Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-21
(Which one?" demanded Mctorkle.


He amt here" supplemented n high
pitched nasal voice from within
They're both there. boys" nnnounc.
ed the giant. will, Il happy grin. and
then enSned Il Startlin" variation upon
the usual evening train program
The score or more of earnest seekers
after labor each of whom had endowed
the distinction III lavin. been chased
away from l)ougalNile with r"ntnme
~ and rocks picked that frame ollie,
to pieces. plank lay plank aud went il,
to hold an examination Of their own
There WIS Il sound rs of loud ,pvplrv
10y night y Sa,lnd Ike the Spiiuttrina
OF wooden ships like the flashing ana
SnaSilin" NJ heavy breakers upon ~
cliff bound shore like the voices from
the hottamless pit nf the damned and
double damned. and thrn tn" vawnin.
and jagged black orifice. which had
once been the front Of the building.
spewed out Tim Mct'orklc. with
bloody nose ana a piece of plank in
each hand. Close behind him came
Alec Dongalbobler With II ragged right
ear. Ralph Dnugalhohhrr. will, his
eastern style derby iammrd down Owe,
his eyes. and Frlnk Dongalhohher
who was wildly wondering whether liz
had his four missing teeth inside or
out. With these came the six hired
wallpapers. each one now n wallopee
and the whole office force struck for
the railroad track and headed due
southeast. followed by about all that
was left sof the rock halaSting of that
poverty stricken railroad. Pursued
and purSners alike the gathering dark
ness swallowed them mp. and D"ugal
vile. quickly appraised Of the incident
and all Of it lyin. quite close enough
to the railroad track to gather and see
poetic justice so fully wrought. laugh
Ell itself hoarse Ii WAS long since i,
had been So jolly
Somebody stopped laughing by and
by and began to think. then nutlyed II
nei@llhor ana made him think. and the
laugh died down. Was it possible that
there WAS anythin" the matter with
the KiahelA mine: Had anybody polk
ed Il finger into the works and made 1t
cease Ia tick: Couldn't ii ever he
wound up and started going again?
WAllingford asked and answered the
same questions for the benefit ct
Riackie as obey walked M To the port
able office
''fhey're Il set of the coarSeSt graft
ers ever SAW" Wallin.ford concluded
as he produced Il portable bottle in the
shelter of his place of business Its
their very coniseneSS. guess. that
let's 'em get across. I'm onto their
gstme. though. I'm ashamed of myself,
Blackie. but the very rtwnesS of their
play got me ut first the same as it got
you. They don't care whether there,
pay ore in sight or not They're play
Ing on the big odds that % per cent ot
all mines are flivvers anyhow They
Incorporate. take up ali the stock
themselves and. start digging ut the
same, time they start selling shares.
THEY set outias big IL mountain of ore
as possible, so that they can point tu
an immense output. newer stopping ii
md out whether there's cnough iron
III the ore To- pay for the reduction
When the stocks all sold they move
on and dig another hole in the ground
and send their sa,n'y brother itnlph
out east to lift the pocket change of
green goods and gold brick men ana
wise .sinks who used to he in the same
business. IN the meantime. il ii man
comes into their camp who was ever
In another one of theirs They slug his
head of to keel, him Sr,m maxim.
foolish remarks II ever | get within
gnnshot OF amy mine they've started
and ! find il out before they do I'm
going to lose fifteen pounds Of 4.Mbpm-
point in the first fifteen miles
Fancy and effective" approved
Blackie. .'bnt what would they do II
they struck Il real mine"
THAT'S where the brains filter
through replied W;,Iingfnrd soberly
s~Tiiey organize two companies. a mine
company and an operating company
The operating company is to furnish
N the expense OF mining. The first