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by land was her pride。 

     ;I go now�察─�she said�察 �good´night�察�Neil。; 

     But he came up behind her。          ;Nay�察�it is not well�察─�he said。 

     And as she turned her face toward his with a sudden joyful flash�察�he 

bent forward�察�slowly and gravely�察�as it were a sacred thing�察�and kissed her 

on the lips。     The Toyaats had never taught her the meaning of a kiss upon 

the lips�察�but she understood and was glad。 

     With the coming of Jees Uck�察�at once things brightened up。                  She was 

regal    in  her  happiness�察   �a  source    of  unending     delight。   The    elemental 

workings of her mind and her naive little ways made an immense sum of 

pleasurable surprise to the over´civilized man that had stooped to catch her 

up。    Not   alone   was   she   solace   to   his   loneliness�察  �but   her   primitiveness 

rejuvenated his jaded mind。           It was as though�察�after long wandering�察�he 

had returned to pillow his head in the lap of Mother Earth。                  In short�察�in 

Jees Uck he found the youth of the worldthe youth and the strength and 



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the joy。 

     And   to   fill   the   full   round   of   his   need�察  �and   that   they   might   not   see 

overmuch        of  each    other�察  �there   arrived    at  Twenty      Mile    one   Sandy 

MacPherson�察�as companionable a man as ever whistled along the trail or 

raised a ballad by a camp´fire。           A Jesuit priest had run into his camp�察�a 

couple   of   hundred   miles up the Yukon�察 �in   the   nick of   time   to   say  a   last 

word over the body of Sandy's partner。              And on departing�察�the priest had 

said�察 �My son�察�you will be lonely now。; And Sandy had bowed his head 

brokenly。      ;At   Twenty   Mile�察─  �the   priest   added�察   �there   is   a   lonely   man。 

You have need of each other�察�my son。; 

     So it was that Sandy became a welcome third at the post�察�brother to the 

man and woman that resided there。               He took Bonner moose´hunting and 

wolf´trapping�察�and�察�in return�察�Bonner resurrected a battered and way´worn 

volume   and   made   him   friends   with   Shakespeare�察  �till   Sandy   declaimed 

iambic     pentameters      to  his  sled´dogs     whenever      they   waxed     mutinous。 

And of the long evenings they played cribbage and talked and disagreed 

about the universe�察�the while Jees Uck rocked matronly in an easy´chair 

and darned their moccasins and socks。 

     Spring came。       The sun shot up out of the south。           The land exchanged 

its   austere   robes   for   the   garb   of   a   smiling   wanton。  Everywhere   light 

laughed and life invited。         The days stretched out their balmy length and 

the nights passed from blinks of darkness to no darkness at all。                 The river 

bared     its  bosom�察   �and    snorting   steamboats      challenged     the   wilderness。 

There     were    stir  and  bustle�察  �new    faces�察 �and   fresh   facts。   An    assistant 

arrived    at  Twenty   Mile�察    �and   Sandy   MacPherson         wandered     off  with    a 

bunch   of   prospectors   to   invade   the   Koyokuk   country。        And   there   were 

newspapers   and   magazines   and   letters   for   Neil   Bonner。        And   Jees   Uck 

looked on in worriment�察�for she knew his kindred talked with him across 

the world。 

     Without much shock�察�it came to him that his father was dead。                     There 

was   a   sweet   letter   of   forgiveness�察  �dictated   in   his   last   hours。   There   were 

official letters from the Company�察�graciously ordering him to turn the post 

over to the assistant and permitting him to depart at his earliest pleasure。 



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A long�察�legal affair from the lawyers informed him of interminable lists of 

stocks   and   bonds�察  �real   estate�察  �rents�察  �and   chattels   that   were   his   by   his 

father's   will。    And   a   dainty   bit   of   stationery�察  �sealed   and   monogramed�察�

implored dear Neil's return to his heart´broken and loving mother。 

     Neil    Bonner     did  some    swift   thinking�察   �and   when     the  Yukon     Belle 

coughed   in   to   the   bank   on   her   way   down   to   Bering   Sea�察  �he   departed 

departed with the ancient lie of quick return young and blithe on his lips。 

     ;I'll  come     back�察   �dear   Jees   Uck�察   �before    the  first  snow     flies�察─ �he 

promised her�察�between the last kisses at the gang´plank。 

     And not only did he promise�察�but�察�like the majority of men under the 

same   circumstances�察  �he   really   meant   it。       To   John   Thompson�察  �the   new 

agent�察�he gave orders for the extension of unlimited credit to his wife�察�Jees 

Uck。     Also�察�with his last look from the deck of the Yukon Belle�察�he saw a 

dozen      men    at  work     rearing    the   logs   that   were    to  make     the   most 

comfortable house along a thousand miles of river frontthe house of Jees 

Uck�察�and likewise the house of Neil Bonnerere the first flurry of snow。 

For he fully and fondly meant to come back。                 Jees Uck was dear to him�察�

and�察�further�察�a golden future awaited the north。               With his father's money 

he intended to verify that future。           An ambitious dream allured him。 With 

his four years of experience�察�and aided by the friendly cooperation of the P。 

C。 Company�察�he would return to become the Rhodes of Alaska。                         And he 

would return�察�fast as steam could drive�察�as soon as he had put into shape 

the   affairs   of   his   father�察  �whom   he   had   never   known�察  �and   comforted   his 

mother�察�whom he had forgotten。 

     There   was   much   ado   when   Neil   Bonner   came   back   from  the Arctic。 

The fires   were lighted  and the   fleshpots slung�察�and he took   of it   all   and 

called it good。       Not only was he bronzed and creased�察�but he was a new 

man under his skin�察�with a grip on things and a seriousness and control。 

His old companions were amazed when he declined to hit up the pace in 

the   good   old   way�察  �while   his   father's   crony   rubbed   hands   gleefully�察  �and 

became an authority upon the reclamation of wayward and idle youth。 

     For   four   years   Neil   Bonner's   mind   had   lain   fallow。    Little   that   was 

new had been added to it�察�but it had undergone a process of selection。                      It 



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had�察�so to say�察�been purged of the trivial and superfluous。                   He had lived 

quick years�察�down in the world�察�and�察�up in the wilds�察�time had been given 

him   to   organize   the   confused   mass   of   his   experiences。      His   superficial 

standards      had   been   flung    to  the  winds    and   new    standards     erected    on 

deeper and broader generalizations。             Concerning civilization�察�he had gone 

away   with   one   set   of   values�察  �had   returned   with   another   set   of   values。 

Aided�察�also�察�by the earth smells in his nostrils and the earth sights in his 

eyes�察�he laid hold of the inner significance of civilization�察�beholding with 

clear vision its futilities and powers。           It was a simple little philosophy he 

evolved。      Clean     living    was   the   way    to  grace。    Duty     performed      was 

sanctification。      One must live clean and do his duty in order that he might 

work。     Work      was   salvation。     And     to  work    toward   life   abundant�察    �and 

more abundant�察�was to be in line with the scheme of things and the will of 

God。 

     Primarily�察  �he   was   of   the   city。   And   his   fresh   earth   grip   and   virile 

conception       of   humanity     gave    him    a   finer   sense   of   civilization    and 

endeared   civilization   to   him。      Day   by   day   the   people   of   the   city   clung 

closer   to   him   and   the   world   loomed   more   colossal。       And�察  �day   by   day�察�

Alaska grew more remote and less real。               And then he met Kitty Sharona 

woman of his own flesh and blood and kind�察�a woman who put her hand 

into his hand and drew him to her�察�till he forgot the day and hour and the 

time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon。 

     Jees   Uck   moved   into   her   grand   log´house   and   dreamed   away   three 

golden   summer   months。          Then   came   the   autumn�察  �post´haste   before   the 

down rush of winter。         The air grew thin and sharp�察�the days thin and short。 

The   river   ran   sluggishly�察  �and   skin   ice   formed   in   the   quiet   eddies。   All 

migratory  life
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