The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-07-05
vagrant wisp of hair into place.

\ common language tnaI nau Deen ioI
gotten since childhood The fire shift
ed, there was silence In the big room
Mormon sat shading his face, Mirandi
Bailey beside him, her knitting idle
Sam lounged In a shady corner neal
the harmonium. Grit lay asleep. II
was infinitely peaceful.
There was the sound of motor
! outside, the honk of a horn. The door
opened and man came in, gazing I'M
| certainly about him In the half-light-
| Westlake.
"This Is the Three Star, isn't itf'
he asked, evidently puzzled at the
group.
Sandy lit the big lamp as they all
rose, Grit nosing the engineer, accept
ing him.
"Sure Is" he said. "Yon know Miss
Bailey, Westlake? Miss Keith an
Miss Nicholson, Mr.. Westlake. They
both know something about you.
Come to stay, I hope"
His voice was cordial as he gripped
Westlakes hand, though the remem-
brance of what Sam had said at the
mining camp lesped up within him
Westlake and Mollyl Here was
man who might mate with her, might
suit her wonderfully well. Upstand-
Ing, educated, no lightweight pleasure
seeker, as he estimated Ronald Keith.
Here was complication In MS
dreams of happiness that he had lost
sight of.
"If you can put up with me, for
BIT" said Westlake. 1--WE come partly
on business, Bourke. Eve left Casey
Town | came over with machine
from the garage at Hereford. TIL
get my things and send him back"
Sandy went outside with him and
helped him with his grips. The ma
chine started.
"Qult KeithY' asked Sandy.
Eyes; we had a misunderstanding
About my staying here, Bourke. II
may be bit awkward Young Don
aid Keith intends coming over. I am
sure he doesn't know thing about
his fathers business affairs. But !
have strong bunch that Keith hiI.
self will be along later to offset any |
talk he thinks | may have with you. |
He'll figure I've come here He doesn't |
know all that I have found out, at |
that If it's likely TO embarrass you |
or your guests In the least I'll go on /
TO Denver tomorrow. Tn headed that |
way. rye got South American
In view. Wired them yes
terday and may hear at any minute"
'Shucksl" said Sandy. "Yo're my
friend. Young Keith don't interest
me, save as Molly wants to entertain
him. I'm under no obligations to
Keith himself. Yo're my guest an
veil keep you's long we can hold
you In the corral"
II had no idea Miss Casey would be
ike-what she Is" said Westlake, as
Miranda Bailey, Mormon in attend
nee, came out of the house.
"Time To- me to be trailin' back"
aid the spinster. Moons risin'.
food night. Mr.. Westlake. See you
gin before you go, I hope"
She climbed into the machine,
Thich Mormon cranked. 1t moved off,
iormon watching 1t. Then Sam came
ut and Joined them.
Gels gone to bed" he announced.
What's Keith doin' up to Casey
Town, WestlakeT
ut won't take long to tell you"
The four walked over to the corral
md the three partners climbed on the
OPP rail, ranch-fashion. Westlake
stood before them.
practically all the gold found In
Casey Town comes from the main
yulch where the creek runs. The
gulch was once non-existent. 1t Is
likely there was a hill there. Its nub
was a porphyry cap; the rest of II
was composed Of layers of porphyry |
and valueless rock dipping downward,
nested like saucers In the synclinal |
layers. Ice and water wore off the !
nub and leveled the hill, then gouged |
out the gulch. They ground away. In
my belief, ell the porphyry that held
gold except the portions now lying
either side of the gulch.
ut was the top layers that held
the richest ore. OF those that are
left only one carries II and that Is
the reef that outcrops here and there
both sides Of the gulch. This isn't
theory. All strikes have been made
In this top layer. Where they have
sunk through to lower porphyry
stratum they have found only indIca-
lions where they found anything at
all. But the strikes were rich be-
cause sylvanite Is one of the richest
of oil gold ores. Some of the strikes
have been on the Keith Group prop
critics They have boosted the stock
of all of them.
II have been developing these
group projects. The value of group
promotion, to the promoter Is. that
as long as one claim shows promise.
the shares keep selling. The public
loves to gamble. Keith came back
this trip and proposed to purchase
lot OF claims that are nothing but plain
rock, surface dirt and sage-brush. He
can buy them for almost nothing. But
he does not propose to sell them for
that. He was going to start another
group. He ordered me to make the
preliminary surveys.
HE knew one would have as much
chance digging In a New York back
yard. I told him So He has his own
expert. and, If he didn't tell him so
too, he's a crook.