Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

al; the other shooting at sight with
guns, but 1 hunted him out Of the
country
Jack Brancepeth always was hand
some, bat now. as be laughed in tri-
umph, / felt that Miss Kitty had no
need TO rue her choice, for this gal
lant simple, boyish lover had the face
of Galahad.
Yes, that's why I've been trying
! to keep straight. Why, I'D be a
NANCY hermit if could make my
self good enough for her. But, as
she said, the old man would never let
me have her unless I'd lots of wealth.
I:tried hard enough, but then we'd
been engaged more or less for two
whole years without my making my
pile
But, said l, this doesn't seem to
have much bearing on the present
trouble?'
1t hasn't, eh2 Well, you reach
your hand into the left pocket of my
belt, and you'll find her letters. There,
that's right; now read the one on top.
So 1 found myself glancing over the
first batch of letters in a fine round
schoolgirl hand like a string full of
knots.
Dear jack wrote Kitty Hewson,
sif YOU want me, don't be q fool.
Here's pa favoring Daddy Longlegs,
who wants me awful bad. He's CIV
en- him straight tip how to make his
fortune. Pa told him that they've
just found tremendous lot of silver
in the Grubstake mine; but the princi
pal owners are lying low, and saying
bad things about the mine until they
can rope in all the stock, whatever
that means. Anyway they've broken
down the pumps on purpose to let the
works get flooded, so as to hide what
they've found. Daddy longlegs has
sense enough to speculate in Grub
stakes, you haven't Kitty
Yes continued Jack 'Kitty's pret-
ty straight goods, and when she means
a thing she says it. If Daddy Long
legs had $1,000 1 was worth $4,000;
at least, that's what | realized in hard
cash by selling my ranch to tender
foot. So rode down here to Bitter
Root City, went to Kltty's uncle, Hi
Hewson, the stock broker, planked
down my roll of bills au6 said: Buy
Grubstakes.'
You hadn't ought to buy outright,
says Hewson; you should cover
What's that?' said !.
1t means, said he, that you plank
down the money, run the show; if
the stock goes up l sell out when you
think that you're pretty well fixed
for life; if the stock goes down $4,000
worth you loose all you've got
I'll gamble said l, with all l can
hold down by sitting straddle.'
We'll, you should have seen the
brokers guying Hi Hewson in the
mining exchange, and afterward |
heard them talking among themselves
in the Coffee palace
What, says one Smart Aleck, you
think Hi Hewson's working for Sllas,
eh? You must think Silas P. Hew-
sons gone loco! The old man con-
fessed only last week to a friend of
mine that the mines played out.
Why, the works are chuck ablock
with water, and no tunnellng facilities
to drain it; the pumps have broken
down and of real pay ore there isn't a
dollar in sight
"A level head has old man Silas,
says another; 'as to Hi Hewson, he's
roped in sucker who thinks he can
gamble--some fool OF cowboy, he
says.
There was another sucker last
week. says Smart Aleck; Daddy
Longlegs, they call him--planked
down $l 900 on a falling market, hel
hel Well, he's busted now, cover all
run out
AT that they all drank toast,
Long live the suckers but--well--I
laughed.
Now read the second letter. said
Sack.
You're daisy I read. Daddy
Longlegs has come back dead broke,
and his language is just disgraceful.
Hold on, keep tight hold. Jack, for
pa says he'll soon be letting the cat
out of the bag, so if the stock goes
down any more you must keep good
heart and hold on. Kitty
/" That's all right said Jack, 'but
by the time I got the letter Monday
morning my cover was running out
too. Says Hi: Its all your own
fault; you never took the trouble tc
ask my advice, or you wouldn't have
bought until noon today but thai
was poor consolation. fer / was like
to be as big a fool as Daddy Longlegs
When the exchange closed Monday
the Glubstake was quoted at 43, and
as 1t went point lower my, $2,oo(
was lost. Read the third letter
Hold on TO the stock read. y OF
needn't have been jealous of Daddy
He amt in it, never was, for | love
you, old boy. Wednesday morning
the news will be in all the papers tina
the Grubstaxe was flooded on purpost
to keep the secret Of great bonanza
your stock will be worth fortune
Hold on for all you're worth. Kitty.
| AT that plucked up courage, sale
Jack cheerfully, sold my horse, sad
die, rifle, 'shaps,' larlat, spurs. coat
watch, everything, and planked dowi
the cash with Hi Hewson. l coult
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