The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-03-26

deserts OF southern California
g5SS some OF them beautiful
some OF them symbolic OF
endless and terrible thirst
There are three thlrStS iu this world
That for wealth; the one tot 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 dom has stood for
all time defense And an opportunity
In the long vista OF ME we lind many
locked doors and gates duors t. hap
piness, to life and to love
Fancy TO yourselves thirst. men
knocking with scared Knurk!es on
these doors Then realize thai sooner
or later experience tells Them that they
cannot enter without Key Who
holds the master kew to III these COX
ed dOorsT We cry
This was the silent question IN tht
hearts of two men weariiN Struggling
through the sage brush toward the
sharp ridges OF the san IaclH1r moun
tAins In southern California
u wonder" said rhumns Canon tin
gerinG his pr0specturs guide whether
We will find that gold the god the
Indians told MS about Yes must
1nd that gold "
you don't seem to rPalize thar Won
have a partner SnarIpd WilkPrson
"YOu are always talking nnUut l-I-I
Haven't got share In thisf Haven't
I dug up money And vet 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 I'm always thinking of that girl
Of mine You know she's in school and
she's got to have n good education, and
I've got to work to pay for 1t Excuse
me. partner: you know did not mean
Il that way, but when remember her
mother He broke OF abruptly. and
both men stopped
"Hsr motherY' asked wilkerson.
Yes, her mother" choked Gallon.
"The girl deserves the best there is In
this world I'm all she's got, and, by
heavens"-hO shook his fist toward
the distant blue hills-"she shall have
It II have to tear that mountain apart
with my 6nger nails"
WELL" said Wilkerson impatiently,
lets camp I'm thirsty"
They stopped In the shade OF the fal.
low plume OF the Yucca and made their
little DIRE for coffee, but before the
blaze was well started Wikerson
picked up the water bag and took
long drink His companion suddenly
flashed In anger
Say. partner" he said Sternly that
water has to last us clear to the noun
tains"
WtlkersOD dung his head nnck ana
laughed, why worry Don't you see
the snow there GU San Jacintn peakf
That means creeks down every ravin.
and gulch."
Instantly Gallons eyes dulIeu he
seemed to once more suhSide INTO \
dream
There's where the, SAID the GOLD
was" be muttered In oup ~ THIN
Rulches mp there Gold Gonl SAY
WllkersOn. well get that god lmn W.
must save the water didn't mean
any harm, partner ror calling vnl.
down for drinking that water but ".
got to get that gold
"tlkersOn once more rrnrhpcl fnI III,
water and took n long draft
u guess this will last III, ~. -,4,eh
those foothills" be said RuI nl> on,
panion paid no attention t. nIm sl1
IDLY preparing theh SLENDER inca, u
coffee and beans
When they bad eaten Gallon nrusor.
y mOtioned to WilkrrSon Il, ,arar IN
the camp aud then silently startled up
the gulch
II never heard ~ nnding gnld oy
moonlight his partner mnftpred ~
himself LET the old man zig around
u he wants to Aud immdiatrs once
mole be yielded to his Uhysh.a desires
this time for sleep
Gallon steadily trudgpd around IN,
blum. following the Stream Is hr>r H.,
cVUId Onul be knew that Ut was also