Evening journal., 1892-09-28
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day and half, and he had time to DO
sartin.'
1T was the red mans treasure houser
exclaimed Taylor.
'Waal no. Brdger didn't reckon tho
lniuns had ever diskivered the place
He allowed that the gold had bin thar
fur good many years-way back TO
the time when the Mexicans kivered this
country I've heard tell thar was a
white race all over the west
"Yes, the Aztecs, replied one Of the
men.
"Thoms it. It was them instead Of
the lnjuns whs stored up the gold. We
allowed to go back after it some day.
but the years went on, Brdger got
wiped out and now I'm headed that
way only to feed tho wolves"
"And-and you viii tell us where this
cave isT anxiously inquired Taylor.
81 viii. replied the dying man, as o
smile fitted across his face. "Hajn't it
Gurus? One lays a-dyin. thinkin Of the
hereafter, and the other is iist a-trem-
bin in his anxiety TO git hold Of wealth
and spend it? It's like poor humanity.
The thought of that gold never bothered
me an hour, while you will risk your
lives fur sight Of it. But III tell ye.
That's what axed ye to cum in hero
fur You've bin white with me, and
kin reward We fur it,
Harkins ard Taylor glared at each
other across the dying man. The iend
Of avarice was already whispering in
their ears.
"lf you strike the big Cheyenne atthe
| forks" said the hunter, 1.-THE mountains
Will be due north of you. The big peak
in front Of We has been named after Gus
ter. About five miles TO the right OF
that peak is canyon-the one upwhich
Bridger fed He said he went about q
mile and then took into a smaller one
leadin to the left. He hadn't gone ful
before he grabbed a bush to pull him
self upon ledge out Of the bottom, anC
as he reached the ledge he was at th,
mouth Of the cave. Hc reckoned it wal
eight or ten feet up. and he thought ,
path led from it mp into the mountain
It ar always dusky in those riffs, anC
We might pass up and down a Lifetime
and see nothing 1t may take We
month Of sarchin, but yen find bi.
reward"
Each man had caught his every wor'
and sought to impress it on his memory
and each secretly hoped that the othe
would forget This eagerness resulte
in q curious error. Hmldns understoo
the hunter Alright when he said to tn
right Of Clusters peak. Taylor undel
stood him to the left
"Ye1l hev to be on the watch fur rel
skins. said the old man after q lon
pause They're out and in arms an
they'll show ye no mercy This rush {
white men will drive EN- back after
time, and counsel ye to let the cay
alone till it's safe to so thar. Then y
kin make up small party, bring it o
and divide it up as is fair
"NeverT whispered Taylor as b
clenched his hands
Divide with him when | can get
allm demanded Harkins Of himself.
They had been friends in danger, tt
prospect of wealth had turned the
friendship to hate. An hour ago the
would have periled their lives for eaC
) other Now they wished each 9th
l dead.
$ The possession of gold may bring ha
piDess Tho thirst for it may lead
murder.
"Ye hev been good to me and vii
We lucl-," said the old man in n whispa
but neither of the men heard him. Th'
were thinking and planning.
About five miles to the right
Clusters peak" Harkins kept repeahi
to himself.
about five miles to the left Of Gu
ter's peak" Taylor repeated over al
over again. Two or three minutes pass
away, and then the latter bent forwl
and cried ont;
"Why, the old man is de,dw
So he was. He had made no strugg
even no sign.
"Well. that was white il him not
delay us, laughed the leader Of the CT
avan when informed of the ever
IT Some men might have kent us here
W day and then concluded not TO die aft
eli. Now the only thing is To plant hin
i a couple OF men NC4N a.'ph oIVoFl
out shallow grave with their spad
ID and within half an hour after the fal
OF life had fickered out the body "
ar covered and the wagon train moving :
/ Then couple Of great vultui
e, dropped from the sky TO earth to wait
! Three OF foar gaunt wolves, their lo
sc hair dirty aud ragged, came slSullsi
over the broken ground.
IN Five painted and feathered India
ed crept ont Of dry ravine scarcely foI
rods away. and with tho vengence
ed devils set to work with hands and sti'
er to uncover the body There was q 81
We pressed shout as is was rolled out O
er another as the scalp was held aloof.
en- Five minutes later the wolves d
lst vultrees had the body to themselves.
I'd CHAPTER Il.
And non, as the wagon train inn'
It. / its slow way over tho broken count
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