The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-06-15

at last the morning of stage day
dawned clear and cool on the little set
Element. Never were the skies bluer,
the air baInlier or the valley more still.
It seemed as though hush pervaded
the place. Little puffy wisps Of cloud
that floa- over the MogolIon noun
tains cast slender, filnly shadows athwart
the valley, only to be chased away by
the swift Sunshine. The stream, I'M
vexed by the miners, ran as clear as in
the days before the white man sought
out that lonely. auriferous spur of the
western hills in his hunt for gold. Jack
and Lspenard We're up betimes and not
ed the unusual aspect of the place. 1t
was the strange calm only to be found
in a New England Sabbath transplanted
to the mining camp.
But it did not last long. Before O.
o'clock the whole Of Bedrock was astir.
The stage was due at .. AT the hotel the
hum of preparation was still in the air,
and the major wore satisfied look as he
trod the piazza. The mine superintend-
emit, too, was early on the scene. He
was young Englishnlan--a globe trot-
ter once; but he had now settled down
to extract the wealth that lay hidden in
these hills that overhung the Little Colo.
RADIO and its feeders. ''Cy' Whipple had
been the majors lieutenant in the prepa-
rations for the coming event. The greet
ings he received from the men every
where showed how we'll they were salts
fed with their blonde bearded and
bronzed superintendent.
At noon precisely according to the
majors old fashioned timepiece that
faced you as you entered the parIors,
there was a small cavaleade assembled
in front of the hotel. It was composed
of the major, respondent in somewhat
faded suit Of what might once have been
white duck, but which was white no lon
ger; Cy Whipple, Jem Gillip, the time
keeper at the mine, aud Jack and his
friend Lispenard. AL were pretty well
mounted. At the majors CHEEKY signal
they started off at a round pace for Pine
Spruce Pass, to meet the stage which
would come round by Chino. A half
hours tide brought them in sight Of the
stage.
Now, boys" said the major, "let's
give 'em the proper sloot. Draw up on
each side the road and don't let's block
up the drivin' path, like everlastin' stage
robbers"
Accordingly the Eve drew upand as the
stage approached Sile Bagley, the driver,
recognizing the portly form Of the major,
| pulled rein, just as the latter with a
courtly flourish took the middle of the
road.
Hello, major" called Sile. eAny-
thing wrong down at the SpRings:s
mo, Sile; the Springs is takin' a leetle
holiday, and we thought as how we
would come down and meet some stran-
gers you're bringin' here. Theirs two
young gentlemen here as would be
mighty pleased to see two ladies as was
a-eomin' to Bedrock about this time o
year. Maybe ye might heg' them as
passengers, Sile?1
There was futter at the stage win
dow, and q feminine face peeped out.
Jack saw it and spTang forward in an in
slant.
I'm and you, too, Milliel How is
mother?'
ooh, Jackl And we all thought you
was deadl Jacll Dear JaclS!y
And the door was opened and tho fair
girl was clasped in her brothers strong
arms. Another, slenderer and taller,
followed.
"sIillie, dear (siss), how is mother.
Tell me how Jon left her?'