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L Slljf iaaljhtg | And (Dtljpr #toma 8T SroaDuiay ITublinIitng Compang, ^'pui ||ork Copyrighted, 190J, HAKOLD SAXDS. All Rights Rcsened. (j d u y i :. CONTENTS. PAOR The Dastiint, Sai.i.y Diicr 1 |// The I'uEMir.r/s DArdiirr.K H A QiEEN or Bohemia 20 "IIOK^JEFI.Y BlM.'s" HKVENiiE 28 The Bei.i.e of Sitzzim 34 The Temi'Tatios of tiii: Mis-iiosAUY *14 V "SlI.VKIl JACiv" ^3 'I The Cui-TLfi Thadeu 63 The Tassixg of Cai.i.kmm 68 A Hudson's Bay Company Pio 77 The TjOnt, Ami of Untle Sam 87 The Romance of the Happy Thol-oht Mine 1^1 A Lttti.e Oame of Sf.ven-T'p 110 The Cuul fkom 'Fiusco 118 XKwsrAPEU Ghost that Walks 133 The ruiMiTivE Lovers 137 ^' ■ THE "1)ASIIIN(; SALLY" DULL. "It sccMi- fn nif tliiit ;i v.hiti' in;in is a %vhit«' m;in, no niall'T \vli«r-' lie ni;iv ;"'." 'riui- >iiMl a Im-.h-.H'— v. mil tr a ^rnnip wl;.) sat ifi the >iii"kiiiL' r»<.il T'lr N nrk. "I .aiuiM; iiiia_'ini." If Hfiil op. "lliat I'vrn iuiiciiil: i1m' u"i-t -a\aL'f folk a hm! wliii'' iiiau \vnuM .xhil.ii aiiv l.ui wliitc (|iialiti.s." 'I'li.' l..._v sciii.'.l \i< ilrli-iit to liii'_"T "I, thr word '-wlntf. II,' ua- a kin.l "l' a lil\-uliil.' la. I liini-i'lf, and hid fair \\a> aliii..-t tl.r '.-.iliir nl" liis ciuaivtt.'. lit? uas imt a l""',! -ailnr. liowcviT rmifli of a litro lie iiiiL'lil !"■ Ill "'!!' I' (lirrciiuti- . *•! inv-miir. <\r. vnii aiv -prakini: out of tlif ful- n,-^ of i\|" riciHv." ninarkni a hroir/iMl travrlcr, with -o kind a voicr tliat it iviiiowd anv -tiiii: thoro mi-dit li-' 111 th" word,-. "Now \oii. I tak<- it, are Ipuii New ^■ot•k.■" Ik' proc.d.d. " 1 havo travrl.'rt I could tell vou of the whitc-t kind of nitn who have, for a jiiTiod. <:on'' !>! rilously n«'ar to sivai,'(TV. And the raiisf? ^Simplv tlio alisonc*' of wtiito womrn. To kiM'p the ni. n white the wuintu must slay the same color, niv ho\." mam ^m The Dashing Sally Duel Tl,<' iTdwd in the -rnokiri? rnnm In,,kii1 o\pr>( t- nnt. Ilifc w 1^ a n iii wlm, tl;r\ f r,i_'iu/<'i| liv iii-!iiiit. ciulil t littl-' t.,\ui of N'rw W. -iiinn-;. r. nil i!ir I-'im-t l.'is.'P, in r>rit- i-ii ( ■nliMiilna. I tli'iik thry ( :!!■ J the place; (,)||i cll-linnr ll'ii. .ill.T IkT l:ll.- 'i|.i-t LTarlDlH niij'-1v. N'icfnri.i if li'. --.'(I rMTiinfN." a:iil ho rai-i'il his Imt a- lnfli:c(i .i lt ! I5rit'-',i-r wiiu n- call- til'' 111' ni"i-v nf that ltjihI W'-miii. "I (Inn't riiftjid-f tlciv Wire niuri' tlian half it (In/i'ii uiiit.' W'i'icn in I'l pl.iri'. I'.nt thcro wi-ro Sinrr- nf lliililll-. a!,.! I'-.fi' Wi'lT -mIHi' hllllilri'd wliih' mm. L'niiil. hail, an ' in,iill'i-r."i:. W'h'Tc tlio wiiiiii n wiTc ( I'liciiin .i •'.•■ nun iim-i!v cnuM ho o!a--i'i| iiriili r thr mi'!'! ■ "ati'.'nrv. 'I'hia-i' wa.s ^'I'i'l ill pli'iiiv. aril! nmir ulii-k.'v wa~ ilruiik than watiT. i wi!! -ay th'- f^r thr whi-krv. it ^vas rciHy L''|'>(1 -mMT, iiiipiirtri! hv th^ ilM.!~..n's I'.ay Cnriipany. which iicm ;■ >' . i\~. \.,\i lidu't i^ct its rrpial in the iiiininir ian,p~ ot' tn-.lav. "Wd!. ili'-pitc the aru'iiiiii'iit nf mv friond yon- der, white men iln nd pnicud to k^'p their pas- sion? iindiT -trict (nntii 1 in mining' camps. 'I'ho f!p>h nih-: 'hem. a- i Ir. n as nut. Wiih onlv five whito wmnen in the t wn. and the-e all rnaVriod, what wen tin' ntlur chap- to do? I put it to my <'\porien' id f'aend frnm Xi-w Vnrk. hero,"' and he .'^rniled kindlv. Ami ( )tlKT Stories. 3 "Wliv." li.' w nt nil. "th.' tni-luti.l nf ono nf thf>'P Wlilt.- WnlU.Il -h"! Nvliil'- I «■" il'T'. iiii.l witliin ii |'.irtiiii.'lit >]:>■ li.hl tiKin:.'! a rsrh (li;ip fn'iM C.iril .' S!:.' .li.ln't i]n it l.r, a\i-.- of lii- .i:<'ltl. I>nt jii-f tM .-..ip.' 111.' nir. !- nf h.ilf a liiiii'lr.''! otli'T „i..n. II. T lit". UM- ;i l""i'!'n t H -!..• \v.is .1 wifo ii-.im. Slio w;i- imt run iiU.iwr,! t.) iiiuiirn fur t!ic li'iir (l<[>;nt' 'I.'" "'rhat Mftiw in kc.nk a l'""'1 r'i,iiiv >^t"'t- nff tho oii.'iiial ari;uii:c ir." jn.t in aimihrr p 1- ■■iiL.'«'r. •Mil. hut tl;al i- ( niiijiarativi'lv iiiiM to what I li;i\,. \,.t tn ti'll 'nil." \\.!ii nti till' W'l -irrii man. ••'rhnt't' li' i|l_' -n |rw nl' ihn W ! 1 i 1 1 ' \Vnl||i'Il It cailie iiKniit .[ui-c naturally tliat tl.n pn'iti.'-t aiimni: tli« klnntcliiii' II — n- fi!.' Indian unui.Ti arc callfl — :li.!;:,.\r(! a L''"''\ 'i' l' "' pmlll itK'tlcf. ullirll Wollld |„. ,|iiii,. iiiipn-r:.!.' iMi''iT cniHl.imn- a> tln'V cM-t 111 ti:i' W. -I |n-.ii\. I'nit \,Tv |Vu k!n.,t(luncn an' r. a!!v pT'ity. 'I'ia \ !.,i\.' tn wnpk wliilr llii'ir rcil l,,r,i- plav Viin mail nf jni-ur.'. Naturally, thore ItciiiL' -n iiiiicii liriwai' T arniiiiil. tin' hniian.- bt'- caiiin .'n'Hnrali/<'(I. and it w.i- easy tn |iirk up ;i P'l! wniiMii ff'r iimr" nr l.— \)i»y/.f. 'I'lii- Itcinj: a plain ar'_Mi!iiniit. ynii will ailnw mo to iniiulpe in plain laiiL'tiaLM'. 1 Imp. . " "I'.v all m.ans. >ir. In N.'w V..rk wv Live noth- ing' -.'. murh as plain -iin.-.li." sii.l tin' younirster, with a M ll->ali^ti'(l air a- of .)n.' wlio .sports an (■pii.'rain. •MM' four-' tli.r.' wcr.-' animi;.' tho inhabitant;: a 1.,t V. lin wcro roally cnti'lcl to tli.' torni 'biid iii.'n.* " cniiiiiiu.M] »li.' \\i-t.rn«T. "N'nt a ^fw of tli.'tn wcvf fuL'itiv.- fmiii San l->an<-i>i-o. Others were «sfai..'.l ;l.'-pi r.;.k.»- fn)iii otluT State?, and 4 The Dashini? Sally Dud Fomo (Hi-lit to l:;ivr' ]u,n HTviriir ti;n<' in jail^ in K-i-t.Tii CariiKlji. 'I'll. IV WiTv ;iNm hn-ht, i,-i hv the ta!, - nf ^,,1,1 ,.,,nl ihr Inr,. ,,r a-l- ];''''i""'''- '>'"i '"ii!''ii"l r\j„.,-t niu.!i friiii the f'Tiia-r. iMii, if „iv \,,,.n.' fn-n.r< ar-iini. iil ImMs ^"""'. '!"• I'l"' r da." .M,i|,! ,„,\, ,. ,!,, ;i,,vi!iii; r -iiar, ^■''''i"< '\^1"'' •' I .iMi I.miihI t,, ,•,,!,(■,.,.. |i,,u..\,.r, iliat .vrn tlav v.nv Ki,.un t,, fall wh, u th.av was ;i woman in 1 rr ( a-i'. "Mv frir,,,!. Mr. | .. \\\ ll,^r^ri„,_ ,,,,i|^. ,„„, ,^f tart, ,1 li.,- i,.,tli,.r. and not a .'.„>,|- l^"''^'!".^' 01 ithcr. If ynii w,.n> fo -.,■ ,,,1.. nf !„>r flas< now v,,ii woiiM [,111 h.-r down as a rak,T nnioni: tlu> (iltli and -arha-.' of your .-itv's Lnit'tfi--. But in (.»n.>,.n,d„,r,i" in 1m;i shf'was a woman, an^j tliorcforo to l,,- cmrtcd. '^Now two of my o!,i pion^or fri.'iid- allow.'d tlinr lovo t,) wander In i- wav hecaii-. there wa- no white woman near to whom" they could pay h,ju,jr- ^"m&S^^^ /ji;.: And Otiicr Stories. nil'" ,ilf'"it:(i:i. 'I'!;i'v wen' two :i- linnonilili' incn ::> . vi|- lir^ ,ii:!.'il, !ni! ;ii (,iii.- n-ti'ipi' \\\<'y fnii.iucil iiic LTo-i" i .HTiii'('ii_' til 'ri'MiiiiN Mi'iifr, aiiil ucri? MiiHliLT I!m'-'' who liioiiiriit 11 ~W(cl ti> rr:iii'!iili'T t!i.i; "wl" !-''"'r ^^'• r.r fpllll ill'' lip- iVi' |ii\i-. \U>"\i' jii;t to IhMl.i' InVr to tl;r |i|i- W' ;|ri- |;iM!-.' I'.llt \\r ! Ii HI i )!' -"Vli ■ |iart. v,.i- t!i:it l!:('\ ihitli i\' -I'll! Ill iii.iki' Iii\<' .-r ;':;'' -uiu' t!iii.' to tiif -MMi- lip- tiiM \MTi' tii'ar. r>",'! ot my I, I, I lV:.r:i'- .-ill i''.'il i!"'->. ::'•■!• Iia\ni:: 1^\'''. iMfiiT-i of -■;■■■. li i:-i'l'i;!i!' -- to I'.;;.:-:! ( 'olaMi'iia. -o I -hall i:nt ii:i-!!'-i;i tlii ir iiaii;' -. i.'.A I'l'-,!!'.'' 'i'' u-ual ofdiT of -hiiiu'-. tho -"li t'nit lli'V 'ii'i ■- Hviii;^ alti'i- thi III. "A- I tliiiik I ha\i' -''■]. t'lc wntiviP '.\- ;- itnt ;-oiMi-|iiokin-. ;.- wi' jii'l-'' h.'iiity r.iiwaii I.-, i'nt >!i.' ImiI ~m; : :m-"i-. aiiil iiaiiiro h n! 1i1i>"Cm ii.'!- w .'h I-,i\a'-iair I h M-in- in ot! ■■!• iliri--' on-:. Slir wa- :i )iiit-hou-. . W'llh ihi' roaiiii!.'- of tli-;i-ai!i!- of wh'ic wonii'ii t.) !',nii-li Colniil'ia ihfn i- no la '< in t' !■ hoinloir wav now. I'.ur. liko lh- LMr-iiln!;- "M lo'Iov, t!iat I ain. 1 ai'i not ko' [lin'j- to tlir tlin-nl of tho -tory. "I'.nth th. -■ nil II o;r. fi'i! tho wo-, m a lioni(>. Sjio wa- toiii lii-two.-n (•..nlli''t iin: <]< -irr-. \n lltoso hot ihiv-. when hittiT woi-iU ni'Miit liitl' r aiaion, ami tho-o uiu't!- ami tii'' artii'ii- canii -\. iftlv, it ua- not lonu" cfo tla' two nv ii d i-'.oil in nahlic. Tli.Tc wa- a luihlio ilinin r ono iiiulit at wiiicii the whw iiiid tlic wlii.-kcy tlowcd in iin cv.T-int'n'asinf? >tri'am. 1 thiiiic tlu' incinhtr of tlit' towu wa* Ff^ 3^: "S^^^T^T^i^-^^^!^^-^ m^- 6 I'hc Dashing Sally Duel hclnz hanquf'ttrd f^r -fiv r.-asnn or aiintlior. "Roa- son- wvro not hard *<■ liml uiim a public feast wa> riMii-;. Lrnldi'ii dav-;. 'I"l:i' I'lin \va< L^'ttiiiir fa-t ami furious wlion my two friends ila-Iiid. It was (<\or so trivial an in- fidriit tliat the cats.' I:a- -iipjrd mv iiHaiiDrv. Ilnwi'ver one tl.i-(\^ :i ;_'' i-^ ,,t wlii^lcv in the culler's l'ae(\ and thi' latter retaliateij hv i)res-in,? a howl of potatne- rii'ii-r or le-- liniily (jdwn upon hi- antaL'oiii-t'- Imm.!. l*aiideiiic.i:Jiim r. ii:n>'d in a minute, and l.rfnr.. ii\,. tnimitf- had na--i'<| tliero mnst have he. n h.di' a .i^iziai fiirht- :.'ujiii: mi in the dinini: Iiall. j-lx. r\- Mian who had a Lrrievance aL^ain-t a iii ii:hh(,r - '•na'il to enn-idrr ih.' tini'' jiro- pi;iou- to irv to L'li e\Mi. We tii:a!!v separated all till' enrnliaiMit-. hiii thi' liaiMpirt w.i- dniie for. It hrol^e up I'l I'i-Mi'i'a'. ildwv.r. mir m-'iiiher had h,r:i nin!, V 11 !■ t. '■ h(d'ore tiie rmv >tarted. so his di;_:-nity wa- tvi hiirt. ''Xow, in (irdrr t., iiphnl,] the tfadi'ion iriven expre— ien to hv iiiir Muini: friend here, that ';x Avhite in;in i- alwav- uldte.' if wa- ii^e-sirv that the man who ha:iti-r,:r! i<,n. Tt wa- decided that a dur] was the unlv wav in w ' !c!i the old score onidd he settled. So M ;■. Spud. hall we call him? — challeiiLTed Mr. Si-,,;, i- we ma\- nami^ the other man for the pnrpo-c- of the ro-* of thi-: varn. "It may as well li,' iiunieiliati |v adniitted that, when soher. neith< r of t'e two love-- was a martial man. The recent ri^ ••ai- m-iho hid had tlie effect of brin'omP rif their a(-y and (.__:i ,1 th'Tii on. It wa.- ultimately arranu'fil th.it \\.'' \ni'r\nvz sl.niiM tak'' ii!a(^f (ui lailii l>laiiil. a -! oi'I (li-tan.'c ilnwii !'.■ |-"ia-uita!i!c liMur. ainl i-arii cinihatant was ri'iit l:niia' tn preparr hi- la-i will aiiM ti'-taincnt. S^v.aiiU W'vo '> nil Tipan tn t-Il UP' li-'iP'-tlv that diii'Ilin.a \v:i- iinniiir,.'d in l'>n!i-!: ('"hmihia a- lati' as l-ii a-k.'.| tiM. I III' iia--rii-cr I'nr wh''-- l)riii'tit this -■i.r\' wa- lii'MiLT tiiM. "l'!'a-i' allnw iiic tn fitii-h thi- nr^runvnt," rr- |,i;,.,i ih.. Wi-uaamr. "N'nw. Mr. .•^nnd. a> -nnn a.- 1',. vnt tn hi- li ill" -'lai-k. in-lrid nf drawim: iij) iiis \v;M. fniaitlnij iiiiii-i'lf with a IniiLT linfii n t' a -|ii'cial I,'-n>d. and tii.'ti. niakii!': -un' that nnim nf hi- too tir-hii^L'' I'l'i'iid- wa- in tin' nriirldinrlmnd. niadi' hi;^ W !\-. liV d.'VJntlS Jiat!;-. tn the ntVli-i' nl l!ii' rhit'f of j„ :i,r." 'I'f) the olllriT km miilidi'd that a duel was In he rmiLTlit in a frw kniir-. and tnld him that it V. ■!- his diitv to -;nji till' h'l ikniLr f>t' tin' law. Ho !t;rnrnii'd him of the ey.irt place at wliieh the fi;rht wa-; to cniiie nlf. and lie-ieehed him imt to bo late in aiT's iinr at the -pn*. '• 'Who are L'ninu' 'o !i':l;t?' a-ked the policeman. 'Tell me that, and 1 can h.ave the men arrested nnv. .' ••■Oil, no. I f(nildn"t do that." said Mr. Spnd. M'.e-ides 1 don't think vmi need arre-t the men. Simplv stop the I :!el. hut for heaveirs -ake don't tell auvone that 1 inlurmed about the fight.' I 8 The Dashin^r S;iIIv Dud A f<'-.v ur.nuU-< ,-,r.,.r S,„i,I l,,,! I,, ft t!,o p„li..o f nt.n,, tl,,. ..),„.f w,!,. MHt..,| l,V ,,n.,!|.,T ,...,„. uIh. i;!r' ^^'~'"'l''Mnr.,r,n l.m of t!.. , ,:-,,;,. | „,„•„,". ."''■^ '"■'""" "•'-""! !lM-tli;,n Mr. S.ol. wl.n u-.H J.Kt .. .nMn,N ,■,„■ ;|„. I;,. ,„ „,; , ;f. ■,, , ;,„,| '•<|ii.il!v wi^lilul ti,;it i!M ;irn-i- .| ij ,.,;.,, ,,1,,,. o tl,,.,. !.,.,■ ,„M ,u„.n,i ,uu l„,,.'h,r -n,,! '"' •■''■''■'■■iiUM-.l f,, '_i\<' niv fiV,,.!^ M -,„„! „.„,, t w;,. n,;,mr,.-ilv n,.|H.-:l,!,. f,,, , j,,, ,;, ^.,,,,^^. |^ ';,'■'■'•, "•■"'";' !"-'^'n' t!):.t. hut lp. ,!.,■,.!.,! t|,;,t ;' ''''-''^ """''' '"• - ' I--:- iw,MM..n wh„,.„nM !n... .■■'f "■--/' ",;-,. ,:,1, ',.-'.,, I,:,,;: ,,,,i,. nf ,,rl,„.M,:,I. '\ ;"'"!"'" ."!' '"■ I-'-: i~':.n,! :,, J v.m Th. ''!f "' !'■'■"• !'•'') ^'•■'^-■'! l-!..n. .'.„K iMit t!,..v ''" ""' '^""^^' '■■ "'■ \^ ^'- 'li'liiii: lM'i;in,i a .Miii't ^•■''^"- ;':""■ It w.-,„-i,. „.,.,. ,i:,t. ,...,.„„,[■;'. Fiml m nr,;,.,- t. m.l. . ,!,„ ,;„.] ,,r,,,„- „ „:,h for ^''^ •""■'• ^"■'•- 'P-'!> '=■■ .llH.f ,n:„l,. hi. ,„,.,- 7';' 'V'""" ■■'";' "'-"•'1,-t,.! ihrrn t.. ,M,i o„!v h'ank onrtridp-^ in ih.- ,vvmU, ,- " "l"'';itV all uv uviv --1111: to ,]„ aruwav. .-hiof ' tlipy said. '"S'.-'i." was I-is aiiMvr. 'I)n„-t apiM'ar as if J-u w..:v,alk„,,tMa,nh..,K ],„,■,, .frsUo aho„t th.lmsn,..sasil th. ,••■«, ,v h„ll,.N ah.„t to )!v ' Hack ,0 tho wn.t.-h,.,l |.rincipa!. uvnt thr' .,.,^- on.,s. I ,,. !,,,„„.r w,.,v luokini: ,a,'.Tlv for tho nrrtvai o ,h„ p„,i,,, ,;„^ „,„^. ,,,„,„^, .^^ ^.^^^^ ,V hv.titv pares w inrasunMl ai..l ii„> la^t in- structions ^,nvcn. So w,„..h,..:n„.. ,!i.i ,)„. ,,,„ ,„ appear that it was with i,Teat .litli.ultv the soounda And Other Stories. 9 r''fr;iinr(1 frnin lini;:liin<,' in tlieir fnro?. aiul ?o '^wlu'^ tlio wlidlc thill;: ;i\vay. Tlie Loinbiiiaut* wire iilaci'd at the ri^rlit di-tance. "'Arc you nailyr' tlicv wi tc a.~kcfl. "Kacli gave one last dr^jiairing glance in the di- TOrtimi of the town. '' 'One. two, thn ,'. tire I" fame the coiuinand, but not a .-hot was hcanl. "■('oiiic, conic, L^riilcnicn." said one sci-ond, 'tills Won": do. Honor nni>t lie satir-licd. Unce aj,'ain, arc vnu ready r Fire.' '■'I'lii^ time two '^hnts were heard, and two gen- tlciiica f( I! to tlie ^.Tound protc-tini^ that tluv were (I.M.I. '■Then it was that the chief of poliie appeared from hi'hind the cedar trci'. '**! arnst you in the name of the <^Mieon.' he paid to the cnrp-i'-, wliiili hy now had ari,-cn from the dead. 'The cliar;:e is hreakin;; tiie law forbid- diuL' dnellin;:.' "'I (JoiTt very Well -ce the use nf arrestinfr a coufdi' of d( ad men, chirf.* said one of the seeonds. M'idn't you liear cich man -'ucmnly declare that life had ]ia--' d away, l.'t "I'ln rot in pt'aie.' "*'^'ou must eoiiie with me. L'eiiilenK'ii, and you, too.' he >;ii.| to the -cconds, "for bciiii: arcc--or!(^-.' "it was a >orry party that was rowed fnen i-elii I.~!and lo the mainland. The chief hail arran.:'' I with the maLTi.-trate to he ut the -rarinii when '•■' should return wiUi the culjirits. and thus tl.cv wrie -p.irctl the puii'.icils' of a trial at the usual ci'iirt hour, it wa^ ju-t about (i a.m. when thi-' <•u^!^u^ cdurt was iiclij. and e\i rybndy p!ei.!.'(| guilty. The prinei[ials were beund over to keep .•3 I ■-y^ V >^et'^%.,f ; 10 The Dashing Sally Duel ihe prnoo. and thr otlmr^ v.oro lot o|T with n warn- in.i:. Thon niM-i \vc„t ,],nvn tho riv,.r ,-n\v tl.;- morninir xvi,i, "|.o.,_..r,„r„rp,i jj,,,.- .„„, „„.^, ,,, .,^ h!u] mv warm,,,' ,f,,.,t ,f thoy ovor n Kop.ar-,! ,r, Quoon^horo th.y u-,,,,!,. l-:nv to join thorn:,,!.,,,, 1,. inp i:;in,i: fur a f.w ni.^,i?!i>.' "And ^o nuW tl, ':,-r attomi.l at a .]„o| in Hr. ,.h (o!,„„h,,. T!.. pi<,nl ha'H, '^'''-''^'-In,ado.vi-hhim. " \\on ho .ai.L -that ,.!,ap ma,!.. ;, r,„.t„no in 1^1,0 (ar,l,oo,-andl hav.. h.anlhim ca!lo,I 'Hor.- ..( ^ ,»-^--.,^AVi,^-_ ^ '•/ 'v^.>' ^^^i^zJiy^^-'l^t'T^^ • .^?^-; ■-■^ ' X^'C'^-"i* And Other Stories. II THE PREMIER'S DAUGHTER. CIlAPTEIt I. The Proinior of British rohinibJa must hf^ a man of ticnse. but not of .-I'li-iltility. The mnmcnt a iiuin i? made the chief adviser of Kintr Kduard's representative in His Majisty'^ most western pos- H'ssion, at that very instant lie heeonios the target of abuse and sport of tlie Imder-writer. Premier John Stnrnway was weary of his olliie. Ho preferred farmim: to polities. Moreover he was only a sto[)-gap Kir^t Minister, and stop-gaps always come in for more half[irn<'e than kicks. He liad oidy a majority of oiif in tlio House, and he woidd gladly have laid down !iis portfolio and re- tired to the ranch. P)Ut ii;iiv \va.~ an ambitious minister behind him who dominated the whole cabinet, and v,n» oven known to nuike the Lieuten- aiit-(Jovernor shake in hi- >hncs. Tho Hon. Alfreil Martingale was Premier in all b\it name. He was a Scot, and lie nevrr let a go(Ml thing go until his hold was unclasjied by force. "What's the gf>od of wiMivio'T along with only one of a majority. Mait:" a-k'd the l*n.|iii HiiiMiii:'.. Vi,tMria. I".. ( '. |t wa- th.' .a,- ,,( tho nir,t:iii: ..f I'arliaiirtit. and a l.ii: sclirtn,. u;i~ h... inLT nntiiiv,! to ,!. i^at the ( inVMni-iLi'i Tl,,. ].';'•""■'■ '■'■' it i'l ' '^ l-'M. -. I'.Mt tl;.. . Vf-.nn- ruUnt F-iiian.v Mini-'-r wa>: n-.t -oin.: to -ivc in. . ■■'•'■""t !"■ .il'iai.l. -iMriiuav." |... tvi.IiV.lT ••lli.av IS on,. ,,f tl,.. ..|,i,..M!i..|i ni.ai als„ .ktarm.,! iii \-an- ^ouv.f. an.l i!„' if,.,,-,, v. ,!1 l,av,. ii-,.„ \,^ t!i,. tun,' hr <:>■{< ]u"v. \\,-(..v aiiotlMT ,lav .•,.„„.. r,,,,,,,! WP .-hall h.iv.. h, ,11 ah!,. !,, win .,\,t -, \,.-aI ,,f tho otli.T >i.l... Th- .,i:,.r nf |ih,.ral apprnpnat:,,,,. for hi< CMnsDfiH.iirv ^n.. a l.ai- wav wiih ih.' av r- 'A'fSt' ll'i'lllhcr." '•lint I >li„ii!,I lil„, f,, ,.,.,,>,, „-!iiI,. w,. Ii,,„ora}.lv ran ,!.. >... " r..tnni.,! ti... I'lv,,;,.,-. ^^hi^ •!■, Ki,,-,,,,.;. M:ni-!.T laii-h(..| at t^-- thin-hint,.,! pn'ir i,.;.,n "I sh'UiM !,k,..- -ai.l ;',. i'tvtni.T. -t. ,,-,t nf oHirp hy niy n\vii ft-.,, u,;' ,,,„| wit!..,,;, th,. ..f:^.„, nf .li.fi.at on my adtiiitii-tfation. Of .m;:,-,. I l,,,,,u- it is roallv yotir oahiiff. „!,1 f,.II.,\v, hi,( I .h .11 -tq down into hi^tofv a- i:,. l'n.,ni,.r. ui:„-h uilj h,. rathor ni.-.. f,,r ih," faiii!!v,- 1„. ,■,„;, In, Io,l with a wan pmilo. Tho l'-rni,.r-s in-tit. i< wro n ■! far wvnu"~ dofoat was v.Tv noar 'o his a.iinini-tfati.m. Rut a trirl .-t,.|)n...l in. On tho pv,-. ,-f th.. 'tl- tin- of tlip Lciri^Iatnrp it was easy t.. .iv how i,',,. parties st,„,.l. Out ,»r the And Other Stories. »3 IT' iwp nf .1,^ tiuriil.iT.; th.TP wcri' in Victorlji 17 P^Vrrillllcnt IIMIl. ir nj)j„,.itiuii, ail-I tllr S|)(.ilk wa- Mij.iM,^.,! t,, I,,, nnilril. 'rii.Mv w,tc two p'vmiiiici!! jirnl im>' n|,[„,-iii,iii ttii'iiilicrs ali.-^i^nt. I'.v thf .m.'iii.in- r..uic< .,f tr;ivrl tli. v couM imt nM.!i t!i'- !/'-i-l;iturr till -.•\.r.i! li.,iiV< ;iltrr thu -|''(li fmni tl:,. tlin.iii^ !i,i.| JMrii ddiwrv.!. iiiid tlio ll-ii-'- Ii:h! ri-Ti fur tlir iii-lit. Mm the ;il.-ciit nii|H.-iti(in niiin. the hniirii. -i |H.lit:ciiiii in British < "11111111. ;l, li;).] tiii|.,l lii- aJ.M'nr.' on |)iir|. licforc t!:,. (,tlirr tu.. uun cmiM arriv.', and M. \|H,,- 1!- ;n-rns to mivl^.MJv w,tii money or a no-ldin;,' a, .jiuin',,,,,.' with a nil,.. To bo a roa favorite. .,.1. ,-h.,ul,! haw rnu.h money aud little brain. "^ The I'remi.T xl,!.,,,, went into sn.irtv. an.i ho nover ^ave . |(,. ,Iai.;.'hter I.erniee -aid he showed his ui..in,n ,|,,,t wav. hut Ins lojlowers 8aid he lost vote.. l;, r,.i,.e hei,eNe,| ,M the vOiniL' JK'rson earning' a Ini..^ (or herself, whetlier her faiher be pn-iuier ,,,■ J hlaek. That was whv Phe was day eoiinte,- ,:.,!< in the t.'e-raph ollifie in \anoouver. Sh,. u ,. „ot on dmv„n the eve of the meeiin- of i'.,i: M.i.nt wh.n Mr Swallow sent a mo.t import.nu i. l,.-rain to Mr. Muir who besides I.eim,' a niemi.r ,,f the oi.po-,tion. wa< al r with Victoria Aajiaimo. The teh-ia,„ read as follows- via "Two -nvrrnment n,en cannot po.sihjv reach Victoria till to-m..rn,w evenni- If vou send steamer Arr over from Xaiiainio verv early in the rnorn.n? for me, and have a sp.viartrain'waitin^ at iNanaimo to make a fa>t run to \-ictoria, I can ^^^ ■t;..'-;^^'^^^ And Other Stories. «5 r.MCh fho Tin,,.,, tluv,. l,n„r- i.lira.I of lh,ni. i.M.l -urpriM' tiK' govcrtitiictit iiiiM .l.'f.at. Witliniit mv r'VM'iicr tlir llnuM. 1,,.^ an, I ,h,. S|,..akrr \nil c.'i'- I llllly -IVC hl^ ca-tlll- \,,lr III favur of the ^ruV.TIl- """^- (■^l^'Ilr,!) Sv.Mli:i, SUAI.I.UW." Mr. Muir pne (,r,|,r, in a( cor.I.m.-.' with the t' !i'i:rarii. . '' "■■'- P'Tt "I' t!ir I,|..rillll.' .hltv of I'MTliico >turnwav m :.o, ,|,, ,,.|,,,,,,„„ ,,,• •,,,.. .,,„,„,„, '"-''' "'"' ^""■'' 'l"iii auav. S!„. ha.l Iht fair ■■•■"■'' "' '•linn-itV. and rnntn\..,| \n \u:n,nr ac- 'i"''int.'(l uith all tiiat wa^ -M,n-. SIi.. .ai.I ^Uq 'i"v-r kiifu uhat ini-iit \,r ii-, ful to fallap- ^.. -h,. '■'■■■■'I ill-' v<'l.'"u- lam. II,- 1„ r Daily "I-ou \ Tvik "II the inoiri.ii- of th.. ,iav lli,- ||,,iw,. wa> to "Mvr. Su-allnwV I.'l.irrain wa- 'i„ t!„. ,,,Io. .SI,.' al- u.i\- cl.-iiiiMw! aft.TwanU tiiat that oniin-iit -tat.-<- """ ""'■■I i.'T i. .layV n..u-, f,,,- ..h,- ,1.1 not -i>t I'lM hi-; ni(--aL'P. ■■■|'l" <-|'\ \^'l.v politician, an.l hrr '' '" th(ui-l,t ua>. what ua- her duty to tlw td.- -''•iph cniniiaiiv ? ••r. inakini.' ,.n.l uninakin;: of rahinrts. H.t ;^wii[.athi<- urn. .ntirolv ,.„ tho -owrnmcnt -hl,> ^"I .-lion.. wa< hrr fath, r I'fcnii.T. hut hrr hv- Tntli,.,! was pnvaf xrntarv to tlio I'n-mi.T \ t'lrirraiii to l',.nival Stillin-worth [nit him in pos- --Mnn of the .h.talU of thr .nn-piracv. The pri- Vite .>>vn tary Imrricl with the news 'to his chief i6 The Dashing' Sally Dud nin! a faliitH't taf('il tliat (It! tin- i>|">iii!_' 'l.iv till' l'.r'ti-!i ( 'iiliiiiiliiii ]|iiii~c iiifi t- at :i i'.\i. tn rtt.ivr II;- llnipir tin- la>'iitcii:iiii-(i"\' III"; . .iinl tn lif.ir lum ri.h! the t^pn i-il f|- arc 8rlll(iuli| iim uln'ii 111' liM.irili'il tlu' t-t'.iiiPT .Ir. . Ill- w.iiitii! ii'i -|p"ihii;: ii:iR'(I to tlif siili'i- to ji't tlu' ;:irl on t(:f >ti ailHT. If (oiilii k!ii.\i iioihiii:/. aiiu a iioot <]<■< 1] tiiiirc or !r-- wa- iioi1i;iil,' to a [loJitUMan. aviiiL' a--;-"i' ar a- lar a- N uiaiino iir cou 1(1 not rcfiiM' toria. iicr jia--aL'.- on tlic -[n'lial tram to \ 10- Aml tlui- it was tliat I'xTiiiic arrived at tho capital at the sanu' tiiin- a- licr falluT'- )> iliral rrniiiy. She let no r,!ic kimw of luT arrival, hnf vith hi- Lriliii'il ;:riil u!iittTiit;j: -''.'A. M ■ "< isit""'-! ]Ioii. Saiiuic'l Sua!liiw. Ili' v '■- ! ■■'■'.r.! ui;'i dcalriiiiii: apji',!!' '■ liv t';c op' '' m. an-! nw or two cxcitfd iiii'in'"'!'- t'ln]; t ii!i' Sv th'- !'■/''''"' k aiiJ fhontcd fuit. ""I'' - ' . '■'■-■'j!i." \'.V'' tl'i' ' r'ld lif r!i'" worf]? had ilii'i] ,i\'-,]', i:! tjic iltw.r t: r: it-'"! ImIm the llmi.-o till' i!i' !i. " r !'■"•( 'a i-^!i.i.i. .\< ' !' '■!! tl i- pnvemmont -iilc '""!^ up the (■li.''a'. aa-t tin opjin- eitinn sat (hiinrnuniit -!. Tlio Pn'iiii'T ri -'■ to tho tho opposition «1ioiit, nnf1 tho count ehowed 18 for and 18 ai^aiiist. "I pive my castinj: vnto in favor of tho motion," paid the Speaker, and the Ilou.^e roochood to govornment acclaim. "I hog to move that ilio IToupe do now adjourn," faid the Premier. 'Ilio opposition insisted on an- other division, and aL'ain llie easting vote of tlie SpiMker saved the administration. As the House rose the Promior wont to thank the momhor for Carilioo for his opportune appear- ance, but Mr. Hohnslow had disappeared. And Other Stories. 19 CIIArTEK V. 'A coi'Pi.E of liour^ lator tlic Premier was in hi» rrinin.- at the Dniirci lintel with his privaif bc-cre- tiiry. The hcll-l)oy brouirht him up a card. "A-k her to come up," said he to tlie boy. ]'>oriiiee entered the mniii. "Why, how did you cnme hero?" asked her father.' "Witli the iiunilier for (,'arihoo, dad," she an- wcred. A kiiixk came at tlie door. ''Come/' cried thft rpiiiier. •'A te!('<:ram for you. sir." said the boy. The I'remier 0{)eneil it. "Sorry, but Io?t the boat at Vancouver ; hope my absence will not in- innveniencc you. (SiL'ned) Ihhuslow." The I'remier handed the tele,i:ram to his secie- ;arv and took his daughter in his arms. 20 The Dashing Sally i)uel A QUKKV OF BO m: MI A. "This lila^tcd << N :i:;il lifo i- not what it's CT;iik((l up 111 li' .■' -:;.! (iiMlfi-cy Dowilill;:. as he fhird a hiKik at tln' !n;rriraiii' laniu, which \va~ tho sn!f iiif'aiis of ]]'j:]\\ la the iniiicr".- calM/i (K'cupii'd by liim^rir. two .!;, r I-ji-IJ-Imiii'Ii ami an Aiikt- icaii. Furlunaicls l'.>r In- .-km, he iiu->c(l the lamp. '•What the hi'II ('id \Mn do that fur. Duwriiii^'?" pruinhh'd I'ajit.iiii ( '.ii'i"! — tinv c.dlrd him "•("ai'."' for ,-liiirt ahaiLT !!:■ >v<'>k. 'I'hc l)n(ik. which ])nivcd t'l he a 'upv nf Sl-akc-pcarc, caiiirht him on the car. and tiir IiI^a made him mad. '"Keep Vdur liair i.n. ( ap." \va.- all the satisfac- tion ho pit t'lir tlic iii-im III. "l)o\viiiiit: make- all awful tniisance of himself t^niiietimcs,"" mildly pi;' in I-'ia-i-r. ''You fclKiws make ]•]■■ llca^tly well tired." jmi- tatm] the American, a inan n.uin' l)i'in"t i-]ni:land ; vmi fellows pe«Mn to imai:in(> vou are sliil in the Old Land, with vour And Other Stories. 21 ^jlaw.-tecV an,' and ymir yel- low Iralhrr '^unw^. It you iiiu^t swear— I u-'ViT (1... as vou know — why (Iml daiim like a iiitiu' m'H, iiml wvar ;-niiii li'><>t- win n _\ (iu"rf wurkmu'' ni the t ivrk. At tlir ii'a.-t yniril kr.), your IV'-'t dry. -Well. I'll be (.iod .lainuf,!," wa.- l)owiiin-r sur- ],riHd an-wi r. Ami liu'ii. Invaii-.- ln' lia.i In-eii l.rnu'.'lit uj) on the I'.iMc an.l ^tnnlnij at llotm- in t;i.' Ohl Country, lir li!u-ii''ii like a Irntierloot, 1:ioui:iit lioiiM-ir \.Tv wick".!, anil wa,- <,da(l the old luik^ (oul'i not h.'ar hini. IH-im' lau.u'he.l. lie knew [lo lin:: wouM do jM'U.nuv for that swrar; juniMhiy ne would .1:0 williout ei-ar= the next time lu went to Sjinkanc. *•l.l^t.•:l lo the vii'uous DowiiiiiL' breakiii,!: the cl'Vdith eoiniuaiidmrnl." brokr in Cap, while l)ea.se cliucklrd. • I -ii lla\inL' now introduiod t!ie four minors 1^ will ♦ xplain that thoy wen- huiiiiiii: for gold on Forty- iiiii-' Cnrk. ancfthrre wa^ a di-pule as to wliether tiie reL'ion was in Uriti-h ( ohiiiil)ia or tlu' State of Wa.-hington. Sim e the d.iys of this story the country^has been surwy.d by a joint coniinis.-ion, but at' that [M riod nobody b'liliered about it, and the Briti-hei> and the Ainoriean had innuuiorable fru'ndlv s(iuabbles on tlie r-iil«jeet of s.iveroi-nty. At the'few moments they did agree on th'' Mibjoct 1 thov called it that any man's land, Hohemia. Wlien thev wrote to ea|iit.ili>ts tliey said their jihieer elauns were mar\elou.-ly rich. "it onlv ne<(l> a little mMiioy to enable ns to put v.\> a tirr.'lL'f and make miilions," D.M-e wrote to liir- friends in New York. I'.ut caijital wa< shy. Tiie Eastern mu would not bile at all, so the i'oui 22 'J"he Dashing Sally Duel liiii! to isrt alnni: wiiIi rixkci's. 'I'licv jii-t niannircd and lav liv a jitt! ilu'in in iKMn- and l).ir(in. "II \\ liicli to l!a\.' a piTi bust ton ; Ill .'>|inkani' ll!-!l ( dicai (' (if \vi;n!li l|i( W.-t le -n Iifir.id. .Stiaiiirc as it iiiav !i tlicir kaiK' l;(l|i,d town caiiK' I'lirtiinc. ti iinij tllli'- m Sp nllllcd, V. 1:1, r (Hil m| that JlcUic'Mt- ■Iiat hrljird to mai.r tllcil W IIM' 1 n tl tht-'ir favorite ri -t, As tlicv nas If citv (ii;. niirlit. the (luarifi ciiterrd ill r;:i;' tor a iii;dniL'lit .-uiij ^(Ml a pnv, le entrance iii\; at tl glimpse (d" white ar was ov tliev ,~aw tl "■r. le ciiriaia :i-:y open, and caiiirht a in~ :iiid (lizzliJiL iionlder It Msy to "isi't ai i|ii,;i!ili(l," and over tl: the fair- one proinisi'd m vi>it t 1 train on tlie war 1 e wm<> le niini---. In the i:lek ii> \t inorilJi.: ihe lidvs the etfeet that ,-lie was \\' re e(iually nnaniiaons in j)a--e(| a iinaniiiioiis v>:i a jolly L'ootl t'cllow. hut the helie}' tliiit sli(> would never appear at t To their rrreat snr])ri.-e -lie turned and ex[)laiiie(| tliat, liavini: a nion le crvf \h ih - vacation, -Ik le T)i; was goin^ to spend it n th them. One dav «: on miners' elothes and they all dcelared l-he made "n broth of a boy/' It gne? without sayin- that each man qnieklv fell in love with her, and each knew that tiie others w And Other Stories. 23 wfTP violim.^ of the "(luLvn of IJulu'inia," as they ^■'('n'lo ni-lit. aft.T til.' (>uo.'n had rctirr.l from the (inlr of h.T adnrcr^. and th<' whi^krv hotlle had ,,,--,,1 round thrrf. or four tim.s. Downinjr ro- ;;,a-k,.d that he \va> 'i.ally wll sick of four n)on ,h,-in" onr -ir!, and »a(li Inin- afraid to toll ncr that ^iH' wa- lii- onlv. ouU: all l.oa^o was und-r-tond to .,v that it was th.' onlv s.n-iM.' remark lio haIiv a- well ase. if I say deuce take it, he -eniallv remarked, 'it !.i<^ks. however, that Im going to be the man unlucky at dice. ti M The Dashing Sallv Dud Down in- -nt ci'^hu Fr.i-rr twHvr. „n,l FVa^o I f''!ln\v« tli.il III \- wrrc it ua. ;irr,-in-v,| ih.,t lu- "X"il:illL' !iki' -rt IF! J ll nowtiini: .-.liil I hf (itli'rs. ir.il ■_: wi-hi'il liiin liK-k. .n, ill'' M','Mn\ ..N.T .|lli,klv." ■""' I' }"\i'r<' nMii-., ,] uhv thr ii,..vt jiiiin (^in trv t;:o fnllnw in': ilnv." I». i.-<' .•li..>c tl.. tn,;,. M- in..,,„Iii:!,( f,,,- 1,;. ^-no- '"- '.';'';'f t..-,.:!:,,:;,v,. tMw:i-h MP .nbr.lin- iicr. \^!ii!,' lie •••nuK t;.. i,M!,m n lo >, ,. \\ ■ir-'i't nil t!.r f:)!!. ,,)■ i:.,',i!|„.,i,, a wink to Iiis '.-. I'.,y:\r,;: I'f.-iM' was ilir km, I ,, ship- arc -Iku'! and -!:..:;i. -Voiir Mij,-iv wan!- .'. I',-:,-,,-,. CuHori." |„. ,,t;,1 M" p. rnii.ir '" -ai.l. with Ii' i-"'Mp;llli(in-. Anirriiaii wlin-,. cnurt- '■ !'.a•• "Well. I iidiiiirc v.iir ,',.. k, Mr. I '~ -"■ " wi< the rath.T Mirpri.^incT ntm-;. -I dnn't mmd'vuur irm ahoiit niv waist a hit. -n lun- a. it -n;t- vm, to keep It thiTc-. Im an im,.n>r!v pr,,ri„;,l p„,..on as you know, so you will imt he >iiipii.,.,i if 1 ju-k }ou how Well .-.lilc are ydi! to sup[)(iit me-"' '*0h th.-iv'Il he no ili;li ulty ah„„t tlui't." fhoor- fully lied the Ain.-rican. 'Tve g„t a fourth in- And Other Stories. 25 trro^t in our placer nnnc ;iii(l when wo p;_t a littlo K.i-t.T.i capital into it I'm a millionaire. ' '•Voii liiive lua.le iiie a |iro[M»al nf which 1 anj ,1m plv pn.iHl.'" ^ai.l the (lu.vn of I'.nheiiiia. "and nnu I uill test vnur I'-se. I cannot -ive you a .l.rniite re|.lv tu-ni-ht. hut 1 a-k v.m. a> an evi- ,,,,„.,. ,,f i„,„:, (i,i,.._-,vineiiih..r we have only k-'.own ,,.„ 1, other a lew .l,r.>. aii'l we met in a mos un- cn.r^eutieiial mainier-^l a-k vou. to >hnw that ;oa reallv mean well hv uk, to make ..vn {<> me that .ni.irter intere-t in 'the mine. Will you do it.' Now l)ea>e wa^ no fenl. and to till the truth, ho wa- nnt >o head-over-he.U m ]n^>^. even with this dainty (.hu'eu fi-om Spukaiie. lint ho tl'.nuL'iit he wmihl chance it. "Whv. .crtainlv." ho replied, with >oomin,_dy ttio irreate.t ardnr. "••Tell me your ri-ht name, and \nu -hall have the A>h,\ tu-m'|rn.w. Then when "will \im trivo me vniir an-wer?'" •Mil two week< time, at s i>.M.. at the Ciour d'Alriie Theatre. Sj.nkane." returned .-he. \.)W that verv answer milv made Dea.-o all the mere eurious. It vva.- rummy, to >ay the |oa-t. that a la(,v should j:.« to Mich a imwic hall at .-ucli an hniir" llnwever, lio delM-min((l to .-^.v the thin^ throuiit nohody said a wnrd. On the niorninir nf ihe dav npnn wliirh Dcaso had arran-rivl to nir.i tl:.' ^rirl at tlw Spokane inii-ic hall, he announ.rd that ho intend. ,1 t(. take th<' tram tn town. ( ■urinn-jv cnongh, carh of iho other ni' II had husinc-.- in .^imkane. Still nohndy .Slid a word on the suhjret of the (^ii'en of ISoheiiiia. It was dmn.T tnn- when Spokan.^ wa.> nadied ■that iiiLdit. "We nia\- as well ali ,|ine tn^.ther;' said D.'a-e, '•and then.'" he ado. d miiocentlv, '-i'm ir„inT to' take in thr I'oair .I'Al.ii,. Tiiratre."' "So am I," .Slid l»MuiiiM- -M,. too." reiiiark-'d Lap. "Also iiir." -ail! I'immt. And thon ihoy all LniLdied. Th,. adventure promised to be aiiiiHin-. |l,,\v w.iiild it turn out and wliat ahoiit tlio 111111.:- ' Nine o'clock f.uin.l ihe .piartette se,i!ed in one of the curious little Ih.\.- at the niu-^i<. hall. 'I'hev had with.-tood the i. mpiaiions of the gamhlin^T rooms, the photoi:rapii maeliincs ha.l no attrao- tions for them, th-y ha.! even pa-.,| |,v the har. They whispered to tli. man at the d,„,r that if a lady a.sked for tlieni tin \ were in the l..,v. Xmn- her 14 had just heen .11111. mnced a- ihcv t.iok their seats. With lansruid nirj.isity thcv lurned to their Iiro.irratnnies and saw that the nam.- oppnsite the number w.is that of K.lward H.iwanl. fem.ile im- ])ersonator. \n suspi.!..n ,,f the truth entered into the lieads of th.' KiiLrl-Iiinen. but Dcase smiled. And Other Stories. 27 From tlir \vin?> tiicro stopped a dainty virion, niiii tuimiltudus appliiu.-c ^.'rrct.'d uo less a pfr^nii tiiiiii "till- (^iK'-'t'ii (if Uuhi'iiiia.'' "Ain't he a corker of n wnman." tho four lioanl frnrii a fcinalf vtiice in the next !)()X. .Iiist then a note was hand.'d to each of tlio ]iartv. In evrry envelope ihere wa.-^ a (locniinent P-latini,' to the placer tiune on Forty-nine Creek, and a notr whieli ran tlius: ''If vou can for-:ive niv little joke meet ine at tlie Hianca re-taurant in half an hour's time, and 1 will int roil lice vou to -^oiiie real girls. 1 return the (juartcr intrn-t in the mine. Edward How- ard, (^ueen of I'.ohemia." "I vote we L'o." >aid l)ownin'_'. Thev went, and in Spokane they still sometimes te!l (,f' the wild niirlil indiil-d in hy four minera froni -N'd Man's Land." and their companions, of whom a (iTtaiii one calley the same <^ieen, and r!,Mugh the creek did not yield its millions it gave a comfurtahle sum to each man interest<'d. The four miners are married now, and they liave not told their wives of that glorious niglit in Spokane wlien the Queen of Bohemia turned out to bo a I'lan. That is why I have not given their real names in telling this \eracious story. ki i t 28 The Dashinjr Sally Dud ••'i "lioiisrn.v i;ii.i..s- i;i.:\i,n,;|.;. NH .pot .N o^. ,, u.i. -,..,, .^-ur 15,11 !i,„| ,-,,f ri.l 1''"-'>' "• <•■""'''"-. 'ii.t if i,„ i,,„ t , ': "II ;iiuli.,.!\ ||;i,| ,,, ,; ji , I ... tit ' i> 111,11 (l,l\, (ii. [■flii'i rLi.,I '••■iri' It V\;ls not ,11,.. '.■■- N|. in (;,,I,|,.„ c.inl,,,,). In ri'i . ,, , - 11 H,i> nor III 1 IHIM- Were |,,Ilv ,1,.|._ 11 • . . •' ■ " ' '" "iiKicM { .in 1(10 Tn r:;'H^.;"j;'';'::;;:;:;';-'r''"r'' '"--'- or p;iv. , (in,. .,r s:,,, uhi,,/^"' "V""'"'V-''"r > «1arn.;i r-voIviT i~ w,„ wV ""■' "'"" ^'"^ ''Arc VMll ii) ynlir nsk.'il. jis 111. p;,i,') ,1,, lii.-- cliiri. "If v( !-lit mind now. Hili'>" i •J:r:„r;;,:t:!';t;:,';:::rv;^'.':,'^?''^".? And Other Stories. 29 TliatV the rcii.-on he ilixl poor aftiT iiukiii-; mil- lion-. •• I 'ilk in,!.' your iki-c in, as ii-iinl, rn-w.-y." said I'.. II, iiiid till' lalriiiio.- '<( lii> laiiL'Uii;,^' shuwi'd that I:'' was at p.i-l, wliich dun't kn'Av thi- trutii wln-u it .sees i'l. ' I .-niilod at Hill's littl.' ph isuUry. It \va.- the Miiv thin;.' to do. "A little beast of a lawvcr from N'irtoria ro- fiiH-l to have a drink witli iin'. and the purxm .-I'l'p.ii ine from patting a bullet into his blue- Ivwilcd hide," s;iid Hill. a> a givat horn of hooteh (ii-.ippeared down Ins throat. "Von eaii bet tliat III. ell' me mad. I'.iit I'll g. t cvm with the blank- < 'y. blank toad," lie add.-d. Whi'ther he did or iMt ,\ou ean determine for \oiir.-cl\is. That same nifrht Kill intnuhued nir to T.awver I'likclfv. 1 didn't like thr looks uf the man, < !iitr\vi>e I might have warned him to be on the i' ' kout, bei-auM' when "IJorMtly Hill" got his trm- ]"r up in the trojiir-. thing.- wi-i'c bound to happen. Ti !• mere fael thai Hill wa- >o frimdly with the hi.:-' lawyer man aftrr the morning'.- e.xp-rienee 1 : gilt to have made the laMir (autioiis. lloufver, b'- uas grrcdy to get rirli (|iii(k, and, like most of 1. - -"It. went n-Mfly iui-t in Ilic atti-mpt. Hut. as t::i' ladv muelist .siv.-, I am anticipatiii''. 11*1 ' 1 '^ I'likeley, who wa- by no iii.mus aver.-c to makiiiij iii'iicy in a 1(jo,-c way so long a.- hi.- mbr was not iu e'.iiiL'iT. had had a etiaiigc of heart eonrerning Hill, b'lause the Gold King had hinted at a .-ehfuie by The Dashing Sally Duel will, u T)iik(].>y couM p'i rid of what h was a valiit'le had cost liirn to 1 ■"v^ clami li;r llio tl MU It. Wore cliiiriiniilv 1 'I'hat •' tlioii^'lit lou-aiid dollars it the full (jt'tails of t to tril thf.-ti. ton/iii;,' t/)^'.'||i(.r. I 1- vvliy the pail never licard -clionio, |j.raUM. |{,|1 refused rni not adiirii: t* p) to jail the satisfact 8iiid wlien 1 j "'11 "I l''ttlll'r eV( j.ul jii«t yet, I'von for course voij wi other these tl • I' i!,! ■I I liHi nn tJ n with iMik.'h'v," I 10 If su "iiMii t I. 11. my l)ov, but g.rt. Of iiii''- All I L'rt amuii,] >oiii('ii()w or "•«" ahl.' N) cither w;us that someone mid the awyor 'salted- lu< elaim. If,, p,,, the e| aim on the market after el,.„i„. ,,. ,!,,„ ^^^J;'';^ IJie nu^'^'ets, an:. ...MO ,„ ,„,,, .„^ ,,,. „;, .! ■; i-une.' Bm Hill hadiM d„ne with his linle fe;d he lawyer I am mmv he had .leternnned to live han penniless out of t!.. e.Mu,. hut I e ,li,!,rr ,,„i ,! inana.^o to do that. V.,u .. . t eni ,rei 'k m a ehyster lawyer. ' • mu a The Canhoo Cold Kin- went to .^r.-M lenWln to have hi. reven,'e „,,..„ Dukelev. ' ()„,. do,;' have to be a lawver tn know that Ins ae„on were cnminal. However, h, •, dead n^u an,! <■■ es , t a rnp for Jiritish, nor any other kind of eart Iv justice. "-uiiHiy Dukelev announced o„e dav that he had had emm.h of the uold fie!,],, and was about to etu „ to \ ictoru. He expre.^>d the confident belief that •": lf_ : l€. . K --s •*• f Tj- And Other Stor I. s. 31 "irorKcflv Bill" wc.ul.i v.>t st.ui.l in a rriLiirml's k im f.-,- from th.' pjvcrniiicnt to uct a.- cuiim'! for the (."ruwu, ill' nriiarkf.l. When \\\\\ heard this (he air amun.l wa-s rich Miih many u rhc.ieo ^rramiiiatiral expre-s.un which, iHihaf.pily. cannot he ^\svx\ tu tiie polite svurhi of lo-.hiy. Hilt lie suore that Mir-ter Dukel.y would }'ay ttimii;.'li tlie pcnket. Within a we.^k the hiwyer set out for Yale m a priv.ite Htat'e. He earned mo>t of his il!--otieu u.-,i!th with fiim within the vehicle. He had sent a hw thousand dollars hy re;,Mster"d mail a f.w u^.^k- h<-rore to a liank in "Victoria. All u.'nt well till a roadhoiis.' ahout seventy miles from Yale was reichrd. There, over the "dinner tahle. Diikp- h'v ^'ot into conversation with a .-tranirep who had niudi to tell him of tlie lat.-si news in \'ietoria, and the more recent happ.iiin^s in tfie outride wnrld as brMii>,'ht from San Francisco. The strariu'er had n ade a hurried trip from the Pacific feast, and wa^- iidl of i^ems wliich were intensely Hitcrestinp to a rnaa whe had Ik, u huried for i!!"ni}is in a nortliern niininj,' camp. "Which way are you eoin^'?" Diikelev asked of his new-foiiiid friend, when the staire "driver an- nni:nred that it was time !m be movin>r forward. "Well. I have to po to Barkerville. but I have hft siune import^int docarnent.s at Yale, and munt return for them before rpsuininkv. t'earles< man. thought -nme- bodv was trying ti' fi:i.:l!ten Iniu. and called bat'k: "(_iO on and take a nnnitle to \'iiir>elf." "Hold tlir. Outside thi' -traiiirtr jnint'd tlic dIIkt hiijliwawiian. and bt"- twfi'ti tlicra thrv hound the >ta,Lr(' driviT to a con- Vftiit'ut tnv. 'i'lif linr-o-^ of till' .-ta^'i' uth' tunit'd lon-r. and tlKii aticiitioii \va.- paid to hukrlfy. Till' lauvtT was sutri'rin;.' iiit-n>f pain l)i'<.ni-t' of till' prpptT in his ovis. lie was tak'wi to tiir load- -idf and also hound. The -tau'i^ it.~rll' w.i.- ift't mi th>' niiddlc of tlic mad. 'J"hc two rolihrr- carrii'il Ihf ho\ of LTold a frw hundred vard- ahiir_' ihr road to whiTf thori' was a liudit vi .t.i,.1 altaiiiril to a jiair of f,l~t lloIX'S. That was tho la-t (■v(>r m'.h in I'.riti-h ( 'oluinhia of that couidi" of Lray r^hhiTs. The followin^j iiiorninir a I'arty of rniinT^ catin' acros,- tlic two liiiuiid rtun and nl'^aMd thrU!. DukfK'V never fully rirovei-ed the u-e nf lii> eye-, atiij he certainly never -■ t thoM' eves on hi- L'old aL'ain. W li'ii the new- of th'- ! oldup reached I'.arker- ville iiMh. dv connectiM] "Ih'r-'llv Pdll'" with it. and whatever sus[)icion> 1 had I naturally kept to my- self. Ihit Bill crot drunk tliat lu-dit. 34 The Dashing Sally Duel THE BELLK OF SPUZZUM. WinsKEY, women and (rnlfl n-] „ , i bitr as hordes."" Tlio Indian (rili..; ;,lnnn- fl.e Fr-,-or. r>- x-i. include amon- their ,l '"'"*''' '^''^ again-tthr'^^t! ";-^:;Ai:'h''r'';f''";;^* canyonwiK^theii.,,,;;-';.,^;;^ ''^; ''-^^^ ^;^n r 'civd- ; r;,;;;;va;r '(i-,:;;- '';;'"'? thispar,ic.laru.„,.nu;;|v'V ;:;:':;:^'-<^ a^pouv ^loMtheFn,...Hiv,:;ins^ '",/:? any pmussional h.^autv in \eu- Vn 1 * i , thirty Indiarw and ^.u,- ^Uute L.: /;;■'•, '"^^ because of her. fn thi.-ki^^' of , ul^T^ "'" remember what Siwa^l. Jim J V ^ "'^T' clown by the Capda, . ' W , 'h'"' ""'^ '^'l blood.- he remarked. ' ^''•" "^'-^'n^ "f Have you ever notir.-d that wherever there ,'= joh] there ,« alwavs an \merican. an Kmd hm," a Scot, and an Tnshnian to he found 'inih; Irusor Rner ru.sh, as to the Klond.k ,he "ro ^ And Other Stories. 3S ion ion" — n? tho Tmliiin- rail tlii> American? — wt'n ,n the majority. A- far as tlie United Stntc-s was conrerniMi n^t a few of iheso wanderers left Ih'ir C(jmitry for their couMtry'? ;:ood. American adventurers always hn\o a lo'en noM' for new pold- firlds. Turn iij) the (dd fih's (d" the San Francisco Ilcrahl — if there are any hft— and it will be found that there was more cxciiemint in California nviT the Fraser IJiver discnvcriis in l^.'S-t;!) tlian there was in tlie F.riti-h territ'iry where the ^old exi-ted. T!;e ladie- of luve atid lei-ure tlo(ketiiii nil n" which precipitaterl the outrap' at tlic Hiir i»end Canynii. the iu^tory of which is written in rcfl on the loteni pol(>s. The woman in this case was Miwan !a, daughter of Chief Jack. She was seventeen years of age, and an ideal jiicture of a girl in rt't\ at the time the Devil's Dance began on the hanks of the Frailer, She was tl e belle for a hundred miles around Spuz- zurn, and many a brave had lo>t tus heart to her brfore ever the tramp of white feet was heard at Yale, or tiie fiK)tprint of a "Boston man" \v;i3 left on the riverV samls. Her father considered no man of the nearby tribes rich enough for hie I' 36 The DashJn.sT Sal!' Oucl bonuty. wt >)... only r,.-, "I.'.-,] , .i.u- iwoM- tlc- (.1 uM-k.-y. ;iii,l tiiincl oiiL t.. '. i!(Mr .\\ tJie pri.T. \( .Miw.ir;,!,, 1,,„| Imv,, ;i u-.t . ;,■! l.or Jigur.'. 11, v;in<,iH M.iurs of iin.lr.-. uuuM Inve adiinnilily sum.-,! t!,r pnli!i>li..r- ..i cTt.ii-i -'ii-i- tmi.il ,IIu>tr,i;r,! ,„r.,.lir,,|-. Sl„. u;,- ,ha, ),,,;,! '■•"^'■'' i^ J'i'' fi'i.-t hnnrli of l.,v,.!in,.-. J ),;,vo :?'"-''"" ' -"-'"'^ '^ '-i^i;Mn...l,-.,uii;r-.- vMKirk..,] ^'■';"' ';'.^ '" !!'• •• - .11 li- u;i~ ..ii;.,| N,.,|. aii.l Jm.I nnly jii^; ..,,,,1, iiurlli. It i- ,,.r'um tl:,.! ho wouM n.-v.T h.v.. -...„ ,li,. ■■,!,,„„„, i ,.,,„nM-v" if it y"' ""' '';:■■ <■">• .'^ ^^■-■111 n !>• I:.' r.,-,iv.:,] fmm tilr >;lll I-MIlr|.cn \ _,I,.n|,,, C,.;,,,,,!!!,... ,,„-■ fillC """■'""-• ^^ '•'■" 1- -' • !li;it l.!lrl-,l,,ux M,„.,ul;,V •;i"'"' ""f "!" " '^' •:•'■!■ nf In, ^nin^ f,,,,,, Sail V".'-''"'"'--,.^^''"'^' '■'''■'•^~ '■"'"^"■'^ '■'"?"■ l-",ks <'r I-i-.iMT I iiri M,i!. .. rhim.Ml in uith- "\^';v '!-n-t v.. ,.,•:..:! h,,-?- Tin, vv;,. a hit =''"'^'' ''"''■"I \vnnirn. v.:> i,i:ii:,.r h,,u- .■nii,in- lie -ot Im. ,!,.^,-,f nt 'l-r:!.:-;, ih,. v,.;,r K.n- K,!war(l wa^; horn, l.ut tIhk k.^ '..irnin-tn ik.- .k^.r, |-,r fh ♦ ■xcitftiimt ra<>au!av. '-H,. k,-.,.- .1 |Mvt,v wa'rkfk,!, ,r „„„- what k-.,:.y. (.\,. nn h;- /. .niiii- |m ,, !,.- , '■'"■- '"" '"•"•- ""' : n.l ,,f !h, ;„„,],. to kH>i) those .ye, on,. I, all t!i. i k,,,..- anM^.r,.,) Makinrv Am! ,1 ua-N>l,en ( k, f .la,k f.'i a vi.-tnn lo'ono 'V'-'' '''~ ■'"' ''"''■'"^ kav.ovrrl -, 1,,;, .„,;,„,,. whisKiy wa- intro,liH ■.! fl„i. ;.,, ,;:..„ „.| ,,(• ^[j M-an.I- f.-r tuo l„,iii,.. ,,f Sente!,. T),,, ,yh\<]i,'v '•am- iron: ;ko .toiv oi u,. ^y..,: ;„, ooninanv and lie ' ral havols And Other Stories. 37 I way. tlifTrfurf. ^<)0(1 in tlir- -i^ht of all m'^n— no iiiiilt.T the color of th.'ir ^kiIl^. P>iit il brought (i.iiiiiiatinii am! lilootlslifil tn Piiir f'anvon. '•Well, old Chief Jack'< a-^ ."' paid ^laloii''}' to Ma- raiiiay. "N'lw's vour chain e to gel tlu.' girl you diin't want to leave behind ymi." Macaulay sought the chief, and a bargain was struck. When tlie two hutlle- 'n I go to tlie haiijiv huiiiing ground- you and l;i' mav reign in my .-lead. 1 therefore give \>m to him in marriage. "' Xmw. Miwanda w;i- n^ fool. She leaked at her fathi'r, she Inukrd at Mnaulay, and she limked at the two bottles •.'' wlii-k'y. She knew, and the JHik in her eyes was not favoralde to a |ieaeeful honevmoon. "Slie had had other thouLrhts of her future, being beloved by a young buck who re- joict'd in the tran.-lated name of Cow-hoe. Tins \oung fellow luu! followed Miwanda to her father':? "lent and heard the infamous ,-ent< tice of marriage. As the chief pronounced the word marria'je Cow- hoe nni>eles,-ly stole away. IIo came l)ai k 1:1 a min- ute, clutching at a dagger in his breast. 'l"he sight that mot hi- eyes only intlameti hi- ]r,\^- sion. Macaiday was -bowing Isliwanda lieautiful article> of adornment. He was wooing her in the up-to-date fashion of the while man, and it was novel to her. If' 38 The Dashing Sally Duel With a shout nj' rn-o Cow-lioo da.h..,] into tho b h.. hU.T u-a> r.,.,|v for him, an.] a bwll 'tin' Kivcr ^^Did riisii. In-taiillv aJl wa- in-nn'ritinn in t paddlcis t(xik word of ia.> at Fort I.aii2l« v. the Brit'^^h ^'uiiii.t- ai <'an_vnn at the hca.l ..i Hritisli law aiul tlir i larval (.fl'cct on the in!' procfcdi'd to arraii_. ri'aclir.l thf carnj) on ,■, •■hurcli ahvavs cain,' l„ , , '' 'amp. Fast "I" "•a^fdv tn(;<,vrrnnrDou.T. Af' mwhile C.lnn.l AfrM^dy. of ;■•' Nijij.Prs arriv.M] at the" 'b!^' ■I" insi_,iificant J'nm>. {'.n't '^■'j'-ty of red j,.,rkpt> had a "'I' nt camp. Colon.d M,,ody ■ an en.piiry. 'J'h- troona Sunday, and with tlieclonel '■«' \vnrhllv duty. 'iuc-ted .ervi.. ... ,h, 1,,,,,, ,nh; r : a, f^;^ nmHT. heard the |.„r,r. I'raver for thM -t t rn'o in many m,„m^. Th. f„,lia„, wat. •""hip imrn a (h'-:aii;r. ;,, th.' wor- ,, ,. . nia-iifeste.l 'Teat interest- .nthen.:,^o„.,.,,,.,,,,,,,;,..,,f.^,,,^^,,,j^- '"'^ ;t the ..emee 0,l„n..l M ;, • ,kly .,„ .!„un to buZ n."s. It wa. only fiy,.,:„n„tes after the la/t^a.nen ha he wa. .xa.nnmi^ u i-ne^se.. The in.nie^ru^ J'oh ma.:hantywhi.h.!.ld„tyf„ra.,.'; Oiit.-i.ie til,. .: hack tl'.. rni.n I, i- i i l plante.,andhventy.,.,MCnX:e.;^l/;;:;L^^^^ .Ma(aula\ an.I Malon.v -,ye evi.len.r, an.] a niN ;.ral u.nh..t U;.< ea>,!v reaehe.I. vix. nmUX ojv-hoe. j.M.fiahle ^l.tin. hv Ma^aula . The latter, howeyer, wa.. ..erely fi„..,i f,, ...ipph- ng And Other Stories. 39 I I'ljuor lO an Tnil!('il. and hecau?!' of his red wife, Ml', inlay I'vcr after was known as "lltMl." 'I'lit' riiurdtT of tlio old chief and t!io deatli of Cu-hoc riiarl\<'d only the bcixiiminij; of bloodshed, '"li'd" Macaulay knew ciioui:h ahout tlie nature of Iii.liaii- lo riMli/.'' that lh<> whit's at Spn/inim, u here .iicrc were no -oldii'i-. \\<'i'c in daiipT. Coio- !:■ I Moody and hi- iikii wi'ic forced to ri'turn to li:'- -'lutli. ^o Micaiilay called a miners" nieeim;^'. ■"Mineis." said he, "ue are in a danp'rims posi- t!titi. We have e.it tu face tiie mu-ie. Thnse lu- (iians will never re.-t till they liave aven^'ed tlio econdl'-, that would put us in conllii't with the L.'overnineiu ; thirdly, tliese In- dians will be useful to us later on as guides and miners."" The policy of peace was adopted. Then Maloney had his little word t^i say: 40 7lic Dashln^r Sally Dud "W.. 'nwM ),Mv.. , ,,.pt.i„." ),„ ,v,,:,rk,,l. -T lias r< ill irr.'t. :H-..nul h..n ..„,,.,!,..,,,■ ,n,,... ton,,. n.Ul.,1!! ;,'-",;"' "'^^"""■7"- M. ih,. h„„,. -,;,„,„.,, ,„, tli- tl.'.c_ Mi..:n,!,r. :u„i h,- jurfv. ;;„ J p.l-ul l,| ••■""'"■'' '"• "- "'.-•'^'- li-'-r.. rn.rn.r.. ,,„ ,,„,,k '7;; ':''-;M-m,| : .,.,1 th,. n,..-..hi,.rt,. nuke ';,'•;";'■ ''-'■';■'" '"'"'"m-" i;iu.r ,:„,],.„„: '■'■f "!'""■'■'■ "■" "" '■'■'-■'• "■""!'!■' ^viih ,- !:'.;,;. r "--' -l:'-"..: n,,.." ,hn,„h rv-„„„,ihI„V„; t -M,r nak u,,> .!-„ ■:.. ..h„.rnMrn;,H.„t in J OUnil^' the uhitr.- fi thir-ty riati\cs. ^facaiihivV '• .■.'!.., ,>:ali,, 11 i>\ the hlnod- nindc for \]\i' ■'nl.U'u '"'■" ."'!iiM .lia'rly ,!;Jr,n,',.,] nf Carih, .imi 'li'i'l"' and In. parl,„r w.-r- fh- C-, to pm,.,,.,! ,.. ,, .at l" cam. known as th. I|.,.-,,lv 1^ trv. T 'v h J toomlun. mn..hhar,l--:, „„ „,„,,,. .„• ,„ I Miu-an.!a aiii'i I'ork.- lircil, i]i.-;;\i.st.'i1. and :i Ml, -I l;n[ii'|i>-, 'I'lu,' i>n'ii hail ahoiil iiiaiK' up t!;i"r inni(!- [n ^'o hai k to the I'nitt'il Stiitts. Tt'ii (ln!!iir.- WiL- all tlicv ha^l in cash, and thoir pruvi-ion^ \^..i:!(l rint la-^^t rniiif tlian a uftk lon^'or. Bill was (U]t [ini<{if' was turnin;; o\' T in hi- iiwn mind wh'lhtT thf rn-h for j^'uld u i- \vi rth all the a dc-irihi'd hi- vi.-itur a.- "a man in a lar^ie (anva- nvrivhirt and a lni;:i' irr.'V h-'ard." The siraiiLTiT «'V«'d Mai'aiila}"s rrVdlMT, which was nf the n''\\'"=t typi', and said : "Sav. Cap, what kind of a stinntin:^' irun may yo can tliat r" '•'I'his is the latf-t rovnlvcr." n-plird Maraulay. Tilt' ncvvccmicr pidh'd niit an oM ('olt'- rfvolvcr tl'.i? Inokt'd as if it ini;'ht have hcvii the tirst madu in t;if manufactory, and .-aiil: "i dnn't hi'lievc they can mak(> them as ;:oiid as t'lis nuuadavs. Thi> nld I'.jlnw has liccn with inc < \iT since 1 struck thi^ country live years ap), ami I'll shoot a match vvitli yoii for ton dollars a side, jii-t to piove my words." "I'.iit I've .idv pit ten dollars, and don't care to i;-k that. . ::ay need it," said Macaulay. 'i'lie caiiva.--.-liirt man looked around tho tont and siw the Iniiian wonian. llis eye- lisrhtod up just a- if he hail not sei-n anything feminine in tlie live \r:iv~ he had mentioned. '•I'll t.;ake the bet $1U0 against that woman," he declared. 42 The Dashing Sally Duel -- a most oxcolK.n, ;,pj,or;;un ''''''■'"' ''-'^^ '''- . "Hero," sai,] ),p. '•,,,,„ „,,„t , . , this <=f„fr.'' "'"^' "'""'" i.n l-ram:,sco and t.x.k u[. with a wiut.. woman N .H. lovc.,llns ^'old more than sho did him. Aftor all he. nature of wo,„..n is th. iiM-d to aiipa-iiMii^ of tliat kiin!. Jlr sim- J)l_v rai-f(l hi. cMhrnu- .ind rcMiaiktd ; "Why don't vin u,.-!i vouimII', Kuaiua:" Tlif hiii;.'uap 111' -p ;.. wa.- Ch.iriook. hut it i.- a baIharo^l^ jarpiri ii-i ;,• I'nr tht'.-c pages. Tlic (jUf>tioii Miijii -. d the Indian girl. "Why pliouhl shr wa.-li?" > . hail Mvn the nii-v vmir jrr.ind- I' 1:- ■ ii-kr,| til.' li'.v. Mr. 'rii.,iii|,-uri; ••,!!<. is Miir.T- :i -' nuu ,ifi rnii.li ftum 1111. Iriinlm. -« ,1.- fnui; the Ku.iina w,H .liny -tli.rv \\:i- no ,I,,ii!,t .ilM.ut t.;.it. r.iit .|.-|,itc ii'iM jti.l wh.ilr ml -Ii,. u.i- l...iii- V'"'- -^"'l -'■'• l^".u ,t. .\,.:ll,.r u,i, ,1,,,,, ,,„,. '! "I.r n( thiit. An. I ^I).. I, .1,1 virions. Olniiii.s ul:.n -!i.' hi,,!,!!,.,! uit!, t!,.. ,-,,.( „f h.T wivt.-li,..! f.iMiily 1,1 til,. fiiMiM.-,!,,wn -!.,i, k ..n i!,,. K'...rrv.> .^V" ha, I ilmn-ht ,,f i!... ti„.. l.|,li,s si,,. ha,| x.-n it; \ i' tTia ari,| Van. ,,i;\,r, and r.'~f!.'s«n»'ss aihl iopir- ";-•-. 'hat >]',,■ liar.!!v l.n, u il,,. nicjiuii!.' ,,r Ii.'[il ' ■•';•■. "^'T h.T. S!:,. ha,! -^',., .!v r..l,..!l',.,! at h.T I-M-vai ;\< a rf',1 ,,i;t, a-t. .\n,| afhr all ^'a- was JNt v.TV r,.,l: an,| -I;,. Iww !;rr fl-n,-.- wa- a^ - 1 !!' that nf th,. u!,it, -t Ia,Iv in tl,.. Ian-!. Whv f'.Ml.l ^hr II, ,t \„- a- ,,Ur ,,f thu-. uh'. ,!r,-.>:,M| ,n I''ir[,!,. an.l line li,;,.,!? I'.m fii-.t J„, mi,., ^,,,, ,,,|„. <.:(!■. n. .Sh,. knrw that an,! -1ii„!,!.t.m|. S!„. ,|i,| 'I'.t Ilk.- l.-arnirii:. Th.' .!a\- in th." nii--i,,n .-.•h....! u.T- .lays (if t.irtnr.' t,, h, r. 15i,t tliat ni.,rniii-. ^".•n h.T irran.lnia ha.i -.ait Iht t.i th.- iii;-M,.iiary (^^v Mun.. KjiM,,,, ,alts >h.. h.a.l .!,■!. Tniin.'.l to a-k Mr. I homj,-,,|, tn tak.- h. r .■,lii!i \^'ih the r.-t uf li.T M.y. r.„,r, pn„r;i\v ,!,i!,| „f nafiir-p. sh.' kn.'w n,.t th,. ,i-,M,k,.,| .■■aw.-,^ .,f the ^^!ilI'■ hutt.Tfli,-^ ,.r fa-lih,ii. I'.ut kn,,\vl, ■,!::,. ^a.* t" 'nuv to h.T. an.l all tlip pain ihat IV.li.rw^ the r ,-!,• nf the fruit of th.' t,-.-,'. "i have h.'ani vou -ay." s!io nvnark.'] to the •DN-Minary. "tliat cl.'anlin.— roni.- n..\t 1,1 -"'lli- li' ■-. H.'li) in.' tc hcciin.' vM-n as a whit.- WMinaii." 46 The Dashing Sally Duel She would havo lik<'(] to «ay also, '*l)ut not as ymw wife," but child of niiturc though s^lie was she had tho art of n .-nliciliiiLT iinwa.-hed body a~ U( ' arrived at a turiiiiiij: [ he would renew lii- 1 ■wniild an>wer to the ,-. his life at tho tiiM(> tliat is serviefs on belialf of her a- for her -^oul. He had int in his life when eitlier ve for his wife or else he i! of the worhi. Ami so it ■wasJ a fateful day wlien K'waiua's grandmother sent her to the nii--ion lin;i-e for nu'dicine. *'My child," he an-W' red, ' I will do my host to instruct you in the wav you shouM walk so that vou may be a bright and shining example to your tribe." Kwama. clean and in a new white chemise, was an object of delight I'm- any one to gaze upon. Mrs. Thompson remarked on l;er altereil appearanc', and suggested to Iht laisitjind that the costume of th(> girl was hardly ipiite correct, even on an In- glorious appraran.v that Kwarna prfsonU>d and was glad of the excuse of custom which allowed Indian girls to h- rohed in little else than their own charms when in their own homes. "Why sef'k to {.ut ahsurd id.vis into h^T mind " he answen-d, '"ahout dress and the adornment of ■ i" pi'rst..me. P.ut into the mind of the In.lian girl hersejt the r.ni.„n of contac )iik( ith the ''■ginning to work. In a subtle le ro- missionary wa.- way Mr. Thompson' had gurd which her beautv foicr.l" from 'l he had fought against'} nv.ycd to the to \'ict h'-re with these dirtv Ind oria. I cannot live till' use of soa lan.'^ liaij rav. p and water as well as Lindlev M carne. ur- Uhat wa.« the missionary to sav to tliat? ' was so simple; tlie effect might be demand le Tl very 48 The Dashing Sally Duel terril-lo. And yt't tlic roquost nprni'.l up. as ho then tli(in<:l!i. a rii.-cinatiiii: vista. Hr could on- jov lil'c with Kwaiiiii. ll<-' cuuld lastr nf the joys of pa<>innato li\inL'. Tliu- h»^ ar<:u<-d in thi' forrst. whiT'^ in'iip of the eccTutricitifs of civilizail-n, iioiu' of tiic trailing bonds \v<"ro noticid to ii mind him tiial nun and woMicn canr.'it alua\- \\\v tiic liff IIma may wi>h to. "Tako mf to A'iclnria. and yo>i ran do witli me afi you will," thf ;.'ii-i ^ald. ariK-.-^ly . iioui^h it ap- peared. And that settled ii I'nr ilie Hev. Mr. Thnjiipson. lie oxplaine.j lo hi- wife that inoniiiei tiiat ho. would takr the :iut th' IV i- plenty of time for you to make them: tlu lioai .!■"■- not l'o fnr live days." And so tlir wif' >la\c,! to adorn the Lrirl who her hushand calculated -iiould illl the position that he had never ^nven the Ontario lielle a chance to qualify for. But wdien Kwama \<\\\ on tlie hmne-made gar- ments the mi.ssionary hid a revuNion of feelinjx. Till' (hirk face and hair i;ii'ler a hai trimmed with violets appeared t;t ha\c lost sonic of its charm, the hiding: of the lis-emo limh- hy the skirt of hrown. and the total di-appearaii( f the rounded bwom beneath a idoust- of L'ray. produced in him a sharp feilint: of di^ajij'ointmeiit. and it was borne And Other Stories. 49 home to liim that li<' had h'-on pratifyiiiiz an animal pas^ion wliuli ua.- iiiiwurlhy of any whitf man, and [)arti(iilarly hlamtwurtliy in a ini-.-iniiary. JJiit the voya.L'f to X'icioria must he nndcrtakm. llr kiifw fiiiui^'h of the tcmpiT of Kwama to he awan- tiiat an ••xph)>i()n in his hoiuf wouhl n-snlt were it jHit "tT. Il«- must ;,'ct rid of the ^nrl. and fhi'n make his jitinicMHrit to his witV for his un- spt-akahlf p.iiidy. lie <:a/<'d at hi^ partiuT in lif.' with inionsc ca^'tTiK'-^ as hi' held ht-r in his arms and hadr hiT ;:ood-l»yr. lie at hi«t .-ornnvt'd to s(>t' the lints of care so > arly on tiiat hrow which a ft'W Year? atro w.i- unruliltd. uiiih' the u'rcy liairs ehowinjr amonu' the liniwu paiiu'd him. "(Jod hh'ss yo\i. darliiii:. ami kcej) you safe till I ri'turn/' ln' .-aid Irndi'ily. and the unaccustomod address, ami tlic fo. jinir t'luc in which the word? were uttered stirred the li.art of the woman, whieh had been ^'nHvin<: heavier as the day.- wi iit l)y, and love seemed lo have de]ianed. She lay on her bed and wept as the stt'arm r went on its way, but the tears were more of joy than sorrow. Meanwliile the nii--ionary took staterooms for his eharjre and himself. He left Kwama to her own devices while he lay on his I,unk, and decided his future. In hi- cabin were (ind and Devil. He arose from the conllict tlie man of (iod that his mother thou surveying; her beauty in the small glass that the eal)in contained. Her thought^; were of the meanest type. Did she love the missionary? Her lips pursed at the thouLrht. But he would be useful at tirst until .she got into ' \ I '1:^ 50 The Dashing Sally Duel the Fwim. Sho was a\v;irp that some nf tlio proud- est families in Viftoria had a rod .^tniii in their blood. Wliy shotdd sIu' not havo oorsit^ and rust- ling? skirts, and be evm as the hcst aniouij them? The missionary had ,i.'i\"ii her an education to tit her to hold her own at I'ast in tliat town ; she could supply the re(pii-ite riuaiis for rising' in the world. She smiled as she tliiiiL'ht of the mean>. and ca- ressed her bosom ami Hinied half round so that she mi^rht jrlanee over her -houhler at the curves the pla.es showed to her. SIic had been l)orn with the knowledge of evil in her. and slu' had used the missionary to inart her ^n the broad path. When they readied \"i(toria the mi--innary had intended tx) take her dmct to the Oirls" Home, for he had determined to ( arrv out the decision he had come to in that terrible -tru<:gle in his cabin. But, in the cab she said to hiiu: "It will only be nece>.sirv to pet one room at the hotel." The remark was accompanied by a glance that set his pulses stirring, and his blood ran hot. But he was conscious of a fet ling of rcpulsioii, and his eyes began to open. "What a fool I have been!" he thomrht. "The girl hopes to make use of me. and I have been think- ing that it was I who was leading her and not she who was tempting me.'' Still he knew that with.mt him -he would still have been at the village, just one Indian girl among many. She was hmmd to break out. he was aA-are, but had lie been strong the blame would not have been his. He would carry the scar to his grave. And Other Stories. SI '•Wliat aril I to do with her now, after that dtihiration y" lie inuttcml. Tlio jirohlfin iniLrht li.ivf fri^htciii'il a man not a iiii>--ionary, to Mr. 'rhompMiii it was a liorrihle hiinli II. lie fouid only wail til! hr _:Mt htr to the iiiainiir.-^ mom in the home. 'I'hirr hi' talked >fiioii.-;lv to luT. lUit slio was icarl'iil and ri'iiroach- ful. "Vn\i taiii:lit mi' to lovo you/' she .«aid, "and n'lu ynii would di'M'rt mo and condtiiin me to the horror nf this home. I will not stay hen'." "I>ut you must, for a time at lia-t," lie an- swircd weakly. '"1 will not stay in tliis place,'' she an^'rily re- ti'fU'd. "I will tell the matron all. and also that you invited me to jro to a hotel under your name." 'I'hat threat made the man stroiif,' airain. *"1 se«^ now how it is, Kwama." he said, "and I thank (lod that He has made me pau.^e ere 1 ilid this frrievous i^in. You know you are heautiful, rny child, and the lniij.'iiiL: has come to you to ionary, would have taken you to wife? Our world is very small, and I am known to he married. It will he for your own jrood if you remain in this home and fit your.-elf to he- I omo a teacher amonjr your own people, an in.'stru- mcnt in the hands of (.ioaid: "It sliall l»e a- \"U w i-h."" So the Kev. Mr. 'ri:'iiii|)-on ]i>ft luT in the hnwh of the matron an.! icturiKd Ikhih'. !!'■ had tlie jiroidcni to fa tin' -cerct lockfd in hi- own l)rea.-t. hut to ■Siw ]rv a lil'i'-loiii: dfvotion to make 11)1 to h(T in cviTV w.'.y |io.--ililr' for liis previous iit'gleet, and for il.i' ■i;''- ln' had hron;.'ht upon her. The first thing lio >: ■! was to nsign liis mi-.-ion. lie knew the work u:i- too hard for her and the isolation loo tcrnhh'. iii' took her i)ark to Ontario, where h<' entered ( ily work. And she was happy a::ain. But hifore he left \icioria for the ]\a-t he en- quired of the matron .-Jiout Kwama. lie learned that she had refiiM d 1" ^tay in the (Jirl-' Home, and had been taken up hy a well-known man about town. He bore the burden of that -in through many vears. but when he di' d his wit"e .-aiil of him that iao better husband ever breathed on this earth. A.s for Kwama, her end was in the Potter's Field. And Otlicr Stories. S3 "SIT.VER JACK." Jr^T whv ho was vMrA "Silvpr Tnrk" noLnHv in tlK'camp kiuw. II,. r.uiir to Ka.-lu m tii.' lir.t ru4i to tlR- '-Sihrrv Slu.an.- and. kn-nvinir lmiu- l,I,.r that iR' was, hc'lrl't iM'toiv llir hnttmn .in.i'I'<'«i ..ut of silver, an.l th>- n::ht-h.mr strik.; '"1 'i^^;')' with thf pavroU. In sn;nr n-|urt.s ,n.lrr,l tho name was ina,.,.li.al.l-. for h. was no tn.n.l of 1,; to l,ho n.v.r rrad a -i .h nl 1 ryan s, wh. e -riMSs of gohl" hy.trrus .luin't appeal lo him half s.) iniuh as a woman's toar-. \ nunin- camp in Uriti-h Cohunhia is uwu-h Uie aamo as on., in anv part nf tlie W .■-t.-rn Mat.s, ^ave tliat wcaiHin- aiv lon-piruous hy tli.ar aU-onr". On Briti-h Hul rrvnlvr play florsn t pay— which w one ivaHMi why tho Ka.lo un.hTtakiT weut into tilt' fiirnitiirc bu^iu-■ss. . "Oth'T fnlk won't (lie and I must live, he e\- I'.lainetl apoloLTitirally. ' To-dav Ka.-lo is as quiot a place as a ^ oung ^\ o- mcn'^ ('hristian Asso..iation boarding house l.ut in the earlv nineties it was a noi^y, f^'odless town, with tlie lid lost somewhere in the clouds among the mountains. Tents an.l shacks strap.^led iUl over the flat on Kootenay Lake, upon which it wa.'i built, and the river ran throujxh its centre. .Now that bus-v. ever-talkincr stream marks the north- voi^terD boundary of the town. That stormy night. 54 The Dashing Sally Duel whfn tlio rivfr (■lianu' co\ir-<\ SiIvit Jack provt'd that he wa:- .-niin'tliing iiimv than a jzaiii- bler. .Faok liad oncf. \v. tlif interval- Ix'twoini poker and hhiek jaek. v.-\r.] \n earn a living; running' a weekly newspaper in a little WasliinLnnn town. He found that it ua- a ■j'X'd way in wiiieh to starve decently. MordiMi. :!:(• vein on the mine lio was industriously hiMni: iii: prlrrrd nut. and as he aek to eaid-. .iiuii'f loii,'" )ie used to say. "and !]ti il he any elKalini:. 'I'here'n I II" dealini: from th'' huttoni ; 'ay," I'rdni wIulIi it will he ■mo '^iuu] to live in Seattle. n my (itlire in I\a~lo sorne- ur were shorldianded, and "Oh, it's ju>t to keep my if 1 tried to-ed of fun-loving, card- liking, wliiskey-drinking niinei-s, intent ou cap- And Other Stories. 55 . ...:„„ ,|,o rirl>.- (.f thr SI.kmi. U 'lav an.1 .l-n.l- ;;■/; .n.'rht the- wr.lth H. obtain.,! .m wn... wnmr. ,.,i.r Think Ml- tlu. l.v.s th.v lyad /ar nm •,,„„,, ,f „H.ir vnuth an.l th. tu-: t.-..'nd.of ,,.. ,„;.nl, '•• tliink of tlH. huk ot ..nil.- n- ;::n,...an.lti,...,vn...n!...Mh..-..;vu...tl..vn.n.h^ ,,,,,, Stat., up thMv ,n ti..-N.Tla>'.n;:hnU, and ,,^,,.. nn.^ta.l..... that ,!,.;v an^nrn to ..; proud ;.■ T'^v h■^^r th.ir lault^. u ho ha^^ not. It „■;, ,,„M,:,,lv n,uh. of ,1„. l:-a.l,no. of Oe L' in- ..f tho .u... .■hara..t..r .- thoH. P,••■ l.o>n^' that the „; , , Tfurn.^ hi. op,...lv .h:h. .h- «lw.-lW m the ;!;;; :,.|, l,..hnM cui-tain-, an.Uh.nk. that h.' .. not ;i-Vhr po'ir sinner vun.'.rr. ,,„.'„H ,!,, .tar-pan;:l...l heavon ^a^lo ^^a. a ,:,, nf PfMc-.-that ni-ht. I pnnth.'h.l s o coul 1 :,.,„,„ .,nt. no.... no oath, pollu.o thy pmo^ '■,'„,! air Kout*.nav l.ik.>. .aim as th,' tar., of :, s;torof'M..rcy..,.Pa.!out from tho nunp l.ko , i,l,,k velvet train -tu.hl...i with .Lan-on' . 1 h. „-;!v .oun.ls vv..r.. the .-on-tant roar .-f the n^cr .,.„) ,he never-ril.nt talk of th.' tonvt. '"••>, lv..r Jaek" arou-e.l nie from tnv royerio. ^^^ ••\)nv< tho rivrr not sound a warnm- to y.'.;. . 1„. ,.,-k...l sucUlenlv. -N not that a .lir^'.. it i^^ i^J'^r- n/un U. way to" the lake- H.Shan, winch feU , UnW unstea.ly, was upon my -^Hou hW- I '^ afraid of that river/' he w.-nt on. '.l*^«^j^ ™ 1,.,. it lcK)ks to-ni^d.t, like a silvered nhbon on a luinan's skn^ve. But thc-^e mountain .treamB are \j:^^:;^iyi^^' - 56 The Dashing Sally Duel oniiefnntly flinniriiiL' thrir oi)ur-<\ If tlip Ka.-lo HiMT ever <.'rt.« I'ltn tltxu] I kiiiw it will carry ]) Avenue nut iriin the liike."' "Well, whilt if It iloe-i. old ixr, ?" I a-k'd. 'T'T Tuv part I think that would he a verv lT"'"! jnh — linlt^^s vou own -ime of tho.M- red-Ii.L'ht >haik> uphill the street." ''Don't make I -hf of the tnalter. |ilea-e." ln> eaid verv (juieily. '"The wotnaii I love live- tlierc."' I )ia(i ' 'undeii'd (111 to a tra^'edy. IWii 1 knew oiioutrh t hnld II, y t'lUL'tie. "I eati't iiear l^ tear a man speak liLriitlv on that .-iihjeet."' ]'<■ \w III nn after a [tau-c. "Tlie-.e vromen have sniil-. n iiiciiiher that. Moicuver. dun't for2<'t. when vou 1 -ten to the denunciation of tlio proacliers. that a ■: au is generally re-p'iii-i!)K' for oacli woman who '1- to clion-e a home in the red- light nt on euddcniy. I could not rcpn-- a start oven under his hand. She was the mo-i ii-tnrious woman in Kootonav, and the most Iwan' I'nl. "Ah, I see you tl<." he went on without my an- fwcrinir hy word of mouth. 'I'Ih re seemed to bo tears in his voi(e. "She was the daughter of a clergyman hack in the Has'ern States. We lived in the same town, ,nid w(^re to he married. A fel- low from \ew \ityk rime down one day, was smit- ten with her woiid.iful beauty, enticed her with Ins cursed gold and jewelrv, and — well, the rest i* easy to imagine. I'.ut I feel as bitterly towards that man to-day n- I did five years ago. I hear he has followed her to Kaslo," he added. And Other Stories. 57 "T.irk, von wi.iiUln't- .1 I was ho^zinnins. , ,1 ,c over to n-.'ir h.T Imni this li ••. 1 niu, ..!,rv".rasionsl>.;hasnr..-'!. I'.ut I I-I^'N'' that h.>f''rc a uumlli i- <'\it ■ „,,.: l,ut 1 iiiu-t krrp ihi If Ji,. -rvs him a.L'aiii -h.' wi.. ir.ii a „, will at la,-t ^'n.- in to ,,,i,ii.lnl away from lior. M u.lvtT. '1'" ""' ^'^•- Oh, ,..,'.-:m'-hutoutti,M-V AhyM^lyn^tnsay. ..„v„ i. nnt naiuralto h-r. > u> .io.v- it to k p •"•'harart.T sh. wa^ T-nv^ inio wn.n that i: ;i IK of that, ll'iw that ,. with a inar\fiMHi^ ^ ......_. ■■• ,.„,,, ml .,n,i with his f.rliiij-'s a-ain un-i'T n.iitrol, ..^,^•'"d;;wnt'wnan,ij^itlthe^b.aekJackgan.. Y,.ipanh.".-xtrava-ant for.mro. l^lllv ruk-..n"s saloon on !• root Stroot, wnore ,: • ;; wJntonni;:htly.wasah>w-un^.orH^^ .:„. hi liin.'. with mar. a,M n-markahU- moan. ^•; '> iV; .i,l,.. 11... front .loor th.'n" wfro con- ;V::n:rdoo;rn;.mn.lM...iatth.tun...wl^^ harr.vmi. with its Ion.' nurn>r an^l f^ P^^^ ^J . r ;t, fl,f> niido wa< lUst iko any ot. .t in un. l^'icanVn/on the polW..a «.u.>t.r ,u aa a.utud. 58 The DashinjT Sally Duel of ilojoction. Ill li.nl foiind "r-;iri!i';iii .Ink" moro tlian a iiiiifdi fnr lnm at jink-T. anil fl"- ilrink lit' hail t'vidciitlv jii-t l:iiI[i('i| down wa-" like tlif liii- riKif ('(X'ktail — "uri tin' li(iu-<'."' It r^ccriit'd to irr that the stratiiriT tiifd in \it;u" up iiM "Silver .F,i> !■:" cvid liini. iitit hf collaps'il npiin a."! my iii(iii pa«-t''i itit-r Mn' l>!ai k jack room without -]>• ik iilt to liitii. 1 pui-.('il a; tlic bar to j:i't a uii •'■ \ -our — .'.n '•. ilid riut drink. "I can't alT'ird ii in my Iiuhk ■..-.," he told mo oni'f'. Haviti:; invited the ftran.L'cr at th'' liar to "V^r't in." lie tcioi, :,dv,i',i.iLr'' 'd' till' oppMitniii'y to f^ay, as he jiut hi- l'I !-- down : "Mas "SilsiT .l.ii k' L'ot any ninnev -" As 1 a.-k'il in\-''l' wIm i'.>\i|i! tx- tiii- vi.in wlio talked so faniil',ii'> "f my t'riciid. my ri'ind went hack to the talk > ii the mountain, and it c:niie to Iiie in ii tla-h tli;i! ilii- mii-t he '•'!;,. )|,|.i fruni Now York." .\s I rnnipared the Idoited. fat ami greasv-Ioiikinir louii e-' who h.id h'travid .le-- . with the acti\e. di-; M_fi;i.l,,.,l.|,„,l,ji|^- ,|,;,,| \v!m had rhoseii to hei'CMie a L.inildei- and i wandiT'T from minini: camp to m i.ini: caiiiii. I cMiild not help wonderimr at the i iii'uii-: .-oii!!- nine-- nf women. Of rourso I f'lri^nt tl!.!i. at the t'ne when Je-^ had preferred tlii- felliw to .Tack, lie mii-t liavf^ ap- peared to her the L'lMant •! f':e ijnMt citv. In M'orkin^' the ruin of d.-s Ik hid al-o eneompa-sed his own moral death. I went in'o the ^aniMine ronm without an-werin2 liis (pn'stion. .At the niomeiit I ojtened I'le door from the har someene flipped out at the back And Other Stories. 59 of tlip riird room. A pust of wind rnttlo'l !>"lh dix)i- t'l witli ;iii otiiinniH -muni. ^ "Tlif wind is coiitiii;,' down thf dividf with a d — ,1— iliitUr to-iiiKlit, " tonunrnU'd u btnirdi'd miinT nu thf rij,dit of tlu- df.iuT. . •Wi'M, if it do.-n*t blow ni«' a hlaok jack it won t |,;.,w ii.o'anv good," said tli.' laU.r, ai no individual , Ajir. i-fd a dfsiri' to bt- '•liit.'" ■Ihv d.-al.T l.x.kcd at his lanN and found him- slf with fifU'in. Ill- dealt liimvlf an at.", lic?i- tat.'d. then turnrd iinotlHT card. It was a tl. ••Wfll, I'l's go.'d ciiougli," 1m' said., as he rakfd in iill tlu- nioni'V on tlio tab!.' save thai of -Silvj'r .l.i.k ■■ whosf stake he d(iu!. l.'.l. for my friend held I .uieen and an ace. and .lende.l to take th« deal, lb' wa.s ju.st in the middle .,f his tir4 sluillle when u door was violently Hung open, and u .-hout wa.-« heard : , , i v "The river's rising, the bndpo ho? went, we heard, and. regardle,-> of grammar the owner of the Noice rushed to t!ie next saloon to =prcad the dole- ful tidings. "Silver Jack" wa;» the first man to reach tho ptivet. The river even then covered a (iuarter()f ,1 mile at its mouth in place of tho few feet which liad marked its boundaries tho previous night. I swiftly ran in tho diret'tion of D .\ venue, know- in" that tho gambler was sure to make his way th.TO also. But progress was soon impossible. Whoro the avenue had been but a short time bo- fore, the angry mountain stream now swept with a force already sufficient to cut a new bod through the centre of the town. , t l i ai. Above tho whistling of the wind I heard the i I 6o The Dashing Sally Duel pound nf a piano. It oamo from tlio direction of tlio lake. "(iood Ciod,*'' oxclaiitH'd .Tack, wiio turned Tip at the inoiaen t. M.>- i> a tloat in ;er lion-;i\ Xo otliiT woman would have tlic nerve to play her own funeral march." The Hood had .-w< i-t all the boat? from the water- front. lUit that <; "Come with nic" above the sound ol water?. We made our the foot of the hill down the slaiitiiiL,' v' bay. 'J'here we l"!:! miiinti' to launch it. thi? backwater. Oim rific batih' coiunn'ti. ■ I do not know. \Vi; 1 imt daunt the Invcr. lir shrieked ^o ;is to be heard tiic gale and the roar of the \v;iy .■i!l< throuirh the storm to from then> took our way m! lo the mill in a -iclnded 1 a boat. It t'lnk us but a ir the storm had imt nMched I out in the main lake a ter- d. How we livi'd tlirouLrh it it before T had thou'_dit of as a woman train >;!;'!ded with diamonils had taken on life and H'lnKJance of a woman scorned. Lake and river coni!Mti d, and it scfrnnd as if the prize for which 'l' \ -trove was that frail ?hack which contained ]>!,:■ 1, Joss. Ka>lo l?iver rushed roarinjrly into its ein iny until its intluence could be felt half way aero— the lak(\ Tlic sounil of the ancrry water.s wa.« taki^n up in the mountains and ocho(Nl in many a cumiiiiL' cave and curiou-: hollow. A man who came over the St. Mary"- r thoiieht to ^o back we given in liriTi eiitertiiineil for a riioiiien' would have wra[ij)ed us in it Koot eriav iic-fold shnnu I^k- Iiize( Vt last we n'ai'hcd the house on the waters, ami wondered how we were to hoard it. A horrible to I VMiir from the shack called to us that if we tried g> t aboard a l)ulle: the t one: tl would end our livrs. I lose (d tl in the barroom. .lack was tliough his buck ' ivered, lii.- 1' man who had beer» rowing stroke, bnt iirm was none the )p«i jK'Uerful, and In H,k no notice of the threat. .. .'■iKit was heard. For a moii ■ -it I woiul.Ted where 1 liad been liit and why it w.i^ I was r-till able to I'ull. Tiien 1 found tliat no bullet ha.l come near nil'. The problem of how to get on to the house was F^hed by an ed(h-. wliieh took us out of the furv 'f tlie Iak(^ and deposited us on I sand spit in front t Heautiful Falls, which, 1 .-trangely noticed, illy {)l;islie.l amid the din of the storm. Tv- iinisK r.g the boat to a fallen tree, we got on to the 1 ■ntered the sitlinsrnom. It lOUSO was empty. The -■'..■'■ seemed unnaturally silent after the storm ^^ 'liout and fne .sound of the piano was still in our c.irs. Jack leading, we went into the beJroom, pre- i i! !! €2 The Dashing Sally Duel paix'd for every ernorgpnoy but the one wo had to On the bed va? the lifeless form of the stranger, «nd beneath was tln' m (>iningly dead l)0(ly of Black '3e^. The ganilil>r thin;,' tiio l)0(ly of his cm'tiiy to one side, and it huddled in the corner, looking like a mass of clnllus propped at curious angkis. As Jack t(X)k the form of Joss in his arm-', she -openet^l her eyes. "Tliank heawn." was his fervent exclamation. "I thought he had killed you," he siid. "Ah, no,"' she ai!-W'rt>d weakly, '"it was I who shot him. ' When ]»■ made that threat to kill you I seized ihe gun. ;ind. scarcely knowing what I was doing, jininii'i it at him. When I heard the ?^hot I fainted, an! his body must have fallen Licross me. But. dark, how glad I am that you were not drowned. I was in such lermr when I saw you coming aer"-- the hike to save me. I am yours now, dear .hi, k. for ever." she said, atid about that time I thniight that a view of r.miiliful Falls l)y moonlight all alone was about the best ihing for me. m And Other Stories. 63 THE CULTUS TRADER. SrwAsn Jim prrvc- Kin;,' Edward. "Tho Great White Mother .-^Icoiks" .siid he. "Siwash .'ini and Chief Dick now tjiko orders I'mm Edward Jfox." It was characteristic of .lim iliat he phiced him- self Ijcforo Chief Dick. Jim is the jxiiiceman at the Indian ranclierce, near A'ancouver, and he i^erves tlio blue papers head, d "Edward Rc.x,"' which Cliief Dick only si;.'iis. Ju front of the residence of Siwash Jim is a Inige totfm pole. In tlie evenin;r. when he be^^ins t'> feel lonely, Jim returns to the bosom of"his family; in other words, he communes with the t'lti'in i>olo, for upon it, in many a f;'ntastic curve, U wr'Uen the hi-tory of his forebears. Jim is not ;i'de iu transcribi' that part of the pole wliich tells • 'I' the family relations previous to the landin;,' of r.iptain r,M)k at .Noolka in 1778. Whether'' his i::noraucc is real or assumed I have not yet be^-n aide to fathom, but this much is pretty certain, the history was written in a IjIihkIv writin'i,'. One day when Jim was in a particular pood Im- nior, he asked me to come and sit beneath the totem and drink in the glories of the past. 1 t)unii:ht it an excellent chance to heir a chapter from tho tut em pole. "You would like to hear something of Jim'a I I HI 64 The Dashing Sally Duel hi^t'lry,*' lie romark<;l, in answor in niv qnp>tion. '"Ilic w;ir i'cvcr is in yi ur blood," hi- ufiit on, "and yon chcor the nicii who '^o IJLrlit tti'' liners, so I will till you the sinrv "f the man who li'v.'llrd his eiikwalal (,L,nin) at ihr Ily-is Tycv (Sir .lainos Poii^Has, (Jovcnior nf X'aiicouvor I-laiul in tlie fiftii's) in tho d.iys ^f my father. "■^'our Dniiirla.- wa- mado llyas Tyco ov mo\inta::i- where the railway runs. My la' her was then eliief of the Cowichins. "Then' cnmo aiihiiiL' us a white trader. ITo was posliak (l)a to the Ilyii^ Tyco at Vi( toria. "Tho great Ciovenn r l)e]ieved the tales of the trader, and he came ujt the cna-t in a <,)ueen'3 fhij). When at Saaiii' ii he sent I'.^r m\ fa'her. " "Cow iehin.' said he. "vou have a vounsi man in And Other Stories. 65 vniir tribo wliosc luiml.- wiiitL' trailer. Y at A'iftnria.' an' stained witli lilood of n uu niu.-t ''i\r 1 IIIU up Tor trial '.My father was nve knew that th<' tr; that the Smi-; nl tl nonie with ;,'riff. He I'l'T was a liar, but lie kn<'W also the .Mother stand bv each uther iroii;_Mi ''11(1(1 (ir il 'W e are the s( rvant f the prcat White Moth<'r.' he aii>U( red. 'hut the white trad.T iiiiist have lied to veil." A] Ki tie (h-ew hiiii.-.'lt' lip as if iiaiiLMit hut truth was -pokcn by one of our tribe, eelf will fake him to Vn toria and see that lie has fair trial." '-My father si^rhed. J!c wa,- •..•iialiihin would never w< II aware that uitiiout the mark of the -k come hack from \'ictoria itoKKIl 1 house (pri.-on) upon him. lie a.-kcd for time to eon-ider. "'I'lie White Ty,... was always fair to his oppo- nent?, and he ^'ranted the reipiest. That ni_'!it tiK.'re was a great talk amon:: the (*owi.hins. Tho }"un<,' anion- the tribe were for a fi-ht, but the '■Iders poin'cd out that tliore were iruns on tiie ^'ueenV ship in the bay. and iik n in i)lue f.nil leg- ;:!r;r'^ who never mis.-. d when thev .shot. "t^ialiehin ended the talk i)y"sayin^': *I shall ;:ive my-. If up to tho Whit.- Chief in the moruing, but to-n:ght 1 would be with Mouasa.' Hi 66 The Dasliing Sally Duel "Tlip morning dawm <], and the Governor ap- pearcil. " 'Cowichin.' he i nnimandod, and there was that in his voice ulmh made oven my father trciiiliU'. "Ijrinji out uur prisoner.' "Hilt the spirit nt "nv ancestors was with my father yet. He Inn',.;! at tiie (iovernnr. and there was jrrief and lol'ty |ii;r|io-.f in his kindly eyes. ''Tlie mm from ti.i war \es:-el were as r-tonos of hluo. "'Do not ask it. (i. \crnor,' he rci'Iii'd.. 'I can- not pive liiin uji.' "The (iovcni'ir lifttd hi« hand, and tlie stone nionuiiKMits tddk i<<\ i:lV. Tliey nianlii'd in front of us and stimd \\\\\<. ■:nn< ready at the >lioidd(>r. "Our trilie li.id U' ijinns. we outnuniliered tlio men from tlic ship. I'liit wliat was our skill to theirs, nur dieiplii,. ;■. tlio machine I (Jim was there in the sjiirit a- ' ■ u.i' t'llim: me the story.) For a few moment- i: i-niked as if Cowichin IJiver was tn run red. whni <^tualichin stepped forward. The li.irlit of the m;i(: ua- in his eye. He held a Hudson Bay <:ni\ in iii- IwiikL Mnwasa was no- where to he seen. "'I will 1:0 to till' Willie Chief,' he said. "He walked shiwlv towards Governor Douglas. Half way he ^ot. tin 11. (piick as a llash. he raised his weapon and poini< 1 it at the Tyee. He pulled the tri^'irer. The <.nin missed fire. "(lovernor Dou^da- ma<]e no sijrn. He was a hrave man. But my father was as one who was mad. Treachery of the kind was unworthy the Cowieliins. Better a year in the skookum house than that. And Other Stories. ^7 ''Ifo firdcrc'l (^)uali(liin to l.c ^cizod in onlor tlwit l:r might ho ImiiiihI .uk] hniidid over to the ship's imn. Tlio Wiiiti' ("hii'f stonil \,y cahnly. It was ;i« if 1k' was in the furt at Victoria iindt-r the pro- tictif>n of the puns nf tin* fir>,it Mntln^r. '■'^iialichin wa> hdiind. and niy fittluT himsrlf" handed him over to th>' uiii'r- for trial. Treachery dr-crvcd doatli, and (^ualirhin was hanged to a tree in front nf tlie whole friln\ '"The maidens went to comfort ^lowasa. Thry found her in Qiialichin" teat with (H!ualichiii.'& liunting knife iu Iter lieart."' 68 The Dashing Sally Duel THE I'ASSI.\(; OF CALLIcr>r. (.1 Slon/ shoirin,/ ln,n- Im.i.t in Kint w;is Cillinini. }^i,i: anil liniad u.i- 'ic. as was ihr aciva^'i' over which he hiintrd. I,',,l was liis (..l,,r, ami rare wen' his attainni.; ,;> Imp an Imlian nf that day. Siwa>h .(iiii can ti-.cc his .h-cmt hark i.i ('alH- cuin. even a- lh<' ( : aaipinn >>\' the Kmi: •an pro- diKv a chart -h"U!i!_' Imw he i> (l>>,e!i,|c(| fr.. in one who caim over t|,r i;:,_r|i,h Channel uiih Williara of Xoniiaiidv. And ^le Siwa.-h i< as proud as any chainpion uh'Mi it eini;.- to aiice.-irv. But Siwa-h .Iini :- l.rd oidv of' a whitewasliod f^liiick and a hw !-.!-. ••'rhe white men wt're ever land i:rahliir-." he -,i\ ~. What ui'P the happv hunting' ,i:rnun(]s of Talli- cuni are tn--\ ShuikI, wliilf .M'. l'.,ikir. uiii(li iu\vtM> aiinw tlir Mati' nT Wa.-li- irijtiiii. (luc- it.- r"_'iiMiiicn Id dill' who cam'' mit wiili \ aiiiDUM r in till ii'Miiiia..- t in.'- al t,.r • iKi ni the .-(■M'titciiitli ifiit un . Captain .laiii'- I'.^urll. ,,1' IT- Mnj -;■,"- -iirvry ^hi[> /•.''/-;(.;. !n:ikc(i iiiHiii ;! ,■ r. c.';!!!,- 'I'rriiiiiial <'il\ I'mm tl:.' iiiik <>( lin' l:in;.r'^< "/' In-.i. 'I'lii' Wliitr I.ini-r wa- .-1m\»!_v >tiaiii:ii_' tuwan!- tlic Nar- I'lu-. wi.icli (ii\iii.' Iliirr,!; il Inn 1 linni tia- tiiill' >>{ (iinriri,!. ('..j'lain I'cwiii \'. 1- i>;i riirlnii'^Mi ainl wa~ lit nnitr to Cliiiii. A- !i" ~;imii| cin tlic dnk lit' till' t'anaiiian I'ai-.iir lin r ][■■ [in'Miitnl a notalilo liLTM'. 'I'Im! Ill' ua- a l'.!-iti-!iir ua~ rviiii iit at tin,' tir.-i ,L'lanr''. lint li.i if ua- a LMari'l'iiln' -- almnt hull uliiiii (:!l!i' nut (if the city nl' \'.iip 'Hivit that li.i' attrac- tive captain ua.- tiiinkiiiL:. imt nl' a fair Spani.-h i.'irl whiiM- tiaiinf,- wen- iii-jihi\fil in tin- aiici'stral hall in Kini. At I'oint (Iray liis L'!"'Mt-'_Ta!ii!fath('r had won tliat lo\t'lv _m1 111 17l»"J. aiii] it ua- l'"iin dray iliat looiHiil Millilcr. "Do vnii tliink t'liTi' will ho wir'" (jnf-tionod one itHTchant ol' Chiap.-iilc of another in 171*0. "I t f.\ri:-. iin . Imt I Ii.ivt an appoint- niriit,"' said the oil/ r. a- In- Ixirri'd away. From \vlii( li it will lie -''II that Fuij^'li-litni'n were not better aojuaititi '! ;i: ilm-i (l.._vs \vii!i the I'aeific coast than thfV hn "ilay. Spain in 1*I*" u.i- un more [irrparr.l fur war with (Jreat Brit. mi tii.r -hi' wa- to meet the Tnited State- m:' liutnlrrd yiar- l.itiT, al'ter the lilowinLT up of IS. 1/ ///(*'. Fort nil itilv for Hi- Catholu' Majr-i\. ;:,. -truLr;,'!!' wa- a\' rtrd. Spain iifrreeiii;,' to iiial ' ■ ■ ; Mrat ioii, and a kn"ult'd,i;infr (inat hritainV ii, ! on the iinrthwr-i (oast of America. Kim: i . ru'"' -'nt an oxpedition to Xoolka iindtr Caorain Vancouver, and I'.ritish Coluniliia had a i" : niiin^'. Tliat expedition rop- re^e^tcd a jieiuiy nf Kmpire in compari-on witli the vast sum- whieii li i.' heen spent in iiiiildinii im*' maintaining' tiie \,<\\'V r)ritain- which line thf chores of the Sevi ii ^. a-. lUit that penny is yiold- inj: compound intei. -i in ponnds. On Captain \ an. 'uvcr's ship, the DlsrovPnj, was a Fieutenant I'.u. II. In K'M) the ves>el en- tered Burrard Inltt. md one June day anchored ri(Mr Point Ciray. 'i'hi if were two Spanish vessels there. "It gives me preat p'e,i-ure to weloome you," re- marked the Spanish (ap;ain to the Enfflishman. "I may say, liowevi r. that at Xootka the fleet awaits you." So Captain Vancouvir continued liis journey to An J Other Stories. 71 \ ' -f wore tliM'O S:);ini~li friLMtcs iiinl a l)ri;,'. Tliiri !.ii;rr, tilt' Aihrr, tli w the limad |>«'iiiiiiiit of Sonur I»iii .l>i;iii I'Vain i-<'> (If la y I'miliLM t.Miailra. .— ^"< Am! at Nontka. wlnic tlif Ai lur lay, tli<- Towoll ;-.,:iiaiii-i' i oiiiiiH'rn < il. Li. ulriiaiil l'n\Mll was till- tir-l Knuli.-h nival ' . ' f t" >t''p a-lii)i'- fp.m tlir ''•-'■■ I' ' ;. ■J :i:ii -cut." -ml li'', uitli a w \<> ^I'uor Qiia- .;m. "Id iiHjiiiii' if a rn_\al .-a!iUr 10 tiic ll.iix wmihl '. ail ijiti'ii y •"It will alT'inl IIP' ;,"•' it I'lii-nrc to fxeiiange 1 'iiii|iliiiii'iit,- with the .. Iili' (apt. nil." wa- thf t:al- l..iit H'lily. A- 111' pa--t'(! hack t-i hi- inat tln' ^.I:L:.,^l•.IIlan •:'i;i,| aiii'Mii: tlic hiiii-'-h'ili! nt' Si fior (Juailra, a II .mlrii dl' rail' In iiits. !"•;• iiiaiiy i!i"!Uii.- I-i<;u- ;. iiaiit I'nwcll liai; -I'lii tin \\!i;;" wiciiaii. ami the L'!"rv iif tlii- I' 111 1 !' Spain captivatiil liim at lirpt - '.'lit. Uah^l ii' Alva W.I.- ^f tlic -^i!iii':;vo tvpc of \wiii!an. Ii'ii-i- coldrnl was th' nii'Tt nf t'," -ii-ci'ptihlo 'liMitciiaiit to his (a[)taiii. Hi' ililatfil iij>on th«J I'Mirtf-y (if Scfior (^>n.iilra, luit lu' saiil iiuthing of t';i' Iliaiill'Il. 1 "We an- to si'ttlc tlii^ ipir-tjim aiiiirahly," said ( aplain A'ancoiivrr in tin- Sjianianl. "-o ^hall we, ;:- a >tart. nanio tins i.-!aiiil hy our joint nam('«?"*>^ •"By all incan^ ''t it ii«' N'ancKtivrr and (Quadra i-laiiil." rcturni'd the Scfinr. "And why not, cap- tain, iiavc an cxchanp' ainmij: our otliccrs so that iluy may have a i hancc to g( t ai(juaintod while till' surveys rrc i)('in\\ lb- \i---i'l. ^ In that i.«!aiic!' I.I r. liiii: trip i:n,'l,inh"n' will IT ''>' . !t ( liji I' ( 'alliru!!!. rpoii the ari!\.:! ^f th.' /',••/», ,vv,/. ( 'allicuin. )iis \vif<' and child, pi, I nut in a Miiall cniiur ■■.itli li.«h for thi' ollicctv \ >;Mni>h -iil.alirrn woidd not allow tlicni to piy i ■ y rc-pcct,-, to the corimiandfT, and rouiih!' look rl > •■ li-h auay. Tin ci'inir.andrr was (Irinkiii;; in h-- r.nm whilr llic .Noithwr-t Miii- j)irc of Spain w.i- I'l — im: awav. "rf>iiak, pi>hak."" | l.ad, had). P'li.arkrd ( alli- ^I"'l'''i in thf p'M.!iar clicking' lnii>:ii(> of tlip nati\«-. III.' Wdi''- --iindcd liai>liir than tliov wore. Till- nrkl.— noiihl: ^pjiiiard M'i/..'d a niu>ki! from a sailor and >!iot ( ,i ! i um. Thi. hody frll over the side of ilic canof inti, the .sea. "You yoiiii:.' fo, I :"■ (xclaiincd I'owoll. as lie .snatclu'd Iho imirkt't rmm tlio Spaniard hcforo he could do further hiirm. "That is how you di'stroy your Kmpiro.'' Isahr! cainc on tin' iWk at tlio nioniont. and. I'owoll gently explaiiitd to her the cause of the trouble. "How terrihle." (■( I till' iiiliiimaii iiimc, I'.A.i'Il wi'ut luliiw, atul >hortly a.'tt'rv.arci^ tlie rolu- t.\is of ilu' iiiuriitTcii I'liicf vintiin'ii to tlic Span- i-'. -hip fo be;,' pcrmi->inii to .-> ircli for thf body i"iir,iili tlir \i --.•!. Till' iiiiini'ii'r \\a- .-till on I'ounl uuJ th"' -km- paiil o\' v. 'I'liat niiilit a cuuik il of war ua- ln'M. \\ i.iri ii'W'^ of the i'i!i!hir oKtrap' ua- irivt-n to 1'' A' II hi- .-oii^'ht tiic Spaiii.-)i ( nmmaiidi r. ■■>ir," said hf, indiiriiaiitly. "do you tiot know t'' ,it _\Mur tiii'ii arc as-aultiii;: thr ;.doiy of Spaiu? .\i - like iho.-t' cnintiiitti'd tu-ihiy kill yur sovor- » ijiitv. Murcover, urt- vou picpari'd for repri- Nii-:-"' '"I'ooh, ponli. my drar lii iiti'iiant," repliod the fMmiiiaiidtT. "yoii takf tlii- litllo matter too pori- • '\\-\y. Such alfairs aro uiiiortunatc, but how Miialll Why trouble aliout thrmr"' '■r.ut, sir, you ilo not kiniv.- the naturo of those lii'.'ian-. Have vcui doubled the wateli? They a!'- -ure to attack us." ■'\on.-< u^c, lieutenant, they will not dare. They feir us too much,'' was the captain's reply, ''"^'ou are new on this coast, allow us old-timers to know a little more than you.'' Ilu spoke with ill-eon- ce.iled conteinjit. "If not for your crow's sake, sir, then for that of the Seuorita Isabel, 1 Uak you to atrougthcn # lil 74 The Dashing Sally Duel tho r^i.'inl for "he To^t of our stay hero," said the Kii.L'li.-^liman. ''Ah! lies tlio I.iii.l tliat way, liniifnant?'' taunt- in;rly asked tlic SiMiiianl. "Sir," rcjiiini'l lii'' I'.nirlislunan. liaughtily, "tliis is no time for t;i!!-. "f that eharaeter ; look after your shij)."' ami rnwrlj turned on his lieels. "TIh' yourii: < u!'. -u lie loves the daughter of the admiral. T\u~r '!' .- rd' Kn:zli>hni(n look hiixh,'' muttered tin' cniinn.inder. But he gave no orders for niorv^' security. The night pa--' d ipiiitly. save for tlie wailincr of the women on th' -',- ic. If the Spaniard- had felt any alarm, it vani-'; fd with the dawn. 'J'iiey had not seen the hras' - iii (■■umeil. l?ut rowcll wa- -m!1 worried, llr lenked for an nttaek next eveimu. When night arrived lie was drtailed at the e.i;i:': ;iider"s dinner l.iMe. II>' wa- verv nnr;i-\-. hui a!' :• tli(^ ni. inner >>( his rereptioii when })''• gav" war': ::, he eould U'\ liring himself to nienfinn the -i; >■ ! aLrain. The Sf'fiorita I \^ i to walk on deck at night- time, and give hi r-rif intirely to the .-ilene(». In a ne\\' country the ali--'uie -tillr.i ,-- alter dark i-^ all- posses.-ive. As l-a!" : -at watching the >t;irs a (■eupie of eano(>s put ■ ut from tlie \illacr'. She did not see them; -i.e was gazing westward to tho far ea^t. Stealthilv ' i!f a do^rn Indian- linarded the I'rinrrssa. Th> } !iad seen that tlnre was only the -uhaltern and nui' -ailo" on deck with the girl. All three were sci/(,I li.fore they could utter any alartn. .\- (piictly a- they <'aiiie the canoes went hack to land. The ah-eiue of tlie -uhaltcrn was discovered when And \.r Stories. / > Ilii» watch— if watt... .t c< >vi ,i ho OllUi'l — \^il-'< ihiiii 'I'd. The olliiMT \ !io laiiu' to nlifV. Iiiiii cill.d the coiiimanilrr, wlm nnl.T.'d all liands on ■k. and also stnt for l was J ill: lu.k for not taking ihf (I0( di ^(•ovorod, he tur^ Kiiirlii^hman's advice. \ •It is useless doinir anylhini: till in'.niinir," ?au the conmiandiT. Lieutenant Powell chaf.'il at the dflay. At d.iy- hri'ak he aroused the comiiiandiT ami a-k'd to i)e ]uit in cliarge of tlie search l>arty. The re(iut>t was a;:reed to. SrlcctmLT a (io/ill o f nio?t lire am likelv Spaniards, ho iiia.lr his way to tin found the camp de.-crtcd. The Indians had re- treated to the j)rimeval for.'st ; pathle>s to whites, the home of reds. There were, however, evidences of the route taken hv the Indi.iiw. and Towell and liis men followed tliein up for the o>ititin wduiO iiave alia None. thou,i:h the lilMe party wa- in tl the iVu-e.-t ; shut out fmui the >ea, perhap udoned it? iiiii!.-t of with foes ill roun d. T cannot let the Se'fiorit a lie ('a rried awav ou t an effort to save her," >.n>\ \v tu hi- men. \\itli- " You know the danger; will ymi Mand hy uw'r ' "We will, sir." thev aii-uered. Th-y spoki' as Knglisliraen. hecause they liled the nonheriu-r who was leadiuL' them. At the dawn they started again, and -nrnewhat to their -mrpri^e. ami rather to tin :r d..~may. ca:ne lipon the red>kin- in an h^ur. Tiie native-, w.'re expecting them, and wer" drawn up hy hundreds in mmML - ■-r*,^*^^J);^i;i;T>;;; ' , ,■»; , 76 The Dashing Sally Duel a cloiirintr. Thoy knew all ahout tho })ursuit; thoy onnli! liavo anniliilatid iho farty in tin; iiij^ht. Hut tlici*' was a noble scii-iliility ainnnj: tho^o woodmen. Callicuin liail drilli'd into liis trilx' ^'onorous and liospitablc i(l(\a>. and tlie example of the murdered ijiaii wa.'^ still stroni'. "It would be \i~' It-- to fipht thi- liordo," the lioiitonant said. '"I must try to induce tliem to peace fully jrive up tin' captive." J'lit there was one man that would ni'ver return to the PritKCf^sn. \\ith a dozen arrows in the - tiinrtal of the unhappy subal- >v the lieutenant to obtain the a and the sailor. His joy at !'i! by the death of th'.' Span- l>onnd to a tn.\ }(ody, was all that w : tern. It was ea-y i return of the Seunr the fact was unduu iard. "The fool dcser\c' cers. when the Prin' Powell was retell iuL' was marri(^d to ]<:\\ Senor ]>on Juan Fra ■' he told hi- brother offi- returned to Nootka. and stnrv the niirht l^eforo he ly the fallier eoiifes-or of 10 de la y l')'Hli':r;i (,)iiadra. It is over a C(>nlury imw since the tbii,' 'iit t') war l)i'fau.-(' n! a pur. ll wa- na ly Ic I'orktT — a l>crk>liir'' with a jMditxrft' as 1 ii val li- ons 1,- that of a Dfrhv wiiim r. It ciTtainly provw -tlv to Britain for. i'rtwcfti it and the KiiqxTor f ( irrmanv, .1 .n'dariil In-t it- titl'' to tlio is'anil o f .>an .man, w liicli British ('.iliiiiiliia to tlii.' hour thinks should \n- a i)art nt it. .\inrrican.-J aiul Britishers know little alnnit Canada, ovi-n to-dav. tlioiii 11 nnudi IS hcanl ol an All KTK an "invasion f!f the l)ninini(in. an^l tlioiii:!i the British are al- wav; No"t : talk (inr O in;.' about "that l^'al colony. Canada. ]r- .iwaro of what tin* Sau Mian ill ut of a liuiniri' 1 ^put was (iv.T. W line A iiuTieans niav read a hriid' rcfori'tii-" to tti' matter in their school histories it is e.rtain that tho Knirli^h do not. so tiirv cannot undor.-tand how >urpr:-'d tiie |H'(iple I'.ritish Coiuniliia were when Kinperor William I. Iianded the island over to the Inilt'd States. Here i- the story just as it came from the lips of an old- titiH r. It is right that hotli liriti.-h and Americans simiild read it; the former, that they may obtain 80I11C idea of how the early settlers worked for the i 78 The Dashing Sally Duel Empiro, tho latt when ^llc•l. niattiTS a:- llic Al.i-ka Imuiidary ciim.' up I'nr seltlo- niciit. "Yes, sir," said i1h' Mld-tini.T. "it was a pipj tliat lo-t u- Sail dii.iii I-'.iiid. lr;i-iu.i\- ihf pi^' and tho CiiTiuan I-'.iiip' ; ■. 'I'iif mw w.udd 1:0 rootin' anmiid l.yiiiaii ('wiNt'- jzardt-ii. ihink.iiu' all tho liiiif it ua- ilud-in- r>ay (nuipaiiy ;:roun(l — as it Ava.-. mind v'-r; t'.)!ii(r i>ad a MTt nf Alvcivtoni' af- fi'ction for th<' Ciiind Statts. I >'pn-( — oiif can't account for llic l>l""min" dccisii)ii ntiirnvi-r. Ilnw- ovcr. ImiiIi piji and Miiipridr arc d.ad now. Hlc-- nii'. but pi;:- aiii' k.i;-iT.- do caUM' a lot of disturb- ance while tlirv'p' alive, ilai'l they imw ? If 1 WJi> in (;ermai!\ I ^■i>ost' they'd have tne up fnr whaf> that t!:ey call it? Ye-, le-.' niajest'. Hounds (pii er. d. r;"l it ? ••Of eonr-e \< \ ,i:i"t tike the ri'-t of those ig- norant iinti-her-. -ir. who don't know where San Juan !-land is. it'- one -d' tl;.-e little i-land- in the Strait- -•f l-'uea. not I'ar from \'i(toria. They <1o sav that the irouMe hetwi'en I'.ntaiii and Amer- ica over that i-land wa- chietlv I'oinented hy an ofVhiT ffoin tile Snulliern St.r.- in th ■ hope tliat the two eouiitrits would L'et liL'hlintr. That's as it mav he. I'm in a position to take my atlidavy that th.e piu -tarted it. Y- u know, hein:: a man who ha- re id lii-'' v h' -ide- ih.'it L'iven in the hook- at home, that S-; .Mian l-!a'id wa- .M-mpied by tho Hud-on's r.i\ t'onipanv 111 ISi:;. and the \Tnite(l Si.ate- didti'' care :i i .ntini n'al ahout it in those dav-. hein^' oth(M-wi-e -ireniinu-ly enpii^ed. The Hud-on'- \'>i\ Company ouned most of th'.' And Other Stories. 79 irtli lioroaltout* for « ^rnoil many yoar<= until I III It' Sam had ,i ft ni'imtMUs to <])A rt' — tlifii lie k' |it >lK)vin;,' tlio riiii.;i,iiiy northwards. As for It'iwniiif,' Strtrt, it tliiUit laif a tlainii ahoiit tht> i at anv time, ! ai''h it -m liravrlv wrotf tliat m< ilic (iovcrnnifii!, iiniiri- aiiv •■(■lUI! .nrf.-. must !ll ;iiiitain tilt-' rii:ht <>!' the l>i. .i~li ( inwii to tin.' Inland of San .1 nan. \ tcrriiilc lot of 'II, iinfain- iii:: It ihil III' I'liiijianv \ III"' to tlu^ t i: — Ilrlf. or til'' I Hi; was iirv. whtTc 'llif .-aiiii'in U'-iiliiift ri-i- ti) a t1_v. And I'li'lf, lif was iiiiu'hty I lit'' whfn thf prniKT tmu' can. foi iiiiii t'l take at-ti'iii. ma. a Ht ■iitt'ij tri'uhli'. all tilt' same I'ana- ntj tlicii iiiod liacK U V ! f anv du-t wad rai-id liv r>nt, in. l; .t to I'r.l. Hu.-fll. Dl zzv, ami all llm-i' diilinnii's thi- w ntcliid ciilimit'-." and Britain t'lnk t< a- part o\ 'tiiu-e jMlllt. ■l- tcr-wriniiLT. !•' \"U imtiri' how tiiii>'~ li.ivi^ cha'i;:i'd r Tlit- 'damiifd Lclnriics' liasf hccome Ni.'ar ilauizhtiT natjiii-' now. it niako^ iih' iirtd. .\.^ iiau;_'lilfr> wf'rt' lmnhil' away tin' sariif nld dut- to I'lKic Sam thoiiLrli. uln'ii hr rnmi-s armind as a i-uitnr. Maine, \Va.-!iiiti:tiin. >an duan and .\!a«ka ^'uii fiiiild ^lick li-.i i- a pretty <:o(m1 ,i,nft tn an\ii"dy. lji;:land in there and w>inii. r where it ii.u! aii He wasn't at all lonesnine, tl,.it old porker, when !**< ms^m^fM h m -me^^^d^smj^'tm^i ^^-^mM^ 80 The Dashing Sally Duel ho ^ot lioro. Ho fMimil frii'nd?!. ili'-it'nl"i. His year of arrival was s<>Tiii wlicro alinvit I^^'i^. and it wa^ only four ycarii pn'vious that I'm N- >ani had starts d to look at San Juan J!i?-t liki' ol,! \!iah did at N.i!>Mth"s viufyard. In ih<' lifti's thf lliid-nii"- I'.ay (n'lipany hail what the lawyer ffllri> .!• -< rihc as a "nu't to th.- island hv occ'ujiatioii.' T'lit I'lul'' Sam ni\ir did lare a wlionpin" li-: (ii' "v aftor Marki ii/i<\ l-'rascr, Thonip-Mii. r r.rili-h fur-traili'rs. liad shown tlifii; ■■■A :••<'•> it. : liriti-li 1)V rLIils aiid Ainerican l)v -all. "••However, we"\i !..-t traik <>f M-. Tii: airain. With it- -lirep and its h-r-i- .w ' i*- pi-'- the Hndsnn'- r.a\ Cnip.tiany didn'' w ;i;i a!;\ Anieri- cans .111 S;in duaii l-hiiid. I'.ui ;' .nid'':!"! keep >m oiT. '\']]><"' chap* frnm the ntl.r -id.' of par- allel I!' ha\e the uliiijiiily u|' tin' >rn!-. Co where von will theiT*- ::!wa\- an Anii'n.an. They squatted on '-^m .li,,in I.dind; di^'u"! Liiv a danni for the H. U. ('.. i:-. ii'ir for the Widnw of Wind- sor. They didn't ]< w the H. I'.. ( '. iiiu ' :;in_'. and, mind v(ui. tln'y win ii"t anv in,, .-inxioi;- u> eoutrh lip the" dne< whii'h :i 1 ■ rvy fniti'd St. it,- ( 'r.-totiis ('(illeetui' eaine .e,.T from Tu;.'!'! S,iuiul and de- manded in IS.")!. "The llui!-on\ !', i\ Coiuiian;. _:i\e tlia; enlleetor a warm reception, 1, ! me tell you. .\;:''n! (iriilin And Other Stories. 8i qui, k'y iiif-rnir,! Inni tliat O'l'l <;i'>ry t: lii"t lly < \. r S.in .In, III I-hm I. ^"'Ui .-fc lir krifw In- (uls . I. tt' r than tin- nl.l (iiiinaii lliiiji'Tor, wIid alt'T- \sAli\- ll'Mlt \M!li tln' i-laipi. 'I'll.' ('Mlli-.'t.T ^'<)t .-.iiiiv wlii'M it was ^UL'l''■-l<•ll til liiiii iliat In- liail 1m-''.t ri^lit ali'iut I'.im. ijiiitk inarcli, -'< (iiilliil (Irupjicil a line tci (icMni..!- pnuu'las at N'lcbiria, 'I'i:.- nil! (I.Aci-iiMi- \va- nil tn rm-t Aiii'Tiraii tru-k-, \,,ii 1,-1. .mil lif wi'Ut ov.T to ;:iv>' the TiiitPil S'atf* CiMniii- inau -"till' r\rrllciit ailviri'. which, 1 ri'- L'M Id -ay. tlmt ■_' In ■-'•t ihr hill niil of h> iv.' l)Ut hi,- wonl.s w.n- iiiii(h iii"ic pnlitr. 'I'ln' (l"Vrrnor iU'Vi-r used haii hiiiL'uai:.'. What! n.-MT? .Ii-l you a.-k ? Woll, h.iv.llv rvr. II'- nih- fp.iii ruL'-'t Sound wrnt hark with a th a iii his 'Mr. II'- ha. I the c.inf'iuiKh'il ;;ail. h'lWCM r. m apji'iint a d' puty rolhrtor and i-MH'.! a h.'hl ih'ti hv -avini:: "I |'!aco thi- man h. P' to rcpii-iiit th.' riiit<'il Slat''.-; it i- to In' >i'<'n who will intrrf'Tc witli him in the dixMiarL''^ of his lau ful dutit-." The Uriti^h answer to that \va8 to lioi.-t the I'nion -lack ovr tin' IIu'l-'Ui':- Bay (HiarttT mind you. th'^c '|uart'T- bad hen put up in l.'^i:; and'thi- was l>''t. 1 must -ay that (■n!!r(tor was a jraiiu ohl sp irt. IL' ru>!if(l to his -■■iioomT and unfurled tlu' I'nit."! States revenue ill::. (Md I'.etil to kcoji lii- -<:ilp «lnwn. ln'M l.ott. r make hiiii-i'lf scarce. Sn h.' folluwcd tli'' Colltrtor back to r\i;:ct Sound. I'v \ho Witv. tlic ii.iiiie of a Hritiph naval olUcer? Smv. •'.\fter that tht uIm.Ic trihe of Ciutei] .State.- K xis- toiii- ollicials had it 111 for tlie lliid-iir- May Com- pany. The \Va-i;ii:-'ton State I.e-i-latnre passed a farce, which ii (ilNd an act, atl.u hmj: San Juan Ishmd to Wliatmm County, Wa-h. The Sherit! of the countv -•• -d a nunilter of lliid-on'- Bay 5;)„,,.„_',,n ac( "1111 nf taxes.' he -aid— and -(dd them hy auction. The Hudson'^ I'.ay Company put in "a hi.L' hid f-r damaL'es, hut 1 never heard that it pot a i\viftly . >eemed, a,s some KnLdi.-hman -.iid at th«' time, to make hiin forjret the le<-ons < ; international law he learned at West Point and !:e cn>:aL'ed in_ 'improvin','' a British colonv off San .hum [.-land." "Hut what about tiio pig," 1 ventured to ask agaiu. And Other Stories. 83 ••W.n, mi-i. r. I'm pmIIv cninm^ to that -rrat An-lo-^aioa ,.,u,r-. Uiitainaii.l tl.' riiit.a Siat<-. 1 -aiii. -rin with \nU.- hr rrplU'.!. Mll.i W «il'l- ^^ •••fliit ,,'''Mr.*" wMit on til.' oM-tmi.T, gave II,,n,..v 1,1- .!.;....■.•. Tliat ;,niiM.il w,.> li'.t sat.^ ,1,.,1 „i root on 111.' .•ur,.- aii.l a.n> .-f .n..l which ,1,. Ihi.iM.i.-- Hav C.mi.aiiv in.li«l.utal.lv mviio.l; i, Miu-t i.ok.' it- I..- m Mil I luloM'.l pat.-h which I,,„;,„ A. Cutl.T.laun.a. 'I'Ip Atn.'ruan iMraiue ,:, „„„ i,,h,„.l ,1,.. ,Min an.! Mf. I'l- ti.ru.'d up 1 i- 1,,..^ Til.' a-.nt nf t!i.' .ninpaiiy \vaiti'.l on I'NMiaii an.i (l.'inai..l..l (■.miiM'ii-ati..n. 'Hi.' Amcr- „,,„•- r.'piv wa-^ t.. thr.al.n t.. -h.n.t aiiv other of „„. ,,„„ „„v-- -t„.k vvhu'h can... on th.' j^round ,,„ ,,„„„,,; That |.i._' wa- .iiotv i..AV.'rl.il dead ,1 ,„ ;,li„.. Th.' conipany r.p.-rt.'.i tlu- atlair to ,„„,,„„• I)o,i;:!a- an.l th.' .ln,L- of ^^;^• were al- ., ].., l„n-..; onlv th.. ta.t a>..l forh.'araiuc of |.,,u,'la- privnl-.l." Th.' (cvrnior iiuul.' r.pre- „,„a.i..n tothe Tnit..! Stat.- ami llarn-viM.sted ,„ Vir-nria to tak.' the matt.r up. Hie l^'^*"'',^''; •,,1 the i.-lan.l an.l r.'.-.iv-.l a p.'tition si-ned by , „,|.r ami tw.ntv oth.rs. .lainiinn t.. .e Amor- ;,,:„ .,ti/,en>. .h'man.l.n- -Ani.Ti.an pnitertion m , .r pr.',-nt exp..>e.l aa.l .l.'fcn<-.'Ie>^ p..Mti..n. Id !;k,. to h.'t that Harm-v start.'.l the |,..tiii..n. At ,n,v rat... it wa. ju-t what he wa.it...!. .!•;■ «^^ , ,; it ri-'ht awav. ]h .li.l not communirate with hi, ..onnnan.lin,i: otVuer. imr with W a^htn^nnn. nor ui-h the British, he took .natt.rs into hi.-* own l.uul. aud really courted war by standing a com- li 84 The DashlnR Sally Duel pany of Tnil''! St.it.- trnniw I'mm Fort Rfllinyham t>» (iiciipv tin' i.-Iati-<- to th«^ occa.'^ion. ForHinatclv it h.i.l a l'"o,| man ar thr n'pn'-«'nta- tivf of tilt' CrnsMi in r.nli-li Cohimliia. It was ontin-ly dno to th.' troml jii.li:iutiit of Covt-rnor I)oii<^l(>s that a i-P'-nn dnl not onur. i'ickott. when a.-k<' and would jirrmit any infi'nor fon'c laiidiiiL'. woiil.l p'lht any C'lunl force, and wnuhl fir(,lisl asmwA aiiv siiprrii.r force inn landed. The I'.ntwh at tir-t de-ired an (M^iial force, so thm they mi'_'ht !-< e what riinir to British sent the Pluwhrr and the >ilrllitr to join the Tribune. Captjiin ri( kett. hravr man that he wa.-^. recof,niizpd hiB hoj)ele>s position. He wrote to Harney and said the Briti^li 'have a fore- so far superior to he could coniinunicale with rwi-e. he ':\\t\ 'the Briti.sh "irion which could be a col And Other Stories. 85 niinr. tliat it will U' nit>n'ly a mouthful for thorn/ iiid iit-'afked for iriiiti.'.liatf instruction^ Mo pn*- v.Mit a collibion.' 11.' iil-i -aiil tliat h.' lia.i •••n- (ionvoml to inipn'S'i them with the id-a tli.it my ■ uthority amrr- .linvtlv tlmui-h (/'"< fnnii W ush- ui.fion.' Tlii.> attiinpt'at d-rrit wa. unwortliv so bravo a foe "Harntv ord-n'd rfinforntiK'ntp to w prnt to the i-lami'an.l mranwhih' h." and IVpu-las .•n^.M^.MJ in cnrro.-iH.nd.'n.r whuh hh.>\v.d that tin' (Ifnt-ral had att.-d on hi- own iniliiti\c. without th.' sanc- tion of the I'nsid.iit. Whm h.' found out that th.> IJritisli force far outnuiiih-ivd any ho could hrin>j up he ni.ortcd to W.L-hiii-ton. 'Phi' notion taken hv the Prc-idcnt nui-t have surprisod the r.douhtalilc warrior, lianicy was superseded and th« rro-idcnt e.\pie-!iiiii^ton, Lord Lyons, 're-rot an.l surjirise at Harnev's -unaiitliorized and unjuMifiahle ac- tion.' I don't ^uppo^e any of the American his- tories rnontion that trifling' circumstance, ('.en- oral Wintield Scott, ConiniandiT-in-Chief of the Iniled States arniv, personally took command and arrivi'd at Tort fowns«'nd on Octoher 'il. l«.')i>. He immediatelv wrote to (iuvernor Dou^rlas and Piij:hould have timo to M'ttle this question diplomatically.' (leiieral Scott reported to the President that the at.M'nce of a collision had heen due to Hritisli forhcaranco and that Har:.ev and Pickett wvre 'proud of their mn- inirst of thl" island and (piite jealous of the inter- lerence.' ilaruey was recalled to Washmyton and ''mfii "-ih-tilutfil Captain Hunt for rirkrtt. '■'I'lii' troiililc hctwo n tlio Xortli and tin"- Soiitli va- iHiw in full ^uim:. (ir(>at liritain r<'frain('(l to jiir-~ the San .U\.\\\ flilliciilty nil llic I'niti'd Stati> in it? lionr I'f iliUlciiItv, ^o tin' Jnint rnili- tarv nrcuji.itiiin of the i-laihl cf.ntiinird till ISTl. In tliat viar |-',!ii[m i'iiin, wiii'li was wholly in favor of thf I'nitcd StaKs. ''How ho arrived at hi.-; conclnsinn- heats mo,'* wound up the oM-tJiin r. "and that'- why 1 >ay that tile hlanied |.:_' and the Knipi mr were re- sp(in~il)k' for the le-- to Britain of Sau Juan Is- land." And Other Stories. 87 THE Loxe; Aim of uncle sam. "Eet us ?tart a revolution. Funds are getting low and a man niu>t have trionov to live, oven in Tanama/' paiil Paul llillard to i'atriik Finton — soldi'TS of I'orunii; Witc lioih. "We livo on our wits," nplii'd Finton, "which mean.- more than tiie p(is>e.-.Miiu of iilthv lucre. A man must have colo.-sal cheek, a great faee, a inili- t;>.rv chest, sound liin;.'s and no heart to make a livelihood out of his wits." "And he mtist he an adrpt at pullin.ir a lejr. to use one of your anatomical similes," put in his friend. "Well, there are a pair of tlieni waitin;; to he pulled ; l)ut talking of legs— pardon the expression \n this conni-etion, — here come as pretty a pair of ankles as I have ^wn for many a long day. IIow one does miss New York on a rainy day. ' "Ah, the Sefiorita Mercedes," said Hillard as the pn ttiest girl in all Panama howed to him. "May J have the honor of presenting my friend, Senor Patrick Finton, at one time a gallant Colonel in the Fnited States army?" "And now vour? to command, sefiorita,'' mur- mured the gallant Irish-American. The rascal al- wavs had a "divil of a way with the women."^ "And how is my good friend the Senor Emile Cartan?" asked llillard. "My father is very well, indeed, sir, and I be- i (■ S8 The Dashing Sally Duel liovp. wDulfl liko to >!•<• voii. I In :iri] liim *'Tpro«s a (|r,-ir<' tliiit yon ,-!,mu1i| cill. Suni'' mail wl'.icli li<^ rrr('i\r(| I'mni S :ii;ii lluiniiiu'ii l!ii- ii">riiirijj cau-i'd liim consiilriMlili' npprclicii-inn," tlw ;jirl pai'l. "Oil. hdw I i'm .!'t.'.-t the \vivi,l).,l jiolitics of tiM- cciiiitrv."' -':, ,i.!i!i'il. "My rr[niLriiaiii (• .quaN your-. ^I'Mnrita." ro- liiarki-'l Ilillanl. "i -!iall do niv-clf the |i!''a>urp of calljiit: on your f.itluT and. in rnv -mall wav, t-iiall nPL'e liiin \<< iiav.' nntfiiiii: to ilo \vi;li p-ilitic^." "Von will tarn my u'ratilni]i', ,-ir,"" she said, t^wcotly. "Sly (](^^."' lan'.'li'd I'intnn, as tlip irirl passed nn iier way. "T'nt wliai can he the news from Cion- era) Haraneillo;'" *'I ninst lind out. V iiiiirr iiiur_"'r in ;i '''.i lijMt lliaii m A > ■' niral |||\ [irt'i'inUr- -!\ 111 l.~ 1: Aim rica'i ri'Mualitui, ill iianu«'r," vva^^ tin; re- \hr I ,-f,-Mr. •( )|' cdurM' til nr'iii. \- failaii nivtrii !s ll lilt Ml til ait ~' 1)1 I'l 'iiir li ll 111' 111;, \nih..j>|>y 111. A all li'. yi't iillll liV IlKII. ih.' (MI-. I- 1, '- ra: ,il iHl-!!|i — V :- a -trniii. ic-ins iiiry" ; 1 ll lla^» nf the II ti-i| Sia'is, tn w Mil ii \vi' lia\i |ini'aiiiy 111- (luiv to ai( iiii:. aiiil, tiiTlie with iiif ami I .-liail niaiv-' \nu a -i;\ n y rii,. ciiiifiTi'iirc tliat al'tirnnnii at th- ! ■ r- • ^f l-lniMi- ( ai'taii \va- Iran-! \N nil uravi' cnii- lirc ii.il aloti-' to I a iiaiiia. luit tn tilt Illtr,! >!a'('-. 'linn-!i two (if th.-:ii kiH'w it imt tlir .nn -inratuis were an: -J' tli<' caiiM i| I iK h' Nam. Ill- hinaiil • lumhttT. iij!,- Cartan Irannl "ii his M' m lur luin was <:la(! al iiiiirs to liaii nil Mr. M.mt-niii.Ty (hvni. llic hainl-naii. s.r- PMarv of th.' rnil.'d Statr- h'^ratimi at I'anaiiia. Tu liis (laUL'iitiT, Mr. Cartan i-onf.' tin' CUU' f 1 mint- of tliat al'liTiioon's talk. .1 )v (Mimtrv H "My chihl."' ho sail!, "oiir iintiappv in Mrait^. It i- hi in.L' >aiTitii'0(l liy tl;.' Sonato, which rofuso.- In pa- the canal tn-atv with the I'nito.l State-. Our -ilvation !h- in tiio canal iim! it is tiino that men of lioinT in I'anania took t' ■■ L'ovonunont into tlcir own haml-. .Mrcadv Ocmrai Baranciilo and iny-cif iiavc u|)> iicd ut'-i>- 90 The Dashing Sally Dud tiiilinn- witli tho two AmcririiiH ynn -aw hovo V\]i jiftiTnorin ami \v<' -Im" strike to be ilrlivcrrd I'mm tlic ( 'nlniiiliian tlirall." '■r.Ut. fatlKT. (In VMM know 0nOll;_'h of tlli'S'' two T11CI1 to trurt your ^■•u^v to tlwni? I coiilV-s that I liko ticitlicr of !■ r[)i. Tlicy do not a|ti)oar to nif to lie truo All!' rirans like — like S( nor Owen, for instance." "Ah, inv chihl. I foar yon arc prcjudicod in favor of tlio Srh.ir Owen. He lia~ ^toll■n yonr heart, and it will '•■ a -orry day for ine wlim he takes my prftiv Mi -i •(!(■> to hi> eounlry. Don't bhi:-h. liiv dear. 11'' has ohtainod my con-ent. mucl> a- i ^hall h>' -rrv to part witli ym. I liave hope tliat when a!! • nr trouhhs are end( d lie will remain herr a~ the '■ nre-^entativo of hi- trreat and glorions connlrv. I'.ul. with reL'ard to our plan:^ for freedom. Mv 'w" friends are ,i:oini: to San Francisco. Thev lia\'' proved to me tiiat they can got much support i! 'H' in the way of money, a steamer and armr-. uhich will cnalde us to striki' the <:reat blow for fr^ ■ dnm."' This news made M.-irides very nnhapfn-. ''WTiat can 1 do to save my father," was her tliouirht, and naturally her Ami-i.aii lover came into luT cal- culations. She ri'soiv'd to tell him all that she knew. In a few hours the m \vs was on its way to Wash- ington. Some days latrr. IliMard ajid Finton. with well- lini'd pockets, landed :n San Franci-'O. Tliey, t(V>. had been in communii iiion with WashinLrton. hut it was not tn the White House that th(Mr letters went. Tiiey had revealed the plot to tlie reprc- And Other Stories. 91 epntiitivc of a oortain I'.wropcaii power wliidi liail ii,rii uiiu.-iially active aiunii,' tin- rolomljiaii law- iiiakriv. 'I'liat |in\viT t'iiou-l;t it to 1m- ill its iiitcr- .-i- that till' canal tr.Mtv -iiniild imt ;.'n throuuli. Wluii the cuiiplc t'ri>iii raiiaina >lej,i)eil nil' the LMn.i;i)!ank ni the mail >teanier. ihey laile.l m no- tice a ilerieal-lonkiii.Lr niitii who, however, (lu.ckly .-ize.l them ii|) a.- the jiair lie wa- waitiii- for. Janus (ianlner. of the riuicl Slate- SeiTet Sn-viee, al- wa\.- tleiiloi-ei! that he h.el I'-eii e,i>t in Sherlock Jldlinc- line«. ills amhitioii- had been towards the inini-trv. hut he caild n^t |ia:-s Iw- examinu- j;,„i^ — which wa,- a l'oo,1 tliin_' I'or I'nrle Sam, for le had no more capalde dei.eiise in hi^ employ. Troliahlv the rea-011 for < iai-'liier's tailure in the cue line' and hi^ succi-- in tiie other, was that he hated the study of l)o*^^yf--: •^M"*f^-7W¥l'^ 92 The Dashlni; Sally Duel 'riif ni;in;iL'r. \\nifn the t'lniicr r(iiii[ifiir' d d'Avrir^tair-, (i,ir-liuT -li'ppod up tn him. '•|,'t 1110 s(>f. I -!<'ul(l know vdu vi^rv well," rcMMiKi'il till' (Ifi'inv. •'Srimt'linw nr dthcr _you are iiiniKM-tcd with mv poor friend l>"ii ■h)-v yiia- (Irn. who \va.- la-t -''i-ii ;divc horf." At thi~ iiiriiti"!! "f ;i rciiiiirkahl(> di~ai)p''arance vrhiih liad atV'ud'd rvfti Sail KtaiKi-t d a nine- day-" wonder, tlu' niana,Lr' made pnidir. Hat I shall not ])nrsu(' so nnintrn>tin? a subject if you yield to a tritliuL' recpiest nf miin'." *'\Vliat is it?"" a-k.! tlie manager, anxiously. ''Well, niv friend, fir ciTtain eau5^'■^ whieli I need not exjihiin to \n!i. I am interested in the two vi^sitors von j\ist e-.i.it.d upstairs. 1 desire to be plaeed so itiat I may h' ar their convprsatinn." said the deteelive. "In a phu'e so enriv(>ni<=ntly ar- ranped as vours niu-l In . 1 am certain there shnuld be no dilliiulty alioiit that. And let me impress this fact ufion you, tl.ev must not know that any- one is keeping traek if them. If they learn of it, it will lie only thrnui^'h you. and 1 need hardly sav that the ((Uisequeiu rs mi,i:ht be rather unpleas- ant for yo\i.'" "As you sav. nothiiiL: is easier," lamely replied the distracted manager, who was dirided between And Other Stories. 95 f..ir of riiirdMcr anil a dc-in' to iiavc liini thrown Diil. Ilf rrsulvnl that iliHTftmii was tli«' better iMit ni valor atiil Icii tlu' ilf'cttivc v.ji-tairs to a hull' |ia^-au'i' wliich ran In tw.'i-ii till' piivalf rodin.- Ij. ir vva? an va.-v-chair ami a -mall tiioli' a ml tl ,i.!nti\o was aide to iii.iki' liim-cll' cDtiifoitalih' wliili' I'.carinLT Ihf ston '■!' thi' Taiiaina coii-jMracy. ••|t is here that we are to inn l the ai'i'iit ol' tin- Ktiinpran. or rathiT l^t m<- sav. mir luiropi-an (!ov- iTiMin'iit." (ianlncr tii-t hranl llillanl uniark. "In >!iiMk!ni: of '()\ir Kuriiii.'iii ( loviTniiifUi." 1 do ^o unh all iiiodt^ty. knowini: that it i- th'' -mirce of i!ii;rfi ;:oId. Ah, I'atrirk. my h^iy. a Iifli' I'hiro- )'• an L'oid ^ocs a h'ti;,' way in one of the liiry rc- jMihlics. doi's it not? Your poclrt rcplii'- for yon. I \.r.\T the chink now. (hir milili cow will arrive fr' ni WashinL'toti to-morrow. IV'tU' 'n ' i- (iov- ■ •rnmcnt ami tla-c amliitim!- (Vntr.d Ami-ricaii-, wc -honld lit' ahl.' In lay liv a i:'i(^d!v jiilc with w!iich tn cnjov a winter in I'lri- and M rrc Carlo. Iliiw I lon'_: for the Bui< de linniouMie and the (',i>ino. 1 have not -en tip m for live yars. I am LTi'ttinp rn~ty. What e':;m_'e~ I .-hall ser. .\nil V'.ii? I)o viin not ]dne to -ce ihn-e ehar'nmi: Iri-li Lr'rl- a.ijain. to haunt tlie n;:h; eliilw ariamd I'ic- eaililly Circii-:. to lake a r;;ii down to X.AvmarlcPi er to Iliirst Tark and -"e an .\mi'r;i-an l.ov- ■ win t::e l)ei-!,y? i'atriek. w!;:!l dn the\ know .if life i!i thi> aeeur-eil idiuitrv? r>aii. 1 h,;'.'' Ani' riea, uheilier it he Norih. S.r th .,r Cnlr.;'. And yet i; i- frnni it :l,at t''e doiiar- civne. M:d-:" your (■ :n in .\meriea and sn-aid it in Ihir^r.ie is tlie iWi n-ient mntto. Well, a- -onn as our dandy fjmes fnun \Vashi!!gt"n. lie will prndiice the dough ■ J I ^- -3? A'TT^-3'^r V*^**V. W^^^uT^W^l^! 94 The Diishin;; Sally Dud iir<' for lis to i.uHia-' a Mr.u.ior mil! arm-: n,,. a,,vw of r..t-llin-at^. Our ,.a-M,..r- u i all b^ p.ntl.'Mion .l.-irin- '" ■-'-t ri.h q-i^k n. 1 atu.na. t1,.,M uulv a^ tnur-'-. our n-w la„nna .Ml.ni. i. .11 coniplrt... <;.n.--al Bar:,..;., i^ nu^y tj- OM'vr to 1.- Pn-i.:. M. r-r uur ,- 1 fnni,! iMnil-. Ihnv i< the iM.artin.'iit nf il,r Navv. ^"ll; l'"'- inn. aro t.> 1- M:!'-t"r -l War. vl:;!.' t:,r I iva- vrv .Irpartinrn' v 'l 1- ,L'on,l cnon.a Tt ni". _ :• llr;t a..t nf 11;. r.u Min!-:rv. if 1 hi.v.- a:,v inllv- (.n.v in it. \Nill !"■ t.i I'Ut ihrouL'h a .ani.l Will in- viiin- our .li-t^nv'ii-''.'^ Kum,. ,n fr;.: .:^ to takr puMtion of M..„-.;;r KiniV. P.ut 1 l.avr incan- In'-ct nan.nnlln , „ nur Sam. l.nt ho i< >o l,;i-.Iv ..ii-aL'-! in il " I'T Ka-t nn.l in ("uha. tliat '■ -• tM_],avo no cyc:^ for v-hat i? L'"inir "U in,.', r his im-o. _ "Tlip V..n-I.ir:ilor ;.-.t"'''"- '"'^ ' '"'''' ''"^ rocf-'- tlioiiL'lit (i:;:-'M.T to hini-'f m llu' Vf- fa-o. "Thi^' inl.i!:!':: ph't-.T uill t^n^l that the Ion- nrm of r,u-lo >■,; oxt. n^i-^ r .t n),]y arro- tho Pacifio Oroan. hut .'. ah to I'm : a ;- wnl. An.! ho u.'nt oif to r.'i-- to \V;-h!r,-.'n. In a U^y riinntr^ thr S'atc P. inrtn'ont. hv moans of ;i cinhrr to'.LO-a-ii. h;. ' 'II U.r (M li'^ of tho fon- vcr=ation boforo it. 1; was a- if a pliono-rai-h havJ And Other Stories. 95 I^'on sriit frniii till' j)rivat(' fi'ini <>( the n'-t.iur.iiit jll I' iJiiii-i' ( 1 Ni'i iTt.irv ^".a•. At thr Willi ]l'.ii-i', u jildt witliiu a |Miii U.I.- \v>)\rn that ali'-r- ii""ii. W'h'Ti nf\t lla;-i!ii'T fniii; liirii Sflf ill ll: >• cnll- :it pa-.-a;^!', thru- -.n!,''iii'M \viir' t >>i\ii<' mail ua- ta-iiv al),i' I'l rccd^'uizo !i;c man wl.'i pruN p!.-.; 1I tl,l' ^illcV,- (if ri'Vnhlliutl. KMiil a in! 1- ll 1- Ulill. ll'"!! \V1 th iiv, lor !!lr Iiurii'i-i'.-. (1 r till- n wrali .'•. to Irlj u lin w a,* t!iO i!iaii, !>]• what ihf iiali"ii ln' l"'!";)-. .1 to. Ij, was iiuiT lifluinl tlic ("ii-I iratnr.- liaii •III- tlial iiiai!-' till' iiiario- •.M\ (. iMTniiiiiil u ill im! >\\ \n V :;r \aaiaii. Ill -IV. r\ hi-. itii-iiii II. ( iar'ir.i r •A^ ai 1 ' arnr-l <> i- iiri'iii "ll-. _'iii/.e HMfll iiavo 1 S."a •.! 11 II I \\ , :r IliitiS III till \a,l|r I'l ...'■inl ill LTiUiir. aiiii- ain! iimiij: a 11 \iiU \vi aiiHT ll Wlirll '.1 >atisl\ nil' t!iat \"ii ai I'llircd rlnl, Ill'lr Will 1 ir.i.Ti'.llIlLT Wril til tlio ri!ii"!iiiii .1 _V(.u Iiir , |ia--i'IlL''rI> .I'l,--' - 111 ,-' !IU' I •he M-i I." il 11 will) 1 will will W'luli' llii- iiiii''ii!_' wa- in itiilti --. a_v a I' at till' nil l!ii' I'lc-i'ii nt w III .;n\i" W 11' U-i' ■I'l i hi''. I'l I Ti'tary ;-"iil''r- a ti-ii'- !i I'l'iiii San Fraiiii-iu l':'. :n_' th'in ,"ii ai'i-iuuit till' LMllliTiIlU' I'l' till' i' Ml II I 'Ml' ;r. It'll-. I , I- n..iiii' <> I f n au III — ulioni dariliirr ti.i'I ni' l wlulo W .:-':in_i"ii — in fart thi'\ km w a^ ruu'li atmut ;ir, III' a- (Inl ihliaril an iiitiiii. ••w \\i' nil'-; aV'iii .1 fi I liuriiiii: till' fcrliii; 1-: if til' 1 ii'-i'li'iit. naiiiiiii: tlir iMiri'jo'aii jidwct, '1 that ini'ans hiTuic uic.i^uri..- in r.iUi una. KVht^rj/r'?-~*"^^yj'->':^ ,,r, The l).ishln- Sally Hud ''''rV'T;;;;"" ..:-.fui-wiuM,,,. must - 'V Mir'" I '•--''"■'>■■■''" "'"'"' -'■"';'••■ ,iM.. ilr.t vvv ^^^'ll rrn.l ;...! Irar a vast • '!"'-" ..„Mv of ^h'■ \uvnr.m (i-v.Tn- I'" '■'"';'' ;'"V' ' ■ Mm l-vv,'N-r. tli.t 111.' '-nn- try^villb.-^'.i';-,;;, \,;, ,,,,,,,,,, ,..-annnt turn or.Vv- to ^t,n. :n ';;"::,:;;. , f, ,h.. Whit. """"■ '■■"■""■,.„ ,,, Tl'M-.in 11.- S.v,vtarv of ti^,;:::,;-:ri:;;.a:.,''.ofuu.s:uM^.:u..^^^^ Mraiuvlulr. at >:n .,rcii-*"ii-i'ir:itor, carry mit li'i- ( i „.,. ,.n..rL'Muariv ^^^rkinJr to ;^,t,.;,t ^v,th th.> Knrn,.ran a-^nt i,„.ra.t..tl.ofa.t;.utl,^.nt..^^^^^^ :;:;; ro,^;;:; a iKu.1 of ad^Huur^^^ And Other Stories. 97 nlnnnl at a nioniciit'- n"t ii'f 'I- If rxpci !itiail win'ii llillanl m-ivi'il fruin tin" ap'iit of tti'' KiimjH'au {.owcr •I). av ^tart. Wait for ]r\U'r. iniiocftit a (If^patih ;:iv'' no iiikiitu' a it tl IP trlc;:rai>li ollir* as to the L'r,i\'' (■ iici rn to uhi.h it r.'f. nvd aii'l tti<' iiK-.-.u-rr \>-<\ who .Mimt.'.I it iiMi-t iiavc worn HI. Icn-d at tlio IML''' it put llir r«vi|ii. lit he 'Miv w l;o L'"t that in'--ai:i' aliiio-t wnit aul to ihr ina!i:iu"T < f tht» rant. •■|!<'cki'ti lii- iim!'!' r-m i-law iiiu-t liavo p'( o\i-ri'i i froin a -cvcfi «irk 111 >,11U To Kinton the nif.-.-aL'f wa I: Thi-: can onlv nii'aii oiif - ri'.i.l an.l lliUarJ tliinLT. \V.i-hin.:ton has ^'ot onto tin- j< lariiiit'il mouth iii_' Ins ( it i- not riaraiuil Who the il"vil has ln'cii opcn- 1 am pcrfrctly o-rlain It inii-t havi' hiin I'ithor .miir ("artan tu- thai f. ;in at'acii'' "What ahmit Cartaii lias had a haml in th<' i:ami s (iau-:\tiTr Trrhaps >ho aid Finloii. and ho iii'ViT kni'W how do:-.' to th-' trntli lie had romf. fnr had it not h<-'n for Ii'T lirst wariiin- to hor l.ivcr. the plot mii:!it have hc-n siK't"--ful. '-Wfll. I s'posc tlicr.'"."^ nn!v onr thini: to do." coiuIuiI.hI the Irishman, "and" that is to cut and run. W'n ouL'ht to ht> able to make a ^'ood pUf out of tho bally warship. The European Government won t want that now." . '• \nd do vou tliink I'm izoim: to pive up thi.4 expedition just benuu that little fool at Wash- ington sav^" so?" asked llillard. "Not on your 98 The Dashing Sally Duel life. Thoro*s more io ]>o mn(\o nut of ninninf; down to ranama with tlie 'bally war-^hip.' as von call it. than pcllint: it lioro. Why. it wmiM only fptfh half what we lmv fur it. If yon .Inn t want to , CO on with tho thin- -ay >o and Til run it my- self. re able to make enou-h to Va- in comfort for the re-t of my life. .•\nd I int. ::d that the >pund.,olies shall bo mine." , , That was tlio la-t l"'nton ever -aw of Mi Hard. A dav or two later tin Inter sailed from Sun Fran- ri-eo"nn hi? steamer T./'. /(m'". to make the bnhT att(>mpt on I'anama. I'.ut he had failed to take into aeeount the hmi: arm e,f Fnele Sam. Two (lavs after leaving the (inlden Cate. the ] ulrnnn ^i-dited two T'nited State- warship- whieh liad been on the -..ateh for lur. Then, and not till then. i3^r~^»-m'^:^r^-^'^iAi^'^^>i^0{rh And Other Stories. 9» ,1^1 nniara realize that he was ''up a-amst it. li,. ordered the captain to rc>ponhip^ and hiin^-'lf w.nt ho\,^^^■. hnortlv hoarded tlie Valencia and :;ir," Slid tlio captain; "will iilifpwnrd- iin ntli.-er a.-kf'd for Mr. llillan! "Ife i> in hi- eahin.^ von kindlv po iiclow'r"" ■ -Have him conic on d.u k at once, commanded ^ Vh<'"-raman who went to call Hillard returned in a few moments. Hi- fa.e was wliile under tlio tan and he stammered : ••n..V killed hi--elf."' Tlie otlicer went below. TIltc he found Hillard ctrct.hcd aero- hi- Inink, dead. As soon as he -iw the war^hips, Hillard had <:iven up all hope .,f making a fortunp out of tlu' Tanama conspiracy. II<. lealized that the .L'ame was indee.l up. f i^^]- had said, and rather than be taken holhanded, he had cut his throat. The hodv was committed to the deep and the Valrnria was ordered to return to San Francisco. Wlien it arrived there tlu' newspapers ^^ ere full of a "bloodlc-s revolution in Panama. A de facto .'r,vernment had been formed, they said, in the canal -tate a l{epul)lic formallv proehunicd, and, „',o4 '^trikin- fact, the United Statr- had imme- diately reco^L^ized the provisional administration and welcomed the new Kepul)lic. Thopp on hoard the Vnh'nrin kept close tongues. How much thev knew of the puri>o.M^s of the ex- rMdition thev declined to state to the curiou? re- porters who "put leading questions regarding Uieir tuddon return. ,dw^&}x- ^"^ _:^m^mmm lOO The Dashing Sally Duel Finton hiirrieaiv l-ft San Fninri>ro anrl two moiuh? later, wlirn Mr. and Mi-. Montsom.'ry Owon woro in Pari^ e.l Amer- ican "irl. Had the Owen? been frnm San iTiin- cisenrtliev would bavo re<'();rnize(l in the latter a wt'll-knuwn fi^'ure on tlie vaudt'villf >tage. And Other Stories. lOI THE HOMAXCE OF THE UArPY TllUUGUT MINE. 7.r l^ivo will t)oaui\ > >la-s not infn.pu.ntly, to t h. stoc'k hal'o 1-x ho romance of tho Ilappv 'I hough ie howo ver, both Bullion and Love have their , : ' a^d n.i.Win. that l.autv .;t oi. to tin. TV those (lavs tho taint of cnmmorciali.m i= oven over Love, while l.oautyV vnluptuou. eliarm. W to Mil mud. annuyance as an intruAT al a iklL^l.tlnl "■'iiWer an of a iiiiinr-" fiilt'ratiDii which has its li(:i(!i|iiart('r> in lliii;.'. Mnritaiia. Kaslo may bo cnll'MJ the caiiilal !■!' jIm' -ilvt-r-li'ad district of Pirit- ish < 't havr s:',.."j() jMT day <<( ciidit hnurs in phicc of a ten- hour day, and (juit ihi' mints lic^inisc tho owners paid nay. It w;i- i^i-y to -rc tliat tlic town was hit liard, for the nii;-ii hall cln~cd and the painted ladifs sdu^ht the 'itluT side of the l)r.undary line, where the pay-rn'l w.i- si ill in existence. I'nder the-e (■ iidition- the Ka>lo people wero Fi;r]trised wlien it w.i- announced that a new inin- in,:,' hmker's otHre \v;i- to h^" opt^ied in tiieir city. "The man mii>t 1 .i\e money to hurn, or he must be easy," was the e. .minent in th(> saloons. But it turned "ui that there wa^; nn man in the eas(^ — at lea-t iint then. 'I'he Itroker was a woman, and, more -u: prisin.i: still, quite younj; and very pretty. When that was kn!)wn the ton^'ues of the i:o>sips clattt vd like a c.irt on cobblestones, while tlie (piidnune-; siid she had been crossed in love. They were widi.'. of coiu>e, as they usually are. ^fary Atiierstone \>.,w nf the stufT that make? the business wnnian and ;i'-(i the excelh^nt wife. Her feminine deliirhts she tried to keep for after busi- ness hours, bu* they wi re known to intnide between n A.M. and () I•.^r. She chose to locate in Kaslo at the moment of depn --ion because she knew that the boom had been ll.utcned out and sistiivi: at tiie U-.\ table on at honn- tlavs as will a- hrlping ;.;<• in my otlice work whi'u 1 am hard pnssed." There "was just a sns])ieion of an irtmieal note ill Mr. Athcrstonc's voice a> he uttcri'd the first j.art of this sentence. He wa~ one of thn--e who ''\:\i\ married a We-tern •'socir-y woman." llis ■ i auditor smiled sweetly as slie replied: "Dear. I am tired to death of these '•fun(>tionp,' I- the papers call them, and of the>e reailini; so- •ieties for vfiun,i: women, wh<>re the di--eetion of liciL'hhors" characters is the chief work, and also f the sewin<,' classes, which are schools for gos- -ip. 1 have your nature, father; I have pot to be .;nini: soniethin-: n-eful, and now is the time to go to l\aslo, when mines and claims are at a decent ■.aluation and there is a chance for a newcomer, wlio lias been grounded in your excellent schooV* -e added, with a touch of feminine diplomacy. Mr. Atherstone was obliged to let her go. it is a roundah'.ut journey from Vancouver to Kaslo, but it is deliglitftd all the way. Through •he frowning Fraser canynn tlie Canadian Pacific railway takes its way, at one time threading the iiaiiksof the mighty 'river its.'lf. a few liours later hi-h up in the mountains, seeming to cling to the •j^^ .-J3^^^^m:^,Mm 'm:M^^m^ 104 The Dashing Sally Duel procipitoiis rook while tho rivtT (Li-ln'- and roars many luindrt'tl feet lnlnw in it- imi-v dc-irc to roach tfio I'afifir Okmii. At Ri M-Ntoki- Mary rlian'.'cd Ikt hiwiri'ii- <|uartiT- in liic ridlnian for till' littlo carriaL"' 'Hi tin' narmw i:niiL''' railway wliicli runs to Arniulifud. whcif tin- steamer i:^ taki II fur th(> trip (lnwn ilio lakes \'< Unlisnn. Sho oould have fntran;' d at Nakii^[» and l'hiic thmuizh tilt' heart of the Silvej-v Slocan. luii >lie jirelerred the journey hy way nf N'.lMin — that Im-tliiiLr town and marvel (d' hii-l!'' wliieh i~ t!ie commercial cap- ital of the Kootiii;iv and rit.-ii ('oliiiiil)ia yieid more and more of their tre^-iire and railways radiate to tho '•amps. From Xe]-on ti^ i\,i-lo is a cliarmin;.' Iri|) on tho waters of l\oMirii;i\ I, .ike. the home of tlie moun- tain trout and the |,:r:.!-'ncked saliiioA. thonudi there are those who decl !!■ !' ;il the >almon cume up from the sea aiiii leap t!:" falls nf i'.oiuiiiiLMoii in their anxiety to iret to !'.• -pav, ninu^ irrouinl.-, and die at the end of their Imiii- yeai-. As the stern-\vlM'!'i- Kokufirr chnrned tho wa- ters of Kooti^iay \\\\>\\ Mary Ati:er-tone noMced a party nf pro-pectnr-. She felt iii!'Tc>tcd in the bron/ed aiitl riiu'.iXed-Ni kin;: men. Thev were part of hor new life. T i-ii J, was not aware of it tlien, the f'.ree men wric to have an intliience on lior life w' ich wa>- fn hi-t till de;ith should heckon her with gentle hand lo .-leep and lie content. "What ?^^'t^^S5 -T??f_> /^■/r'?'^- And Other Stories. lO! r.r^^r- n- a Vuov on tl.f water. "I ?o to -o,.k a inin<> ,,;... u.iv. ti.n-f tiifii in iiimthtr. An(i tluy t.iki^ ,,,,!■,. .].-[irr:lt.' rliai,rr> tll.lll 1 <1". TlirV inu>t ,-,!:i-v li'.iw |p,irk^ uj. >lt"i) iiKiiHit.uii^ and tlirou;:ii , ! ',1, ii-c l.ni-li ; lifv, when iiiL'ht I'.iU^. mii-^t put i;]. ,1 l-Mkv t-'iit "P wrap thrniMa\<'s m th.ar l.lank- ,.;- :iiiil have I'ulv the earth t'^r a hf.l an. I the \va- ,,.,!■, 11 fnr a liillahv. Aii.l I— all. nir," and .h<> hr-k.' nir in that M-h and Irh jii^l a Mi-pu-um «if Hut :t .piKklv pasM.d awav a^ tlio st-ward - U-\l , 'an-, d inrnilv' fnr .linncr. And afUT dinner .^ha- f,,;; i„ tlu. liiinl.T to trijny the -r.iirry an<] the i.ean- I . . of tlie H'ttinir >un iloodm- th..' Lard.Mu hill;^ u.!!i a puridr hue. Tliat \va.^ (d' nature; those tv.inkliii- li-l-.ts vender were cf man. Tn- Ka uiarf «\' h.er new Iv-nie Mary Athe-t.-ne ^erupu- 1. '-'v refrained from >^. 'f-.xaniinan.'U ami J"'"'' ,,,n.d fur the opeiiiii- lif''. When -he aw.|ko i^e next morinni: and looked out (d' the h.ote! w.n- ,i,.w Mvin-' the waters of the lake -litteimt: in t!io -in-hine. she felt that it wa> - 1 to 1'" aliv.-. to a woman, and ahove all. to he youn- nml pretty. \o .ju.dm^ of po.-Mhle failure came to her m that a-Mio'-phere; she was in Ka.-h' to make a Mie.'e-:s. j-.ven as she walke.l up the one husme-s street ,,f the town— tli.'v eall it city in the We-:, ior. d.o not the een-ns r.'tuni^ show that it is the seventh ,.,tv of I'.riti-h Cohimhia?— she was not dismayed hv'the prevailln- (pii'^tness. The want of life did i.,t hotiier lier. "Mv time will eome." she sauj •o hei-self as she entered the n.>w otiiee whicli had l„en pr( pared for her bv her fatiierV ordei-5 an.l io6 The Dashing Sally Duel a~tiiiii-liO(1 tlip inli.iliiinnt* by slmw im.' tlifin tliat tilt' IK'W miniiiL' lii"!.rr ua.- ;i frmalf. Ami now orn' imh-i f^Iluw ilic fnitiiiir-: of th^-i' llircc j)ro>j)(.H-t()i'> wii" si't (lilt fi'Min N'iI-mh at tK<" Hann' tinif a.- tli" l\"!,'iinir Imii' Mirv Al 'iiTstniii' ,'iway from tliat ['iaii'. To row a licavily-Lul'ii boat many mil'- t" the month of iln' cri'k i<\' the fame naiiH' as tlir -;' rii whrrlcr \va.- tlirir i.i-k. ami llicy liail (li'ttT!!! 'tl' 'I to do it ln'InlT thry raill|i>il for tlif nij,dit. T: -y rrai'lici! tlirrc wliil.' .-lil! t!irii> was a littlo li^'lit iii the lake and (iiTald And'T-on j)n)[in.-t'd that l!i' V iro thrff mih'S fii:'!l:fr . In ihr inornin,' tlic men were ini:i'_iiiL' in !ior.-e ]ikiy, as men will do before hrcakt i-i renders them kizv. Ander- Fon pickrd up a -'"iie and tlirew it at M( N'eilly wlinni it hit on t:ii -'in. '"Confound you!" iMared Mar. a- ho stooped to pick np the stone i^ ',-:urn it. Struck hy tho wei^^lit of the missile ho I'-Mted in hi» throw and lonked at the roclw lie iMiiiid it to he a rich specinuu of mineral. ''C'e'-e and look kere. old cliap." ho ralloil. ov- citedly to Anderson. "You're throwing' your for- tune at nio." "What an idiot I wa- not to notic(^ that." M'as the comment of Andei-Mii. as he examined the -peci- mon. Broakfa'^t was soraMiMid throu^'h and the threo men follow(^d iiy) that "tMiat" nearlv to the source of the cr(>(>k. liiiih up in the niountaiiN. Tt was not until after three days' hard work that they found the lead. And Other Stories. 107 ''It wa^ a Iiappv tlidnulit i>f your*. AilIit-'UI, i'..ll Ui' .-llMulil ccplllr Id liilS crirk." rrril.lli.i'i I .M:ir. "I.i tV call l!,c iiiiiic Till' ILipjiv 'riii(iiu:il."' >.iiil II- iiiiinL'iMii. \\l,n wa- the -p.p.; Ml. Ill of thr tiini', ' .1 haij -nniciiiiii;.' In .-a_\ wii'ii ].r i].i] talk. Aini that wa- tin' iiaini' ti,i;. t!-ii>'k !iiiii ;is the tii'i-i pri'-j" :'ai--:M,,kiiiL' in lln' uIkiIi' ■' 'All niid l:i' I'liti I'.'il ;ii),l ■.\-l< '\ lo >:•-■ till' maiiaLT^T. '!' I' L'irl at tin- ("iMir' r. \\!i-';i !i.' ti."k 'n hi' the ;_ j" \vi-;irr. >iir[iri-r(l l.:iii \\i;ii iLe icinark: '•■'I'hat"- I!)"."" Mr.\nIl_\V thnji-!:t wa.- to -hip. It wa^ lii- first < \pii!cnc<' wiih I'j' ii'W \\ii'i:a!i and hi' I'l It liim- ^■ll' hhi-liiiiir. r>iit he il'-idid tn 111 an] thr fair <>■'■ ill hiT drn and ^lai-'d hi- Im-ini--. lie waa ^:;rp^i-^d at llic aiU'iiint "[' ii;inin_' kiMwlodLV tliat i!,i' ;:irl shnwi'd in Iht rap'd ipi''-:iiii. ,'. Tlio re- -mIi nf tl I' inl. rvir'A- \va- lii.it shr pinini^i'd to go d i\vn tl) the mini' next day. 'riit'i'i' was L.iiii sati.-l'ai li'in in liu' hr^ast of Mac ;:- hr -liuid nn ti c i!i'il\ '■( l!:' Ki't'llli 1 J), yt innril- ii:_'- and tliiir.L'ht of thr- ill-pripandni'-s of !:i- part- :■. •:< for an cxaininati'in of tho niinr l>y tlii^ cx- ; rt in pi'tiii iiai«. Mary -t'nd tin' -tilf clinil) i:p ; !■ inonntain very wed and -urpri-'-d the other two ■-■•-y irriniy partii'rs a< tln'V were cornins out of ' ." tunnel to knock nlf wmk {nr the day. For- ' .nately ih.ere wa? a -pare ealdu fucnished decently loS The Dashing Sally Dud rn'ni;:li for a woman Ii inlialiit fur !i cuuiilo of (la\ -. at any ratf. I: -lioiiM 111' f'X'.liiM'd lii Tf tliat till' mine had lii'.'ti !••' rich. 'I'li'Tv \va> a >liaft nf .-ihu'iit ',''•(• frrt in di-ptli and a -m.ill liiii>t. wiiii !i . -inM In- op. ra!' il liy '>np man. Ivirlv in ilic rn^iiMjiL' Marv AiliiT-t'in.' ami Mc- Nfi!l\ u'.iit (Inwii i]\-n tin' mini' whilr AmltT-oii npi'iMii''] tlic Iki'-'. McN'iilly \va- in Iii.« clement jMiiiitiuu' out tn ;','- pn--ilil( piifi !ia-i'r ll:e rich- ni'-- "f the ore a:ii! I'n' iiietliiii!- nf nperation. He sent a Imk ki I of ■\.\~\.' up \u ilie Imi-t. "just to !-lio\v \iiu l:(iw i'i-i!\ till' thinir i- opei-ainl." Tho hucket liail alni'i-t i' uli'il the top \v!ii n -ometliin^' went wfoncr aii'l it inmmeii'ii] to de-^eeml airain Avitli friu'lit I'll! rapi^'Mv. I'.nih Mary aiiil MeXeilly recn^riii/cil that i'i' •'!■ was no way of r-rape for tliem. The hurki-! v.'.ii!il aiinihihite thi in in a nio- ini'iit or \w\ I'll! 'ii-einu-lv Mary e-urreil ]\or fai-e with Ix'th liai!-'-. MeXeilly e\ir-;e(l himself inwanllv for hi* f."'i~hni-« in takinir the ;.MrI to the hntt.iin of th.e -'..i!'t. where im wav wa.- opon to them to retreat, I'.iit ju-t a- the huiket was wit'nin a few feet n!' th-ni it -loppeih A few min- utes later it liixeii.'. ,1 In where they were, very plowly. ami tlioy w< re ;,h|e to elamlier in am] were lioisted to thf" -^urfai e. Wlien tl^'y reached tliero, verv niueh snhdued hc.iu-e of the eliw.'iie»« thoy ]ia(i hern to deatli. II luim^xion met tliem with the rtMiuirk : "Yon can thank Ai^der-on for vour rescue." "Why, what did he d,,;-- asked 'Mae. "Tie thrust his ar'ii into the colt-: of that hoist and that was what si. pned it." l:e replied. And Other Stories. H)() ^fnry ki'pt Icick tlif ttMrs tli;it pi-.' \n ]\,r o\> ■ a.-^ -hi' wi'iit to il..' ciliin win re tin- iiini li.nl lar- fiiil till' hravf viiiiii;,' fcllnw. Sill' never flinched \Nli'Il .'lie >;1W l|.i\s ||,e t|e-!i nu,] |||ll.-ile, i,!' liJS ami Were turn to -hreil-. With In p nwn IkiihIs !»1io li'Mitnl the wounds iind then -he su]i'rinlerided hi- ri iiiuv.d to K.i-lii. where -lie niir-ed luiii ihrouu'h the illness which folluwed hi» heroic action. Anderson to-dav ha- no ii>e of Ids rij.'ht arm; it i- crippled for life, hut he -,i\> hi- wife has riirlit anus cnoii;:li for hiin hoth, and The Happy Thoii^rht irune, of which thev are now the -ole own- ers, renders it iinnece->ary fur him to u-e his mus- ( le. or for her to any lonpT 2>ly the vocation of mining broker. ^W:^^*^^:^^^f;mm^M no The Dabhlii^ Sally Duel A LITTLi; (.AMI-: OF SKVKN LP. TiiosK wcro wii'!. ;:Ii)ri<)ii:< days in C'aril)oo when Jollv .hrk wa^ (1.1' I' "f I'olirc ail. I Caiitaiii Ter- ror was (inlil ( 'Mii!iiii.--iiiiifr. (lold al'i(in-k" I" t- and L'ainlilcrs ll'ainrli<-d like llie ^.Tftii liav \\< ■. That .Inlly .laikV jnh was 110 sincciirc. h.i^ i" ■ n .-Imwii liy the iiicidtiit of tiit? >,Mrl from T'ri-i " .iliv;id_v n'kit.'ii ; hut tlic (iold t'()innii>^ioncr, ii\ i.-n,_' tin' nn'tiiods of Stilornou, liad a .-iiap. Captain Tt rror .i.rmrd rercntricity to !)p tlio vorv soul of liN o;i;..-. ••What," hi' a-kci. "was the iisc" of a (Jnhl ('..iMiiii--ionci- if ho did not com- maJid ait-'iitiniir 1.'. -im( t ^ To holl with rv-pcct in a ininin<: caiiij'. \slun' the nilo of lirst corno first scrvcrl was th' \iTy c.-siinc of lifo. The man who run- the hard.-i to the Hccord Olliio is p'li- orallv tiic man wlm makes the tno.-t h'Tc,"' ho added, "anti 110 man can luii and retain his self-respoet.'' It was part of .l.i'ii\ .laik"s duty to eall the cases in the (J-dd ('onimi"M'ner"s Court. When the fa- mous trial of Edwards versus Carew came on the Chief of ridiee. from force of hahit. slinuted out, "Bloodv K.lward^."" The eyes of the Gold Com- missioiier twinkl d with amusement as ho <:ri""ffly invited "-Mr. Blood v Edwards" to state his side And Other Stories. 1 1 1 if tlir (1iiin«T — it i-; li;irilly no-- -.«ary to .-taN' his place of liirtli — [mt forw.ird u • tp'niious rlaiiii ti) a pnfc n( ;:niiiii>l on WiUiaiiiH ( nr uian Hi ati'Mri''f na- fnrcil lit' a» 111- iji'- (I. but, mifortimati'U . tliii>o win- ri'it the davs o f stfii(i;.'ra[ilur.-. !><■-- pi(turr-(]iio wrn- tl H- wonis .if (' that 1 1 arfw. Iiut imnr tlif It-- .-Iron;,' !ii- urguiiu'nt 1 w. •What rrniiiK can wi' do for thc^o fl•Il.lW^. ('lii.^f?' a-krd till' tiiild ( 'nnimi--!'iiirr in an aside loiul «'iiiiii;:li to lie luard at tlic nran-t >al'«in. "It -ii'llis \n III'' there's heeu -n|||(. jirettv tall swear- iiii:, I'lit I di fy even I'ari- lo i.'ive a ri;,'ht jnd;,'- Illent." The clas-ie;!] allu-i'iii was hist on Jolly Jaek, tint he -ii!.'u'''>led t!iat they -hniild divvy up on the uTMiiiid. The (iuh! ('niiiiiii--iiiiier scorned that way • ait of the (litlicultv. ''(ieiilleniiii," he said, addre-sin;: tho crowdod court, '"It has sehioiii li-'cn my lot to li-ieii to arL'n- iiients -o ^trollLdy jiut forward. I niiu'lit almost >ay that a san;:iiinary hue wa- ;;iveii to them by at least one of the parti'-. To deal with so com- jdicalec! a matter with projiiT nicety aniire that I can settle this case to the rJatisfaction of both parties. The jiid^rnient of tlio court is that both men start from here to;:eth(.'r, ^.'ct an axe. run the two niihs to the claim that is in dispute, and the one who drives the tir.st stake pets the ;:rnund. The t'ourt will .idjourn so that I may oilieiate as starter." By the time the Gold Commissioner got to the 112 The Dashing Sally Duel door .f Iho Tnun IL.... tin. romnrkal- .; jn.lirnu^nt ^,,. known all uv.T W.lli.un. ("r.ok. •> a .'> t nt ;r..l,.^^tc.l,.,ra,.bv. . h:..llK-nJnn.l..n-;l fnm^ ma „ „ „„n. 'MonnvT. Mr. 'iVrmr .n.k ..mo tinii 1(1 rrach tlif 'I""'- ■'•■ Mr. Car.w liad invitotl him tn-harralMUtlrnl.hanii.aun.c in a hjI- ro-nn -lia.l 1 ta-t((i IK:- 'snM'UX vura-r l,.|on- 1 fnt iu.l.nK.nt;- -n,! th- (K^, < — "-;' /^ th.-.Un.lant. '-Imt it w tno lat. n.w. M._'h I mnarkthat .in. i-nn, a,' 1 tinnu' to run nn WlH.n Mr. TuT.r :n.l Car-v pm.!,..! tl. -1 ^nr thrv found a .Tnw,- of -ovoral l.un.l.v'! P'-pl.' .'n- L;,.d in tlH- a.r..-:M vupafon M i-l-nrn- r- Slv .hanm, '-H! '> K,!wan!." who ^,oo,| on h. •A !iii' tliJLlw. and an unnionpe 0( stojis ai tifT a I'l'W inclK- i" pair of L.Munli"oi-. i , i „ t "Y.uir rival ha- ' - -vn-l^a-uod l.ont,^ on, 1 <;(K..- sai.l thMioM ( -.inii-ion.T to ( aivu. Th,. lattor ranL'o.l hi'M-^rlf hv~u\c tlio othor l.ti- rraiit, .-cornini: to ma nv chan.'o in his niiiKT s "ant, .•^(■oriuir^ 1" !"■' - , , .. ;;Hin>. It was oh-on...! that -Ulo,,,!.- •.;hvan!s ihi^p(T...ltohiman.!n,o,vo.]ai:rav..„n.l,nn"ph, ';.[n- vou rcadv." r,i...l th. r.<,hl ( onun.-Mon.r. "Co" "And thrv w.ro olf a^ fa-t as thnr hoots wouM lot thru,.' A., av'' a,u.cr wa^ qu.. kIv so eurod For half a n,.'. tin' two m-n k.pt w.ll to- Ltho;vvluloanundua- f tla^nor,. a.t>u.s,Hrtators font up with tluan. TlH.n "IMoo, v Kdwanl. kiknl olT lu-^ (annhor-MMo hoot:^ and won ahead \\lr tlu- n.il. ha.l In.n pas^.d. no on. fo lowejl tho pair so, coming to a .•onvcnimt stone, hdwwds And Other Stories. 113 tdnk a r-i'at ml a few iiiinut- ■; aftrrwar ,1^ Cirt'W al:=ii •\Vr!l. lliat wa-^ a lilar^tr -ura t : 1 tho\i_'ht. lluwo 111 \ Inui- wm ilil never icavi' 1 itr t''>ll^\^m,^' U-, .--all I y,\ 1 1 wa I'll- avr V lU L;"t til"' '■■' nU •V,,u li.t. liiit id - na M' a iinnk n ■-t. aii-wi'r<'i 1 Careu. -lltTc'- 111 mhiriii'' a I)' \\[\r i'riiin 111- l)ai 1)UL' kt't. •Ni'W \v !-!' - it L"iinL' t' l„>v .,4-,,,i -I'.lnnily Ivhvai'i iliiw c S, \iai rp ~'i ;iN'' .^"'1 •■|'>llll\. IVji.'.' Ivlwanl^ unt 1 Cap'W. •('lit t'lr j„. ,!,.■.! am! Iiirnri! up th" jii<" iiauf-i. •Wrll. that'- t.ir .Inllllliy In.' 111-. alUlinW, k of ^aid -Anil ll.'Ti'- !<'w. til,' ar<" '[) tnr t.''aTn'\ t!f kiiiu "f heart- with th<' tm "\ -p:!'!' '..-. th ("arcw st'( (■ act' am aired I'Mward- (ii'.i' •n of truiiit 1- \vi th 1 the izaiii'' r-toiid iwn ap'.i'' low for Carew. .lack and thf pu lie I'l hii,'!; ana r Kdwards. The next rdiiiui iint*'' 1 willi two e,u 'Hero, tliis thi ■;aid Edwards. "vu[ imV L^etlinj hlondy nieiiuTnnou Therf's rii ise we eliiU'k It UMl in that damned j:ruuni knov- it. What do you _>ay t advifo and divvying' up:" th- d we both lakinj? J"lly Jack's 1. anvliuw, ai; 'Ki^'ht vou arc aid Carew, "bii t one of UP has rot to toll'ohl Terror tliat he -tuck the fir-t Ptake in. O. K. Wp"11 cut. l-'ir.-l jack docs it 1 I. la that II W€ Wmmm^:M'=^&^wm^^ 114 The Dashing Sally Duel "Surer ^^.Vul Kdward-. an.l he cut— a^ain the ^":V'ii' ;;;ii''thi. ^...u om dai,. ,';.. ..a^k of Spa.l.-"" ho r.inark-1. -Snsv, Wfvr l.n'.u -ot t.) JolkTa.- lnm..!f. IWu tl... Chi-f nf I", ,.v took dj,! ■ 1mm,/,.— u,.l that in.an^ a .-rrat ^1>.. I i.r r.^hin,' in that .lann.V. ,^ronn,h .f;" ■'.'">• "'^ $l,-,0(!0 l.Hon> it 'S'A'' out and onal.l..l Inni to r - Vr.' from th. oili,-. uhi.h l>e had ~o n^nalh On tho ni-ht Tuwi.M,- to 1n,^ liandin- ox or l)i> p<,;!"ont:h.Jn, -•'"">• ,-'-^,r,.;?:;^ at the saloon of 1.1'".. \ i.uwai.i.. . of that famous fraM 1- writtm in lottrrs n| \vhi>- kn intlu. (:ml.oo,n>--.aMhat.!ay Amnn, tho tnU?ro. of earth that Jolly .lack l..fth..lnj.lwaj n crap of paper that -howc.1 very >trnn. v that motl an<] .lirt do .orrupt. T have ,t h.l.re n,r Jiow It \9 tho r,ark.rvine (hnrffr^^ armunt of that' tremendous jollitiration. It read- thus: "Tt is our painful dutv to record tliat Carihno's first Chief of ^^.lico ha- r.M^tcd all at,.;,np.. mrulc "o induce hun to remain in otluc. While we don t hlame him a hit— a man with a derent c aim i> a fxTtoTa policeman— till as we would rather be arrested bv Jolly .Ta.k than any other m'.n in the wnrld-an.l there'c no knowmi: when an ed or may fall by tlio waysilari' hir^t il. \\\f (■aii>o t)i'iii;: a I'ari'Wi'll IjanqU'i l. JoUv li U in 'illirc. .il-'lllril In lea .111 tn writt' •or III! 'lui ■r mail W'>i il,| we havi* vr that fca-i "i pa- with a towel ruiiinl iiur hfau. iidt \if ilfii'i lUit thr lall of frienil.-liip w.)U Id clllr M the town wa- |)n-»'n \aA W'\it. ami. Irniii lli«' ^;llnnll thr uiiinitia will lie ri'Mirni t at IMwardi^' t of va-l aiiiiiun at wa- 'jiiiiiu^ i> n. it w.i- 'A 1' ■lit. I'VfU to t,.,!. that Miiio llM.-t wa- r\rit.'( 1. It Iht.m! that Kiiwan!-^ thniiL'ht hv had Iniiiiil a siicKiT When li" si ,-n William- Cnvk. which Cliict' of I'olico a ni'i' sii.i ho fnrpivo .Tack for swiiii rlaiin. .-o ovtnhndy wa< siti^tio •■Tlu' victual— tlioy wore in ,1 .Inlly .lack the claini now returninLr the ex- But the ho-t him out of Ills httlc i.il(>. liiu Iwaro i).-t 4vlc — Iiavint !!ii--i'ini h.vn ^satisfactorily di-pos.-il of. (;ol(l Coin- r Terror irnt w] m his iin-teauy le to L.M\e the toa tl;.. tahl" -t of 'Tlie {.lllcell. From tlic lioitom that he was a itloody ,l'oo( frain 1 Kimdi-hman, an^ lull ■•""■■' '",;'i,,;,.,.i i„ his „,ll, !!,.■ M>l ■! ',,,„„ i;,. i- Tiwiv at Lome ,1„. tna-t .... !■"- ■'■■,,, :,i„,. ,,, I |,i, mouth; lUl'^, :":;,.,' r,.,i;.« --.'■;». •;:.;'v.i;;ri;:f'^;2r ''iV'''lm;M;';;^:x:t;>!!;.h.oMC'.WRot \l ..,.1 it aw -aw hun ^M-.Mt pU-a.-urc aw, '^r*r:;wwi;;w.^^!i-;nii-caiini 'Bloody i' ,•■..] 1 . couli not un.l.rstand, really, whore ^'* Lt a oaf rV .-t .o extraordinary a name, tr::^;:'J T^^ n^.- l-ory on a oon.p>euou. m-oasion. i „ . ., t.atter at the remark; "i-M«iird> L"it a? ni:iti a> a liaiiir " ~^';''"T'/'''',i''"'rh".'ht "pr lii, c-oura--. Th>' l^'.v.^ l">wl'''l with |l.'li,-ht \ It'll Ulf n'l-'. ;_■■' ■• , , 1 _ ■,..f„ot; tlirv rrir.l, a..l th'.v wouM l>-iy-/ ° , (i.ht ri^'ht'tluT." had not .n,„,.om' Mi-»'str.l tut ' ,,1„ Huk int.. insi^rnitiran.v. .IoUn J. • k f L., wa. to tl>. run. ,M putun. an .muI t t e ,!a:,.,.; ,n whi.-h K^lwanl. In.l ,.hu-.a -"-'f;^^ Ttrhrhain. Tl.r n.--. ,r,. n.oral.l- l.anqu.t ( ar - .ooL.uT know,: .n,!-.! uUh an a,ljourumcut 10 tlie bar. IUtuV Ui.k to Jolly Jack. Ii8 The Dashing Sally Duel THE cnuT. vnoM -Fin.sco. "Tum cnmti'- L"niiiL' to., dainneu moral for n,c.^;.l nm l'..-nr wlH.n 1,.. h..anl that the ei;^:;.l:r':.f'i.r..n ti. onw of m. .om, Tie f.r^t 1-a, fr-.n San Fram-..o to \ ulora ink 11 "-'■'!'• Snr .hd h. n-Ay^'\ m th. ^aloo. , Ih? .tok' lu.l. wa^ In^ l.onu.. -for on- w.vk onl>, ami too eur>p.l lonL'." li" '>-''! '" ^^'X- . . , Tint wa. how I'.'w-.nt .an., tu l.o m tho fiM cic" nav h...- in -aluT Monl.. tl.o nan,o In. ,'o.l- 5'tu'r and ^o.bnn,!. r. uav. him. 11.' d. that count^ry w.ro a. h^,^ c^o^v..•• ho told onr t.nd.Tfoot who oan.o from N v ?ork hy^^vay of Panama, "and a^ Hcavon>'en, th.j ^'whln'Barkorvillo ua. o.tahli.hod in tho far T,nr'h Ilor-Ohv Hill L'ot ill on tho on airivr.i eaiii, oil .il:!' I roiii Valf t"-arkfr- [)!• I\< .„,- t-. UK'. rt'plK d tho ClM.'f nf l'"'.' a t.a ■1. ■,.ill tlliTi |„:;r.tv \"ii !■" alw.iv ^ rrf.-rrin" ii> -' di- ihat l\i)rin'' tdik»^ ;i-jn true rrli-i"!! '!"ii ' r'" '"" !,,-h 111 tli;- 'ii'^l^ v;:-.'ili ur"'iiid utile u> 1! IK' I Ul L-'l' on t'l soiii«; d Tor linn, ^an fiiiiii' 'd' ■11- r ir-nii 1 chip in s.iOK all w ailcii.i:iii,ir ^'i^' 1 Dutch Bill. \vli.> ju-t thm ,,,,. ,■!-':! ^'Tt. Tin ^^ i ll'\n i'lirlj, l.v.iid a cinirch."— this ,„.,' in the direction ( f Hor>o- :e la tier \vn\ll( 1 n"t -t.iiiil for aiiv liUi it I, It NnliiilCi d.cllLdlted til th It I Mill til re tll.lll to "*•■ iver each hill- a |I, ;it all. ait tn ^ they wen l,c related,. ,. ,\v,. r.ill- of I an- i'mt. true comrades rinir the iiud- ave (lu rai-' ver d llor>et1y. "althoufrh ,,OMer -pent I ve-av von would ,")(Ht. replli 1 it on tlie r.cw .LMrl from "I'ri-co am Dutch. hut ril help .to a litli avin,u' up tn\i.>inv^ in hoavi-n \-\ h-ltllU another live hun ('riM!. '[., il;e church llnancial lo- tho iKir-.n ]omof \ t',,. -roup at that mom en t. If hr had >tay d out 11. e ■ Miiu' a few moments hniil'^r he mi lid a t'uni 1 of *lii.(H)0 to start liH m lit have th ini.-trv witn f' two Bill- w ere (ic •fan t L'am Id.e witli a par; a;l."i'"> apifiv towards :i (•liiin-h. \'nv III.- If. I i]<>u'\ lak" !ni;
  • . l.i;t I Mitch ir pictiy far ;.'miic on "cm ;inil \nu"rc \i'T\ U'icouic. -l' ^'laillv ace. |it."' «ai.! th'' Ic v. I'iv,|, ■!•;.!< Kin;:- i](,u\. "1 liclic^c. ui,,ii \oii -ct to know inc l)ci- tcr v(Ui will he L'hnl llic Mruck' i- here J.cV ad- journ to thai siio.iii ami drink lo it- >uccc<<. "Wrll. I"ll he .'aiiinnl :"■ ^M-|»'d Ilnr-ctly Bill, "rarroii." he -aid. a^ he leaned o\er the liar, "coiiiit on me w!ie!;e\.r ihe plate ^'oe- round. Here"- my 1l(-t re-Iieet-."" \ iitil,. -iiiii Iil;e S;:;.()i>(i w,\- nothinu' in tlio<<' 4lavs, ei In r t- il-r-etlv liill or to Dutch I'.ill, the latter heiiiu' the di-co\er:'r t support fn tu the word .lT" and now had oiilisted the ,eo,„l oill,e< of llor>etlv Hill, who was put i" a more severe trial in a now riinini: oamp than the tir^t comer wlio wears "the cloth.""' Fortunaielv for the Church of Knixland it had in Mr. KinLrdom n man of muscle a.* well ii* mind, an Oxford L'raduate. who eouhl n>o his fists to advantage and make hi:? education of prac- And Other Stories. 121 ii ,1 viilur to (iflirr-;. 11"^ (juiikly prnvpfl tr» Ix' tlio ]i_i I 111,111 I'm- iV-irls<'r\illr, ami ln' hail hl^ part in iiiL' t'.i' I'lih" -crKi'.i' I]'. arrrl liiat i'mt • li-i urli'il I',' tU' ,i' Canli'io. ll ua- th^' "luw ^ir will) iMIl-ril thi' 'U'l lUillllU km t!:,il l'ainnu> I- rati.L'i'iiiiiit. l.ni' iia ilanl) \\as lnT I, .1:1.1 ill Caliln ma. luil in M-v lit tin' iMrth- ,-i ^.,1,1 kimwri .ally iiv tln' tillf that. 11 ■- :K I'.i'l L'.n.- hi r. ■•T'l' William- Civik iiiimT- aiv lakiiiu' mit .■iil.'MiH a ui.'k." l.iMvlia ha-l r. :rl in tl.r San Fran- ,.-,., Ihnil'l. "Miaii'V N almn.lanl." win' on the ;i.', ..iiiit (,f ihi' mw p.hl ti.'li!-. -LMnihlin^^ .imi dis- -•.,;. in ni' all kiml.- pi i'M 'lav .iv.ii ni.'h.t." •|•^;ll ,'i-i i.lril l.mvlia. W!.. -v i!i"i;.aiii>n twisted ^ . ua- l.nuiiil In !>!■ a (jUii n. N.itun' intcniit'd '' . r I'T a lilV aninni: tlir waiiliai. Ju.-t a- -hf fash- 11:- I'lhia-- who-.- niitirrahlr nii--inn i.- \<> In' ^'f^'^d ! -1;-. w Ivrs luul thi' tni ihrr- nf l,ir,i:<' rami'ic-. In r::r. li'.'urc anil trmirnrv i.nrriia Ilai-.ly was M irki'l I'Ut a- a rul.-'- of rarnll.- Ii^'hl rrv-lry. Slu> jiikiil u\> laT (lrr--r> ami ji'Wi-U ami inail'" for ( .ifili'in a^ haslilv a.- im—ililr. I'lulurniL' i-nn-iilt^ra- !■'■■ hanl-hip hv tlu' uay. which -lir ilctiTniiii'.-il to ■■-■! iiv a pihliai liarvr.-t. It liid no: taki' .Inlly .Tai k Inrii: to dt'ciilc tliat '•■■■II' i:;rl t'limi ■I'"ri.-(n"'" uiuiM h.' a lian^'iT In the ■J >i\ rani|). 'riicy wiM-c i!i-ri;--!n,i: Ii'T in a saloon a :\'\v ihr.- aftor ilu' aiTival of thi- sky jiilot •• I'hi' tlcsli ami till' iMiTow [latli arrivi-il on tiie ^'..l.'t• I'rotn Yal".'" said the li.irirmli'r, as he placcil a huitlo of MiidsnnV I'.ay nun m front of tlu' ("biff >{ (ii-tiirli.nict' of thf l/iii'rir> |M',i('. or I'm not thr (Im-f of I'u- !ico." Jai'k \\a- |iroiii| of Ih'iiii: -iTvaiit of tlic (^iii'«'ii ami ua- nnalik' to p'-i-t •!ra;.'u'iiiL' li'T '•'''' Maji'-tv's iiainr inlo hi,- coiixrr-'al ion wIpii'M'r .iii - lifttir cvi'ii of .liiii l'i;_'!i n|) at Ihl'i'r"- i-liii::.'" (1m!- IcrV lia- ill'' ri»-ii! for a ".' l-l:oiir-" ri'tiirii in Cari- l»o(i, s;;r. n $1. '••<). Imt .Inn v.a- too >!nart for iii'r."" churk''''! Dutch I'.ill. "S. t "iin up. liarkccp. am! I'll tell voii liow lie lihl it. ^'ou MO it ua- tlii- way. Sk.' quickly u'ot on i.i tlic t:ainc of a^kiiiL' to lie taken !iaft. ^'ou know what that mcau'^. Sho didn't tal^c more than a minute to tumhle to the fact that when a .L:al e-oe- down into a mine she alv.ay,- iri'ts what comr- in tlio fir-^t pan. Some women lia\e made little fortums on that lay. Still she's such a h"aut that all the feller? wanted the honor of lakiiiLT her ilown. Slie stood hack and \v(eald not make a choice. 'Von can tiirlit it out.' she .-avs, sniilinir .«we<'!lv. .\nd. von liet. there would have heen the finest kind of a ;senip riirht there had not Jim shoved his way And Other Stories. 123 throufrh. and. hi-iii;: the fnnTii.in, no 'in(> cduM nii- ji ct wlifii 111' (iiri'i> lii- arm. ijiiiti' |inlitf. tn tin' ;:irl. Jliui SIV.-. 'Allnw nir." Allil -111' alliiWiil. l"r\V \M'iiu'ii laki' tlir tii)iil)li' In ii-i-t .liiii. Ill- ha- iho way with tlinii tluit i !ia.! wlicn I was \niiM-.r. liiit .litii ir- u-.'d to liir -iirt. Ilr [iiiqin'-.-lv .IhI lint ,L'" to what h" thipii;;ht ua.- t!ii' rn hrst u'riniinl, thiiii;:h hr fniiiul otit a iVw iiiiiiuti- afiiT, lliat lie lliailr a lltllf llli-takr. Ilr t|-|r(l a in U jiirn- ami was mi.L'htily a>liiiii.-hiil whiii hi' iiii'hTtnok to wa.-h it. .\t thf llr-t -hak.' nf thr [laii ihi- lT'iM shows (III thi' siirl'ari'. .lim tiniih!r- at om v ami i:laiici'.< -wil'llv at Lirdia. .\ml rvni uhili' :4lif uas -niiliiii: at him. hi' coiitrivi'ii to -rii.i|i mit -oini* of the vi'How into till' w.iiiT iiriv. ()!;, vi ., hf"s a slick hill. Ill' i- ijiiirk aiiil (!r\i r i- .lim. ami not ioo niiirh ol' a lailir-" man ihiriiiir luisini-^ hours. 'I lif iii'Xt shakr of tho ji.in iiiiro\,'iri| ni'irr nf th»? stufT ami a wholi- jnt of i.',il,i w. nt into lln> watiT )ioli' apiin. At iln' thinl -liakr. Jim -fis that there was littlo irravil miviij \ulh tliat ['.in of ;:ol(l. so 111' t'oiulmlrs to siniij) (lilt somi' mori'. This was not tno (Msy ri;.'lit iiinliT my l;!ily"s cy.'. hut Jim founil a way. The witi r w.i- miuldy ami he gave the pan a vicions whirl aini ht it' fall iyto'the water. It was ea>y then for him to ^.'^^ rid of a lot more gold. When he hroiiu'ht the pan to the surfatf all eyes were intently gazing at the eon- tents and Jim conlihrt hide it- riehne-s anv lunger. So, as polite as if he wep' in .lyde I'ark, he turu3 to T/irelia and says: "'Miss Hardy, will you do mo the honor to aeeejit this pan as a memento of your visit to the Diller claim !'' 124 Dashinj; Silly Duel '•She rc[iliii!. pri'tty-!iki : 'Tliank you so murh, Mr. l'ii;.'li. It will ii!ii''<.| |irnvi' a pl'ii-atit ri'nicni- l)rari(>'.' AikI ■'im -iin!'-. ralhiT Mikly-!ik<'. for llinv wa- a thnii- iimI (Im',!;!!'- in tlu' pan if tlitTO wa- fniir l.it.». \1i-- ll.iriiv lak.- tlif j».iil to tlio linli 1. wIhtc till- _'-! ! u;i- t'.iurni \n wri;;li jii-t -ixty 4>iiii...-. nicaiiMiL' -!•'• ^"it *l.'iMi fnr that aftor- iiooii".- vi-it tn th.' hiM' r -liaft. Wliilc Lon-lia was ailininiii,' liiT liaiil. .'ini wa- M'<)n[iiiiLr mit tin' \va- ItT li'ilf am! the air wa- ^uliiliupiii-. In' wa- swrar- in^' that lianl. li' paiiu"! th-' ;r"lil in the wator hiiTc. aiui. I>"V-. he L"il *"<•<•. 'I'hal'- tin- ri'corJ fnr '[MHir iliil,' I'm w illin_' ti> hi t." 'I'hi' kiiii.'ht.'r ul.irh ar"-.' at ihi- f sTiKt? 'I'haiV tin' first mean tri(k I'm' l.ii""n ytr to do all thr (hiys I lia\i' IhtII ]>;\\< W Itil vou." hutch I'.illV tim|»r lila/cd at that, "'riio man who (■iill< in'' 111. ,111 1- a daiiiiicl liar." hr cxclaimod, 'I'hf lie liad !).•' II IM--.1! ami l"..- ( . ■ .'i sio.-ni h.irk to irivc the two 111.11 room, hulih Hill landed a vicion.- l.fl on Il.ir-i lly'.- nos.'. tapping the claret, while .lollv Jack .li-crVctly hmkcd tlic other way. The inixup was lik.ly to hecnme hot when the pardon >!.'pped lietwecn the two inm. "Keep awav. par-.. II. or not an.ithor cent do you pet from me ifor your church."' cried Dutch Bill. "l)on"t come m.'ildlinL' here, jiarson."' called ILu-senv !)ill. "or you are liahle to ro^Tct it." lint the Kev. ^Ir. Kinirdoni was not to !)e put off thus ca^ilv. lie continued to dodge in between And Other Stories. 125 til'- iwo a^ tiicy tiicil (11 '^v[ ai"uiiil liiin ainl lii-« |H'i>i-«lt'ii(r w.iii. miuli t< tlio ili.«^Mi-t uf M \(T:;I »if ilif InaftT class (if iiiiinTs, wlio likfil iiDtliiii;; lict- U'T than tlii> falliii;: (ait iHtwctii tlic Iao liilN. "Well. I'm ^rniiiix over to settle witli .Inn I" ex- claitiK'd H.ir^dly I'.ill. *'V<)U liavcu't far to <:it. Mill," .-aiil .'ii.,, as !u' Ftf'pjM'd fiiit (if a ;:rniij> nf iniiicrs. ".\ii\ lliiii;,' I eaii (Id for vmi !'*" lie a:-kiil with a sii''''i -stive hut- loniri;; uj) of his cdat. "Yes, I'd like Null to hand o\cr to Mi-j Hardy tliat $:<)<» yull hlV hrlup^'ill;; to Ikt." Jim >niiicc|. "Can you j.'i\(' tuc any nal rca-on wliy I >liould pay your ddits of i.Mllaiitr\ ?"" 1k' iniimrcd. It had not >!ru(k the iiiiinccnt niiiiin;,' kin;,' that nny outra^^cous con-lrui tinn would Iw plaictl on Iiis chaniijioii-liiit of the fair, hut l'ui;li"s word.-. broii;:lit him to his .-ciiscs. "Ycni'rc ri;:ht. Jim; I'm a damned fool to wear my heart on my slccvi'," s;ii,| |i,., "1 a>k your |).;r- don, hut as for tlii' man »vl;i) (ailed me a liar, I'll lic even with him yet." With whidi final outbiir>-t Iforseilv souL'ht the alhirin;; xxiety of the ";,'irl from 'Friseo" and hiiii i!f tin le Uj) .;,. $TnO that e):oul(l have heen hers Inid she heen driven all that came in that pan from hiller's. Meanwhih' the camp watclied and waited fur the next move in the feud of the Hills. And the eamp did not have Ion;: to wait. That niglit the men met in the har uf the Cleveland Hotel. The only e\iu>e for Ilorselly I'dU's netion on that eelelirated occasion was that he was very druuk, not too far gone m his cups as to he un- m 126 The Dashing Sally Duel able to fight, but too intoxif.it(Hl to roinenibor Uiat tliere art" rulrs of hf>nor and dwcncy that havo to bo remernbcrca fYtii in a mincrV camp scrap. He threw Dutch Bill to the Hnnr and <-i/..;> when a jurv would rmd-r the wrdict. The Chirf Jus- tice took flal.orat.' pain-^ to rxphiln ihe two ninh- ods to Ilorsellv Bill and concluded thus: "If von are innoCMut. I would advise you to take a ^'pcedv trial iMl'ore a judge, because be know-j the tricks oi" the ra-^e;dlv lawyers an.l wdl >ee that vou get a fair tri:d ; but if you are -udty. by all means go before a jurv. the body is usually com- posed of fools. X(,\v whieb course do you decide iipon?" To His Lordship's gre.it amu.Mment, llorscflv Bill instantly replied: "I'lrtake a jurv trial." In due course the ease war called at the assizes and a big crowd of miners sweltered in the log hut called, bv court.^sv. a law court. For a vera- cious account of the trial it is only necessary to reproduce the interesting, if ungrammatical re- port of the Barker\ille Gazette, as follows: And Otlicr Stories. 127 '•^\ V nro williiu I0 l)( t that l;i>t <"r.l of \vnr this niornin !'■ iurv tiiriii im down in tlin' shapo in tho Hill assault cm \r.-tonUiv. It was a uivat day fnr ih.; uiuvi>.nnH 1 lu^ tliougl to covor tl jihur color Lonlshi}) di.-tributrd wiu'u'ii whole c-o urt room with a lovi'ly ILTS OIlUll'M .ul lirst witni'r-s tailrd uas Dutch M !:o(' with half an «'v.' that liill. and the jurv cou lie did not want his old })al convu-trd. lie saiu l-oM hfMMi hurt in fair ii-ht and tli'Te \va- no ku;,'- jtcd while he lav on 'l:k(^ >lion tliat h Iiad ocen a- all the ^rrouiK nullini.' sou the 1. at lea-', not from him. It wa ,.,_ nd teeth to mak.> him say that Mane of l)ovs who haaid that head had hfen pounded on tho irround. H '::'j:<'i\ th(> (■■urt to reii lem iher that surh e\ idene ^ ho liini>elf liad not se. n the as- v,a~ valueless, a sault, not heinji in a conditiuii to notic* i> tlip right i^ort. "Then thev It. Dutch furn iTot JolK- .Tack in the box and ho f tho sensations of the day. He ■an eioS( ni: ished one o - 1 he hapnened to he standing in tho shadow, :,> to Lor'elia llardv and nors<'fly Bill on tho ht of the fiLdit and had heard tho woman pay hi to sock it to Dutch Bill for calling In le ouc a har am mi ... c.d also for hacking up Jim I'ugh in keej)- im: back tho $700 from Diller's claim that was hers its. 'She was a common nuisance, that p;)v« .Tack, 'and ought to have been in the by rig woman. :ht> box in the place of the prison* cause of the disturbance ' r, for she was tlie r^ wx HIV VI » « VI 1 -.^ - - One of them cocksure lawyers from the coast 128 The Dashing Sally Duel cret< up at tliis moment and t.ll^ Jack he liad no bu-^in.. = to make .uoh assertion, in <;nurt he should know b..tt.r. as cl.irf of police. Ti>e htle lawyer man lui.l l.-n n.^icr-l to be swot on the Lo.el.a ,rirl I'.ut .la.k rrp...;^ bis ob^.rv.ition and as he concludes, -huks l,i- head rap.dly A revoKer ,hot ran- out an.l dark was os.r the v . ne.^ ho.v likealla.l>ofpv.,M.dli,htnin::andhad.^dh,rd ,,,,„, r.lU,- who was makin. a 1 '";" "J/''* ,lnor Tliat wa:^ tlie fir.-t time an, one had dared shooi in a Rri'id. Columbia law c^urt and were willin- to bet all .uu- paid up subscriptions it 11 be the la«t, for alnm-t hefore the smoke had cleared awav fhief .Tu^lire IVL'hi-' had sentenci^d that voum- feller to lift-.^n years. And serve him Vi.ht? 'l-he maje^ty of the law must be upheld. But it was a "l-'-e ^liave lor Jolly Jack. _ "The preaiher was the next man to ell Ins lit- tle tale The IJeverend Kichard is a tall man and tbe'sw.-at boxi^ -v;it wasn't hudt f^J '"'^yf his height. 1' sprawls over the side cf the box nanawkwar. wav. The Chief Justice doe.n t like the skv pilnt. -Stand up. sir,' he roars at hun, !v::u act like a sausage .kin tiUed with water 'e- in'' in court, his reverence eouhl not recent tliat c rt of lamiun.ire. hut he", a _preft^ ,.ood sl.njrrT „f hot talk 'himself, and there > those that say the eacher will make the rhicf Ju^tu-e i.'! the keei ILe of his tongue Avheu he jiet^ into the pulp. Sundav. We're .'oing to make the ">''n>t>o" hj^ proves" the rule and «ro to churcn next Sabhath There inav be Join-. But the sky p.lo didn t 1 .; mudi that w.. inlerctin. to telL 'Did you ^G the prisoner sandbag the other man?' the Chief And Other Stories. 129 Justiro n«k- him. '1 « !i(> rr|.lM' Inril thi- i-asr. rniui "lie iiar-iiii \ \ ll(T(.' kiiMW. ell. 'w*' lur.'t nn.l.T^taixl you. my Ijron no ^an(lba.u';-'iIl.e in 'So far a^ v'm kii'isv.' li. that is iKi't iinu'i!. is all Ilif' lllllH I- Wi'Mi T> \Vl tlio Ills li'inittT a 111 -amlhaL' wa- iIiml;.:! fnr. I'.Kt that iii-truiiicnl -uk-k .1 in 1,'iriMiip • lav. !(1!1 t let It Oi cciiinn T I t of ill- li'M'l '''■"■ t.h r.ill liad ii"t iH'oii kit with a saii tWr.V^. charu'i'l ^iriiii': [\ ill ta\"r " f a ffinviitinii a; tiriniLTii to his 'li' t in that -iii< -t. k;it to the : irV acticaliv amoiiiitfii \<> 1 t. a ri'Mt'' -! t.. take that ai'Iion. |,..,ull .Ihln-t t:,kc ;kr \.:'lict^in -on, 1 part. Tho ch: .Ii>t- \\--., ^'IClM-lli ■r-S \V1 til n'L'f^. 11 niaiK' rci-oviTi'il 110 ( tl'nrt to Imli' :nir-. \Vh''n he hail -\lillcic!ltlV to -iirilK ^llOUtfil i^ that your \_i 'Vcs. my hinl." 'Sn ~av ,\ou all 'So >av we all. riio iti*h_'<' >'iio'. iTolic- till' lorcnian. ihrV K'p k-d. ,'r-V w 1 1 liaml and. a-iin .-k.ont.M 1. h hi- chMi k h^^il that is vour wr (IK t. not nuiK^ IcnirmhtT, pauk'nifii, Vou niav ^'o; ycni inav j:') 'I'll, Ml turiunix 'Vou aro (lisciiiM.r<'n (U't out of my si-iit as ([Uuk tn ilnrsctly I'.ill; h'' says: ro (li-eharm'd. An^ ll,„;c.tlv -rt^ a ^u^|.;^inus nu.t l^pforo his eyes, .av« !,<■ n.a.lc a Ml .1 .lamncd l.ra.t of IniuM. f, ;„;.l,, l,P,n.,khisnM ,MraVl:an,l. cnr.nnt otle l,„v^ to Hn.' up. Ti-iv uas a run on ;:no,i li-iu.-r Mt'th. l.ar that iii-ht. Wc ou.u'lit to kiv.w. because our n.w r.^nrt-r la- not h.vn s.vn sin.c He s :i trn.hM-fnoi rrnin the Ka^t an.l ha.n t got ac- cliiuati/i'ii." Tho scnu'I to tlio fena of tli« two -.1;'. kinp of Canhoo IS al-o rrmnh.l in th. inu-ty fi.s ot the Gazrilr. A f-^v day- lat.,T it contaiiu'd ihc fol- ln\vin.tr notice: "The Hevcrcnd F rc.lorick Kinploin yc>torflay of- fu'iat.Ml at o,u> of tho.-c ploasaitt cnvmonic. that i„akc two foit.1 li.aits beat a.^ ono Mi- l>'"^lia irmlv became Mrs. Jim I'ugh, an.l tho two parts of the J')iller pan came together. Tho liappy couple took the .ta-e for Yale en route to San Francisco. Jim looked like a miniature Woolwich arsenal be- cause lio had treasure of two kir.Js to look a tor. There is a gr<'at dearth of old gumboots in Barker- ville now." Seoin- tlio hand tlie parson had in this romance it was iUtin- that th,o very la?t feature was added in his ^'hurch. Tho following Sunday an unusually lar.re eou-re-ation assembled. But the pulpit was occupied by' a visitor. He, not to disappoint the And Other Stories. 131 minor:^. rofcrred to the scone in court an.l d. - n mur.l the Chief .lu.ticc for lii^ h.n;:u..^v toward, Tp tlcn.H, who '^va. hut dnin<' Ins duty n>,Mvmj: h;!:ovid...uoinord,rly fa=h>un l^"' "^^^ n i ,h;,l ,1,(. K,n-. Mr. Kinj:d.m. w.uihl occui'V the inil- iiil at the evening; scrvict'. ' The men who l>ad made hcts as hwho.ky pilot a Uohmd fur his Oliver were .'ixiuK the .Uid;:e - . ..nsphuous in the church that evcungMr K. i^ don ' pnached a very aide -cru.on on char t h },. ,„;,lo no refen'uce to a 'Vausa^zo skin idled with water- It wa= a diKiiT""""'! enn-re^ation that listened to Idin pronnuncin- the hened.ction. but ^hcu he w.und no -itlu "And Cod hless tho:* ^ho have lost their hets this night, ' merriment was unrestrained. There was a record collection at tlic door. 132 The Dashing Sally Duel XEWSrAPKIl CIIOST THAT WAT.KS. TuFiiF. arc iiincs win n the '"^'lioH" docs not walk on Anu-rican nm^ (';in;it walking all tlio time The pay-day vision is al- uavs wt'lcoMio ; thi^ nihcr jrhost is a nuisance — but ho 'won't he lai.l. Tlic i.llicc that he inhabits is tlial of the Kaniloop-; Stamlnnl. Kamloops is called the Inland t'ai)ital of British Colunibia, and is on tlie main liiu' of the Canadian Paciiic ]Jailway. Two hii: riwrs join, or loop. to<:ether tliere. and that is whv the Indians called the place ],;.i,„i,,„ps_or rather" tliat is the Kngli.-h pronun- ciation of the cni,'no!n ; it U now W W. Clarko i> tl.e .Mht-^r. an-! M m-h In^halo^L the nitnluo dollar i. w;..Wtul ,0 Winld, he has com.' to the concluMon that no nun Tuade a millir- out of a (ountry i-apor But Mr. Clarke i- father pmud nf tho , n- He .ays all good families Itave a spook, and ma l,ousos of note, there is a .'-'st to give the hi n,:,rk-' of ro^peetahilnv. Tins "'-r^M-r am - iar. however, lie ohjeet- to, l.eeauso it d.n, . no U j proper hours-in fa.t, it kerp^ all honrs. hu W aronitd theoni.^'ins.:>-on_andon of ^.MH>^ striving to make its pre-enee lelt and r g o interosT itself in worldly a'.Ta.is m^ tead nf enian ".where it pmperly helnng^. T.ut t>. rt|nps t Ivould he well lo e'une to tlij^ story at.d t>nt unita the L'ho-fs habit of wandering. , ,, , ltwasal,outtlfte>.nvearsagothattl.en.;d-ons Bav Con.pany o.eupie.l the store at.l pruv>d..d >n it a bunk for a man named I- ranklin. >o that he ..ould be on the premi^.. ^^;l.et>•^ver somenn. ^^.H wanted. With an idea that ,t was heaUh\ Mr. Franklin had his bed plaeed ri.ht under a nM>. lov. , and that was the opportunity tor the ghost to v k One ni"ht Mr. Franklin was rousod out of a .oun.l sleep hv feeling something crawling ovr hum 1 no .onithing was so uncanny, that, o , "j';^'/"^''^^ did the raising tri.k and the co d '•';;' ^J-^ 1^ ordinary route down hts spnte. Ivinaly r^^^>^ while in this nervous state. Mr. Franklin letained his presence of mind." Uo seized a revolver froni under his pillow and tumbled out of bed on to the 134 The Dashing Sally Duel floor. All :il. 'I ai..! Av.uurA In hi^h t.'n.-inn, he ][Mnui[ for -1h' kn' ^^ n-t uliat ■ . „- „ot -ini.k a li'Jit. l.iit m llu' .Iivkh.- !m< h uumI aloM-MnllH. a,li....i...'n.oM.-tlir.|oorl....n^'n,,..M 's,n,utlnn^.rl1l.hnni:-M:MrH.,ltov..lU>u hi. ^^i^. wa- lianilv that nf a .onutiandrr in th<, front nfthrl.atll.'. ' ll^ l'"i"to.l thr ^nm u lOi tn m- ''V;C';":!;n.,li,ln,,iMopan,n^ranklinruIk^ tri',M.r ■"t1.' rnon> .nnrd \\\WA with >n phurruH .MH^;.. hut wh, n n l.a.l ;-kan'.l a.av tu.ro ^J.J. nn thn.iv-lkr tl, ■.!.,_' ka.l .li.-a|>i'V^»v,l a- if tht ".rtiriKuio,,..„,,lan.l>wallow,.,l,t. ''t l;;-';^- linl.aa not uah-.! h.r thai nuan^nt 1 ho inMant , l'',,^, ,,,„, ,;,,.! ,„. rn-hra out of the l.n.hlmK, and in a ftvu/.v nf oxritoniont. had ?ono to his nonn-t noi-hhor an,i awakrnod him. •>Conu>. .lui.k. .lohnny.- ho callod to Mr (TBri.n. who liv.d noxt door, '-.oinoono has bcca trvin- 10 roh tl'.o ^toro and Tvo sl'ot hun. •"Don-t holioxo von." i-olurn.d Johiuiv. who rc- fu.0,1 to Kot oxoiiod without n.oiv "vnlonco jhaii the alarn.od n>an witl, a rovolv.T holow. ^ ou havon-t shot anyono.^^you-vo had tl>e nightmare, do baok to hod. man." . ., . , ,. „ ,. "It'^ a faot Tin not divunin.L'. cnod 1- rai k- lin ''I'^aw tho man or so.nothinp. Uo crawlod throu'd, tho window ovor mo and tried to rob the h<>t him. Do oonio. .Tnlnmy. So .T<,hnnv oanu> and with him two r.r throe other men who had been attracted by the noise. Ihc And Other Stories. floor nf the ?Tnr'^ \va^ w ,1,. ui> ' rank Ml, vol avi- liii il-iiii ii's W.w -piril.- a.oii.' 1 !_'o to !>f(l and ' ivniarkfil one of thf i\- iir''.-('ii I." ••Vuii shniiM >\vrar n ir." I"i-aiik!iii i)rntc>ti' that ,1 lie hail the ni.L'htman'. room. am! (■(1 whric th<' iliin then triurinihaiitly poiii how lie \va^ not dnink nor II.' went into hi> l^'d- had cPi'I over hini t.'d out I'lood -tains oa ih." tloor; in fi't. tii-rr wnv [..Mils o f <'< •Aiuh lliiTr hovs. is niv hull' I. iin iwdtU'd in the door po ^t. Ill' rfiiiarkci! This put a nt'w plia^ willi cap'i'nc-s. ,>Ti tlw iiiar.fr. l)ut on tln' -oa rill liL'll, search low, no t a traeo of a woundt-'d num cuuld he discovi nd. •(lut Frank in liHM d at ?onu ■thinir •r a ml hit it, pan d another of the men, unt.'ss he's putting up a 1) on u Franl truth. klin protested that ho had told the gospel 'l„.n.-s the hulk't. and thero s the hlood •ou Slid, "and the feller c door heeause it was it In-fore I went to Johnny's. Idn't have eoine in the locked, and 1 ha familiar innrc i-liiln-opliicaliy than ratllc ami tho?r in- r.i-nal m.i(ri>iiw ^\\i-ll. hut iinihin,,' is pirit.^ liav.- j-rivih-.'- that oi'linarv' morlal- ha\i' no', ami tliis one .•^.•cii's to liav.' jzaiiir,! a kun\vlMlp> .,!' t!i«> printing' hii-mesR ^uur we cam'' li'Tr. We ha\'' ivvcr h.-ii ahlo to iiu,'.T>t;uul l:"Nv kiMV(i miai-lrnsity." Ui.tc was anollior !iliu~in'_' n firtain •••htnr of Vanouver and nihors I'aliiu/f'ail nf \M'l! kuMUii politicians. The ghost nui-t h" h'hl arcnuiitahh' fnr tlicm. not ii«, for we !• vrr wi-!i to -ay a har-h won! a.trainst anyone. And in I'ulurr. ula'ti anvthing sca''aing or nood- ics-lv ahu-i\c ai'i'iMi-^ in th.- SI'itiil-inl, wo can but hlanV" that n\\:vv f.!!n\v— tlie >:hp-t." I>. s.— Since tlii- trutliful stnry was written, Kditor Clarke has |j"ne, hut the gho^t lingers. And C:hcr Stories. 137 My aiin traonliiiiirv ; sli* THK rUl.MrriVE hOVKltS. ,t was liorrifiva. Tlut wms n-fi.in? ox had a failing' m I liad taken li.T for a suiiuikt li<.ji'!.> tli.it tlirfiti'Ui. V ti) (' t of VillUnllVlT on the wost coa the niaddinji crowd and hijssiis of Van(oiiv\ of thoir Vnnhi an.l the fainu'vs o the sani l.^hiiid; far from 1 and far fn.m th.-.- l.ra/m .ay tlir nmndni^- f "thfir h".-iiMi-. on W V T U And here was an Indian l)atliMi,u cl.we'to her habited in, she bln-he.l to say it, a pair jf SOcl<: 'But, aunt 1 reinar ■krd, A I 'yo>i lair o o S(^e charminfi onj^inaluy of a bathing suit! The man is a g«i fail t f s'K'k- in I th ihice iiib "I always heard that genius was akin to nia( nc«s, but iiero it is allied to indeceney,"' wa d- hcr freezing retort t- feetly ,t tlie slightest idea that he F',ut the-e Indians are not used to white v.si or?," I hazarded ; '-moreover, his aetion is ]H'T natural, and he has no doing anv sides, vou can turn your face to the "left and make thin" to ofT.'ud the proprietit yourse rather 'if believe that yon never saw liiin/' 1 added, m alieiously, 1 am fret- to admit "Algernon," s in the ribs with her para he retorted, poking me ])layfully sol, "I bometimrs think that you are very very coarse. I warned your dear ii I i 1 38 TIic Dashing' Sally Duel rnntli'T nf t]i;it f.iiliii.;.' in yuir f.itl'.rr, but >ho would li-tf'ii \n no u.irriiii'.' ffi'iii mi'. I 1;iu;:!mr-. N-'W nil tin' ranks of (iriMnlv can ;,'i\(' t'lank- fnr Natur.''^ rovcriiij: of lilii<'." '•'Vou iir(> iiicnrrJL'ili'f." six' an-wcrt'il. ns ^ho y)i(ko(l np Ikt >ki't(!iinLr out lit and walkinl away from that (laiiLr'Toii- -]inn'-lin<'. Clo'oo-^t' i-; a (harmini: .-pot in \vl:i.]i to stuily nature, in all her a-p'rt-i. witlinut any fear of ho- inir (listurhn! hy thr .hiip tripfpcr. Tlic stfanuT from Victoria call< thr 'r four tituc- a Tnonth, an'l it is seldom that white folks. othiT than the luissionary ami hi- family, are seen there. The Indian viila;:e is clean. ■r-lookin,ir tiian most Siwa-^h -ctllemcntp as a trihutc to frfM' medicine and tho Bible. nnt in Hriti^l. VnUun- (luitivt'-Inf.kiiv,'; tlim' i- too I'uU tlllK thii-l' W lire iml ViTV •li dirt iili )Ut'tli.ni to niiil.T tln'in p li';|-llP_' tn 1.,, 'i,;k,. 1,.. :i lunll-ht U|. to iin-VS'T th.' iiicrniii;.' till' ^t,l^.- al.n\.' 11' r t.tili wi n' rnwij of prirN. ji'nVi't'.li.l siir r\rf ii.v,l. Til.' Miry.' .'f !i.t k and tlw (Mitwanl ^1«. ( 'III (dl-C lllT CM lin.-i that a painliT ni |,.' toward- iIk' Invast _'ht ra\i' «if; t'vin niy nt wa- aide to ^" t -oiin- idn\: niould.d hr.';!-t.- SU^'U'.'St.'d pas-in ,|- tlifir l.i'anty l.iit rirliiv n. whil.' til' < lin; MIL' ,irt which luin;r I'l""' \^''i-t '" '^"' ivclmi'--; w !ii(li('\t'r wav the wind ti'--i'd wore n I) stiiikinj:- on litr >h ndcr Inn r'Ac' i.'u it. She while No. :!V nt'Ni r (li-.i:iii><'( liavc dniali'i 1 ii foot that Trilhy n not n lovi' Kwalsckcrini' na Inrallv to nil till' voun;: nii'ii t) f the tril..' a- ll-lunL' "1- ^wini- iiiini lliT fatiicr wa Irh.d cr 'row m mi'. Ill ht stndv a cow that lie wa- arkct. The lovelier >h. li.auty. !i> lie fatl. iiinir I'lir the Id ■Ml w. till' ucre >he won fetch. A 1 read} ilv he had h-t it he knoAn that she was fur'.^ale t./the hi-l,.'^t bidder, in that he wa>i no \vor>e than m jnv a father in N'.w York, I'ari:^ U.U \>oiri- muii iii...._ and London to-day. A. a matter of fact, he was better, for it wa< the custom of hi>^ tribe to demand a eubstuutial p^e^ont for tlie parents whenever a 1' r*'; ; ,40 Tl.a Dashing Sally Duel ;:::'\ :.,,ru ^r $■ b,. .1.,.,, i:,.,„ ,1,0.* 'f''''''n"''^'iT^J^r.-. b^ -t:uht in the act. ,,, ' ,; t.nti.msQf payinpabiphpruWnr ho ^, V 0U.IS of W.l ; wlii«k.y wa- n. ^tn... m tradt 1, . ! now aiil his time wnuhl coino. a lie ll.ilv 1 iiiM>. " '■ „,„m..l 111.™ when ;;i,:n;'j:!r-':t,l K^A. a„d .,0 ..unOIy rated And Other Stones. 141 .f '1 ;1S 10 the I oiiniKirfil ;i';\..nldcaMn. n.^n^^tun,. ycn«attac-h^^^^ v^-orU^ in whirl. i!ie U!t>T chclu'.l witl> a uta.ii. '""'M'lkw.kl. wa< tin. .m!v ono among tho lnoy..ofK^vaJ.■k.;^m^ 1 ua int.r.-tin..' to iuar thonu af .r .h. M- a" n> In,, l-v. in tl,. fa.bion ol K.>!.MaM,.-. to a Iv unco.w.iou. of the hi.l.Irn n^oamni: ' K;;acl.er.huta..>.o,,t,ngln;.hd.>nd>..^ Compl.tv Gimh- to Lov.r. I .lu r.atkn. "0 tliou laiiv-t anion- womon, Maku.i thiv. my lovt;, to a c<>n.pimy of Iw^ih.- in i rauir- I hariot-."' mo an.l lio shall lio all ni-ht h..f^'.v,. .n> l'^->^';- Aailor l'.ni wouM dom-h hi> t.vth as he .a^^ 'Mho-i' damn fonls hillin.LT and moing. 0,.onS.tho.u>,ht..ldKwakahalf-.;as^^^^ -Mv medifim' is all -on.," uhincd h. n d-k n "cannot the whito n>an j.n-.,!o n,o.w,th nu.o. for mv stoma-'h gives me great pain. Sailor Bdltook him into 1,,^ eal.n and .Imur. him iv bottles of rye whiskey, and udu-pered ^""uVthi. is vmn- when K.vat-ek.ri..e i^ .ni.V'- But Kwaka'wa^ ... .n.n.h in Ins eu,. , a Tiiaht Thor.' eame an evening, however, att. r t.it ?feha,l;vH.™.,i(, ■ '>--j'rU'*''.'£ that a groat lliirsi onnc ui-" 1^«'""> ""'' *^'^-'(aB;r:-.;;iP''^^r jT"^; t*-**--^ ' ■AtVt '<^,: 142 The Dashing Sally Duel squaw, anil thfy had no moans to assuage it. Tlie old man thoujlit of tlio white man wlio dwelt at Sequodah, and iis he thoufi:ht. the de>ire for whis- key grew until he spoke his thoughts aloud to the klootchman. "Why should we sit here in misery," he asked, "while "the joy the white man provides can be had for the asking?" "We might get a bottle from him to-night and j.romise him the girl," said the squaw, "Ijut it will be easv to refuse to hand her over to-morrow." Thus the woman tempted the redman and they did drink that night. When Sailor Bill came next day for the bar- gain to be carried out, Kwaka was as uninteliigfut un Indian as it is possible to meet. The whiskey seller understood. And he bided his time. Once again a thirst came upon the evil couple. But a visit to Sequodah had no results. "You must bring the girl with you," said Sailor Jack, "if you want any more whiskey." One night the brave, Makwakla, san- a canoe juit out from Clo'oose and in it were the redskin and his wif(; and Kwats( kerine. He paddled after them and saw them land at Sequodah and knew the awful thing which had been done. And that night Kwaka and his wife slept the sleep of the drunken on the fioor of the living room of the shack of Sailor Bill, amid the ruins of many bot- tles, while Kwatsckerina lay strapped to a bed with a gag in her mouth. But ere the morning broke, the place of the girl was taken on the bed by a form all hacked and bleeding while Makwakla ^'m,jm.-^-^m And Other Stories. 143 ann Kuai.korinc ^v.^o far aw.y u, Vt.nat Uke. Tth^np of the Mount^un c^ >-^^^^^ ward l^'N■ ^-'^'l' ^■ "';•'" J'*',, h th. .•.r.u.n- Sailor .lack. /.sU^'^'^^^Un^^^^^ ,^^^,^^ ,v the forf.-it for a . •■ j^ /'^ ^ ^^.^,, ,„ ,,,r ,,.,^^, ,,", „f ,lu. Mountain "' ^"["f';, „,r the ahov. Nhinat 1-1^^^"'^^ "'ol "t,- u'"whilo tho canoi- of tlie tnl.e diila'd at tu. liill- 1 I ,u nii»rr''V i 1 an luui-l in hand [;:-,-J:trlucS:;e;ri,j;aU«.....cad.. ; f» THB END. f fetjO u - Jj^ jlB-gac -_ -_; .r. • ^si-:^ r>-f' BOOKS YOU MUST READ SOONER. OR LATER Why /fot Order J^otu ? Evelyn A Story of the West »n^"»"' m^^m:^:- -