Arizona republican., 1898-09-27
CHAPTER K.

face So eloquent of discovery that Bar I tels at cIlce exclaimed at sight of him: ''IIalloo! Whats up?"
 II believe the Grubstake folks have been shipping out of the joined ground right along the young man explained, with sarslonic smile, dropping into a chair, wcarily.
 ! They havel" the tone attssting the attorneys appreciation of the inpor- tance of the statement. How did you get onto that?'
 One of ny men got me couple of samples of the stuff they are shipping by begging ride to town on one of the wagons and running knife into some of the ore sacks while the driver was at dinner. I made assays this morning. The first ran trifle over three thou sand in gold, while the second went up to over sevcn: and if both did not come out of the Mascot vein I would almost agree to eat the whole shipment. You see, I have had my suspicious right along, ever since they claimed to have made such strike of Iow-grade truck in their lowest level, where they are drifting to connect with the old tunnel. Somehow 1 knew it wasn't so; but with the shafthouse guarded night and day, it seemed next to impossible to get sight of the ore. I tried at the Denver smelter-it looked fishy, their shipping ly had their instructions and 1 was po- 1itely turned down. However, though it is pretty late in the day, believe l am on to their little game now"
 But if there is any such business as ! that going on, we'll have an order from the court for an examination at once; though, as you observe, it is rather late in the day. exclaimed Barte1s, with rather more show of excitement than he often manifested.
 And by the time we get to the mine with our order from the court, the chances are that there wouldn't be man nearer the disputed territory than the sorters on the dump pile. They wouldn't go into such work as that without being provided with a system of signals and underground telegraphy to guard against surprises. Moreover, I think we can do better,' a good deal Of compliment satisfaction in the tone ROW; q think we shall have one of their men on the witness stand to-mor- row.
 Good enoughi'' cried the lawyer, in a tone of cordial congratulation. "Who is he?"
 "A fellow who used to work for me. lie drifted away at the time of the strike, and I lost sight of him until the other day, when he told me he had been l working on the Grubssalle fer q month. I happened to run across him again this morning. just after I had made those assays; it flashed across me at cnce that he was the man for us, and made Him an offer on the spot.
 (Which he accepted?''
 Not exactly. He said he would give ne an answer tonight: but am pretty tolerably sure of him. To q man with passion for buclzing faro, fifty dollars in cash is powerful persuader."
 ''It is; but I wish he had not taken time to consider it, just the same" the lawyer dryly returned. And did you get. him to admit anything?"
 "Only as silence-and an eloquent grin-gives consent. I said that knew they were on our ground, and he did not deny it; he said he did not feel like talking then; he wanted time to think it over; but l feel sure from his manner that it is all right
 And Brigham-have you seen him lately?"
 No; I did not think it advisable to be seen camping on his trail con tinually; but l sent him note to meet me here this afternoon"
 ''lIe has not been in."
 ''So I inferred: but will ride up to Tomtown from here and look him up. 1 have been feeling tolerably sure of him since our last talk; he seemed per fectly satisfied with the terms I of fcrcd and talked in the fairest possible way; but l don't like his not coming
 He's as slippery as an eel" declared the lawyer, disgustedly. If you get hold of him you had better take him Lack to the Gulch with you tonight and not lose sight of him again til court opens. Then if you can secure the other fellow for an alternate in case the ras- cal elects to go back on us the last miT- ute, we may be reasonably sure of some thing. But if you arc not dead sure of your new man, think we would still better go for an examination of the mines
 ''We should probably have to ask for continuance of the case if we did, returned Neil, in intcrrQgative tone.
 Well, as late in the day as this-per- haps," answered Bartels.
 Which would probably be refused if the judge has been approached by the other side" Neil bitterly rejoined And, anyway, as I said before, would rather take my chances than delay the trial by an hour. It has been hanging over me long enough. While, more over, I feel perfectly sure Of being able 10 buy up this man Baker, even if $50 turns out to be too little. I will have both him and Brigham here at your office by eight o'clock tomorrow morn iDO-J cSeorit 1ool- in his avas " -birt h