The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-12-23
~ DAVID ANDERSON

TALE OF THE FLATWOODS


the stain of time. Down beneath
everything else lay . small box which
the Boss. from an experience which
befeil him a. . soldier In the far
South, knew to Be satinwood.
The young man stood with It IN his
hand. afraid 10 raise the lid-afraid
to put It to the test. So far. the trunk
had given up nothing. He was still
nameless. What II this, too, should
prove q hiank1
At last the Pearihuntef raised the
lid-some baby clothes, clean and
neatly folded; . plain gold sing
wrapped In . handkerchief Of the
finest cambria; and. under all. q pic
ture-what the Iron Gray.wonan
must have been In her girihood. He
snatched II up. carried II to the light
Of the door and looked long upon 1t.
After . time he came back to the
trunk. The satinwood box was the
last article In It. and II had told him
nothing. He laid the picture In 1t. re-
placed the baby clothes and ring.
closed the box and put II back. He
even took q sort Of melancholy salts.
faction 10 replacing. with studied
neatnesa. the glove. the dress and
other articles, after which he closed
the lid, locked It. pocketed the key.
and turning to the window. stood star
ing out over the river.
He was still q man without name.
The Boss stepped back from the
door.
THE Blue Mooa." ~ said. "Hit
orta b patti away safe."
7 A. II the statement recalled
thoughts that had straysd far. the
young man reached In his pocket and
drew forth the peari. still rolled IN The
bit Of cloth.
Ths two days sf ripenins and the
chafe OF the cloth had greatly en-.
HANGED M brilliancs. QuIstly rolling
the pearl up In the cloth again, be left
the cabin and. followed BY the Boss.
strobe down the slope through the
trees to the beat and together they
rowed away toward the village.
The fame Of the Pearihunter had
preceded him. Az he came up from
the wharf Into the town, the Mud
Hen, H. one saloon OF the place. dis.
eseeed q swasrerins. swearing popu.
latiou that Rathered round him. The
Bess' crew. camped half q mile below
Fallen Rock. and the crew Of Bu,l
Mastersou. canned three milss above.
were both there. Besides theee. The
OSspehslo. ssssaa steamer pay.nRA.
tween the ports Of the Wabash. had
come In that morning. BRINGING other
river men.
CAUGHT .. N. .v,,, NJ n. .rowA
the Pasr,huntsr .n6 Nj. cc~n.nioo
Ger. svsDt ina ~ Nud Hen 4 hnn.
Are6 vo,ces cI.uoreA m hsve IN. n.e,,
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vourinr n Then so,lovsd drinks an
rennNNat the srnens. ~ ths Nnl,s,.
anA-vh.t follo~ed 4. mt . nlee.ant
task 70 descrihe.
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.,o.rh ~ Sr..h es.,h =, r,Ii., pock
ker,. MI. Nd ana dr,nt hut Iit,,.
m. re-. IN m. o,her hand .cnt ~,
A. No.. !" =. IN. r,ve, r,.r ..v Nv
MN h. -. .,n,,p, .n.tch.s ~ hs,S.
for.osteo .or.. and a.ht,nv IN. n,
d,.r ~,rr Al, over .v.ir Co.r,u~ nm
tn where his Young friend leaned
against the bar. IN easy reach Of the
peari. still living upOn its bit Of cloth.
he threw an arm about his neck an,i
lean. hard mon him. something he
coultln't have b4.en hired 10 do when
sober.
Come ere, you fellers. This'nx o.,
me. an it's to tn Pearlhunter, tn
whitcst man along tn Wabash--un'
be ID { tn man what nays e
nin'tw '.
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