The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-04

and make the best bargain
that he could.
When he reached one-Horse Guich
he discovered something that took him
a-back. Julie Devarses. adventures,
had succumbed to human weakness at
In love with her husband. although
Gabriel, in. his turn. was not at all in
love with her. but simply yielded tame
Iy and meelxly to what seemed fate
that mere man could not resist.
He need never know that this land
was decided by my husband to his Sis
ter" said Mrs. Conroy to Dumphy.
He has discovered the mine which
gives the land its value ana the law
makes him the owner OF the mine. no
matter on whose land It may be
found"
Dumphy admitted that Il was true
and admired the clever woman FOR
having obtained her ends so simply.
"a silver mine needs gold mine to
run g." said pumphy. you must have
works ana smelling. II you take
the past as will. They'll investigate.
Take me in on this and wesu form o
stock company; five millions capital.
You take 80 per cent of the. shares. I'll
have twenty-five. and wen dispose of
the other Is per cent as we cam
IT WILL" said Mrs. Conroy. 'if you
will keep my secret from every one.
from-himi"
ONE Horse Guich bioomed wondrous-
iy into flowers of new hotels and bar
rooms and churches and gambling hells
with the announcement Of the great
strike OF silver on Conroy's hill,
where the blond-bearded man with. the
patient eyes had delved so long am so
uselessiy for gold. A great house went
up among the pines. The best people
freqnented Mr.. Gabriel Conroy's new
and admired the pretty curtains and
carpets. The only important person
in the whole district who ala not
frequent the house much was Gabriel
himself.
He used It only for the exigencies
of food and nightly shelter. II de-
coyed there " other times by specious
Invitations from Oily. who had devei-
oped hot love for Julie. ne compro-
missed by sitting on the back porch.
His favorite resort was his old cabin
that stood on the original claim some
distance away from the new workings.
Although the structure was. decaying
fast. he kept possession of Il and
smoked his pipe there and thought Of
the old days when he had tried to sew
clothes for Olympia, !,
That young woman was aweing him
more than ever She was taking music
lessons and had made school friends
who struck. Gabriel as so stylish that
he used TO turn into by-paths when
he saw them coming toward him with
her He became more and more con-
scious of his great bulk and his slow
iy moving intellect.
Olympia felt the duties laid on her
by wealth. and Gabriel after smoking
many pipes In the old cabin and think
ing with eyes unconsciously melancholy
OF Qttle Oily when he used to carry
her In his arms. forced himself to make
his great sacrifice and sent her to
boarding school In Sacra mento.
ut 'ud. be. as we'll. Oily" said Cab
rief with immense artfuiness before
she went "ez you'd forget all bout this
yer suich and the folks. Yer TO be q
lady, and In bein' tibet. brother Gabriel
don't want anything TO cross We. /, Ye
can tell 'enn tibet the men o; the fam
merly Gin-raliy speakin runs to size
and aln't. so to speak, strong up yer"
placing his hands on his yellow curis
Some months afterward one of Dunn
phys associates contracted with Cab
riel to buy 100 shares in the mine at
81. 600 a share. On the day set for clos
ing the transaction the prospective
buyer received a letter from Gabriel
pinched out. AMI that under the dr.
cumstances the shares were not worth
the price and he had torn up the con-
tract.
The men who had put money In with
Dumphy were furious and aghast
Dumphy was neither They sold cheap
and he bought Soon 1t was whisper
ed around the exchange that Gabriel
had played a sharp trick. depressing
the stock only to buy It in ana-hoiJ up
investors for higher prices. The stock
promptly went up.
Mr. Dumphy chuckled when he heard
the angry comments on Conroy's cum
ming and hypocrisy. Gabriel. quite un-
conscious OF his reputation. believed
the reports OF Dumphy's experts about
the mine. kept his stock and looked on
II as worthless. Mr. Dumphy won
dered how he could get supreme con-
troll.
The question was being decided for
him on Conroy's hill that same day.
In Ramirez. the revengeful and vindic-
tive. but oowardly one. jealousy and
hate had outgrown fear at last. He
appeared IN One-Horse Gulch and wait.
I'D for Mrs. Conroy among the pines.
He saw her meet a man whom he had
known In San Francisco as q Mr.. Per-
kins. a famous expert on legal docu-
menta of the time of the Spanish oc-
cupation. ~
He crept close and listened. with q
gasp Of establishment he learned that
the man was the brother OF DIR. De-
varRes, AMI subsequent remarks show
ed the half-erazed spaDiard tt@t Mrs