The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-05-05

copyright. by Peter B. Kyns)
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determining TIE values Of each sam
PIE, only to find that his assays con-
hrmed Billy's. You were right. son."
ne hnally announced. "This mine Is
humdinger and no mistake; If you
and l live ten years we'll be worth
Slo,OOO,OOO between us-maybe more"
Billy's jaundiced eyes glowed hun
grily. well put In hundred
Stamps-"
"Well. well try ten for starter"
webster interrupted dryly, land add
more as the mine pays its way. It's
the sweetest mining proposition on
earth-only. like all high-class goods,
1t has one flaw when you examine 1t
closely"
you're crazy" Billy challenged
| Name the fawl"
"SarroS!' Webster replied smiling
~. THAT scoundrel makes gamble
out of an otherwise sure thing. How
ever" he added, recalling the note re-
ceived from Ricardo Ruey just before
his departure from Bucnaventura and
rejecting that to be forewarned Is to
he forenrmcd. wen accept the gam.
bile. That rascal can't live forever,
and he may be eliminated before he
causes us any trouble"
what will ii cost us to get this
mine on paying basis, Johnny?"
"Well, back home. I'd figure on
| spending at least $4,000; but | dare
say. taking into consideration the low
cost of labor in Sobrante and the raw,
natural resources of power and tim
her right on the ground. we ought 10
/ put this deal over for S5O0OO at the
/ outside. Praise he, have cash
! enough to do the trick without calling
in any help. and such being the case,
| Wen not waste any time but hop to
! the job in Il hurry and make the fur
fly"
fright. Jack. What's the program?"
"Well, first off, son. I'm not going
to stay in this country and lose my
: self managing this mine. That's your
job because you're young ard unim-
| portant in your profession and have
the ability To get away with the Job
iO@ can afford to spend the next 10
years here, hut | cannot. can only
! afford to come down here every cou-
| pie of years and relieve you for u va
! cation"
That's the way | figured 1t, Jack"
"All right then. Bill, let us start in
by giving you your first vacation. ss
YOU re going TO dig I'm here and max e
| the fur fly, you've got to be in tip-top
| physical cunditiOn-and you are thin
| and gaunted and full of chills and fe-
yer. Just before ] left Buenaventura
! CnShed II draft for $1,000 on my let
| ter of credit at the BancO Nacional,
| and placed it to the credit Of your
account there.
| 'TomOrrOw morning you will take
| your horse, one pack mule, and one
mOZo aud ride for San Miguel de Pad
ua, where you will take the train for
Ruenayentura. In Buenaventura YOU
may do what you blame please, but
if were you, boy, I'd try to get mar
ried and 90 back to the U. S. A. for
my honeymoon. And when | finally
hit town that contained some reg
ular doctors I'd let them paw me over
and rebabbitt me and overhaul nv
bearings and put me in such nice run
ming order I'd be firing on all II CYL.
inders at once.
And when l was feeling tip-top
once more Id wire old John Stuart
Webster and tell him so, after which
I'd stand by for cable from the said
sourdough Inviting me to return and
take up my labors."
Billy's wan yellow face lighted up
like sunrise on the desert. 81 guess
that plans kind of poor" he an
nounced feclingly. you're right,
Jack. I'm i'm rotten condition and l
ought to be right before start. Still,
If ] should arrange to get married be.
fore leave, I'd like mighty well to
have good man and true see me
safely over the hurdles"
That's nice, son, but haven't time
to be your best man. I Arranging the
honeymoon let's me out, Bill. I'm In
q hurry to finish here and get back,
so the sooner we both start our pros
| pective jobs the sooner well finish.
Have quiet little marriage. Bill,
without any fuss or feathers or voices
breathing Ger Eden. What are the
odds, provided you get hitched prop
erly? Besides. I'm In mortal dread of
that town Of Buenaventura. The sew
er system Is bad; it's rotten with fe-
yer; and you'd better get that girl
out of 1t p. ID. O., and the quicker the
better. Myself, I prefer to stay up
here In these mountains in tenn
perate climate where there are no
mosquitoes"
Billy saw that Webster was serious
and would resent any interference in
his plans. "All right, Jack" he as
sented. you're the boss"
Fine. Now, Bill, you listen to IA
ther and be guided accordingly. When
you get to Buenaventura, wire the
Bingham Engineering company OF
Denver. using my name, and tell them
to add to my order given them last
month and held for shipping direc-
tions, IL dozen picks, II dozen SHOW
els, IL dozen mattocks, say six dozen
axes, brush knives. a big road plOw,
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