The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-09
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CAST OF CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
CAROLEE Golfer, heroine
prospeetor's daughter.
STUART BL AK E, Eastern
dude" tourist; Carolec's lover.
HENRY Golfer. pTospeetor.
PAUL ard SlLAS Golfer
prospeetor's sons.
NINA BLAKE, Stuart's sister.
Yesterday: The posse finds
PauPs body and the sheriff re-
veals to StaurI that rich gold ore
samples were found elutehed IN
PauPs hand.
CHAPTER XIV
IL didn't matter if the reporters
missed one salient detail in their
really excellent cOveragc Of the
tragedy, and it wasn't their fault
anyway. Sheriff Watson didnl
want the fact know that Pau
Golfers dead hand had clutched
gold; he had his own reasons. On,
~ his searching party and Stuart
Blake had been told.
"You see what all they printed
as It's" tine sheriff commented
two days later. in talking TO Stu
art. "If we'd let it be known
Golfer actually found sid, We'd
have thousands of people climb
ing around up here. and mOrc
business than any sheriff could
take care OF. Gold breeds fools
Mr.. Blake"
Have you been back 10 the
place? Where you found the
body"
Nope. But the old man knows
He'll prObaly go back. His sons
death might have discouraged him
and sent him with his family on
back To- Texas, but | had 10 give
him the nuggets. They was right
fully his. He'll hunt ag'in.
The Golfers did 20 hunting
again.
They buried Paul the neXc day
after they found him. IL was q
peculiarly mixed group Of mourn
ers who went to the gravcsidc,
right there at the base Of the
moduntain. CarOlec had suggested
this us the logical place 20 bury
him, for economic as well as tor
sentimental reasons. With her and
her grieving family stood all the
people at Superstition Lodge, Il
few assorted ranchCrS and cow
boys, and the newspaper men. The
sheriff kept several dozen curious
strangers away. Twenty -four
hours afterward, old man Golfer
and SilaS were preparing TO en-
Ger the mountain Businesses
again. heading for PaulS last
camp i'm the hope and heightened
expectation of locating the gold
deposit. The sheriff would con
tinuc whatever investigation nc
could.
CarOlee herself rode in with
the Golfer men this time. PAUL.
Eody had been found miles from
home. They sadly made such linn,
tied inspection at this place a.
they thought worth while, but
nothing indicated what might
have killed him. IL looked like
murder mainly because there was
no plausible natural cause for the
young mans death.
am set up the camp" Carolec
suggested. while you men do the
prospecting"
They had provisions for two
night stay. The men searched
everywhere in the vicinity where
the body was found. With their
short miners picks they inspected
every likely looking piece of rock
and soil. even making simple tests
with chemicals on few ore Speci-
mems. but nothing proved of
value.
Reckon Paul was hcadin' back
home to tell u.s. SilaS cOnclud-
ed. "No tcllin' how far nc might
have come
"Thats right" his father agreed,
Toward shutdown CarOlCe led
them Il Quartcr-milc To cave en-
trance. Il looked for all the world
like an orchestra shell or loud
, speaker on gigantic scale---a
great open mouth cf rock. Back
of It, too, was = narrow gullet
leading to another aud almost TO-
tally dark room inside.
This is jest right, Sis" salt
SilaS. They had protection over
head and on all sides but one
She had their bed rolls already