The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-13
Ghe GntelEiqstrrer,
JACK oAvENDIsH.

laborers were propping an adobe wa
which the early rains had sprung.
group OF Mexicans were looking on -grea
stalwart, comfortable fellows, chatting
lazy, musical Spanish. Two or three lu
trous-eyed children passed me on til
pavement, clasping clusters Of Englis
violets outside their black serapes.
was conscious Of vague home-sicI
ness, suggestive Of encouragement;
sense Of strangeness in my own land;
began to think my errand in California
hopeless one. The matter had SCENE
simple enough as the senior member G
the firm had stated it to me in New York
81 want you to go west" he had said
land find John Bunyan Cavendish; hi
brother is dead and left him fortune
Draw on me for necessary funds, an,
don't fail to find your man, "and with tina
he had dismissed both the case and me.
l had set out upon my mission with
lively sense Of enjoyment. In addition Il
the novelty OF fishing with such tempting
bait, there was the agreeable sense Of beiny
the bearer OF good tidings.
Whoever and wherever John Bunyar
Cavendish might be, he was likely always
to regard me as in some way his beneiac
tor, a view OF the matter which l was moi
inclined TO despise. More than this, the
field OF my investigations was peculiarly
attractive and picturesque, and altogether
was disposed to consider myself fortu'
nate individual. 1say the matter seemed
simple enough, and yet, after several
months OF patient search and interroga-
ton, | had failed to learn anything what.
ever concerning the missing man. l had
visited countless mining camps and inter
viewed innumerable grizzly pioneers,
with the same disceuraging result Once
indeed had got upon the track OF a Cav.
endish, who, after leading me a will.'o.the.
wisp journey oftwo hundred miles, proved
TO be ia debilitated New York divine in
search OF heath, and bearing among other
burdens the name OF Obadiah; fact which
he regretted even more deeply than my.
self.
Gradually my zeal had disappeared.
There had come to be painful monotony
in paying for advertisements which
brought no response; indeed, had gone
80 far as to indulge the reflection that in
carrying about with me letter from my
deceased client to his kinsman, was the
bearer OF tidings from one disembodied
spirit to another, reflection which it will
be readily admitted was not enlivening.
And yet l could find no proof that the
man was dead. OF his early life I had
ample information, but later than that ]
knew little save that he had started for
California suddenly and alone, during the
early gold excitement, and had not been
heard from since. A thousand possibili.
ties were in the long, tedious journey and
intervening years, possibilities which
magnifed themselves into unconquerable
facts and made me impatient to go back to
something more tangible and satisfactory
than chasing the within OF dead miner.
Difficulties that don I yield tosuch sun.
light as this are entitled to respect"
found myself face 10 face with man who
had evidently been sharing my niche for
some time Inobserved. He was by no
means an attractive parsonage; shabby,
home-built figure, leaning against the
doorway in an attitude OF habitpal idle
ness, and gazing up and down the street
as vacantly as myself. Just as became
aware OF his presence, he took step for
ward and laid his hand rather unsteadily
upon the arm OF stout elderly gentle-
man, hurrying by.
"You're Just the man I'm looking for
Governor" heard him say, drawing his
victim into the entry; '.iust the man, and
no mistake"
as that SO, Uncle Jack? It's too bad.
I'm in tremendous hurry this morning.
Wouldn't another time do as WELL"
mo, SIR" said his prosecutor, solemnly
balancing himself by the lappels OF his
companions coat, looking him confident
" in the eye. "No, sir, times money,
Governor. Time is money" he repeated
with leisurely emphasis; IAN man in
my position can't afford to wait"
"Well, Uncle Jack, returned the other
resignedly, "what is it now?"
"It's Just this, Governor" lowering his
voice to very confidential whisper, cts
Just simply and solely this: that I've
struck it at last; struck it richer'n hell and
you're lucky mani"
"Indeed! Well, now, Pm greatly
obliged to you, uncle; I've no doubt it's a
big thing; can't you drop into the Office
and talk It over by.and.by?"
mo, sir, replied his tormenter, prompt
", tightening his grasp and crushing the
tube.rose In his companions button.hole
until 1t sent its divine fragrance toward
me; mo, sir, don't do nothing o. that
kind, an you don't crawfsh out o this
thing in no such style, Governor. I've
had my eye on you, and the minute ]
struck this lead says l to myself, There
amt none O. my old pards that I'd rather
set up in business than old Governor Dig
| by; that's what | said, and you know
what it means when Uucle Jack sets down
on anything"
Evidently the Governor knew.
'You'll want to put about ten thousand
into the concern, and in six weeks tint
you won't speak to your own relations
How does that strike you, my boy?
II must say itsounds well. Where is thu
claim, did you say2"
The embryo bonanza king relaxes BIZ
hold upon his companions coat and fel
back against the wallwith folded arms ant
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