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

HleuuinS Sne na0, she realized, so ar
ranged matters that at a time when
John Stuart Websters very life de-
pended upon his Immediate departure
from Buenaventura. 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 cash?"
81 wouldn't advance him q cent for
his mine until had Investigated II
myself"
Then you should make some ar.
rangements to safeguard yourself
while making the investigation. and
leave Sobrante Immediately thereafter.
Isn't that a sensible proposition?"
"Very-if I felt like leaving So
brante. But I do not. II that mining
concession Is a potential winner, I'll
have to stick around and make a win
ner out of 1t before 1 go away and
leave Bill in charge. Besides, I'm wor.
ried about Bill. He's full Of malarial
fever, and last might I got thinking
about him and decided to send him
back to the Colorado mountains for a
Few months. I want some regular doc
tors to work on Bill so he'll be fit when
he gets back on the Job"
AS matter OF fact, this idea of send
ing Billy to the United States had but
that moment occurred to Jack Web
ser; 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 honey.
moon; 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 I'm upon his cum
ming reflections. But Billy tells me
you already have q fortune sufficient
for the needs Of caliph without
court. Why Tish your precious life to
acquire more7 Money isn't everything
I'm life"
mo, but the game is.'
'What gamer MiningT
"The game of life."
"But this is the game Of DEATH"
(which makes life all the sweeter
If l can heat the game. Perhaps can
better illustrate my point Of ;icw with
story. Some years ago | was sent
to Arizona to examine mining prop
erty and report upon 1t; II advised
Its purchase, my principals were pre-
pared to buy at my valuation. Well,
when | arrived, 1 found miserable
shanty close to shaft and dump, and
In the shanty found weather-beat-
en- couple. The woman was probably
forty '-t looked fifty. The man had
never been anything but hard-rock
miner-s4 lay had beer. the limit OF
his earnings In any one day until ns
stumbled on some float, traced 1t up,
and located the claims was there te
examine and try to buy.
"His wife had been a miners 6augh-
ter. knowing nothing but drudgery and
poverty and continuing that existence
after marriage. For 20 years she had
been darning her husbands socks,
p washing his clothes, and cooking his
meals. Even after they uncovered the
ledge, 1t wasn't worth any more than
the country rock to them unless they
could sell 1t, because the man had
~>.s.'>AN viz ahohSJ Aok thC uuilty ~
develop II himself. He even lacked
the ability to sell 1t, because 1t re-
quires real ability to unload any kind
Of mine for $1.OOO.OOO. and real
nerve on the part Of the man who
buys. I examined the mine, decided
1t was cheap at $1,OOOOOO. and so re-
ported to my principals. They wired
me to close, and so / took 6O-day
option In order to verify the title.
well, time passed, and one bright
day i rode up to that shanty with
deed and certified check for 1000
600 In my pocket; whereupOn I dis
covered the woman had had change
Of heart and bucked over the traces
No, stree! She would not sign thet
there deed-and inasmuch as the claim
was community property. her sigma
ture was vitality necessary. She asked
me so many questions, however, as to
the size of the stamp mill we would
install and how many miners would
be employed on the job. that finally l
saw the light and tried shot In the
dark. "My dear Mrs. Skaggs," I said,
"if you'll sign this deed and save us
oil lot Of litigation over this option
you and your husband have given me,
I'll do something handsome. I will
on my word of honor-Fll give you the
exclusive boarding house privilege at
this mine"
And what did she say, Caliph?"
"She said: Give me the pen, Mr..
Webster, and please excuse my hand
writing; I'm that nervous In business
Matters"
Dolores silvery laughter rippled
through the room. "But don't see
the point" she protested
1--WE will come to 1t presently.
was merely explaining one persons
point of view. You would not, of
course expect me to have the same
point of view as Mrs. Skaggs Of Ar-
zona."
Certainly not"