The sun., 1893-03-26
A Xomnn,n Shrlex.

There might have been 200 OF us at Tribula-
| tion Guch when Johnny Glenn arrived. Every
| miner was free to come and go as he liked
but ut the guch we kept a written record ol
| the claims staked out That record was q
miners warranty deed ms long as he chose to
remain ami q new arrival who should attempt
to Jump" him would have the whole camp
on his back. was keeping record. and the
entry in the case OF Johnny Glenn read:
July II. 1S5S-Johnny Clem first 30 feet
front west OF Jack Davis"
Tho new arrival was young man about 20
years old He was short and light. and his
hands were small. though sun Drowned and
calloused. There wasn't anything unusual in
the sight OF u boy among the diggers. but this
young chap was bit different from the COM
| mon rum He was quiet spoken. had no cuss
words to throw around. and didn't seem to
want to mix up much. I took a sort OF liking to
him from tho very start. and 1t was ut my sug-
gestion that he entered the claim he did
There was room on tho high ground for an
other tent. and had him pitch his next to
mine Indeed asked him to share my shell
ter. but the offer was de eclined.
Every man in q mining camp has a partner
unless he happensto be mighty mean man.
l had lost mine by death. and it came about
that Johnny and l were soon known as
'pards." That means moro than appears on
the surface. 1t means q fnir divide of work
md income: confidence In each other: strict
his pard. YOU XIII one. the 18th other T is an bouna
to huht you down. In the. old days; when
eyer eyery camp s was lew h % unto Itself and civiza-
Johnny Glen, was an enigma to me from the
ness struck me as peculiarly strange He had
handy ways about cooking and knacE about
which were new to me, He wasn't given to
story ssy, telling nor or joking, and now and then
TO- s af
that made me homesick, and brought a craving
to throw away pick and shovel and head ior
partner dared nSt assume Without en-. :
was listened to and kent sacred. Beyond that
no questions were asked OF you unless you
Some Of the miners were rough and rude
who were always chatting Johnny on account
n bit awkward with his working tools. The
boy never seemed much put out at the sar.
picked uP the challenges and battered the
heads read @ o. the @ @challengers They were my enc
store at, Pawneo Bend to buy -four. When /
found all the men in camn in circle. md inside
thH circle we're 'nonnny Glenn and Surly big
knife in, his hand. and It was to be fight until
one int, or M the othHr was down I'd hive broken
once. TOO. that i Johnny had % any earthly show W
hSa gone the SsEsa Insins out lis
made 20 reply until the ' man began to i Insult sui
me- Then he flnred UP and deGed the other to
ssd a out sn. Mh t. ss p ho GsTS GsT q Ho
both mon we're stripped down to. shirt and
WSe %ehnny 1@ Ss % 'so cha Kfnt IL
comparison. Poor boy.l ! stood there with my
to him. and the only consolation / hnd was in
the knowledge that the = Boss" would have to
ses mn RIFE m an whsa n sSSd &Ss sstts tss
groa9se', heard .h them .moying about. and
Isaw no more than i i had been biindpi. It
listed lHsd about three minutes. as they told me.
n ao% one pn Int Sdfs a S or
h9nTpsr' nps' ana i brought me IT, to wysSGlf m S The
o..,H .Hss : whit Hos woman r shouted
na y nsy Werg sR That r4rYs 9a
What, ,more9 Very little. On my honor as a
man mad never suspected such a Thing. |
asked for her story but she would not give it
f,td From a -. word dr1nned here and there con.
search OF n lover. and had thus far Jailed
to find htmm, but she was very close
mouthed We took up q collection aud
sent her away to Nacramento, and
never heard Of her after she left camp. She
handshuke. but she Was shy and digniiei
Even IN her parting with me. who had been
"nards' with her, she simply said
,t,G You cn1 nays & been square and honest and
The hoys had many a sly liz at me afterward
about Johnny Glenn" but ] have told YOU
how 1t was. While his ways puzzled me. and
while he aIways kent me wondering wherein
ing to the other sex never entered my mind.