New-York tribune., 1909-08-08
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST :. 1903

20 Law strong hands on the promise vOuchsafe5 y
the See Saw claim he had purchased 4 ae
walked away from the assayeTs shop, he telr Is
hands Absolutely empty For the very hTst time q
at least four years he had 70 binding glitter hco-e
his vision 10 entlCe him 70 teverlsh endeavor Ie
was a dreamer with d-eam, miner wltr l--
mine.
He felt chagrined Inundated After al hi. me
spent here in the world most pTodiglous labo -ory
OF minerals he had purchased a salted ui- 4
sharper man. that sad faced half sick Selwyn t--rs
had actually trimmed him ike thIs
Saltedl And he was broke Well what Re
next thing 20 do, He thought Of the me la--- II
Of goods engaged fOT himself and partners % %
The See Saw claim II made him smile e
would not rescind the order-for awhile. .---
ners. with his worldly goods, The thlnese .o- I'D
all the household, save aytlse, "ouId dotl ~
rive by noon He and they had 70 eat; they bad %
live Also they had 70 NINE, Tor they knew .--g
else by way OF occupation. ] hey must sOneHs -et
hold OF some sort OF claim, and go on with the I'd
OF hopes and toll They had never been so --ly
bereft outcast by the goddess OF fortune nee
thew had thrown their lots together.
He dreaded the thought OF meeting va-es &C.
CaintanCes here II camp, The friends 70 Ht0-- -e
had said ne was gong that day 70 the See Saw r-p
erty Tar over the Mahogany Range near The -
reservation. He determined 70 90. Perha-- re
shack and the shaithoUse on the claim, with III.
lass and tools included by Briggs II The bill ae.
might fetch few odd dollars.
SLOWLY down The street he went 70 the -d
where his pony was stabbed He met -e--
man. halting his rounds al the front C -esr
canvas dwelling The man had three large --e N
a wagon, each full OF muddy, t-ackish water org
piece OF hose thrust .r-O one, IT'S other T.
ged out behind.
From the tent emerged a woman with her e.s
The Waterman placed the ho-e-end 20 his r-o--. s-
Piled a lusty suction and rhe water came --zg
forth He filled bC-h -eCeT les collected ---
and then drove 20 the next
SardOnically an reflected that even The t-a '-tle
stream OF water or his claim. IN q land where Ter
Was so terribly scarce. Was absolutely worthless IS
an asset. II was over mountain ridge Of saaa ire
mendOus height that II might Well have been N
the forests OF Maine
Despite the utter hopeessress OF his present --.a
ton, his spirits we've not depressed Getty - he
reflected was & genius Tor humping into o1ee~ q
prospectOrs.-relIcs OF the days of 40 still ea----y
pursuing their tgntS Ilt.aS OF gOld,-and t-o- -e
such desert Wanderer he would doubtless -oo- - K
W a claim. There was nothing Ike putting l-,-.s-
burg the scent.
Van wrote g note 70 his partners:
DEAR FELLOW NouzxEs5-EIave lust discover
Joke was ~al-el tae See saw property OK
dream Is deiurlr Have g .-- over lav ou- r.- f
you hnd any o-dtrntrs VII" have Just tlscoyere-
bonanza take them .rto camp Don't get
busy Be back Atrle after -cel-
This he lett with The hayward man. vre-. lis
partners would stop when -hey arrived
MOUNTED on Sury. his outlaw Of The day --
A'A he rode from C1olliIte ]OyCuslv. After al
were the odds, He had been no better OF tha- g
a least q hundred times At the worst he -t
his Partners and his horse. a breakfast abCa-5 ~
mountain ahead 20 climb
Indeed, ~ the light of friendship IN his t-0-
eyes, aS well as AZ the pony neigh OF wecC-ct
there AZ The yard. he had telt boundless please.
his VEINS tie patteG The chestnut S uo,s
rough, hrusk way Of coOIa-ionshlp. and -t-
fairly quivered with pleasure
For nearly TWO hou-S The willing ariu-a' r...-
zaSslng up The rocky slopes The day wa~
the was a naked disk III -ire IL vas r-.
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