Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02

He reminded them that when they went
out prospecting, it was with the distinct
understanding that they were to return East
in the fall, and the only grain of comfort
ne would give them was that he would try
TO persuade Dory's father to let him come
out In the following spring to spend another
summer
i suppose it does seem kind of tough to
ieaVe this sort of life and 90 back to school,
Jim said sympatheticalIy, as thew were bid
ding HIM goodbye at the mine But you
would find that it was a good deal tougher
II YOU was to grow up without knowing any
moren do, for man amt worth much that
hasn't got some kind of decent education.
h write ~ to me as often as you can, and per-
Weed and Dick +"
No. What was it?'
,Ihey had their trial the other day on an
T,o iookina Gnarge It seems the officers had been
there wasn't anything said about their capera
with you, They were found guilty of-high.
way robbery, / believe they called it, and
sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary at
Gn Sanon' I'm glad for Bart, because if Tom
weed nad ever come back here, as he was
bound to do, one or the other of them would
have died with his boots on"
Does Bart know it yet?" asked Kirk.
Yes, | told him; but he never said word
he q Just turned on his heel and went up along
the ledge. You'll find him there; but /
wouldn't say anything to him about Tom
you'll see me looking for the dust when you
come pack, and if | can get away, we'll go
over fhe Rockies awhile, just to see what we
can discover there"
Then jim shook hands with the boys, pat
ted them affectionately on the shoulders, and
as as they, went further up the claim to find
BART, they could hear his voice high above
Ghe ciank OF the crushers as he issued his or
ders to the men.
Bart was sitting on boulder out of sight
OF every one when the boys found him, and
they knew by the look on his face that he
was troubled because of his uncles fate, even
though that uncle had done so much to injure
prns Msys srs k t. goodbye ys.d til nt next
hand, and to ask you to, write to us, for
surely the one in charge ought to let the other
partners know how things are going"
III IN write, boys, said Bart, gravely, as he
will not be much Of a letter, for i never had
the advantage of schooling as you are having.
BE good to yourselves boys Write to me
whenever you think of the hard and the
pleasant times we have had together. Well
start out on another trip next summer with
Jim, Tor he, wants to go across the Rocky
Mountains; but shall see you before then %
See us before then" repeated the boys, in
surprise. :, !,
"Yes;. if things work we'll here 1 shall go
East this winter, and perhaps you had as soon
let me come to see you"
Let you come? That's hardly fair, Bart,
for you know we should feel that you weren't
treating us right if you didn't come to us
first Get there about holiday time, and we'll
show you around the city as you've shown us
around the valley"
I'm afraid you'll have a harder time than
=! had, for am SO awfully green that your
friends will ask why you don't put me in
cage"
"Qur friends won't ask anything of the
kind, said Dory, laughing, ''"rhey will be
glad to see, you, for we shall be sure to tell
them all about Bart Conroy, who was first
our guide and then our partner"
"All right, boys" And now Bart laughed.
'Tell your friends that if they think / do
look little off color, that Pm not any green
er looking to them than you were to me when
l first saw you."
Then the merriment died away from Bart's
face as he casped the boys hands tenderly,
almost whispered the good dbye," and turned
and walked rapidly up the mountain side as
they went into the valley.
1t would have been slight not easily over
looked if the. boys had failed to say good
bye to the judge as they passed his claim.
In response to their call, he came up out of
the shaft he was sinking in the hope of strik-
they were about to leave:
"Im right sorry to have you go, youngsters.
for it was sort of good to see ~ You stepping,
around here so spry. / suppose you'll be out
here next summer, and I hope by that time
can show you some rich-looking ore, unless
catch a tender-foot and unload this here
claim on him at gilt-edged figures. Come
again, sure, and if | amt too far out of your
way, hunt me up. We've been partners once.
and who knows but that we may again.
Goodbye, youngsters, goodbye"
The judge went back into the shaft, and
the boys continued on toward the town ston
pine to speak with nearly every one they saw.
Cor fheu had host of friends in Sheldon