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You think there is poling to be trouble, you know, on account of my seizing the Heather Bell property, and so in order to keep the peace u ae eee our police force, re That is a big idee!” the saloon-keeper cried. ‘Yes, itisa cute one,” White observed, re- that she was a ** tainl blance?” ‘Frisco Nell, a queenly-looking, dark-haired, dark-eyed girl was behind the bar, seated in an arm-chair, when the with her eyes fixed upon the door entered, as though she was on the watch for some one. And the moment she beheld Talbot there came a sudden flash gf fire from her dark eyes, and the sharp, who saw the gleam, understood that she was on the lookout for him. Upon his companions ~he bestowed merely a passing glance, but she rose as soon as she caught sight of Talbot and sauntered out from behind the bar. But if abies pede — ve ee eeqruced no Raw pression upon her she on them, particu on the Englishman. ¥ The German, struck by the wild, strange of the girl, whispered to his companions fine young woomans,” but the Briton, grasping bot by the arm, exclaimed in a hoarse whisper: _ Great heavens! that girl is no stranger to me! ‘*Is it possible—have you met her before?” the sharp inquired, ** Yes, in London—I am sure of it, although I cannot remember exactly where or when for the life of me.” ‘* That is strange,” Talbot observed, ‘“*I bad no idea that she was an English girl; she cer- does not look like one,” | ‘*That is very true, but she has changed greatly since the time | saw her.” ‘* Have ou not been deceived by some resem- albot inquired, decidedly incredulous, ‘**Oh, no, | am positive I have met her some- Old Gimlet Eyes. A Story of the Ceur D’Alene Boom. BY BERT L, THOMPSON, WueEN the winter stampede was made into the Cour d’Alene country, there was one man who went along with the crowd, although be did not seem to feel any of the wild excitement which prevailed among the rest. He traveled on snow-shoes, and dragged a toboggan with a generous outfit after him,and arriving at the camp immediately went to work to build him- self a rough log or in which be took up his quarters to await the tardy coming of the He had no partner, and he made no friends among the mep. That was a hard winter; there was much suffering,and beggars swarmed in the camp; but none of them went twice to the lonely cabin where they met with a puzzling reception, though the asked-for aid was given in every case. ‘‘ What broment you here?” the strange man would ask of his humble petitioner. *‘ Gold fever? But this isn’t the season when gold is dug. How do you expect to live till, that time comes—by sponging from more provident peo- ple? Don’t tell me you never thought ahead; you should have thought. Here, you shall have enough to eat for once—bread and bacon that are worth more by the pound than you poor devils are by the body ; and now, if there is any- thing in you, get out of here and go to works. leaped to a wrong conclusion regarding the crime which had poe committed. P There bad come into Eagle but a short time before a smooth, dark, gentlemanly gambler, who had proceeded to clean out as many vic- tinis as came in his path, among them this very good-for-naugbht Grigsby, who had chanced to have a few dollars in his ket at the time and who had made some foolish threats of getting te which he had forgotten an hour after- ward. _ It was this Gambler Jack whom the morning light had revealed stretched stark and stiff ina pool of his own blood just outside the town, and not Gimlet Eyesas Grigsby mistakenlysupposed. When the latter discovered the truth it was too late to correct the impression of guilt his man- ner of receiving the news had made. Gimlet Eyes worked as steadily as ever upon his claim that day. He stopped once or twice and gazed toward the camp, but allseemed quiet there as far as be could judge, Just at sunset there was a confusion of steps and voices and a crowd came rushing up the narrow trail with ae, in their midst. ‘*He claims as how ou kin say somethin’ to clear him,” announc the spokesman of the . ‘* Tells a cock-and.bull story about you a-givin’ him this gold. I reckon it’s only a dodge to git time; about as reasonable as that some other party did the stickin’ with his knife. If you’ve nothin’ to tell, we'll git out of this, for I don’t reckon you’d keer to bev him swung up in your sight,” Gimlet Eyes turned on them impatiently. ‘* What are you talking about? What are Popular Poems. SWEET BIRKENSHAW. BY A. MILLER. As Tl wander at even’ mang trees that are wavin’ And hear the wild blackbird and mavis's ca’, l see the sweet Avon the mossy sta’nes lavin’, And muse on my Mary, of sweet Birkenshaw. I see nature bloomin’, and hear the birds croonin’, in’ Dame Nature far doun by the fa’, Methinks in their singin’ the echoes seem ringin’, In praise of my Mary, of sweet Birkenshaw, The sky is aye clearer, a’ nature is fairer, When strayin’ wi Mary in yonder green ha’: The sun seems a-teemin’ wi’ | as Lis beamin’ Throws rovn’ us a baloin sweet Birkenshaw. Oh, lovely’s the splendor when shadows in grandeur in the scenes that to us ere sae braw. l’}l then clasp my dearie, an’ couthie an’ cheerie, We'll pledge a’ our vows syn in sweet Birkenshaw. -O°*———- GOLDEN KEYS. A bunch of golden keys is mine To make each day with gladness shine. **Good- morning!” that’s the go!den key That unlocks every day for me. When evening comes, “ Good-nizht!”’ L say, And close the door of each glad day. When at the table, “ If you please,” I take from off my bunch of keys. . flectively. ul i where, although “ not able ag place pagit It bit shall we or A doves ipctalrh gehen e. yon doing A ar man? I gave him the gold, When friends give anything to me And after you have our men there was years ago; she was much younger then. | do anything, but don’t come begging m me | as he says. ou haven't accused him of killin , bs .) not be many left for Tal t You see, Mr. lalbot, I led a pretty wild life at | again. Tl know youif you try that little | Gambler Jack, have you?” . PW use the little Toank you!” key. ‘* The only difficulty I can see about the mat- | one time and have only sobered down during | game.” ‘* We're on the “ Excuse me,’ ‘* Beg your pardon,” too, ter is that some of the best men in the town will not be apt to come into an arrangement of this the last fifteen years, ‘** During the last fifteen years!” repeated the game, ‘I’m blest if them gimblet eyes o’ his’n didn’t bore right through me while he wor a-readin’ int of stringin’ him up for that tharsame job, boss, so if you know any- thing to the cor ef spit her out.” When by mistake some harm I do. Or if unkindly harm I've given, sort,” te remarked, ‘‘Talbot has made a | sport in amazement. ‘‘Why,do you mean to | off of lecter’,” said one of the recipientsof| “ wan y, men, J killed Jack With *‘ Forgive me!’’ I shall be forgiven. good many friends since be came into the camp, | say that it is fifteen years since you have seen | his bounty, afterward, ‘I felt like all the | Gannon. I've been trailing him for two ears, On a golden.ring these keva I'l. bind and there are galoots, I know, who might be lady?” . mean things I ever done in my life were stand- | but he was always too smart for me till this This te ny 7 “6 Seve ind rd willing to take my money, but would be certain; “* ell, 1 should judge that it was nearer | in’ out plain as print. Ketch me coaxin’ for | time. It was done with Grigsby’s knife, you \ to kick over the traces if Talbot makes his ap-| twenty.’ ary of his sass ag’in! I kin go hungry, or [kin | say? Why, yes, so it was, but I never thought I'll often use each go'den key, pearance and calls upon them for aid.” *“No doubt, but men like that are few and ‘*Oh, you must have made some mistake about this matter,” Talbot observed. ‘‘ You are work if it comes to that—and the Lord knows it looks like it would—but I can’t and I won’t hev of that. ou see, he was up here and left it, but let me tell you of the trouble between Gam- And then a child polite I'll be, far between No “yy iy unless it has er! the er ont to bea Nabe yen in rm an come re me he Sa mow that nene bler Jack and ein Ida rte girl once, a ir changed gree since I knew it. y talking about meeting her n or twerty | o’ his’n would if I give. e chance, pretty, good as any father ever had,| WHE BABY AND THE SOLDIERS. ‘*We can afford to pay two dollars to each | years ago, she was a mere slip of a child | the hardest-seasoned veterans of ee shes were | and I was fond of her —all the more fond r one; the ge of success is with ms, and the | at the time.” of the same mind. because her mother was dead and there was| Rough and ready the troopers ride, crowd always like to be on the winning side.” | ‘‘ No, she was sixteen or seventeen then.” All things have an end, so that fateful winter | only us two—and that villain came and stole ag pap men with swords by side; The other agreed in this opinion, and after aj| ‘‘ There must be some mistake, for I don’t | dragged out its weary length: forests fl heraway from me. He lied to her, of course;| . LDey ave ridden long. they bave ridden hard, few more words the conversation ended. returned to his mine, the saloon- think she is over twenty-two or three at the out- side now,” thes rejoined a vail of tender green against the dark hake ground of the towering pines; the turbulent river she was so innocent she was easily deceived: and men, I can’t tell vou all, but he abused _ They are travel stained and battle-scarred : The shakes with their martial tramp, | 1bea. And is the laugh of th f th ‘ keeper to his ranch, whiJe the mayor sought out ‘* Oh, my dear Mr. Talbot, you haven’t had as | was swelled by the melting snows; and the im- | her, beat her, threw her off and left her to die Pht hebee e ie heey aa we ner | Sandy Jones and instructed him to strengthen | much experience in these matters as I have!” in the street, There’s where I found her, dy- They reach a spot where a mother stands, the police force. the Englishman replied. ponent men, scarcely waiting for the frost to eave the ground, were avery wDere working ing, with the marks of his brutal treatment on With a baby clapping its little hands, | : : Laughing aloua at the gallant sight The irators did not allow the to ‘** Dumsels of this kind are extremely expert | their claims, or spread in widening circles to | her, and I swore then I’d never rest till l’d find Of < mounted soldiers fresh fro : grow esdes thatr feet. ' shi tel in the art of remaining always young. I have | prospect the mountain-sides for miles around. him and kill him, but he managed to keep out| The captein laughs out “Pll (a teed og | known women of fifty who did not look a day | Every one knows the history of the Coeur | of my way until now. When the break was| A handful of gold, your baby to kiss.” CHAPTER XXII. over twenty-tive.” d’Alene chggings, bow gold was found, but at | made here I was one of the first to come, for T Smiles the mother: “A kiss can’t be sold TALBOT APPEARS. ‘Talbot shook his head incredulously. such depth and with such expenditure of labor | knew sooner or later he would drift in with his| But ladly he'll kissasoldier bold.” THERE was need of haste, as the conspirators " Oh, you ma doubt, butI give you my word | and capital, that the poor man who had ho kind. I’ve been waiting for him, watching for He lifts up the babe with a manly grace, discovered, for when the northern halted | it is true!” the Briton insisted. for wealth found himself stranded lon ore | him, but last night was the first that I met him | And covers with kisses its smiling face, at the door of the Metropolitan Hotel that even ing, an hour or so late, the first man to emerge from it was Richard Talbot. Behind him came the two gentlemen, the Englishman and the German, who had been his ‘* These charming creatures are real artists, and display wonderful ability in using paint and Pome to conceal the ravages of time.” ““lam certain I have encountered this wo- man, although I cannot remember where, but the gold-bearing stratum was @eached, while those who were more fortunate in holding out and overcoming the obstacles were often poorly recompensed for the time, labor and expense of living, but there were a few notable and bril- face to face. He knew me and he had a chance to defend himself, but he is dead and I am alive. { am guilty of his death if you call it guilt, not the man you have there. Let him go and take me if you like. I’ve nothing to live Its rosy cheeks and its dimpled charms, And it crows with delight in the soldier's arms. ** Not all for the captsin,’’ the soldiers call: ‘* The baby, we know, has a kiss for all.” To the soldiers’ breasts the baby is preesed traveling companions, it was in one of the London gin palaces, no | liant exceptions. for now; my work is done,” By the strong, rough men, and by turns caressed ; The three plotters who were working inst | doubt.” : One of these was Old Gimlet Eyes, as he had | The men looked at each other. Not one made ene ep or oad pad sematbar ae bold Injun Dick were not the only ones in the | ‘* You are deceived by some accidental resem- | come to be calledy_He-had-climbed up into an | a move until Grigsby, Snding himself at liber-| “™** mute joy as the kieses they share. town who expected his arrival, and had spies on | blance, I] think. Let me introduce you to the | almost inaccessible ravine covered with a ty went forward to take Old Gimlet Eyes by | ‘‘ Just such a kiss," cries one trooper grim, the watch, for the moment that Dick Talbot | lady. Perhaps after you come to know her you | growth of scraggly bushes; ¢limbiug by their | the hand, Then the rest turned about neta . When I left my boy | gave to him,” descended from the coach,a brawny middle- | ma Le mind.” aid, he uprooted one of them, and in the earth | their way back to the camp. ene nut such a plea “ey the pares gay ed fellow, known locally as Old Mike e Englishman shook his head; he was ob- | clinging to its roots was a pebbly nugget no| ‘We're wellsbutof that gambler,” they said| gay io. my Si as asteep she lay. rave unigan, and who held the position of bouncer | stinate after the manner of his race, larger than a pea, but there were others in the | among themselves. ‘‘ Ary one of us would ’a’| And their eyes were moist as the kiss they gave in ’Frisco Nell’s Golden Hairpin Saloon, stepped The party advanced to the bar, at the end of | hole from which it came, and by the time the | done just as Gimlet Eyes did. No one’s a-going forward and addressed the new-comer. which ’Frisco Nell was standing. sun went down he had gathered nearly a pint of | to bother him for that killin’, you bet!” :0:—-— ‘* Glad to see you back ag’in, Mr. Talbot!” he exclaimed, and he extended his hand in the most friendly manner. . ‘*Thank you,and I am giad to get back,” airs haga giving the hand of the other a hearty shake. Talbot And while the handshake was going on the bouneer seized upon the opportunity to whisper rapes to Talbot: M do 18 4 a ** Keep yer eyes peeled—thar's a heap of trou- bie ahead aad a lot of galoots ready to go for you. ’Frisco Nell wants to see you in hersaloon righs wt 4 i ; So rapi y and adroitly was the speech deliv- ered that although there were a dozen or more loungers in the neighborhood, all eager to hear what was said, none of them succeeded in catch-- ‘* Glad to see you back, Mr. Talbot,” she said, “Thank you,I am not sorry to find myself mie in the camp, | assure you,” the sharp re- plied, ** Allow me to introduce two friends of mine, gentlemen tourists en in seeing the won- ders of the wild West. . Broughton, of Len- don, England,and Professor Poppenheim,of Ger- many, Miss Nell, the proprietress of the Golden H in. “* Healy delighted to make your acquain- tance,” the Englishman said, closely scrutiniz- ing the girl. ** Dat is true, all der while,” added the profes- sor, with an elaborate bow. “Tam pleased to meet any friends of Mr. Talbot's,” responded the girl ne oayelees. WAX, the precious substance, and staked off a claim which afterward proved to cover the entire gold deposit of the little valley. ld Gimlet Eyes scarcely seemed elated over his find. He worked stea ry, Alen prosper- ing, while the men about grumbled and cursed their luck and envied him his, then left him again to his solitude as they followed in the wake of some fresher discovery. He had meved from the camp to the vicinity of his claim and lived there alone. He had been warned more than once by the better class of miners: **“Some of these disappointed fellows will clean you out one of these nights,” but Old Gim- let Eyes paid no heed. But the night came, and the man; a stealthy, And no one did. That night, Gimlet Eyes and Grigsby left the camp together. Short] afterward, astream of discontented miners fol- lowed the course they kad taken: the boom of a few brief months was broken: the camp which had swarmed with life and activity was almost deserted, and the ave of the gambler was trampled down by the receding footsteps of the disappointed ones who thought more of their buried hopes than of that tragedy of the time. Casual Mention. THERE are said to be only four horses in , three at Juneau and one at Sitka. WHAT iT IS TO BE FORTY. To discover a sprinkle of gray in your beard, And a thinness of crop where the upland is cleared; To note how you take to yourslippers and gown, And hug to the fire when you get home from town: Ah, that’s what it is to be forty. To find that your shadow bas portlier grown, That your voice bas a practical businesslike tone; That your vision —e which onee was so bright, And a hint of a wrinkle is coming to light; Ah, that’s what it is to be forty. A sleigh-ride, a party. a dance ora dine; Why, at course youll be present, you never de- cline; But, alas! there’s no invite, you’re not voung folks, you see: ine the rt of the h. taking no cular notice of the creeping figure that halted and listened to the | Tye assignees of a ded Missouri bank | *°U Te 2° longer a peach, but a crab-apple tree; a All as ,” responded Talbot, quietly, hi$ | so failin perceive the peculiar way in which | calm breathing of the sleeper, then moved for- | found oeiy 4 solitary nickel in the vaults when AD Enaht GPRS ME lp Sop Sonne, iron-like face never changing in the least: but | the Englishman was at her. ward with greedy — ping for the ex- | they assembled to count the cash assets, A daught-r that grows like a lily, a ee, he swept his keen eyes rapidly around, intent | And then she