The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-08

When the.water debacle came, the fact |
Of Il was carefully concealed from |
him and he was generously permitted |
to come to the rescue-which he did |
by paying fabulous sum (Schehera-
zade did not know how much) for his |
fellow-stockholders holdings. In other
words, they had sold him n gold brick
soaked him for n final cleanup on n
doomed mine. That was about all
there was to II.
ibid my-dld the old gentleman you
speak Of ever come out here hlmselff"
She nodded.
"Once that we know on that was
after II was all over and the place was
deserted. At that time Daddy had
taken up n claim just west OF here In
the next gulch and we were living In
this cabin; squatters. guess you'd
call us. SO we camped down"
"That was quite right and proper.
And this Mr.. Jasper Dudley; he didn't
turn you out when he came, did hef"
ooh, no, indeed; no was very kind
When he found that Daddy's gulch
claim wasn't going to pan out any
thing, he said he needed a caretaker
here. and since that time he has sent
us money every month. But now /
suppose II will all DO different. Mr..
Dudley Is dead"
"But the helrs7" ! suggested.
ave don't even know who they are.
When Mr.. Dudley went away he left
a sealed envelope with Daddy. He
said he might come back again, some
time. but II no didn't, or couldn't. Dad
dy was to keep the envelope and give
II TO his--Mr. Dudley's-represent
tive, whoever that might be-"
Talk about plots thickeningl This
one was already as thick as molasses
In the dead Of winterl
"How were you TO know this repre-
sentative II one should conner" I edged
In cautiously.
IL don't know" she replied simply.
Il should suppose he would be able
to identify himself In some way,
though; shouldn't your That is, II he
ever comes"
"Sure; nothing easier, Of course"
ngreed; and then, since we seemed
TO have scraped the bottom of the Gin
nabar dish clean I switched OF to
something else.
"When we were coming up the road
while back, Miss Jeanie, you gath
cred the impression that l was crazy
man, didn't your"
didn't you try to give me that Inn
presslonf she countered.
II fancy / didn't have to try very
hard-lnasmuch as you had been
spending the afternoon In Atropia."
She forced queer little laugh and
bent lower over her knitting.
"when you were In Atropla, did you
see or hear anything OF the other crazy
mani"
as there another one?" she asked
a bit breathlessly.
81 was told SO In Angels this after
noon."
us this other man friend OF
yours" she wanted TO know.
"You could scarcely call him that /;
I've met him only once. He is a min
Ing engineer and his name is Butler
ton-Charles Bullerton."
II had reached up and got her pis-
tol out Of its holster over the mantel
to bang II OF into the fireplace she
could hardly have been more startled.
"Ch-Charles Bullertonf" she STAN
mered. us Mr.. Fullerton herer
mot here. exactly, but he was In
Atropla two days ago. Do you, by
any chance. happen to know hlm1"
"Oh, yes; qul-quite WELL"
Then, naturally, you know best
whether or not he is In my class--the
crazy class, mean"
Once more she let the blue eyes
drop to her knitting, and II / wasn't
mistaken the pretty lips were twisting
themselves in sort OF wry smile.
"The last time saw him he told
me he was crazy" she admitted.
isn't this delightful I" / murmured.
FULLERTON is crazy and I'm crazy
perhaps we are all bit crazy. Do
you know, Miss Jeanne, that l have
come thousands OF miles TO find you p
ITO find meT'-the blue eyes were
as round as the full moon.
Even so; you. your horse and your
dog. Would you-er-would you per.
NIT an exceedingly personal question
; Remembering always that II is put
by a man who has lost his wits? Have
you a small brown mole on your left
shoulder7"
She blushed very fetchIngly; even
, the handsome mountain wind tar
wasn't brown enough TO hide IT,
81 think you are crazy--completeIy
crazy"
Certainly l am; there hasn't beer
the slightest doubt OF II slnce-weli
/ since about two weeks ago, when
5 started TO hunt for you and pie
faced dog and plebald horse"
| There was silence before the FIR,
3 for long minute and ] begnn to be-
{ afraid Daddy Hiram would come bach
= before anything else happened. Their
she said. with more curiosity than re
, sentiment ! thought:
) "liow did you know about IN,
) mOleT
"Then there Is one7" / ouestIonef