Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-03-06

mo, stree. l believe you" the miner
observed cOntemptuOuSly, for the recent
losses among the cattlemen had put
''cow" az \ discount IN his estimation.
''You don't catch none OF Ned Anthony
stock roaming around on four legs lock
ing horns with q nCrther. The cold
wave amt left the pole yet thatll rush
his property up into the corner OF a
corral and 30 over il. Ned'll take risks
with any man alive, but he amt fOOling
with cattle this season"
The Texian slipped away from the
subject. He had lost considerably on
cattle himself, and discussion of the
topic was still painful. He changed his
ground from suggestion to direct In
quiry.
How'd he make his pile?"
"Same way We all door try to-" re-
sponded the miner; "mines an stocks
an sheers. We all take to the water
pretty much the same way, sink or
swim. Most of Us sink, few swim;
and Anthony is one OF the few"
Good swimmer, eh2"
"First rate; strong in the lung, clear
in the head, good action, fine muscle
and a big will. He'll make what land
ing he aims for, you can bet your bot
tom dollar, even with the current dead
ag'inst him. II will take pretty heavy
freshet 10 drown out Anthony. His be-
lief in himself is something wOnderful;
he holds it for a dead sure thing that it
amt in the power OF man to sit his head
under water"
1T may be in the power Of woman,
though" remarked a slender, gentle
manly looking man who was leaning on
the back of a chair listening TO the con-
versatiOn, and whose accent proclaimed
him TO be a Virginian. "Such things
have happened before now. The biggest
Samson of US all meets his Delilah
sooner or later and comes under the
shears. It's fate few escape"
That's so, acQuisced the miner re-
gretfully. They're mortal hands with
scissors, women are, and they'll snip
snap around man so bright and fast
his strength is done up in q bundle
ready for Stuflin pincuShiOns an such be-
fore he gets a notion Of what they're up
70. It's always q lock for a keepsake,
and down a fellows head goes into their
aprons, TO come up again as clean as q
billiard ball. Lord! Lord. what world
IL would be without women"
The Nirginian laughed. "A world I'd
rather be excused from living in, my
friend" he said. Angels or devils, or
whatever they are, life would be tame
affair without them. What's that that
western poet fellow specialization a
man be hell bent or heaven bent, some
whar in his tracks thar will be found
the print Of wOman'S feet That's it,
isn't it?" And your poet has brought
the matter down 10 bed rock"
The talk had drifted far away from
Ned Anthony and his money. The
Texan brought 10 back with the resOlute
Jerk Of another downright question. He
was man who stuck 10 his point and
was impatient of frivolous depression.
He liked reverting TO primal cause, and
considered exhaustive investigation OF
the career Of successful competitors in
tie race Of Mammoa likely TO be rich in
hints for the guidance of those less we'll
placed in the running.
"Oh, dog wOmen!" he said. They're
well enough; but don't let's bother about
'em now. l want some Of you fellows
Just to tell me how this man Anthony
got his start"
The miner picked up his cards and
looked them over deliberately. Then be
winked across at his partner 10 call his
wandering attention to the fact that
sJack" was on top to be played for.
When this matter had been settled to
his satisfaction he turned back to the
Texan and gave the desired information
in two words, ''Prairie dogs"
A deep abstraction fell upon the man
OF kline and his pipe went out unno-
ticed. He had been hearing Of the won
derful Prairie Dog mine for the last
four years. Even down in the cattle
country the mine was known and talked