the notorious shell-game, two muffled
explosions sounded in the distance,
accompanied by the sinister cry of
“Murder!” Through the crowd burst
a bearded miner, his alcohol-bright-
ened eyes glinting with excitement.

“Come on boys!” he yelled, “let's
join the necktie-party. They're string-
ing up Jack McFey, bar-tender at the
Palace. He’s just shot Marshall Rowan
and Andy McGrath.”

“Quick, Bowers,” yelled “Soapy,
“round up the boys and tell ‘em to
bring their shooting-irons.”

Like predatory buzzards the gang
assembled. Led by their slouch-hatted
leader they elbowed their way through
the mob until the chalk-like face and
limp body of the struggling bar-
tender loomed through a sea of black
felt hats and bearded faces. A miner
was slipping a noose around his neck
while another was slinging the rope
over the cross-piece of a telephone
pole. From the lips of the frightened
wretch poured incoherent cries for
mercy.

”

“Drop That Rope”

Six-shooter in hand, the bearded
figure of “Soapy” faced the mob.
“Drop that rope !” he commanded, his
steely eyes boring challengingly into
those of the man who held it.

“Tl let daylight through the first
man who dares to touch it,’ he
snapped as the gang closed in with
levelled rifles and revolvers.

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Nestling in the shadow of snow-capped mountains, Skagway, in the boom days was the
Mecca of tin-horn gamblers, confidence-men and other criminals led by the dual-natured
“Soapy’’ Smith. All were bent on mulcting the weary miner of his hard-earned gold.

“Tsn’t this supposed to be a law-
abiding town ?” he demanded in his
slow, hypnotic drawl. “Isn’t this man
entitled to a fair trial by his fellow-
men? Boys—you all are crazy. How
d’ju know he’s guilty ? Give the man
a chance.”

As the crowd milled hesitatingly
around, “Soapy” followed up his ad-
vantage. In a split second the gang
had closed around the captive and
were hustling him swiftly off to the
protection of the log-walled jail.

That night another ebullition of
angry feeling swept the town when
word was circulated that the wife of

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the murdered marshal had given
premature birth to a child.

Again mob anger flared. Grim-
faced, tight-lipped and _ sullen,
determined to wreck their

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or those who had interfered with

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