Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-06-04

} ton Angela, Growing triumpbantly
. suatched for the papers.
where Is itg" she cried "Wher
oh" And relapsed into heatin
calm. devourinp the none too consersa
tive paragraphs with an her might
The cold-typed repetition Of the well
known story sobcred her considerably
slill it was for billiards. and her In
TIERS names that she gloated: and as
for the panegrric Of Morgan. that was
only an added garland to the wreath
which was already his
Russian and English syndicate
4 wasn't IT," asked Mr. Cullen
"fes." said Hilarl English and
Russian"
Mechanically he began to rehearse
the technical subtleties which he
hadn't expected TO end use for within
brace Of foriniehts. II was well.
however, 20 be prepared and the time
TO plant the seed OF desire is when the
prospect is willing.
Mighty Interesting game-mining," (
said Cullen. LET'S wander down by
the fountain; shall WEI l don't
know why II Is. but II sort of fas.
einates me-guess It does everybody.
More romance IN Il than most lines"
Here Angela looked up sharply, and
gurgled with wicked satisfaction. and
sent a lifted eyebrow signal across to
Iililard.
Yes" said billiard, but there's
more tragedy. too. suppose that's
the law Of compensation getting to
work. Big profits call for big risks"
This was for sand in Cullen's eyes:
and Il had its effect.
"Oh, but the ratios the same In al
most any business, Mr.. billiard. isn't
II? It's about the same theory. Say
ings banks pay three to four per cent.
but they never made a man rich vet.
But copper has"
"Tll have to admit" said billiard
lightly, that the odds are on the side
If the experts. But as for the ro-
nance" He smiled at Angela and
wondered II he dared begin so soon to
Iuild up the framework Of his mission.
I've been telling Angela that it's
Mostly hard work. Once In a while -,
gu do run into something lurld. of =,
ourse-romantlc If you want to call -
So / remember one bit out of my
wn experience Angela had dropped D.,
ne papers, and was listening as close ~
as her father. "a few years ago =,
'me friends of mine bought up an old -
)andoned property ont in the Butte
'gion: bought Il for a song and II ~
as a very quiet peaceful little song w
Tint, because metals had been dull W
ld-- to continue the metaphor-my III
lends weren't in particularly good
Ice just then. But after they'd tax "i'
title, they realized that they'd ONLY
ns the hrst verse Of the song. and III
ere were a lot more verses and q Al
city strenuous chorus There was US
shaft 10 be unwatered and a lot Of ou
nber-work to be done: they were In ihl
a big expense, and their credit had Gu
,ks ia It, and the outlook wasn't any NIX
rosy. But thirty yards from the u
In workings there was falrlsh 'he
Z Of tunnel, with the start of
blind shaft running I'm
an obliquely from n horizontal tun ira
and 1t pointed straight toward mo
main shaft and II occurred 70 My
IA that they could continue that val
re another few feet. strike their har
Ia shaft about the hundred and INV
y foot level and save n lot Of labor ing
expense that way by getting all
N approach TO the shaft instead | c
aking lot Of bother with II in its dral
.epit condition. Wen thew begon com
90 down that Wine. and Inside OF that
feet they struck a brand new and You
'spocied vein-there hadn't been yoni
ouicrop showing; 1t was sheer. ten
iulierated tuck Then they had The
it-they certainly did To make cent
rs story short they paWned their men
res. and begged and borrowed ev. niel
aenny they could lay their hands I'm
md they developed that property thar
ie iast cent and when they had ana
apps two hundred Thousand or SO y
~ four per cent copper IN sight. side.
here were Indicated ore reserves osltio
loiher half million tons. they us al
HAT property to q group Of New IN kr
srs for Oh utterly phenomenal when
without ever having so much have
iched the Original shaft for which know
bought The property" have
ieh 2 said Cullen and Good too
said Angela ,,o,.,
q, said liilNard smiling RENT been
.Hy ~ me original owners had uat .
Q thar wine f0r o couple Of days -
than iheg did or n my friends
deei'ied 10 80 al the problelp quiekl
city that way weH. as ] sag specul
ore man's fomance Is another there's
tragedy Mg friends got theii spccull
neni hnck 10 something less thar hatwee
Ioniis and after That n was vel ence /
md the selling price was IA the the dil
orhaoi OF two hundred times aud 81
ieyd paid for H. That's min the Oh
itolg Mr. Cullen" Ard Indeed stock
and i3e only fabrication about capital
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