The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19

this ineXhaustible store of wealth and
how to keep the location a secret was
the trend of the serious conversation
mentioned at the beginning of this
article.
Bill, we can't be too careful, was
arguing; if it becomes known in these
GOdfOrsaken parts that we have
struck it rich our life wont be worth
coyotes.
"Oh, nonsense" replied Bill, "we are
as safe here as though we were attend
ing the opera or circus in our far
eastern home. The secret is ours and
upon our discretion depends the safety
of the mine."
Extreme caution is absolutely neces-
sary, whether you are engaged in busi-
ness or pleasure. Supposing strangers
happened to be lurking near when you
gave those unearthly yells, they would
certainly suspect that something un.
usual occurred.
"Don't get alarmed. Why man, we
haven't seen white man for nearly
year and only three indians have
passed this way to my knowledge.
There is nothing between us and
civilization but bears, coyotes and a
dense forest"
Bill, we have an immense thing and
just imagine the power of good We can
accomplish with this amount of wealth.
What capital idea it would be for us
to pose as comparatively poor men and
wreak vengeance upon few of the
gigantic trusts and corporations that
have held the heel of oppression and
tyranny upon the necks of the strug-
Cling masses for 10 these many years.
"Now you are talking somewhat
reasonable, my friend. We can easily
keep the mine secret; but the ques.
tion is how to dispose of the wealth
where it will do the most good. It has
long been the dream of my life to make
these scoundrels disgorge a few mil.
lions-millions which only cost them a
few passes of the pen. Then think of
the misery, poverty and wretchedness
of those from whom these very same
millions are generally gathered. But
it is unnecessary to go any further.
You are as fully aware as 1 of the
wonderful progress that has been made
during the past ten years toward tie
concentration of capital, and whenever
this coalition has taken place you may
have observed the results"
Shake, Bill, old boy. Your senti-
ments are the same as mine. Seeing
that our wealth is beyond computation
what is to hinder us from starting at
once. We can make preparations to-
night and be up with the coyotes in the
morning and get an early start for tie
nearest point of civilization.
We arrived in Chicago the following
week, and during our stay in the windy
city we made no ostentatious, grand.
stand display of our wealth, but lived
the same as ordinary men in comfort
able circumstances.
Hearing that the tobacco trust was
manipulating few shady transactions
by buying up all the manufacturers of
tobacco and freezing out those that
didn't care to be guided by the actions
of others, we hastily left Chicago to
play lone hand in the game Meeting
the proprietors of these concerns we
partly divulged to them the amount of
wealth we possessed and advised them
to keep right on. Instead of letting
the trust undersell you, why just turn
the tables and teach them that honest
men have the same right to livelihood
as the blue -blooded aristocrats.
The trust fought long and stubbornly.
They even went so far as to hire an in
cendiary to burn down the plants.
After spending few more thousands
in hiring shrewd detective to ferret
out the men whom they supposed were
back of their adversaries and their
financial standing, they went into the
hands of a receiver, poorer but wiser
men.