The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-11-22

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As Robert Garrison gave utterance 10
the words, Il 1t Is Myrtle Adams. dan .ht-
,r If the Colonel AZ Rensselaer, Claim.
both Tom Barton ami Eugene Allerton
gazed upon the fair yOun. face which. at
that moment. evinced signs of renewed an
imation. and shadow of interest and
surprise came into their eyes. Everybody
III that region knew the Rensselaer, Claim
a place far richer in precious deposits than
any other section of the country Tor miles
round and everybody Identified with this
Claim. Colonel Adams, who. for several
years. had held the position of chief ad
wiser and leader 90 the rude miners in the
vicinity uf the Vera Canyon settlement
He was an energetic. active man. AID one
peculiarly fitted for the life into which re-
verses Of fortune in bis native state, dis
tant Virginia. had hastened him. He had
come to the '' Golden West. nearly four
years previously being accompanied in his
Journey by his wife and daughter, the for
mer of whom had died soon after his arrival
IN all the region where feminine grace was
So rare and womans tenderness so de-
sired, the loveliness of Myrtle Adams had
won for her among the rude miners the
endearIng sobrquet Of ''the Queen Of the
Valley
4 veritable Queen she was too, if not by
virtue Of any attempted regal sway, Ger
tainly by right accorded her by the many
admirers who had vainly pleaded at her
feet This was the fair maiden whom
young Alerton now released from his pro-
tecting arms. and placed in seat by the
rude fire place.
SWhere am p were her first words as
with a wild glance about the room her
quick gaze took in the situation-the home
ly hut, the rude miners, the blazing log
fire, and young Allerton, with eyes fixed
upon her face, with an intensity of express
sion which caused her to drop her eyes and
look downward in perplexed amazement.
GU are safe, for a time at least, Miss
Adams, was the respectful reply of the
Young miner. whether this snow will
enable us to survive our stay in the valley
remains to be seen.
The maiden glanced up with look Of
security and gladness IN her face at the
utterance Of her name. She knew she was
safe, then. for whoever knew her father
knew him to respect him A quiet sorrow
clouded her features for a moment as she
meditated upon his possible anxiety at her
fate, but as she saw the curious looks of
the three men, she said,
"Nou found me in the snow r.
In the snow, senseless and completely
covered over, was the reply Of young AL
lertor. II had gone out to seek some
provisions which our companion had lost,
when the name Of horse snow -crusted
and covered with ice. caused me to stop
for a moment Iburrowed under him to see
If he was alive, when ! ca ne in contact with
shawl pulled ~ IL. 1 found it was you.
One bound to the spot where the provisions
lay, and than, with the provisions in one
arm and your fainting form in the other,
] reached the cabin.
Judging from what little | can remem-
ber, when, in my struggle To reach home,
my faithful steed, poor Beppo, fell ex-
haused under me. ! must be at Lucky
Gulch.
"You are correct in your surmise, re-
piled Eugene ''Rude as is our fare. how
ever, we hope we may be enabled to make
II acceptable to the daughter Of the min
er's friend. Colonel Adams.
Myrtle Adams bowed in flushed pleas
ure
81 am happy to know that am among
friends Of my father, she said, Il had set
out from the Algonquin Hacienda where |
had been on brief visit when this storm
overlook me.
For some time the little company con-
versed, the young miner, with newborn
sense Of interest in his fair companion, his
less refined and older comrades feeling an
evident restraint in the presence Of the fair
woman Of whom they had heard so much,
but who they had never before met. in such
friendly intimacy.
With that delicacy which, united with an
inbred tact, rendered the young miner re-
fined and polite, Eugene signl6ed to the
young girl that, while the storm continued,
there was no possible opportunity Of reach
ing her home. She cOntented herself with
the assurance that her father might not
vet have learned of her having set out
from the Algonquin Hacienda, and she
was made comfortable couch, on rude
bench, covered with skins, near the open
fireplace.
Not until her gentle breathing proclaim
ed her asleep, did the three mems eyes
meet, and then smile surmounted Robert
Garrison's broad features.
"Well, this Is a go T. he calculated.
GA go, indeed, repeated Tom Barton.
cit was lucky thing for you all, poor
boys, that you dropped the provisions.
Involentarily thrill of emotion swept
through Eugene Allerton's frame as his at
tention was called to the gold which, in the
excitement Of the rescae, he had almost
entirely forgotten. In q moment he had
the light down upon the floor, and was
bending eagerly over the cleaning, yellow
pile of gold.
Gold gold in nuggets, rounded, bulky
and pure,-gold in huge pieces OF ore
J scarcely needful of refining. Quartz--sift.