Catoctin clarion., 1923-06-28
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ed, there was silence in the big ROOM
Mormon sat shading his face, Miranda
Bailey beside him, her knitting idle.
Sam lounged In a shady corner near
the harmonium. Grit lay asleep. 1t
was infinitely peaceful.
There was the sound of motor
outside the honk Of horn. The door
opened and man came in, gazing un-
certainly about him in the half-light-
Westlake
"This is the Three Star, isn't it?"
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. "You know Miss
Bailey, Westlake2 Miss Keith an
Miss Nicholson, Mr.. Westlake. They
both know something about you.
Come to stay, hope"
His voice was cordial as he gripped
Westlake's hand, though the remem-
brance Of what Sam had said at the
mining camp leaped 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 his
dreams of happiness that he had lost
sight of.
IF you can put up with me, for
enid NNAcfIolyn NTfvo rfIv
on business, Bourke. I've left Casey
Town. I came over with a machine
from the garage at Hereford. I'll
get my things and send him back"
Sandy went outside with him and
helped him with his grips. The ma
chine started.
"Quit KeithT' asked Sandy.
YES; we had misunderstanding.
About my staying here, Bourke. 1t
may be q bit awkward Young Don
aid Keith intends coming over. I am
sure he doesn't know thing about
his fathers business affairs. But ]
have a strong hunch that Keith him
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. I'm headed that
way. I've got South American
proposition in view. Wired them yes
terday and may hear at any minute"
"Shucks!" said Sandy. "Yore 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
We'll keep you's long we can hold
you In the corral"
II had no idea Miss Casey would be
like-what she is," said Westlake, as
Miranda Bailey, Mormon In attend
ance, came out Of the house.
"Time TO- me to be trailin' back"
said the spinster Moons risin'.
Good night, Mr.. Westlake. See you
ag'in before you go, hope"
She climbed into the machine,
which Mormon cranked. 1t moved off,
Mormon watching 1t. Then Sam came
out and Joined them.
"Gels gone to bed" he announced.
"What's Keith doin' up to Casey
Town, WestlakeT
TT won't take long to tell you"
The four walked over to the corral
and the three partners climbed on the
top rail, ranch-fashion. Westlake
stood before them.
La oil l..
Casey Town comes from the main !
gulch where the creek runs. The |
gulch was once non-existent. 1t Is |
likely there was hill there. It's nub
was porphyry cap; the rest of 1t |
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, all 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 1t 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 a lower porphyry
stratum they have found only indica-
tions where they found anything at
all. But the strikes were rich be-
cause sylvanite is one of the richest
of all 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 a
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