began this dispossess action," said Mr. Stanley. "It
was not the work of one of your agents."

"Oh--er--well, perhaps I made a mistake," went on the man. "You may stay
in this house as long as you like."

"No, but we'll not stay in this house," said Fred. "We will have a
better one. Come, mother, we'll go to a hotel until we can find a place
that suits us. And then father can go to a good hospital until he gets
cured."

"I--er--I hope you won't take offense--I--er--I had to have my rent
money--if you'd like it, I'll let you have this place a little cheaper,"
said the mean landlord.

"No, thank you," answered Fred decidedly. "We want a better place than
this."

And some days later he bought a fine house for his parents with part of
the proceeds of the buried gold. Mr. Stanley was sent to a hospital,
where, with good care and nourishing food, he soon recovered the use of
his leg, and was able to resume his work. As for Fred, he went back to
school to complete his education, since the family was now beyond the
fear of want. Part of the money his father insisted on investing for his
son, and later some shares in a good mine were bought with it. If you
were to visit Piddock to-day, you would find it a much larger city than
when Fred left it to hunt for gold in far off Alaska, and if you were to
ask who was the best known citizen there, you would be told he was Fred
Stanley.

For Fred prospered very much after he started in the mining business for
himself, and he showed the same determined characteristics that he
exhibited when on that perilous trip.

Among his best friends he numbers Mr. Baxter and his son Jerry. As for
Mrs. Stults, she never can say enough in praise of what Fred did for
her, as her share of her husband's fortune was large enough to make her
independent for life.

"Dot Stanley boy, he is der greatest boy vot effer vos," she used to
say. "Dere vos a man Stanley vot discovered t'ings in der hot Africa,
but Fred Stanley, he discovered gold in der cold country, und dot's
better as neffer vos, eh?"

So now we will bid farewell to Fred, though, if you should ever meet him
and ask him about his trip to Alaska, I have no doubt that he would be
glad to tell you many details I have not had space to set down here.

THE END

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Transcriber's Notes:

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

Page 35, "would" changed twice to "vould" to match rest of usage. (vould