The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

Therefore. when Ramricz faithfully fol-
lowing out his instructions, reached the
old shaft. he little suspected that Eus-
It's had arrived before him and was hid
ing close at hand in a grease wood
thicllct.
The cook halted his team. hitchcd up,
and walked TO the shaft whore his cm-
ploycrs lay in hiding. He did not call
TO them, but. lowering himself over
the edge, disappeared from view. The
instant he vanished Eustis sprang from
his concealment and hastcncd to the
pits mouth. Leaning over, he seized
the head Of the light ladder used for
ascending, and descending the shaft.
and as soon as he was satisfied that the
Mexican had cleared the lowest rung.
drew it softly upward it was "A hard
strain on his muscles, but he was equal
TO the occasion and in a few moments
a thirty foot ladder lay at his feet on
the ground. But before third of its
length had travelled up the shaft those
below had noticed the strange disappear
ance and volcv of hoarsc cXclama.
tions rang musically upon Eustis's ears.
He bent over the pit "a edge and hailed
them cheerfully.
"Bclow there he yelled. "It's
only nc, Sam Eustis. The rest of the
Pcdros are about through supper now.
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wagon, and when we get to Grecnocks
I'll say You fellows had another en-
gagemeDt and couldn t come. Hope you
a good time,
4 chorus Of angry oaths greeted this
announcement and Eustis, grinning
happily. climbed upon the wagon aud
drove back to camp. it was about D
o'clock the following morning when
the Pedros, returning in a convivial
9l,, n al fx.-
ceeded to the old shaft and released
the prisoners. Being generous con
| querors they refraincd from eXulting
openly over the defeated ones, which.
in the interests of peace. was perhaps
| fortunate. With the exception of
! Wylie Fordham, the members of the
| Poker club accepted the situation good
humoredly. after the first sting of their
| downfall had worn of, But Fordham
| appeared 10 view the entire proceed.
| ing as Il fresh insult, especially con
| trived by Eustis, and his sulkincss
| manifested itself in such disagree.
able way that a few days later the
Great Gait superintendent relieved the
camp of the disturbing element in its
! otherwise harmonious whole by dis
charging him.
whom ] had known and liked for over
year, paid me a visit at Tucson. He
narrated the events which had led up
to the ejectment Of Fordham from the
/ camp and wound up by asserting that
! he, too, had resolved to try his fortune
! elsewhere.
Its like this, Reno nc said.
There e's girl in Chicago waiting for
me and | must make money faster so
! that | can 90 back TO her. Her name
rs Elsie Wallace and she S true blue
and not a bit impatient, but ] don Z
| want both of us TO grow grayhaired
before l make strike. We got hold
OF claim that promises well. II looks
good TO me and if it pans out right
onght to bc able TO say goodbye TO
Arizona in a little whilc.''
Well, hope you have good luck,
Sam, ] said. Sand and sagebrush
grow mighty monotonous in a fellow s
eyes AT times, especially when there s
q pretty girl back among the white
! lights of big town, watching for his
return. But I want to caution YOU
about one thing. Look out for that
maverick Wyhe Fordham. He's bad
! through and through. and Just the sort
of chap that is likely 10 get even
with you in the long run, II he crosses
your trail again keep sharp eye on
him, and act quick is he makes sus-
| picIous move
Eustis laughed 81 m not worrying
about Fordham, " he said. 81 guess he
time we clashed -
"Yes," ] responded. Gin a fair,
standup scrap, But he S the sort of
bird that won t fight fair If he can
land you any other way. This is Ari-
zonB. Sam, and more men died from A
! bullets than measles here. Fordham =
! half G,cascr and alI The more dan