The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-02-13
CHAPTER I.
The BONANZA King.


Ehe occupants Of the surrey were 700
ssT1mpe-d and stiffened by it, and TOO
Internationally enwrapped against H.
"a speak. Silence as complete as that
vrngcS hay hike spell on the iand-
a,ale oroodcd over them. Az 'ne
Ee& @s0pping place. Chinese ruich' a
.gSafGaring OF houses six miles pehiHu
tg!ez2 Su the mountain road. they hdo
Enltetl at the main saloon, and WHISKY
ayyrf water had been passed TO the
g5rJvcg and 20 the burlier figure on
IN, 5zck seat The watchers tnat
-i2rSvgEal 80 the saloon door had eyeu
1th@ 4hfTc occupant of the carria &c "l.h
1tg<e rabeut, sheepish curiosity OF the
4sGiat.si rUan In presence or the strdh'
~ feYnale. AfterWard. each one was
guI.Y.ja ia his impressions of her race,
male u. the smoky lamplight ana the
n;autl that slid, small and white, OUT
Syr YTE loose glove when the warming
a%ass was offered her.
Stree then both she and her COM
zaHion had leaned back In their sew
stx7I corners and preserved an un-
Sr1EaH silence.
Tie surrey sped swiftly along the
rcra5 which wound In spectral palior
rsNr che eaopider of the foothiil. now
S97yofnx anto ihe blackness of ravine,
asssn S.reeglfg up bare slope, where
sRa l.orse'S hoofs dug in laboriousty
aa2sz aoosened stones. The solemn
Hss9iaess ef the landscape. family
~q7%szijctf by thS light of large. clear
.asayS, seemed TO find appropriate eX-
preston In this frosty. smoke-breath-
nag stiffness.
Vie larger figure on the back seat
-xovas. end turned face. all OF which
YVES hidden save the eyes. toward its
s,9Us panio1.
Hungry" queried deep bass
aaofcc; the inQuiring polysyllable shot
-N11 suddenly over an upturned bull
N2xE OF collars.
@FaarfuiIy." came the answer In
rzaRed feminine treble, that suited
the more diminutivo bulk.
Get = move on, Jake" to the driv-
81. This girls most famished."
~E8oid your horses" growled the
-gI1er man; we're just about there y
At Gngse words the woman pricked
Up ECs ears, and. leaning forward,
wae1ud ahead. AS they rounded pro
GzNlding angle OF the hill, huddle OF
T11gs and walls spotted with lights
aazca into view. and the sight drew
1ar hand forward with an eagerly
,ls5tAtjns finger.
go chats rocky Bari" she cried.
q Fave we really got there at last?"
T1ye driver chucflcd.
"NEazt's ROCEy Ear all right. Now
, KIT yyr7r appetite good and ready"
"i[u need" she responded gaily;
~Y's been ready and waiting for hours.
r g-ag beginning TO think that you'd
sost rl7;Iz' way"
Me-" with an accent of incred-
liAaa eCo-n. "Ah. get out! How does
.e ,-clre. Governor. that Bill Cannon's
Ky. y mt know no more about these
r3rfg than q young lady from New
Tqga?'
'Sl.gFs never been up here before" "
eszld tGs0 man on the back seat, begin
afrrr tfs untanele himself from his en-
}1-ss2iBg rugs. I've brought her up
with NE this time TO show her some
~ IRE places where her pa used TO
eSCG& round with the boys. long before
SHE was ever thought Of"
Al suud barking Of dogs broke out
~ GlIGy approached the first detached
s5c'1.S9, oil the settlement Shapes ap-
aearnd 1t the lighted doorways, and
as 'ha surrey drew up at the hotel
aGiGcry q c5owdng Of heads was seen
"a Tic windows. The entire popula-
gar 81 Rocky Bar spent its evenings
d. sais hcspitablo resort ia summer
lN rnC balcony under the shade of the
!Gc3SSt Elees. tn winter round the office
stavl, splitting and smoking in CHEEKY
i1;tsEaGi7ity. But at this hour the great
sweat OF Rocky Bars day was over.
E@c eight stages. the passengers OF
ssAkss!l dinad at the hotel. had long
zaa9cd onward on their various routes
III an3 Gown the mother lode" and
l,ts ere camps Of the Sierra. That the
aLgznfY excitement of the "victualing
~" vs-ls to Oc supplemented by late
arrIsal III q G1rCey, driven by Jake
EEcVGiEn, Che proprietor OF the San
,yact-to Stables, and accompanied by
IS wu7tan, WIS s. sensational event not
CstGI awarded 90 Rocky Bar. even in
Ito heytay OF summertime.
T5E occupants Of the office crowded
arso the doorway and pressed them.
suyve1 against the windows.
Thfs hclcl proprietor, an ancient
rsnl with 5ooscned vest, and trou
eg0rs tucked into long boots, dispersed
.sfss-n as he ushere1 the strangers into
-.g,e e5illce. That they were travellers
II tli-5slrtion was obvious, as much
;Ercra tneir own appearance as from
che IaCc Ghat Jake McVeigh was driv
ira ften himself, IN his best surrey
AND Dith els finest team. But JUS
ts,cy0 important they were no ono
rrneqa.,d t5l McVeigh followed then
~. sr.d t1b5 cars stretched for the in
eJr,na tson dropped the sentence, half
szcagrg. lilIc stage aside:
YES BilI Cannon and his daughtei
Rogc."
Upon the proprietor 1t had an e'ec
p-y-j. =. 81. az 8. X from tht rocH