Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-03

want to buy up thssA" ana No pro.
duced the familiar purple certificate.
'~Ten red stacks or two blues" com.
mentsd Blackie. with reminiscent
smile. "Triend Jones had on bis kid.
ding clothes, guess I have more
of those negotiable securities than I
can bet with"
.Its Ane MINER urged Mr.. Grouge
eagerly. II was down to Heapville
looking It over. just got back last
night. They've got . hundred foot
shaft dug"
$50 I'm told" corroborated Blackia
n understand there has never been a
more perfect hole dug than that one"
"Havs you been down to Heapville7'
queried Mr.. Grougs with suppressed
anxiety.
sNot yst," answered Blackie. Tho
mine IL, OF course, very rich"
Everybody at Heapville thinks so"
instantly stated Mr.. Grouge. They're
all excited about It Now, have to
20 out west and can't stay around to
watch things the way I'd ought to. so
II you want 20 buy my stock III sell 1t
to you for mighty reasonable price.
What did you pay for yours2"
Blackie grinned a. he thought Of his
royal nush. II produced something
extremely valuable for it." be inform
ed his fellow stockholder. "a commodi.
ty 80 rare and In such eager demand
that Mr.. Jones relinquished his stock
at fho mere sight Of it."
I'LL take just ordinary cash for
mine" Immediately suggested Ar.
Grouga
"sorry ! can't spare any cash." said
Blackie. II might play you seven
up for It, but money is different"
'1'll give you 4 bargain" persisted
Mr.. Grouge.
mo; I'm a poor man." refused
Rlackie.
"You don't want to buy it at all7'
'Not under any circumstances"
'All right" reluctantly gave up Mr..
Grouge, and then he bent little
nearer. "say, what do you think of
this man JOnes?"
"Well. I've often wondered" frank.
" replied bl0cK1e.
"Ill tell you what l think Of this
man Jones. think he's skinner. I
got a friend down at Heapville
though. and he'll keep me posted on
whatevers done. II there's any She
nanigan about this III find it out"
When he had gone Doc Otis return
ed from the adjoining room in posses
sion Of theory. "That old crab has
money" he studiousiy announced.
'Onion 70 q careless worker. He
should have sold Henry q. the mine"
II wonder" speculated Blackie.
Heapville, one Of those towns that
have been deposited throughout this
faif land BY mere centrifugal force,
was thrown into violent agitation by
the arrival Of q tall. thin. black mus
tached, frock coated gentleman, SIX
chemists and q saxophone The tall.
thin gentleman described himself on
the freckled register Of the Heap
House az Horace q. Daw of Boston.
New York and Taryville. and he i'm
mediately inquired (aD where the Gin
der Heap Ocher Metal Prospect was
located and o. where good. safe.
well broken driving mule could be OBJ
tanned.
Refusing to bend his genius to any
other consideration until this last re-
Quirement, was satisfied. he spent two
days in search of a suitable mule. leav-
ing tho six assorted chemists, whom
he had got fresh fledged from tech
meal school. to infest the Heap House,
organize themselves into a glee club
and compile a list of the available
girlA Naturally these irresponsible
young gen tt;;eme1 were objects Of tn
tense curiosity from the instant OF
their arrival and Blackie Daw had no
sooner left them unprotected than the
village pump works burst into active
operation, led by the dapple faced
landlord.
"You fellows going to try to work
that busted old Peaseley coal mine?"
he asked Of the ianky young chemist
with the tafry colored hair.
II don't know what we're going to
do till Mr.. Daw finds bis mule" re-
sponded the lanky one. whom Blackie
kept In q constant state Of amused
admiration.
SAINT you got any instructonsT'
persisted the landlord
"None except to enjoy ourselves.
understand we're to be busy analy1-
ing"
"Huh!' grunted the landlord. keenly
disappointed. and hunted up the little
fat chemist
During the first forenoon Of their
stay he managed to interview each
one Of the boys, Individually and sew
orally. but he received no further sat
isfaction than to learn from the red
headed one that Blackie had discussed
among them the possibility Of organic
ing a sa1ophone band, to which he
looked forward With eager pleasure be-
cause he expected to blow bass
The village caucus discussed this
meager information with great vigor
all afternoon and finally repaired to
the mine Itself. which was q hole in
the top OF a barren hill. backed up by
. rough wooden building. The caucus
stood around the hole and chewed to-
bacco until dark. and the next day It
assembled for the same useful purpose.
Il went homo to lunch IN relays, but at
last its patience was rewarded, foE.
along toward evening, Blaek1e Daw,
heading his procession OF chemists,
drove over to the mine In q dusty old
hllckhoard drawn hY n ION Aa1,ed mula