Marble Hill press., 1920-12-23
hMuIII1I Continued.
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.s.rc,." u makes a gamble
.Inat I surc thing How
W., q, az qralling the note re-
he ~ Rucy Just before
.,x,a trJh Bucnnycn,ura and
80 a.paghe fnrrwnrnei Is to
aas.c,lnye'il acccp, the gam
:. torr,l can't live FOREVER.
-. Trllminaird before he
aud Jrouhlc."
.n.,t cusi " 60 got this
"Wg basis, johnny
Tin, home. Ill ngurr on
~ts, Sle0,0oO. hut dare
yo consideration the low
n Sohnutc and the raw,
rccs of power aud tim
the ground. We ought 10
i over for SSnn0 at the
irnlse be. have cash
H. the trick without crlling
and such being the case.
kasie any time hut hop 10
| q hurry and make the fur
lack. What's the program
IarSi on. sou. I'm not going
H. this country aud lose my
faslug this mine. That's your
tuse you're young and unim'
to your profession and have
tllty 70 get away with the job.
Jn afford 10 spend the mex, II
there. but | cannot. can only
10 come down here every eou'
J years aud relieve YOU for va
h."
ihat's the way I figured II. Jack"
An right then. Bill. let us start In
Ldvlnr you your first yacnton. II
~ going 10 dig IN here and make
1 fur fy. you've got 20 be In tip.tcp
Iyslcnl cunlItlon-and you are thin
H. gnurfrd and full " chills and fe-
kr Ju>i before | left Buenayeuturn
<caShed a draft for 5000 on my let
/ter OF cre-I.t at the Banco Naconal,
I and placed IL to the credit OF your
account there.
Tomorrow morning you Will take
! your horse. one pack mule. and one
mazo and ride FOR san Miguel DE Pad
ua, where YOU will take the train for
B,s,naven'ura In Buonaycntura you
may 10 what you blame please. but
II were YOU. hoy. I'd try to get mar
ried and 20 back 10 the L. :, \. for
nv HONEYMOON And when finally
hit town hat contained some reg.
uiar doctors I'd let them paw me over
and rebabhitt me and overhaul my
bearings and put me IN such nice run
ming order I'd be firing on all l. cyl.
inders a. once
And when | was feeling tip-top
orc. more Ia wire old John Stuart
Webster and tell him So. after which
I'd stand bv FOR cable from the said
sourdOurh inviting me TO return and
take up my lahors.'
Billy's wan yellow face lighted NJ
like a sunrise on the desert 81 guess
that plans kind Of poor" he M
nounced feclngly. You're right
Jack. I'm IN rotten condition and
ought to he right before start. still
II should arrange TO get married be
fore | leave III like mighty well Il
have a good man and true see me
safely over the hurdles
That's nice son. but ! haven't tint
TO be your best man. Arranging th'
honeymoon lets me ont, Bill. I'm II
hurry 10 finish here and get back
so the sooner we both start our pros
pectiye iObS the sooner wen finish
Have a quiet little marriage Bill
without any fuss or feathers or voice
breathing DER Eden. What are tn
odds, provided you get hltched prop
erly? Besides. I'm in mortal dread o
that town OF Buenaventura. The sew
er system Is bad; it's rotten with re
ver and you'd better get that cir
out of 1t +. u. O.. and the quicker tn
better. Myself, / prefer TO stay u
here 10 these mountains in ten
perate climate where there are n
mosquitoes"
Billy saw that Webster was seriou
and would resent any interference /
his plans. "All right, Jack" he al
scented. You're the boss"
"Fine. Now, Bill. you listen to II
tber and be guided accordingly. Whe
you get to Buenayentur1, wire To
Bingham Engineering company
Denver. using my name, and tell thei
to add 10 my order given them las
month and held for shipping dire
tions. IL dozen picks, II dozen sho'
els, II dozen mattocks. say six doze
axes, brush knives. big road plov
and whatever other things you happe
10 think of and which would come
handy when building our road. AIS
when you get to New Orleans buy
stnnch thrce-ton motor truck. We
need 1t for getting in supplies fro
San Miguel de Padua. Pay for II
truck also and If you go broke an
cannot reach me by cable, wire Ne'
dy jerome at the Engineers' club
Denver and kick his eye out in N
honored name.
81 guess that's about all Of yot
lob. Bill. As for me, I'll camp rigl
here. TIL have a deal Of surveyir
TO do and plan to sweat the boo
~..4 xaf thut CnGerfy nprS0n.