The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-01-26
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CHAPTER II Under his grandfather
will, Stanford Broughton, society iulef' hndE
his share Of the estate valued al some
thing like $440. 900. lies in a safe reposi-
tory" latitude and longitude described, and
that is all. 1t may be identihed by, the
presence nearby OF a brown-haired blue
a split face, half black and half white.
stanford at first regards the bequest as n
Joke, but after consideration sets out 10
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 10 90 Win
a flooded mine.
II-Thinking things over, he
begins to imagine there may be something
I'm his grandfather's bequest worth while
his idea finally centerlnB on the posniplLty
of a mine. as a safe repository fecal-
ing the narrative on the train, he asceftalns
that his fellow traveller was a mining ehsl-
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.
Iv.--on the station platform
at Atropia. just as the train puts out
Stanford sees what appear to be the iden-
teal horse and dog described In his grand
fathers will. Impresser. he leaves the tram
at the next stop. Angels. There ne hnus
that Atropia was originally PlacerVllle' ms
destination. Unable TO secure a conveyance
at once to take him to PlacerVille, Broush-
ton seizes a construction car ana escapes
leaving the impression on tne lp"H
Beaseiey, that be is slightly demented.
W Pursued, he abandons
the car, which is wrecked, and escapes on
foot. In the darkness, he Is overtaKen by
a girl on horseback, and THE dog. Aiter
he explains his presence, she invites MN
TO her home. at the old Cinnabar 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 prop
erty, but does not reveal his Identity.
CHAPTER VII. - Next morning. with
Hiram, he visits the mine. Hiram asks him
20 look over the machinery, and he does so,
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 vIIL-Broughton and Hiram
get the pumps started, but are unable to
make an impression on the water. Bull
lerton, apparently an old friend OF the
Twomblys. visits she mine. lie offers to
drain II I'm consideration of Broughton's CIV
ing him hfty-one per cent OF the property.
stanford refuses. Then Fullerton offers to
buy the mine outright for $50, 900. 1t had
cost Broughton's grandfather more than hair
IA million. stanford again refuses.
CHAPTER IX.-JeanIe cautions Brough-
ton against selling the mine, under any cir
cumstances, aud, apparently In a spirit OF
mischief, allows him to kiss her. After a
conversation with Daddy Hiram, Broughton
decides he viii stick to the property.
CHAPTER X.-Next day. during Stan.
ford's temporary absence from the mine, al
enemy, without doubt Fullerton, wrecks the
pumping machinery. BrouRhton decides tS
have It out with him next day.
CHAPTER Kiln the morning he finds
Fullerton and Jeanne have disappeared, ap
parently eloped. He also discovers tina
his deed to the mine has been stolen, ano
as II has not been recorded, he has no proc
of ownership, Mysterious actions of the dos
cause Hiram and Broughton to take thu
trail in search Of Jeanne.
CHAPTER XII.-They ind Jeanie's pony
abandoned. but no trace of the girl. Whei
they get back to the cabine. Fullerton i
there, apparently awaiting their return.