Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-28

I realizing that he must make haste 60
leave the cave, h. seized the leather
mock connecting the two bags and
dragged them 10 the opening Ia all.
other moment he was again Standing 'H
The sunlight and threw he remains Of
his last match among She rocks outsid
n was oil 20 strange and passed so
quickly that II seemed 70 him almos.
that he had been dreaming and Fil
dreamed. uut when he opened tn
mouth " the snddir bags and rlung a
his hands into the Jlngllng. shining yell
low coin which both contained, there
was an end to all hla doubts "Thls
boats dry washing or striking n ledge. ''
he exclaimed, aloud. III noly dor't
;hlnk I'm eligible now. III give up
beat"
on the side Of each ~ the heavy calf
skin bags. In sprawlng, pen printed
letters. was the name ~. Mceks." and
a date some twelve years hack. That's
the name ~ thu Teller that robbed old
man Baacom, ana ., was down IN this
Mud Spring country that the old man
lost the iran. While | am not discover
In thinTl, ] seem to he wnfkin' W. the
whole Job at once" said the now cxult-
, ant Morgan to himself "Oid C1umbus
ain't In II with me-"
When h. reached Mud Springs late
In the afternoon, h. was dlscIcctiy
silent about his discovery In the cave.
lIc cached his saddle bags mile or
more back on the trail and his prepare
tons Tor the iinmnIl1tc and impressive
return 20 the Bclshazzar camp, were
undertaken at once. These consisted
In various purchnfes From the pro-
prletur OF the Magnolia saloon he OBJ
iaincd a black mule. with silver
mounted saddle and hfldic and a pair
of deep r0weled Hputf. with little. ing
"a. Ia. a. -
sale ~ some new conner from Sonora
wish bad luck and ,xtravagant tasteL
He also obtained az the same place "a
diamond Of large size, bur Of doubtful
purity, which he pinned IN his blue
flannel shirt front.
he added TO this guitar for Boiy.
secured at an eSorbltant price from an
lmpccunlous Mexican, and. having babe
his friends ruod-hy, started on his tri-
umphal homgwari march Just as tho
full moon was rising over the eastern
hills.
Ne reduced the four days time Of his
outward krip 90 loss than three ON hla
return. and an hour before sunsc, waa
riding NJ the last heavy grade On the
trail into the HclshaExsr camp NJ,
hardly expected 81 md holy W hate at
the arraHtra; .but stlll ON she chance no
gathered himself together for an Inn
prcsalvc cntrco. His new mule. laden
with the previous bags. trottcd In adj.
vance. Tie followed with the guitar
swung by IT, bright ribbon about his
neck ana held IN place before him. his
questionable diamond flashing TO-.
spicndcniiy. his spurs. and his sombrero
we'll back on his head.
A. he nearci the camp his spirits
sank for the mqmcnt, aa he recognized
the loud voice NJ old Bnscom raised %
even q higher pitch than usual. lie
hurried his animals and In another fno-
mcnt was In camp. Boly's pony. Uyp,
vas IA harness IN the arrasttA she
herself was aliting derpOndcntly on "a
Hat rock near by with her face buried
IN her hands. and sobbinR at short In
iervalr. while old Basc0m was vOrlfcr.
ousiy upbraiilng her for the lnfatustion
which had led her 20 deceive her fsthef
and clandosilnely operate the arra.tri
IN her pennilcsa lovers absence. TIL,
situation. however. was soon changed -
one OF glad excitement and friendly
greeting and congratuls ilonH when Nor.
gan appeared. and. briefly recouuted his
adventures, asi0uiHhcd them with the
sight Of the coin In the saddle BAGS.
Two thirds OF that there coin natter
ally belongs 90 me" shouted Old man
Bascom. "and one-ihlrd OF II" tmeanlng