Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-10-22
VERES TRUSTEE
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phaned. went to live with her aunt,
Mrs. Henry Hendriek.
The Hendricks entertained lavishly
and spent money recklessly. SO that
when Henry Hendricks money van
ished. together with most of Vera
fortune, that unfortunate gentleman
promptly took himelf out of the world.
leaving his widow to open fashion
able boarding house in the suburbs.
AS for Vera, she had decided TO go
West and claim possession OF the old
Golden Eagle mine. which her father
had left in trust for her. The western
trustee was his old friend, Anthony
Burgess. and 1t was through Anthony
Burgess that Vera received the semi
annual dividends which now eonstitut.
ed her sole income.
but. my dear child" protested Mrs
Hendrick tearfuily. you cant 20 out
there alonei Why. YOU'VE never even
seen this Burgess fhanl"
THAT he was fathers friend
speaks sufficiently In his favor. Aunt
Emily. and. besides. | shall only stop
In Eagle City short time. There is
an excellent hotel there"
4 am afraid 10 have you travel
alone" objected Mrs. Hendrick.
Nonsense; lam twenty-one. and
father trusted me thoroughly. You
forget that | once spent ak weeks at
Eagle City"
But your father was with you"
Eyes. Aunt Emily. but | shall get
along nicely. ! thought perhaps that
there might be some business con.
nected with the mine that | might
iearn--that ] might become a real
business wornan-not a drone living
on The income father left me. want
TO be useful
Have your own way. chiid.n sighed
the widow piaintiveiy. = cant say
too much. Vera. because my poor Hen.
rvs sllpshod business methods lost
your fortune as well "a our own.
told your father not 10 make Henry
your trustee. "a for the other trus-
tee--hAYe yon ever seen Mr.. Burgess %
lie was in Mexico when father and
WEIR IN Eagle city
Il nope be is trustworthy" was
Mrs. Hendricks nnal remark.
Eagle City basked In the warmth
OF an Indian summer day Vera loved
the frehh. sweet mountain afr and the
iownlying haze reddcned BY the sun
"Bufgesss' repeated the lantern.
jawea stage driver as Vera made in.
quir5es. Anthony Barroasg on. he
lives over beyond TIE mountain.
How shall / reach His placer
"stQpplng IN the city,
"Yea; take me to the best hotel.
please"
THAT viii t. Mrs. Lizzie Smiths
maam. To get TO burgess youn have
70 get hoaas Can you rider
oh yrs
Then going viii be easy. A good
hosa wa take you and most anybody
will pznl out the trait 70 the Golden
Eagle ! suppose you've heard OF the
lucky strike fherefs
mo. DO you mean that they have
discovered more gnld1"
That's right Struck tho riches,
vein ever found hareabouts. Seems
TIA faded out in Burgess own mine
the Double Eagle. and The lead has
been uncovered IN the Golden Eagle
There's been a regular stampede for
theae parts In the past week"
And the uew discovery has made
Ar Burgess poorg' asked Vera.
almost He wasn't expecting II.
you see. ma'am and he's been laying
out lot OF money on his own mine:
he's trustee for some folks back East.
who own the Golden Eagle. II he was
anything except the straIghteat man
God ever made he could help himself
out OF the Golden Eagle and nobody
would ever be- the wiser"
Vera was thoughtful the rest OF the
day. She spent a restful night at Mrs.
Smiths homeiike hotel. and the next
day she hired horse to ride over the
mountain.
"fou'll not want 10 go alone. honey"
admonished Mrs Smith.
Vera displayed the little six-shooter
which her father had taught her to
use.
J am not afraid. she laughed, and
rode away.
Down the street she met the stage
driver; he pulled I'm his sfeaming
horses and held up a warning hand.
Not going over the mountain alone,
are your" he asked.
Yes. am not afraid she assured
him. ~
There's likely 10 be rough charac-
tiers about" he warned her. It's pay
day at the Golden Eagle and there's
a rumor that some OF the RIO gang
are going. 70 hold up the paymaster.
You better wait till tomorrow"
But someone had better warn the
paymaster." protested Vera.
burgess has been warned, but he
amt the kind to heed such warning;
he don't know wfias fear IL. doggone
him." And the atake rumbled on =
Vera. followed, the trail winding mp
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