The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-04-06
The LNldIlR Gold AERI.
By Jo4fN 2. MUSHK,
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arr EEs = E1l razssl g fecs as 1c1t
k-1E WAT we'-s a-zC-n zc1cW. S4vs
h- an ven gsE Crack LAsA's 1ws-
hack An wsE hzzE an tc1r t1ss1hs-s
Fcz al kE5w IAnzs Elez lst-srr
Ea-Ei- enc a. a r1E
Ths EE= CT tAe caguFH EAs szGes
tar the tune being ant ths miners
grrcea5e1 al czce 70 o-azzrs thzE-
selves Eto Z Tig1lzzcs crZz1t1ae- Pc
rzrztu-y I'd zsGrrzzE crime Ct the very
beginning II TER zsF se-riszsz-
Lying c1 z Eor cuzeh = 1zs AZ the
shzrtiss Vas the Zero e tAas s-rUF.
k1cwz q ths Elcz5Ike as Crzrk Lash
PzEL His wuu1As we're ssTsrs. and
Es vas IN Z f=vsrzsE cczzi-zcz Oze
CT the miners wko had aCZ4 E1EE
edge q msz1cAne and surgs-y lad s1-
trzcrs5 TIE bau and dressed tks
woznds TIE zzza q the 1net0z VII
perhzrs never Be known In rhe Klcz-
1zks he Ezz oziy called SaEhozes--
he ranaz-s szre vas flashed and
lis eyes c3oeH1 HIS quick hrsarhIng
ard -erTo1s ECTszEztx Indicated rLzr
h= suffered EsntAIly zs well as PhEs-c-
ally.
Be quiet Whispered Sz~bO1sz-
IN the ear Of Ais patient Here take
ths- He raised ne head a the
w0unsed youth and gave him spoon
fEl ot EervAgziet1rg Medicine He
drank i on and tkez ls4 bzek ca his
bed and slept The dOctor arose from
the loE srool At the eide Of the couch
ard vent ozt
He quickly tnrzes his gaze toward
eTs-y projecting branch within range
q his vision A look Of disappointment
czms oTsr his face As his eyes search
ed il vain fer scme object
What have you done with him.
lie asked CT miner Who was going
b.
Nuthin vas The answer.
What haint y0a hung him YETI
NO
@whyz~
-ClEm Raistcn said net
WHAT'S the matter Eith Gluu7
Has he g0t bats in his belfEy reared
the infaTizted doctor
Hold On. SzEbones- don't get OF
your trolley nzrll someEhin's On the
track ten ye Glm's al night He
then proceeded 70 explain matters %
the irars doctor. assuring him thai he
would yet hare the satisfaction q see
ing the rOb5er lifted high ennngh 70
get a bird s-eve view ot tls new Jeru-
salem. but explained thzt 4 order &c
get the others they must Keep the
powers of speech il the Cze they had
Wei with that expiration ] cave
IN. grUwled Szwbczes- bot / don't
want any feelins q senEfzeztzlity
roaming around this camp We don't
come of forgiTtn' stock. ws donL
The patient slept for several hoars.
and when he zwoka as evening began
10 draE near be was much improved
But he recovered slowly. and so did
the prisoner. The Iauer's wound. how
ever, was more severe than Paurs.
and fer z tine his case seemed doubt
t1L The doctor Impressed with the
hope that some information would Be
obtained fron the wounded man. used
his skill to the utmost to bring about 4
2 speedy recovery
W-hez Paul vas abIe to walk about 4
he Insisted On going to his szanty To I
Investigate IL th0ugh he vas 50 weak J
he had 70 EiE doFl on a sluice box 10
rest before he approached the door.
When he had rested sancientIy he i
arose and unlocking the door. entered j
the shznry. He searched the room i
carefully for some clue that might 4
have been dropped By one Of the at
taeking party after they entered the 4
room. but for q long tine found /
none
Al last he discovered II . narrow
crack between the legs ard chinktng 4
what seemed to De a bit Of paper 4
wzdded up and thrust into the hole
He went to ii, pulled il out. and it
proved 70 be Al envelope stsined with
blood.
TIE envelope was sruck in the crack
pear the corner where the wounded
1utIzw had fallen and Paul az once
ne put il there He took
he paper cut Of the envelope and
yzzei a. the handwriting In amaze
ne1t It ran as follows.
san Francisco. sept l, 1885.
-IncIosed ind transportation and
money suHcient TO pay your wzy To
Juneau Whatever you do. remember
that Paul Miller d not to return 10
Fresno. Do him 10 aarn r you can
accomplish your eads without yio-
.enoe. but AZ all hazards keep him
.wo years longer II the Klondike.
Il TT
He Rad the mysterious paper gzain-
He turned il oTes srd Iu0sed Oh the
back who vas IL. TT and why
should he wish 70 keep hin n Alaska!
There seemed 10 be something slight
v familiar Abo1t the chfrugrzphy. hut
be vas not certain. Having q cine 10
~ mystery. he sat down 10 study the
puzzle.
The more he read the note the more
ie was puzzled and the farther he
seemed 70 get from the Eoiufion-
There has been a carefully laid