The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-13

Well. good times and bad times all
pass over, so they say. The weather
broke and the sun shOne again, coming
out with ten-fold power after hiding SC
long; licking up the wet until the roads
were dry as powder, and the Bis Cas-
cade dropped back into its old course.
and the miners returned to their claims
III except Bill. that IS he went up
every day. but it took a good six weeks
for the SHAFT to empty itself. But he'd
stopped drinking, owing to Charles in
tiuence: and he was going TO find that
vein himself. or die in the attempt.
At last Bills shaft was dried out, and
the boys went Up one afternoon to help
lower him down and get things rugged
up bit so as he could work by himself.
Bill was down the shaft. and we were
standing round waiting for his sigma
when Charlie drove up. He halted the
mare and came over.
whats doing boys2' he asked.
Just then Bill gave a shout and then
another. quick. excited, as IL something
had half smotheTed him, and the boys
began 10 haul away like mad. When
he came up he was trembling so he
could scarcely hold on to the cage, his
face white and queer looking.
what is il. Bill-rattlers we asked
THE bucket" he cried, gasping as If
he couldn't say more.
Cuthbertson snatched up the bucket
dropped it as II it were hot and jumped
for the mare. He had her head turned
round in a fifty, and The next minute
was rafting down the pass like a luna
tic. It didn't take Switchtail long TO
get out of sight, l can tell you. She
slapped up the grade from Bills mine
to the Big Cascade as IL It were Level
ground: lckety bang across the bridge
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her tail whipping back and forth like
| n housemaid's buster. Bump into a
| hole; bang over rock, but nothing
seemed to bother Charlie He sat with
! the reins hanging loose in his hands
| eyes wide and eager, lips murmuring
| triumphantly.
Dolly My darling, Ny darling"
! Old Crow was soon left behind; the
| last bit taken With a rattle and roar
and a jump at the end which nearly
| ierked the buggy to pieces. The Black
Mud lay before. gummy and treacher-
Gus, smiling with nlulti-covered flowers,
hunming with insect life. Mile after
| mile the pace never faltered until the
| Beaver Dam hill rose before them--a
! stiff climb taken at a gallOp-and the
| little red school house broke in the sun
! light like the glow OF a ruby on the
! hills green bosom Switchtau whlnnied
1 with loN. SHOOK utI llc.AN AACS AAVHA LIZ
n1enting flies and went pelting down To-
ward it. her ears pricked forward eager
| with anticipation.
! Charlie. scarcely waiting for Switch
tail to stop. flung himself out and
/ pushed through the open door into che
! silent schoolroom, where Dolly Britton
| stood alone. striving to conceal the glad
| welcome of her eyes by an attitude OF
disapprOval. But Charlie never noticed
/ ii.
! Dolly" he said, standing stiff and
I straight before her. clenching and un-
clenehing his fingers, bills struck IL
rich
''what2" che gasped. 20 Charlie"
And he had her in his arms. kissing
her face and neck. she half crying. hall
laughing for the very JOY Of his pos
session.
The next day Bill went over with q
bag Of his richest ore to show her, and
got his dismissal. He entreated, expos
tulated. but it was no good. She mar
ried Charlie Cuthbertson. And Bill hae
: to content himself with the reignint
! beauty of two continents-a woman fol
whom a prince was ready to abdicat'
, his throne-a story I rather doubt my
self. having been born under a mon
archy and seen something OF the digni-
" OF princes.