The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-01-13
The K|O1tyEG Gold Mystery.
BY JOHN r. MusIck,
Aathof Of "Nystsrious M. Howard" .,r,.
usrk susnEsf." Charlie Atisnd.l.,
Dsuhis." Etc.
oopIrsnt lsT b. Rossrr BorsrT, eosa
An nEhs reserved
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Hh NlNNl ne lItuNINH.
We'll dye reckon that's ccrtaln?"
asked Padgct' rpbiipr his bullet head
20 get the idU1 ur,ugh
Know It"
why didn't We light ON that aforc?''
Because the yuuugstcr goes under
nickname He's Cmcklash here an
Paul Miller In Fresno That's the
whole long and short o. IT,
We'll. sail in ON the capon an see
what yc kin do with him" growlod
Ned seating himself ON stone and
twirling his stick in his hand Il
leave Il all T. you. take Il an see how
yen come out
Then followed another long con.
sultation among the other three.
II was not until late that night they
proceeded to carry out their plan The
old hermit whom they called the cap
tain was taken apart from his fcl.
low prisoner and seated ON stone.
Pen Allen then proceeded to intorro.
gate him.
You are Captain Joseph Miller OF
the schooner Eleanor amt YEP he
asked
Those two rogucs told you that
They know II, and It's no use to deny
H."
you left a wife at home-a wife
and childg"
Yes"
"Your wife was named Molllc and
your boy baby's name PAUL."
II don't admit or dely"
After you sailed away so many
years your wife gave you up for dead.
and with her child removed TO Fresno.
whore she lives now She never told
her son the sad. uncertain fate Of his
father. fearing when he grew up he
would start In search OF him. and
she always had a superstitious dread
o. the forests o. Alaska"
The sea captain sat unmovcd
throughout the narrative. Ben went
on:
But when Paul Miller grew TO be
a man he heard OF the fabulous riches
In Alaska and came TO find Il. lie had
amassed quite a fortune. when nc
was robbed. followed the robbers 10
tbs woods and was captured by them.
Now the young man yondor is Paul
Miller your SON.
The stern old captain was unmoyed
save a slight twitchng a, the cor.
nersSof his mouth. but he made no
answbr Ben continued
Though ycu may have lost the
walrus hide on which the map to the
buried treasure Is. yet you know the
spot. and can take MS there. You
shall do IL or I swear that your son
shall die before your face"
Again ben Allen was disappointed
The old man was wholly unmoved. as
II he had been talking 10 stone The
captors waited about him with half.
suppressed breathing hoping that
something would occur To- break his
impcrturbabilIty. but they were dis.
appointed.
The threat OF Morris had only been
TO intlmidate the prisoner. lie was
willing to make any sort Of threats.
but not being the hardened criminal
Ned Padgett was he called halt at
the line Of murder
Boys" continued Morris. u haven't
given up all hope yet We may be
able to do somethin' with him. Let's
keep up the scare"
Agreed"
I'VE can even get rope and 20
through pretense o. hangln the
youngster."
That's H. go through anything to
make the old rascal tell us whore II
IS"
with this resolution more firmly
fiIed In their minds tLey once more
returned TO where the old captain sat
rs unmoyed- as when they left him.
We'll. Captain Miller. have you de.
cided to tell US where you cached the
treasurer" asked hen Allen.
NO" was the immediate answer.
DO you want TO see your son hang
before your eyes?'
II have no son"
Don't you know that young man
IS your SOM"
The prisoner fixed his great blue |
orbs on the speaker and In a firm, un. |
moved tone answered
"He Is not my son. may have a
son living. ! once did but he is not |
my son. like the young man. for he
Is noble, brave and honest. but he is
no relation TO me-"
They were wholly unprepared for
this answer. The sincerity with which
It was given took everyone aback and
for several moments they stood
aghast and silent. The ex.sea captain.
after a brief silence, continued:
Even II had the walrus hide
would not give Il 10 you Even II I
could now go and unearth that buried
would not do H."
Why"
"For two reasons. First. will not
with crime. Second, even
II did decide 10 do 80 and turn over
the treasure TO you IL would be the
signal for our own destruction. You
would never dare let us go after what
you have done"
Bob Allen and Morris and the sail
ors were abashed. They fell back
before the piercing glance OF the ON.
Ger against whom they had mutined.
The bafhed rascals swore like troop.
srs, and Ned Padgett made an appeal
for his knotted stick, but was over.