Fort Fraser Planing Mill Limited

J. N. LESLIE
D. L. GAFFNEY

PINE AND SPRUCE LUMBER
PLANING IN TRANSIT

FORT FRASER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

‘Yll Have Them Brought in
Dead or Alive”

Red with suppressed anger, the
Judge was upon his feet, his accusing
eyes boring into the black orbs of the
bearded Chief of Skagway. We'll give
you just one chance.” His words came
cold and ominous. “If that gold isn’t
returned to its rightful owner by 6
o'clock I'll issue warrants for the
arrest of every member of your gang.
And I'll have them brought in—alive
or dead |”

As the voice of the American Eagle
spoke with authority new to him,
Smith paled and for the first time
seemed to sense the seriousness of his
dilemma.

For the first time since setting
foot in Skagway his swaggering
bravado had failed him. The
Judge had called his bluff!
With head held high and eyes

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defiant “Soapy”’ Smith stalked
arrogantly from the room.

While Skagway waited tensely for
the deadline, citizens and criminals
prepared for every eventuality.

Rifles and guns were oiled and
loaded and cartridge-belts buckled on.
Judge Shelbrede swore in Captain
Turner as Deputy U.S. Marshal.

As 5 o'clock struck—with still an
hour to go—Broadway assumed the
appearance of a potential battlefield,
with mobs of high-booted, mackinaw-

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clad men gathering in muttering knots,
the sun glinting on the polished
barrels of guns and six-shooters.

More and more men _ gathered,
centring their attention on the be-
sotted nests of “Soapy’s” hirelings.

Madams, harpies and “professors,”
frightened by the ominous and lower-
ing crowd, fled for the protection of
friends or lovers on the outskirts of
the town.

The deadline saw an ominous
silence hovering over the town. All
eyes were focussed on “Jeff's Place.”

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