Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-14
CHAPTER |. ln Search of Gold.

O TRANCE things breed in tn,
 S deserts of southern California
 some of them beautiful G=-J some of them symbolic oi endless aud terrible thirst
 There are three thirsts in this world That for wealth; the one for life: great est Of all, the thirst for love.
 The first and the last expression of our civilization is the locked door. and from the time the primal carpenter laid down his tools and went within his rude house the door has stood for all time a defense and an opportunity. In the long vista of life we find many locked doors and gates-doors to hap piness, to life and to love.
 Fancy tO yourselves thirsty men knocking with scared knuckles on these doors Then realize that sooner or later experience tells them that they cannot enter without a key. "Who holds the master key to all these lock ed doors?" we cry.
 This was the silent question fin the hearts of two men, wearily struggling through the sage brush toward the sharp ridges of the San Jaciuto noun taius in southern California.
 "I wonder" said Thomas Gallon, in- gering his prospector's guide. whether we will 8nd that gold-the gold the Indians told us about Yes, l must find that go.d.'
 "NOu don't seem to realize that you have a partner" snarled Wilkerson. "Nou are always talking about I-I-L Haven't | got a share in this? Haven't ] dug mp money? And yet you don't seem to think that I've any concern in this matter"
 Excuse me, partner" said the other man, fixing his dim gaze on the noun tain. "Ym always thinking of that girl of mine You know she's in school. and she's got to have a good education, and I've got to work to pay for it. Excuse me. partner; you know ! did not mean it that way, but when I remember her mother"- He broke off abruptly, and both men stopped
 "TIer motherT' asked Wrkerson.
 "Yes. her mother" chobed Gallon. "The girl deserves the best there is in this world. I'm an she's got, and, by heavens he shook bis fist toward the distant blue hills-"she shall have 1t f. have to tear that mountain apart with my duger pails."
 Well" said Wilkers5n tmpatiently, 'let's camp. I'm thirsty"
 They stopped in the shade of the fal- low plume of the Yucca and made their little fire for coffee, but before the blaze was well started WiIkerson picked up the water bag and took a long drink. His companion suddenly flashed iD anger
 Say, partner" he said sternly. that water has to last us clear to the noun taius"
 Wilkerson flung his head back and laughed ''Why worry? Don't you see the snow there on san Juciuto peak? That means creeks down every ravlne and guch."
 Instantly Gallons eyes dulled. He seemed to once more subside into dream.
 There's where they said the gold was" he muttered. "In one of them gulches up there Gold! Goldl Say. WllEersou. wen get that gold but we must save the water. l didn't mean any harm, partner, for calling you down for drinking that water. but I've got 10 get that gold"
 WikersOn once more reached for the water and took a long draft
 "I guess this will last til we reach those foothills" he said But his com panion paid no attention to him. stol- Idly preparing their slender meal of coffee and beans.
 When they had eaten Gallon brusque. ly motioned to WnkersOn to clean up the camp and then silently started up the gulch "I never heard of finding gold by moonlight" his partner muttered to himself "Let the old man dig around if be wants to-" And immediately once more he yielded to his physical desires. this time for sleep. Gallon steadily trudged around the blun following the stream as best he could until he knew chat he was abso-