The Huttig news., 1914-06-20

De Laneey, and that young man nodded indulgently.
 "Very well, then" resumed Kruger, now to get down to business. This mine that I'm talking about is located down here in Sonora within three hours ride os big American camp. It isn't any old Spanish mine, or lost padre layout; it's a well-defined ledge running three or four hundred dollars 10 the ton-and I know right where 1t is, too.
 What want 10 do is to establish the title to it now, while this revolu- ion is going on and make a bonanza out of it afterward Of course, if you boys don't want to go back into Mex ico that settles it: but if you do go. and let you in on the deal. you've got 70 see it through or I'll lose the whole hing. So make up your minds. and if you say you'll go, want you to stick lo it."
 Well 20. all right" spoke up De Eancey. If it's rich enough
 How about you?" inquired Kruger, turning impatiently On Bud; will you go?"
 "Yee, I'll go," answered Bud sullen- ". But l aint stuck on the job." he added. Jest about get It opened up when a bunch of rebels will jump in and take everything we've got"
 Well, you get title te it and pay your taxes and you can come out. then" conceded Henry Kruger.
 No" grumbled Hooker. eff I go I'll stay with it" He glanced at his pard. ner at this. but he. for one. did not seem to be worried.
 "1'll try anything-once," he ob- served with sprishtly air, and Bud grinned sardonieaIly at the well-worn phrase.
 We'll" said Kruger. gazing inquir- ingly from one to the other, "is it = go? Will you sh ke hands on it!
 Whats the pr position?" broke in De Lancey eagerl.
 The deal is between me and Hooker" corrected Kruger "Ill give him three hundred a month, or an equal share i'll tic mine, expenses to be shared between us"
 Make it equal shares said Hook. CT. holding out his hand, and I'll give lalf of mine to Phil''
 All right, my boy!" cried the old nan, suddenly cIapping him on the shoulder, "Ill go gou--and you'll nevel 'egret it." he added significantly Then, throwing { if the air of guarded ecrecy which had characterized his ctions so far, he sat down and began talk
 Boys" he said, "I'm feeling lucky today or I'd never have closed this deal. Pm letting you in on one of the biggest things that's ever been found in Sonora Just to show you how good t is, here's my shelter receipts for eight hundred pounds of picked ore )ne thousand and twenty-two dollars! That's the first and last ore that's ever been shipped from the old Eagle Tail. dug it out myself, and sacked it md shipped it; and then some of them ;rooked Mexican officials tried to beat ne out of my title and blowed ur the whole works with dynamite!
 "Yes, sir, clean as whistle! I had my powder stored away in the drift, md the minute l found out 1 was 4uchred l laid fuse to it and brought the whole mountain down. That was en years ago, and old Aragon and he agente mineral have had the land located. ever since
 "l bet they've spent five thousand pesos trying to find that lead, but be- ing nothing but a bunch of ignorant Iexicans. of course they never found nothing. Then Francisco Madero ,omes in and fires the agente mineral fl his job and old Aragon lets the land revert for taxes. I've got Mexican hat keeps me posted. and ever since he sent me word that the title had apscd I've been crazy to relocate that ,laim
 Well, now, that don't look so bad, loes it?" he asked, heaming paternally Il Bud. ''Fbere ain't man in town hat wouldn't have jumped at the nance, if l was where | could talk ibout it, but that's just what l couldn't io. l had to find some stranger that wouldn't sense what mine l was talk. 'ng about and then git him to go in on it blind
 "Now here's the way I'm fixed boys" he exclaimed, brushing his un- kempt beard and smiling craftily When 1 dynamited the Eagle Tail it was mine by rights. but Cipriano Ara , gon-he's the big Mexican down at old Fortuna-and Morales. the mineral agent, had buncoed me out of the title.
 "So. according to law. hlowed up their mine, and if I ever showed up down there I reckon they'd throw me into jail. And if at any time they find out that you're working for me. why, we're ditched that's all! They'll put you out of business So. after we've made our agreement and I've told you what to do, I don't want to hear a word out of you--I don't want you to come near me, nor even write me letter-just go ahead the best you can until you win out or go broke.