The Coolidge examiner., 1934-11-09
CHAPTER vI-con,inusd

short az the best. and even a day
like this there are things 70 do.
Everythlng's made too easy for peo-
pie nowadays That's half the trou-
bic wlih en- ! was younger than
you. my dear. when Father took the
% LeadVille. More than city years
ago. yet ! can shut my eyes and u
seems Ike yesterday
Was L much % a place AZ that
tlmer' questioned Nancy as Cousin
Columbine slipped her milk.
Much % a place. wish could
make yoB see H. The houses were
nothing but shanties or hastily
made log cabins. Our own was of
logs with = stoveplpe FOR a chin.
ney. The family next "a used old
flower pots for the purpose. Some
% the shacks had only canvas for
roofs and others-lf youll believe
me no roofs az all There wcre
even shanties half buried In the
earth. shlle some set up on posts
Folks were living IN tents and wiS
vans. teo-and now Ne shlver 81 a
cold entry Yes. life's too soft
Nance laughed as she hltched her
chair nearer 70 the stove. and ques
TONED: We're there any shops. OF
did you sci provisions fr0m . dis
tanceY-
There were stores % a sort. even
a. that time. I clearly remember
the street where business wAs car
ried on. There were groups of cr.
cited miners, With eager. sometimes
desperate faces. standing 10 the
middle OF u. arguing and Eesiicu-
lating- OF all sorts and kinds.
Ey dear: the good and the vicious
With one thing ln common. the lure
OF silver. Gambling houses were
open al uigaL and 80 were thea.
ters"
Thsaiers r. gaspet Nancy I'm a
piace ike thatT
Cousin Coiumhlne nodded.
Nut az tie very nrsi. % course /:
bat less than year after the boom
started. saw mills got to work. and
dwelling places were more comfort.
able. Banks. and business blocks
and dance halls sprang up almost
over night; other places. too. which
the town would have been happier
without: saloons and gambling
houses where many a hardwon for
tune was thrown away"
u doesn't sound Ike a very rest.
f1i spot r. smiled Nancy.
Columhlue Nelsoa laid down her
empty glass and pulled the blankets
a b.i higher.
a mining town In boom time.
she asserted. is about as resiful
as = hornets nest that has been dis
turhcd. nedlam broke loose after
the men stopped work. aud u was
almost impossible to sleep I'M day
light"
WAS that the last OF the gold
and silver rushes. Cousin Colum.
blnef"
-Creede came later than Lead.
vile. as / said then Cripple Creek.
not 70 mention the Pemperion hoax.
my dear. Some day III tell you
about that. but I mustn't bore you
with too many tales AZ once. We
grow garrulous as we grow old. I
fear and It's years since I've talked
over those times with anyone"
But I'm not bored" Nancy as
sured her. "You1i have TO tell this
all over again when Jack Is here. I
wouldn't have him miss Il for the
world DO you suppose We could
see one of those mining towns some
dnyT~
No reason In the world why you
cant Come spring wen make an
excursion TO Cripple Greek. Even
DOW II will give you an idea OF how
a mining town Is built; and no
doubt Mark Adam would jump at
the chance TO drive US over. Did
az ~ AtHN A@AEG ~ NtAA4HN on
Hell be home soon on crutches
Does Luke look Ike his brothers.
Cousin ColumbineT"
Not I'm the least. He's the odd
member OF the family and resem.
bles no one. Luke was a tlmid 1T.
tie boy and not quite so husky as
the others. Hes taking a year OF
before entering college"
Aurora says he's his mothers
favorlie-
stun and nonsensei II she felt
any favorltism Eve Adam has too
much sense 20 show II: bat Luke's
aGectionaie. and not ashamed TO let
folks find Il out I've thought al
times that Eve had leaning toward
Matthew; but II that's true its only
because he's so shy she wants TO
protect HIM"
How old Is John?r
sixteen. Living with friends al
tie Springs and going TO high
school Hes headed for college In
the East. He and Mark are as alike
as two peas in looks: but Johns
more quiet and studIons Ike his IA
ther. Marks the liveliest member
OF tie family, but Eve has a right
To be proud OF him even II he has
only d high school diploma In place