Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-05-26

some new energy and interest in life.
My old friends had programmed
a sort of reception for me in the
town., reported Rufe, after a pleasant
evening with the little ones, but /
shut them off on the happy water end
of it. Now then, friends-for you are
that-Tve got some business to talk
over with you. I was good deal sur
prised when I got inquiring around,
to find that the Golden Hope mine
had petered out"
Eyes, two years ago." nodded Ward.
'sThe vein ran short-not until they
had taken out little fortune, though"
so hear" said Rufe, "and found
the runway going to ruin and the
stamp mill rusted and broken. Do
you know that the old owner of the
mine offered it to me for a thousand
dollars?"
Il know it's gone begging. and no
one would touch it at any figure" re-
marked Ward.
well, I'm going to buy it," an
uOuuC6u Rul6. bOi I luAdh FC SoAC
out of my Senses" he added. "Will
you stake me-"
you mean, Will l loan you a thou
sand dollars?"
Just that"
Rose, bring my bank book" d.
rected Ward, without a moments
hesitation.
mot SO fast, dear old partner!" in
terrupted Rufe. THE money will do
tomorrow. l want you to help me
will you do it?'
'You mean work with you?"
"Yes"
"Rufe, old friend" spoke Ward, 81
wouldn't give five cents for the Gold
en- Hope You're buying it for a thou
sand dollars. | never knew you to
make a miss in the mining game. I
don't know your plan, but l do know
that you know your business. Use me.
With you for the leader, l follow"
Thank you, Ward" replied Rufe
with palpable emotion-"you shan't
miss It"
The Golden Hope mine was located
out of the traversed trails. For a
solid month every day, quietly and
keeping their own counsel, Rufe and
Ward visited the abandoned digging.
Every day Rose brought them their
dinner What a new glorious life
what a mighty throbbing secret those
three talked over, worked over,
dreamed over! And every new day
two ardent hearts understood one an
other better and better. At the end
of the week Rufe Glidden drove out
of town with hired wagon and two
horses. He returned, with a cover
over the heaped-up wagon box, in
front of the assay Office. A crowd
gathered. The rumor spread like
wildfre that Rufe Glidden had found a
giant pocket of pure gold at the old
mine.
Its gold, boys" he admitted buoy
antly, "but it came from no pocket.
Why, you stupid galoots! it's been
lying before your eyes in the clear
open ever since the Golden Hope
closed GOWN.
And then he explained:
"You see, the careless old workers
let grease drop onto the quicksilver
plate, and the corrugations let about
as much gold slip into the tailings as
they really got. We've simply
worked the dump-and PANIED it,
pound by pound. If we don't get
clear fifty thousand dollars out of the
cleanup, I'm a tenderfoot!"
He was a tender lover to Rose, and
that was all of his life, and he went
back to the States her proud, loyal
husband.
"The treasure we found in the Gold
en- Hope" explained John Ward, when
he showed his new neighbors minted
bar of the products of the tailings OF
the abandoned mine.
"The treasure worth more than all
the wealth the Golden Hope ever
heidi" added Rufe Glidden, his arm
encircIing bonny, contented Rose.