The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-13
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Struye gasped incretiuioasiy.

Stuye Sasped increduioasiy.
"7hass are my Stockholders. apd
that Is their. share In the ,veasune. Ga.
yes. were lncorporated-uatieI the
laws OF Arizona: secret. cf CeSEss. T.
wouid reYtr 90 for the naRles to Sef
out. Tu showing you tiis saty BE-
cause waet you to bs satisfied who's
behind Re"
"T,srd. I'm satisfied" said Straxs.
laughing ne~yousty. "xunaam "se
with ysu when you hsur& the srAens
ont. and he MET sone Of yeur friends
In Washington and New Iork. II he
says It's all right. TINT seriss It. Bnt.
say. suppose aRythisS weat wrsns
with the company aud It leaked eat
who thoss stockholders areT'
There's no danger. have the
books where they will be- burned at the
6rst sigu. We'd hive had oar s~s
land laws passed but for Sesfrteyant OF
Nevada, cnrss him. Es blecked ua
In the senate. However. BY plan k
this" He rapidly outlined his prspesi,
ton to the listeners. while q light OF
admiration grew and shens Ia the
reckless face OF Strdve.
by heavens. you're wonder" he
cried at tho close. And I'm With yon
botiy and soul. It's daneetous-that'
why l like It,"
"Dangerous?" Mcnamara shrugged
his shoulders. Bah. Where Is the
DANCER? 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 siugCard. Hs discard
ed coat and waistcoat and tackled the
documents Thich Struve laid before
-hin,. Gotny ,hronsh them-like a whirl
rlatt. :Grat.aily he infected the oth'
ers with bis energy. and soon behind
the locked doors of Durham & Struve
there we've only haste and fever and
plot and intrigue.
As Helen Chester led the judge to-
ward the aamboyant. three stor.ed ho-
te, she prattled to him light heartedly.
The fascinatio OF new land ALREADY
held her fast. and now .shesfelt. In ad-
,ition.. security and relief. Gienlster
saw them from a distance and strobe
forward to greet them.
He beheld a man Of perhaps three
score years benign OF aspect save Tor
the ewes. which were neither clear nor
steady, but had the trick OF looking
rast one. Glenister thought the mouth,
too. rather weak and vaeillatinS. but
the clean shaven face was dignified by
learning and acumen and was wrir,
kled In pleasant fashion.
any niece has just told me OF your
service to her" the old gentleman be-
gan. 81 am happy to know you. sir
Besides being brave knight and
assisting ladies In distress. Nr. Glenis-
ter Is very great and wonderful
man." Helen explained lightly. "Ile
owns the Midas"
Indeed" said the old man. his
shifting eyes now resting full on the
other with a flash Of unmistakable In
terest. Il hear that Is a wonderful
mine. Have you begun work yet?"
"No. Wen commence sluicing day
after tomorrow. 1t has been "A late
spring. The snow IN the 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"
st am greatly interested. Won't you
walk with US to the hotel? I want to
hear more about these wonderful
placers."
"Well, they are great placers." said
the miner as the three walked on to-
gether. Nobody knows hew great be-
cause we've only scratched at them
ret. In the first place, the ground Is
80 shallow and the gold Is 80 easy to
get that II 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 u.s."
"How much Will the Anvil creek
mines produce this summer" asked
the Judge.
.Irs hard to tell, sir, but we expect
to average $1,000 day from the MI
das alone, and there are other claims
just as good"
"Your title is all clear, 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 al
lege any grounds for doing so, and we
could never find trace Of him. If we
had, our title would be as clean as
snow again." He said the last with
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 here, and 1t Is the
duty of every one to abide by it."
"Well. perhaps it is, but in this coun-
try we consider mans mine as sa-
cred as his family. We didn't know
what a lock and key We're in the early
times. and we didn't have any troubles