The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-31

II have sonst hins, Is tsil you, lfistsa
Herbert" Dick wrote, sstlat win 81
worth while coming TO he9r. I want
your arm and your head both
Herbert, In the vigor Of his youthful
impulse, had saddled his horse ana
fitted It for the Journey ere that letter
had been two hours IN his pocket. The
journey Of two hundred miles, between
the Platte and the sangre de Christie
range, lay acrosA barren plains where
In many parts both horse ana rider
wanted Tor ordinary necessities. But
Herbert Chauncey was not. easily
dAHnted, and when he dashed across
Blacknose Corner that afternoon, his
spirits were AZ buoyant IN though he
had just completed 4 ten.mile Journey.
Herbert Chauncey's adventure with
the fair ones had been ut one time the
talk OF the metropolis. he was Wild.
Aarum-scarlm fellow, not over care
full OF his reputation. There had been
q sort Of half-ougagement %etween him
and Lady Evelyne Winter. but the
young lady's parents were told of the
young mans follies and closed their
doors against him. He was constantly
falling In love with every pretty face.
and 1t was no wonder, therefore, when
he came across Miss Lucy, In an her
natural and youthful charm, that his
heart went straight out to her and left
him q signing, love, lorn swain.
The two men were speaking IN nm.
dertones, taking short puts Of their
pipes In the meanwhile.
Theirs enough Of it, Mr.. Herbert"
Dick Ashland said, accentuating each
word by a tap ons his companions
knee, ito pave the street at the Green.
Theirs tons on 1t most likely. and no
great job to get at It neither. The only
wonder IL that 1t hasn't been spotted
afore this
.But with all this untold wealth
around u.s." Herbert interrupted, "why
haven't you let me know before?''
81 wanted to make sure on It. I
wanted to know exactly what I was
about" f ,499
'Well 1.-THE best thing we can do now,
suppose" said Chauncey, ''ls to send
to Hatcher's and get some hands to
help u.s."
The yeoman gave low whistle.
''No, thank you" he exclaimed. mot
II know 1t. don't want my throat
cut, not just yet. My find wouldn't be
no good to me II were rotting ut the
bottom Of one Of the canyons
"What do you mean?" the young
man asked eagerly.
Ashland looked warily about the
place as IL, even in that lonely wilder
ness, he was afraid of being overheard
by q prying ear.
what do I mean?" he asked, with
intense earnestness. 81 mean that IL
as much as q whisper got abroad that
I'd made this find-that IL human
finger could point out the spot where
1t lies, our lives wouldn't be worth
four-and-twenty hours purchase. We'd
have all the scoundrels of the plains
down upon us, and they'd think no
more Of blowing out our bSlins from
behind and then killing OH another
to get hold Of the booty, than Of eating
their dinners
Herbert stretched his legs widely.
That's warm" he said quietly.
"You'd find It warmer than you
cared for, Mr.. Herbert" Dick contin-
ued; "and If we want to save our skins
and my gold as well, we've Just got to
put our heads together, that we have.
It's easy that does it this time, and
we've got to work slow and sure.
Theirs enough theer to set up q dozen
on us for life, and we mustn't lose our
heads in getting It."
What do you propose to do?" asked
Chauncey.
"Our only chance is to get govern.
ment protection, and they wouldn't
give us that without an order from
Fort Bent. I'm no much afraid Of
anybody else finding the place. It's ia
ken me just seventeen months, and
then only stumbled across it by q
fuke. All the same, don't intend to
leave it without one of us keeping IN
eye on it. What Wen have to do is to
pick out enough to show that the stun
is there all right, and then you or I
will have to ride to Fort Bent and get
Capt. McAfferty to send squad Of
soldiers here. All these cut-throats
will fight shy Of Uncle Sans uniform,
though we shall have no little trouble.
even them"
where's the difficulty in all this?''
Herbert asked.
mo difficulty" Ashland replied, ''if
we only keep our heads clear and our
nerves stiff. But theer are over half q
dozen stations between here and Fort
Bent, and II, at any of these, so much
as breath got abroad Of what we
were about, neither nor you would
live to see the end of IT.
He again turned and looked 'rouDf
cautiously.
(To Be Continued.)
Rolling Soil for Seed.
j. P. G. Holland Of Kansas asks: sis
it any advantage to roll the ground
after seeding?" to which the Prairie