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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
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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»<<u\ of'ilir ('■imp'iiinut. tsvn .lavi
out fp'iii Li\'T[i'>.il T'lr N<Av "*> 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.'<l
throiiLdi i'.unijif aii<l thfoir_'h tin- Wc-t, but I
know litllf or n'tliuiL' ah.uit tlio Kart.Tii State- and
vour (rrcatt-^t i-ity. Thcrrfon' 1 iiiu-t writi- iiiv-
!-.i'lf down an i<rnora!iiu-. And >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
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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<ll a .'"111 i-tnrv. Mmtv one was
^\.\'\ \\ l:i'ii thi' li'i\' <;iii| :
•■W.ilild Villi iililul I'i'.illu' ll- Snillr ill-talUl',-,
s-ir '"
"U'l'll. ]'U fry tn -!iM\v vmi what I iii' an. It was
at til"' I'tnl nf the :.'r.at ('ai'ilnHi ;;..|,i cMltrtllitlt ill
the -ivtii'-; tlia' I i'.ii;iii in;-. 'If at 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, <Mrii.'-t,
<-I('V(T. lm~tliiiL' f.llM«- from li,,th h.Ips ni ih,'
'nninidirv line. « lin h.i,! h.vn attrartr,! to l',riti-h
<'<i!iimi>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
<ho .-(•miiiio -uhi;,. i,;.,,- nf, rro.l to l,v 'i!i,. ..,.,1-
ll'-riian yomlrr. ha- r.. . ,iil\ [,iil,li-!:,.,| ;, f,.^ ,,~.,i^
rciiiini-ciirr- i„ u|,i,l, I:,: t. !N ,,f a ,li„.i |„.:\v,',.n
•^f"' "' ''"■ ■''■!'! "Hn" frMiii Cilifnrriia ami a vouii"-
t-U'V from Kii-ian.l. 'I'l,,. i,,,,,.,. ^y.,,, ^i,,,^ ,1,,, ,,,7|^
tli<' li"arf. and lii< miir.i. i-r o-<mj„.,| ,,tily t- ~o
«'Xo(aitc,i in San FraraiMM. '|'|i,. -torv 1 'jiavo to
toll yon nfors m aiiotlior iiir, lin^'. llir <'onsiM)Urnc,'<
of whicl) uvro nni .,, .-, ri..,;-. |,,it a woman was al-o
at tlic liotinm of tlii- in !;!,!,..■*
"Oil,, of til,,-,. kl(i,,t(lini. II. as voii (.all tlicm^"
Fair] th.. .\,w V,irkor.
"'.)uit.' ri,-lit. my l,.iv. It was on,. ,,r tlio-o
klootclimcn wh,, >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<i\<'. wc ;im' -iui' In timi -mn"-
tlii!i.r hli--riil .ii;il ili;!!-. ;iiiii i:i:ii will!! v.i"!-'- 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-. <iv'i;iii. iLiMiii lor a h ii;i!oir. hut iiii-
fiir' iiiialo'v horii into a n- ! ;';:nii!\ .:ni| :ii a ninii-
trv wla'iv h ;;.:oi;\- u.'iv •: i-c-x i~!-nt at t' at Iiiii.>.
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^-^^^!^^-^
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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>
<l<'sirc<| in the Wc-t in tiin,~,. ;rl'>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<l ri, ,;\i.d the whi-I<.\ in his facf
plioiild di'tiiand ripara;'"n. while i!i.' jrmtleman
vho still liore tran- oT --pads" had. of course, the
rii:ht to demand >: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<rin<,' the ceiij.i, to their -enses, and each
And Other Stories. ^
woiilil f^ladly Imvi' ;iv('rt>'<l th'' duel. I'ut >omP rif
their a(<iu;imtaiiit- wcr-' -till iinTrily ti|>-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-<T Kiv.r t'nrn the
t.iwn. l''niir (I'll'Mk in th'' ni'irninir was lix'-d nn
:!- I'll' i!i"-t >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 <!iilv sclcctril. and tin' ni'-n w.tc to
i:-i' ii'\iil\ I I'-.""
••|>'> 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,,,.
<M .-.ir>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<t.> 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<tr..to. d.iof, an.] tl,o diseliar-o-l
rcpaiml to the <.)u.v„,|,oro' Arm... w|„.ro ovor"in
oarl.v .riornin-.irla.-s. H,.. Willirulri.s of tl,p na.t w.^o
I)at.-h,.,i „,,. n„. ,|,iH- ,pplip,i tiK. final rVmon*
'.;''t^ ^c''. li'' -.11.1. -wasn't it owp "! ».i-iiin"
Ralh- that yon tun Ki!l..| ynur,vU.< thi. nmrn^
in^'.^ 1 thought ^M. WHl. von ,nav ho i,„,.v,...|
to know that sh.> \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, <Ih,| ao.i.l
T'-a -^ of hM-!,„.r. I'.., | th,nk mv v,.,n^' f.i I
w.II a.loHtthat. in i!,.. ,,|,h,„o of uli,..Vn,
Whon tho Wr.t.rn.Th.i h.fr ,h,. .....kln-- n.,m
tho ,mr-.T \ya. <,n„ht. "Win is ],r,- „,:, y, ^
tJi-t HV'" '' ^""'"■'- '''^'^ '^ """• •'■' i'f--.
Tho pnrsor h,n-),..,'. Thi. wa^ rm, tV fl.- f
^■''^:;f,^f.'--/--^- >'^'''-''^'-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<T,
wearily, one dav. '"And to-morrow whi'ii the
llousf rnccls we shall be dt feated for C' rlain, for
12 The Dashing Sally Duel
ilioro ;irp tw. of our rt-n who liv in Caril.nn who
('.■Mirint ir.-t Ikiv luMil the str.niirr .•irriv."- from
Aam-uv.T in tlir cv. nm-. iui.l l.v that tunc nil
\V|
'\IT.
liic I'rcniHT was ^[..Mkiii;: f,n." .Faniiarv .lav
1S!t— . in Ins private (,-lic,' in t!,r L.--i-!a'ivf>
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<r,
\\\:<> 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|.<Nc to
^'i\c' the ,i:'iv.rnnn'iit Mvnritv. ]{,■ int<'ni|r.l to
'ii.iki- ii (ir.un.iric Mfip-MraiP r in tlir Ilou.-c several
li<.iir> licforc t!:,. (,tlirr tu.. uun cmiM arriv.', and
M. \<y:it iIh'^ -oMTnuimt nil til.' lir^t (lav (if the now
s|-Hnn. T\r nairif .if tlii- [Hi|iii,-iati was tlic Hon.
SariiucI SwallMW. JI.. \va~ tii,. :-i,,rniv petrel of
Doinininn polities. Hj, larwr ..nd it's romances
Would till this book.
14 The Dashing Sally Dud
(HAl'TEli II.
_ SociKTY in I'.ri'l^h (nhinii.ia is rlrli-htfully
fiimpK". It .>|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 <linne,>. |(,. ,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<o
president of a railwav and ste.im-hip eom„anv
whieh connected V,inrnuv> 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" <-|'\<r uivi, •!,.•• ua- h-T fi,-4 f.'iuinin.' ••um-
"•■"'■ ll-r -<vnn,| thn„_M,, u ,, ,|,,i, ,1„, ,^,,„,,|
;;'.'' ""■ -;""^ "'■ '''i> \^'l.v politician, an.l hrr
'' '" th(ui-l,t ua>. what ua- her duty to tlw td.-
-''•iph cniniiaiiv ?
••r.<nalt\ 1- nnt ihr !„.., ,,,,11,.,. i,j ,i,j, instanc.-,"
"■'-,'"■'■ •'';i^"'". ^n she [ovpaiV.] to taU a hand
'" 'h> 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 <nuni ;I u.i- h.'M ju-t ln'foro flio
1Iiiii-i- Mil t. uli.-ii tl:, .luir-c 111' .iiii'iii \va- <!''.ii!cil
ll|i"M. It W,l- -i.'Il lli.ll it «ii||l,| !„■ |ill[in«-llilc to
liurv tlic [ir<M !■■ iliii.-- -M that llir I'.ii li.iiii.ait roiiM
ri-i' iirf'iri' tin' -['!•:, il tram ('Hi!'! .nfivi', -o tin-
piM'fiiniMit di'i iil.-,| •■< \i(<v\i:\\ .1 [n,'i(\ frniii tin-
Oj»I'"-itiMll ;irii| l.l!k .l_Mill-t tllllr.
I'or the Im'II" lit .f !':' II II i II it i,it< ■ I it niiv ln' >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|-<i|M ill'' tllfi'I!'. Till' |il T'lrill;! lilWll'i--
is traii~a«-ti(!. .'iiiil -kmu tiiiH- tlii' .I'liln— iii ri'plv
i-i tiKivcil. Kilt i! ' Spi.tkiT iAu ailjniirii the
JIoiiM' fur iliiiinr ;it i...'ai. am! r.iii iiaiiii' ,mv li"iir
for tlic cvtiiiiiL' ni'itiiiL'. iIihul'Ii iii.L'lit M'--iiiii> arc
8rl<l()ru licld in ihr '.ii!'. w-ck- of tl;,' ll..u-r meet-
ing.
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17
Ci; AI'TKI! III.
1
PoIITKI A\ SWM.I ilU
W.i-
vrrv anxi'iii-; t!';it nr»
fi'lMiCI'T >ll(iuli|
iim uln'ii 111' liM.irili'il tlu'
t-t'.iiiPT .Ir. . Ill- w.iiitii! ii'i -|p"ihii;: <it' 111- 11,111)
(!■• lifllN.
T
1. ri'Inrc « hell lir
it iillt of 111- lali ill
l!i«' \\!i;irt' !"• Uil- inil:ltril lu lilli! thr 'MIll^'W.lV to
t!
.1 I
-li.iiiKT 111"! krij liv .1 tiarliil iriri wIid iiu|ii'irfi
1
t'l Im' ,iII"Ui I
i to L'O to X
iiia.iiio.
•Mv t'atli. r
1- ill itlilv -u
.-111' wailid
•Oil.
<lo Ii't nil' nil lH.,ir<l."
SariiinI Swallow roiiM n-'Vi r n-i-t a woman in
ic.irs. Ml iu >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
<lrovi' at "iKc to a (•o.-tiniiicr"-, wlu'ro slio was niaiio
111) as Mr. .Jerenuali H(lni.-low, the uifinU-T lor
Cariboo.
CI I AIT Ell IV.
The Tjfirislatun^ was ovcitiil. WIkmi Tli- llonnr
riiiend thf IIou-o tlun' wore IT men on oach side,
Imt the jubilation was all on thr ojipo-ition (jiiartiT.
They knew tliat a spfi ia! train was brin^^in;: their
oightwiitli member and defeat for the government.
1 8
The Dashing Sully Di:c!
Tlicro was littli' atli'iitiMn p.'iii! I'liil I'.iv m [^'■ayor=.
an<l ('\('ii the -|ii''i:i trurii tln' I'lrnii'' wa- iiri-
paiiiiitly liMrm ,1 tn. A- W- ll--' ;• l'''t t!i • IImi'-.>
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 <i'ci-''in. ••^I^.
Spoakor."' ?ai(i hf. "I \'f"z tn mnvc t'li: t! ■■ Il( i:-e
at its risinp <ln .-t.md ailjounu'd ti!' M""'iay.''
"Xo, no." faiiif till' mar fmn: tlu- l.'it.
Mr. Spoak<T put thi' qriostion.
"The ayes huvo it," lie rcmarki d.
"N'ames, namrs,"' \va> 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.
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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'i<e. "Why
you can't even swear dMtnily. Vnu can't expect
to iret much sati-fact inn n'li of lifr h,rc if vou re-
fuse to do in Iki'me wfai ifnmc dd. -."
**Rut then this i-n't il.ime. |)caM\ vou kriuw,"
returned Fr,i-cr. "J!'- I'.riti-h Cehimliia."
"Oil. no. it ain't." irplied I)ri-e. "I'm willing
to maintain that it's pan of I'lul,' Sam'- tcrritorv.
But at any rate 'ti>n"t i-]ni:land ; vmi fellows pe«Mn
to imai:in(> vou are sliil in the Old Land, with vour
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^jlaw.-tecV an<i vmir '(]uiitclierkno\v>,' 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
<iniiiii];,i low n- wi'iT
■ 1. idy-^noiilv \,,i I:,. Ill wlini ihrv Ufiii on tlie
It wa- a wil
til.
Ah.ir: t'fiw
II t'ViTN"
intlui'iicf; that ttin;!.! in .-.(liim n \\,i~ a wond
(T
that ll'cv did n-n |.
iiM' innri'
n tlifir 1)
liavior and iiard'-mM m cliarailiT. A- a 'natirr nf
fact, tlii'v wcr.' |ni:r jnliy ^^hm] f. iii.u- ol' ll
[linlM'cr ty]>(' (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
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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.<vaus<. it mi.dit he
,„n.id.Tcd a lnw-d„.wn Iri.-k .m the ..Huts. i
prnpn^o.-' 1«." wont on. -'that nv Jrt the .iiee i=ettlo
uhn ^hall have tlir first cIuukv."
'• \ rorkin" "ood siiiri-'otion. rcmarkod tap,
whii." Frasor'i-nTd. and l>oa^o was und-r-tond to
.,v that it was th.' onlv s.n-iM.' remark lio ha<l ovrr
i.card Downing inako in the course of years of in-
"'•((iiit vour foMlinii and iret tliedire." said J)own-
i„- t,. Dl^a.^e. and the laii-r -ot the "l,one< "
"•ll,.di man win-, lii-t llop." l.e su-'ested. as ho
pla<-ed' the diee en the little tahle in the eentor ol
t;;e eahin, and the rest a-re-'d.
••>Iiv a- well <leeide tn make this throw do for
thr'whHe lot." put in Cap. '"Suppose she d.-
flines No. 1, the seennd man ran try next and so
„r Perhaps the one who throws lowest will 1)0 the
buky man. Unlucky at dice, lucky at love, you
Thi- course was atrreed upon, and Cap wa.« al-
low..! first throw. The .lice rattle.! on the tahic,
an.l lie was seen to have an ace an.! t^^;o deuces.
"Excuse me. l».>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<iM| an ;ii'ni ;ii..;ni,| |,,,,. „^|:.
t. I'-.' ii'iLT
liav." v<M,r pick tn.rn ti.:- ini-.ini: .■amp. hm | ;,„i in
<luty h.mn,! i„ f,.ll yuu i^.t th,.,.,/, no; , 1. . ,,,r ,„,„
for tlu' jdl. than yr.ur- i;;rv. X,,w mn I fi] the
liovs wnen 1 <:r{ l);u-k tii.it we aiv ,. II- ,.■.,., I ■>••
"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-
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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^
throu<di Moreover, as he had not heon d.finitoly
a,ro|.t'<'-i. li*' d.rided to ht the othor men i.n.pose
t,. the <,)ueen of I'.ohemia. and ho would liold hirf
Pface till the ni-ht arran-ed for.
'I'ho thnv followin^r niLdits throo dilToront moii
d. -ired to sIk.w tho Uueen of iJoheniia the falls ot
Fnrtv-nino Crock hv m<ionli,i:ht.
The uoxt day the guo. n uf Bohemia was miss-
ing.
II
1
f
it
f
i
mLm
26
The Dashing Sallv Duel
And oaoh man of tli-' (piartotto know that ho lia-l
a.-;sii:nt(J his intcR'.-t in the mine to tlie rni-iir-'
girl.
J>iit 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.
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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 calle<l the "Qui'en of Bohemia,"
was the top iiotcher.
Shorllv afterwards the much-wished for dredger
appeared on Forty-nine Creek, the money I'-r it
i:avin_' he( n put up l>y 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<ac<', rvtri with ilu- liarbcr. "Well,
imiic and liavc a drink, and I nia\ be able to gi\e
yni an iti'iii for tliat (i d-^ — paptT at the
('i>.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<l l'^i xi,.mi() for it. One of iUW-
^-ts^OU.ht the ..,.,,,. Dnkeley „„;: iV^;!;.;!
^.W of Ins on-inal n.w-tmenl. ,uid hefore he left
^.oeamp he endured .!.• a^ony of ...in. '.jfo !e-
ily Hi I take *•>:. ...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-
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I. s.
31
"irorKcflv Bill" wc.ul.i v.>t st.ui.l in a rriLiirml's
<l'Kk, and tli.- fcrvont h()|M- ih.it lie wmuM Ik' al-
luwi-d to {)row(ute him. Hr wntil.l a>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 rpsuinin<j mv journey
i"M-th." answered the stranger. "1 am" goin<' on
the next stage down." °
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32
The Dashing Sally Duel
"I can gladly give you a lift," remarked the
lawyer.
''Tliat'f: very gand of vdii," was the reply. "Are
you ?UTe I ?hall nut iiu'inveniciicc ynu ?''
A~ Diikf'lcy hastcrxd to an.-wcr in the negative
the Ptrangor was fuiccd to ])hice his hand over his
mouth to hide wliat was < itlier a snide or a yawn.
It was getting dii-k v, lis-n the stage started, and
there was Ptill ten i:iiles to go In lure the stage
would reach the pna^ihuiise wiiere Duk-'IfV intended
to put up for the iiiglit.
Ahout half the (h-ianee had heen covered, the
ftranger beguiling the way with hi< interesting
recdrd of late hap[ieiiin;r3. All nf ,i sudden the
driver heard tlie t vy :
"Halt, and thmw up ynur hands."
The driv.T. a hu>kv. 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 tli<i.-e Imr-i -. 1 tell yen,'" e;inie the voice,
now almost under ii.~ nose, "or Til bl hv vuur
head otV,"
This indieatioM tl.at Imsine-^s w.i- 'iieant caused
the driver to nhiy tiie mandate with a'acrity.
Meanwhile inside tk.e -tage a hornele dtx-d had
heen enaeted. The -'ranger had -midenly Uiken
a small packet from hs poeke* and tiui.L' the con-
tents in the face of hukeley. The inside of the
roach became stifling in an instant. The lawyer
fell back, overcome with the cayenne pepper that
had been thrown into his face, while the stranger
jumped out of the ~tage, takiriL' Dukeley's box of
gold dust and nugirets. As he de-(t'nde<l from the
vehicle he closed ihc door so that his victim should
■-i*^
1
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33
rATitiniif' \n ,L'<'t tliP rlTcrt- nf tlio prpp.>r. 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-] „ ,
<li-'-tri(t of Canl),,,, w,i. not tlip ri<-li(-f ,nrf of /i I
woro partn.Ts. Whi-k,,;
discovery of t)i(
ftlaci'iv,
ill' pat
''■'I Macau lay. They
ami a woman Ird to the
/iii'i Hill iiaiiir,! the re-
It, -tin. . t]j,.^ ^^^j.^
gion because, ;is
a.>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(ke<l
northward ; iJallou -tarteii a Fraser River exjjress
sei'vico overland from Calif-irnia to the ;;o;!lields;
W( lis, Far;,'o were ijuiekly on the .-cene, and many
of the wild and woolly iharaeters who had made
San Francisco tno Imt to linM them, found escape
from the Vi'dlaiire Committie on the Fraser Kiver
pnX ■
hars. They introduced whiskey and small
the cur.-es of the Siwa~li. The~e reckle-s char-
acters were ;:uilty of {\i'n\r^ that brou^dil out the
worst pas-ions (d' the re.i -kins, and it was the ac-
tion of ahandoneil "I»o>tiiii 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 <if San kkan-i,,.,,. aiiii
of the iifan-i ikin- in k;. naiivi- v
"Til.' n!,l ,!,M.r ,_^^. - a iVlInw n.. r), m,-..." .aid
>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
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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-^ <lnink a^ a fi.Llli'r,
ami IfKjkinu' for more hooz'>."' 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- <d" Scot«-ii had been
.-ufcly deliwred, and Chief Jack had duly sunpled
b..th" he called his daughter, init on hi.- nio.-t dig-
nili'd manner, and addre--.'il her thus:
■•.Miwanda, the whilr man ha~ fnuml favor in
i!iv eves and wi-he- in bel.:i._' to the trilie. ~() that
\\\:>'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.
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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
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I
I'ljuor lO an Tn<lian. On account of tiio nnl lAocxl
l' ,it liiui 1)1 vn ^f>il!('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
<i'ath of their chief, ('nw-line killed him. Imt they
\vill Maine me. Will you .-land hy nie. hoys?"'
■■^'cpu het your hooisl"' -houtei! a man in the
cfMud. and the as.-eiit was t.iken up all amund.
■"Well, kids, we will have to take the initiative,"'
Weill on Mae.iid.iy. "()\\r he-i plan will he to
iiiareh ti) l.niii,' liar, whep' the mam liody uf the
IndiaMs is encampeij. surprise tlie red.-kins, and
(MiH-lude a treaty nf peiee. At least that is my
idi'a: has any 'ine j:ot a hetter -u,<_';:estion to ofTer?"
"Kill all the damned red-kin-; don't leL'a sipa
a p.cMce treaty, wipe tl;e lot otf,"" exclaimed as cx-
citahle l''it",li.( 'anadian.
"In my npinion that wnuld he fully," said Ma-
caulay. "In the first pla< e. there are too many In-
dians in the country: >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 a<co,„nan,, ,1 Marauliv. Hn. u,. [',
•n' h'' -(HIM
-nn- ,..„... Knu,:::,.;;:::v:;;„'-:,,r;'zr
Jl.-t'ot r„l of 1,„ i„ ,, ,„.,„Ii,r „,v/'t!,., i,,;,^
And Other Stories.
4«
p -'v rr;i(l,f'i! (^ui >iii'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<tiii^' (iiif day, and Maiaulay sat in the
liiili' ti-nt (.'leaning his nvnh.T. \\>' was turnin;;
o\' T in hi- iiwn mind wh'lhtT thf rn-h for j^'uld
u i- \vi rth all the a<vMni|i.ininir hardship wlun he
l.-ard a st('[i. F-onkiti;,' up hf Iji'Iu'M the ipixTrst
(har.iiicr h*' had ^^•t■Il in all hi- lra\t'ls. lie al'tcr-
w.iril> 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'<^'-cs J,.L^ more of
'"J'lio dovil von ,1,, •• rf,„i;,.,i ^r
, [ ,, -^^•■'^^ii'nv. "And
sockets as h.. sf.oK,. ^ ^ ^ ^"'^'"- «"t of their
I don't care'' 'in i. r- i n
isn't much ^ood'fou ','•,, "'^•^'^r'^"''- "^'-''1
oonntry the" rest of n,,. ;' ^''^'"f ^ '^'^ '"" ^^^
The^nMcamefromo"V. ;^:' ;/".-'H h.ro.
what IS now the IIorMjiv TK l" '"""^^''^ ^o
resisting Miwanda hv i-,',. h„n7 ' '"^' *'"-" """
Wd of a,ain anions t!:i.vK' ^"^ "'^'^ -ever
-'Macaiilav waited for IMI f^ 1
then „a^p„,,,, ,„ „„, ;. to - M,rn. ,,m the two
3
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affrr l.P IkuI MKule a quart.T ..f a million. Tho
^'.imMir,^. halls had no attra.t.on for hnu ; th. dan.-e
H.isia.v..rhad-Kod"asa,.afro„. H. w-nt .lown
M >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. <am.. rod or white.
I he la.^t time I met him in San Fran.i.-.o lie wa^
Mt.nn;: on the brink of the ^rave. IIo was in-
t.n. rd however, i„ a n-port tiiat a new fi-l,! of
pold had j.i.^t been made in Horseflv. Some people
< '-lared tliat 1 was only a fake report, 'pr.iid
;.^road by people who wi.hed to get nd of .ome
c lili ill"*,
I'UIiat do you think, Ke<l ?•' I a.'iked
'•(iuld is where yo„ Und it, niv boy. Good-bve "
And good-bye it was. ••K,.d"' Maeaulav, 'l
biS
44 The Dashing,' Sally Duel
TIIK THMI'TAThtX OFTIIK MISSloXAKY.
\\iii;n K\v;iiiia u.!!i.iriv(l itifn \\\n iiii-.-i()narv*9
lioii.M.' ^lic wa- atlii'.l Ml a eh. iiii-r. The Ht'v,
Alwvn Thoiiiii^dii dill riMf blu^h wh.n hi. ^aw licr — ■
lit' wa> 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-<innary
do ii, and had wati ' ! \Mth udiidi-r whin .Mrs.
'I'hoinp-nn |)crforiiuil : • v aldiitinn.-!. hiit that .-he,
Kwaina. shouM lie th ::.'!!t i apahlc ol' .-nch iKch'SS
e.xortinn aiiiii-i'd hi r. .lu^] -hi' hiughcd. The char-
artrr of that laugh u.i- -■■ hcuiichinLT that tlir mis-
sionary found hiin-r!l'. .il'mxt uncoriMiou.-lv. glanc-
ing at his uifi'. v.hi- ii<ii appcari d In hitn too
wiur to rvcriiiorc h.- tr.ir.-'iu'un'd hv the -.-niln.s of
(•oui|tship days. "I'.ut t::ai laugh "-luiids <iangor-
ous," he thouglit to him-i'lf ; from \\!ii(h it will bo
patlierod that years n[ ;.,il amonir Indians had no*-
lakon all tlie old Adam nut of the Uriti.-h ColuMiI)ia
missionary.
"I liavi' romo for ntm' nipdirino for grandma,
not for H Iretur"," r' jdied Kwama, a^ she gazed
saucily at tlie cleric.
i
And Other Storic?. 4;
"\\liy (l.Ti't yoii f.i!,,. u.irriiri:: l>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<Mti.,n in han.i ai.Min,
•■i:i'! th.Ti -!,.■ woiih! i:u t.i \'ict,.ria an, I , ut ;i .la>!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<it sayiiiL' things.
And as .-die iiuidc tlie reciuest she had an atti-
tude of suiii swift .-imjiHcity that tlie Hev. Mr.
Thomp.-on saw nnly the Inidding heauty of the
g'irl of seventetii, and none of the dirt lie had been
so severe about wlnii -hf first opeiu'd the dnnr of
the mission hoiis. . Mr. Thoiii|i-o:i wa-: a wrll-
incaiiing inl--i"iiary. i)nt he forgot always that
charity begin- at l,i;ii''. He gave his wife a large
family, and inuili hni-chold drudgery, and grew
morose bocause lie ini—i d the fn'sliricss and iiright-
Jiess of the cliarm'iiu' t:irl he liad broimlit trom an
Ontario town
vears before.
t!
IC \\ |i
of th
'aeillc coast -even
The iiMM of th" ehureh had reaehed
a dangerous jierind ii
Kwania wa> .-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-
<lian reserve not much visited bv white men. But
And Other Stories. 47
Mr Thompson was doijenoratinfr, an.l in his fall
ho delighted in tln> 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'rs<Hi. It IS enough lo leave our own people
to siuh vain tlioughts." ^
Mrs. Thompson meekly accepted the implied re-
K-e. Mir had too nuu'h wa^hinir to do, and too
'■laiiy mouths to Uv,l to dwell long on the .ub-
J'vt or give more than a passing thouirht to
Awamas many aj.pearancrs at themiv.io,, hou^.
an. her airy co>t..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 <drl tl
11m.
w
At first
lis own unfaithfulness to his
ife hut the inward contii.t had h.v„ half-ii..arte,i
and 1
lis "(Jet thee be|
utij.^red with any too mu( h f.Tvid
ood at the parting of the
ii"d m<', Satan," was not
Host
ness.
eoaxingly said to 1
hav
ways when Kwama
um one niornite.^ — her education
■ing meanwhile progr,.ssed rapi.iiy as far as how
to read an<l write, and speak went
Vou must tjike m(> 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 :i<M -'• amer to tiie capital, and
would there '"plair K'^.Mia in a eonvcnl to finish
lier education." 'I'he !;■' -.•viiied to (.ime easily.
"She m\i.-t have |.!.i|K'r I'lothe-." .-aid Mrs.
Thotnpson.
"Of course. "' rejilicd lie, thou'.di he liad not
tlinu<:ht of it. "I>ut 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
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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<iht him on the day of his ordination.
As for Kwama, she had taken olf her clothes in
her little room, and wa> 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
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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.
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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 <ro
into the world and exert that hi auty on men. Hut
in your innocence you know n<ithin;r ahout the man-
ni r of life that is the only one open to such as you.
^'ou make a false start at the l)ej:inninfr with me..
Can you think it pos«i!)le that the people here would
Im lirve that 1, a mis>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 (.io<l to load them to the true
religion. 1 deeply repent of the course 1 have
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tnkon; will not von do tlio same and agree to what
I siy":-"
Looking at lii~ niriKst fare, Kwama knew pho
had failed at the vi r_\ Ipi'L'innini:; that the time had
come to (iissemhle. Shf had no in'riition of ever
returning to her iialivr \illage a» a !■ aeher, but she
appeared to give in. .iiid >aid:
"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<i' wi.i'i.ir lir ,-IimuM iii:\kr a full eon-
f.'ssion or nnt tn hi- wif.'. lie (liviili'd. after a
loni: slruiru'lc. to k' ^ ]> 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.
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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.
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The Dashing Sally Duel
whfn tlio rivfr (■lianu'<Ml it> 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 <li(l
ot believe in ;_'ell.:i_' widrjws and ( ler;;yinen to
invest in Itarreii r'ulv. he sold out the paper and
■went l>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 t<i thank him.
"Mining's a
I don't see why thtrr
no marked card- aii'
of the pack when 1 ;
gathered that he w,:-
lie used to lounge m
times, when he knt w
pet up a little type.
liand in." lie would -ay
"dime out for a w.iik, old man." he remarked
one night as he dmppe,! into the otlirc just as the
mail sack was Ix'ing (!■ -d up and the big edition
of oOO eojtie- of the h, i! papir was nff my mind for
a week. We took cur way up the side of the hill
that formed a backgrmuiii to the camp. Surely in
no other part of tln' wald are the niirht.- so beau-
tiful a.s in the mountain- of Rriti-h Columbia. Ar-
rived at the summit we turned to gaze upmi the
scene beneath. Tlie town in the moonlight looked
like the bivouac ground of an army — and .so it was,
but the armv was c(itni>o-ed of fun-loving, card-
liking, wliiskey-drinking niinei-s, intent ou cap-
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. ...:„„ ,|,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<Tp.trah^
•„;■,,,. ,,ti,,,, ,h.' .hi.t .l,.r<n ,>,••■ 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^^' -
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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 <listrict." I!' p.iused agaiti.
"You know lil.irk .Fcss, (jf course," lie wt>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.
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"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.
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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 <iiiiiji,>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
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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
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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"- <livide i day
or two later told me i' at the -ouiid of the conflict
etnick terror into hi- in art. and hr, bavinij found
reli,i:ioii, expected to liml Ka-ln like S(id"ni. As
a matter of fact, on 'li'- day of lii- arrival, the sun
shone brilliantly on t';e tented scene, and nature
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vn.s as pniilingly radiant as any city Vonus after
h;i\\
To us in that small boat, it I
xH'ami^ a question of
H of rcaciiui
fining our own lives as we
tioating house which carried the dishevoled 1. _
the gainbh'r. The coohiess of "Silver Jack," the
Mreiigth of his arm, and that undying love paved
g th
ove o
us from destruction that night. Hail
fiir an in-^taut. had one \u\>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-
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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.
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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<t all
ilio laiul bv the (ireat Mnthor, wlio sleejts at Wind-
sor, over tlnTc InxMiii] th(> 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<l) at luait. Wo called liirn lultus,
•wliicli in your way ' f spoakinir, is worthies-. lie
pou^rlit to rxfhnriL''' t'lewater for furs. One of our
vounji braves had a \ ilual)le otter skin which the
vhite man wanted. I'ut (,)ua!iehiii did imi love
whiskev, and ho int. mied the skin for Mowasa, a
beauty of the tri' .
'•()no ni;rht, whik (.'ualiehin wa< sleejiiriir, the
trader came to lii- t. iit to steal the ^]<in. 9\iali-
chin awoke ju-t a- i!.e cidtus man was escaping.
He cried to him to -;''p. hut the white man ran on,
Fo Qualichin siiot l.iMi. How could he help it if
the man wa« shot in I'.c liaek? The wliito man
was minnintr away, 'if tended the wound and
cured the trader Imt i e hnnieht evi! upon us by
reportin;: all manner nf bad thinLr> 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
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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,
e<iiill(lcnre, that there were
(./itii idid inc. in strict
-'line rciTUi
aiiMiiLT the Cdwicii
■^iini:hir-. tlicir natural eininic-. )
Ills as aniuiiL: the
■-Mv fail
icr. (11
til 111.' trad
iitinucd .liin. ■•tdid tlie (
lovcrnnr
Uualicliin .-hot
'•r (aine as a tlMcf to steal, and that
axe 111- pr<p. riv.
_ '■'"'' "11!-' he i:i\cn lip to ju-lice." replied th(?
Coycriior. 'I in\>elf 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.
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''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- <i,ain lost Ilntish Awrrica.)
Loiu) OK iln!i;\i;i> 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-<lay the i nv of Vatiennver. and the
ninniiipali;ies id' N-nh and South \'ancouvor.
Callicuni pa-sod froni tiii^ earth in a violent niau-
nt»r. and to the everla-t:n;,' di-i:raco <.f Sp.iiti. But
the passini: was Iiii: w.th results.
Tho Pacific coast i~ a history hook, and lie who
runs may read a litth of the rninanco of its trans-
formation from a foP -t *o the halfwav house of
empire. The very air of t.-c Canadian coast is red-
olent of Cook and .Mackenzie and Vancouver,
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69
Mliiir .',■. n t" uliat i.- now rmti'il Staffs frrritnry
liic L'i.iiiini' (ii' Urn r-li ciitiTiu-i-i' cliiii:-. A Uriti-ii
li.n.il niliiiT ;:ivc iii« nam,' t'l Vw:>-\ 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'<l I'nr a -i'iiik! lilaiin'. ami which
tiiiil al-ii "!' S<Mithi-rii hl'.u.l. A |.n ttv Ani' liraii
tmiri-t ua- h'ai-il tn iiiiiaik liial !:'• rniiiiKiril haT
i<( a .L'allani S|ian:aril -hi' iiail ni' I in Madriil. It
\va> 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 <lo not; I think Spam uill liark down." waa
the an-wer. "She ha.- no rial • \cu.-fe to otVer for
70
The Da^hlny Sally Duel
l\rr lii;:lihanilr(l ju ti .ii ;it N'onikii, in caiituriiij,' that
Uritisli riKTcliiiiit \r--i i."
■"I'lUt ciiii vdii ti ii iiic whiTf Xiiotka is?" asked
the lir.-t IIlfrcllMIl!.
"Yiin imi>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
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\ ' -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<r made."
"An excellent |ilan," warmly replied Captain
Vancouver.
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II
72 The Dashinji; Sally Dud.
And tlm* it w;i.- tli;it f.iciitcri.'int rowdl fMiirnI
hiiiivlt' oil the l'ri:n:s<fi aiitl ltMrii<'<| tliiil Isibcl
wa- tn makf a lnur i<l tlic islaml i>\\ lb- \i---i'l. ^
In that i.«!aiic!' I.I r. liiii: trip i:n,'l,in<l ti\<<! Ikt
(itain|. ii{)on tin- i'.n ;. ,,,,|,t ,,f CaiKida aixl Span-
ish snvcrcijrnt;,- Impc - I.innd a L'ra\r lic-iilr a iiiur-
(Ifliil cliirf.
U'Im'ii til'' Prifn'^^i niiiiulr,! thr -iMith of tli<' L-;-
lam! Iicr (•.iniii.iiii!' ;■ (Ii'ciiji'd to \i-ii the Kriir-i at
I'oiiit (Jray. Th r.- \\ w an Indian .-I'ttlcnifnt on
tlif >h"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." <hu\ ?he. "Our nation i^ so
hasty. And what a blow to that poor woman," for
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73
tli'- iMff's wife liiiil hrnkt'ii into wiM laiiKiil.itinn.
Tin uoiiiaii 1111(1 litT liiiM wcH' takt'ii .ishun' by
r..iti\' ftirtiils who \vi I III ■•.>(■( 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
<ii;!y. ami cnirllv irl'ux'il iiii'il thf alllitU'd itiI-
iii'ii hail ciiil' rttil a iiuihImt uf valuaiilc -kin- as a
MriMMii fur the corp-i.'. 'J'iif bn(!_\ wa.> 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
#
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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<iil)»'l. When Ikt ln^> 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
<l,iv,
When niL'ht came the ]■
iiiian reali/.ei
il the
f.
inlhardmess o
f the enteriin-e. hut wliat man of
Ki nt in liis i>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,' <d' Spain
ha? implied any owik r^liljl in the laud which to-day
is Briti.-h Columbia.
And Other Stories.
77i
A HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY TIG.
[.Vote to Atncriran rf';iil(T= : Tlii«
nil t'litin'ly ('.iiiadiau view nl' ;i nuv
dary (|iit\-ti()ii.J
of coui -(". is
settled buun-
flnrvT Bkitaiv and (lio Fiiitrd Statr"? nearly
\v>'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<r. tliat tlioy may tin' iMtt.T undor-
Rtaiid tlic attituil.' "f tlu'ir iici;.'lilH.r> 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! <!i:-.i|
;•• ared to."'
■"lint it ilid pntiy nearly mne to a li_dit,*' I
li.i -.irt
le.l.
'■Sure, and that remind- mo that I'm ^"ttm;;
away from that Idaiiifd nid pii;. '!"he lud fellow
rami' nronnd the llnrn nn a liiid-ars Bay ^aiiin;^
^llip. If he'd onl\ I'll n rniiM rted into pork on the
Juan inland vet.
viiyaL'f we mi^rlit have h.nl >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'n<Lint-; of the
fir.-t .-cttltT? in l>l"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<!I f"'' -'I'll ri.irht. Ih' ^'oi to crowinj?
abmit I.cwi- ari'! ' ,iik. and otlnT ("v.- who had
coino acTo>-: (ii' "v aftor Marki ii/i<\ l-'rascr,
Thonip-Mii. r r.rili-h fur-traili'rs. liad
shown tlifii; ■■■A :••<'•> it. <In'at nifii. t!in-c Aiticr-
ioans arc. I" fnllnw up the Urili-h. t laini their
land and )zr\ it. t « . Smart fejlrr-. you l.ri. Why,
thev'rf L'oiiiL' In i:"ld a 1<. wi- and Clark eyhihition
on LTound llial i>: 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 ■_'<nll.iiian <liil not taki- in ".""kI
],aii. "f o'lir-''. «!iat the (ioxmior naliy tohl
liiin wa> 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'.e<r,!: relates tiie iini'lent in that his-
t-rv of his. The (iovernor landeil a li'taf- erew
fpini the Ilud.-on's Uay steamer whi'h liad takon
h;ni t') the island, just as a Uiiii-h hint, yiu know,
and went liaek to Viet.iria. The Ameriean dep-
mv di'hi't >t<iy Icui.i:. He met a few wih! Indians,
and his hair stood on end. He reasoned that if
;':y,;:»ih'
82 The Dashing Sally Duel
he \v;int.>il 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. <li.l you ever r-top
to coiM<ler tliat I'u-it \va> 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<iit. Wlien it (onies to .-ettliiiL' that
kind of thin;.', t! • n'- tKithmi: -tr.'nunii- nl.oiii your
I'ncde. In ord' r '■' he on the ^afe -ide. the (!ov-
i-rnor of Wa-hiuL-i. :i diphuii.iticallv di-i\vned tlio
pci/uro and issued ni-i-nution:- to all terrrorial of-
ficers to abstain li-m acts 'calc\ilated to j.rovoko
C(mtli.'t.' That wa- all a piece of tlie IdulT, for
deputy collectors t.i-k (juick turn- on San Juan.
Witli them it wa- iiuiikly come and >\viftly <ro.
The Indians, who !.,id no use for 'Bo-;ton men,'
geared them all Im. !.. Then that h.dlico-e patriot,
(Jeneral W. S. llaiip v, took a haiul in the pime.
His c.xpericmccs in •-!i|ipre--inir" Imlian>. >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 <log-
..,,,,.•,1 p.'.rk.T ii"\v." If n-pii.'il. • , _
' "i;, i'.r,. w. ivacli thr mt.T.-tin^ p.-no.l. i=up-
,„,.. ^v.. .!nnk a liralth to t1,.> -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<l. -iiiiii.l you, II wiis. nominally
at .'ill I'Vfiits. Uni,-ti -'ill. ('a|il;iiii I'lckctt was
in ((.inmanrl nf th. Arn.rirans. V-mi will n-iiiom-
b<T he aft.rwanl- I", miik- a ^.'iicral in tlw South-
ern arniv diirin- ili-' <'ivil War. I'i.k.tt lan.l.-d
dosi.it.' thf prot.-!- ni III.' Iliiil-nrr- I'.ay Company.
"It ciTtairilv 1- ;.■'! likf war ii^w. Ami tlie
British (JoviTiiiiHiii at la.-t \i>-<- 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<'<l to \Mii.'!r;.w. had n'plio.l that ho was
merely acting' titu!' r orii«r> 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<ik place hetween Cap-
M. S. Tnhiinr and Captain
'; -her the .\Mieri(an said ho
|Miiit oiciipaMnn of the inland
i!ie coinmandintr otlicer.' He
he
to send
■kett
wa.« made of. A ti:
lain lloriihv. of II.
Pi.kett. To the \',l
'could not allow aii\
until so ordered by
auked him to wait t '1
Goni'ral llarnev. oi' -
would he hrinirin;: on
avoided hv waitm-: th^ i-ue.' It was a clever move
to place the hiame nii the other side. It had it.^
efTwt in preventiML' i tii-'ht. hut th.> 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
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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-<ed to the Hriti-h Minister
at \Va>!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:<iested joint" occupation of San .hum until the
govornment.<* of the countries '>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
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The Dashing Sally Duel
(Icnira! Scott .->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'<r William of <iir!iian_v ii;rr('<Ml
io lie arliitrator of t'li' iji-putc. A y.-ar later lie
fravc hi-; (|c(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."
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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
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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<ni slial! come with mo to
Fee this amliitiou- ( arian. "I'is he and tlie (len-
rral who are to ti!' 'Hir depjcfcd (•(i'T.T';. They
Tiave (lr-i'_Mi'i on the t.overnment. 'i'hev wonid
make of Panama a -'pirate iirpnhlic. with IViran-
eillo at it- head and < artan a- hi- ehi.f adviser.
M'hore wnuld he a p'.r nf money in it for irentle-
in<m with the jiart- \i!i <o noallv dc-rrihcd a few
minutes airn. I'.ut I f' ir that Lrirl. Hit fatlior
makes too nuieli of a ii'iilidante of hiT. She is
quite eapaiti'"' of friviii.' everythini: awav, from a
mistaken motive nf (!..!•_' Ikt 'drar father" a i^ood
turn. Why, she miL'li' . vcn inform the United
States of a neat little pint I was ahout to tfll vou
of when she hove in -iirht. Winn I remarked
that we mii/ht start a rivnlntion. 1 was i . deadly
earnest. Now don't w'li-tle liko that. I don't like
if. Beside-;, such a sound t^xpr'S-es too much sur-
prise and the streets have ears in Panama."
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'.\!1 riL'lif. niv Imiv. 'hriiiu' "H .V""r r.VMlutinii, Tin
W i^il \iill. It .-' fMi
I.i riic lli'Tr > 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, tii<ril'iri'. 1
tiif hmi'ir Id trlll-
l is i)!ir IrMiiiiitil
1 hit
n. pur-iii'l lliilan
1. "N.
W ri>Tlie
with iiif
ami I .-liail niaiv-' \nu a <li-«'|
>-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- hin<I
aim ^trriL-iicd n\i
I'aiiatna.
I Irian Wa-hiiiL't'-n I'v.ai unto
As
iillanl iiad >aiil
• 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 <iir'> 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-
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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<tks and rejoiced in the study
,if man — and woman, lie iiii-~e^.-ed to an iiniisiial
de;:ree what may lie called '•the nose fur crime."'
When the two men from Panama called a hack
Cardn-T did the ^ame thiii.L', and as lliUard and
j'inion had no idea tliat Incle Sam was on their
trail, or knew anything,' ahnut their movements, to
luUe thim was oa-y. Alter havin.L' .-een to their
rooms and their hal'-zaixe at their hotel, the two
conspirators were driven to a restaurant \vhich
l;ad hein a favorite dinin;: place of Hillard's iu
days pme hv. The inana-er etTii.Mvely welcomed
hiiii hack t(i San Fran.iMo. and. at his request,
conducted him and his friend to a snu;: room oa
the first lloor.
'■Had walls foniriies a- well as ears, niv dear
Finton. this room could inunv a tale unfold,"' »aid
lliUard.
:■ idf:i'
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The Dashlni; Sally Duel
'riif ni;in;iL'<T ri'iin.] mihI sent ii \vni*<>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<T"s faco went a gha.-tly
yellow.
"Wlio nro yoii? What do you want?"' he ci-
flairncd.
"I'rav do not ,ir't < xciicd. my friend." ?aifl Gard-
ner. ''Wlio I am Tii"d not troiilde you jii*t now.
I know a jrond (kal .ilHUit yoiir f-on(irii< wliich you
wouM dir-likc to ha\>' 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
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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.
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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 <u\r aii-l ll- iM:,jority nl-
vavs n.l.-^. ^Var i-.'. at l.a-t ni (■■:.<,■;. A.nor-
irV Tlirn ^^■'■ -Iiai! ■ I'iaiii more of tl;.' tilt'iy luoro
ili'at mak.- tl'o m..'.! l'o roun.l. an,1 1. for o,,..
chall ^liako tlio .':-• "f I'aiuiiM.a troin what t ho
n.'Wsi.ap.M- wouM .,'1 my inmi:u-nlatr i.;.font oath-
or^ l-houM hr ;ilr,ihl of our drar . im n;v, I ncl.>
Sam. l.nt ho i< >o l,;i-.Iv ..ii-aL'-! in il " I'T Ka-t
nn.l in ("uha. tliat '■ -•<Mn> 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 \v<Tf uii'^t I11.4
.i.'i-iiri' III till' ]in\atr I'i.imi.
'1
iirniiL'li .1 crac
>iir' 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^^^
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97
nlnnnl at a nioniciit'- n"t
ii'f
'I-
If rxpci
!iti<in
W..-. lIKi<'»'«l
;i t.lf;:raiii
,1- fdlldw.- :
all rcaily to >ail 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
<Ta/\ ,
n-taii
thr Im.v ihiTkilv >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. r<ir $1^.0 10 I'll iiuy y"u out."
"Don
crii'i
^ finii'n, as hi' tliouL'ht of a little
girl* at" one of the \ari-ty thoatn-. wi'h w-hom a
trip to Kuroyu' w..r,!.| ho a writah!"' d.'liL'ht.
For thr volaiilr bi-luuan tli.' -iiin otT-Tr,] nioant
?ix months of pl.;.-un. and ho w;h pivpaml to
abandon anvthinL' t-r that. Ho livod onlv for the
moment. It wa- .iiiirnnt with lliUard. His am-
bition was to inal" Hioii<:h out of thi-^ rovnjution
to fnahlo hiip tu n !iiv p-Tinan-utlv to Kurope.
Failure meant the Mnttiii.i: out of hi- ambitions.
His dreams of <:•']<] were not to be .-inttered by a
Western Union tel'^::ii!i. ^
"Well, jrnod-bve. I'.ii." ho said, "yon ve boon
a cTcod enmrade'aiid hm sorry you ean't stay by
the expedition to t!'- !;.-t. Thi< i- n.y final throw,
and 1 mean to inak.' it a .trood one. F.v -ettim?
the steamer and ann- to Panama 1 -hall i>e 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>pon<l to the signals
fp. in the \var>hip^ 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^ <m thoir hnnoymmn they
caiK'ht ?i"ht of tiini \vith a stylishlv (1re<>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\ > ><Mu Mw.. •
take ' 'conl l>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<l M.oli a common thins a^ a min.rV
low price of tl.«' »-l»<'' ',"•'■'' "" ' " :, ,.:,! ,l,.ll
tLufS in the Kooteuay towns ... IfU- '"l
102 The Dashing Sally Duel
C'lliiiiiMa mirror i~ n peculiar I)r'inir. TFo livo? in'
('aii;i'!a, hut ho nil \v~ hiiiL-df tn lio siihjoet to
tlif (!i(tatc> 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 < '<iluiiihia. It \v:i- ahoiit tlio q\iiotr?t town
ill ilir wiiolc prnviih ' wlicii ilic inm -aid ilicy mii>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 <riod claims
could now be secured at reasonable prices. She
And Other Stories.
lOJ
;,1 nnt irn into the countrv for tho sako of her
.iltii. hilt ?lic arf;nc(l that tlie minin? town was
aind to rise a^ain a
"Makf
nd now was tho time to mako
Thtrc i;: no necessity for you to p:o in
to h
I..-S a
t all.
(!fa
r." her father had said to her
n?i-
the
Kw iK'fr.re she Irft Vancouver for the Kontenay.
••'ihere is enou-h for you to .lo at home hfljung
.Mur mother to entertain visitors and a>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 <le-;tiiied. pci-liap-;. 10 ho
one of the ;:reat iii;'- of the Amei'icari continent.
;is the mines of l'>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 <tranire creitures of cirenmstanco wo
are," she thouirht, a- the K':l-<inri' rapidlv <!e:imi(l
out towards the lake and the pro-p"etors' boat be-
.:*^5?*^$r:-'F^i??r.. '5>?^^'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<lo
\^ i~ ju.t<nM,in- in;o vj.nv. As -'le hunl-d n-, ih.>
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 <ii) to
Pnntiat- Cnvk. \\!-:i' he kivw thori^'Ma- an ideal
oanipin.LT Sj'ot. 'I'M- \va- dom>. 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;. <j.:\\v it at iIh' nnnrd-
..:_' "Jicf in Ka-!ii.
'I'l.i' iiiMi'- pai'! friiiii iho Lrra.-- p'ot-, Imu Mo-
.\r;!ly MKPii -lit \' IT !!••.! I't' nniirliiiiLr it in the
1 'M- ai!i! uaiiil'Mi'.l In l\.i-!'i . ii" c!ay to .-.v if ho
'Miilij liiiil a jiuri ii;i.ir for hi- third y]\.\v. Tho
i'ldhrr's ollic- wiih ih'' -i_'ii ■• \til' I-.-tuIi(.," >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 <!i'\c!n[Mi| -ii::,. KiiMy tn prov.' it t<> !••' 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 <liir-t was no
j.l.'iitiful. that til- hipiiy-^"vui(k.v iiiiiitrs thoii^rht
thiMr claitii^ \m ul'l invcr ;.'iv(' out and ■' uur-hall
wnmcii. >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 (1i<putt'. Tin* I/>ii<!<>n«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 an<l le;,'al biil-
aiico doniands the acumen nf a Snldiuon ami the
knowl(^d;.'e of a Chief .lu-iice. Wliilf I do not
pretend to either, I yet feel >iire 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<" <if liiaiii'an!-.
"Ah. I'lit ti'.at in;
rctnrtfil I'aiwanU. a-
~;inl Cariw. a- Im' took in
and I'.iiu' I'nr L'aiiK'."
k,< nir ihirt.vn
he iratlii'nil >'[)
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 waysi<lc-wc extremely regret that
^fem j.^f\^:'7m^^^^^yfy^^^^'^
And Other Stories.
115
):(. 1,a= nvvV' thi^ M<m1<s ;m.l T-T.ian .Lvi.ion Part
1' .mr p.iiu on this (iira.-inii
(I, 1.- raU:-''
bv the
iiiiir p
irtakt'ii at
HI Iv KdwanU" " i>lari' 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-<in a
nil
tliUV of
here, m a c
,1 i,\]\i-<> 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<l pro-
Kdwanls roard liis tamuiar n
•tiiree h
ooilv I'dOi
1 che.-rs for the t.hieen,
w hieli \v
■re L-'iveii With a wil
Then
ame the tea:
;t of the evenuiir.
Good
W lll-Ki
V alwavs .1:
ivi
■s to Mr. Terror :i cnnm
and
lanLTuaL'e w
liicli is tho jitlmiration o
f al! his hear-
■r-.
After jiavn
the '(-a
caii'Mi
mi--ioner
■ r \u~ compliment.'J to what he
luret-"of Mr. Iviwar.ls. the tJoM t'om
„,-.,„... .aunche.l into elo<iuent i-raise o
Faek. which made tlie hitter blush to Ins socks
f Jolly
Ue
•■ ^fja?A^j
•;^=-^
X^i
,,6 The Dashing Sally Duel
^ f l?ntnc a- -tin' -roal toe ot this a^^.•!nl.lv,
in.nt in pavn>^ 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 <u n"- '
boo'c h"l ovUontly ro.tltcd him of ht. B.nse of hu-
And O.hcr Stories
117
rior. no took it that t'>" ~^';''"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.<n.ven
Jiu ilor^.tlv counu-v ami ever attorwards was
^"::Th; horllli.. u> 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 <zround floor
"" ''Tho o's ono thin, 1 liko ahout tlu. town he
«,i.l i Tollv Jack, who was ,ho first Clnof of Po-
IcP n Carihoo, "and that is thorc are no par-
Ions horo. Tho n.a..n T qmt 1- ri^oo ^yas that
there were too many white ohokon. thore.
^sm^-T
"^^^mmm
•i':tr=-^
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119
V • I.
vopM l.rit.-r <:et r.'a.ly \n pn.k lU' -^
,1 ,l„l!v .la.k. '-for a i.ai>on airivr.i
eaiii,
oil
.il:!' I
roiii Valf t"-<lay.
did viT say, .la
\ i.ir-i'ii.
: - ll.llIK' \VllUi«
1 a ^ky pil'ii
rack? And wliat ii. tlu'
lin" in r>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 ''amt'
;on
)ort.-
lookin on. PiAK
1
H.vMtlv to Diit
Ti,- u a
li, -so ni just liave to rail yer.
ddrc's^ing the sky pilot, ho said
\20 The Dashing Sally Duel
"Sfrin" a- VdiTvc jii-t coini' tn tIii-= ciiiiili nio nri'l
Diitili I'.ill li.'iv lia^Vniii-luiKd !n -tart \fr out fair
iiiiil lia\i' (LipiM'.l ill With >;l."i'"> apifiv towards
:i (•liiin-h. \'nv III.- If. I i]<>u'\ lak" !ni;<li truck in
Mich cniiccni>. 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 <if William- Creek, the
richest di^'iriiiL'- • \cr found in the world.
Thus it wa- ili.it the Ani^licui c!eri:yman made
fl proselvte .d' llor-eilv I'.ill. Willi Dutch, tlio sky
])ilot had nn <ii!licullv. lie had inherited ndi^'ion
from hi< nioiher. ii< helievd that p.irxin.— -of
■the ri^dit -ort -e\eri i-<'d a L'^od iiitluencc on niin-
inu' ramp-. Tlie K'ev. Mr. Kini'doni was sure nf
liis oarne>t support fn tu the word .lT" and now had
oiilisted the ,eo,„l oill,e< of llor>etlv Hill, who was
<lispo-fd to ^'ive the par.-on every opp(jrlunity to
'•make irood."" as In' put it.
No man i> 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-
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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 <Miii|i -111' i> 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
<f I'nliiv. "Cariboo 'I'liin (lla' -taL'c driver for
ikniou) -Hid she tried her ber-t 'o make a nnv-.li of
122 The Dashing Sally Duel
Die par^nti on ih'' w.iv up aiiil tliaf -lir lia- tlip
l(ia(r(.<( (iiitlil ('( -tnt kiiiL's ln' f\rr ~au.""
"Shf'.- ii ii'i;iilar cnikiT for lonk-." n'mirki'l
•Iiilly .Fiick. "Iitit -!'i''ll (a\i-t' a kit >>{ (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
<l|)|lo|-I nilll '. imTi T' ;. "Slir"- -it ,lll till' liM\- J'mI-
oiis ii!rcai!\." i' ;i'!i!<'il. "ami -ln''-; l'oi U\>- 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;;<i(i.ntiii !,,i\iiiL: 1..TI1 takiii out of it in t!i,it
tiijK'. )
"You'ro ui'ii.' tlurt'."* -ai'l I'i;I.-h \).\\; "it u.i*
Jim wlio Lol till lii'ttrr of lirr."
"Unt -k'' jii~i -iio\\((! ini' tln' tiioii-aii'l dollars
slic L'ot I'roni ill'- claim." protc-ti'il .Jark.
"She lia-ii'l k'aiil, \i't. Iiou it mi','Mt liavc !>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
<l(nvn thf >!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
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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- <allv was cut
plmrt hv llMr-.!l\ Hill f\claimini: in ati_'rv tonrs:
"Ami do \.iii III. ill In -ay tlial ymi -toud hy wliilo
tlial jii-nr L'irl «a- r.^hhul i>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
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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 <<A/.nv^ Imii
bv both ears pound.d lii^ Ium'I a-ain^t the floor
ti'll the latter was ^cn-^cK-s. It was two months
before Dutcli Bill cnul.l be pronouncd out of (hin-
der and all that tinic ll.,rscl1y wa-^ in the cliar^re
of .Tolly Jack. drea.iin,<r .'vrry day that lie would
bave to an-wer to the char^re (d' murder. When
Dutch F)ill j-'ot around aj,'ain, llorsidlv was taken
before Cliicf' .Tu-tico B.-hic Accordinu' to Brit-
ish Columliia law. the prisoner was .umv.u the op-
tion of a spcedv trial hrfor.' tin' judpe alone, or
of having his ca'~r -rut up to t!ir next a>-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 \vn<i.l
TPOClVt'i
I 111 lieu <il cM'l! ^11
li-crintiMii tn this ii
ri'ist
aiiiilv journal
ll.al Cliicf .lu.-ti
I
iI'I'IjU'
I'cis as
IIUH
1 as a halti>r 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 ha<i witne.-M-d the ll<rhl had >aid 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
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129
Justiro n«k- him. '1 «
!i(> rr|.lM'
Inril
thi- i-asr. <i
ar Ji>
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 <!•
!i. (In. HIV
pirv
(lid' it
irnUL'lit m a M'TiI
;ira.trr,i|i!i
:ht of ti'.o oainp. t'.
•XiU C.r.iltv." Tl
lirca'l-i'
;)\ltcll l.ll
.VHl'Mlii' !>:
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<l,
nri-oiiiT ; vol! a
V as v(ni i-an.
von, nii-<T(
dl
ant. niv nr
■t
1 sandbajr am
Ivicp to vou is that you p
• It in
1 sandhap thn-c jurymf
ightv certain that tin-
Chief Justice had sand-
nuplity
ba" on the brain vesterday. 1 ri .
'■There was a jollification at the Cleveland after
I30 The Da'-.hlng Sally Du<
il,.. trirl aii.l a tuiicliin- iiu-i.lrnt orciirrrd. Hutch
1^,11 uns l.avin- a .!ri;ik Wnm H"rMi.y appars
„v..r tnhi-.l«l I'al.an.l sav- M tako it all Lack,
Hill l..t-s ].<■ hirivh a-a.n; That ornory cu.->^
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
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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;i<lian country wcoklios. There
is ciu of tho-;^ \v(M klirs. liowovfT, tlui^ ha^ a },'ho>t
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<ii. IJedskins abound around
Kandoops, and th.Mf is more than a suspicion that
the j:ho.-t of the :<lnniliinl oilice is that of a native.
It i's a wonder that there are not more ghosts
around Kami jops, for that place was the scene
many years ago of a sanguinary battle between
Hudson's Bav Company servants and t)ie redmon.
Bur that is anothiT .-tory.
Curious to relate, the place where the Stand-
ard now gets out weekly used to be the business
house of the U. B. C.— magic letters among In-
dians even to this day— and that company did a
nourishing business there. Many is the big deal
and the erafiv barter its old rafters have seen,
and the editor" of the Standard wistfully says, that
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133
tho chink of .ilvor nn.l ^^ ^^-'\ "\ f^^'^^^
^va. more often hoanl m tli...<' gnod oU\ <1 }> ;
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
<oroaiul I >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
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floor nf the ?Tnr'^ \va^ w
,1,. ui><T., n- Franklin
■fl It in liis h.i-ty rxit. liut no nn-\
\i
A casiial •:laiu('
lor.
rwav liial
Wii- "D the
^.Tiiinl t" iii(1it:itt' to tlio
1 had
imlhiim uiiu.-\ia
t.il.i'ii [ihiif.
•Look
icn>
' 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 <'<<V>
•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<l to unlock
1 have not the jim-
jams, hoys.
•Ciiie.-s we
11 ii.ive to pi^e up the mystery, san
(1
the others, "though there's eno.igh b.ood^^aro
t of a thr-e-vear-fild steer.
discovere<
Ih
hero to coir.r ou
Since that day nothing has
to what the thing was. and no
been
und
1 as
^^^^^ :h)ctor was called on
lis" of a white man or an Indiai
to dress the woum
about that time. Franklin has gone over
to the
136 The Dashing Sally Duel
pnMt iiiaioritv, hut tlio iihn-i Mill walk*. The
jiiw-paipiT 111' II \v!i(. !i;i\<' tak' II "Vrr tlio hiiilding,
l.iuk iipdii l!i'> familiar innrc i-liiln-opliicaliy than
<!i(l till' lluil-'in'- I'.,)v man.
'■11.'- a ivuiihir lur-anc.'." Clark'' will loll you
in ,oiifi.!cni.'. "\Vo licar (jiirrr l|Mi.-^^ at ni;.'ht.
M'h" ca-m' Ills ami wimlo\v> ratllc ami tho?r in-
r.i-nal m.i(ri>iiw ^\\i-ll. hut iinihin,,' is <Aor n^n.
Naturally (h'''mh'"li"l >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 <vr!ain nrtich'S ;:'it into tho pa-
prr nmliT th'' "M m.ma^nanont. Thcro wa? one
,,,lliii- a ppiv-miaiive of His Majoty the Kin;:.
'a hcwhi>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.
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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<r. wli" '\>\
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;:!m<I hiMrtily iiii<! r<i'!i''il :
"'I'lii' ( n.i-t i- ( li'.ir ii'iw, iiiiiitic. ili'nr. I''ir tli-- itn-
IiiMfMl ml-kitl h:i- lal.' II to thr \V:it«T. Sec. tluT.'
jilinvc thf Mir'"^-: hi- ( n-t fipp'.>r-. 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. nn<l the pa--;ons of the Indians ai-e more
restrained than at pl.i'cs wliere no self-.-acrificin;.?
man of Cod ha- ^' t hi- lint. I^ut tho.-e pas-ions
are none tlie los- tlicre. as my aunt found out lie-
fore slic relurned to N'ancouver. Hut she ' ad a
hiLrhcr opinion of tl.r native ;:irl when she pit h.ick
tlian l)cfore ^he made that summer excursion, and
tliP reason can tie f.nmd in this -toiy.
Amon.i: mv artistic treasures. T value very hii:hly
an unpretentiou- ^^ketch. hy my aunt, of an liulian
Cirl. Kwat-ekeriiie -he was called. She was the
beautv of the Nitinat trihe. My aunt thoudit her
costuino rathfr hoM. hut so pictures.pio, that she
for"-ave the want of drapery for the sake of Art.
Ami Other Stories.
UO
\-- ;, nil.'. lu.li.m -irl^ at l.M>t 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;.' <iU( -tinii.
l\\Nil'-rkrMIl.' \V,1
1 Ai
^ wllitiT tlKlIl 11)1
.l\i' Vnll U-i'i
.lllil
W.l- lIl'illMrd 11-
UdMI.Ul II
N.u
III
t of liiT tnW'^.
a liii|-li'iu«»'
lln- I'.lr," \V;l- I1"t Ml.lllt'
(Iflicii;. Iv a-
iHiiutiful in Ir.itur.-. l.wt iii .'xpn— inn.
Itj'k
IllLlll
t \.,1- ll< V IMlf. •'-'
no I
iii't
ucri'
I l.ni.'ht a> 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- id<M <
1',. iicatli Ikt thin ilumiM', Ikt >n\:
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' <imo a> 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 ln<han-^
that Su o . k f.an.i: The .hl.'-t .a, o, th.
^t'h; n.un,!fa^o^intlu>oy..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<l the -hadows ilee away,
-rntil tho ^1»>»rr''V i 1 an luui-l in hand
[;:-,-J:trlucS:;e;ri,j;aU«.....cad..
; f»
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