The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-18

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l'1eDoAs ngz-1. 1ack HaWki1s. SAID
CartziE Burl
You e. 10 hHl Z said s8 -z-
di1nI know rhH was szg
He gzre me cu9 OF Tie rde cf
re head vim rte palm af hlE rand. Il
vs n8. heavy. bu1 * mn5e ne cray.
Go baiow and pr1y ca . forgive
yea ha said
- mlr Aad ever srrnck me before
and srung at him with ny risht I
czugh1 hin sla1elz blow above 1ha
eye He li[Et HTe1 rzlse ms hands
Hr ne zr gacE HaVi1E he
said. ealm e. q asking ne 10 pass him
1rs salt
= aimed fer lis ehin. but caught
lin Cd the neck u nzs IKE striking
aek WzL His arm smashed
{ through mT guard and his fist landed
: frl 60 NY temple. Ii was 4 frightful
4 hl1W and wel1 ErrzWLrg 70 the
I reeh Before I could make struggle
le picked me up and hurled me over
! ire raL As ] cane 40 Z czu@Bt one
4 glimpse q TIE Sauegzaseft through
+ tte mist. a. she heale1 % por IN the
eale
The water revived me. and ] sue
ceede5 lu kicking OF my boots I
swan IL the direction of rne ship and
81 sheer good 2uck bumped into a her
coop. which some ou-Capfsin Burt
uost Hkeiy-ha6 thrown overheard.
4 h0ated around On that hencoop untl
morning.
Along aDont noon J heard q splash
-rg and 4 big canoe filed with na-
tlves came iu sight yelled e them
ard after much palaver they took ne
in They we're friendly saTages on
visit from one small island to another.
: went along as a guest and & was
months before the boats 81 the Jane
3l' came ashore and took me on
"A year later 7 landed ln Frisco
JUST in tine 70 BE- in the gold excite
menL That's all If yOuT grand
father hadn't thrown me overheard
sn tie middle 0f the Pacific ocean. it's
rot likely I'd have located the Chal-
ienge mine. forgave him years ago.
end you can bet / harbOr no grudge
against his grandson
He has been the one to suffer
said John. He imagines himself your
murderer. and for years has prayed Z
Tor forgiveness. ! expect 10 go back
10 him IN a few days, and you must
20 with me-
Then be told John Hawkins the
story Of his boyhood and of the shoot
ing Of Arthur Morris He told Of his
love for Jessie Garden. and Of his de-
termination 70 restore 20 General Car
den the forum, siehed from him By
the elder Morris.
When last ] saw Miss Garden"
said John. -Ehe was the heiress 70 2
comfortable fortune had nothing
but health. strength and ambition but
ahe believed in ny future. and some
thing has told me that She would wait
for me. / shall see her in a few
days. and I wish her to be as proud
and independent Of my wealth as Oh
that night I left her side. i've years
ago. She has been robbed Of her
tirthright. but il my judgment Of the
value Of L. g. o. is accurate, it viii be
restored 10 the keeping Of her father.
II have news for you about l. & O."
said John Hawkins. @but first tell me
exactly how you stand"
~The company is organized with one
hundred thousand shares. Of a par
5 alue Of one hundred dollars each. he
said, with bonds to the amount Of
FIVE millions more Morris holds
fhirty-hve thousand shares. and his
associates twelve thousand. That is
three thousand less than control, but
be imagines that General Garden can
not exercise his option ca ten thou
sand shares. As I wrote you. I've had q
Plake acquire this option from Cen I
sral Garden. but Of course. Norris :
1nows nothing Of this. BY private I
and n the open market. our 6
gents have picked up twenty-niue Z
housand shares
Let's see. unused Hawkins. 4
iave 1860 you have $4,000 and an
,ption on Gardens 10000. That ,
makes a total Of $3.50 shares You !,
-et lack 3,541 Of control. GO into the +
market and buy EN-. ny boy, You've !
.one great piece Of work; q bigger /,
ne than Jon realize"