The Arvada enterprise., 1914-10-08
tcoeyush. 1914 BIZ rnat 4 n...-y,

then, conceded henry Kruger.
NO" grumbled Hooker. "if 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.
"I1l try anything-once!" he OBJ
served with a sprightly air. and Bud
grinned sardonically at the well-worn
phrase
Well" said Kruger. gazing inquir-
ingly from one to the other. 'is 1t q
got Will you shake hands on IT."
whats the proposition" broke in
De Lancey eagerly.
The deal is between me and
Hooker" corrected Kruger. "I'll 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 I'll give
half Of mine to Phil"
"All right, my boy!" cried the old
man. suddenly clapping him on the
shoulder. "Tll go you-and you'll never
regret It," he added significantly.
Then. throwing of the air of guarded
secrecy which had characterized his
actions SO far. he sat down and began
to talk.
| Boys" he said. I'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 dollars!
That's the first and last ore that's ever
been shipped from the old Eagle Tail.
dug II 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 bowed up tho
whole works with dynamite!
Yes. sir. clean as a whistle! l had
my powder stored away In the drift.
and tho minute found out was
euchred laid fuse to 1t and brought
the whole mountain down. That was
ten years ago. and old Aragon and
the aEente mineral have had the land
located ever since
Il bet they've spent i've thousand
pesos trying to ind that lead. but be-
Ing nothing but = bunch of ignorant
Mexicans. Of course they never found
nothing. Then Francisco Madero
comes in and flrea the agente mineral
OF his Job and old Aragon lets the land
revert for taxes. I've got Mexican
that keeps me posted. and ever since
he sent me- word that the title had
lapsed I've been crazy to relocate that
claim.
We'll, now. that don't look 30 bad.
does IT." he asked. beaming paternally
At Bud. There amt . man In town
that wouldn't have Jumped at the
chance, II l was where l could talk
s'Jut II, but that's Just what couldn't
90 had to md some stranger that
wouldn't sense what mine was talk.
ing about and then git him to 10 in ON
II blind.
Nov here's the way I'm fixed.
boys" he exclaimed. brushing his I'M
kempt beard and smiling craftily.
when dynamited the Eagle Tall It
was mine by rights. but Cipriano Ara
gon-hes the big Mexican down at old
FortunA-and Morales. the mineral
agent, had buncoed me out OF the title.
so. according to law. l blowed up
their mine. and II l ever showed up
down there reckon they'd throw me
into Jail And II 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. l don't want to hear q
word out OF you'll don't want you to
come near me. nor even write me u
letter-just go ahead the best you can
until you win out or 30 broke.
ut amt hard proposition" he
continued, III you keep your mouth
shut. but II they tumble. tn be II fight
to y finish. I'm not saying this for
you. Hooker. because | know you're
safe: I'm saying It for your pardner
here. You talk too much. Mr.. De Ian
ccy." he chidcd. eying him with sud
den severity. I'm afraid OF vel"
AN right broke In Hooker good.
naturcdly. Il reckon we understand.
Now 20 ahead and tell US where this
mine Is and who there 10 down there
to look out for"
The man to look out for" an.
sworcd Kruger with venom. rs Cipri.
ano Arason. He's the man that bilked
mo out OF the mine once. and he'll do
It again II he can. When l went down
there-it was ten years apd more ago
i wasn't on to those Spanish ways OF
his. and he wne 80 dog-koned polite
snd friendly I thought ! could trust
him anywhere.
"Hc owns biz ranch and mcscal
still. runs cattle. works . few placers
sends out pncktrains, and has every
Mexican and Indian In the country IN
debt TO him through his store. 90 II b.
happens 10 want any rough work done
thers's always somebody to do IL
well. Just ~ chow you how ne did
ne. I got TO nosing round thoss old
Spanish workings east Of Fortuna and
| dnally 1 run AcrpAe tho ledge that In