Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
CHAPTER vi.

promoter on the iav following his visit to the hotel
- thoroughly justified; for when he came toward
the cabin at the hour he discovered standing
at the edge OF the hill back OF the cabins, calmly survey
ing the scene below, and it took nothing than
second glance to identify the visitor Harjes came
directly down the hill and spoke with civlllty.
Good day, he said. "iou, presume, Mr.. King"
eyes" Jim answered and you Mr.. Harjes-
you the hotel the other evening, and was told
Your name.
Harjes put out heavy, muscular hand which the
miner accepted. Hardpan, coming up at that moment,
was duly introduced but wasted time courtesy,
despite his pet boast of diplomacy, and deliberately
trudged onward into the cabin
1--we been ramping around up here for exercise, the
promoter volunteered and accidentally came across
YOUR camp. Beautiful spot, isn't it,
lin agreed in the estimation.
Il suppose you placering up here, aren't you?'
HarieS asked.
no" Jim answered. mot at present We are
drifting now"
He Wondered to himself, with his direct frankness,
whether that evasion might be counted lie; but
concluded that he be forgiven the presence
of such a as HarJes. He watched the promoter
narrowly specializing to how much he knew of their
operations and came the conclusion that he
informed
SCOT good lead?~ qucried the promoter but giving
lin the impression that the question asked merely
to make polite conversation.
well / can't say that have, the miner replied.
"Only any in the mining business knows, there
always great hopes
"Bv the way asked Harjes looking around back of
him and then at the little lake below, where does this
pond have its outlet
replied and was gratied to surprise look of disap-
pontment Hares' face.
Comes from springs, presume?' the promoter re-
marked
Il suppose So, Jim answered. "lndeed am quite
certain that its main supply IS spring WATER otherwise
it wouldn't be SO cold as it IS.
Harjes picked up pebble at his feet and examined
ii as curiosity, and INDUCED in idle
ments regarding the old workings whose evidences, to
the practised eye, still visible. Jim, in the mean
time was cogitang whether he should invite him to
dinner. He spared that trouble by the promoter
himself who with his customary abrptness started to
walk away.
where does this pond empty itself, by the way? |
facing about.
"Over there through that gap, Jim said, indicating
the outlet with gesture. And at the time he
dercd what could have been the object of that question
Harjes wasted words in thanking him, apparently
having all there to and asked all the ques
tons in his mind but walked directly away toward the
gap with his heavy determined stride
Late that evening Jim went to the outlet also, to
il there anything about 1t that he had not noticed;
but the rickled away in little stream usual,
forming small cascade where it leaped the rock
to fall in toward the lake His woodman's
eve showed him something, and he made his way down
patch Of tranpcd ferns. In the moist earth around
them boOtInarkS and the miner convinced that
this point Hres had stopped and rested for sometime
"Wel, he is welcome,' the miners comment
he turned to retrace his steps toward the camp; but
nevertheless he the hotel that night and each
forms in the mail.
THEY came at last and he also duly notified that
under the law ne would have o appear