Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16
By AGNES LOUISE PROVOST.

Ule, uIllll liS COHNlCI was (ldllSAOlihSO
in a hasty patchwork Of three other
mems clothes. Finally Everard hand
ed the man his own hat.
Here" he ordered, cover up that
head"
A few moments later, when search
ing parties from the prison, securing
the country in hot haste, arrived at the
river, all they saw was silent water
shining in the slanting rays Of the sun,
an empty bridge and long lines Of glis-
tening rails. And, far in the distance,
rapidly lessening blot, which was a
hand-car
When Mr.. Richard Everard hastily
glanced over his paper before going to
work the next morning, he noted with
grim amusement an account Of the es-
cape of convict from the penitentiary
the day before, and emitted a cautious
whistle or surprise when he saw what
manner Of man he had assisted to es-
cape from his just dies.
ANOTHER CONVICT ESCAPED!
EmbezzIer Carter Had Served Three
Years of Twenty Year Term!
Everard rubbed his chin ruefully
Mr.. Ralph Carter, who was at this mo-
ment showing clean pair Of heels to
the law, leaving a balance due of sew
enteen years on his prison account, had
held position Of trust in the Fidelity
20 I,,C in
native city, and had appropriated the
funds Of the institution to such an ex-
tent that it had almost collapsed after
his defalcation. He had been a young
element Of other peoples money-only
twenty-six when sentenced-but he
had gone through both trial and SEN
tence with dogged composure which
many a criminal might have envied.
None Of the embezzled funds had ever
been recovered; indeed, the mystery was
what the convicted man could have
done with such an enormous sum of
money, since they could discover no
trace Of the manner in which he had
spent it, his mode Of living being, on
the surface, quiet and blameless, as
became his position Of trust and sup
posed income. Had it not been for this
shrewd cleverness on his part, the de-
falcation could not have proceeded so
far without being suspected. The in
ference was that either he had lost it
in quiet speculations, which was doubt
full, or had it hidden away snugly, in
tending at first to take flight with 1t, or
after discovery, to quietly recover for
his own use after his release from
prison. ..-r.-.-- .-
"Whew!" murmured Everard softly.
"Whew! Dickard, you did nice little
job yesterday, didn't you? Fidelity
Savings Institution! Seems to me
the paternal was director, or treasur-
er, or some sort Of high monkey-monk,
there once, 1 hope this didn't hit him
financially"
The paternal was Everard's step
father, Mr. George Wendell, all the
father he had ever known, since his
own had died in childhood. Everard
rolled the paper up and scribbled his
fathers name and address on it, know
ing Mr.. Wendell would be interested,
but he forebore to add any comments
as to his own active participation In
the events Of the day before. 1t isn't
necessary to advertise ones mistakes.
II must warn Willis and Gallagher to
keep quiet" he thought, as he started
out. 1T might not be so awfully pleas
ant for US If the authorities knew that
we had not only dressed this gentleman
up to disguise him from the law, but
that had also given him a lift on the
hand-car, and a couple Of dollars to
start on. The police are apt to be a
little nasty when they catch offlcious
citizens meddling in things like that.
Seems to me always did have geni-
us for putting my foot in it,
A little over a year later, when Mr..
Richard Everard, C. E., arrived on the
it with a critical eye, it seemed that
the only way to run cars over those
massive Sierras was to equip them
with wings and make them fly over.
But I'll do it," said Everard, def
antly. scowling at the magnificent
sun -bathed heights before him. 'Tll
run railroad through there II I have
to eat those big chunks Of rock as I
go along"
This was a very extravagant state
ment for a conservative civil engineer
to make, but Everard was no friend to
niggardly caution. From his point OF
view an obstacle was merely something
to be rushed at, head down, and tri-
umphantly forced out Of the way.
There was plenty Of pushing before him
now.
The necessity for this new railroad
had arisen suddenly. About a year
before, investors in mining stock noted
first with casual, and then with inquir-
ing, interest, the Incorporation Of a
new silver mine. in a locality where no
one had suspected that silver was to
be found, deep in the rugged Sierras OF
the southwest. Then, for time, peo-
Dle forgot the Croesus mine. as mines
before have been capitalized and for
gotten. until capitalists awoke to a
realization that the output was enor-
NOUS. and rush for Croesus stock be-
gan. And, with the rush, Croesus stock
went up. It was said that two men
were the owners Of all this vast cham
Der Of wealth which was being dug out
Of the mountains, one Of them, John
Thornton. a we'll known Chicago capi-
talist, and that one or both Of them was
at the mine continually, keeping an ca
gle eye on every ton of ore that came
to the surface.
They were progressive, pushing men
these two who carried the Croesus mine
on their shoulders. Here were vas
amounts of ore to be transported tc
smelling works; the mine was isolated
the nearest railroad touching at tht
county seat. many miles off. They
would have a branch road to connec