The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-26

a small thing, but in the concrete it's i'm
portance was weighty.
OF the half-dozen men who were under
Miss Grafton's entire charge, Manuel was
the one least to be relied on. He mated
work-what Mexican does not?-and
think he felt, when he found that a wo-
man was to be in charge, that a fine OPP
portunity for soldering" was in pros
pect. He must have had rude awak
for Miss Grafton's predecessor had never
planned the labors, nor called for the eff
forts that she did. Disappointment soured
Manuel. lie started in recklessly to TO-
ment trouble and one day, on the plank
walk that crossed the tops of the tanks,
Miss Grafton demonstrated with him for
not wheeling larger loads. That was the
cue the Mexican bad been sulenly await
ing. With a malediction in his native
tongue he flung his load. wheel-barrow
and ell, to the bottom of the tank aid
stood glazing and defiant.
The stamps in both batteries were
hung up"-i. e., ont of action-and, as 1
was looking through the laboratory win
dow, l could both see and hear all that
was taking place.
Manuel muy malow exclaimed Miss
Grafton. Jump down and get the wheel
barrow Sabe?"
move an inch. Miss Grafton took a time
book and pencil from her pocket
Since last payday you have worF ed
three days and three hours" said She
consulting the book and holding up three
of her small gloved fingers twice in sue
cession. Get the wheelbarrow, Manuel,
or take your time"
One would have thought she was dis
cussing some pleasant subject at a recep-
ton, her manner was so self-possessed,
her voice so perfectly under control I
could see Manuel cench his big brown
hands as he looked at her, and then. sud
denly, his rancorous feelings broke all
bounds. He remembered only that this
woman had made him earn his wage, and
had been a thorn in his side ever since
dispelling his illusion that she would al
low him to do as he pleased. He leaped
toward her. l dropped the parting flask
l held in my hand and ran for the door
of the mill, coming out around the lower
tier of tanks just in time to see Healy
clasp Manuel in his sinewy arms They
were both large and muscular, and they
struggled like gladiators, but the super s
science won the day and he flung the
Mexican into the tank and looked down
at him pantingly.
Lift up that wheelbarrowr' COM
manded Healy
The wheelbarrow did not come, but ]
saw the head and shoulders of Manuel
as he sprang up, gripped the plank and
strove to raise himself. Kneeling down,
the super forced him roughly back.
Hand me that wheelbarrow?' roared
Healy, ''or I'll tie you, down there, and
turn on the cyanideI'
1 knew very we'll that Healy had no
intention of carrying out this terrible
threat, for the flow of the deadly fluid
into the solution tank would have killed
the man almost as quickly as a bolt OF
lightning The threat, however, had both
an immediate and cumulative effect
The immediate effect was to cause the
wheelbarrow to be pushed upward 20 the
walk from whence it had been thrown.
The cumulative effect came later. Man.
uel was paid for his three days and three
hours and discharged on the spot. going
his way with evil looks and muttered
curses BY this time Miss Grafton was
white and trembling, and Healy took her
arm and led her away. 1t was then,
suppose, that his love receive It's endour-
agement, for when he came into the
laboratory, later in the day, his detected
air had vanished utterly.
"You have made desperate enemy.
Healy," said I. after we had chatted for
a short time.
u
fine scorn; that for his enmityv and he
snapped his fingers.
Miss Grafton has been here for two
months now, hasn't she?' l asked care
lessly.
We were having a mill clean up that
day, and as fast as old Truff1es brought in
the amalgam l would squeeze 1t through
a channels skin, weigh 1t and put 1t in the
safe. To watch the scales and keep an
eye on Healey at the same time was an
easy matter.
Not two months, Lefingwell" he re-
piled. seven weeks and two days"
you evidently keep close watch OF the
time ventured.
What do you mean by that?' he de-
manded, flush showing under the tan
Of his cheeks.
Nothing at ALL" answered, what
want to impress upon you is this. that
Manuel isn't an enemy TO be despised.
Look out for him, Healey. He has con-
siderable influence over the other Next
cans. and they may be heard from, you
know"
mo fear Of that. / have the whole
pack completely cowed. How much ANAL
gam will there be, Leffingwen?"
About twenty pounds"
"Will you retort II to-nightT
nodded.
rive taken advantage of this cleanup
to send to Phoenix for some new shoes
and dies. As they won't get here until
nearly morning, and II would be rather
lonely for you in the mill all by yourself.
I'll come down tonight and lend hand
and keep you company.
With that he went away, and saw him
no more until after supper when 1 was
building my furnace fire to do the
retorting.
Getting bullion from the amalgam taken
off the mill plates is a much easier task
than treating the Shines" OF the cyan
ide process. but the entire modus oper-
andi OF the latter Is far and away the
more interesting. After being stamped
10 powder In the battery boxes much
OF the gold in the ore is wrought 80 fine
that It fails 70 catch" on the qulcksil-
yer OF the plates. 80 Il runs over with
the worthless matter and Is conducted
by throughs 10 the tallings pile. When
thoroughly dry the tailings are shovel
cd into watts, and from storage tank,
set high above. the cyanide solution II