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After the boys had taken the sacks of gold out of the pit they lowered the rude box that held all that was mortal of Michael Carscadden into it; stood with Eileen by the open grave with bowed heads and made their silent prayers for him. Then Bill played _Nearer My God To Thee_ on his mouth-organ and never before had he played the toy musical instrument so sweetly and with such feeling.
This done the boys filled in the space around and above the box with snow which they packed down tight; then they came to rigid attention, gave the military salute and Bill sounded _taps_ on his mouth-organ when the simple but sincere service was over. So ended the life of adventure and romance of one of Alaska's greatest hunters of moose and seekers of gold -- Michael Carscadden.