The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-07
Copyright. l9l4. by Frank A. Munsey.s
CHAPTER ~.


On the untrammeled frontier, where
most men are willing to pass fu,. what
they are without keeping up any
'front.'" much Of the private business.
as we'll as the general devilment, is
transacted in the back rooms of ga.
looms. Tho Waldorf was nicely fur
nlshcd 81 ~, regard.
After drink at the bar, in which
De Lancey and Hooker Joined, Henry
Kruger led the way casually to tho
rear. and in few moments they were
safely cl0seted.
"Now." began Kruger, as he took a
seat by the table and faced them with
swapping eyes, Tho first thing want
to make plain to you gentlemen is, II
] make any deal today it's to be with
Mfr. Hooker. II you boys arc pardners
you can talk Z over together, but I
deal with one man. and that's Hooker
"All right?" he inquired. glancing at
De Lancey. and that young man
nodded indulgently.
''Tery we'll. them" 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 Of big American camp.
It isn't hny old Spanish mine. or lost
padre layout; tia q well.defined ledge
running three or four hundred dollars
to the ton-and know right where It
Ia. too.
what I want to do is to establish
the title to IL now, while this revolu-
ton Is going on, and make a bonanzn
out OF 1t afterward. or course, If you
boys don't want to go back into Mex
leo. that settles It: but II you do go.
and let you in on the deal. you've got
to see it through or Ill lose the whole
thing. So make up your minds. and
IL you say you'll 60. want you to stick
to it,"
"We'il go. all right" spoke up De
Lancey, III It's rich enough
"How about you2" inquired Kruger.
turning impatIently on Bud; will you
go?"
Yes, til &C., answered Bud suiien-
ly. But amt stuck on the job," he
added. "Jest about get 1t opened UP
when q bunch of rebels will Jump in
and take everything we've got"
well. you get title to 1t and pay
your taxes and you can come out.
them" conceded Henry Kruger.
mo" grumbled Hooker. III go I'll
stay with It." He glanced at hls pard.
ner at this, but he, for one, did not
seem to be worried.
'I'll try anything-once!" he oh.
served with q sprightly air. and Bud
grinned sardonically ut the well.worn
phrase.
WELL" said Kruger, gazing inquir-
ingly from one to the other, -is 1t a
go? VIII you shake hands on it,"
whats the proposltlon?" broke in
De Lancey eagerly.
The deaf Is between me and
Hooker corrected Kruger. "IT give
him three hundred month, or an
equal share In the mine. expenses to
be shared between u.s."
make It equal shares" said Hook.
er. holding out his hand. "and Ill give
half OF mine to Phil" ~
All right, my boy!" cried the old
man. suddenly clapping him on the
shoulder, I'll 60 you-and you'll never
regret. IT,. he added significantly.
Then, throwing off the afr of guarded
secrecy %hich had characterized his
actions go far. he sat down and began
to talk.
sB0ya." he said. T'm feeling lucky
today or I'd never have closed this
deal. I'm letting you In on one Of the
biggest things that's ever been found
in; Sonora. Just to show you how good
1t Is. here's my smelter receipts for
eight hundred pounds Of picked ORE
ono thousand and twenty-five doliarsl
That's the first and last ora that's ever
beeri shipped from the old Eagle Tail.
4 r. dug r. out myself. and sacked 1t
and shipped It: and then some OF them
crooked Mexican officials tried to beat
me out OF my title and blowed up the
whole works with dynamite!
:Yess sir, clean as a whistle! I had
myspowder stored away In the drift.
and. the minute. found. out was
euchred1 laid abuse to II and brought,
the whole mountain down. That was
ten years ago, and OLD Aragoh and
the; agente mineral have had the land
located ever since. 81.
( { 81 bet they've spent five thousand
I pes0s trying to flnd that lead, but be-
1 Ing nothing but q bunch, Of Ignorant
Z sMexicans, OF course they never found
nothing. Then Frnncisco Madero
comes IN and fires the agente mineral
off his fob and old Aragon let's the land
revert e r taxes. Eya got q Mexican
9tilat keeps me- posted. and ever since.
Sh64sent me word that the title had