The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15

Jchni Heou are ye. John Burt I'm
plumb uckled ter death ter zee PEI
well. woiL. we'll"
His honest eyes eliStened a. b.
threw his hat 20 the noor ana erasYed
Johns hands With a Fup which
have made The average nian vince.
And I'm glad 20 see you. Sam, Il
seems like coming back b life 90
meet you. ST. down and ten me az
aboat yourself and Rocky Woods
The last time ] saw ye. John. be
said. vas under them maple trees
IN front u the Bishop house. I reck-
on you amt forgot that night You
galieped away 81 the dark On my
acrse an I Amt seen ye since. Nov
you begin At the place like 10 them
stories which run In the Fireside
Companion where IL says TO be con.
tinued I'm our next. and keep right
on up 10 the present time"
John laughed and ave sam q bur
ried sketch Of his career. He told
OF his voyage around Cape Horn his
arrival IN San Francisco. the search
for the mine described by the dying
sailor. his meeting with jim Blake.
the discovery Of the gold mine. his
association with John Hawkins and
the incidents which led to the forma-
ton Of the firm Of James Blake &
Company. John said nothing 10 lead
Sam 10 think that Blake was only a
representative. but tie shrewd
Yankee guessed tbs truth.
Il swan. John. this is tew good teE
be truck he gasped. shaking hands
sgain. You amt told me half The
truth, an ye don't have tew. ! can
guess the rest You're James Blake
& Company. You're the man who's
taught these Wall Street chaps a les
SOM, I'm proud Of ye. John, Didn't I
alters say somethin' like this would
happen? An you cant have too
much good fortune to suit me. John.
an / don't want a thing from ye. I
just Ike tew see ye win. because
well. because ye orter win
Thank you. sam.
Don't Il beat thunder how things
turn out?" observed Sam. Il saw
jim when ne was down tew RocSy
Woods a few months ago. an when
lie told me that be was the Jim
Blake. You could a knocked me down
with a willow switch. I said tew my
self then, that had Il been John Burt
! wouldn't been surprised. An now.
by thunder. Il was John Bdrt who
did IL after all. But how erbOut jim
Blake. John: II you're James Blake
& COMPANY, whom the dickens is
JIM"
4 am not James Blake & Com
pany." said John with q smile. i
am the Company. Jim has a substan-
tial interest Ia the firm, and has done
much towards its success
I'm mighty glad tew hear Il" de-
ciared sam. but reckon ! can guess
who does the thinkin'. Jim's a hne
Teller. but he alters was reckless an
careless. though mebbe he's out.
crown 81 Where IS heg send fer
him. John. an we'll an talk Il over
together, Nke we did in the cid days
back Ia Rocky Woods
John pressed a button and an at.
tondant responded.
n Mr. Blake Is not busy. say that
I should Ike 20 see him. be said.
There's one thiug sou haven't told
me erbout, aid Sam. shifting hts
feet awkwardly ! don't want tew
pry into your private affairs. John.
but have you seen her yeti mean
Miss Cardeug
The door opened softly and James
Blake entered 50 silently that Meth
er heard him.
Il have not seen Miss Garden re-
piled John. she Is not ia the city"
yes she is. asserted sam eager
ly. Il saw her yesterday riSin' down
Fifth venue
Ito be continued)