lien river. It moved aside from the Indian encampment, beyond all velit of the workings Kars had ex iplon d on the memorable night of his discovery. And he took the gorge from the north, seeking its heart for his crimp, on the wide foreshore be yond the dumps of pay dirt which 1 d fust yielded him their secret. It was a movement which precluded all 1 ‘p-eibili’y of legitimate protest. And since this territory was all un- 1 scheduled in the government of the Vukon. it was his just a* long as he • •nld hold it. But for .ill their ignoring or the Indians, the outfit was under the , lowest observation. There was not a moment, not a foot of its way, that ■.as not watched over by eyes that iw, and for the most trait remained unseen. But this invisibility was not ilways the rule. Indiana In twos and threes were frequently encountered. I inch man was armed with a more or hss modern rifle. These came :ound the camp at night. They fore withered silently, and watched, with I'.itient interest, the work going on. They offered no friendship or wel come. They made no attempt to frat • i Hire in any way. The men of the outfit knew die purpose of these vis its. These creatures were there to learn all that could serve the pur poses (Jf their leaders. And they were permitted to prosecute their investi gations without hindrance. It was t sit of 11 • policy Kars bad decided ' pen. The “bluff,” as BUI had char r cterired it, was to be carried ihrough till tiie enemy "called.” Two weeks from the day when the -urge had been sighted, the perma nent camp was completely estab lished. Furthermore, the work of the •>id "prospect" had been begun un der tl\c fierce energy of Abe Dodds uid Saunders. Theirs it was to ex plore and test the great foreshore. ■ ml to set up the crude machinery. ; he first day's report was chnrac ri.-tic of the mining engineer. "The whole darn place is full of 'color,' lie "Ther‘ st'n't any sort o' choir-j anywhere, 'less \ou set up machia c'kc o' the ccen cry." , . "Then well set up* the sluices where we can best protect them," was Kar's prompt order. .So the work pro, ceded with order ly ha te, l'urther up the stream the Indians swarmed about their “plac ers." Their washings went on unin terruptedly. They. too. were play ing ,t hand, with doubtless a keen bead controlling it. Before the end of a w eek mining | operations were in full swing under | lie guidance of Abe Dodds and Saun ders Kars and Bill were left free | to regard only tlie safety of the in ; lerprise. and to complete the prep , a rations for defense. To this end they were out on an expedition of investigation. Their Investigation* had taken them across the river di irctly opposite the camp. The pre (ip tous walls of the gorge at this point were cla 1 in dark woods which lose almost from the water's edge, furthermore, high up. overlooking the river, a wide ledge stood out from tin wall, and that which bad I ecu discovered upon it was not without suspicion in their minds. • It w .1 * nearly an hour later when live two men stood on this narrow U , ut In the side of the gorge and overlooking the great river A habitation stood before them shelter ,1 i,y a burnt and tumbled stockade. They stood contemplating the lttter for some moments. And in those moments it told them a story of at tack anil defense and finally of de feat. The disaster to the defenders was clearly told, and the question in both their minds was the identity of those defeuted. John Kars ap proached the charred pile where it formed the least obstruction, and his »ves senrohed the stanch but di lapidated shack with its flat roof. --(Jet a look." Bill said, abruptly “There! There! And there' All : over the darn old face of it. Bullett holes. Hundreds of them. And seemingly from every direction. Say, it must have been ft beautiful scrap " "And the defenders got licked— poor devils." Kars was pointing down at the strewn bones lying amongst the fallen logs. Beyond them, inside the boundary of the stockade, lay a human skull. The hut absorbed Bill's Whole in terest now. and he moved towards Its opep doorway with Kars at his heels. They passed within. There were some ammunition boxes. There were odds and ends of camp truck. But nothing of any value remained, and the fact suggested, in combine tion with other signs, the looting of a victorious foe. Kars was the first to offer com ment. "Do you guess it's possi ble—?" "Allan held this shack?" Bill no*,led. "These are all white men sign*. Those nmnr.mtlon boxes. They’re the same as w,'\e loaded up st tiie fort many times. Sure. Allan held this shack, but he didn't die here. Murray found what was left of him down below, way down the ► river. Maybe he held this till his •tores got low. Then he made a lash for it, and—found It. It makes me sick thinking. Let s get out." Me turned away to gie door and Kars followed him. At that moment the sharp erark of a rifle split the air. A second later there was the vicious "spat" of a bullet on the sorely tried logs of the shack. A second shot rang out. and another bullet struck. "The play's started," was Bills undisturbed comment. • Kars nodded and his eyes lit. "flood!" lie exclaimed. "Now for -Mister Louis ("real.” Kars passed out on the open pi* teau and instantly a rain of bullets spat their vicious purpose all about him. Even as Bill stepped out after him the shots continued. They all came from the same direction, from the woods across the river, some V here just above their camp. It was Indian firing. It was erratic, and many of the shots failed hopelessly to reach the plateau at all. The movements of the two men were l-t-pid without haste, and, as they left the plateau, the firing ceased. An hour later they were walking up the foreshore to their camp. CHAPTER VII. The Battle Kars was asleep. He was in the deep plumber of complete weariness In the shanty which had been erect ed for his quarters, and was shared by Bill. Meanwhile the defensive preptration* he had designed were 1 eing carried out feverishly under the watchful eyes of Bill and Abe Dodds, w Itli Joe Saunders a \ igorous I * lieutenant. Embankments of pay i dirt were erected and strengthened by green logs. I.oopholes were ar ranged for concentrated defense in! • f -.' viiou. The water sup •hjr viu there opt# to them, direct I from the river, which, in its turn af forded them a safeguard from a purely frontal attack. The Bell liver Indians were no great water men. so the chief defense were set up flanking along the shore. Kars had spent a day and two nights in unceasing labor, and now', at last, the claims of nature would no long er be denied. He had fallen asleep literally at his work. "The play’s started good, hoys." he had said to liis white companions on his return to the camp. ‘ The gold can wait, I guess, till we’ve wiped out this half breed outfit. It’s a game I know good, and I’m going to play it for a mighty big ’jack-pot.’ It’s up to you to hand me all X need. After that the gold’s open to all." "What about Louis Creal?" Bill asked in his direct fashion. And Kars’s reply was a short, hard laugh. "That feller's for me," he replied shortly. Later a second trip was made I across the river. This time with a 1 canoe laden with a small party of armed men. It was Kars who led, while Bill remained behind in com j maud of the camp. This mission was I one of remorseless purpose. It was perhaps the most difficult de cision that Kars had had to force himself to. It hurt him. It was a decision for the destruction of things he loved. To him it was like an as j sault against the great ruling powers of the Creator, and the sin of it left j him troubled in heart and conscience. 1 Yet lie knew the necessity of it. None better. It was midnight when the paddles dipped again for the return to the | camp, and the return journey was made under the blaze of a forest fire which lit the gorge from end to end. It had been deliberately plan- : tied. The wind was favorable for safety and success. The fire was started in six places and the resin ous pines which had withstood cen turies of storms yielded to the de vouring flames with an ardent will ingness that was pitiful. The forests crowning the opposite walls of the gorge were a desperate threat to the camp. They had to be made useless ! to the enemy. They must be swept 1 | away, and to accomplish this fire was 1 the only means. The roar of flame -aent on all night. The boom of falling trees. The splitting and rending. Towards ; morning the fire passed out of the gorge. It swept over the crests of the enclosing hills and passed on, nursed by the fanning of the western breeze. Kars had achieved his pur pose. N" cover remained for any lurking foe. Kars dreamless slumber was broken at last by ‘the sharp voice of ■ a hand upon his shoulder. He awoke ion the instant, his mind aleit clear, j reasoning. He ha 1 fflrpt for 10 I hours and all sense of fatigue had j passed. Say, I've slept good," was | his first exclamation, as he sat Up on ; his blankets. Then his alert eyes i glanced swiftly into the face before him. "What's the time? And what's —doing?" "It's gone midday. And—there's 1 visitors calling." Kars rose from his bed. moved to ♦ he doorway and stood gazing out. 1 .His gaze encountered a group of men clustered together at a short distance 1 from the hut. He recognized Pieg.m v 'barley. He recognized Al>e Dodds, lean and silent. He n ognized one or two of his own fighting men. But there were others he did not recog nize. And one of them was an old. old weazened Indian of small stature and squalid appearance. Bill came up behind him. "A dep utation." he said. "An old chief and three young men They've got a neche with them who talks white ' And they're not going to quit till they're held a big pow wow with the white chief, Kars. They've got his name good. I'd say Louis Creal’s got them well primed.” Five minutes later the capacity of the hut was taxed to its utmost. Kars was seated on the side of his bed. Bill and Abe Dodds occupied the other. The earth floor, from the foot of the bunks to the door, was littered by a group of squating figures clad in buckskin and cotton blankets, and exhaling an aroma without which no Indian, council is complete, and which is as offensive as it is pungent. "The great Chief Thunder-Cloud is very welcome,” Kars responded to the interpreter's translation of the introduction. "Guess he's the big chief of Bell river. The wise man of his people. And ftp sure he's come right along to talk—in the interests of peace. Good. We're right here for peace, too. Maybe Thunder-1 Cloud's had a look at the camp as he came in. It's a peaceful camp. ! iust set right here to chase gold. No .doubt his people, who've been around i pince we came, have told him that way, too." As the white man's words were ! translated to him the old Indian blinked his inflamed eyes. Then he 1 replied: “Him much pleased with white man coming." said the Inter i preter with visible effort at cordiality. The great Chief Thunder Cloud much good friend to white man. Much good ft tend Him say young men fierce — very fierce. They fish plenty. They say white man come —no fish. White man come Indian man mak' much hungry. No fish. White man eat 'em all up. Young man say white man burn up land. Indians no hunt. So Indian man starve. Indian come Noting men kill 'em all up dead. Or Indian man starve. So. White man come Indian man starve, too. White man go. Indian man eat plenty. White man go?” (Coiilinued in The Morning Bee) (Jail Gordon Celebrates Birthday of Robert Burns Clan Gordon. No. 63. Order of Scot tish Clans, celebrated the 164th anni 1 versary of the liirth of Robert Burns. Scottish poet. Thursday night at Hy land Dancing academy. Chief W. G. Watson presided. Scotch songs and instrumental pieces featured the program. The program follows: Overture—Selected . ■ ■ . .Edward L’ewar Challinor Welcome address .Chief Watson Sons—"Th** Lea Rip * James Henderson Song—"Whistle, and 111 Come to You. My Lad - Miss Bess Watson Violin solos ia) Maiurka di Concert .bf Musin (b» Serenade .by Dtadler .Master Samuel i'armel A. < onopanied by Professor Carl A Tumberp Sonei — "O'a The Airts” . .James A. Gunn Sons—"John Anderson. My Jo." . Miss Ruth Cordon Adtirc s—"Burns .Hon. John L. Kennedy The second half of the program in cluded solos by the same individuals as the first section. A dancing party was held after the concert. Canipen Back From Trip. William Campon, testing engineer tor the county, and wife returned Thursday from a month's vacation in the South. While in Washington, Cam pon talked to the bureau of public roads on "Nebraska Paving Material.” Canipen addressed the Iowa Enigneer society in Des Moines. America Makes Own Prosperity. Speaker Asserts F. P. Mount Tells Chamber Increased Absorption of Farm Products Bettering Agricultural Situation. Whatever happens in Kurope. Amer ica can create and maintain its own prosperity, Finley P. Mount, presi dent of the Advance-Rumley company of La Porte, Ind., declared at a meet ing of the agricultural committee of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce yes terday. "After two years in the shadow of depression, the sun is shining in our faces again." he declared. "I do not . look for a boom, but for steady Im provement. The fanner today is 32 j per cent better off In money than he , was in 1921. Why is this possible . when conditions in Europe have been going from bad to worse and the for eign market has been upset? The fact that we haven't lm<? a good mar ket in Europe hasn't prevented a con dition of reasonable prosperity in America. "The explanation is that In 1221 there were 5.000.000 unemployed men in this country. Countin gtheir fami lies, that meant 25,000.000 mouths were on short rations. Today there is a job for nearly every man at good wages. Their families are better fed and better clothed, and that means the home market for the farmers has widened. The per capita consumption of flour and many other products in the United States has increased to a marked degree. "This country is so wonderful, its internal commerce is so tremendous that we can supply our own needs and enjoy a reasonable prosperity without Europe. The wealth of our nation is in t lie enterprise of its people and ! prosperity comes from their increas ing demands which give employment i to all. 1 am for every sort of im Its IVonderful Goodness Never Varies No matter how good your bakings are now, we guarantee that you can make them better with Occident Flour. Better flavor, better texture, more wholesome, more satisfying. If Occident does not fulfill this guarantee we will cheerfully return your money. Let us send you a sack on trial. 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