Gilpin observer., 1914-08-13

Well. PAilr al .ask&" spoke W
Bud. with sudden vxznsA. We besn
pardners for two ysass now and he
never Edve noeh11g svay yet! He
ta1ks. but hs don't foeest himself. And
tho way hs can paaaver them Nexicaus
70 . wonder"
Ve<y hksay. very hksly." agreed
Krugsr. And tAsn he sat a while In
silence
We got = fsw thousand dollars with
uA too" volunteered Bud at last. I'm
good WORKER. II that's what you want
and Phil, he's a mining engineer"
Um-m." grunted Kruger, tugging at
his beard. but he did not cone ovt
with his proposal.
Il tell you" he said at last. I'm
not doing much talking about this
proposition OF mine. It's big thing.
and somebody might beat me to it
You know what l am. l guess- I've
pulled on some Of the biggest deals in
this country for . poor man. and
don't make many nistakes-not about
mineral, anyway. And when tell you
that this = rch-you're talking with =
man that knovs."
he liked his shrewd, blue eyes ON
tho young mans open countenance
and waited for him to speak
That's right" he continued. as Bud
finally nodded non-committally; she's
sure rich. I've had an eye ON this
proposition for years-just waiting for
the right time to come And now it's
come! AL l need is the man. 1t
aiat dangerous undertaking
wise don't think It is-but / got to
have somebody l can trust I'm willing
to pay you good waxes, or III let you
In on the deal-but you'll have to go
down into Mexico"
"Nothin' doing!" responded Bud
with instant decision. IF it's in An
zona I'll talk to you, but no more Mex
good down there myself. as far as that
goes"
What's the matter?" inquired Kru-
ger. set back by the abrupt refusal:
-scared?"
Yes. I'm scared" admitted Bud,
and he challenged the old man with
his eyes.
Must have had a little trouble.
them"
We'll. you might call 1t that" agreed
Bud. I'VE been on the dodge for a
month. A bunch of revoltosos tried to
get our treasure, and when we skipped
out on 'em they tried to get U.S.
Well" continued Kruger. this
proposition of mine is different You
the natives are bad. These Sonora
Mexicans amt like them chihuahua
fellers-they're Americanized. I'll tell
you. II 1t wasn't that the people would
know me I'd go down after this mine
myself The country's perfectly quiet.
There's lots OF Americans down there
yet. and they don't even know there il
a revolution. 1t amt far from the rail-
road. you see, and that makes a lot Of
difference"
He lowered his voice to a conf
Dental whisper as he revealed the ap
proximate locality OF his bonanza. but
Bud remained unimpressed.
Yes" he said, I'VE was near a rail
road-the Northwestern-and seemed
but burn bridges and ditch supply
trains. When they finally whipped EN-
off the whole bunch took to the hills
That's where we got 1t again"
WE'LL" argued Kruger. this rail-
road OF ours Is all right, and they run
a train over II every day. The con-
centrator at Fortuna"-he lowered his
voice again-"hasn't been shut down a
day. and you'll be within fifteen miles
OF that town. No." he whispered: II
could get a hundred Americans to go
m on this tomorrow. as far's the revo-
lution's concerned. II amt dangerous.
but want somebody can trust"
Nope" pronounced Bud, rising pom
derously to his feet III II was this
side the line I'd stay with you till the
hair slipped. on anything, but"
We'll. let's talk II over again some
time" urged Kruger. following him
along out 1T amt often l get took
with young feller the way was with
you, and / believe we can make II yet.
Where are you staying in town."
up at the Cochise," said Bud.
Come on with mel told my pardner
I'd meet him there"
They turned up the broad main
street and passed In through the pol
ished stone portals Of the Cochise. a
hotel so spacious in its interior and so
richly appointed IN It's furnishings that
a New Yorker, waking up there, might
easily imagine himself on Fifth ave-
nue.
1t was hardly a place to be looked
for in the West. and as Bud led the
way across the echoing lobby to pair
OF stuffed chairs he had q vague feel
ing of being in church. Stained-glasa
windows above the winding stairvays
let in a soft light, and on the tower
ing pillars OF marble were emblaxosred
prickly-pears a. an emblem Of the
West. From the darkened balconies
L-t