Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-06-05

grinned sardonically at the well-worn /
phrase.
WELL" said Kruger, gazing fnou,r.
lngly from one to the other. 'is it a
go? Will you shake hands on it?.
Whats the propositions" broke in
De Lancey eagerly.
The deal is between me- and
Hooker" corrected Kruger. "Ill give
him three hundred month. or an
equal share in the NINE expenses RI
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, "Ill 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
II ls' here's my smelter receipts for
e1ent hundred pounds Of picked ore
one thousand and twenty-five dollars!
That's the first and last ore that's ever
been shipped from the old Eagle Tail.
dug 1t out myself, and sacked it
and shipped it; and then some OF them
| crooked Mexican officials tried to beat
me out OF my title and l bowed up the
whole works with dynamite!
| Yes, sir, clean as a WHISTLE! I had
my powder stored away in the drift,
and the minute l found out I was
euchred laid fuse to 1t and brought
the whole mountain down. That was
ten years ago, and old Aragon and
the agente mineral have had the land
| located ever since
Il bet they've spent five thousand
pesos trying to find that lead, but be-
ing nothing but bunch of ignorant
Mexicans, Of course they never found
nothing. Then Francisco Madero
comes in and fires the agente mineral
off 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
claim
well, now, that don't look so bad
: does it," he asked, beaming paternally
at Bud. There amt man In towI
that wouldn't have jumped at the
chance, If l was where I could tall
about it, but that's just what couldn'
do. had to find some stranger tina
wouldn't sense what mine l was talk
8 ing about and then git him to go In OF
t it blind.
Nov here's the way I'm f1xed
boys" he exclaimed, brushing his ur
! kempt beard and smiling craftily
when I dynamited the Eagle Tail
was mine by rights, but Cipriano Are
gon-he's the big Mexican down at oil
Fortuna-and Morales, the miners
= agent, had buncoed me out Of the title
- 80, according to law, l blowed u
, their mine, and If I ever showed u
D. down there I reckon they'd throw m
Is into JAIL And if at any time they fin
= out that you're working for me, VIII,
+ we're ditched-that's all! They'll pl
you out of business. So, after We'v
IL made our agreement and I've told yo
y what to do, l don't want to hear
l0 word out of you-I don't want you
70 come near me, nor even write me
letter-just go ahead the best you ca
until you win out or go broke.
- ut amt a hard proposition"
~ ~ continued, "if you keep your mou1
=. - shut, but If they tumble, it'll be a fig
"a to a finish. I'm not saying this f
80 you, Hooker, because I know you
safe; I'm saying 1t for your pardn
.. here. You talk too much, Mr.. De La
~ cey," he chided, eying him with su
I'LL den severity. I'm afraid of yet"
- Cali right broke in Hooker GOO
-, naturally, II reckon we understan
80 Now 70 ahead and tell us where tt
- mine is and who there is down the
:. to look out for
~. 1.-THE man to look out for"
~ swered Kruger with venom, lis Clip
o. ano Aragon. He's the man that blk
:. me- out of the mine once, and he'll
it again If he can. When went do
j.. there-it was ten years and more a
-. i wasn't on to those Spanish ways
his. and he was so dog-goned pol
. . and friendly l thought / could tr'
ax him anywhere.
"uo owns a big ranch and mes