Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-27
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mountains 0f the range thrust tiesr
heads far into the swimming reaches
of the sky. ~ far die The eye could
reach jumbIed masses Of telling cliffs
and cleaning donaes arose III height
ADORE height like the inconceiyaliy
vast waves Of sea. Between these
monsters Of the range las canyons that
the rays Oe sunlight never reached the
bottom of And II was In one Of these
secret hiding places of Nature that
there Iay veins Oh rich. yellow ore of
richness 10 cause the beholder to
blink his eyes and HIS heart 70 give a
great jump when he first contemplated
Ii.
Such was the secret treasure place
found 81 Old John Carr. lifetime pros
pecfor and miner. Is the closing days
og his life. and known TO no living man
hut him. Above the brink of d pre-
eipItous cliff whose walls fen sheer
away into dizzy depths. the Sur-capped
head 0f man with long silver beard
slowly arose. Assisting himself up by
means o1 an alpenss0ck he clamheged
above the brink and stood upon ITS
edge. tall and straight, rugged speci-
men of the fearless tribe that ever
mas forced It's way into the most Sc
eret places Of nature.
For 4 fun minute ne stood straight
and sharp cut as d statue outlined
against the sky as ne ran his eyes
slowly over the wide spreading paDo-
rama that my before him. The country
was without habltatiOn. not even the
smoke Of distant IRE being visible,
except in one place. This came from q
valley iii which there stood q substarl-
Hal log cabin with huge stone
Kinney at one end.
This cabin nestled far below ana
not great ways from the crest Of the
big ridge, or summit OF the peak.
close by were sheds and stables for
horses. corral adjoining them. John
arr. pioneer In this wilderness, was
,aylng them silent farewell
The sun climbing the eastern sky
ll,aihed hin, In flood Of golden light.
he took his aIpenstock and thrust Is
irfaly into the rocks SO TINT II stood
Upright, then fastened his red bandana
handkerchief do II after the manner
,f a tiag. Next taking from the breast
pocket III fur bortlered mnckinaw q.
letter, tia fastened II To the base Of
the staff. As the alpanstock now stood
,yltf, The red cloth waving from It's
tod I'll the mountain hreeze. II was an
object which could he seen for long
distance. Once more he turned his
face to the scene below.
From out Of the corral an Indian
came strolIing and passed into the
house. while the rough hand of the old
immersion IN Instant swept Itself across
his face.
There never was better TnjunI
Than Ralnface,'' he murnured. Then
turning suddenly ne leaped straight
our Into the air and downward beyond
the ridge. Thus Ii was TINT John.
Carr departed from the scene which
hass krlSwn him for sd many years.
within the cabin far below RaInface
Was putting logs upon the IRE.
From an adjoining room where they
ssati lust finished their breakfast John
Davis md Ethel Carr emerged. The
man was tall and powerfully built,
dressed IN winter outing scostusne,
while the girl wore Indian leggIsaaR and
4 short homemade Jacket trimmed
with fur. The adopted daughter Of
y0hu Carr. ethel had been brought mn
iii tic mountains almost as uIacon-
trolled as the creatures of the rayines
themselves. Her hair failing down her
back. was plated. indian fashion. and
fastened with i bow. Although she
was I8 years III age, In her youthful
dress she looked fnr younger.
.Tt is hard k0 learn to eat IKE one
81 your ladies og the cities where they
tfsink they are 80 nice. she protested
With 4 little poslf. sYou are always
sroltlsng me because don't uae d fork
whes, spoon or knife IL so much more
convenient. wish ron would lef me
ent the way want 10. |" john smiled.
ss1ou win get used to II soon enough.
And remember thai yOn aOon have got
"a take your place anong The other
ladies' sc the world. From the kitchen
came the generously prOportioned sis-
ure 81 Bridget Wegan. middle aged,
cheerful 81 face. Enosberly. Reproachs
fully she turned upon Davis
..Oh. lave the soor haDby alone,
Mister Davis. SIRE what matter does
ii make IL one slses i sEsade Ok q hoe So
long as ire siatch Ii dug. And Il . body
gets che vltfges int0 ones mouth. small
matter how they get them there. Its
{ little thing 10 worry about. y e not,
Rainface. The Irdlan grunteo.
Fingers plenty good eaongn ros
me. he returned eoiennly
sin smiling Davis took down ElatE
III sposxshoes from saae wall. while ssse
giri followed his example. ORA wing
81 his gloves he turned upon his com.
panions.
Anyway wei hare Our last ssssy on
me snow. Where Dc roo aiipE'osse = e
cle JOHN ii. RAamgneeT s IAe Osae assT
avArSsI ey,nSsh h5a head.