The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-07

and inclosing check for one thousand
dollars. The statement of Kentucky Bill
that none of the partners money would
60 into local circulation, or be devoted to
/ local causes, proved the purest fiction.
Though they did not proclaim their
deeds from the house tops, they still found
opportunity to do good, and be Of real
benefit to others. II was only two months
before the Dispafek, whose editor we
have already limited. was a warm friend
Of both, assumed a new dress of type
and came out in an enlarged form. Ger
tain sick miners received substantial
aid. The back-salary Of the pastor
Of Union church, poor con-
sumptive, who had thought it his
appointed duty to come three thou
sand miles to labor among the mining
camps, was made up in full : through the
generosity of a well Known mining finn
They also quietly performed other acts
of charity. which, thougs seemingly
trivial in character, proved genuine bless
ings to those upon whom they were be-
slowed.
The fame the Haywood s. Allen vein, its
richness and seeming unbounded capaei-
ty. spread far and wide =; and the partners
were daily impertuned by capitalists
to sell. The junior member Of the firm
wished to remain at the Bar. and run the
chances of realizing in full. In this he
was borne down by the senior member
Of the firm. who was always the more
cautious Of the two, and who wished to
sell and return to the East. Yet, it was
not until he had paid over one hundred
thousand dollars, that Mr. Peter Gage,
well known in the banking circles Of the
state, was able to announce himself as
the proprietor Of the vein. Haywood
now seemed more anxious than ever to
return to the East, and when not talking
to Allea OF going home. was picturing in
his mind the delight and surprise which
his return would give to his dear ones.
He did not intend to inform them Of his
coming; il would be more delightful to
come upon them unawares. Allen did
not enter fully into his friends an,icipa-
tons: for. unlike him. he had no real
hoiae to return to. Since he was child
he had never known one, only in name
but even To him it seemed pleasant
thing to talk OF going, and p'easanter still
to go SO, few days after the sale of
their claim. the two partners. having
CLOSED up ali their affairs by giving their
cabin. with all its contents. TO less for
tuna;e brother miner. left the Bar for the
Eas;. They took the night stage for
Frisco, intending to 80 from there by
steamer. The citizens of the town. who
regarded the two men with warm feel
ing OF friendship and certain sense of
urati.uI.s II al ,here.i ri r, -, IN
in body, to see them OFF. After gen.
eral shaking of hands, characterized by
the sense OF gravity which al such times
weighs SO heavily upon the Anglo Saxon
nature. the partners climbed iato their
seats. and, with loud cheer from the
crowd, and the cracking of the drivers
whip, the stage bounded forward into the
darkness. Simpkins Bar stood at the
eastern base OF the Sierras, and the stage
road tn San Francisco lay directly over
the mountains. In the day time, with
the hea, Of the California sun pouring
down upon it, it looked like great red
snake, as it wound in and out among the
balsamic pines and frs; blu, in the night
time, when the moon was out, it looked
slender thread Of gold. and the stage, as it
climbed slowly up the mountain, was had
in the gloom of the surrounding forest
For an hour after they left the valley.
nothing was heard but the creaking of
the wheels. the clicking of the horses
hoofs, the subdued conversation Of the
driver and his companion. the express
messenger, on the box: while nothing
was to be seen but the deep gloom
of the woods, and the lights Of the
little town below them. BY and
by the moon. full orbed and brilliant.
came grandry up out of the East. lighting
up the landscape until it seemed like a
fairy scene and causing the coach. when
Itcame out into the little natural clear
ings, to cast long. irregular and moving
shadows up the mountaia side. AS the
coach crawled slowly up the mountain
the hum of voices on the outside grew
lower and lower. and then stopped the
passengers on the inside drew their
cloaks closer around them, To keep out
the chill. night, and their regular breath
ing told that they were sleeping soundly.
Higher and higher elimed the moon.
making the valley below as light as day,
and throwing over the mountain side.
with Its magic wand. a spell of enchan,-
meat, which turned every bare rock into
gold, and trimmed the dark hrs with
silver tapestry. richer and more beautiful
than princess ever wore. OF sudden
the bare SUNNI, of the mountain doomed
up just ahead, aud the stage stopped,
which caused the three sleeping passen-
gers tn awake aud become conscious OF
what was passing around them. The
driver gave the lines to his companion
on the box. descended slowly to the
ground, bent down and examined the
road-bed carefully. and opening the
stage door, attempted to peer through
the deep dark.:ess within. An inquiry
from the ;hrce passengers. the third
being The youthful gambler. Harris,
almost in ooncer; told him they had been
aNakene, by the Jolt. and were anxiously
alert. The driver made no direct reply
to the questions asked him. but leaned
asans, the stage as il los, in deep
thought. After moments silence. he
sad:
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