Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-02
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which s1arhied IN the sunlight nc
Il river or diamonds
TIL" scenes were pic,urr.uu. n
b"h"ld-out toward the Western sky
stand 'h"sa huge AMI stately noun
taihs, the Rockies: it, birds hc,,,g
flowers and wili beasts
Now "" return 20 the little village
~ MS snl"ndid array. Along Main
street. IA" business center uf tho
town, we SEQ two young lads running
m"rr'iy 20 the li,u" house on mo
iarlh"st hlocb on that street
N2N. want the reader to become
familiar "!th their dwelling on on.
''ring tho hoGs" they Hud th.ir
mother waiting lor Them ana as ,vD
peep la W So" tail" with tho c..-
mug meal spread neatly upon its
surface
Now. must in,roduc" you 20 tho
lads. who are to bo Tho characters, 81.
my story. Their names wcr. Tom
= aud Bob HnLinson. and they were
iHde 81 &c OF II years OF age. rom
being the elder.
When they hnlshcd their supper
Tom sat town TO road Tho evening"
paper. ana ns Lac began reading his
'NcS icil on IN" following paragraph
'Lar2" min" struuk. MILLIONS az.
"irg ile called his brvtisr anT.
"""H tIrt w'r" reading ~, I.!s
with great emphasis Az II wa, SUN,
rr"r ans! rs" boss Wsr" planning !
camping trip. tbcy thought IT would
he great sport 10 go to Tho rnin.E.
jolly miner, whose Ia'ur was bl.k
iiuFNy lie was ve~f iyuh Of Mrn.
li"binson's two boys. Tom and Bob.
v n" sr'', man. i".ly hcur, ~
;'ninr - his adventures and min
ir2 stories. ami tH.y thought h..
vas the IuaH from whufa = Scck
IN" h"St advice
10 was 'ound sit'inr NJ tn. fire
sid" I'nokirE Arr old cOrncob u!IE.
with fnr"r Ia his hands ana ...I-
In "a article wi'h SO much eh..i-.
iu"rt thu. Ia" chcwod haii al hi.
pip" stem away
one rcntl" Knock. no answer. one
bang. no answer, IL kick. and they
heard "a Shui''ins ol feet In TIA. han
Dick called out. WHO tie you. and
wha, the deuce DO YOU want. any
way?'
Tho hoys were astonishel to see
the old man tn sUch Il SKATE II an
ger. II - only two boys you are
we'll acquainted with" replied Tom.
Col darn q. thought 1t was an
and have Il cup Of tea with mo"
CHAPTER II
The were soon seated ~ table
and Tom and Iiob were talkiug 10
each other. Will" rh- old miner
poured forth some hot tea. HhIc
they were enjoying tholr tea they
,ettlcd down 20 talk business Tom
told him about III" finding Of au
nrtt-,e In the paper aud their plans
for tho trip When tho old miner
heard this he jumped up and said.
ny George. ! have "A darn good no
.tion az going with you When tn"
boys heard this they Jumped for Joy
Nothing would suit US better than
20 have you go along with US and
be our pilot and guide. for you know
more about mining than "" do So
they at once started to mas" plans
FOR tn" trip aud ola Dtck ran on
a list Of things necessary for the
tourney. 'rh. boys seized the list ana
ran hvm. as fast they could 30
30 break the news to their mother
and friends.
Tho next fcw days were spent In
buvinE and hacking The loys could
hardly wait tin Monday. which was
he day set for starting to the mines.
hut with anxious moments il was
awaited, ana tLS trio were OF. with
hearty wishes for luck from the
whole town.
In few hours we find them on
the outskirts OF the town. on the
VALLEY creek Rond. trudginG along
with happy hearts and great en-
thusiasm Night found them making
camp in the thick pine forest close
10 the road. The boys made Il cheer
f,l campfire. while old DICK acted as
chief cook and dishwasher. He took
out nice juicy steak and hogan TO
fry II on the fire and sang:
IL lof u hear the insects hum.
lof To chew on chewing gum.
/ lof Ia soc the moon shine out
and lof To- eat my SOurkrnut."
added Tom.
In less than half an hour the good
Hld miner had "a nice not meal wait
ing for them He went over to
where the boys wcr" unDackin- and
yelled. Where be you youngsters
Didn't you know that supper was
eaten early in'this hotc!?"
AS the boys were hungry TINS was
good news 10 them, and they wer"
soon seated around a large box,
which served as Il table. enjoying
their meal. When they had eaten
enough To satisfy their appctites III"
sun could be seen radiantiy setting
in the western sky. Night came ON
like Il fash and before the boys
knew IL. il was time TO retire. They
-
not awake until long after hayhrcnk
AMI the sun was high in the heavens.
tho birds were ChirDinS Caily and
everything seemed delightful.
\ Old Dick was found preparing
breakfast for the boys and himself.
JAftei breakfast camp waa broken
and they were soon on their way to
the mines. They had a long and
tircsomc tramp. but at last they
reached lIousOn. a little mining town
with a population OF about seventy
FIVE. including the families Of the
miners.
ON Marshall street. the business
center OF the town. stands the
miners Rest" 4 small tavern, which
.uffers hospitality to all. Walking in
they approached a long counter be-
'hind which sat tho proprietor with
n huge cigar 90 his mouth. look ing
over his days receipts. He was q
man Of great rhysica! strength and
about sin feet tall His face showed
AN honest countenanco and hard
worker.
Walking up to tho counter Dick
injured for nights lodging, and
was soon engaged in a friendly con-
= vcrsation with tho proprietor.
While this was goins on Tom and
Sob looked around with great In
terest. IL WIS a poor. but homelikc
looking place, Across the hall could
= ~. aa ..I.s- =.