The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-09

W ~ OehNA ~ anu,
of rowing disposition, and never hav-
ing visited the States, that was naturally
the first place he'd think of. And when
man goes to America he's pretty GER
tain sooner or later to fetch up in New
York. So it was in New York that /
figured l should find him. But before
started l thought it would be as well to
make the thing certain by sending on a
cable message, addressed to certain par
ties in New York that you may have
heard of, asking whether my man was
there. Sending kilograms half round
the earth costs money. Bob; but it doesn't
cost quite as much as to go yourself, let
alone the time and the wear and tear"
However, expenses being paid" said
Bob.
That's all very well, but parties en-
ploying one like to have a good account
Of their money; and a good recommends
ton is sometimes worth more than cash
in hand. Well, didn't look for an an
swer inside of a week or ten days; but
forty-eight hours after had sent off the
dispatch the landlord of my hotel came
up to me and told me that he believed /
was looking for Mr.. Valentine, and that
a man had Just arrived from Panama
who had met party going by that name
in Mexico some six weeks before, and he
thought likely he'd be there yet. told
him to bring the man around. and he
came and had talk with him.
He had seen Valentine, sure enough;
made up my mind rs to that. lie de-
scribed him as near as could be; for
though l had never seen him myself l
had all the points about him from those
who had, and photograph taken four
or five years before. The fellow said that
Valentine had come to Mexico from New
York, after being wrecked in big gale
at st. Thomas, and friend of hiS-In
call him Percy-was drowned in the
same storm"
You call him Percy. do you:" in
Mr.. Stap!eton. and he was
drowned in the st. Thomas hurricane:
And what might his other name be-"
I'm not giving names; I'm telling you
a story returned Mr.. Clifton CURLY.
That's all right; something occurred
to my mind, that's all; and mighty
good story it is you're telling" rejoined
the other Gffably. $50 Mr.. Valentine
went over 70 Mexico, did he? And what
id he do there?'
"Well, he'd brought some letters, SO it
seems, introducing him to the president
and some other sweils; and he handed
EN- in, and was received in good style.
He gave 'em to understand that he'd
come to settle, and grow up with the
country, so to speak.
Zone thing led to another, and at last
they got talking about mines; and with
that the president gave him guide, and
sent him off up to place called Pachu-
ca, about sixty or seventy miles north of
the city. He moused about there-he
knew something of mining, it ap-
pears-and examined the mines that
were working, and some others that had
been given up; and at last he fixed on
bit of ground where there wasn't any
mine at all; but he took fancy to it
for all that, and went back to Mexico to
see about getting possession of it. He
things very cleverly, and got
the swells interested, and made out that
he wanted to let them into a good thing,
and would be satisfied with very small (
share himself, and would take all the !
trouble of looking after the business off
their hands into the bargain. So what
did he do but raise company, and the
company raised capital-you know
how those things are worked-and they !
fled their claim to the land, and APP /
pointed him manager, and the first tests /
he made showed bigger percentage of |
silver than had been known in that /
for hundred years.
THAT was the news my informant
brought me; he said all Mexico was talk
ng Of it, and that Mr.. Valentines pick
ngs, though they might be small, COM
speaking, were likely to stand
linn in a cool hundred thousand dollars
. year, which is enough to keep man
IF the parish"
Eyes, | should think it might" Mr.
5tapleton assented. And that's the way
t is in this world, Henry Clifton; luci;
,oes dead against man for years and
ears, and no let up. and then all of
udden, for no reason that ever anybody
an find out, his brother dies and leaves
Tim a million in England, and he goes
o Mexico and collars a mine worth a
hundred thousand year. The million
int enough, and the mine amt enough;
re must have 'em both; that's the way
# the world every time"
Mr.. Clifton accepted this statement
Without comment and went on with his
tory
LAS you may suppose, lost no time
n packing my grip for Mexico, and L got
here in due season and without accident.
took the train at Buena Vista station
o Omeltusco, and then by diligence and
orse car to Pachuca, which Preached at
dead tired, and chock full OF
ust, and precious cold, disagreeable,
habby hole Pachuca is. and I don't care
Tho knows til
"But was on business, and when ]
earned that Mr. Valentine was camping
ut about five miles above l hired a mult,
hem and there, and a black fellow IT,
how me the way: and by nightfall
ad him."
CHAPTER XVIII.
A DILEMMA.
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