Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-09

SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER L-Under his grandfather's
VII. Stanford Broughton. society idler.
something like $4,000 lies in safe re-
pository." latitude and longitude de-
ss ad ed an; and that Is all It may be identi-
haired. .blue-eyed girl. a piebaid horse
and half white Stanford at first regards
tne oeQuest as joke. but after considera-
uon sets out to find his legacy.
CHAPTER lion his way to Denver
me city nearest the meridian described
IN ms grandfather's will. Stanford hears
from fellow traveller q story having to
do with flooded mine.
CHAPTER II1.-Thinkins things over.
ne begins to imagine there may be some
thing In his grandfather's bequest worth
while. his idea finally centering on the
possibility of mine. as a safe repost-
train. he ascertains that his fellow trav-
eler was mining engineer, Charles Bull
!erton: Fullerton refuses him informa-
learns enough to make him proceed to
Placerville. in the Red desert.
CHAPTER Won the station platform
Stanford sees what appear to be the iden-
tical horse and dog described in his
era 1la;1 -, will he
he finds that Atropia was originally
Placerville. his destination. Unable to
s te At once to take him
preston on the town marshal. Beasiey,
that he is slightly demented.
&c Ia FER, V-Pursued. he abandons
o oe he d H ao8
After he explains his presence. she In
vites him to her home. at the Old CHINA
bar mine. to meet her father.
Just the same, made shift to knock
the worst Of the scale of and rattle
1t down so that 1t could be washed
out from below, and was backing out
to make my escape when found that
one Of the extra stay-rods was loose.
At my asking, Daddy screwed up the
nut on the outside Of the boiler head
to tighten the rod, and then passed the
wrench In to me so that could screw
up the nut on the inside. To this
good day l don't know just what did
happen, but guess the big S-wrench
must have slipped of the nut while
1 was pulling on 1t. Anyhow, some
thing hit me a stunning crack over
the eye. and l promptly faded out,
blink. like a penny candle in gust
Of wind.
When came to myself again 1t was
night. and l was lying undressed and
In a real bed in room that was total
~ unfamiliar. In the looking-glass
which hung on the opposite wall got
glimpse of myself with regular
Turks turban of white stuff wound
around my head and skew-angled to
cover one eye. When stirred, Jeanne
popped in from somewhere to ask what
she could do for me.
what was it?" asked ian earth
quake?" H.
Daddy says you hit yourself with
wrench. Does 1t hurt much now?"
"Not more than having a sound tooth
pulled; no. But l was inside the boil
er, wasn't 1? How did you manage
to get me Out?"
She turned her face away and even
with one eye could see that she was
trying to hide smile.
1T was funny" she confessed,
though we were both scared stiff at
the time. Daddy called me and ran
over. You were all doubled up inside
Of the boiler. and there wasn't room
for Daddy to crawl in and straighten
you out. And unless you could be
Strengthened out. we couldn't pull you
cut"
!. Il see. What did you do?-send for
boiier-monkey?" f'. ;.
what is a hoiler-monkeyT'
1T isn't what; it's man; usual
ly the littlest man in the shop" I.
II was the monkey" she. said.
l tried to sit up, but the binding
4 headache had somehow acquired said
No.
i you crawled into that rusty old
{ cofin?" =;
She nodded -
Daddy lent me his overalls and
jumper. 1t wasn't hard; but when l
got in and saw how badsy you were
hurt (. there wasn't anything to
laugh at. then. Daddy says you'll be
apt to carry the scar as long DIS you
live" .v Z" y. I
4 Honorable scars" 1 muttered.s .".'You
. Strengthened me .around-fll believe
it II you say so-.and then zwhatan
..Then got out and; we pulled. .you
out-Daddy and l.. i was glad you
didn't know; that you were past feel
E ing things. 1 mean. I. We must have
s. hurt yon frixhtfully. don't see how
you ever crawled ID through that lit
Is tie hole; 81. 5.4 :
! offered. ~ !, ]. z
.Ims goinsi !: I, t, bring il i; y6 81 Z cup Il
herb tea; and then III % antd, lie down
ssfor 4 while. ~ "; .5S Il !:
Since. ash afterward learned; the
dose she gave me was some sort OF
n hOme-brewed sleeping draft, ! very
nearly slept the clock round. Daddy
came In and helped me into my clothes