d a name as that."

"Well, then, you didn't hear that I was coming with him; for Bradwick is
my name, and I don't know nothing about any Goldollars, though I hope to
find out something about them right here in these diggings," replied Mr.
Strengel, boldly, and with attempted jocularity. "Now, seeing that I'm
tired, and cold, and hungry," he added, "supposing we adjourn to some
place that's warmer than out here in the snow, and better suited for
making acquaintances."

"All right," replied Mr. Riley. "We don't know much about Goldollars
ourselves, but we'll try and teach you all we do know, and at the same
time put you in the way of meeting acquaintances. As you say, though,
this is a cold place for talking, so I suppose you might as well come up
to my select family boarding-house for the night, seeing as it ain't
overcrowded just at present. Then in the morning we'll look round for a
place that'll suit you better."

So the new-comer walked away with Mr. Platt Riley, while the spectators
of this interesting meeting chuckled and winked significantly, and
remarked:

"Ain't the Judge a honey cooler, though? He ain't the kind that'll hang
a man first and try him afterwards. Not much; that ain't his style. Fair
play's his motter, and turn the rascals out every time."

It is needless to say that during the interview just described Phil,
Serge, and Jalap kept themselves out of sight.

All that evening a constant stream of visitors flowed in and out of Mr.
Platt Riley's cabin. Each wore an expression of expectancy and
suppressed mirth, and each bowed gravely without trusting himself to
speak when introduced to Mr. "Bradwick." It was also to be noticed that
none of them shook hands with him; when he complained of this to his
host he was gravely informed that hand-shaking was not one of the
customs of the camp.

On the whole, his impressions of Camp Forty Mile were so unpleasant,
that he fully determined to get his dog teams in motion the very next
day, and push on further up the river. It was only upon the urgent
request of Mr. Platt Riley that he consented to delay his departure long
enough to attend a public meeting of the greatest interest to all Yukon
miners, that was to be held first thing in the morning.

[TO BE CONTINUED.]

RABBITS.

THEIR CARE, AND HOW TO BUILD THEIR HOUSES.

BY E. CHASE.

The first rabbit I had I put in a wooden box. Not knowing anything about
his habits, I nailed laths over the f