Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-26

bodies axav. Trey theu proceeSed q
tie Rnseh where 4 b had foaRd the gold
aud vten they 49, tie giis.erinS bed 81
tie stream, their ioy kHex u bounds
for vas noe unlimited wealth iheirss
For fss days they were very b1sy
collecting the gold and carrying Il t.
TIE cab9n, and not knozInZ What eye'
might be watching them they voolc
take The result Of their days labor ace
hide Il in crsvice. IN tbs hillside. A
last Zsb took sick frocA confined Ell
pos1re, and LOG fever -; IL Wfntei
drew near. All the higher hills we're
severed With snow, and as night tie
frosfs we're shArr enough 20 cause hesvy
ice 90 the stream tia. noved throuae
the valley. Their provisions vert
almost exhausted, and after due deilo-
srasien they determined 70 20 90 -.
Paal fer the winter. In order 20 do this
they needsd pack animals - carry the
gold and the Invalid % the nearest alta
tion OF the railroad, distance OF ~
nilss.
50 one mors ing Joe set Of for min
ing camp fifty miles away 20 procare
ias necessary men and horses be re-
turned in three DAYS viih them. A lit
ter Was made and the sick man placed
in il, and q week later they and their
gold we're safe IN Bismarck, and the
men vho Owned the pack train received
such price for their services thst they
always lonRed to have Q similar Job on
the same Conditions
S,;hing cozId exceed the careful a.
teniion that Hector bestowed on the
sick man. who, possessed OF q strong
constitution. was not long in recover
ing. IL fev DAYS be gas able to sit
up aud a vesk later could walk With a
cane. When be could bear the journey
they Ief, Bismarck and went 10 Fargo,
shsre, after remaining a few days, they
vent to ~. Paul and took rooms at tie
best hotel in the city.
This WAS Thanksgiving day. Hector
was busilv engaged in sending tele
grams. There was mysterious air
about him that pazzied the brothers, so
when taey we're alone Zsb said to Joe:
He's go. secret as well as we.
When IL shs oomiogr
"shs will be here TO night" said lie.
Had &c not better tell him what We
Rave planned for himI What If be
Esuld not sereeF'
What do you mean?r said The other
'harply. do yon think that be would
'efuse to marry our niece, pretty and
rood a. ake isl | wonder what shs
ooks like. she writes and tells me that
ler father and mother have been dead
or ten years, and she has had to SUP
oort herself. sne In real pretty, too.
lust look at her photograph, and she
-. k.k
There's no use talking: he must marry
Ter. His share Of the gold vas humid
ed thousand, and We will give her oars
md go back Ia the spring and work the
nine. With two nundrod thousand and
. gold nine IL is sure be will marry
her,"
Presently Hector came in, and Zsb,
moving bis chair over to his side,
,pened the conversation abruptly with.
Heck, old boy. when found you out
N the prairie did not know that was
,oing TO se some relation TO you, but |
INA. There's a girl, and she is gocd
Iiri, and my dead sisters only child.
Vow, there's nothing 10 prevent you
marrying her. We want you 10, and all
he mine aud the gold and everything
we've got will be vours. and We will live
nth you and you'll be boss over every
hing"
A fiash Of color came upon the young
mans face. He hssisated for moment
md then looking up and seeing the eyes
u the pair fixed upon him he answered:
my kind friends, | am sorry that |
hou q ever cause you 20 have an unkind
bought OF the, or believe that would
rot do everything IN my power that
,bnld honorably do to please you
From the first moment that Zsb found
ne until the present, | have received
nothing but kindness at your hands.
for this am very grateful, aud shall
llsays remain 80. IL could marry
lour niece honorably | would do so, If
he was willing. bat my heart il with,
nd my hand 10 pledged TO. another"
For some minutes there was not
FORD spoken. Then Zsb, rising. looked
isrcely at Hector and said; "Your
reasons. young fellerf Tell Us who and
Ekere the Riri is that you are going to
marry. We want to know"
Hector arose and walked over TO
where the old men sat, and grasping
sash by { Q hand, said:
"You do not know how IL erieves me
10 refuse TO do as yen ask, bat I cannot
10 otherwise. Listen. aud | will tell
Fou my story and give you my reasons
'or refusing TO marry your niece"
ats all right, Heck, We want TO hear
FOUR story, but it's got to be queer one
4 you can give reason for refusing .
tirl that has two hundred thousand
dollars and gold mine for wedding
lower"
MY story In this" answered Hector.
Ny father Is a wealthy Englishmsn.
Oar family standing is second TO none
n England. | am the youngest of
.hree brothers. and gallant, manly
fellows they are. In England younger
sou has but poor chance. The elder
9 supposed to inherit the estate; the
'eeond TO enter the army. and the
youngest the church. | Was sent to
,arson factory at Eton. Ny behavior
trace. You may imagine the warm re-
,cption l received from my father. He
wrote me out check for one thousand
pounds on his bankers IN London, and
it TO me told me never to set
loot within his door or speak TO him in
he world and TO get out Of his sight at
,nce.
Sometimes the son is as proud as the
lather. Al least, I could not take such
\ dismissal cool y. even from nv owa
'a,her; 20 bidding him good bye BY
earinr up bic check and throwing IL in
ais fsce. babe my mother farewell.
Ten days after Was In New York. and
! month later found me penniless in
iowa.
"fn this COUNTRY. when q man is re-
inced 10 his las. cent. he learns that
he only way TO obtain money IL 20
york. A more helpless person than l
vas never met with IN all this bound-
eas west. IL ccaid even have OBJ
aimed a clerkship in country store. l
xouid have deemed myself q lucky
fellow. hu, such good fortune vas be
yond nv reach. AZ last resort, I ap-
piled for and received employment on
: farm.
al had often read of the beauties of a
rural life. II, may be in The vsvef Of
he poess and the writer's for the maya
zines to enjoy agricultural life, and
they d. pict u A. An ldeallie dreamy ex.
issence. did not find u SOTO arise ut
Z in the morning and act as valet 10 =
pair ~ horses. then 10 wander down 10