The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 22, 1913, Page 8

THE SEATTLE rast to the th anidle anger turned ht n on the verg Mesan Me » heard LODGING) By Jack London Author of “The Cali of the Wild” and “The Valley of the Moon.” M (Copyrighted, 1913, by the News paper Enterprise Association.) gosh-dangdest A thou “It was the Stampede | ever seen sand dog-teams hittin’ the joe You couldn't see ‘em fer famoke. Two white men an’ a Swede froze to death that Might, an’ there was a dozen busted their lungs. But didnt I see with my own eyes the b ftom of the waterhole? It was yellow with gold like a mus tard plaster. That's what made the stampe An’ then there Was nothin’ to it. NOTHIN’ to it.”"—Narrative of Shorty. and fire “Oo procls clung with mit bucking Kee-1 in the trail d hand t nose f fact bb the other mite his cheeks and ‘while. In point eeased from sometimes. a. Greased, he rut Behind him churned Joaded Yukon sled, and tolled a string of five ¢ they their no ved fh a before nim bh, was and at all times b awkwar ariness so gre ran and again “It’s too cold to travel, anyway,” De sald. He spoke alond, after the jr of men who are much by Ives. “Only a fool would at such a temperature. If it eighty below it's because it's nty-nine. He plodded on silently for a few ginutes, and then, as though there = been no lapse In his speech, he »box facing him you going to do?” ly Th sitic on the gru “What asked abr wit e. Mons but yo What do you t i Nothing ™ indecision ought to each weighing h ally ne all rig r cleare cise car The ean You seo I'fh stiff and tral! we too mm ‘ Vb a Behind Him Churned a Heavily Loaded Yukon Sled and Before Him Tolled a String of Five Dogs ‘ in aos vonttnl throat. “Your ae he ower Hp and and this bunk gnawed at her a re "*And no ground covered, and !t's/ fer) cold to travel.” Suddenly he yelled, “Whoa! & dogs and stopped. He se e. mild panic over his right hand, | ‘and proceeded to hammer it furl) ously against the pole “*You—poor—de dressed the dogs, which had drop- ped down hea¥liy on the Ice His was a broken, jer ¢, caused by the violence with which he hammered his numb i upon the wood What have you done, anyway, that a two-leg ged other animal should along, break you to harness, ail your natura! proclivities make slave-beasts out of you? He rubbed his not tively but savae @rive the blood into tt, a the dogs to do their work He traveled on the frozen surf of a great river John Messner seemed {ng to the apathy of it frost was benumbing bis But the dogs were observant, and/ suddenly they stopped, turning their heads and looking back at at med veheme his | from | etov th sharpening w he ad wit primitivene the de, t struggle, sown ha » realn moment, “don't fee's boiled At the given nam sude quickly a haunting exp some resur and b was laid What p come f raid you think that co next Id sta Join Me He come curb and w anced and ther bur t the acr buried mise a the ction managed an ¢ 1 and tottered QUAINT CUSTOMS OF THE WORLD'S QUEE? PEOPLE BEHOLD! BRIDEGROOM COMETH! suce 1 their master out of eyes that we Wistful and questioning. ‘The man was about to urge he them checked hims an effort and dogs had sto; on, Foused up w ed around beside a wa but a hole man-made, choy boriously with an ax throug and a half feet of ice “Al ri brutes.” he said You're pot a t quit than | am He climbed the bank red. The dogs did not lle their feet eager! ». He came took a hauling rope of the sled and ) shoulders. Then he to the right and put Dank on the run They cleared the rush, swung to the Up to a smal! log cabin. | deserted cabin of a sing! Messner unharnessed the unloaded his sled and took sion. Messner set sheet-iron stove and While waiting Poll, he held his The moisture from his breath collected on his beard frozen into a great mass of Ice, and this t proceeded to thaw out A wild outcry from the dogs with out did not ta He heard the woilfish » yelping of strange dogs wound of voices. A knock the door. “Come in,” Messner calle The door oper and #: of his cloud of steam he sa nd a woman pausing on the th € hold. “Come in,” he sald peremptorily ‘and shut the door! Peering through could make out but personal appearance. cheek strap worn | the trail wrajp! allowed only a) be seen, ‘The Th more ed th with a ink I'm t from ont it around h gee'd the dos them afraid 1 of confer fte asion ng face afraid to bank with a left and dashed m not face and came the the steam, he wa little of their|I was ie The nose and| They left nv the woman and He covere about her head Hayt ir of black eye There was ar man was dark dyed|to the Sonth and smooth shaven all except his| trading schoo mustache, which was #o iced up as| something to hide the mouth I ne “We just want to know id fe any other cabin around here paid, at the same time Over the unfurnished The photograph shows a scene in a rajan's wedding In India are princes who rule parts of that great country of Engtind, whose title is also emperor of Inc When a man marries in India he is the principal personage at the wedding, not the bride. So, on the stated day, he Is decked out In the best he has and marches, or is carried, at the head of as pompous and glittering a procession as he can summon, In the case noted in the photograph the rajah is seated in a magni ficent palanquin and he will be carried in great state by beautifully uni formed attendantd to the bride's house The picture shows him in full bridal costume, crown on his head, his face covered with elaborate veil r|expected to protect him from the il eye” in the ard-| view his procession to the home of his heart's delight.” Rajahs vassals of the king r i 1 the door He perate!” he to rhe laughed he ré at the mitte nd the ding ne er jhearc if there| he| yf state of the rahe with the marriage Ha which is erfect! orne she an STAR crowd which will| DUCDALE WEARS DR.E.u.BROWN WHITE TIGHTS AS OF X MR,SEPT. 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