The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19

the tamest or widest dreams of the gold
seeker. holds an ever pristine charm for
all humanity. 1t is shrine at which all
worship and expect manifold blessings
from its richly. garnered storehouse.
CHILDHOOD FRIENDS
1t was this unful1lled dream which
spurred on Doyle and Burns from Port
land, Me. They were chums in the old
town on the rugged coast of New Eng
land. They bent over the same books
at school. did their sums, fought their
school battles together, championed each
others interests, and in all were broth
ers. AS years went on the early friend
ship was not broken. and it promised to
last to the end of life
But strange events have since inter-
vened and now the happy bond of spirit
between these two men has been rudely
severed and they are the bitterest enc
mics. One languiShes in Jail at the mercy
of the other.
In those early days Burns found the
town Of Portland too prosaic for his
chafing spirit, and SO he ran away to
sea. Doyle lost sight of his comrade and
remained while longer under the pa
rental roof and learned the trade of car
penter. The work was irksome He had
ambition, most vaulting one, and he
looked toward the West He thought he
saw there boundless opportunities, and
he was not mistaken. Doyle arrived In
Colorado Springs some time before the
gold excitement at Cripple Creek broke
forth at blazing heat, for real yellow,
genuine, shining gold was found by pros
pectors right under the very teeth of the
csSHe browsing lazily over the rolling
hills. Many were sceptical, but Doyle
concluded to go and see. So he threw up
his work as ditch Inspector at the Springs
on -o1 rod into vi
AROUND THE WORLD.
In the meantime Burns had been prowl-
ing around the big globe, and finally con-
clu2ed to try his lot on land once more.
BY some unexplained magnetic force he,
too. was drawn toward the West. Years
had elapsed since the two chums had
separated on the bleak shores Of their ma
tive state, but under the welcoming rays
of the Colorado sun they again grasped
each others hands and swore again the
vows of allegiance to each other which
had held them together In boyhood days
They had no money. Stout hearts, pluck
and-luck were their stock in trade at the
outset The absence of capital formed a
great incentive to them, and they deter
mined to reap big harvest from mother
earth at their feet. 1t was gushing gold
for others, why not for them.
1t is an uphill task to make mine
without money, but Doyle and Burns en-
listed the attention of a few others to
help them. They were to receive in ex-
change for their labor interest in a nine
tenths of an acre claim which they stalk
ed out and called the Portland. Jimmie
Doyle and Jimmie Burns were true Pyth-
ians. Their names were ever associated
In those days, and were a synonym for
twinkle affection.
IMPLICIT CONFIDENCE.
Their friendship had in 1T all the envi
able elements of supreme confidence, at
tachment and devotion to each other:
welfare. All agreements were verbal
and what one owned was also the other S
share and share alike. They made an ir,
resistible combination, and their wealth
steadily increased with their love fol-
each other. New properties were opened
contested claims were settled, their mines
showed up new veins, still heavier ship
ments continued and the returns were
enormous. There was no longer any ne
cessity for raising grub stakes, no longer
any occasion for straining credit.
Doyle and Burns were now very veal
thy men in every way. Their agreement
for division of the spoils was yet verbal
Why have written statements when such
unbounded confidence and affection ex-
listed between th&utwo men? Had they