The diamond drill., 1921-12-24
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-Under his grandfather's
Will Stanford Broughton, society idler,
somsthins Ike Ike $4,000. lies % in a sssis re.
pontory." latitude and longitude do
scrlbsd. and that Is all II may DO idenu-
hsi,e tSS siSsessS ssSnIS sr. leGl0p pplSsa q sSS"s
and haif white. Stanford at hrst regards
the beqnsst as Joke. but after considera-
don sets out 20 ind his legacy.
CHAPTER u.-on his way TO Denver,
the. city nearest the meridian descrtbed
from q fellow traveller story having 20
do with flooded mine.
he bsgiHs 70 imagine there may be some
thing IN his grandfatheTs beQuest worth
while his idea finally csntertng ON tns
Feasibility Of q mine. As q safe repon-
train. he ascortains that his fellow tray
Iyrton. Buiisrton refuses him infOrrnA-
sn. n 's snos sS % Sthes %als him g
PisesviIie. In 1se Red desert
cFAPT.R ~ Iv-on o @ the station st.n IN. gi,s,fS ss9
ucai horse and Dog described Ia his
K.ndisth:r; Kt wtn: hagTs-,sd; es ifssss
he findr that Atropia was originally
Piacarviibs. his destination. UnAbis 70
secure a convcyanco st once 20 take him
struetion car and escapoe. leaving the I'M
preston on tho town maraha1 Beasley,
that he n aightly demented.
CHAPTER v.-Pursued. he Roandons
the car, which Is wrecked, and eecapes on
Foot In the darkness, he y oyertaken
After he explains his prceence, she in
vites him 10 her home, at the Old CHINA
bar mine. 10 meet her father.
CHAPTER vI.-Broughton's hosts are
Hiram Twombly caretaker OF the mine,
and his daughter Jeania- Seeing the girl,
stanford Is satisfied he has located his
property, but does not reveal hia Identity.
CHAPTER vII.-Next morning. with
Siiram he Visits the mine. Hiram asks
PIN to look over the machinery ana ne
Jeanie, in whom he has become inter-
ested. and he engages in the hrst real
work he has ever done.
CHAPTER VIII -Broughton and Hiram
get the pumps started, but are unable 10
rnahe an impression on the water. Bull
torton, apparently an old friend OF the
rvomblys, visits the mine. He offers
70 drain II In consideration OF Brough-
toms giving hm nfty-one per cent OF the
ton offers 10 buy the mine outright for
$4,000. IL had cost Broughton's grand
father more than half million. Stan
ford again refuses.
yes; could do It. and any coroneris
jury In the Red desert would acqult
me; dangerous lunatlc-self defense,
you know. That's a word 20 the wise,
and II ought 10 be sufficient. But
have better life-Insurance policy than
any that the six-gun could write me
you're In love with Jeanie Twombly--
In spite Of that girl back East; and be-
cause you are, you are not going to
make her widow before the fact.
You're not selling your mine for forty
thOusand-cold cash-this morningT"
mot this morning or any other
morning"
"Good. / can afford to stick around
here a few days longer, / guess-at
the rate Of ten thousand dollars day.
So long" And he picked his way out
OF the clutter Of the shop and went
across to the cabin--and Jeanie.
Later, along In this same day. while
was standing at the shaft meuth and
staring down at the water that was
keeping me out OF my heritage, Dad
dy Hiram came up.
"Still a-puzzlin' over IL. Stannler
he asked. in the sympathetic tone that
he always used when he spoke Of the
Great disappointment.
There's nothing TO II. Daddy" l
gloomed. "Bullerton has me by the
neck. and he knows IT."
He tiptoed TO the door and pceped
out.
you've heard 'em say at curiosity
killed a cat" be said, out OF the cor
ner of his mouth; well. the cats a
comm. Skip out o. that other door,
Stannie. and HIT for the timber. TIL
ketch up with you IN little spell"
n I didn't know exactly what he was
driving at until after got clear OF
the mine buildings and was climbing
the slope OF the mountain above Then