The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-05
By Vaughan Kester

I -four was thrown back on us when we
! shipped II 10 the lake. Musty ana
unstable. the agent said That cut
last years profits exactly In half: I'm
sick OF the MILL"
| Bushrod sighed. I'VE have gone
along easily enough. thanks TO no spe-
cial cleverness OF our own, but We
have been drones and spenders rather
| than anything else. II I oppose the
sale OF the mill. II Is only because /
have no mind TO see the property
dwindle."
DO be reasonable, Bush, A year
or two In California will remedy all
that said stephen quickly. Even
Benson here has faith in our project.
! Thus appealed TO, the lawyer said,
There will probably be many bitter
disappOintments, but there's no rea-
son why cautious men. having some
capital, should not do we'll In Cali
fornia men of that kind are general.
ly successful In new countries
Why, you can't take up an eastern
newspaper without reading OF fabu-
lous strikes" Stephens dark eyes
sparkled. They say the country Will
soon be flooded with diggers from all
! parts of the world. Already they are
crowding In from Texas and Mexico.
and the Sandwich Islands. or course.
there will be some luckier than others,
but thank God. there promises TO be
enough for all,"
Benson smiled cynically. The depth
OF Landray's worldly inexperience
tickled his fancy. He knew better
than TO believe that man ever got
something for nothing. or that Nature
would suddenly open her heart to the
gold seekers as she had never before
opened II TO the struggling children
OF men. lie saw that Bushrod
shared his brothers enthusiasm where
their joint venture was concerned; 1t
was only that he was somewhat less
ruthless in paving the way for II. 10
Stephen. though he was the younger
was left the Initiative The latter
went on: We wish TO leave the
loose ends OF several matters In your
hands"
What are you going to do with the
farm" asked Benson.
"Oh, Trent's brother Tom is going
TO take 1t, stock and all | keep the
house for Virginia. who wishes to re-
| main here. | wanted her to go into
town, but she prefers not to-"
Then there is the distillery,' said
Bushrod
Yes said Stephen, Tucker still
owes us twenty-five hundred dollars
| OH II. but we've about agreed TO take
d thousand acres more OF his Belmont
county land in lieu OF the money"
How about the farm north OF town
where Leonard lives?"
Leonard is to stay on. He pays
hundred and fifty year. and you'll
have TO keep after him TO get IT, We
have about five thousand dollars on
| our books at the mill; most of it's
good, and | expect We can collect
some OF IL ourselves, what's left we
| shall place In your hands
Hadn't you better draw up state
ment OF your affairs?" suggested Ben
son. Directing what | am to do dur
! ing your absence. where such and
such money Is to be used? or course.
you will have to allow me certain
latitude, and you'd better keep a copy
| OF the memorandum; for IL you should
| be detained In the west longer than
you think you shall be. you may need
| II TO refer to-
IF Bush agrees to the sale of the
| mill" began Stephen.
oh. | guess I'll come around 10
that ii you'll just wait a while" in
| terposed his brother rather hopeless
ly. There wasn't dollar against the
property In fathers time. and we have
| already sold the distillery; and now
we are figuring on the sale OF the
| mill"
1T simply means that while the es-
tate was ample for the support OF one
family IL is not ample for the support
OF two: and times have changed; II
costs more TO live now"
I'D be glad TO think the fault was
not all ours said Bushrod.
| As they talked, the light had faded
In the western sky TO cold radiance.
! The room was illuminated only by the