The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-17

looked at Hale in astonishment. but without
change in expression. and stopped swishing
the material r. The spoon he was holding, ~,
. ..%hsll Is is!" . @G s'l 4cr rWh' sS SsyS ! snngYl oa2i
be a thoroughbred yet. But II you'll excuse me
-pmEcr-are you wearing silk underwear
Say. that's what the boys down At the
boarding hou, Sc wanted 70 know. I guess RI
I'm no dude since they saw that, but that's
the way | was raised and can't endure the
o 5qp ,heS of S ANY cS SsRs see ain "ny Gf sSoS Of the sG gin ono
a few Of them had seen it there. Sc, they wore
could ever intend working as miner and pros
pector., They, are dead on 20 me- as they say.
chance to invest. They're mighty respectful.
since they saw the silk. and every man Of them
knows where the Gunsight lead or some other
lead Is, and 10 willing TO let me in. you know"
Both men laughed together:
Il guess you'll. do. whether you're laying
low for a,chance to buy or not" said Terry:
lie drove away. moro than half convinced
that the men were right. and altogether GER
Meantime, iiais had hal other visitors. Mr.:
owner Sis and general manSser Of the Windy Peak
mine Gerry represented the Dolly Nardenl
a anG over ep O the S aSy , Sns '0U Mish AZ the enc greatest e a
care. There was not q moro thorough. min
ing man on the desert than Adlai H.. Cloueh.
All were agreed on that point. and Hale
watched him closely aud ventured to ask him
a number of questions, to all OF which MI:
happened.that Hale knew enough TO see eventu-
ally that Clough was doing this. but Just why
II should have been done was moro than he
Another and un1uestionably the most help
full visitor was the. prospector Havcrshaw.
Tho first that Hale knew OF his presence WAS
We'll. you. are game. ID II you Amt"
H5iS 'S Cool H moTains sD'S Sir. uaysrshaw," he
said, What .haye done. now"
why, you've buckled fast to q prospect
you have n helper that was used TO the
PROPOSITION. tn learn you howi"
reason. seems" YOU 20 proIpsc ing alone, better
would rather walk than be carried. and they
arc the men most likely to make IA stake"
That answer was a puzzler to Havershaw.
IL might be q sarcastic reference to his anxiety
TO get II grub stake-to be carried. hguratively
or II might be n compliment TO the indepo ID
ent and fearless spirit OF the desert prospec-
that it was Intended as a compliment. and re,
piled and acted on that basis. Not that he did
any work to speak Of. but he was skilful In tho
use OF mining tools, aud he had q way OF show
ing an Inexperienced man like Hale how to &C
Quire the knack OF, handling them that eJ;;
Of the 20 sip OF the camp. and kent the run OF
tho general news of the world. "a told In the
san u t n. cnSp, ne ms snsp S srs rsas i@ veSy f %oIi by
this time. that havershaw was working him"
with a view to getting "a grub stake" but he
t~entions. and he made no his mind that he
would repay the deeds done when an oppor-
tunity offered.
And then one day who should appear in the
gulch but. Middle Lee. she was out for q
drive with her lover. Archie Macpherson, u
faro dealer, and had come out o. curiosity TO
''see the man who can make a piano sob IKEA
brokca;hearted mother, and was going to
a Diplomat In a way. but he had n hard task, in
repressinG hi, feeling: when the sight OF TINS
W ,icin N r ,Sa Mb ne rsS, MorsoS Ss.'' her a re.
mark about his running his touch, as n pianist
nettled him. 1t seemed TO him thai she was
ton that he would. as a tenderfoot, care more
for an accomplishment than for skill In the
p pTss,.S III" "f I%e p%C Sf ip'n anS even hG 2ss s IN IN
a half ~jocular. half satirical WAY. 70 c%ongrat-
ulate the two on their continued friendship In
way over this that Hale looked at her in sur
man OF her experiences should have a voice
like that But he Wished he hadn't sa,d u
T yhS b he io9ke So. a. SI %o%ss9 Mac nor phe ap5n' :.
face showed the look, as Hale thought OF "
Ho ~ever. Macpherson Joined in the laugh
in a hearty enough fashion. after catching
Hale's eye. and the incident was soon forgot
I rid % sS , ashe' v f:nSSlst ss . ss ne as sS possible: stnd With:
out often 20. since he was.then near the end OF
the contract which he had taken from Mt.
Terry. and wanted TO 20 on with his work In
the hope thu he might yet strike mineral.
On the whole. as said, Enoch Hale found
the days had passed AS never before. and
ten feet one morning, he kept right on with
his work until tho afternoon, when Mr.. Terry
something over a foot more than he, had agreed.
fully. spoSn.d |. BIZ OF It, and then sa without
Al right. Mr.. Hale. 1t don't spoon n
color, III have an assay as q matter OF precau-
for the work. didn't fall % notice you sunk
a's sThaa aen you sH' .s eHhi Hale. ' but Just a moment,
You're sure the prospect is worthless"
Halo hesitated in his reply for n moment.
but.soon turned toward the cropping to which
his attention had been called when first he
AS to this hole, suppose there is no use in
sinking It further, but II you are TO abandon,
the sl.im ria RI IKE Esr to take :!W y "9 and paa try , Sss'H'"
Why. Wouldn't think Of such a hing a.
suggesting that you sink any more money ,.y in
II I've Oe earned n here ns% ' in another ntai% hole - "AA
Good! Yop'ye'gos the fever. all right: How
much .1Ds .n o5 the e holo f S1 l ySH want to make you
Would a half be too much. seeing you're
ready TO abandon itm ., -, ~. don,
Enoch.Hale had not followed the searching
looks Of Mr.. Adlai II. Clough without getting
an idea. Mr.. Clough had looked at n bend
II. tLe topping. and then. stepping down the
gulch.a rod or so. had glanced around a shoul,
der OF the hill and then returned. Hale had
gono around that shoulder u dozen times try
ine.to think. what had heen In Mr.. Clough':
mind when he was lhore, but without salts
flying himself until at last l: occurred to hin
that IL the dip OF tho deposit OF porphyrj
changed. as. considering the shape OF the. up
heaval. II very likely did do. u tunnel driver
ten or twelve feet into tho hill Just below the
shoulder would strike tho porphyry ut a leye
ten or fifteen feet below the bottom OF TIL,
shaft he had been sinking. More than that
this tunnel. II carried In far enough. woul.
reach the very heart of the mass that had
seemingly, boiled up from below.
When this was explained TO Mr.. Terry III
approved IL somewhat obviously, and said:
"I'm an ass to talk So. It's throwing waite
on the fire when the fuels Just. beginning 4
burn. Go ahead. III take back tho deed ant
assume all the risk II YOU want me to-"
but Hale hung on 10 his promise OF a deco
and once more began work In the Rulch, which
meantime. had been named by Mr.. Archi.
Macpherson, because o; Middle Lees ,remarl
when there. the Weeping Mother gulch..
This name was In due time published In chi
Whlte drdb. but, save for u tinge OF efrusive
ness of praise In. the little article, Hall