The daily Alaskan., 1909-03-17
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Sayinq a Fortune.
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lNAihAN tAN a N'AN I'"'N '' r"h 70 ''''s from. It was desirable place to leave, since the population was com posed of gamblers. cutthroats, dis penscrs Of alcoholic drinks, miners and storekccpers, mentioned in order of importance. The only respectable family in the place was that of George Jones, who kept general store, and as he was the only man who never sold anything on trust all the money gradually found it's way into his cof- fers. It was like washing gold. The dirt was constantly shaken up among the citizens, the metal sinking to the bottom of Jones pan.
 Every one knew that Jones was gathering a snug sum and that he wished to take 1t and hIs children 10 8 respectable place Every one was waiting for him to make the attempt, relying on the road agents when he did SO Co relieve him of the funds while on the route and start them again in circulation Furthermore, the road agents were waiting to c0rry out this pruiscworthy object
 One day a red flag apcrcd at Jones store, and lt was announced that he would sell the remnant of his stock at auction. He sold on sixty days credit letting lt be known that when the notes fell due and were collected he proposed to leave Cinnamon with his family and his fortune. There was not thousand dollars worth of goods left. and these Jones sold Co anybody who wanted anything on his credit plan. Everybody wanted goods so easily obtaiuablc. and Jones in a few hours exchanged the stuff for notes
 While Jones was thus giving credit for money credit was due Mrs. Jones for being very shrewd woman. A week before the falling due of the notes she issued invitations for a "suarry," to which every one in town, including gamblers and road agents. was invited. to celebrate the departure of the Jones family ou tho day after the said notes fell due. Her husband generous man. made il known that .t any of the debtors found it iucouNcu. lent to pay up aJ maturity thr matter would be left open for reasonable time. These two propositions cn- hanccd the popularity of the Jones family. and the cullhroats got their horses and their guns ready Co return the family fortune Co circulation.
 ] had clurkcd for Jones and was ready to do anything in Dhc world for him. but hc didn't trust mo t.I the last minute. though hc told mo Go ho ready on short notice Co go somewhere with him. ! was mot mrudcl n Mrs Jones invitations for her "suarry7 which surprised mc ! had room opp positc the Jones house. and ,hr night the party came or ] watched the throng go in and knew by lhc gradual. Iy increasing sounds coming from w..h- i'm that the guests were getting cheer fuI. By II o'clock most of them were drunk. the worst element being gd out ou the floor where they had sunk in their cNubcrancc uf spirits. ! could see through the windows Jones opening champagne his wife serving eatables and the children carrying tho luyurics to the guests. Then saw Jones himself drunk 1s a lord ulcdg- ing his guests, while his wife ,ooN mp the coriscrcw. which he was no longer able to wicld.
 l had been told Go remain iu my room ready for orders. and at midnight I saw Jones emerge from his house and come across the street, and. walking straight as an infantry sergeant he headed for me. When ho came under my window he called Go mc softly. l went down. and, taking me through the back door and the yard Inc stopped before a two horse team standing u1 the street beyond. Jones told mr o get iu and take the roils ! dii SD. and as we drove oG' be strapped a brace of pistols around his waist and laid two more at my feet aJ Che hot- tom of the wagon. Ou thc outskirts of the town we stopped for go minute at a house while Jones lifted into the buggy a box containing SsO0o) iu gold.
 We had the best team ol horses In that region. and they did good service. Of course we didn't know whether We had been betrayed by some one who had got wind of the trick. though Jones had taken no one into his conh- dcncc. Anyway every now and then we pulled iu and listened for footballs Considering what he had at stake. Jones was pretty cool.
 On the start | drove pretty fast but Jones concluded that We had better save the horses as much as possible, and I soon slowed down. We made thirty miles without stopping except for water and another ten before giv- Ing the horses a feed. Then We break lasted ourselves and gave the team a two hours rest. And SO we went on by easier and easier stages tiN we reached the railroad. Jones boarded a train. and l drove lcisurcly back to Cinnamon.
 found the town perfectly quiet but