The record-union., 1897-03-26
THE Red HOUSE CO.,
J Street. between Seventh and Eighth.
his shanty and passed inside with hi

his shanty and passed inside with his
visitors.
few moments only elapsed before
the trio reappeared and passed up the
gulch in the direction of Lucky Smith S
claim, and the loungers were surprised
to see that Lucky himself seemed the
liveliest one Of the party.
EFT pears t. me- said Bob Daniels
to Jack Burnock as if Lucky takes
things nifty cool, n 1 jest imagined s
how l seed his eyes kinder twinkle m
snap s if he wuz in a NIFTY good
hunfor with everybody Wouldn't wOn-
der n he thought The Company d gone
a-visitin' though shore 'nuff. wher' ID
she go top
You can't tell bout everything" re-
turned Jack Burnock, m fr tn las
dey er two I've had s'picions. 1 hain't
a-going' t. tell wat they is, COS mebby 1
dunno myself; but my spicons is, at
sumpin' ii happen purity soon"
Two hours later Lucky Smith and the
two strangers returned to the camp
and walked straight to the store where
they were received by Bob Daniels with
eyes and mouth open. Well might he
be surprised, for Lucky Smith was smil-
ing all over, apparently the happiest
man in California. His eyes were twink
ling and swapping, and no mistake, and
he looked a foot taller than usual and
was almost handsome.
Your name is Daniels, I believe
said the elder of the strangers, with a
voice that rasped like d cocklebur
Il guess yer on tn right trail, pill
grin1s,'' grumblingly returned the
worthy addressed
We'll, Daniels, I'm a lawyer" said
he of the rasping voice, ''and this is Mr..
Snooks, whose firm / represent Mr.
Snooks has just purchased Smith s
claim. and all require of you is to Wit
ness the transfer of the property. You
can write, I hope, Daniels?'
II dunno as ats any Nv y'ur busi-
ness. retorted Daniels, who had once
been witness in a murder trial back
in the states and had fought shy Of
lawyers ever since; but Wen 1 wuz a
boy | tux tn prize at tn writin' school,
N I'll back my writin' ags in yourn fr
a slab Nv bacon eff you think your some
shakes at tn business
But the lawyer did not wish to lay a
wager, and in due time an acknowledge
ment was signed, sealed and delivered; ;;
by which the claim of Lucky Smith be-
came the property of Mr.. Snooks and
Company, for the consideration of $1o,-
000 in hand paid.
AS the slugs were produced, Bob
Daniels eyes and mouth reopened and
he looked from the gold to Lucky Smith
as if doubling his own senses.
Strike it?' he managed to whisper.
Yep was the only reply vouchsafed
by Lucky
AN how bout tn Company" con-
tinued Daniels, glancing furtively at
the lawyer.
You jest wait f'r tn stage, N don't
ask no questions, n mebby you'll fin
out somethin," was Luckys reply as
he disposed of the slugs and sat down
upon powder keg.
stages always were in those days and
the entire population of Paygravel
Gulch had gathered, as it always did
gather when the stage arrived and
when the jehu brought his team to a
dead stop from gallop, the first form
to emerge from the cloud of dust, was
The Company"
Yes The Company" and for all
those present she had eyes for but one.
In an instant she had singled him out
and had both arms around his neck,
crying and kissing him; while the cit
liens of Paygravel Gulch, headed by