Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-31
CHAPTER 1.

1 black velvf hole yawned
~ Bubble lay strewn all about
the lodges To n layman this
hubble would have explained nothing:
10 a miner II would instantly have ex
pialned the nature Of the hole. Pres
emily n bury man emerged from the
hole. squirting lie eyed the lump Of
quartz In his hand always n little. but
never quite enough gold to make Il
worth while The prospcctor fiung the
quartz savagely upon the accommodating
rutble and leaned dishcartenedly
against the log support 90 the entrance
OF the mine Ills grubstnke was fast
dwindling. aud IN another four days
he would have to hike some thirty.two
miles Co the nearest town Tor supplies
Doncl lie had paid 500. every one
Of them cnrncd at the risk Of his neck
for this dnmnnblc hole IN the ground.
He nlled aud M his pipe aud fell 10
dreaming what be- would DO when be
struck II rich
By aud by the dreams faded and
the bitter realities returned. lie rOse
lamcly and carefully picked his way
down ~ the lrishmnn's shanty. The
two 81 them shared their noon meals
on pleasant days
"llow's she comin'T
Same old story. answered Trainor.
erstw nile strong mnn ~ the Eclipse
circus
"wcli. we'll It's pcggin away that
brings II I got lump tday that
don't look 10 bad I should say that
she'll run iftcrn th' ton. ! guess them
wildcnttcr- are III chaps that make Ia
real upondulix widdcrs an clerks an
childcr"
Ia TrnlnOrs life there had been but
trinlng monot0nics lie had been n
sailor In the south seas. a lumbcrJack
IN the north. a cowpuncher, tircman
on north Atlantic liner lie had
come from poor but respectable Ohio
family Ills father nor his grandfa
thcr had ever stepped over the state
boundary lines Hut In him there was
a reycrsion 10 the type Of pioneer who
bad established the Trainor family
the move continually, and when at
length he Joined the circus he found
that roaming. uncertain life much 20
his fancy. There he had met Mimi
kccnc, known on the hnndbIllu flor
autographs were far beyond tho reach
OF this clrcusl NJ Mimi la France.
world renowned tight rope walker
Remarkable as Il might seem. these
two loved each other fondly. aud one
day the lust 90 wander died IN the
mans heart, and he wanted roof
over his head. children about his Knee
and money In his purse. When the
opportunity 20 20 hunting for gold
came he hcsltnted not an instant
He had been hammering awny nc the
grim, unyieldlne rocks FOR eight
months, making only such trips 60
town M were necessary for food Per.
haps tho rubblc extracted represented
a thousand dollars. perhaps less Tie
was discouraged.
One day he staggered out into the
brilliant sunshine, A lump OF quartz
was elutched tightly IN his hand
When he grew accustomed 60 the daz.
Ellng llght he turned the stone over
aud over. his heart beating Ms II had
never beaten before. There were veins
IA it-broad nakes OF it-gold. gold.
go,dl
Donovan! Donoyan!" he cried
The old Irish prospector came out OF
his hole. blinking.
1--WE got Il! I've got a."
Donovan snatched the quartz from
the hand OF his friend
Holy Virgin! we've struck Il! II
It's all Ike that ye're a rich man
Man, man, there's hundred dollars
In that lump aloner'
Tralnor collapsed on n pile OF worth
less rubble and laid his head on his
arms. lie had done Il all In these few
months He was rich. rich! And ali
his dreams were going TO come truel
The lrishman guzed down az him rue
fully. but philosophlcally.
AN me that's been prospectin' TWEEN
" years an' Amt hit my pile yet!
Well God bless Sc. man. I'm glad "
got II An now let's go take look"
Like all men who suddenly stumble
upon virgin fortune, Trninor instant
" began 10 plan how TO protect Il lie
had some bank attorneys draw up pa
pcrs leaving the mine 10 his wife, In
case OF her death 20 his child, 10 her
husband IL was subtly understood
that the brotherin-law, Keene, should
never be able 10 touch il. These west
ern bank attorneys were simple ana
honest men.
Before lac had time 10 write 10 his
wife rrainor was killed by a prema
ture explosion He was buried under
the rubble his own hands had torn
from the mountains side. and the kind
ly Donovan started out to hnd the
Eclipse circus
The caravan was at that time 300
miles 20 the south, about 10 turn ln
for the winter But Donovan found
II by mistake he ambled into the
mems dressing tent A young man
with shrewd dark eyes and a sinister