The Red Cloud chief., 1889-08-23

me. for, you see I hadn't thought any
thing about . school teacher). and ]
amt got room; how would it strike yer
if my eldest gal-she's got her certi6-
cate-taught the kids?'
"lsaid. very agreeAbly. that it would
strike me where the wool was short
for. you see / thought that the girl
would be glad 10 teach her Own brothers
and sisters. and any n else would want
pay. Thought he just asked for my o n
sent, so that the motion would be car
ried unanimously.
"'Waal.' he went on. I've talked it
over. and. bein' as things is as they
are. she's willin' to teach our school
Changed if he didn't lay stress on 'our')
for $sS dollars a month; We couldn't
get any o else less'n $50
This fairly knocked the breath out
OF me. l can tell you. gentlemen. Was
l going to pay Ga q month for the
benefit OF having his kids whOoping
and bowling around like Indians? Not
much. / wasn't. But 1 didn'. let on.
when / got home I shook the coal
oil can. There was about a gallon or
SO left
Early in the morning (before day.
break) got up. caught my horse and
saddled him, rolled up the bedding
and tied it on behind the saddle in .
pack. and slung my riaD vncer the
stirrup-leather. Then, whoa ali was
fixed. l sprinkled the coal-oN round
on the floor and took q match"
In the laughter OF his guests ak this
point Mr.. Dunstan lost the thread Of
his story. Presently he continued:
Il hadn't got more than tel miles or
SO up the valley. when I vas mel BY q
buggy load Of men evidently headed
for our valley. The driver knew me
Che came from Sage). l saw that it
was q survey party by their iustru.
ments.
Hello. DAM exclaimed the driver,
these gentlemen were just coming
down to your place-want to know
wuCtAcE sO0 Cal OO0rV GU.
Cant board any thing. Unanswered.
They looked At me as though they
would have liked to ask. What kind
Of q man arr you?' before I added:
I'm burnt out
That's tough said ono or two Of
them.
Then they told me they were going
down to 'cross-secti0n' the old railway
survey which a through II valley.
and that the contractors were going to
commence work at once to extend the
N. l. &. through to the coal fields.
They wanted to have used my shantee
for a time while At work in our valley.
for the survey a across one cOrner OF
my land Git was a claim no longer.
for l had my .patent')
This vas something new to me and
I began t wish tha: l hadn't been
quite so hasty.
1--WE iaightfx you up in the school
house l suggested: that is. until I
can run up another shantee.' l began
to think that it might pay me after all
to stay and submit to that $14a month.
What in the world are you doing
with a school away down in here"
asked the chief
well. to cut a long story short, it
was from thatday my luck commenced.
before winter set in the cars were
running up the valley. They made q
station on the next section to mine.
The valley (and a good deal that
wasn't Valley was thickly settled and
well irrigated within a year. Our
town white City. a well known place
now had a boom. 1t was made the
capital of the county. as you know. and
we've got the finest court house in the
State.
Il had to Lay out my land in town
lots. Isold over $4,000 worth in SIX
months, and still she booms.
$50 now you know how I made my
pile and became Mr.. Dunstan' in place
Of plain .Dan.'"-Cornhill Magazine.