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     ;Watch me。; 

     ;You can't pack�察─�was the objection。 

     ;When do we start�拭─�

     ;To´morrow。; 

     ;You needn't take it to yourself that your lecture on the hard has done 

it�察─�Kit said�察�at parting。     ;I just had to get away�察�somewhere�察�anywhere�察�

from O'Hara。; 



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     ;Who is O'Hara�拭        �A Jap�拭─�

     ;No�察�he's an Irishman�察  �and a slave´driver�察  �and my best   friend。                He's 

the editor and proprietor and all´around big squeeze of the Billow。 What 

he says goes。       He can make ghosts walk。; 

     That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara。 

     ;It's   only   a   several   weeks'   vacation�察─  �he   explained。   ;You'll   have   to 

get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial。                Sorry�察�old man�察�but 

my health demands it。          I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back。; 



                                               II。 



     Kit Bellew landed through the madness of the Dyea beach�察�congested 

with thousand´pound outfits of thousands of men。                  This immense mass of 

luggage      and   food�察   �flung   ashore    in   mountains      by   the  steamers�察    �was 

beginning slowly to dribble up the Dyea valley and across Chilcoot。 It was 

a portage of   twenty´eight miles�察 �and   could   be accomplished   only  on   the 

backs of   men。      Despite  the fact   that   the  Indian packers had   jumped   the 

freight   from   eight   cents   a   pound   to   forty�察  �they   were   swamped   with   the 

work�察 �and it   was   plain   that   winter   would   catch   the   major   portion   of   the 

outfits on the wrong side of the divide。 

     Tenderest of the tender´feet was Kit。             Like many hundreds of others 

he   carried   a   big   revolver  swung   on   a  cartridge´belt。    Of   this�察 �his   uncle�察�

filled   with   memories   of   old   lawless   days�察  �was   likewise   guilty。    But   Kit 

Bellew was romantic。           He was fascinated by the froth and sparkle of the 

gold rush�察�and viewed its life and movement with an artist's eye。                    He did 

not take it seriously。        As he said on the steamer�察�it was not his funeral。 

He was merely on a vacation�察�and intended to peep over the top of the pass 

for a 'look see' and then to return。 

     Leaving   his   party   on   the   sand   to   wait   for   the   putting   ashore   of   the 

freight�察�he strolled up the beach toward the old trading post。                  He did not 

swagger�察�though he noticed that many of the be´revolvered individuals did。 

A strapping�察�six´foot Indian passed him�察�carrying an unusually large pack。 

Kit   swung   in   behind�察  �admiring   the   splendid   calves   of   the   man�察  �and   the 

grace and ease with which he moved along under his burden。                      The Indian 



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dropped   his   pack   on   the   scales   in   front   of   the   post�察  �and   Kit   joined   the 

group of admiring gold´rushers who surrounded him。                  The pack weighed 

one hundred and twenty pounds�察�which fact was uttered back and forth in 

tones   of   awe。   It   was   going   some�察  �Kit   decided�察  �and   he   wondered   if   he 

could lift such a weight�察�much less walk off with it。 

     ;Going to Lake Linderman with it�察�old man�拭─�he asked。 

     The Indian�察�swelling with pride�察�grunted an affirmative。 

     ;How much you make that one pack�拭─�

     ;Fifty dollar。; 

     Here Kit slid out of the conversation。            A young woman�察�standing in 

the doorway�察�had caught his eye。            Unlike other women landing from the 

steamers�察     �she  was    neither   short´skirted    nor   bloomer´clad。       She    was 

dressed     as  any   woman     travelling    anywhere     would    be  dressed。    What 

struck him was the justness of her being there�察�a feeling that somehow she 

belonged。      Moreover�察�she was young and pretty。              The bright beauty and 

colour of her oval face held him�察�and he looked over´longlooked till she 

resented�察�and her own eyes�察�long´lashed and dark�察�met his in cool survey。 

     From   his   face   they   travelled   in   evident   amusement   down   to   the   big 

revolver at his thigh。       Then her eyes came back to his�察�and in them was 

amused   contempt。        It   struck   him   like   a   blow。 She   turned   to   the   man 

beside her and indicated Kit。          The man glanced him over with the same 

amused contempt。 

     ;Chechaquo�察─�the girl said。 

     The     man�察   �who    looked    like   a  tramp    in  his   cheap    overalls    and 

dilapidated woollen jacket�察�grinned dryly�察�and Kit felt withered though he 

knew not why。        But anyway she was an unusually pretty girl�察�he decided�察�

as the two moved off。          He noted the way of her walk�察�and recorded the 

judgment that he would recognize it after the lapse of a thousand years。 

     ;Did    you   see   that  man    with  the   girl�拭─ �Kit's  neighbour     asked   him 

excitedly。     ;Know who he is�拭─�

     Kit shook his head。 

     ;Cariboo Charley。        He was just pointed out to me。           He struck it big 

on Klondike。       Old timer。      Been on the Yukon a dozen years。             He's just 

come out。; 



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     ;What's chechaquo mean�拭─�Kit asked。 

     ;You're one�察�I'm one�察─�was the answer。 

     ;Maybe I am�察�but you've got to search me。                What does it mean�拭─�

     ;Tender´foot。; 

     On his way back to the beach Kit turned the phrase over and over。 It 

rankled to be called tender´foot by a slender chit of a woman。 

     Going into   a   corner   among   the   heaps   of   freight�察 �his   mind   still   filled 

with   the   vision   of   the   Indian   with   the   redoubtable   pack�察  �Kit   essayed   to 

learn   his   own   strength。     He   picked   out   a   sack   of   flour   which   he   knew 

weighed an even hundred pounds。               He stepped astride of it�察�reached down�察�

and   strove   to   get   it   on   his   shoulder。 His   first   conclusion   was   that   one 

hundred pounds was the real heavy。              His next was that his back was weak。 

His   third   was   an   oath�察  �and   it   occurred   at   the   end   of   five   futile   minutes�察�

when he collapsed on top of the burden with which he was wrestling。                         He 

mopped his   forehead�察 �and across   a heap   of grub´sacks   saw  John   Bellew 

gazing at him�察�wintry amusement in his eyes。 

     ;God� ─  �proclaimed   that   apostle   of   the   hard。       ;Out   of   our   loins   has 

come a race of weaklings。             When I was sixteen I toyed with things like 

that。; 

     ;You   forget�察  �avuncular�察─  �Kit   retorted�察   �that   I   wasn't   raised   on   bear´ 

meat。; 

     ;And I'll toy with it when I'm sixty。; 

     ;You've got to show me。; 

     John    Bellew   did。     He   was   forty´eight�察  �but   he   bent   over   the     sack�察�

applied a tentative�察�shifting grip that balanced it�察�and�察�with a quick heave�察�

stood erect�察�the somersaulted sack of flour on his shoulder。 

     ;Knack�察�my boy�察�knackand a spine。; 

     Kit took off his hat reverently。 

     ;You're   a   wonder�察  �avuncular�察  �a   shining   wonder。          D'ye   think   I   can 

learn the knack�拭─�

     John Bellew shrugged his shoulders。 

     ;You'll be hitting the back trail before we get started。; 

     ;Never   you   fear�察─  �Kit   groaned。       ;There's   O'Hara�察  �the   roaring   lion�察�

down there。       I'm not going back till I have to。; 



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