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.

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“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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