St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-02

pardonablr coIurtrN. And 50 the d:lNs
/ passed Miss Nelly grew better in
health and more troubled in mind. and
Mr.. Hawkins hecamc more and more
embarrassed. and Five Forks smiled
and rubbed its hands. and waited for
the approaching dcnOucmcnt. And then
II came. But not perhaps III the man
ncr that Five Forks had imagined.
1t was Il lovely afternoon in july that
Il party of eastern tourists rode into
Five Forks. They had Just done" the
valley III Iii" Things. and. there hcim.
one on two eastern capitalists among
the party. il WAS deemed advisable that
Il proper knowledge of the practical
INNING resources of California should
lie added to their experience of the
merely picturesque i'll Nature. Thus
far everything had been satisfactory
the amount of Mater which passed oven
the Fall WAS large, owing 10 Il back ward
season : some SNOW still remained in
the caii"n> near the highest peaks they
had ridden round one ol the biggest
trees. and through the plo>tratr trunk
of another. To SAY that they were de
lighted l. I" express freely the enthu>i-
a>m of these ladies and gentlemen.
drunk with the cLampagnl hospitality
"t scene. and the dry rNhilarating air
"i 'i' N'i'N' 'n' "f TWO h'd :iIIthh\
themselves ready I" il\t ANA
;'' '''''' "'''"''i "'' Nrl'''h glow
"'E :" 'i'' !" ''' ''N't'h pres "'-
r''' rI ''''"S an "'''' "r"tiH III Europe
anu -N'''' ~" 'n''' "'''''I 'il'se 'lir"lli
I'i''rN' WIS ith>"iiHhIA expected
''''' we r"IN> M"''Id Il" lis d"l\ ana
rHl'li\ lunplr>N tn" stranger after Ms
"M II i'>Ili"lI.
hrlI'l> /" 'hlS effect were sent from
1'h Iah'i>'" h\ prominent capitalists
'''i'' an" "'niri the ahl" I'll lrIIntend-
''''' "I one "l lII'll agents. the visitors
N''' take" IL. h'n"; SHOWN what was
" !" N'''' ''I'I'ilN l'H'tiiIth from
"'>' M "n.i' "i%ii, h"' l" To, Visible.
an" :" h'P' III "Il>>l"I "ntli">la>tr
'"'''', ION -thd :" 'hr graveyard "i
we f"lk>' IN Niil'h hUl IN" "i the
"rr"rant> had died natural deaths. the
hiriI\. ragged cabins on the hlll->Idc>.
win Ih'll Nih-rNcd. cynical. broken
spirited "rcHpahi>. t"llInS ON. day 10y
daN. Ion a ml>rrahl" pIttancr and a fare
that self respectful" eastern mechanic
would nave >r"Infulll rejected. wrr"
mot Il pan "t the eastern visitors rcc"l-
machinery of til" 'I'laIlng Star Tunnel
Company Was the works whose gen
tlrmInlN Upcrlnt"ndcnt had received
prI\al" information from san FIancIs""
/" d" the "pr"pcr thing tor the party.
hrlri"rc the Valuable heaps OF ore III
the r"mpaml'> works wcic shown. the
nhl"ng bars OF gold -lcadN for ship
mcmt t-wrrc plaNfully offered to the
. ht
away umaldrd. and even the tunnel IL
self. gl""mN. tatrtdl. and peculiar. WAS
shown ~ il part of the experience and,
in the noble language of one cores
p"mdrmt. the wealth of Five Forks
and the peculiar Inducements that it
offered To EASTERN capitalists" were c>-
tahli>hcd beyond Il doubt. And then
occurred IL little incident which, as an
unbiased spectator. | am free to say of
trIrd II" Inducements to any body what
ever. hut which. for its bearing upon
the central figure of this vcraci"n>
chronicle. cannot pass over.
1t had hrc"mc apparent to one or
~" mon" practical and sober minded
III TIA" party that certain portions of the
"HlaIing Star tunnel lowing. perhaps,
L" the rNIGrncic> nt Il tlattcrmg annual
liNidrud) we've economically and i'm
perfectly ">horcd and Supp"rted, and
were consequently unsafe, Insecure. and
/" hr avoided. Nevertheless, at ii time
Ahrn champagne c"rk> were popping
III dalk r"mrI>. and enthusiastic voices
ana happy lang ht"r rang through the
hail Levels and galleries. there came Il
-hdd"n and mysterious silence. y few
lights dashed >NliilN 10y III the direction
III me gallery. ana Then There WIS Il
sudden sharp issuing of oidcIS, and "A
dull. "min"u> rumble. Some of the
Visitors turned pale one woman faint
rd
something lad happened. hat :.
N"'hih% 'hr speaker Is nnrni hut
uneasy ""mr "i the gentlemen III tIN.
Si"dI>l"d@rH Specimen from the wall
iLih kh"hrd AMh\ a support. There
ii"h been a cav" the gentleman w'IN
caught and buried below his shoulders.
1t Wa> all right they 81 get hmm out IN
a moment only 1t required great care
t" keep from extending the cave.
pIdnt know his name II was that little
man the husband "i that lively Lady
with the black eyes. Eh Hull" there :
stop lIrr. FOR tod S;lk" not that
way she u TALL from That shaft. She IL
he KILLED
but tm' iINtil IHd\ was already gone.
With >tarm" black eyes. lmplorInglN
try M t" pierce the gloom. with hands
amd i"et that sought I" batter and break
down h" tine X darkness. with mc"hrr-
"mt cries and Supplicati"m>. t"Il"w;m ;mg
the moving of ig"j~ .tat"S lights ahead.
she IAN and ran swiftly Ran oNcI
trrachrr"m> foundations. ran 10y yawn-