The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-03-21
GEORGIA'S
LIMIT
By FRANK H. SWEET
Copyright, 1906, by Frank II. Sweet
"HERE was unmistakable excite
ment OH board the eastbound

NhENE was unullStakaDlc excite
ment OH board the eastbound
II train that morning. 1t began
on the platform when three
rough unshaved men in miners cos
tune arrived and carefully superin-
tended the removal of their baggag ge
to the train. Two of them had theirs
consigned to the express car The
third lowed he wouldn't bother no
body and even refused assistance in
transferring his heavy, blanket bound
packages to the seat he was to occupy
After the train started there was
glancing back over shoulders to see if
the miners were in sight, and, if they
were not, men rose carelesSly and
walked backward or forward through
the cars until they found the objects
Of their search and seats as near to
them as possible.
Strolling about the platform had
been two men who appeared to take
little interest in what was going OIL
around them. Nevertheless, on the ap-
pearance of the miners they had eN-
changed significant glances and then
had walked nonchalantly in opposite
directions. When the conductor came
through to collect tickets, ten minutes
after the train started, one of them
was seated directly behind one of the
miners, while the other was on the OPP
posite side Of the car, behind the man
who had refused to be parted from his
baggage. AS he took the tickets from
their long white fingers the conductor
scowled and glanced sharply at them
and the miner in front and then shook
his head grimly, as though it were no
business of his.
From klondike, suppose, stran-
gers!' called voice from some indie
terminate point in front.
with your plies, of course?' jocose-
ly added another.
This brought Il general laugh.
DO you mind telling us something
about the placer insinuated a third.
SIS there as much gold as the papers
lead us to believe" "What sort of win
ters do YOU hayey' 'Is there any big
game?' in quick succession from va
rious points.
The two men, who had consigned
their baggage to the express car, look
ed about and nodded good naturedly.
Eyes; we're from Klondike," one of
them answered, ''me and my partner
here. But we didn't bring our pile.
That's back in our claim under ten
feet of snow and ice. We're going for
it just as soon's the weather opens in
spring."
Didn't you get anything?" asked
several in tones Of disappointment.
'Oh. yes" indifferently. Thirty
thousand or so apiece, back in the ex-
press car. But that amt much for
Klondike- We count on three hundred
thousand. Then we're going home and
settle down to be comfortable"
'ltas your friend done as well as
you and your partner?" asked pas
senger. nodding toward the third miner,
a little, sallow faced man who seemed
anxious to conceal himself behind his
baggage.
Him? S'pose you ask and see.
reckon mebbe he can talk, if he don't
say much.
"Say, Georgy," raising his voice as
though to make 1t penetrate to the un-
derstanding of very deaf person,
"these gentlemen want to know about
Klondike and have you made your
pile
The man looked about with pleased,
denrecatory smile
II low have" he acknowledged
graciously. Done made it in just