Lewis Hembree Moomaw

Biographical details

Lewis Hembree Moomaw The Chechahcos (1924)

Where the creek showed pay dirt a town grew nearby. Such was Mason, nine hours by dog-team from the "Golden Girl Mine".
The Dance Hall was a part of a gold-born town—it served both for business and pleasure.
No longer were they Chechahcos, for the breath of the Yukon has transformed them into lonely sour-doughs, eager to taste the wine of happiness.
A man, known as "Cold Steele", had lately acquired the "Miner's Rest".
Steele, recognizing Dexter, saw trouble looming.
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Lewis Hembree Moomaw The Chechahcos (1924)

You cheat! Liar! You've known where she was all these years."
"—and here's something to tell that engineer——you're mine—and going to stay mine!"
On a pretext of mining business, Dexter and Riley depart for the town of Mason.
"The Miner's Rest" claimed the street crowd, for the "Nightingale" was singing her farewell song.
It was a mother's call that echoed to the girl—her mother—alive—and then a panic haste to reach her before it was too late.
"I'll look after her——you attend to Steele—"
A short cut to the dangerous glacier trail.
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Lewis Hembree Moomaw The Chechahcos (1924)

Fear hastens Steele's get-away.
Dexter rushes for his dogs.
The first flush of Dawn found Dexter hanging grimly to Steele's trail, determined to bring him to justice.
Lost——dazed——unaware of the danger in venturing onto the glacier.
Steele makes for the glacier edge where he believes Dexter will fear to follow.
Crashing, crumpling, roaring—an ever moving mass of ice.
The End
Alaska Moving Pictures Corporation
Anchorage, Alaska
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in 1924, before the cutoff of January 1, 1929.
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