Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-02
Bright Stories by Members Of the Club

u" See. -" entrance TO a ~
room ca1ss. The Doubl. f;a.In D..
shouts ann swearing could be b.,,I
from within and Tho boys decided
/ 'hht IL wa rC place FOR them "a
say amy length o; time. bu, ,b.v
"'r" forced TO spend III. night. and
secuted room At a cheap l>yicc
Nt'er eating hot supper they
we're shown - Their room; :, bad
| t"o eide windows, which faced a
brsnCT Of TIA" Rockies.
ia'" I'm tn" evening Bob came in
very yhcopishly. and gazing saib.
say. hoiS. suppose Tho HAY wc hi,
, 80 by h"ck. didn't mean that.
! meant 10 say lets Ia, the hay" re-
piled Bob
AN right. old top. tho motion is
seconded and tn" hay We hit" re-
p'ri DICK Then they retired and
h"d peaceful nights rest
CHAPTER III.
FOB The LATEST % tho trio. by
Il piece Of luck. was tho mrs, ono ~
next morning Tho others were
snoring. which made Bob think tho
nous" vas rocking. IIo couldn't
stand tho racket any longer. 90 no
went over 10 the tod ana 7hooE
Tom TIL tho bed Almost came down.
Tom "woh" and said in Sleepy
voice, why don't YOU u, a fellow
sleep one" ia year" ITS time you
"'r" out ~ bed. and let's make 1t
sHarpy.' isri!oi Bob
ia got up very soon
~ had zig balloon"
sang Tom IN CHEEKY voice AN
right ven Manufacture ono later.
Vat this tim" you viii have to do
without a. amd hIrry or "" viii not
E'' any breakfast" Then II did no,
tu. long bcfor. ne was All ready
Truy found their way downstnIrS az
tn" foot 81 wn,yh they saw large
do N!th a sign bearing IA. namc
OF dining room.
IN" room was long narrow hall.
and iU Ia" center stood q long. mar
row tahl". Around II sat Il half
dozen rough looking n.Icrs The
trio succeeded Ia helm; seated At
the table. whor" n hot breakfast.
consisting OF eggs ham and no, cot
Zee. was served them. and which
tasted very COOL.
Ati"r casing as muCh IA ,hoy
wanted old Dick went over 10 IN.
counter and paid the tn. and they
Then started out prospecting In -
lew days We hnd them at WORK In
the min". when they had christ
tn"d The Worm" The next :ow
days wcr" fun Of hard work nNing
things up. bat AZ last everything
was stra!ghtcued and they sci to
WORK on their claim
~ nrst nothing az valu" was
found and this almost discouraged
the boys. but old D!ck said. "Roys
remember tn" old sayinr. II "a, FIRST
YOU don't succeed, Try. Try again"
SO tn. boys ST TO work again with
sr"at "n"rey one day as DICK and
thu two h"Ns were working in tho
mine with IN. sweat running from
their hrrws. DICKS pick hi some
thing solid aud he stopped to invcs-
:igat. -" threw his hst in the
air and shouted. BOYS, ives done
got rich"
The BOYS could hardly believe
their ears .uld ran over to SEQ II Dick
was telling = story. bat 10 their sur
prise he was not For SECOND time
Dick looked down AZ what hc had
discovered. and calculated that II
was = rich vein OF platinum. and
which wouId las, foc long period
Til" vein was inspected hy AN
agent Of tho American Mining COM
pauy. OF New York city. one OF the
largest mining corporations in this
country. Tho iri" sim continued
thor work on IN" mine. and luck
favored them. FOR Rob FOUND large
piece of platinum ore which proved
very valuable" The report OF the
mining company proved the ore very
valuable. and II was sold for $500. 0OO
hardy believe IL true. and old Dick
danced gig. lie was SO happy. and
said. We'll boys. We have enough
10 last for while, suppose We sell
IN" old *h'hanG Tor good price and
start Tor home. sweet home" In
due time Dick made an arrau C Cme;t
with the agent and sold THE Worm"
for half a million dollars
We now soc them trudCiur along
the sam. road To the old homestead
In a few days they were TO lie seen
on the outskirts OF their home town
and by nightfall were home eating
a honey meal and telling of their
adventures with 9TH. Worm"
II was only a short time befor,
thcE had moved TO New York, where
The boys bought a comfortable hom.
and here We leave them cnjovfnr
health, wealth and prosperity. and
last bur not least. Tom and Bob nra
GOING I" 'hJ"% four years at YAH,
ana become pair of Americas ,ru.
sons. Ev PEA IlI. N,'oES