Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-12-07

A RACE FOR A GOLD NINE.
a s4c,iag 1neesnt Among tie Aystcnnao eoeneers.
BY WILTON n1x AND W. T. xERR1DaE.

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They would be all alone. Among
them they might take up the greater
part of the reef, and then they had
only to work for rit-for they had none
to disturb them.
Suddenly Pats auriferous specula-
tions came to full stop with his feet.
His keen bushman's ear had detected a
sound. A rattling pebble, crack of
a dead, dry twig. Pat knew he was
not alone. Then, peeping out from
the scrub, he saw face. He was
being watched. A few strides brought
him to the intruder, who sprang to his
feet at Pats approach. For fully o
minute they stood and stared, each
just as much astonished as the other.
Simultaneously they found speech,
and each inquired of the other what
he was doing on his claim.
The dialogue then became involved.
The stranger threw down the two
pegs which he also was carrying and
offered pugilistically to '''6re' Pat
out if ne didn't shift. Pat, without
shifting, summed up in few we'll
chosen words his opinion of the
stranger. The stranger responded by
comparing Pat to several unpleasant
animals. This was merely preliminary
and to show independence. Having
done so, psf felt able to propose with
out prejudice that, as each seemed to
have found the claim simultaneously,
q partnership and division of profits
wonld be the fairest and most amicable
way out of the difficulty.
'sYour claim, indeed! Geordie
Maxwell, ye are. Ye think / don't
know vel Well, we've got to know
all sorts in this uncivilized landl Sure,
whet do yer mean?" he said. Wasn't
I here at the same instant as yourself
and before? Haven't I two pegs
down and two with me, like yourself?
Half it I've got, and half it I'll have,
friendly or otherwise. So think of
that, MAXWELL
Maxwell pushed Pat roughly aside,
consigning him and his half TO unde-
sirable localities. Said he's -r1-rvs-
- str;dins !; m on with his pegs s h;s ns
ana, s'' them them at the corners 'ot pa.S n.S
placed Mervell 1E did the same: bosa =
then placed the necessar nav hack to
Dot Pat made the best OF MS IVA way He Ta had
raS sn las, as he came, on foot. ne a,a a". y,
camp, p1,;,es Ie to 90 and could get tnese soI y
i've m,,eI Il 4,,s - interloper, of that ne 'ei
sure. - zone far before b
near heaia q and turning saw his ~, r,rI y, !.
| ninu n+ed on native pony-a .tar ntaul
3 mouneea ~ VI him. It was matter .
= = time. The brumLy cou,u ~ foot. wi
y ~ Snsw Sl that. And be was on .So ,o0f' Srst IT
u u his his rival on horseback ana s1e .Rs A ciai
tz the warue ,,oaned his luck. Then are
- plIs ppn1ser from his belt, besh1asn,i pa sgain
en- en- estts s tLs y bad luck he had met nl'ne' y
he OF Tue D to starve because mea' Y
-. brum bies hidden in the s,i'o pu'h Nv a,
p;m III and wrested from nun, ps S;s q q
lna He he Of law, what was rige1iy ynd d'i fort
Wos V5e y he to lose his hard-touna III
her was Ae " :,
ed. or@ Mi He slipped the revolver =. b
cles Pat would none OF lt.l 1a,,s G
Pat rav The first at the WaruHa ,a on
tied way, win A pony could gu
ure. shouiu ora was a camel-pad rlgno
for m but t1n 'nsto township, and-well, "a .
.,+ an idea. Scarcely moi9 nor elasped
,tenS Quarters of an hour hao ,ered e,~
t be pat 9u dashed into camp, coVeEeu
,s, SO sweat and dust: .,n
war ,.. Al Twink. boys! A dhrink!
ering peTI"y Thsy gave him pannikln oi
,ssion :. IIGS .nh;cb he took great gulpss,
claim ~ 4Sev " MI aazed astonished at a ~
they gAhb he handed them in exc x,
.lue Of qualpen s.pntI 10 Where did yer get ii
which "Never yer mint,! Iel. ,ar me .
eourea 30 was still gasping nave Senr' sr
two OF ou ma1 Geordie Maxwell this nouf
'und ct on The He0 old Australian looked +
,eeded, Inc aa 0 over the plug OF tor
'ver his 1ui Nv o,,owing. spat and SAID:
nber OF "1a sGeorge is gone. Passe. M !,
!, clam. rray brumby this i1 hour n,sont aso,
k as the atter =, -
n.y.. In there; sssittin, there, is t2'..! it2" $
IS proud iumping to his feet. uir', iu q
put the 1Hmt' Tar don't gather my meaning g
9 rest OF i ssT dop' said the Austfai.a
ch is the ..TSsn %e yer mean he's gett
scarce he - T,ool, at the spec men
try, the hrss' md tons of it. Gett
tUnt Srst9 Well, SO he may, % D
yieldinlgs 90 cot to be there before nun. 10
himself e0 Tbe English lad.he wa a
he never Ia nn1 than o boy-pricked, u
,ngth and mot1 ,9a - cold yer've found,
his luck, "Good gold, 1.-THE coionaa. .an
er himself ,tly "Good gold as ever
t OF gold O.. Geordie's gone. There's I
in the par lin Did yer come acroS
und it. .+ber hitn. like?"
~ himself, togeSWVeA g.eWe did said Pat. !,
else hsa @a "rhen," mused the & co.. o..
,untry, had ours ,s "' 70 say, not more
course, SO WIZ ,o bv is his as ell, ano
known for Drahn tah;nq that, fo we've n
'ot OF spGra' I";re in the camp. There's
leal, para hlln. t.r +hink-" the Ent
Who but
,,.;nn ever nIsr for "No use! Thinking ,qs
loo looki1s Wbare ere George. Some years ago rs0
rod before9 been Ssop9hi oop6 him say :.
No knew men! Still, Geotu .1
at Knew. no ..T,u catch him, L WI