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had something definite to antagonize.
AS 1t was, we sat bumped around our
fire until morning.
With daylight we began to get grip
on ourselves little. | felt strongly
that I should see to Yank and 80 an
nounced. Johnny at once offered to
accompany me. While we were talk
ing over the future prospects McNally
came over to us, saying:
1.-The boys are pretty well agreed that
we ought to divide up what gold Is left
and let each man take care Of his own
share. Are you agreeable?"
We instantly assented. The scales
we're brought out, and the division be
gan. 1t consumed most of the morn
Ing and was productive OF much SQUAD
bling, In which, however, we took no
part. Our share, including Yanks,
with which we were intrusted, came to
about thirty-one pounds. a value of
about $1,000.
BY noon we had packed our goods
and by night we had broken the back
of our return journey.
/ We found full grown town where
we had left few tents and miners
cabins. Its main street ran either side
the deep dust of the immigrant trail
and consisted of the usual shanties,
canvas shaclEs aud log structures, with
rather more than the customary al
lOwance of tin cans, old clothes. worn
out boots and empty barrels kicking
around. The dlgglngs were In the
gulch below the road, but the streets
of the town, and especially the shady
sides of the buildings, were numerous
ly furnished with lounglng men.
Don Gaspar led the way for short
distance along the wagon road. On
the outskirts of the settlement he turn
ed aside TO a small log cabin supple
mented by n brush lean-to. A long
string OF bright red peppers hung down
the face OF 1t. TO our knock came u
very fat, rather dirty but exceedingly
pleasant faced woman with glossy
black hair, parted smoothly, and soft
black eyes. She opened the door only
the fraction of an inch ut first, but In
stantly recognized Don Gaspar and
threw It wide.
To our great relief, we found Yank
very much alive, He greeted us rath
er feebly, but with satisfaction. We
found that he had been kindly cared
for and that the surface wounds and
bruises from the horses hoofs had beer
treated with some skill
"But reckon I'm hurt some inside,
he whispered with difficulty, "for
can't breathe easy, and ! can't eaI
nothn' but soup
The broken leg too had been bount
up after fashion, but It was badly
swollen above and below the bandages
''IIe ought TO have doctor" said
positively. There's no doubt of that
There must be some among the min
ers. There generally Is. I'm going 4
see If can flnd ono,'
l returned TO town and hunted VI
+ the beefy, red faced hotel keeper, VIII,
had impressed me as being an homes
man.
ayes, there's doctor" said he, e
{ mighty good one. He went by here
y little while ago Names DIR. Rankin
S I'll rustic him out for you. oh, yo
y Peter he shouted into the interior q
j the building,
e A moments shuiIling about precede
6 the appearance OF negro hoy q
a twelve or fourteen,
n "Yes. sah."
;, "Go find Dr Rankin and bring hil
n here right away Tell him a gentl
S man wants him.
Shortly the negro boy reappeare
a closely followed 10y man with bi'
w coat and white beaver hat, whom
a had taken for an eccentric gamble
~ This man walked slowly up TO face IN
II We'll slr2' he demanded. 81 a
told | can se of service. In Wh
'n way2"