The Van Buren press., 1895-04-20

n,eHHt Mite feet ont ffsam where he AZ
rase ,,eint.d dewnl and y IneanA tHise
feet deep m tbe greupd. ThHs VAS
where I he pfunaer vas.
we'll sveu can easy underst md
didn't waste much time when nce
Ia st,.uek tIais lead IN startias tnA
to reaiiee; and 7 went stumblin' down
shat trail ffen the cabin ut as9ait
which astonished the mule and worried
the iennv considerable l1nt iHdin'
treasura on a man and loeatin' ls on the
pround. soon see was two very diffef~
ent thines. I'd worked out the Iltsst
prspcs,tiau all i.f9Rt enough butt whetii
fdiaekied the second found had q
bigger contract On my hands than I'd
been ealeaiatfn' ons hadn't no trsnbie
lnhittin' on the s7.faeon, marked by The
raa-inIs cross. but there was ledgas and
rockv bluffs far miles eseh way. and
though put IN asveeis huntiu' Ear that
big rock isswith the sign of thesarrows {
wa'nrt anv wiser when + quit han
when started IN and at last | qisesupl
heat and went inleH the desert for ths
winter
Vow theueh I'd give up IL fvs~
only for the time bein, and still lrept
the man with ne wherever I vent,
meanin' some day to go back but one
thing after anether lsept cetnin' up 70
hinder and it vas nigh ON 10 three
wears beferaz ever set foot m that
rfpcon againi
NV next trip there come aheut bhis
way. Earfy one May afternesn, rot
into the White Water station and found
asfat MAN. with azleng curiy beard and
h seciablegert Of way vita liimi iieuis-
eyin' with saee little rellea-up papers
Just oaesides the b,nsh-persh IA ffsnbl
II,.ssaid they vas phetegrspfts he vas
ifyih' OF, h.,#b-ia' aeprefessiensi lisrea
SO he ctaimaa.- some ceneern %
make 1ictnres of angtRing remarlsable
hesreir avainst tswna inthas country.
Hes wa'n't no fvags particular wha. her
pltetegf sphea- $50 IL locked To faeeters
heanaae ~ peiat Of taitin' a. picfaresof
me and ny SsinaIe. and the bsrfei duielc
asa'1esti,qet IN and that led up 20 anri
gettin toieralblp friendly riehs away
'erIesbepani ssreaaiN oas his pietaresl
and stesa be tallsfn' and lasitfni ems
over lrfna Of eareiess liltef It'll he gfves
me one of y biv palm tree g~owin' luss
n'front Of asteepS rocky blaff,- 1hent
stopped short IA the middle Of What
] whs ssyin', and Tor n minute. canlda'S'
spesle Ewas 50 damfennaerea, fer on
that f6ele IN thes picture, staadfna sns.
plain among' he. cIeavape. ines pssss
the fieurA ~ an arrow peintin' te thes
ground
IT gave gasp, and the plsote-rrHDhe
loelted up surprised. ineniria' what the
Inatter was Vhen asl,ea tlsn ne dss.
scribed bhes plaee vheves hes tesls thes
pietures The best way ne could, aud b.--
forefever'lee'f aoe half thronghs sees
pain eaanrl he vasf spealein7 OF the
gfneon rnarieea by the little rea-fnlei
cross on theiaap Einust have been by
that sanse lesres Al lesst half ~ fozeT
times, wftheat ever seein' the affbv,
bein' as & was. SO al mixed sIpwfth the
waather et.aeles and cYisseress iaeson
tlRe erociess { pointed ont the arrow,
whiei, he'd no notion 81 bein' theres
till ! shewea il to hiasy and 6hen. ne
see,ned orettv near an rnncl sssrDsisea
~ ! was and aslred no end Of dues-
lions abo.it What { lciae7v bearia' on thes
snlieet
''Befnf sort Of ifassr,fao with s5eite-
rnent, and ne seeraias berffb9e friendly
and Interested. sad the sort Of nan
generally you cesid tie to.and trssst n,
and me beinF naturally, perhsps, oveT--
confidinF, 7 stsrtea rfegst IN and gave
him the whole business windin7 no bq
showin' him the man Finalfyl3 come
TO this. He sg4eed to take me, round to
the rocks in the nornin' early mig
light pole b,ietcfosrtf hes was trsveain'
short tlfetceuntrT NIT l,efns ~ tssp. Of
only ten or twelve miles rom where
we wasi tailsin' and we was to divide
even mp yvFia# we found thevs; ve 10th
N ~ allowfna bkeaesd oogtt Is 5e; from
al scconnts, raoresn enoogi, for 5vvo
u was mp oe'fore tayliglft- thesraoon
INST goin' dooorApotserfo roond -
get things rssdy for an ssriy START aid
was sonaes surprised rot Us ind the ohs-
to9faphef's sorres team tied up slong-
side my rntsle when yVegts irststies
sss'ble she'd to seea aira, Where's 70 seen
sna night befo-e phen lsosiceav with
sasort Of roisoiefns, tKat tlrers wast no
ssgn of the baea,board, witch Pd lsst
seen stsndif' ont IN 'front.' Pretty eeiele
the bostIer come ont, rS1bbin' his eyes
snd picl>in' oot stssws rom his bair,
and when asked sbont the sorre3s
and Che blackboard, ne ssid Che photo
sFsphesd hitehed sp and pulled out
night befors fitst sftsr "a eslraed ifi
~w@al, ~ sssnrse; + sesn saef rs9,st
swsy how ~ wss That fss, sociasler
photo. yrsphia' scstthsd tr,st oone off On
tne quiet - rsl<e IN the ol1ndeF for
himself not prs@tip no dividia when
red struck . GOOD thing
Materially, Z ssddled mp right swsy,
md @ent ST on 4 lope, AopfT to sfriksr
s4,es rsscSw l,efs~s se'd gos sways assd
tryn' rnsl<e his stay there interestip
for him; but ne had TOO much 6Ae start,
and when ~ lsst got to ehe rock with
the palm tree in 'front.', there vas sas
sign Of eas srrow plain eBoosK, sad {
knew where 70 loolT Dut sotsiin slss
Iefs of wsas n been 5lsnsiR sad
dressnif aoous for al eners years bpe
ncw hole IN tae ground s~o stove-ia
cxpress BOXES snd s dpllcolored svsn-
tg yin on eae new do2 dirt, whers
he'd dfopped ssd overlooked II IN Ais
huri.yyt TO aiatses ms eiesa-ppsad get veil
a4va5f,
II was 20 sort Of vorixed np snd
destAly Disappointed and mad al
throog1t ehse vhen the Hesle dicl<sy.
bird toostiw on so+Ne Dvtsh near giis
5ai6q cofnneneed eafbliu rlte he vas
celebrssin NJ being done mp ehas