Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-16

In California, IN the days of the Com.
stock excitement, when all kinds Of wild.
cats were being fOated on the market
and rapidly bought by an indiscriminat-
! ing public. Ar. Davis bought a claim.
This claim did not cost Mr.. Davis much,
whatever il cost the public. and il was
known by the name OF the Bob Tail
Consolidated The speculative Mir. ID.
lost no time in doing wha. many man
under Ike circumstances had done be-
fore, and has done sincs-he organized
a company aud sold some of the stock.
To a very popular friend of his he sold
large block of ten Thousand shares at
one dollar per share.
For some time the mine amounted TO
nothing. and after u few twenty-five
cent assessments hal been levied. the
stock would really not have been cheap
as 4 gilt
For this reason Mr. Davis and the
friend TO whom he sold the ten thousand
shares rs a good thing were not on
speaking terms. One day, however. the
friend. TO his utter and complete aston
ishment. received a note. asking hin tn
cali at once at the residen of Sir.
Davis. he went. and found Mr.. Davis
in bed. The table was covered with
medicine bottles, and Mr.. Davis looked
Is if ms head had been repOsing in q
sack of flour.
Jim. said Davis. in 4 hoarsc and
feeble voice. Il did You n dirty trick
few months ago in selling you them ere
Bob Tails. for l knowed You couldn't
afford the money. and. Heaven knows,
they we not brought me no luck"
'.Well.' said Jim. '.what has beer
done. can not be undOae now at the
same time gazing cOmpa ssiOnately upon
the sickly form OF the pro.trate Davis.
NO. 10, )" urged DAVIS. Il done you
n wrong. The doctor saws 1 haven't
many hours TO live. and before I die /!
want to undo rs far as | can the injury
done YOU; where are them shares?''
Got 'eD down a. my Office" was
the reply.
- You bring 'em up here as soon rs
YOU can.' said Davis. land | will
give yOn the money that you paid for
'em.-'
Mutteri1g expressions of grief, and
with ewes rsnidly becoming moist with
tears. Jim rushed of to the Office and
brought up "them ere shares" The
shares were handed 70 Davis. who.
with an expression as if il were his last
earthly tran sctiOn. handed his friend
ten thousand dollars in currency.
- never thought you meant 10 do
me wrong" said Jim. speaking as Il
be was about TO choke. - and / do
hope YOU viii soon be better, old mar. >
Jim then retired with his hands full nj
and his eyes fun % tears
No sooner had he LETT the room than
Davis. suddenly recovering. jumped
out of bed and did a war dance on the
fOor Wiping the -four from his face.
and taking the rag or his throat. he
TO I coniidant; We'll, / !
guess had him that time9''
a. CUES you did," replied the con-
idani.
The following morning the news was /
5lazOned forth in all directions that the |
i Bob Tail Con-" had struck the /
greatest body of ore ever seen on the
Pacific coast. and the shares bounded i
Ip from seventy-fiye cents. the last As
iessment unpaid. 10 seven dollars. The
asst time Mr.. Davis was seen. he vas
living at the Hoffman House in Eew
ork. feasting on the fat Of the lszld.
ie was then the largest indivi, ial
iolder of - Bob Tail Cons" and Or W.
~ princely revenue in the form Of
Monthly dividends from the property.
iur once again Davis and his fr end
re not on speaking terms. -FfHGI;sal
4 iCs.