The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09

|
IT can was the lnconc reply.
man ts TSs trying to enthuse n. with ne min
cautious. / asked him il he would show me
where rock vas In place In the district. and
cses St e.. sSfsSs sp stSdS.
ing moment; he replied that he would,
"Aa gsIWw m much st VII you charge me- asked
Suddenly he arose and started to leave me.
a s oGtIons were we're very stranse e had not
Would S. be TOO m%chF he INJURED EfS re- me hest
II was thunderstruck 1 had expected him 10
say a. least 500. and perhaps much more I
SURFACE.
s So he 9; ;. 81 now rh. s Hs1. ovid would
mo,,ementsi They consider them to be Of i'm i'm.
plaee. in the woods. and then, Keeping out t II
sight Of these men. we, car see the rock in
J return at any time that you may specify
| am going over to Baxter Springs said.
nnq ef , to return on tomorrow morn
will dna the , woods of y9nder.' he said you
WS.a se5 log t cabin s,pn R
among tho trees beyond and wait FOR YOU You You
alone shs Whistle to y SoS' Ri" not shall SSH G rc
We agreed nnon this plan. and soon after
"0n the following day. as agreed. left the
sh at ne lonely cabin in the woods iustt to
ne we esss on Gnen S ms since been built
stranger had asked me to take The woods
about It were then. as now, quite dense. and 1
TIE TIE, path; vhGh seemed % be travelled but
Httle; At last heard a whistle, aud answered
'' Are you afraid to 20 through this wood
with me- me- hs asked, looking me directly in the
before to me- but his Wors n"e no
queer that | rather took them rs ominous OF
e ,EEinl | put on bold front and replied EN-
:" Afraid No. why should 1 be afruld2 I'm
followed where he led. After Winding ABOUT about
for perhaps thirty minutes. l came to the con.
While no was very wse he Ws at Che sss
time very dishonest.
"a last he IKE nsu sS at laIse flint boulder
begins our formation. Let us 90 straight on
to that other rock yonder.
stranger pointed out third one still further
on Rsm n9d il dyect Line With the 4 We had JUS!
there was still fourth. NTH and sixth beyond
all in q DIRECT limo. They were close to-
EITHER am0st 9smns aur5 stone fence
the n1sod rows oT, Of corn IN field It was vein in
nlhce anu we traced II Tor half mile.
AS we went along the stranger became
greatly animated and here and, there pointed
on. n,nHes where he Tas sure DEPOSITS Of rich
bv throwing up lttle piles OF rock: and thus
s we Wsnt or he telling all the while Of the nos
one guessing. but as one knowing Ills words
carried conviction.
We we're several hours IN marking the
in rich deposits. When we came To the eds lay
4 the woods and looked off toward the west we
-. Let us not be seen together here he said.
nor,b 20 o aFq9d that way Pontng toward the
In less than an hour We we're .s again together
IL. the or crowd VIII HE hsp drew man Of
paid him The IS, and he Thanked me ne as Il he
we're satisfied, although he acted with indiier-
On the following day made arrangements
t. n purchase eighty acres OF land along the big
again met the stranger in the crowd | told
W ana he mad done in eGnrf to the
viii bring fortanes to MANN MAN ake GHp kim KIM thai
| had al decided to give him an interest with mo
ha, the prI9p s5 AZ This he turned away his
DO Isl sir; he said, i Do no. care for money.
wife and Two beautiful dauehters iheli the
man Of honorabe reputat OF 'inR harpv
Inhn IN tWentS-1our hours L became de-
priyed OF family. home. position and honor |
became wnnderer. | have spent years in the
great mines OF the mountains. but my sorrow
Is no lighter. The land that have pointed out
to you will make YOU rich. Around It will be
opened one Of the greatest mining districts in
the world. Homes will here be made for thou
sands Or prosperous people. but shall never
share the fruits Of my accumulated knowledge
Of geology. You hive paid me 50 for that
which will sone day have produced many
times that many millions
He ceased speaking and a long silence fol-
lowed. He arose and left me without another
word
Now for twenty-five years has Tint strange,
sad face haunted me day and night. | have
done everything with my power to obtain
the slightest clue to the whereabouts OF that
man to whom tho people of the Kansas lead
and Hnc tlelds owe so much. Others have
helped me in my efforts to find him Those Of
US who have prORnered most from his knowl-
edge are willing now. as we have been through
oil the years. to share with him rs Is his due.
Ny, conscience tells ME that the man is the
riEhtful heir to at least a million dollars from
the profits OF the pronerty which he himself
discovered and caused 10 be opened up Should
he return to Gaenn the town would be for
ever his"
FEATHERED ACROBATS
The Ravens of Pacific Island-Their