Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-01-29
copyri9ht, 1905. hY, 6. w. Dillinaha Co. 4

smiiitary style mis- fright ana SIeft
wings. = As the three would make q
raid" upon Florence. the; county town.
Fthe inhabitants did not need to- look
out OF doors to ascertain who were
coming, for the merriment q the iittae
girls gave sufficient indication, Here
comes. Jim Allen ridin' like the de-
,stroyin'8s angel, said & young sherift
HooyeES 6ne 50f these occaaiSns n 81
know ! him 10y ithe FustlInF of ahis
wings" 4 E -, y = J 8. = r. :
THE household was iagaina increased
ia few years later By the. generous re-
Spouse Of the Aliens TO an appeal from
a children's aid society u an eastern
city ID, give home to two orphaned
brothers, Richard and Henry lane.
Dick andf, Buddy ehortened instime to
BUD; iasothey were called, being taken
young, quickly adapted themselves to
their new environment. and by the
/ time they arrived. at manhood had
proved themselves, the equals Of any
cowboy on the range IN Workmanship
and Kindred 'accompf shments. Dick,
the elder brother, was atsteady, reli-
able fellow, modest as he was brave
and remarkably quick awitteds and re-
sourceful in emergencies. He gave his
confidence over readily to his fellows,
but II ever he found himself deceived
withdrew It absolutely. II. was prob
ably this last characteristic that at
tracted to him Echo 7Allen's especial
regard, for 1t was also her distinguish.
ing trait. "You have got to. act square
with Echo" her father was wont to-
say, "for II you don't you'll never
make it square with her afterward."
Bud was generous hearted. impetu-
ous boy, who responded warmly to al:
lection. He repaid Ills elder brothers.
protecting care with a loyalty that
knew no bounds. frhe colonel who
was ID strict fdiscIpfinarian, frequently
punished him in his boyhood for way
ward acts, and the little fellow made
no resistance only :sebbed In deep pen
itence. Once. however, when. Uncle
Jim, as the boys and Polly called him.
felt compelled to apply 1.-THE rod to
Dick-unjustly, as it afterward appear
ed-Bud burst into a tempest Of pas
sionate, tears and, leaping, upon the
eolonel's back, chung there, clawing and
striking like a wildcat, until Allen was
forced to let Dick go. It is shrewdly
Indicative Of the colonei's character
that notSonly did he refrain from pun
ishing5 Bud on that occasion, but@wheli3
foggings were subsequently: due the
little fellow laid on the rod less heav-
lily out of regard for the loyalty to his
brother he had then displayed. $780,.
/ This attack also won the admiration
Of Polly Hope, who was something Of
a spitfre herself. A little jealous Of
Dick for the chief place he held iii
Buds affection, she openly: claimed
the younger brother as her sweetheart
and attempted to constitute him her
knight, though with repeated discour-
agements, for Bud was bashful lad
and, though he had true affection for
the girl, boylike concealed it by show
Of rude indifference. 8 TX " :5@*E
The tender relations Of these boys
and girls persisted naturally into
young manhood and womanhood. No
word Of love passed between Dick and
Echo until that time when the nest
ing impulse" the desire TO have "a
home of his soWn, promp ted the young
man togo out Into the world and win
Shis&fortune.S For year be. had acted
as foreman Of the Allen ranch, work.
ing in ,neighborly cooperation with
Jack Payson OF Weetwater ranch, a
man of about his own age. The two
young men became the closest Of com
rades. When the fever of adventure
seized upon Lane and he became dis
satisfied with the plodding career Of a
wage Garner. Payson insisted on mort
gaging Sweetwater ranch for $4,000
and In lending Dick the money for a
years prospecting in the mountains Of
Sonora, Mexico, in search Of fabu
lousy rich lost mine Of the Aztecs. ''*S.
Traditions OF lost mines are plentiful
in Arizona and northern Mexico. First
taken up by9 the Spanish invaders Of
300 years ago from the native Indians.
they have passed doWaSto each subse-
quent influx of white men. The direc:
tons are always Yague. The inquirer
cannot pin his informant down to any
definite data Over the mountains all
ways lies the road. Hundreds OF lives
have been sacrificed and cruelty nm.
Eparalleled practiced upon innocent
men, women and children BY gold
seekers in their Il lust for conquest