The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-11-10
HOW CY
EATON MADE
HIS PILE
BY ARTHUR l.. MESERVE

PARTY IL friends were sitting
q around the hospitaiie board Of oul
aal friend. Cy. Eaton. paTiaking OF
generous fare. when one II them ex
claimed bringing his hand down viii
-..a force upon the table IS % cause the
TO jump about.
How was Ii that you made your for
tt s. quick. Cy.? II thought stood
GHOST ~ a chance, I would be OF to
uW
u as gazed Up into the face q our
IS oar friend said this. and almost
alr breath. Is We waited for his an
knew that he had gone 20 CALI
f-a4a POOR man and that ID less than
tr staes he haf returned with an
liart t9re of The yellow Dust How
llf obtained 50 much in 50 short a
. none Of US had ever learned
lals you would not care 10 20
s. -l % much as have. even % make
Ile said our host quietly.
ail So through any h.le was the
Nothing short ~ death should
MEL
Ht endured that IL fact. was
deal ana buried.~
Dead and buried?" We an repeated.
q a breath.
Ae"
Flow could that be- we said again.
Our host threw open his shirt front.
a.. upon his breast We saw the liyid
Eaihs 90 a knife.
The scar was just above his heart. and
e seemed a wonder how he could have
received &. and still be alive TO tell US
Tie tory.
We expressed our surprise both BY
loohs AMI words
You want TO know how It was that
made my pile SO quick Well. il ism;
often that tell the story. but
Ill 90 50 tonight TO please you.
You have seen the scar left by
tat wound which sent ne 10 my
efaFe. for boys. was buried once. as
s-rey as We all expect 10 be.
You all know that when went TO
California | was as poor as a church
mouse. had all that could do 70 pro-
cure my outfit and get the money with
'AifA 70 pay my passage But / man
est- 70 get there at last. and for a time.
e'ea then. il did seem as though was
eoomfi 70 bad luck. Everything tSied
iaiied % prosper with me. and al last
vent 70 the mines. There. for a time.
~ Ecs was little. IL any. better. My
CAIN proved 10 be worthless. and after
ime ! abandoned H. and. In company
Na BID Harris and Seth Grant. set OF
81 tour Of exploration among the
ataius. knew that people hal
mage a grand strike In discovering new
i-esrs, and told the boys that | did 4
M see Why il might rot be our luck I
" ~ ihe same They were Of the same I
---a and for a couple Of weeks We
'.A- and hunted among the noun
llt an 20 10 purpose. Our provi- I
~ this time were running short. 4
~. aiittie time knew that we should 4
.Aeel 20 return 10 the settlement. :
o.e Cay We set out upon our explora- 4
N'A -s usual Toward noon We became 4
i4iAiad. and found myself alone
-Nts me rocks that overhung a deep
Asan Al the bottom OF which flowed
"ill mountain stream. II was moth
AW Tor VS. 10 separate In this way.
o Ne had an understanding that we
"e.r 70 mees at nightfall al a stated
Point ahead.
For couple Of hours toiled onward
s'..ls my pick here and there. wherever
'A1ughi there might be a chance to
hnl the yellow dust.
iilel az last with my tramp. threw
~ .,I down in the shadow OF a rock
1'' TAT from the edge OF the canyon.
N'i .lhed out at fun length upon the
t'N.h- lay musing upon the hard luck
.-at -ai followed me thithcr. Like tho
w man q the sea that clung 10 the
Gers Of Sinbad. | could not throw
~ ms there full Of these thoughts.
wandered about the spot. and I
little way on. a sort 81 fun
Arl hole ID the rock. II did not
me- very much. for had seen
aeh IN that section. Why speak
ne, ycu will soon know.
III With ny days tramp. I Al last
that drowsy condition which Is
weep end half awake. From Il /
.ariiei by the sound Of footsteps
beside me. Opening my eyes. |
sanding beside me. three as vii.
t M. ois' looking Mexicans as ever be-
anew in o minute 1t was no slight