The Red Cloud chief., 1908-04-24
RedSaunders
HENRY WALLACE PHILLIPS
COPYRIGHT. 1902. ny MCCLURE. PHILLIPS T. COMPANY


reports which are happily truc-of the
inexha:Ji blc mineral wealth of the
surrouL ding region says he.
"'N0-o-not exactly says [; but I
do want to hear something about
mines. Mr.. Hotelman u there who's
Il gentleman of the old school if ever
there lived one told me that you might
put me on to a good thing
"Preciscly.' says he. Now. sir, my
name Is Jones-Agamcmnon g.. Jones
and my pardner, Mr.. II. Smith. is on
II business trip, selling shares of our
mine, which we have called "The
Treasury" from reasons which we can
make obvious to any investor. The
shares, Mr.
"'Saunicrs-Red SnundcrS-Chanta
Seechee Red
"Mr. Saunders, are ~ cents apiece.
which price is really only put upon
them To avoid the offensive attitude OF
dealing them out rs charity. AS Il
matter of fact, this mine Of ours con-
tains a store Of gold which would up
set the commercial world were the
bare facts of its extent known. There
is neither sense nor amusement In
ronfining such enormous treasure In
the hands Of two people. Consequent.
ly my pardner and | are presenting an
interest to the public. putting the nom
inal figure of 30 cents II share upon II.
to save the feelings of u beneficial
RES
"'What the devil do 1 care?' says /.
Avp,, Iangtnr co.. q, nya,,,a tn Iir I'ntrIl
you tell a man where to gOT'
"'Oh.' says he, when o come to
that, that's different. Strictly speak
ing. my pardner lily hasn't gone off
on a business trip. AS a matter OF
fact, he left town night before last
with two-thirds Of the money we'd
pulled out Of a pocket up on Silver
creek In the company OF two half
breed Injuns, a Chinaman and four
more sons Of guns not classified, all
in such a state Of beastly intOxicatiOn
that their purpose. route and destina,
tiOn are matters of the widest con.
lecture. I've been laying around town
here hating myself TO death, thinking
perhaps I could sell some shares In a
-mine that we'll find yet, If we have
good luck. II you want to go wild
eating over the hills and far away,
I'm your huckleberry.'
"'That hits me all right says 1
For what l don't know about mining
nobody don't know. When do We
start?'
"'Phis or any other minute says he
getting up from the table.
Wait till 1 finish up these eggs,
says /. And there's a matter OF one
drink coming to me outside. l may as
we'll put that where 1t won't harm
any one else before we start
"'All right says he. waving hls
hand. You'll find me Outside, at YOU
pleasure, sir
81 swallered the rest of my break
fast whole and hustled out to the bar
where my friend and the hotel mar
WAS waiting. Now I'll take that drlnl
that's coming, and rather than b'
small about it I'll buy one for you
too, and then we're off, says |.
"'You won't 10 no such thing say
the hotel man. It's Il horse on me
and I'll supply the liquor. Mr.. Jones
Is in the play as much rs anybody
80 the hotel man set 'em up, ant
that made n drink. Then Jones salt
he'd never let Il drink suffer from
ionesomeness yet when he had tn,
price, and that made two drinks.
had to uphold the honOr of the ranch
and that made three drinks. Hcte
man said 1t was up sticks now, ant
ne meant to pay his Just debts like nj
honest man, and that made fou
drinks. Then Jones said-wcll, by thi
time / see ! needn't have hurrie,
breakfast so much. More, people cam
in. l woke up the next morning II
the same old bedroom. Every break
fast Aggy and me got ready to pul
for the mines, and every morning
woke up In the bedroom. SHOULD
like to draw a veil over the next tw
weeks, but 1t would have to be
pretty strong veil to hold 1t. I trle
to keep level with Aggy. but hei
spend three dollars to my one, and tn
consequence Of that was that We wen
broke within fifteen minutes Of eac
other.
"Well, sir, we were a mOurnful pal
10 uTdW w mat udy' WV oat 'hci
and cussed and said, Now, why didn
we do this, that and t'Other thing II
stead Of blowing our hard earne
dough- till bimeby we just drippe
melancholy, you might say. How
sOmever, we weren't booked for a du
time Just yet. That afternoon ther
was a great popping Of whips like a
Injun skirmish and into town come
a bull train half a mile long. lively
yoke Of bulls to the team; lead, swim