The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-09-18

find it." Helaughedheartily "Then.
we want to do"
The wife encourages him. Surely her
learned Oscar would findgold. Behold
him. then, compQunding many gross
OF the Gall of the Ground, and teaching
his wife how to compound them, too,
that support might be had during his
absence.
Three months later Oscar Barger APP
peared in the mountains of Nevada,
and he speedily won the favor of the
miners, for many OF them hephysicked
with his Gall of the Ground and nursed
them from sickness to health.
By and by it spread through the
camp about that Mr.. Barger WAS a
| good ways "off'' 1.-THE subject ofbugs,
but there wasn't a revolver in camp
that would not have been cooked on
the instant in defense of him, and the
cheap OF learning that hesoon show.
ed himself master of brought him re.
spect despite his being ''of."
One day Mr.. Barger crawled along
| dangerously near the edge of a ravine
| which he did not see. With his micro
scope close to the ground he drew
closer and closerto it, edging as he did
a little to one side.
"Hi, thar" shouted Jack Thomp-
son, an old miner, who was prospect
ing not far away.
Mr.. Bargcr looked up and saw
Thompson ~gesticulating furiously, as
though warning him to get away.
Its a r~attlesnake," thought Mr..
Barger, and he sprang to one side and
over he went.
MI. Thompson threw away his pick,
rushed to the edge oftheprecipice, and
looked over. Looking over, there; Just
below him, was Mr.. B~arger-not dead
very much alive, and excited, run
ming his microscope up and down the
rock in front Of him. He had fallen
safely and unhurt upon a broad ledge
below, and had evidentaly at once re-
sumed operations with the micro
scope.
Hi thar" shouted Thompson
"Why didn't you break your neck?
How are yer going to get up out'en
thar"
Thompson, bring your pick"
"What fer??"
"You shall have halftheclaim. I've
found it,
Found what? Keep your head
cool, pard."
Gold! Gold, Bring the pick"
In ten minutes Mr.. Thompson had
reached Mr.. Barger's side.
''There-there; Just about there
said Mr.. Bargel, and Thompson in q
moment had d piece of quartz in his
hand.
He looked up curiously at Mr.. Bar.
ger.
CHATS gold said Mr.. Barger.
"Not much" said Mr.. Thompson
at must be-"
"But it amt"
''NNell, try again; there's gold here
"Not a d--n bit; I know therock.'
81 can't be mistaken"
you are. But are you observing
that | amt throwing the rock away;
Are you deserving that my eyes shine.
Are you observing that my hanc
shakes? Are you rendering that yor
remarked that | was your pardin this
claim? Big or little, share and share
alike?"
What do you mean, Mr.. Thomp
SOM"
"Simply that you struck the richest
silver field in the Rockies. Silver. Dc
you hear that pard? Silver-tons 0
it. We've struck it rich that's all
See here, pard. You don't know moth
ing bout this ere business. Can vol
trust me? I'll handle it, share ant
share alike, Cd, | will, and then W.
won't get cheated
~ trust you, Mr.. Thompson"
"Gour gripper on it,
They shook hands.
By night the claim was made, ant
the report went abroad to the world
that an enormously rich deposit 0
silver had been discovered.
How much was you worth yester
day." said Thompson to Mr.. Barger
Nothing"
"Well. you can sell out your hal
interest before the end of the week foi
81, 100000"
"But l don't understand it," sale
Mr.. Barger obviously.
"What?"
"There was nogold there"
"Not q Bit"
"Yet my bugs were there. I found
them, right there"
"Pard, take my advice. Get you
stamps, start home, and yank then
bugs out OF yourhead. Ii yousell hal
OF your half interests, let me manag
your quarter interest. You amt go
10 head for business
1t was a S Mr.. Thompson said. Mr.
Barger sold within a fortnight q quar-
ter interest for aclear million. Buth
was not happy. He had his money
was enormously rich, buthe hadfoun'
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