The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-26

q man goes to America he's pretty -
tain sooner or later to fetch up In NOW
York. So II was In New York that !
figured should find him. But befor9k
started / thought IL would DO as well ~
make tho thing certain by sending on .
cable message, addressed 10 certain par
ties In New York that you may havo
heard Of, asking whether my man was
there. Sending kilograms half round
tho earth costs money, Bob; but 1t docsn't
cost quito rs much as to 80 yourself, let
alone the time and tho wear and tear.
However, expenses being paid sid
Bob.
That's all very we'll. but parties EN-.
ploying one like to have a good account
Of their money; and good rccommcnda-
ton is sometimes worth moro than cash
In hand. Well, I didn't look for an en-
swer inside Of week or ten days; lut
forty-eight hours after had sent OF the
dispatch tho landlord Of my hotel came
I'D to me and told me that he believed I
was looking for Mr.. Valentine, and that
man had Just arrived from Panama
who had met party going by that name
in Mexico some six weeks before, and he
thought likely ned DO there yet told
him to bring tho man around, end 10
came end had q talk with him. -
"He had seen Valentine. sure enoughi
I made up my mind as to that. Ho do
scribed him az near as could be; for
though had never seen him myself ]
had all tho 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 gallo
at st. Thomas, and friend Of his-lu
call him Percy-was drowned IN tho
Same storm"
"you call him Percy, 60 your lie
terposed Mr.. Stapleton, land no WA
drowned In tho st. Thomas hurricane
And " hat might bis other name beT
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 a mighty
good story ii Is you're telling" rcjoined
the other affably. $50 Mr.. Valentino
went over 70 Mexico, did he? And what
; did he do theref'
"Well, he'd brought some letters, 50 It
seems, introducing him TO the president
and some other swells; 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 tho
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 of up to place called Pachu-
ca, about sixty or seventy miles north ~
tho city. He mouscd 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 a
bit of ground where there wasn't any
mine at all; but he took fancy to 10
for all that, and went back to Mexico 10
see about getting possession OF 1t. He
managed things very cleyerly, and got
the swells interested, and made out that
he wanted to let them into good thing,
/ and would be satisfied with a very small
share himself, and would take all tho
trouble Of looking after the business OK
their hands into the bargain. SO what
dido do but raise a company, and tho
company raised a capital-you know
how those things are workcd-and they
filed their claim TO the land, and aI-
pointed him manager. and the first tests
he made showed a bigger percentage OK
silver than had been known in that
neighborhood for hundred years.
THAT was the news my informant
brought me; he said all Mexico was talk
ing of it, and that Mr. Valentines pick
ings, though they might DO small, com.
paratively speaking, were likely to stand
him in n cool hundred thousand dollars
a year, which is enough to keep maa
off the parish"
eyes, should think II might" Mr..
Stapleton assented. "And that's the way
it is in this world, Henry Clifton; luck
goes dead against man for years and
years, and no let up, and then all Of a
sudden, for no reason that ever anybody
can find out, his brother dies and leaves
him n million in England. and no goes
to Mexico and collars a mino worth D.
hundred thousand year. Tho million
amt enough, and the mine amt enough;
he must have EN- 10th; that's tho way
Of the world every time!"
Mr.. Clifton accepted this statement
without comment and went on with his
story.
"As you may suppose, lost no time
IN packing my grip for Mexico, and got
there in due season and without accident.
put up at the best hotel as Is always
my way, for it costs no more in the enc,
and gives a man a good standing at tho
first send off. made my inquiries, In a
quiet, off hand way; and had no diffi-
Guilty at all in hearing all | wanted. Mr..
Valentine was there; nobody could speak
too well OF him; he was hand in gloyo
with the president, and he was at that
moment out in Pachuca, experimenting;
the putting up Of the new machinery ia
the new mine. II l had any business
with him, that was where l would find
him. So the next morning, at o o'clock.
took the train at Buena Vista station
to Omeltusco. and then by diligence and
horse car to Pachuca. which l reached at
shutdown, dead tired, and chock full OF
dust. and precious cold. disagreeable.
shabby hole Pachuca is, and don't caro-
who knows it!
"But was on business, and when I
learned that Mr.. Valentine was camping
out about five miles above | hired a mulo
then and there, and q black fellow u,
show me the way; and by nishtfall 1
had himv'
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