The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1922-01-17
SYNOPSIS.
Copyright By Charles Scrfbner Sons

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.-Under his grandfather's
al, Stanford Broughton, society idler,
nnos 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 identi-
ned by the presence nearby of a brown
haired. blue-eyed girl, a piebald horse,
and dog with a split face, half black
and half white. Stanford at first regards
the bequest as a joke. but after considera-
don sets out to find his legacy.
CHAPTER lion his way to Denver.
Tie city nearest the meridian described
n his grandfather's will, Stanford hears
from fellow traveller story having to
do with flooded mine.
CHAPTER UI.-Thinking things over,
he begins to imagine there may be some
thing in his grandfather's bequest worth
while, his idea finally centering on the
possibility OF a mine, as safe reposi-
tory" Recalling the narrative on the
tratn, he ascertains that his fellow tray-
Sisr was mining engineer, Charles Bull
Iefton. Fullerton refuses him informa-
ZION, but from other sources Broughton
learns enough to make him proceed to
CHAPTER IV.-On the station platform
At Atropia, just as the train pulls OUT
Stanford sees what appear to be the idel:
Grandfathers Will. Impressed, he leaves
NE train at the next stop, Angels. There
he finds that Atropia was originally
F1acerville, his destination. Unable to
secure a conveyance at once to take him
70 Placerville. Broughton seiZes con-
Btruction car and escapes, leaving the I'M
preston on the town marshal, Beasley,
that he IL slightly demented.
CHAPTER V.-Pursued, he abandons
the car, which is wrecked, and escapes on
foot In the darkness, he is overtaken
by q girl on horseback, and THE dog.
After he explains his presence, she In
; yikes him 70 her home, at the Old CHINA
bar mine. TO meet her father.
CHAPTER vI.-BrouEhton's hosts are
Hiram Twombly caretaker of the mine,
and his daughter Jeanne. 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
1oss So i0S SiaS S' Of an eHcuse e. be near
JeAnie, 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 water. Bull
IL
TWomblys, visits the mine He offers
to drain It in consideration of Brough-
toms giving HIM hfty-one per cent OF the
property. Stanford refuses. Then Butler
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
q conversation with Daddy Hiram,
Broughton decides he will stick to the
property.
CHAPTER X.-Next day, during Stan
ford's temporary absence from the mine,
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
Rullerton and Jeanne have disappeared,
apparently eloped. He also discovers that
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 Eroughton
TO take the trail in search of jeanne.
CHAPTER XIL-They find Jeanie's
pony abandoned, but no trace of the girl
When they get back TO the cabin, Butler
ton is there, apparently awaiting their
return.
CHAPTER XIII.-Believing Jeanne to
have gone with Fullerton, the sight Of
the man is too much for Broughton, and
he uses him roughly. Fullerton denies
knowing the whereabouts of Jeanie
Broughton orders him off his property,
and he departs vowing vengeance. Salts
6ed Bullerton means mischief, Broughton
and Hiram foTtify themselves IN the
mine shafthouse and prepare for Siege.
Fullerton comes with a crowd of desper-
ADDE'S and on their refusal to Vacate, be-
gins an attack.
CHAPTER XIV.-During the day and
night the two successfully defend the
Hllafthouse against attacks, including an
attempt to drown them out
CHAPTER Xv.-Almost ready to give
up. Broughton is heartened by Hiram's
assertion that the sounds of the firing
must have reached Atropia, and an inves-
tSating party will soon appear.
Also these same people were saying
behind my back, of course, but there
were always plenty of them to repeat
the saying to my face-that 1 was
good stock So-.2 - seed. would never
amount to a hill Of beans in anything
that asked for initiative or resource
fulness, or primitive rough stuff of any
sort; that was due TO go on dolling
myself up and playing skittles to the
end of the chapter-which would prob
abby stage itself in an asylum for the
feeble-minded. Also, again, at that
same time, which was six weeks-or
six thousand years-agO, was en-
gagged to Lisette; with mighty little
prospect of marrying her, to be sure,
but with no thought of marrying any
body else.
And now / looked around at
the shadowy walls of the grim old Gin
nabar shaft-house, looming darkly and
still dripping, tick, tack. from their
early-afternoon mud bath; felt my soy
gy clothes; stared across at Daddy
Hiram sitting backed up against the
hoist with his legs jaclxknifed and his
hands locked over his knees; 1t was
grotesque pipe-dream; there was no
other name for it. broke out in
laugh that was below.
"Split It up, Stannie," urged the old
man dryly. 81 allow you amt goin'
TO be close-fsted enough to keep a good
.foIa al fo vOrrealf in m c11ch a hoo