St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-31

SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Under his grandfather
will, Stanford Broughton, society idler,
finds his share Of the estate, valued at
something like $4,000, lies in a safe re-
pository," latitude and longitude de-
scribed. and that is all 1t may be denu-
fed by the presence nearby Of a brown
haired. blue-eyed girl. piebald horse.
and dog with split face, half black
and half white. Stanford at first regards
the bequest as q joke. but after considera-
ton sets out to find his legacy
CHAPTER lion his way to Denver,
the, city nearest the meridian described
In his grandfathers will, Stanford hears
from a fellow traveller a story having to
do with a flooded mine.
CHAPTER III.-Thinking things over,
he begins to imagine there may be sone-
thing in his grandfather. bequest worth
while, his Idea finally cefftering on the
possibility of a mine, as a safe reposi-
tory Recalling the narrative on the
train, he ascertains that his fellow trav-
eler was mining engineer, Charles Bull
lerton. Fullerton refuses him informa-
ton, but from other sources Broughton
learns enough to make him proceed to
Placerville, in the Red desert.
CHAPTER IV.-On the station platform
at Atlopia, just as the train pulls out,
Stanford sees what appear to be the iden-
teal horse and dog described in his
grandfather's, will. Impressed. he leaves
the train at the next stop. Angels. There
he finds that Atropia was originally
Placervlle, his destination. Unable to
secure conveyance at once to take him
to Placerville, Broughton seizes con-
struction car and escapes, leaving the i'm
preston on the town marshal Beasley.
that he Is slightly demented.
CHAPTER V.-Pursued, he abandons
the car, which is wrecked, and escapes on
foot In the darkness, he IS overtaken
q Er1r fIn nj
After he explains his presence. she in
vites him to her home, at the Old CHINA
bar mine. to meet her father.
CHAPTER vI.-Broughton's hosts are
Hiram Twombly, caretaker of the mine,
and his daughter Jeanie Seeing the girl,
Stanford is satisfied he has located his
property. but does not reveal his identity.
CHAPTER VII.-Next morning, with
Hiram he visits the mine: Hiram asks
him to look over the machinery, and ne
does SO, glad of an excuse to be near
Jeanne. In whom he has become inter-
ested, and he engages in the first real
work he has ever done.
CHAPTER VIII.-Broughton and Hiram
get the pumps started. but are unable to
make an impression on the ,r water :. B 1ha
Twonblys, visits the mine. He offers
to drain it in consideration of Brough-
toms giving Inn ffty-one per cent of the
property. STANFORD refuses 1hel! puma
ton offers to buy the mine outright for
$4,000. 1t had cost Broughton's grand
father more than half a million. Stan
ford again refuses.
CHAPTER IX.-Jeanie cautions Brough-
ton against selling the mine, under any
circumstances, and. apparently in spirit
Of mischief. allows him to kiss her. After
conversation with Daddy Hiram,
Broughton decides he will stick to the
property.
CHAPTER x.-Next day, during Stan
ford's temporary absence FROM the mlne'
an enemy without doubt Fullerton,
wrecks the pumping machinery. Brough-
ton decides to have it out with him next
day.
CHAPTER Kiln the morning he finds
Fullerton and Jeanne have disappeared,
apparently eloped He also discovers that
his deed to the mine has been stolen, and
as it has not been recorded, he has no
proof Of ownership. Mysterious actions
of the dog cause Hiram ana Broughton
to take the trail in search of Jeanne.
CHAPTER XII.-They find Jeanne 8
pony, abandoned, but no trace or the glrl.
when they get back to the CABIN. Buller-
ton is there, apparently awaiting thel1
Return.
CHAPTER xIII-Believing Jeanie to
have gone with Fullerton. the sight OF
the man is too much for Broughton, ana
knowing the whereabouts of Jeanne,
Broughton orders him off his property,
and he departs voWlng vengeance. oalls-
hed Fullerton means mischief, Broughton
and Hiram fortiry themselves IN in; the
mine shafthouse and prepare for a siege
Fullerton comes with a crowd OF desper-
ADDE'S and on their refusal to Vacate, be-
gins an attack.