The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-21

Ky WI AbEtAuti4 nhNt DtFh waning
here a week in hopes to run across Tar
box. He was coming down after sup
plies this month"
81 think we'd better start at once"
said Tom. eve may meet him. and be-
sides feel sure the mate is there some
where"
would you know this man Tarbox if
you saw him? ?" added Tom.
"No," was the reply. Hes new
partner Taylor has picked up out here
"Do you know Taylor"
80, yes. We were all out together in
the California mines in the sos. Poor
John was one of us. Dick Taylor loved
him as though he'd been his brother,
too. tn be sad news for him to hear
your story"
1t was late that night when Tom and
Green returned TO their tent. II had
been decided to make sure that the
man had not arrived from the mine,
and, should they be unable TO hear Of
him, they were to start on the day fol-
lowing.
The sailor threw himself down on his
bed Of boughS and was asleep almost in
SANITY but Tom Scott could see pair
OF blue eyes when his own were tightly
shut. His dreams that night were
sad tumble Of gold mines and fair dam
sells in distress, and he awoko but little
refreshed.
Tie day was spent in quiet but
fruitiess inquiries for the man they
sought. and the following morning a
f.. e. ].
hor toward the wild northern country.
Tom led the way on his horse. the pack
horses came next. Avery and his daugh-
ter followed and Green brought up the
rear.
Tie Dalton trail is over an undulat-
ing country all the way to Fort Selkirk,
aud can easily he travelled on horse back
the entire distance Of some 37j miles,
which relieved our travellers of the hard
ships attendant upon the other trails,
and it was with light heart that Tom
looked back over tie well-fitted string
Of animals and eXclaimed:
"lf we can only meet the man from
the mine we shall be in luck! We have
provisions enough for all hands!"
He would not have felt SO happy could
he have known that at that moment
the man be mentioned was seated by q
campfire with Rider and his companion
reading John Avery's will and the letter
written 10y Dick Taylor.
Leaving Tom and his party fairly on
their way, we must return to Obed
Rider and his new friend. who were
pushing forward as fast as possible.
Their undue haste the first day had
proved disastrous, for one of their pack
horses had gone lame, and they were
obliged to abandon it or go into camp.
They chose the former, dividing its bur
den among the others as best they
could.
The second night found them many
miles on their Journey, but as night
came on the weary beasts could hardly
be forced ahead, and Hank Bowers
cursed the delay roundly.
1--WE might as well stop here" he
Growled al last, after helping one OF the
horses 10 regain its feet after STUN
bling "Get them packs off, will yer
while | see about the fire. I'm as hun
cry as a shark
The tent was soon set up, and after
supper was disposed Of and pipes light.
ed he said:
"See here, Rider, let's have sort o
understanding bout this job. 'Spose We
meet this man TarboK, then what,
We've got ter have our yarns so they'll
agree. l guess now is a good time tel
fix il up. You don't want ter forget
that yer name is Scott. I'll call YOU
Tom all right enufI. You see the young
chap jump overheard and save the ole
Teller, an you can tell that yarn al
right. Any dGrned fool can see you ar,
a salt water chap, an he'll swallow that
part of it,"
,, Rider nodded. and the other went on;
i've been thiukin' this out an I've
come ter the conclusion that we mus
pump him about how ter get ter IN,
place where the gold is an let him &c
on ter Dyea after his grub. He won
hev enough stuff with him TO make i
, with our while TO stop him. See?'
After a pause he continues
Wen keep on and find this othei
t Teller what sent the letter. They've go
IA big pile all dug by this time, and W,
must hev il. He'll drop out o sight"
Riders face showed that he did no
understand the others meaning, anC
the miner repeated:
Hell git off the earth! Understand
Then when we hev the place all ter our
D selves, Mr.. TarboX viii con back will
( n lot of grub, Wen tell him his pard go
p starved out afore we reached the plac
$ an took their stuff with him. Hell
. never know the odds. and if he doe
n make any trouble, there's a might!
j quick way of stopping his mouth"
s As he spoke he dropped his hand sig
i uiflcantly to the butt Of the heavy re
volver al Lis l.o and lis face tool
on such an evil look that the mate
blood ran cold in his veins. He begal
to feel decidedly uneasy in this man.
company. What assurapce had he tina
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