The Ordway new era., 1914-10-23
CHAPTER v'-cenunu.A


que busn!- the one-eyed one
nnaIiy inquired: what are you hook
flag forr
And when Phil oracularfy answered.
-0oid!- the old man made . motion
10 the boy to 20 o. and sat down on
. neishborins rock
DO you want to buy Q psospect?~
ne asked. and Bud glanced up NJ him
Grimly.
we nnd our own prospects, an
svered Phil
But know Of . very rich pros
pect,- protested Mendes; very YichI-
He shrilled his voice to express how
nich 1t was.
-Yes7"- observed PIN: then Why
don't you dig the gold out! But. as
for us. We find our own mines That
Il our business"
-Seguro!" nodded Mendez, giancing
at their outnt approyingly. But am
. poor man-very poor-I cannot de-
nounce the nina So wait for some
F1eh Americana TO come and buy II
have . friend-a very rich man-in
0adsden. but he viii mot come; 20
win sell It TO you
I'D you get that. Budr- TESTED PHI
IN English. The old man here thinks
we're rich Americans and he wants
60 sell % . mine"
Bud laughed silently 1t this. and
Nr. Aendez, his hopes somswhat blast
- by their Isvity. began 70 boast Of
Ills nnd. giving Tie history Of ths
BaSis Tail With much circumStanttak
Aty and explaining that Il was = lot
IDsAre nina
SURE" observed Phll, going back %
Ais hosss snA piekins ~ - hssdle,
'-tAaais vhat thsy an say. They're
nj lot psdrs mines. and yoa can sss
Dion frua tAs door q tAs church.
Come %. Bud, let's goi.
-Aal % you could thisl- cried Men
Ne4 Fsnaing along after them ~ they
rode slowly mp the canyon. from the
che noodi This b The vesy mine
where the padres dug out an their
jgoidi Are yoa going MP this way!
Come. then. and VIII show you-the
very place. except that the Americana
;rudned IL with . blast!"
He tagged along after them. vhss-
sdling and protesting while they ban
tered him about his nina. until they
finally came to the place-the ruins
OF the Eagle Tail.
II lay apraddIed oaf along the hill
side. . series Of gopher-holes. dumps
aad abandoned workings, looking
more like badly managed stone
quarry than . relic Of padre days
lKrugers magazine OF giant powder.
ie1ploded In one big blast. had de-
istroyed all traces OF his mine. besides
istarting an avalanche 6f loose shale
that had poured down and filled the
pocket
Added to this. Aragon and his men
had rooted around In the debris in
search OF the vein. and the story Of
their inefficient work was told BY
leeeade cavedIn trenches and series
of ttmid tunnels driven into the neigh
boring ridges.
Under the circumstances It would
certainly call for mining engineer
20 locate the lost lead. and De Lancey
Sooked II over thoughtfully ~ he be.
gan to ngurs ON the work to be done.
Undoubtedly there was mine there
and the remains Of an old Spanish
smeIter down the creek showed that
the ground had once been very rich
but II Kruger had not told him In
advance he would have passed up this
fob in q minute
We'll. he said. turning coldly upon
tho fawnIng Mendez, who was al
curves In mis- desire to please. where
II your prospectof"
"Aqui. senor!- replied the Mexican.
pointing to the disrupted rock slide.
Hero It was that the Americana
crooka had his mine-fich with gold
much gold!''
He shrilled his voice emphatcally.
and De Lancey shrflled his In reply.
"Here7" he exclaimed, gazing
baankly at the hillside. and then be
broke into laugh. An right, my
6ffend.v he said. giving Bud . face
tious wink: how much do you want
Tor this prospectf"
Tour hundred doila1s." answered
lEendes In tone at once hopeful and
apoaogeeac IT 70 very rich. Senior
UroolEA shipped some ore that vas fun
ee sold. packed II out for him o
my burros; but. am sorry. have
- piscs Of itI'
~Yes,- responded De Lancsy. Il an
toor5y, too. 90. Of course, We cannot
ny the prospecto since you have no
,sro to show: but an glad for this.
Seuor Aendex," he continued with Q
eanAay snsila; 1T shown that you ass