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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-26
Money 10 Loan

WE LEND money or diamonds. watch Il
1ev elEy .nI a.! Kinds ~ ielsaua. ;sua.
eriy b., rla lowest Iaf- ~ t..t-, 81.
.l.G9hs - d Ghce 80 Ees, gT1.d
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-26
Wanting i Done and
Getting Ii Done Is Easy.

!.u3r- IN rrht person 10 r..e ..
p;1jeG s'F'--s H.a &c "esy through I'LL.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-26
rrgr> Nr,v Railroads.

Nir iiowelI simply thanked tho as
s.at5on Tor naming him tle second
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-01

the last man In the world to have con
fessed that he had been bitten, even in
directly. by "gold-brick" game. Then,
too. the course he had pursued with
tie mining engineer always granting
the truth OF Brown-beard's story was
just like him he would have wanted
year In which to think II over---or may
be longer. Also. Il was like him to
keep all the Identifying marks ms
carefully hidden as a nut meat in Its
shell.
AT this point began to think about
getting action. One word from Bull
ton, or Bulletin, or whatever his name
was. would settle the identities beyond
question. and that word was his cold
gentleman's" name. He hadn't men,
toned II once In telling his yarn
which might have been by design, or
just a happen-so. But. by heavens, I'd
make him mention I'll
happened to think OF the Mining
exchange. and to wonder II somebody
connected with II might not have list
OF engineers and mining experts. A
hike through the streets brought me to
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-01
CHAPTER ~.
At the Back Of Beyond.

To my chagrin. the railroad ticket
offices In Denver didn't know any such
place as Piacerville In the Red desert
region, which was then, as now, trav-
ersed only by one railroad. The sin
gle "Placeryllle" they had listed was
station not far from Telluride, In
quite another part OF the state. Nor
could the Mining exchange gentleman
help me. However, he suggested that
II could find some old resident cold
timer" was the word he used) whose
memory reached back a ways, there
might be something doing.
steer me-" begged; I'm a half
orphan and a total stranger In Den
YER"
lie laughed, and then thought for a
minute. and said:
THE Du Pont Powder people have
been doing business here for a good
many years, and they know the pow
der buyers all over the state. It's Just
possible that they could tell you. Sup
pose you ask ut their Office"
went, forthwith; and the gentle.
man TO whom | presented my card al
the cashiers window had the dope
The Red Desert Placervllle. he told
me, was strictly a has been" The
placers had long ago been exhausted
and the place had afterward figured as
shipping point for some mine OF
mines on the desert slope OF the East.
ern TImanyonIs. He was not quite Ger,
tain, but he thought the name placer.
Vile" had been changed to something
else.
AS TO the manner OF reaching the
"hns been" this. as he pointed out
was simple enough. There were
through sleepers by way OF the p. S-w
and Copah all the way to the Pacific
coast.
Armed with this Information,
quickly shook the dust OF Denver enc
slam here Intended at the Queen CITY
Of the Plalnl from my feet. taking q
through ticket TO Angels; and the fol
lowing morning. when ! ran my win
dow shade up previous TO turning out
for breakfast. the train was rOllicklnl
along over endless reaches OF tn,
dryest. drearlest. most barren-lOokIns
country that the sun ever shone upon
red sand. Il appeared TO be. with with
cred bits OF grass here and there ant
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-01

telling him who | was, and perhaps
giving him a chance to join forces
with me In the search, II 1t should
prove to be my grandfather's mine that
he was looking for. Grabbing this i'm
pulse by the neck, 50 to speak. took
the FIRST train for Cripple Creek. The
next morning. when | made Inquiry. ]
faund that Fullerton had left town.
though where he had gone the bank
folks couldn't say.
had gone into the chase more than
half for the sheer fun Of e.; pretty
much as the dog runs after the stick
you've flung into the bushes. and
which he hasn't much hope OF finding.
But now Il was appealing TO me as
more OF a mans job. There was n
legacy; and however valueless II might
be In its present condition, II had once
been worth nearly half milllon--and
might be again. And a half-mlllion Is
whole lot of money, when you come
to consider II.
From what little the bank folks told
me II appeared that Fullerton was
fairly well known in Cripple Creek
and the region roundabout. Therefore,
somebody In the near vicinity must
know more than l had as yet been
able to learn about the manner of his
disappearance and his probable desti-
nation. My Job was to find the some
body.
About the time thought l had ex.
hausted all the combinations, found
the one particular Fullerton friend
was hunting for. His name, as I re.
call II. was Hilton. or something like
that, and he was the superintendent OF
a big dralnage-tunnel undertaking de-
signed to unwater n lot OF flooded
mines on the hills above the tunnel
site.
II can give you a little information
but not much" was his answer to my
inquiry. "Bullerton Is bughouse or
the subject of a lost mine-not an un
usual disease In any mining country
and he has gone TO hunt for II. He
has sketch map OF the location, but
nothing to tie II to. ! didn't ask hin
where the location was-or rather
where he thought II was"
"Then. of course. you have no Idea
where his hunt was to begln?" threw
In.
"Only a guess. In our talk. he asked
me II knew anything about a plac,
called Placerville, In the Red desert
what sort Of town It was, and II Q
man could outfit there for a prospect
Ing trip. took Il from this that hi
might be heading for Placervllle
though he didn't say that he was"
As you'd imagine. this was enough
for me. The next morning was back
In Denver. figuring out the quickest
way to get to Placervllle In the Red
desert. hoped Fullerton was on the
true scent, but was nightly afraid he
wasn't-in which case l, too. would &c
beautifully astray. But II he should
happen to be on the right track, ther
must beat him to the goal. True, hi
had a map to guide him. and was that
much better or than | was. But, or
the other hand, had the girl, a hors,
and dog.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-01

masters and other railroad -,
making quick trips over sbo', =
tanceg. %
In half a minute the uttl.
tied up to the station ana ~ ~
quick stop, the two men se,,,. uus
brakes and hopping of IN doSus %
the telegraph office. They lof, ~ ~ no
tie pop-popping engine runn,a s u
ldllng speed, and In flash 10y
chance. OF course, II I sbor,s y
the car, I'd be caught and arres,sa 20
hauled of somewhere to be ,s,. 49, ~
fined; but before any OF ths Ivy M
ward things could happen, / ,s sas
have settled that biting oues,, Ia''a
the ownership Of the piebald NOM N.Y. =
the harlequln-faced dog. ~
With a quick glance over m, =
der to make sure that the co., ,'Vu'
still clear, | slipped into tho 49, w
seat, jerked the throttle omen ..s
leased the clutch, praying for
that the switches might be 80, , ,,'al
for me at the upper end Of the Az
yard. s
AS the machine began to ,,a
speed. l looked back. What SAL
a-plenty. Three men, one Of ,A,s
whom ] took to be the telegrons
orator. In his shlrt-sleeves. cana -.
ming up the station platform n.
shirt-sleeved man was yelling and W.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-01

fool-like-to do my small part toward
enllvening a rather sad world. S, |
said, solemnly:
u shall be met by parade Of ne
Angels fire department. In uniform
and with the apparatus, headed by n
brass band. But this Is Irrelevant IN
the present burning question. What /
am thirsting to know is why there
should be dog with face half
white and half black standing ON rho
Atropia station platform. and pie.
bald pony hitched to the horse-rack
on the Atropia public square"
That finished him.
Say young Teller, you've got 'em
bad he commented. But thotU no
all right Just you wait TN we 90, ,o
Angels, and then you can find OUT All
these funny things you're So dead any.
lous To know"
Hold on minute" interposed as
Ne was trying to escape. "Atropla
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-01
The Girl, a Horse and a Ooq
By FRAnClS LqnDE a~~~~~~~~~~~-

scottaring lunches Of what ! al'eI.
ward learned was called "greasewoou.
I, was while luncheon was getting "
self served that the train stOppeu "
water the engine at the most desolate
MACE that ever lay out of doors no
think. The place was utterly deser'eu :
there wasn't human being IN slgh''
either on the platform or In the street
mon which the station faced moi eve"
the bunch OF loafers which usually ma
terializes out Of nowhere to see
train came and go. was looking out
NJ the window and wondering how any
body even hermit telegraph opera
tor. could stand It to live In such
graveyard of a place when | got my
shock.
II was a dog that connected up the
blgh.voltage wires for me; a shaggy
mongrel with his ears cooked ana
red ribbon Of n tongue hanging out as
he Jumped up on the high station pat
form as II to say Hello, Stranger to
me- For. right down the center OF that
dogs face and dividing II as accurate
Iy as II II had been drawn by some
mathematical craftsman, was a line
marking of black half from a white
half
was Just taking swallow OF hot
chocolate when the dog appeared, and
| Il nearly chOked me. Luckily, got
the swallow down before saw the
horse-a grasshopper-headed COW
pony, saddled and bridled and standing
hltched to a gnawed wooden rail In
front of one OF the tumble-dov n
shacks. "Plebald" is sort Of an elias
tic word. as the dictionaries define II,
and 1t might apply to almost any
beast-marklngs out Of the ordinary.
But the horse was gaping at fell cas-
lily within any or all Of the definitions
II was a true "calicO," white and light
sorrel In grotesque patchlngs; unmis-
takably "plebald," II a purist in the
use Of the mother-tOngue-llke Cousin
Percy, for example-wlshed to call II
so.
Before could rush back to the
stewards sentry-box In the vestibule OF
the car our train was chasing along
again.
"Hey" shouted; whats the name
Of that place where we stopped to wa
ter the engineer"
"Atropla."
"Death-sleep," I translated with @
grin. ut Ats, all the way down to the
ground. What are the Industries Of
Atropia7"
~ don't get you"
Excuse me; I'll try to put 1t In
simpler form. Why is Atropia?'
He appeared TO have reached the
conclusion that was an escaped luna
tic, safe enough, most probably {
harmless one. He looked first at the III
tie colored slip sticking in my hat-banC
and then consulted a notebook draw
from his pocket.
HIN; tlcketed to Angels" he NUT
tered half to himself. And then to me
WAS you expectln' to have friend
meet you at Angelsr
This was too much, and, anxious n
l was to find out something more abou
Atropla, felt II an imperative duty
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-01
CHAPTER v.
The MaaIc Triad.


To be stopped before | could Ni'
my goal was no part OF my plan q
opened things up and gave the iIa
three-wheeled dinky all the gas
could use. keeping a sharp lOOEg
ahead, and meaning to pull up a hu
way short OF the graveyard city, al
donIng the car and making the ac
approach on foot.
Judging from the way the seem
was racing backward, estimated
the little car must be doing al q
thirty miles to the hour; which uo
forty minutes or such a maIle'
cover the twenty-one miles. II opg
ing train or trains. whatever
might be, would only keep Out Of
way for those precious forty
l pushed the small motor TO rs
and was getting along beautiulV
suddenly. on Il grade that was
sleeper than usual, the poppus
haust quit short Off, the engine W
down. and the car. squeakins
grinding. came to u stand on
embankment between two Oh w
cuttings.
There wasn't anything very CIV
Gated about the little motor ana
discovered that a broken ignluou
was what had killed II. hAn
there was small toolbox unoa
seat. and In the kit there was
OF pliers. But sometimeS-sn
was one OF them-a bit Of mater
as important as the tools to wOn
The broken wire was too shoN
pie up again, and there WASH
OF spare wire to be iouhu
kit.
They say that necessity Is tne
er of invention but I'll deiy =,
TO Invent a piece OF wire 10 inc
of the Great Sahara desert
minute was expecting 10 ""
rumble and roar Of II train
In this extremity II was
desert zephyr that gave me y" I'M
idea. A gentle breeze came w
the draw from some 0yerhenm
out beyond, and finding DO ~
the barren hills. 1t sang It's Nv .,I.,
In the thlckly clustering y" ~,
wires on the poles. why =
said to myself; here was NY s.a
miles and miles of IT. All u"
was to climb up and get IL
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-01

the exchange and the secretary not
only had such a list. but was willing
TO show II 10 me. In Its proper place
found the name, "Charles Fullerton"
A query shot ut the man behind the
desk ELECTED the Information that Mr..
Charles Fullerton was In South Amer
lea. At this. I could have shouted for
JOY, because II proved concluslvely
that Charles Fullerton was my man,
and that the tale to which I had lis
tened wasn't altogether made up out
Of whole cloth, as so many Pullman
smoke-room romances are.
Bullerton's usual address, when he
was In Colorado and not In Denver,
was In care of certain bank In Grip
Pile Creek; or at least. that was the
way II had been before he went to
South America.
A telegraph Office was the next thing
on the program. and when found one
II seemed to be about a hundred-to-
one shot that I'd never touch bottom,
since had no hint that Fullerton had
been headed for Cripple Creek. My
message. prepaid and answer prepaid.
contained only single question:
"What was the name OF the old gen.
tleman who bought the watered mine
aud then died5" An answer to that
would tell the story.
For two whole days. an interval
which | spent In hlther-and-yon chas-
ings OF piebald ponies and harlequin
faced dogs about the streets Of Denver
and found no blue-eyed girls at
tached TO any OF them--I thought
had merely shot up into the air with
my telegram. and missed the whole
face OF the earth. Then. one morn
Ing, the answer came In Just two
words. like this:
ITO Stanford Broughton,
"HOtel Savoy.
Denver.
"John Smith,
CHARLES FULLERTON"
That settled Il with vengeance.
you'd say. And yet II didn't. 1t
merely proved that Mr.. Charles Butler
ANh huu uNNuAANu n oNNutu NANNoo VI
caution, aud was probably cusslng him
self plentifully for having been too
loose-tongued with perfect stranger
in "A Pullman smoker. lie had an
swered my wire with name that
meant just as much or as little as lf
he'd said Alexander the Great" and
that was precisely the amount Of In
formation he had Intended 20 convey.
Whether or not BullertOn's memo.
randum agreement with my grandpa
Their would be binding upon me as
Grandfather Jasper's heir, was Ques-
ton for the courts 10 decide. But one
thing was cSrtaln--that is, granting all
the assumptions; II he should find the
mine and 90 TO work on his unwater-
ing scheme, he would have grip on
things that might be handsomely trou-
blesOme 10 shake loose.
After had argued II out thus Far
the next step suggested itself In a
jiffy. must have a heart-to-heart
talk with the cautious Mr.. Fullerton.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-01
FULLERTON.

Synopsis. Under his GRANDPA
TIERS will. Stanford Broughton.
society idler, hnds his share OF the
estate. valued at something like
$4,000. lies In a safe repository"
latitude and longitude described.
and that Is all. IL may be ldentl-
ned by the presence nearby OF a
brown haired. blue-eyed girl. n pie
bald horse. and a dog with a split
face. half black and half white.
stanford at first regards the be-
guest as a practical joke, but after
consideration sets out to nnd his
legacy. On his way TO Denver. the
city nearest the spot Indicated In
his grandfather's will. Stanford
hears from a fellow traveller.
Charles Fullerton. a mining engi-
neer. a story having TO do with n
flooded mine.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-01

Ing something that gllstened Ia q
sunlight. Next | heard the dstans.
diminished crack OF a pistol and
blunt-nosed bullet sang a whining I
tie lullaby to me as 1t tore past.
flung up an arm to show the psl
firer that he had missed, and then |,
small car swung around the should
of the nearest hill and Angels bec1
only backward-hlttIng memory.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-01
"Have you 'mAII ds,r
1To BE CONTINUED

shouldn't Get LOST ,, M,
Scientists claim the earD ,or (
revolving around the ,sht 70
100000 years. Well It OuS'
the way by this time
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-01

Whale fat is used on . la ll,sr..ri|
Denmark In making Ol'0iD'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
MARKET SLUGGISH;
INCLINED TO SAG
Easy Money Rates Neutralized
by UnsettIing Foreign and
Domestic Developments

New York, April :. The call loan
renewal rate was again fixed at ia
per "cnt this morning and there was n
continued liberal offering of demand
iundS at that rate. As market fac =
Tor, however, the good influence of the
apparent easier money market condi
tl"nS was To great extent neutralized
ny tho unSCttling developments in tn.
Hritish coal strike situation and the
decision of the railroad labor board
against temporary reduction Of wages
Announr"m"nt Of dividend omissions by
in" Mullins Body and the Cluctt 4
i"ah@t y directors at tho same time drew
attention tO unsatisfactory industrial
situation. Instead Of weakening. how
over, the market became extremely dull
ana colorlcss with sagging prices.
!" those pledged to the constructive
sid" the days proceedings was any
thing hut encouraging. Disappoint-
nrntS seemed 10 como from all sides. In
tho first place hopes for the permancncy
Of tho easier credit situation were
somewhat dampcncd in the failure Of
N" governors Of tho Bank of England
to rcduc" m" minimum discount rate,
which was left unchanged at per
cent. It. had been confidently predicted
n reduction would be made by the Eng
n.,' ,',',N u L. ri,, " ~, WV l'CL
G,'u,u ,,'" w '",,""el, IS .""tpimR ".
ha,i r,a,,,','" r,n Wv n,. r Lri;o5 coJ' nrScsSe Sv
p",N,' Ttm u.n"I oy.ieted 'i, Eenrru. "a.
M nv ~ ,S,t" rt,tio MTnTt '' ",GT'ru Al, oy
; rooor ,,, nro hrolon M 80
,.nr,,i,,,, ,',,,', of,nr nforopcc With i've
cnyerr,ront ,,,m,,r,T ~ oFi"ioIe and Iotor n Tho
Ta,. - v.ae ronnrtoJ Tho railroad men
E"I Joc,G"J 20 o. ont IN svmnatbv With
tLo ",' ,nir"rs ,i ar." w '''' '
'''' rIm Iori.io, of tho raiIroad labor
h,ard og,im.. tn-onororv roIuction ~
:, ,,,,os n,,,j;oJ 90 10 mot;tion r,ada hv
,,. Vonl, Con+rsI 70 rotifv No
,l, ~. ,Lo ,ro,n c,,+ IN unSl;lIod
,.I,. oToo,ir, tnriI rho rml;ns
L,,,',,o. .''," ,nnI;oi -; cororoi 70 oil tbo
.,,N'.,,,, .ii,,''n ~ inJ;,o,;nn ~
nnS'''rlMli"" loanun.a . ns ,hn
".!,. Vs. ,n, ,,.o,n roa,,o,;ons
IhI'r"".I !" rnl"I, ""tSr ~, ''on' on
".I.>S In' Sh'I'" Mr.r '"'"'''"'i'' ~
''i,tGu ny lI'e eL!pGi"Ettn, pG;Etu ;.a,n .Lo
WIN ines" '"h'I'Ct'mE M ',lnur,aceS i,. tne
il'h'al ',hI"S'"" VI NV 'luuins 'on
tlnG'h' became NOR! % pr"I'Un'tu. anu ,i
h"tl N'H'> >'.Hl'4 Hsi,nSS'u ~ sS IcS' o''
th'ir oars In>,'hH "I I"hLus II iIrSh ns
E!'HSHV I"H., '"'' ""'t' w '"''o"N .,',
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
DROOPINC MARKET
~ LOCAL STOCKS
Pcnu$vir0nia Fell to New Lo,r
Lor"I-Frce Offering Of
PhiladcIphia Electric

Dealing, in the local stocks were very
ljmipi and with the slowing down
prices Developed distinct dropping
tendency. No important ground was
lost, nur tho ~agGjnG character Of tn"
morho' tGr,I~@"d a striking illustration
"i rh, utter tack Of interest, especially
nm 'h" part Of tn" No-rallcd public.
Surrounding conditions. influences
and circumstances all combined 10
damprn market interest, and it was
u.ur" surprising the list held up as well
"~ il did. More especially in view Of
m" depressing effect of the recurrent
.DqIiaa,l"U in PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
stock 'o, to n new low record at 33Is
Ihcr" vas also continued free offering
Of Philadelphia Electric common stock
ou the part Of the holders who have not
Iun"r kindly to the additional issue OF
rr",rrrod stock, which, however, ha,
u.grady been authorized. The prefer
,rI vas better sustained a 20.
Adjustment of Spe"uatiy" accounts
would apparently answer for the freer
-1pIdy Of Lake Superior Corporation
which was all taken NJ :. ON relatively
small transactions. fractional rccessions
were registered by Alliance Insurance
Electric Storage Battery I.ehigh Valley
aud Tonopah Belmont. uted Gas I'm
proycment was left unchanged, Ameri,
,au Stores rrgHlnrd nearly a point OF
Yesterdays d"rIur
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
Commodity Markets
GRAIN MARKET

Chicago. April 1.--Wheat was irreg-
ular again today. with the close hrmer
and we'll above the bottom. a report
issued by the government. putting the
condition Of the crop, as of April !, at
81. and the yield at 62l ,OOO'VF
bushels was NOT rs h"arish as some of
the recent priyat" estimates.
The feature Of the trading was the
uDdoing of spreads between May and
July, selling May and buying July. This
helped to dcDrcSS the nearby months.
Freezing weather over the West induced
buying through commission houses.
I.itrlr fresh actual export business was
reported. hlt foreign buyers continued
to show interest in new crop wheat.
After me close it was estimated thnt
800 900 bushels, mostly new crop, had
been tnhru for export. The news from
Arg"ltiuu WnS brarish, shipments for
the week being estimated AT 3,IOO,UOo
busn",S.
Corn also was cratic but trade was
mustl, in small lots. There was fairly
good support on dips and the close was
tirm Indications pointed TO some eX-
port business at the seaboard. The
country showed no disposition TO oheI
at current levels, and receipts were
light. The market was helped also by
predictions Of n smaller area.
Oats followed the other grains
| finishing tirmer on light receipts anC
| rruOrts of a better shipping demand.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
COTTON MARKET

New York, April Wall street and
spot houses were chief sellers here at
the opening this morning, while the
buying was light and confined mostly to
room traders At the end of the first
fifteen minutes the undertone was II
little steadicr on covering. with prices
about points under last nights close.
There was very little disposition to
trade extensively in the early afternoon,
ppnding further news from abroad. The
evening up Of few scattered short
lines rallied prices about IL points after
July had sold off to 1916. Reports OF
m improved demand for cotton goods
from the Orient and South America
made distinctly favorable impression
although they were overshadowed fol-
the morssnt by the English hboi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
MoNEY.LENpINo RATES

NEW NORk-MOney on call, hoth classes
Of collateral, opened today ut 5'2 per cent
for lending aLd renewing,
The time money market was eHtrenlalN
quiet .odGy. the on.y business being n few
renewals from s!N.v 10 ninety days a. d"'
To per CEN. There was no disposit on In
the Street 10 borrow time money with the
present easy tone In the call market. Al
Industrial money was quoted Mt bb3 to ~
per cent and mixed collateral money was
quoted az from az to Gat per cent. All
liberty Bonds money remain at per cent
Acceptance bills we're unchanged at nom
~, 10 9 per cent with n fairly substantial
volume Of transactions being reported. II
was stated that the demand for bills from
the interior hHd Increased somewhat durinE
the last two o. ihTeS daVs,
Commercial TAPER was quoted at around
"a per cen, Tor the best names. and -,
per cent fpr others. The buying OF CONNER.
Cal papers was largely confined to country
ba nks.