Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-13

sgl nyso " Light; abovs he gals voice
sfAis ~ IAsard ] horss whinenine, .,
my ears dseeivsd me. Yes, there it j.
again.r
Gnided " the plaintiye sound emitted,
balf-a.d08sn men with lanterns dashed into
the timber. Foremost was Jamison Deal
"Ahas here they are.n And bending owe,
the couple, he added: sYes, and he's dead
enough. Well leave him and send for him
to-morrow. But the girl is alive yet. Beai
. hand hereis
AZ Bepla was dragged rudely from his
embrace, Luke fell, half -stiffiy, against the
hillOck ct the side Of which they had
dropped Tor their last earthly sleep, and his
grip unconsciously closed upon a small,
Jagged piece Of rock.
Then the lights faded away, and the
snow-weighted wind moaned OF its doleful
requiem.
Scarcely a minute had passed when two
buriy figures came stumbling into the tim
her.
~Wal, hyar We air, anyhow. !" blurked one
aTaint so comfortable in hyar, with the
cold, but its better'n benz buried clear Out
o sight in the snow, I reckon.-Hello.
what in thunder--" and he stopped to ex-
anime the human body over which he had
stumbled. Then he cried:
eHeyars q Teller nearly gone! Quick,
Bill, lem me yer lariat till ! trounce him a
bit. Gimme that pi on flask o. yours, an
I'll pour some down his guzzle. Shelter
roun' an set a FIRE blazin'. brat it! his
fingers air froze fast ter this hyar cobble o
r0ck!n
He jerked Luke's body forward. The
nearly frozen hand actually dragging the
small piece Of rock from its bed in the hard
ground. and still c~linging on in a death
clutch.
The two hardy fellows worked for hours
over the man SO near to death, and at last
Luke opened his eyes--and was saved.
The n called Bill then touched his
partners arm.
"How you looked At this hyar rock wa
the feller was n holdin' ontop" he whis-
pered.
And by the light Of the blazing fagots
they saw-quartz rich with silver!
"By durnl An I'll swan that thar hill
locks chuck full DIT"
my idee. egRsactly. We've struck it rich
at last, paid. All ours"
"Hof on: ours--an' his. Square deal"
sThats So, fer he foun' it."
Six moths had passed.
Once again it seemed as ii n ti6e OF
crowding emigration was destined to over
whelm the section adjacent to Git Out
Gully.
Only a few miles distant from the staked
claims or Git Out, u new aud wonderfully
rich mine was in operation. It's name. Big
Excelsior; It's owners Phoenix l. Co.
The tales OF its products astounded all
who heard.
Eli Brock once paid a visit to the senior
OF the firm. Archibald Phoenix, already
widely known as The Silver Prince"
This Phoenix was a bearded man. Tall.
straight, commanding, with shrewd, pierre.
ing eyes, and III manner one Of unquestion-
able hospitality.
1T IL a pleasant as well as a possibly
profitable thing, Mr., Phenix," old Brock
vantured, that you and I, the seniors of
the principal mines in this locality, should
be socially acquainted"
II should be most happy was the affa-
BILE response.
"Then let me personally invite, sir. that
you will favor us with your presence ut my
cottage in the valley on the night after to-
My daughter, Beula, is TO be
married at six o'clock
II will be there"
n true to his engagement the silver
prince arrived ut Git Out on the afternoon
OF the day set for the ceremony.
As he nlighted from his handsome turn
ont at the door Of Brooks residence he
found himself in the midst Of u scene Of
Several men from Little Excelsior
brought forward, on nm improyised litter.
the crushed and dead form Of Jnmisou
Deal.
ut was one O. the s~tanchions wot did IL,
sombody explained, as they halted. Il,
Civ way, like, an a STRAIT O, roofn
pumped down onter him ker-bana,r
Then Deal was borne onward to his W
home.
at her fathers side.
"No wedding, after all" said old Brock. |
In a peculiar sighful way. well, we'll. my
child, perhaps it is better thus. The secret
held over me by him dies with him / know.
But pardon; this is Mr.. Phoenix, the Silver
Prince. nv dauohtar Reuio nv pho,,;x y
phmn;~ bowa5 REEL ..raa 60
: ui "o"ea' peuiu sthreu LOT an IN
slant, then a cry seemed to burst from her
quiyering lips.
Unseen nv the rest. the s;,var lin, mai.
Gn s ~ ~ ies'; .ne silver king mate
q sign OF warning TO ner. And he SAID:
"Since the minister is present, why not
proceed with a marriage eremony Mr..
spn.n- -.
nea.iy, don understand, SIR.
II offer my name. heart, hand and for
to Miss Beula."
"Bnt, sir, she has never seen you be-
will You let her give answer herself2"
"Beula, YOU hear this most remarkable
Yes, and accept. will be the wife OF