The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-03

vestment-"
"Go you. II / lose" Unconsciously
she was learning the argot Of the male
Of the species. as exemplifed In Ned
DIV Jerome's cablegram.
ITS a mining property"
"You win. 1t is" she answered
truthfully, starting to open her purse.
quartz or placerf'
~ don't know. Explain"
He chuckled at her ignorance.
quartz is g~old-bearing rock, and
placer is gOid-bearing gravel"
Then my mining property Is plac-
er. because 1t has lots Of sand"
al knew 1t, l knew It," he warned
her solemnly, and he shook an adj
monltory finger at her. BLACK SAND,
chi Is the gold very tineT"
81 think 1t u.s."
Then you're stung good and deep
40 don't delude yourself into thinking
you have $4,000 coming. neve
knew q proposition for saving h fine
gold in black sand that didn't turn out
TO be a fzzle. It's the hardest thing
I'm the world to saw Now, listen;
Won tell me the name Of the fim-f1am
artist that got you into this deal.
when | get back to the United States
I'll investigate the company; II It's an
! out-and-out swindle, I'll take that
promoter by the throat and choke your
money out Of him. the %scGundrel! 1t
,s lust these fiy-by-night fellows that
ruin the finest gambling game in the
world and scare off investors In legiti-
mate mining propositions"
"Oh, you mustn't-really, Caliph.
He's an old man. and ! only did 1t to
help him out"
There should be no sentiment in
business, Miss Ruey."
"Oh. we'll. let's be cheerful and hope
| full, Caliph, and discuss q more impOr-
tant subject"
She was very serious now, for by her
Modelling she had, she realized, so ar
ranged matters that at a time when
John Stuart Webster's very life de-
pended upon his immediate departure
from B~uenaventura, he was planning
to stay and face the music, just to be
obstinate. "YOu must reconsider your
decision to remain in this country"
she insisted. "Your life may be the
price of liberty of action, you know.
Isn't Billy capable Of developing the
mine after you advance the cashT"
~ wouldn't advance him a cent for
his mine until / had investigated 1t
myself"
Then you should make some ar
engagements to safeguard yourself
while making the Investigation, and
leave Sobrante Immediately thereafter.
Isn't that a sensible propositions"
"Very-if / felt like leaving So
brante. But | do not. If that mining
concession is a potential winner, I'll
have to stick around and make a win
ner out Of 1t before I 60 away and
leave Bill In charge. Besides, I'm wOr
ried about Bill. He's full Of malarial
fever, and last night l got thinking
about him and decided to send him
back to the Colorado mountains for a
few months. l want some regular doc
tors to work on Bill so he'll be fit when
be gets back on the job"
AS a matter of fact, this idea Of send
ing Billy to the United States had but
that moment occurred to Jack Web
ster; he reflected now that this plan
was little short Of an inspiration. 1t
would give Billy and Dolores an op-
portunity to marry and have a honey.
noon; 1t would leave him free Of her
disturbing presence, and enable him to
leave Sobrante when the Gearys should
return. He resolved to speak to Billy
about 1t.
Dolores voice broke in upon his cum
ming reflections. But Billy tells me
you already have a fortune sufficient
for the needs of a caliph without a
court. Why risk your precious life to
acquire more? Money isn't everything
in life"
mo. but the game is"
"What gamer MiningT
"Tbe game of life."
"But this Is the game of DEATH"
switch makes life all the sweeter
If I can beat the game. Perhaps l can
DetteT ILLUSTRATE u1y poiHt vi SACW Will
a story. Some years ago l was sent
to Arizona to examine a mining prop
erty and report upon 1t; II l advised
its purchase. my principals were pre-
pared to buy at my valuation. Well,
when ! arrived, l found q miserable
| shanty close to a shaft and dump, and
in the shanty l found a weather-beat-
en- couple. The woman was probably
forty but looked fifty. The man had
never been anything but a hard-rock
miner-$4 a day had been the limit Of
his earnings in any one day until he
stumbled on some float, traced 1t up,
and located the claims l was there to
examine and try to buy.