The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-28


or hear We lodged about the place Tor
nesriy an hour and AT last went round
IN ,be door and knocked, but no answer
was receivcd All within was dark and
silent. Cuss me. but ] WAS frightened.
/ falt sura Fred was dead or layin' out
some place badly hurt. My knees knock
cd together.
Next morning bright ana early ! was
at Fred's cabin. ] fognd It vacant and
nailed nm peeniu' ~ at a crack between
the logs I seed that the stones OF the
hearth had been torn up and lay scatter
ed about. I then struck out for Fred's
mine. bein' still afraid some accident
had happened him. but he wasn't there
and nobody had seen him. Why Fred had
failed 10 act his part IN our little game
couldn't imagine. II made me little
hot in the collar; for when nothin' came
Of our trip To the cabin old man Taylor
accused me Of win 20 him and tryin' 30
humbIg him. This was all the WIS be-
cause II was true Gus me- says / If an
anger from heaven was about 10 he car
ried off bv old Satan himself l wouldn't
interfere in the business!
Il didn't see Fred for over q week;
then | suddenly came upon him up m
town. wailn' Irm-in-arm with old man
TAYLOR and dressed up Ike he was
me,n5pr Of the Legislator. Old man
some distance up into his hair. while
Fred looked as pleased az a boy in His
first pair Of boots.
Il was perfectly petrihed -ietCHed W.
So stin in my tracks mat You couldn't
have knocked me down win Cr)whar.
/ stood and stared to see SIGH q wonder.
What had so sat Fred up o. hta pins and
brought the old man round IN such good
shape / coIldn't imagine. II made my
L. Of
slch a difficult sort of subject / got 10
chance 10 ask questions, for the pair was
headed for the old mans house. Maybe
SAYS I. maybe that the old pagan down
at san Andreas is dead.
"Ns / couldn't reach Fred without
maxim "a raid on the family mansion
az the Taylors called their house. ! sOt
about maxim some inquiries round town;
for his style and airs on Tn" high level
he had struck into had stirred up "a
curiosity as was eatiu out my very
vitals.
About the mst man ! tackled on the
pint said. Why haven't you heard the
news? For months and months Fred
Wallace has bin dirGn' ont gold by The
bushcl VI seems be- got onto an awful
rich chanrcl ir his mine nearly year
ago and kept dark about 10 till a few
days ago. OF course | suspected IT, but
Ut WASH T. tehrialN hHp"". why nc mas
bought one Of tine finest ranches in all
San Joaquin valley. with whole herds
hosscs, cattle. hogs sheep. ana God
knows what all besides
This news completely upset me. Here
was 70 man tellin' me- as "a frozen truth
The Ncrr story OF Fred. hnd Of bushels
Of gold that / had myself lust told as a
rec. lar Ja|-breadn He- Inc only way /
could cipher IT ont was mat Fred must
nave pay t' me 'I"'-' ~. III Pi'poSIh 10
put up - Jop on o'I ma" i'lIot' mus
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ri'u' Iheh you j. see ihdl sou did IL
a"- All my Eood luck was own 10 you
ana your genius ior invention
How mat can be rather gifts mo
says L. Tor AN mad 10 90 went wrong
and that old dadiy-ln-aW OF yours dun
speak Of my genius for invention quite
as wild as you do.
Well, Ben says Fred, you see.
wonderful thing happened the night We
We're go through DIR LITTLE shOty