The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-04-27
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ITS odd father nexei, told you about
II. It's one Of the old geHtleiAan's pei
stories. He came west 10 1850 and
was running little shipping store III
Efiste. He met, Atkins and the other
yeung sailor, his partner. before they
left stheir ship. They were In the
store, buying yariOps things, and
father got 10 know them pretty web.
Then they ran away to the diGginss-
You ssimply cou1lit keep q crew in
those times and be didn't see them
again for a good while Then they
came in, one day ind showed him
specimens from claim they had back
IN the mountains. They were mighty
good specimens. and what they said
about the claim convinced father that
they hac q valuable property. So he
went to, see few well to do friends
Of his, and the outcome was that a
party was made up to- go and inspect.
The young fellows were willing to sell
out, for it was quartz working, and
they hadn't the money to carry it on.
1.-The inspection showed that the
claim was likely tn no even hotter
than they thought so, after some bar
painino the deal was comnleted They
sold ont for s75 oOo and II was the
Nest trade father ever made He's so.
proud of his judgment and foresight
In making it that wonder be never
told you the story
"He never did When was thisr
"In "a. wbatY. -
~ aidn-t sneak The t,ate. seemed
Kind of familiar to me. that's all
SEEMS as if ! heard, II recent. Int
can't remem ber s " hen . Seyenty-fjye
thousand. hey Well TINT want SO
bad. was H2 with that for q nest egg.
no wonder Hemap,s managed to hatch
. pretty respectable brood Of dollars"
"Ob. the whole seventy-f5ye wasn't
his. Of course. Half belonged to his
partner. But the poor devil didn't live
TO en1oy II. After the articles were
signed and before the money was paid
over he was taken sick with fever
and died"
"Hev3 He did2 With q feveyg,
: eyes. but he left a nrettv rood leg.
acy TO his heirs. didn't he? For a com |
mon sailor or second mattel believe |
that's what he was-$37 500 is doing |
well. 1t must have come as big
g mem lae Wn5e alr was
pal - Atkias, wbts Nbs{ the |
maafer STU Toa
taHiai1 VI WAS iea53rg ccC6 n his |
cDai ne wa a wbite as tle able
elc'h.
Are you iii. asAeu rne congress |
man anxiously Take some water. |
Shall l calr'-
The captain waved his hand.
mo, nor' he stammered mo. I'm
all right. Do you-for the Lords sake |
tell me this. What was the name of !
this partner that died?'
Mr. Everdean looked curiously at his
friend before he answered.
"Sure you're not sick?' he asked.
"Well, all right. The partners name?
Why, I've heard it often enough. It's
ON the deed Of sale that father has
framed in his room at bone. The old
septleman is as proud Of that as any
thing in the house. The name was
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:. 'on say WAS 'ohn mayer cause
" . yUu uo ! snan Delieve u,
na.s Wna' II was.oonn mayer.
how dld you guess! Did you know
nlm remember now tnat ne was
sno.ner uown easter. Ike ATKINS.
Inc captain did not answer. He
csasped his forehead with both hands
ana leaned MS elbows on the table
Everdean was plainly alarmed.
ran. rising But CAPTAIN Cv waved
o.. ~
"Set .stil,p. he ordered $50. sim
<ell wont Won gov the whole .ovonty.
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