Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16
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nmas ms snare ,,, 81 the estate. valued at
scribed. and that is all 1t may be identi-
h hed by the presence nearby Of q brown
and and a dog with q split face, half black
and half white. Stanford at first regards
the bequest as joke. but after consdera-
CHAPTER lion his way to Denver.
the city nearest the meridian described
from fellow traveller a story having to
do with q flooded mine.
CHAPTER III.--Thinking things over.
ne begins to imagine there may be some-
while. his idea finally centering on the
possibility of a mine. as safe reposi-
tory" Recalling. the narrative on the
eler was mining engineer, Charles Bull
!erton; Fullerton refuses him informa-
ton, but from other sources Broughton
learns enough to make him proceed to
Placerville, In the Red desert,
CHAPTER Iv:--on the station platform
at Atropia. just as the train pulls out,
teal horse and dog described In his
grandfather's will. Impressed. he leaves
the train at the next stop. Angels. There
Placerville. his destination. Unable to
secure conveyance at once to take him
to Piacerville. Broughton seizes 9 con-
struction car and escapes. leaving the i'm
preston on the town marshal. Beasley.
that he ID slightly demented.
CHAPTER v.-Pursued. he abandons
the car. which is wrecked, and escapes on
foot. In the darkness. he Is overtaken.
by girl on horseback, and THE dog.
h% s so s Fl tse od ses
bar mine. to meet her father.
CHAPTER v1.-Broughton's hosts are
Hiram Twombly. caretaker Of the mine,
and his daughter Jeanie. Seeing the girl,
Stanford 10 satisfied he has located his
property. 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: so. glad Of an excuse to be near
ested. and he engages in the first real
work he has ever done.
"No,' 1 grated. II don't need q lit
tie money that badly"
FIFTY thousand isn't little; ut q
.guod, safe, investment interest it will
give you an income of three thousand
a year. And that's more than you're
getting now out Of what your father
left you"
"You seem to know good bit about
my private AFFAIRS" l growled.
"You said mouthful, then. I've
made it my business to find out about
them. There's nothing much to you,
Brouglton. when you come right down
to brass lacks. You had good educa-
tion. hut you haven't had get-up-and-get
enough in you to make any use of It"
'"The lesL you dig in my private gar
den patch, the better we shall get
along" told him.
He was silent for moment. He
had picked up bit of iron rod and
was tracing hieroglyphic figures with
IL In the dust of the shop floor. Pres
emily lie looked up with sort Of mock
ing Ieer. .'5
"Been trying to carry sentimental
water on both shoulders, haven't you?
I'm telling you right now, Broughton,
= it's no use. l filed on the little Blue
eyes claim over yonder in Twombly's
cabin long, long time before you ever
saw or heard Of it,
That remark of his carried things
over the edge for me.
"See here, Bullerton," l said, and
suppose l stuck out my jaw Mt him as
people say 1 do when I'm beginning
to feel ugly. there are limits. and
Ill pay you the compliment of assum-
ing that you are not quite born fool
We are. going to leave Miss Twombly
out Of 1t; completely and absolutely
out of IT."
you may; but shan't," he grinned
back at me. I'm point Of fact, my
dear fellow. now that come to think
+:-of it. you'll have to leave her out"
."Not for. anything you may say or
do; or leave unsaid or undone." t@
"Yes, you will; and for something
that may say. And guess this is
as good time as any to mention it.
Have you forgotten that you have adj
vertised yourself in this out-of-the-way
corner Of the, world rather successful
Z, ly as one of two things: q pretty
dangerous sort of lunatic. ora Grim.
inal? AS matter OF. fact, the rail.
road detectives have been looking high
low and level for you ever since you
stole that Inspection motor at the An.
d gels platform and got it smashed"
''Twombfy knows about that; and
!, so does Miss Twombly," cut in.
& .'They wouldn't give you away, Of
course; in q certain sense you are
4 Twombly's guest, and in another you're
his employer. But you'll notice that
4 neither Of these restrictions apply t.
4 me. Now, perhaps. you can understand
just why you are obliged, In ordinary
prudence. to leave the girl out Of it
and why am not 50 obliged
Miss Twombly, herself, has the
cnsting vote on that" is what funl
ut him. 4: + s 81.
ss -She has already voted" he SAID
coolIy. Then: you're not In tn,
game, Broughton you don't hold any