Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-03-11

looked
Now, Aaron had often been in Deaf
valley and had noticed sometime
thereNthat looked like what the tram
described. He asked how one nigh
know borax deposits. and the tram
told him that there were certain chen
icnis which when combined with hort
would burn a green flame. Aaron ais
asked the tramp what borax wa3 use
for. and he told him, as you all know
that II was used for washing purposes
and that little package of 1t was
worth about 10 cents. Aaron thought
that Nthis was the price what he had
seen must bee worth thousands of dol
lars.
''The next morning. after the tramp's
departure, Aaron talked over vita
Rosie what had been said about the
borax deposits. He thought II was
possible that what he had seen in
DeatA- valley might be borax. But
fven II he went there he had no means
of discovering whether what he had
seen was borax or ordinary soil.
"'Rosle, dear said Aaron, i would
like rou to 60 TO town where you
can get these chemicals for testing
borax. but 1t will require week OF
two, during which l shall have to stay
here alone. Then when you come back
we Sinll have to make II trip to Death
valley, and after all our trouble there
isn't one chance in dozen that what
| have seen there will turn out to be
boraX.'
~ really think. Aaron replied the
wife, that the chances don't warrant
the trouble. but I'm worn ont With
this desolation and am yearnlng to see
people. l feel as II | must have one
of my own sex to talk TO, even If only
for q day
"'Well. sweetheart, go. but don't stay
any longer than to have good chat
for I'm very anxious TO make the
test
$50 the next day Aaron took her
where she could got some one To take
her on farther aud left her TO go back
TO the cabin. AS she kissed him good
by she looked ut him wistfully and
said
Aaron. | won't leave you again. ]
know how lonely you are without me,
how hard IL Is for you to have To gel
your meals, and worry for feai
something will happen to you. What
would you do while am away II you
should become sick or meet with an
accident?
"-Never mind about that, Rosie
Bring back the chemicals as soon as
you can
"'Oh. there's nothing In that. Aaron
.Jsqb .ttilink about 1t. You're sure 20 y,
disappointed
They parted, Rosie going on ans
Aaron going back to the cabin. j
seemed very quiet there without hi'
wife. and he wished IL was the end In
stead of the beginning of their separa
ton After he had cooked and eater
his supper he sat smoking his pipe
thinking about what the tramp hat
told him. lie realized that there was
scarcely Il chance of what he had seer
being DoraX. but the thought of what
would happen If it should be bora,
sent thrill all through him. Ill,
would be the only person TO know II
and no one was likely to come int
Death valley TO learn of the secret he
fore he had established his legal CLAIM
TO all the property he cared TO possess
"In ten days Rosie came back with /
substance she had obtained from ,
chemist But neither she nor Aaron
thought much about this. they were s,
| glad TO meet again. After day or TIVE
Rosie spoke OF 1t and asked her hus
/ band when he was going to Death val
ley. He,s said he dreaded to go. for h
felt sure he would have his trouble 70
nothing. But Rosie said that sine
they had the materials they might a
| well make the trip and she would g.
/ with him.
$50 the next day Rosie spent th
morning preparing lunch of antelop
stt5k-this was all there was, sine
/ they lived only on game-and in tn
/ afternoon they set ont for the valley
''They reached their destination som
. time before sunset, and, having pre-
ctFod some OF the substance they ha
gone for they mixed It with ID
chemicals. But they did not wish I
iqpitc 81 till night came, because the
might not be able by daylight % tpI
WI-ther or not the flame was greer
Nore than an hour must clapse belor
it would be- dark, and they spent %
interval in suspense, so much d.
pended on what they hoped for Aaru
,lf.1 NOT yr D., .g rtf7st, F.v LfYrratf a
rcctiy. IT was Of Rosie he was thin.
iDg For years he had kept her in
Wilderness, and now II this substlac
were borax he could take her whel
ever she cared to 20. While he wa