Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-04


in Washington and New York. If ne
says it's all right, that settles it. But
say, suppose anything went wrong
with the company and itleaked out
who those stockholders are?"
There's no danger. have the
books where they will be burned at
the first sign. We'd have had our
own land laws passed but for Sturte-
want of Nevada damn him. He block
ed us in the senate However, my
plan is this" He rapidly outlined his
proposition to the listeners, while a
light of admiration grew and shone in
the reckless face of Strive.
BY heavens! you're wonder!" he
cried, at the close, land I'm with you
body and SOUL It's dangerous that's
why like it,
Dangerous" Mcnamara shrugged
his shoulders. Bah! Where is the
danger? We've got the law or rather
we are the law. Now, let's get to
work"
1t seemed that the Boss of North
Dakota was no siuggard. He discard
ed coat and waistcoat and tackled the
documents which Struve laid before
| him, going through them like whirl-
wind. Gradually he infected the others
with his energy, and soon behind the
locked doors OF Durham & Struve
there were only haste and fever and
plot and intrigue
AS Helen Chester led the Judge to.
wards the namboyant, three-storied
hotel she prattled to him Eighth
ly. The fascination of new land al
ready held her fast, and now she felt
| in addition, security and relief. Glen
lister saw them from distance and
strobe forward to greet them.
He beheld a man of perhaps three
score years, benign of aspect save for
the eyes, which were neither clear
nor steady, but had the trick Of look
Ing past one. Glenister thought the
mouth, too, rather weak and vacillat-
Ing; but the clean-shaven face was
dignified by learning and acumen and
was wrinkled In pleasant fashion.
My niece has just told me of your
service to her." the old gentleman be-
gan. Il am happy to know you, SIR"
Besides being brave knight and
assisting ladies in distress, Mr.. Glen
lister Is very great wonderful man.
Helen explained, lightly. "He owns
the Midas"
Indeed" said the old man, his
shifting eyes now resting full on the
other with a flash Of unmistakable
interest. II hear that is a wonderful
n,iIe Have you begun work YETI"
No. Well commence sluicing day
after tomorrow. 1t has been late
spring. The snow IN tie gulch was
deep and the ground thaws slowly.
We've been building houses and doing
dead work. but we've got our men on
the ground, waiting"
I am greatly interested. Won't YOU
walk with us to the hotel? want 10
hear more about these wonderful
placers."
We'll, they. are great placers," said
the miner, as the three walked on to-
gether; nobody knows how great be-
cause we've only scratched at them
yet. In the first place the ground is
so shallow and the gold is so easy to
get, that If nature didn't safeguard US
IN the winter we'd never dare leave
our claims for fear Of 'snipers. They'd
run IN and rob US.
How much will the Anvil Creek
mines produce this summer" asked
the Judge.
ITS hard to tell, sir; but we ex-
pect to average five thousand day
from the Midas aloha, and there are
other claims just as good"
Your title is all clear, I dare say
eh?"
Absolutely, except for one jumper,
and we don't take him seriously. A
fellow named Galloway relocated us
one night last month, but he didn't
allege any ground for doing so, and
we could never find trace of him. II
we had, our title would be as clean as
snow again. He said the last with a
peculiar infection
you wouldn't use violence. trust?"
Sure! Why not? 1t has worked
all right heretofore"
But. my dear sir, those days are
gone. The law is hero and It is the
duty of every one to abide by it."
well. perhaps 1t is; but in this
country we consider mans mine as
sacred as his family. We didn't know
what lock and key were In the early
times and we didn't have any troubles
except famine and hardship. It's
different now, though. Why, there
have been more claims jumped around
here this spring than in the whole
length and history of the Yukon
They had reached the hotel. and
Glenister paused, turning to the girl
as the judge entered. When she start,
ed to follow, he detained her
II came down from the hills on pur.
pose to see you. 1t has been a long
| week.
Don't talk that way she inter.
ruptad. colby. Il don't care to hear
it,"
See here-what makes you shut me
out and wrap yourself up in your
haughtfness? I'm sorry for what / did
that might've told you SO repeated
lE. I've wrung my soul for that act
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