The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10
The LATEST Man.


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gain anything for being held up here"
The ruddy faced man thought SO, too,
He went down to the edge Of the river
which had now become a lake. els
there any way Of crosslngT' he asked.
The natives stared at him. II reckon
not. A boat wouldn't live a minute In
that current. And it's like to rain
ag'in fore night"
I've got to get across aow; | can't
wait" said the rudy faced man.
Where's the boatf"
There amt none nearer than the
sea-shore-hfteen mile away. What
we had was lost In the fust flood"
But I've got TO get over declared
the man. inslstently.
The bucolie citizens left him. They
made up their minds that he wasn't
exactly right" Rlngold went over.
whats II WORTH" he asked calmly.
Put me across The riyer-I can get
a special to meet me there, | hnd-and
I'll give you
He looked Ringold over, and finished;
A hundred dollars"
These aren't my Clothes" Ringold
said softly. You see, | got my own
Vet. | am connected with Page K
Jessop. They call me their confidential
clerk"
You misunderstood me-" said the
ruddy faced man, quickly. II said a
thousand!'
And expenses?"
And expenses" with a sigh.
"An right. You wire for your train.
You'll need 1t about / o'clock"
He strolled away as calmly as ever,
but there must have been something In
his eye that impressed the Wal street
man more than 1t did Rlngold's old
neighbors and friends. At any rate he
~telegraphed for the special.
Ringold did a little wiring himself.
Luckily there was a roundabout way OF
telegraphing TO the other side of the
river, and Al Cuslck lived there. He
could depend upon AL to do Just what
10 was told-no more. no less
Then Ringold made some purchases
at Sholes's store. Young Sholes told
the girl when she happened In a little
later that he guessed Bob Ringold
must be getting into his second child
hood, buying ehildren's toysl
And pa and ma thought them left
over balloons we had for the picnic
was a dead loss" said the store
keepers son. His grammar was one
thing that made the girl wish Ringold
was not so lazy!
OF course. she could not keep away
from the edge Of the overlooked mead
ows. Half the population and most Of
the delayed passengers We're there. At
ona side was Ringold and two men
buslly at work. On the other shore a
wagon had driven down to the edge OF
the water. and she heard somebody say
that II was Al Cusick's team. By and
by other people noticed Rlngold's &C
lions.
They exclaimed In wonder and laugh
ed not a little when a bunch Of toy
balloons, fastened to a strong silk
thread, rose in the air and was waited
over the water. The wind blew direct
ly across the stream, which was yellow
and angry In its central channel. But
the ballons foated the silken strand
high above 1t. By and by the pressure
OF the air causing the balloons to leak,
they dropped down. But 1t was on the
further bank, and Al Cusick caught
the thread.
In a moment Ringold slgnaled him to
pull away. A cord followed the silken
thread over the river. Then a small,
strong rope followed the cord. Several
men had Joined Cusick on the further
shore. Ringold attached a new cable
to the rope, and under the lusty
'heave-hossv' of the group ON the other
side the yellow manila spla shed
through the food. With 1t went an
other cord, which, when the cable was
fast on either shore, was used TO pull
a block and breaches buoy which Ring
old had made from a sail.
There was a banner OF smoke against
the overcast sky on the other side OF
the river. Your specials just in, sir"
Ringold said TO the ruddy faced man.
It's a quarter to l. | guarantee you'll
get across without so much as wet.
ting your bootsole."
The rudy faced man shook hands
You call at my office when you come
TO town." he said. Il think you ought
10 be something better than conf
Dental clerk TO Page Il Jessop-if you
want TO change"
The girl heard him, and she squeezed
RinUnll'a arm In daliplf
"Oh. ohl' she whispered, Did you
hear that, Robert? Isn't that splendid7
Why. we can"
That extra thousand will furnish n
pretty decent hat-ln Harlem" finish
ed the LATEST man-Philadelphla
Ledger.