The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-02-09
WRIGHT BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S sons
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER l. - Under his grandfather
Will, Stanford Broughton. society idler, hnd'
his share Of the estate, valued at some
thing like S440, 900, lies In a safe reposi-
tory" latitude and longitude described. and
that is all. 1t may be identified by the
presence nearby of a brown-haired, blue
eyed girl, n piebald horse, and a dog with
"A split face, half black and half white,
Stanford at first regards the bequest as a
joke, but after consideration sets out to
find his legacy.
CHAPTER lion his way to Denver,
the city nearest the meridian described in
his grandfather's will. Stanford hears from
a fellow traveller a story having to do with
a Hooded mine.
III-Thinking things over, he
begins to imagine there may be something
In his grandfather's bequest worth while
his idea finally centering on the possibility
OF a mine, as a safe repository Recall
ing the narrative on the train, he ascertalns
that his fellow traveller was a mining engi-
neer, Charles Fullerton. Fullerton refuses
him Information. but from other sources
Broughton learns enough to make him pro-
coed to Placerville, in the Red desert.
CHAPTER IV.-On the station platform
at Atropla, Just as the train pulls out,
Stanford sees what appear to be the iden-
teal horse and dog described In his grand
fathers Will. Impresser, he leaves the train
at the next stop, Angels. There he hnds
that Atropia was originally PlacerVille, MS
destination. Unable TO secure a conveyance
at once to take him TO Placervllle, Brough-
ton seizes a construction car and escapes
leaving the impression on the town marshal,
Beaseiey. 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 by
n girl on horseback. and THE dog. AFTER
he explains his presence. she invites him
to her home, at the Ola Cinnapar mihe' 10
meet her father.
CHAPTER vi. - Broughton's hosts are
Hiram Twombly. caretaker of the mine,
and his daughter Jeanne. Seeing the girl,
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erty, 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 he does 80.
glad OF an excuse to be near Jeanne, In whom
he has become interested, 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 water. But
%lorton, apparently an old friend OF the
Twomblys. visits the mine. He offers tc
drain IL in consideration of Broughton's Civ
ing him hfty-one per cent of the property.
buy the mine outright for $4,000. 1t had
cost Broughton's grandfather more than half
a million. stanford again refuses.
CHAPTER IX.-JeanIe cautions Brough-
ton against selling the mine. under any cir
cumstances. and. apparently In a spirit OF
mischief, allows him to kiss her. After a
conversation with Daddy Hiram, Broughton
decides he will stick to the property.
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ford's temporary absence from the mine, an
enemy, without doubt Fullerton, wrecks the
pumping machinery. Broughton decides to
have IL out with him next day.
Kiln the morning he finds
Fullerton and jeanne have disa ppeared, APP
parently eloped. lie also discovers thai
his deed to the mine has been stolen, and
as II has not been recorded, he has no proof
of ownership. Mysterious actions OF the dog
cause Hiram and Broughton to take the
trail In search of Jeanne.
CHAPTER XII.-They find Jeanie's pony,
abandoned. but no trace of the girl. When
they get back to the cabine, Fullerton Is
there, apparently awaiting their return.
XIII. - Believing jeanne to
have gone with Fullerton, the sight of the
man is too much for Broughton. and he uses
him roughly, Broughton denies knowing the
whereabouts OF Jeanne. Broushton orders
him off his property. and he departs vowing
vengeance. Satisfied Bullerton means mis-
chief. Broughton and Hiram fortify them
selves in the mine shafthouse and prepare
for a siege. Fullerton comes with a crowd
of desperadoes and on their refusal to va
cate, begins an attack.
XIV. - During the day and
night the two successfully defend the shaft
house against attacks. including an attempt
to drown them out.