the Northern--McNamara--the man of the heavy hand. Struve
straightway engaged him.

"Say, Glenister, we've come out to see about the title to this
claim."

"What about it?"

"Well, it was relocated about a month ago." He paused.

"Yes. What of that?"

"Galloway has commenced suit."

"The ground belongs to Dextry and me. We discovered it, we opened
it up, we've complied with the law, and we're going to hold it."
Glenister spoke with such conviction and heat as to nonplus
Struve, but McNamara, who had sat his horse silently until now,
answered:

"Certainly, sir; if your title is good you will be protected, but
the law has arrived in Alaska and we've got to let it take its
course. There's no need of violence--none whatever--but, briefly,
the situation is this: Mr. Galloway has commenced action against
you; the court has enjoined you from working and has appointed me
as receiver to operate the mine until the suit is settled. It's an
extraordinary procedure, of course, but the conditions are
extraordinary in this country. The season is so short that it
would be unjust to the rightful owner if the claim lay idle all
summer--so, to avoid that, I've been put in charge, with