The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-11-05

NVHtS hh"ttlhS tue handkerchief to
gether and tnttns IL carefully In his
coat pocket, nr caught the nearest cab
AMI gave the order, Keen X Bishop.
Broadway. bullion dealers"
An hour later. when he returned
home. IN one pocket was pint OF red
ants eggs. in the other thousand
dollars III the shape OF six pounds or
unreiined gold dust
Then he sent Jones. the man of all
work about the house. to the florists
for some very zine earth free from all
sandy PARTICLES
On Jones return he took peck OF
this earth and sfted 1t through fine
sieve; then with it he mixed the gold
dust and put all but handful In
glass jar
He carefully deposited the ants eggs
in the jar on top of the earth and over
them lightly sprinkled the remaining
handful This done, be put the whole
In the sun.
In week they came. several hun
dred vigorous young ants with un-
heard of energy for ant hill building,
but with no material with which to
work except the grains of gold dust
scattered throughout almost micro
SCOPE dust But, heavily handicapped
as they were. they went vigorously to
work
In two weeks tiny hill. a genuine
ant hill OF pure gold. was erected
within the jar Philip watched this
process with huge delight Soon that
golden hill was alive with white lar
vae eggs Of a new generation. When
they. too. had become ants he destroy
ed the hill and once more mixed the
gold with the dust Again the little
workers sorted 1t all out and built a
hill Of gold
Before long the house was full OF
white larvae, which In time turned
into a third generation of ants accus-
toned to handling nothing but gold.
4 But this was not his plan. Six
months had passed. and still he was
no nearer the hundred thousand dol
lars or Ethel than before But he had
gained this much--he had a plan that.
to his mind. ut least. promised certain
ty, so that day he applied for two
weeks vacation from the fruit house
where he was bookkeeper.
Incidentally he asked for and receiv
ed pass to Arizona and return. Then
away to Arizona went Philip Stone
and his trained ants.
He returned to New York. went
quietly to work recording peaches and
prunes and said nothing
Five months passed. still no $780,
600 But two weeks more were left
when Philip appeared one morning be-
fore Mr.. Harrington. the millionaire
banker.
We'll. Philip. my boy. have you got
it?" asked the old gentleman eagerly.
Don't know. sir That is what I
want you to go and see." responded
the young man.
"Where?" asked the elder.
ARIZONA" said Philip.
"MiningT' said the old gentleman.
81 don't know. SIR" said Philip. 81
want you to go and see with me. VIII
your
The old man rubbed his bald pate re-
fectively.
''Philip you're a genius My physi-
clan told me | needed change of
scene and higher altitude. Well 60
to Arizona. Be ready to start In the
morning."
A week later Philip Stone and Bank
er Harrington stood on the high arid
plateau thirty miles west Of Phoenix
Ariz.
philip, my boy, | don't see any
mine here" said the old gentleman.
Then he looked at Philip suspiciously
Perhaps the poor boy is unbalanc.
ed" unused the old gentleman, brood
ing over all this. was cruel to him,
for he is not the kind and he is not
the breed to plan anything irregular"
mo mineY said Philip. with the sun
shine In his face
mo NINE" repeated the old gentle
man.
Look at your feet. SIR" suggested
Philip joyously. You're standing In
an ant hill. sir
Banker Harrington looked instantly
at his feet. at the ant hill 1t was a
mound two feet high OF pure gold
There's Ethel. sir" said Philip
The old gentleman gazed with open
huouth. lit uOWH. LOOk II
full of sand-gold 1t surely was, half a
bushel. and easily 100000 worth.
He reached over and took Philip by
the hand.
ALLOW me to congratulate you, Phil
ip. my boy: you have done 1t. Tell me.
how did you find itT'
~ find it. sir? | didn't | did it by
forcing three generations of hill build
ing red ants to collect gold dust when
they'd nothing else with which to
build. I bred into them the instinct
to collect nothing but gold Six months
ago brought them out here and
planted them. You see the result"
The old gentleman saw and then
and there gave Philip his full consent.
On their pack horses they took that