Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-01-09


lection that he had written to Mr.. Shaw,
asking him to write to the hotel at Co
lumbus, where he was now stopping, Civ
ing him any news that he might consider
interesting. Such a letter might be await
ing him.
lie went downstairs, and approached
the clerk
Have any letters been received here
for me?' he inquired
What name?" asked the clerk.
walter Conrad"
There is letter for that address. It
was received week since"
Give it to me-" said Walter, eagerly.
he took the letter, and recognized at
once in the address Clement Shaw's ir-
regular handwriting. Cut off, as he had
been for over a month. from all COM
munication with former friends, he grasp
ed the letter with sensation Of JOY, and
hurried back to his room to read It quiet
y, and without risk Of interruption.
The letter ran as follows:
My Dear Young Friend have just
received your letter asking me to write
you at Columbus. i am glad to obtain
your address, as l have a matter of inn
portance to speak Of. First, however, let
me congratulate you on the success you
have met with as a book agent 1t is not
a business to which / should advise you
TO devote yourself permanently; but /
have no doubt that the experience which
you acquire. and the necessary contact
into which il brings you with different
classes Of people, will do you good, while
the new scenes which il brings before
your eyes will crafty the natural love
of adventure which you share in common
with those Of your age. When you set
out, l had misgivings as to your success,
admit. 1t was certainly an arduous
undertaking for a boy of fifteen but
you have already demonstrated that you
are able to paddle your own canoe, and
shall hereafter feel confident of your
success in life, 50 far at least as relates
to earning your living. That you may
also be successful in building up a good
character and taking an honorable posi-
ton among your fellow-men, / earnestly
hope.
Il now come to the business upon which
! wish 10 speak to you.
You will remember that a man named
James Wall was prominently identified
with the Great Metropolitan Mining Com
pany, by which your poor father lost his
fortune. Indeed, this Wall who Is a
plausible sort Of fellow, was che one who
induced him 10 embark 10 this disastrous
speculation. j suspect be has feathered
his own nest pretty well already, and
that he intends 20 do 80 still more.
was surprised 70 hear from him some
ten days since. ] will not copy the let-
ter, but send you the substance Of it lie
reports that in winding up the Affairs Of
me company there y prospect of real
izng two per cent for me stockholder
which, a. your father owned thousand
shares, would yield Two thousand dollars
u may le some time he adds. before fhe
dividend Will BE- declared aud paid. He
Processes willingness, however 10 pay
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