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Kells led Joan and Cleve from one part of the sae raw lifepacked with ether They passed by as

strangers Then Joan saw Beard and Chick Willia lance at Kells, then went on, to be lost in the

crowd Handy Oliver brushed by Kells, jostled him, apparently by

accident, and he said, "Excusewere all in Alder Creek and the dark

machinations of the bandit leader had been put into operation What

struck Joan forcibly was that, though there were hilarity and

coeneral way These

ers; the

gaers; and over all

hung an atmosphere of distrust Good fellowship abided only in the

-camps

that Joan had visited had been composed of an assort, jolly faold strike, and the difference was obvious The hunting for gold

was one thing, in its relation to the searchers; after it had been

found, in a rich field, the conditions of life and character

changed Gold had always seemed wonderful and beautiful to Joan; she