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The apron-string loomed near and he shied like an unbroken colt. "It don't matter," he said. "Busted I came into the world, busted I go out, and I've been busted most of the time since I arrived. Come on; let's waltz." "But listen," she urged. "My money's doing nothing. I could lend it to you a grub-stake," she added hurriedly, at sight of the alarm in his face.
"Heh, heh; that's right," responded Bunker reminiscently, "say, did you ever hear of old Abe Berg? He used to keep a store down below in Moroni; and there was one of these old prospectors that made a living that way, used to touch him up regular for a grub-stake.
"But but I'm not his wife, either!" cried Madge, nervously. "I I don't yoost understand, den," said the good woman, placidly. "Oh! mebbe you help grub-stake him vhile he vork at de rocks for dat silfer and you come see how he gettin' along. Ve tank he do very vell." "Yes, Hugo he got some ore as is lookin' very fine, all uncofered alretty," Stefan informed her.
"Oh, a little matter of six or seven hundred miles from here." "Glory to God!" "Might as well be six or seven thousand." "And very probably isn't a bona-fide strike at all," said the priest, "but just a stampede a very different matter." "Well, I tell you straight: I got no use for a gold-mine in Minook at this time o' year." "Nop! Venison steak's more in my line than grub-stake just about now."
When introduced into Alaska there was doubtless expectation that he would be generally useful in this capacity. For a while certain mail-routes on the Seward Peninsula were served by him, and here and there a deluded prospector put his grub-stake on a reindeer sled. It is safe to say that no reindeer are so employed to-day.
And the face above the moose-skin shirt was stricken with a sudden envy. Without any telling, he knew just how his pardner's heart had failed him, when it came to turning his tattered back on the possibilities of the Klondyke. "Oh, I'm comin' back soon's I get a grub-stake."
Tisdale, it is being said in Washington, and, too, I have heard it here in Seattle, that though your own half interest in the Aurora mine, acquired through the grub-stake you furnished Weatherbee, will make you a millionaire at least, you are withholding the widow's share." This time Tisdale did not express surprise. "I have had that suggested to me," he answered quietly.
Dave told his name, and shook hands. Conward offered his cigarette box, and the two smoked for a few moments in silence. "What kind of a job do you want?" Conward asked at length. "Any kind that pays a wage," said Dave. "If I don't like it I'll chuck it as soon as I can afford t' be partic'lar, but just now I've got to get a grub-stake."
"I said I came in here looking for it. There was a party left Sicuani, over to the east, two weeks ago, and I trailed in behind. You see, I had a fool idea that these people were on the track of a big gold find, and so just naturally sneaked along. They had an automobile. I walked. They had plenty of provisions. I had no one to grub-stake me.
"Will you send that mail order off for me to-day, Peter? I'm blowing myself to a new saddle." "Must be money in staking a sky pilot," grinned the postmaster. "I didn't notice you taking up a collection on Sunday, though." Douglas laughed. "It pays so well that I've got to ride the traps again this winter to pay for the grub-stake. Dad is so sore that he isn't allowing me all he might."
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