CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-05-26
The Sailed Mine.
"what are you doing. John ?"

camp In ire -Ar west "A man nad
dumped several bags of ore on the
kitchen floor and was mixing them ii,
! one heap.
Hist, Molly. Don't be asking too
many questions"
But | want to know"
''Well. then, I'm preparing to make
Molly Drake rich woman. There's a
fellow come out from New York hunt
ing for property with which to or
ganize a big mining company. He's
been looking at our ten acres on Cobble
hill. I've told him I've struck the
rich vein of the Sally Ann mine in the
middle of our property"
"WellT'
I'm preparing to make sure he's not
disappointed"
John Drake. do you mean to tell ME
you're going to salt the property"
salt it? Don't you know that this
is world in which the shrewd ones
live on the fools? What does he want
the property for? To make a balloon
of 1t. To do this he must have some
thing to show. II l don't give him
rich ore he'll go to the next man. who
will; and III be left in the lurch. He
don't want to know too much. II
would spoil his plans. There he comes
now"
Leaving the kitchen he shut the door.
The stranger came on. AS he did so
Molly Drake fixed her eyes upon him
in wonder. The color left her cheek.
and she bit her lip to restore her
| equanimity. AS the man approached
he, too. started. but the woman cast
meaning glance toward her husband
and put her finger to her lips. When
the newcomer and the woman met
they were introduced by the husband
as strangers.
molly. this is Mr. sydney. gentle
man from New York looking for min
ing property"
Mr.. Sydney and Mrs. Drake nodded
to each other, and Drake. evidently
| fearing that the purchaser might get
look into the kitchen. soon took him
away. but not before sydney and Mrs.
Drake hnd managed to make an ap
pointment to meet that evening In the
wood back of the cabin
A soon os dark cume Iohn Drake
harnessed horse TO cart and. tnking
the salted ore, drove AWAY. He had
scarcely gone when his wife went back
into the wood. Sydney was waiting.
.Mollyr'
GEORGE
1t was the old story OF a lovers mis-
understanding. George Sydney had
gone on thinking that Molly Parker
| had dismissed him, Molly thinking that
he would come back. After time
| John Drake who hud the name of be-
ing money maker and had accumu-
lated some means. won and married
her. Hearing OF gold strike on Wolf
creek in the far west. he had taken his
money and gone there to be on hand
for good investment.
Sydney began to speak OF the cause
of their estrangement
That's all past. George" interrupt
ed the woman. What are you doing
here?"
| my father and certain friends of his
| have great confidence in the gold pro-
ducing qualities OF this place and have
sent me to buy any property that looks
well When fell In with John Drake
r.
"Yes. yes. What nre you going to do
with this property II you buy itr'
"work it,
"Organize company to boom the
stock and sell outy'
"MolIyr
"Or get what there is In It for the
purcbasersf"
.If we buy a mine, am to stay here
and manage It,"
She stood moment thinking, then
said. Come with me-"
| Taking him to her cabin, she opened
the kitchen door and with candle
held low showed him the dust left