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two    women。      Mabel�察    �with   a  worried    expression    on   her  face�察  �seemed 

holding   herself   aloof。    He   turned   to   Dora   and   asked�察  �quite   genially�察  �as 

though all the world was sunshine�此� ;How did you stand the trip�察�anyway�拭�

Have any trouble to sleep warm�拭─�

     ;And�察�how did Mrs。 Hutchinson stand it�拭─�he asked next�察�his eyes on 

Mabel。 



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     ;Oh�察�you dear ninny� ─�Dora cried�察�throwing her arms around him and 

hugging      him。   ;Then     you    saw   it�察 �too�  �I   thought    something     was   the 

matter�察�you were acting so strangely。; 

     ;II hardly understand�察─�he stammered。 

     ;It   was   corrected   in   next   day's   paper�察─  �Dora   chattered   on。 ;We   did 

not dream you would see it。           All the other papers had it correctly�察�and of 

course that one miserable paper was the very one you saw� ─�

     ;Wait     a  moment�       �What     do   you    mean�拭─    �Pentfield    demanded�察     �a 

sudden fear at his heart�察�for he felt himself on the verge of a great gulf。 

     But Dora swept volubly on。 

     ;Why�察    �when     it  became     known     that  Mabel     and   I  were    going    to 

Klondike�察�EVERY OTHER WEEK said that when we were gone�察�it would 

be lovely on Myrdon Avenue�察�meaning�察�of course�察�lonely。; 

     ;Then; 

     ;I   am   Mrs。   Hutchinson�察─  �Dora   answered。       ;And   you   thought   it   was 

Mabel all the time; 

     ;Precisely   the   way   of   it�察─  �Pentfield   replied   slowly。  ;But   I   can   see 

now。     The reporter got the names mixed。            The Seattle and Portland paper 

copied。; 

     He stood silently for a minute。          Mabel's face was turned toward him 

again�察�and he could see the glow of expectancy in it。                 Corry was deeply 

interested   in   the   ragged   toe   of   one   of   his   moccasins�察  �while   Dora   was 

stealing sidelong glances at the immobile face of Lashka sitting on the sled。 

Lawrence   Pentfield   stared   straight   out   before   him   into   a   dreary   future�察�

through the grey vistas of which he saw himself riding on a sled behind 

running dogs with lame Lashka by his side。 

     Then he spoke�察�quite simply�察�looking Mabel in the eyes。 

     ;I   am   very   sorry。  I   did   not   dream   it。 I   thought   you   had   married 

Corry。     That is Mrs。 Pentfield sitting on the sled over there。; 

     Mabel     Holmes     turned    weakly    toward    her   sister�察 �as  though    all  the 

fatigue of her great journey had suddenly descended on her。                  Dora caught 

her    around    the  waist。    Corry    Hutchinson      was   still  occupied    with   his 

moccasins。       Pentfield   glanced   quickly  from  face   to   face�察  �then   turned   to 



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his sled。 

     ;Can't stop here all day�察�with Pete's baby waiting�察─�he said to Lashka。 

     The   long     whip´lash   hissed      out�察  �the   dogs   sprang   against   the   breast 

bands�察�and the sled lurched and jerked ahead。 

     ;Oh�察�I say�察�Corry�察─�Pentfield called back�察 �you'd better occupy the old 

cabin。     It's   not   been   used   for   some   time。   I've   built   a   new   one   on   the 

hill。; 



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                       TOO MUCH GOLD 



     This   being   a   storyand   a   truer   one   than   it   may   appearof   a   mining 

country�察�it is quite to be expected that it will be a hard´luck story。                 But 

that depends on the point of view。           Hard luck is a mild way of terming it 

so far as Kink Mitchell and Hootchinoo Bill are concerned�察�and that they 

have a decided opinion on the subject is a matter of common knowledge in 

the Yukon country。 

     It was in the fall of 1896 that the two partners came down to the east 

bank of the Yukon�察�and drew a Peterborough canoe from a moss´ covered 

cache。       They     were     not   particularly     pleasant´looking      objects。      A 

summer's prospecting�察�filled to repletion with hardship and rather empty of 

grub�察�had left their clothes in tatters and themselves worn and cadaverous。 

A nimbus of mosquitoes buzzed about each man's head。                   Their faces were 

coated     with   blue   clay。  Each    carried   a  lump    of   this  damp    clay�察  �and�察�

whenever   it   dried   and   fell   from   their   faces�察  �more   was   daubed   on   in   its 

place。     There   was   a   querulous   plaint   in   their   voices�察  �an   irritability   of 

movement and gesture�察�that told of broken sleep and a losing struggle with 

the little winged pests。 

     ;Them skeeters'll be the death of me yet�察─�Kink Mitchell whimpered�察�

as the canoe felt the current on her nose�察�and leaped out from the bank 

     ;Cheer up�察�cheer up。         We're about done�察─�Hootchinoo Bill answered�察�

with    an   attempted     heartiness    in  his  funereal    tones   that   was   ghastly。 

;We'll be in Forty Mile in forty minutes�察�and then cursed little devil� ─�

     One  hand   left   his   paddle  and   landed   on   the   back   of   his neck   with   a 

sharp   slap。    He   put   a   fresh   daub   of   clay   on   the   injured   part�察  �swearing 

sulphurously the while。         Kink Mitchell was not in the least amused。              He 

merely improved the opportunity by putting a thicker coating of clay on 

his own neck。 

     They crossed the Yukon to its west bank�察�shot down´stream with easy 



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stroke�察�and at the end of forty minutes swung in close to the left around the 

tail of an island。      Forty Mile spread itself suddenly before them。                 Both 

men straightened their backs and gazed at the sight。               They gazed long and 

carefully�察�drifting with the current�察�in their faces an expression of mingled 

surprise and consternation slowly gathering。               Not a thread of smoke was 

rising   from   the   hundreds   of   log´cabins。      There   was   no   sound   of   axes 

biting   sharply   into   wood�察  �of   hammering   and   sawing。       Neither   dogs   nor 

men   loitered   before   the   big   store。   No   steamboats   lay   at   the   bank�察  �no 

canoes�察�nor scows�察�nor poling´boats。             The river was as bare of craft as the 

town was of life。 

     ;Kind of looks like Gabriel's tooted his little horn�察�and you an' me has 

turned up missing�察─�remarked Hootchinoo Bill。 

     His remark was casual�察�as though there was nothing unusual about the 

occurrence。       Kink Mitchell's reply was just as casual as though he�察�too�察�

were unaware of any strange perturbation of spirit。 

     ;Looks   as   they   was   all   Baptists�察  �then�察  �and   took   the   boats   to   go   by 

water�察─�was his contribution。 

     ;My ol' dad was a Baptist�察─�Hootchinoo Bill supplemented。                      ;An' he 

always did hold it was forty thousand miles nearer that way。; 

     This was the end of their levity。           They ran the canoe in and climbed 

the   high   earth   bank。    A   feeling   of   awe   descended   upon   them   as   they 

walked      the  deserted    streets。   The    sunlight    streamed     placidly   over   the 

town。     A gentle wind tapped the halyards against the flagpole before the 

closed doors of the Caledonia Dance Hall。 Mosquitoes buzzed�察�robins sang�察�

and   moose   birds   tripped   hungrily   among   the   cabins�察  �but   there   was   no 

human life nor sign of human life。 

     ;I'm just dyin' for a drink�察─�Hootchinoo Bill said and unconsciously his 

voice sank to a hoarse whisper。 

     His   partner   nodded   his   head�察  �loth   to   hear   his   own   voice   break   the 

stillness。     They   trudged   on   in   uneasy   silence   till   surprised   by   an   open 

door。     Above this door�察�and stretching the width of the building�察�a rude 

sign announced the same as the ;Monte Carlo。;                  But beside the door�察�hat 

over eyes�察�chair tilted back�察�a man sat sunning himself。                  He was an old 



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man。     Beard and hair were long and white and patriarchal。 

     ;If   it  ain't  ol'  Jim  Cummings�察      �turned   up   like  us�察  �too  late   for 

Resurrection� ─�said Kink Mitchell。 

     ;Most    like   he  didn't  hear   Gabriel   tootin'�察─ �was   Hootchinoo      Bill's 

suggestion。 

     ;Hello�察�Jim�     �Wake up� ─�he shouted。 

     The   old   man   unl
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