Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-14

tired aud hungry He was growing |
cold. lie thought with pang that was A..
bittrror than death Of the nusheltercd !
heads back there on the prairie. aud
turned with y groan OF surrender over
on his face TO die.
What was that SIlverl Not quartz.
not glance. but virgin ore. 1t lay like
ray Of glory across the duh cscarp
inent II was broad IA his hand in the
middle. and dwindled away in wavering
lines a yard In length The man sat up
and stared at It.. lie felt rich blood
rushing through his veins There was
the strength Of health IN his arms. The
pick was n toy "A plaything ~ grudred
the swiftly fading light and swung the
steel a. he never bad done before. This
was fortune.
He managed to work all night he
was not conscious Of the passing hours
further than 10 watch tho moon and
bless II for the help 1t brought In the
morning no had taken moro otc than he
could carry Ho knew 1t was true
vein, aud that such hssuro as that
must extend n great distance But tho
/ rock from which he took ID was only
! fragment from the massive hills It was
n matter Of tons. Of feet They wrre
mountains and miles. A vein like that.
" no could lind the spot In the powders
from which this fragment was broken.
would yield the richest fortune Ia Col
omdo.
lie took his beaungi, stakcl his
claim, covered all igus Of success aud
gathered up load Of metal. II was 80
pure he could cut It with q knife 10
elung tho burden on hia shoulder and
started back to Denver At noon he
rested Ia u camp Of miners aud they
stopped work To look at him-ho was ~
ghostly But he had an independent.
defiant air about him now. aud they
waited upon him. They made him eat
dinner with thun. He had not realized
before how near he stood 10 starvation
After dinner he pressed on with long,
impatient strides aud reached Denver Ia
tho evening His friends did not know
him. lie had defiant, forccful air. lle
had good lodging aud the best service
obtanahlc. In the morning he pur
chased an outfit and plenty Of food. 4
man loaned him ainulc. "Thoy wouldn't
loan mo anything week ago." ho faid
bitterly lie knew they hooked NJ him
A. ono who had struck H." Hcrmcm.
bored now that ho looked obviously ut
just such figurcl, H. felt a sort u cu-
nifty nt tho world, foy.rih hatred q
Carlisle Ho hoped he might not break
down TIL accounts-yore squared.
IL. srs.ttN I.taN "a. Id ssfuItft aft1 fnHffN
. 4, richer than he dreamed. In week
he had o paokload Of silver that was
worth twenty-five dollars pound. In
a month no had enough for train. And
be- had only found the beginning Of tho
wealth. lie had tnccd tho iisnro TO tta
parent IN tho hill, aud had satisfied him.
self Of tho richest find IN Colorado But
there he broke down. llo had Just
strength enough leit to load tho mulol
and start back Ho was weakened with
hcmorrhago. lilo was blinded aud stag.
gcring lie reached Denycr leaning
across one Of tho swaying animals and
begging In Gods namo for assistance.
Thoy took care OF him then. Ho WA
u rich man. lie was far moro than Shat
Ia their eyoa 1Ic was fortunate. But
he tossed IN a frenzy Of excitement and
called upon them 90 hurry him home
II would have been death TO tho mnu
who stole dollar. They madn com.
mon cause Of caring for him. He told
them freely. without reserve, rapidly
where tho vein could DO found. III
knew no could never come back aud
keep his claim. They struggled and
fought for tho privilege o, buying. They
asked no guarantee beyond what thcy
saw. They knew no was telling th,
truth. Their purchase money wa
worth moro than the ore 10 had brought
, away. flo was hurried to'thc train. II,
was hurried home. llo reached their
unconscious
Mary Albright had been bearing
heavy burden. She could not repay III,
! money her husband had borrowed iron
Carlisle. She could not avoid under
! standing the horrible alternative oiiere,
her. She could not defend herself cxccp
! By taking her boys out from under thi
! only roof they had In tho world, She di,
? not hesitate IN tho choice. She oul.
: planned 10 postpone the evil day, sh
promised the money faithfully sept, I
In dofiult she pledged forcclosur
= dearor 10 George Carlisle than all III
: money In the world July drifted int
! August. and August was burning ava,
l In the torrid rays OF a sultry sun. Gcorg
. Carlisle rode past tho Albright farm da.
I after day. He watched his boy Winston
. playing In the barn or In tho woods will
! Fred. tho eldest son Of his prosperity
! victim. llo wondered why the lads wcr
b such infcphrable companions, anl
. thought Of the enmity that had Away
Y been between their fathers
\ Late In the month ho walked acros
Z tho fields aud tried 10 enter tho house
y Mary mot him az the door and wanc
b him never TO cross the threshold II
v pushed his way into tho house and sh
Q shot him.
. That day the news oamo that Amo
Albright had arrived, sick, and dying q
= the county town, tef miles away, III
. VITO and children had tled from the hous
. which could boa home to them no longc
u aud We're hurrying to the station who
" tho nows mot them. She knew tina
l. officers would overtal;e her, FOR whethe
" on not her shot was fatal, II was too SER
o ous to be forgiven. She met her husban
g and drank her great soul full Of his on
= cares, OF his one kind pressure Of palli
y lips upon her own, aud then laid hin
y down confronted uo never know Of he