Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-05-29

I vanity Ills JOO I've got Calls AO1 g
man like that"
| well, Phil's all right" spokS up
Bud, with sudden warmth. I'VE bSen
pardners for two years now and he
never give nothing away yet! He
talks, but he don't forget himself And
the way he can palaver them Mexicans
is wonder"
Very likely, very likely" agreed
Kruger, and then he sat q while In
silence.
I'VE got few thousand dollars with
US. too" volunteered Bud at last I'm
! q good worker, If that's what you want
and Phil, he's q mining engineer"
Um-m," grunted Kruger, tugging at
hts beard, but he did not come out
with his proposal.
Il tell you." he said at last I'm
not doing much talking about this
proposition OF mine. It's big thing,
and somebody might beat me to it.
You know what / am, guess. I've
pulled on some of the biggest deals In
this country for poor man. and
don't make many mistakes-not about
mineral, anyway. And when tell you
that this is rtch-you're talking with
man that knows"
He fixed his shrewd. blue eyes on
the young mans open cOuntenance
and waited for him to speak.
That's right" he continued, as Bud
finally nodded non-committally; she's
sure rich. I've had an eye ON this
proposition for years-just waiting for
the right time to come. And now It's
come! ALI ! need is the man. 1t
amt dangerous Undertaking least
| wise don't think It is-but / got to
have somebody can trust I'm willing
to pay you good wages. or I'll let you
in on the deal-but you'll have to go
down into Mexico"
"Nothin' doing!" responded Bud
with instant decision. EFF it's in Ari-
IONA I'll talk to you, but no more Mex
leo for me- I've got something pretty
good down there myself, as far as that
goes"
whats the matter?" inquired Kru-
ger, set back by the abrupt refusal:
~scared?"
Yes, I'm scared admitted Bud,
and he challenged the old man with
his eyes.
Must have had a little trouble.
them"
well, you might call it that, agreed
Bud. I'VE been on the dodge for a
month. A bunch of revoltosos tried to
get our treasure, and when we skipped
out on EN- they tried to get u.s."
WELL" continued Kruger, this
proposition OF mine Is different You
was over in the Sierra Madres. where
the natives are bad. These Sonora
Mexicans amt like them Chihuahua
fellers-they' Americanized. I'll tell
you, If it wasn't that the people would
know me I'd go down after this mine
myself The country's perfectly quiet
There's lots of Americans down there
yet, and they don't even know there is
revolution It amt far from the rail-
road. you see, and that makes lot Of
difference"
He lowered his voice to a conf
Dental whisper as he revealed the ap-
proxiD1ate locality of his bonanza, but
Bud remained unimpressed.
YES" he said. I'VE was near rail-
road--the NQrthwestern-and seemed
like them red-f1aggers did nothing else
but burn bridges and ditch supply
trains. When they finally whipped 'em
of the whole bunch took to the hills.
That's where we got it again"
We'll" argued Kruger. this rail-
road of ours is all right, and they run
a train over it every day. The con-
centrator at Fortuna lowered his
voice again. hasn't been shut down a
day, and you'll be within fifteen miles
OF that town. No." he whispered; II
could get hundred Americans to go
) in on this tomorrow, as fairs the revo-
IutimAs concerned. 1t amt dangerous,
but want somebody / can trust"
Nope" pronounced Bud, rising pom
de1ously to his feet; ''if it was this
side the line I'd stay with you till the
hair shipped. on anything. but"
well, let's talk it over again some
time" urged Kruger, following him
} along out. 1T amt often / get took
with young Teller the way was with
you, and believe we can make it yet.
Where are you staying in town."
up at the Cochise," said Bud.
Come on with mel told my pardner
I'd meet him there"
They turned up the broad main
street and passed In through the pol
ished stone portals Of the Cochise. q
hotel so spacious In its interior and SO
richly appointed In its furnishings that
Q New Yorker. waking up there, might
! easily imagine himself on Fifth ave-
. nue..
II II was hardly place to be looked
ADr IN the WesE. and az Bud led the
Iway across the echOing lobby to pair
q stuffed chairs he had vague feel
ing Of being IN church Stained-glase
windows above the winding stairvays
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