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The Big Strike on Heavy Tree Hill.
BY IlKIiT HAUTE.
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( Cop > rl ht , H97 , by IJret JInrte. )
PIIOLOCJUB.
The sun -was going down on tto Dlac'n
Spur range. The red light It had kindled
there wag still eating Its way alone the
serried crest , showing through gaps In the
ranks of pine * , etching out the Interstices
of hroktsu boughs , fading away and than
flashlnR suddenly out again like sparks In
burnt-tip paver. Then the night wind swept
down the whole mountain side and began
Its usual struggle with the shadows up-
climbing from the valley , only to" lose Itself
In the end aud bo absorbed In the all-con
quering darkness. Yet for some time the
plnca on the long ulopo of Heavy Tree Hill
murmured and protested with swaying arme ;
but ag the shadows stole upward , and cabin
after cabin and tunnel alter tunnel were
swallowed up , a complete silence followed.
Only the sky remained vljlblo a vast con
cave mirror of dull steel , In which the stars
did not serin to ho set , lull only reflected.
A single cabin door on the crest of Heavy
Tree Mill had remained open to the wind
and darkness. Then It was slowly shut by
an Invisible figure afterwards revealed by
the embers of the fire It was stirring. Ai
first only this figure brooding over the hearth
was shown , but as the flames I en pel up two
other figures could be seen sitting motionless
before It. When the door was shut they ac
knowledged that Interruption by slightly
changing their position. The one who had
risen to tlint the door sank back Into an In
visible seat , but the attitude of each man
was one of profound reflection or icserve ,
and apparently upon some common subject ,
which made them respect each other's sil
ence. However , thin was at last broken by a
laugh. It was a boyish laugh and came from
the youngest of the party. The two others
turned their profiles and glanced Inquiringly
toward him. but did not speak.
"I was thinking , " ho began In apologetic
explanation , "how mighty queer It was that
whllo.wo were working like niggers on grub
wagss , without the ghost of a chunco of
making a strike , how \\c used to sit here ,
night after night , and flapdoodle and ( pecu
late about what we'd do If wo ever did make
ono ; and now. Great Scott ! that wo have
made It , and are just wallowing In gold , here
wo arc sitting as glum and silent as If we'd
had a washout ! Why , Lord ! I remember
ono night not so long ago , cither that you
two quarreled over the swell hotel you wore
going to stop at In 'Frisco , and whether
you wouldn't strike straight out for London
and Homo and I'arls , or go away to Japan
aud China and round by India and the Hcd
sea. "
"No , wo didn't quarrel over It , " said ono
of the figures , gently ; "thero was only a little
discussion. "
"Yes , but > ou did , though , " returned the
young fellow , mischievously , "and you told
Stacy , there , that we'd better learn some
thing of the world before we tried to buy It
or even hlio It , and that It was just as well
to get the heyseed out of our hair and the
slumgulllon oft 'our boots before wo mixed
In polite Eoclcty. "
"Well , I dor.'t see what's the matter with
that sentiment now , " returned the second
speaker , good humoredly ; "only , " ho added ,
gravely , , "we didn't quarrel God forbid ! "
There was something In the speaker's tone
which seemed to touch a common chord In
their natures , and this was voiced by Bar
ker , with Bidden and almost pathetic earnest-
noFti."I tell you what , boys , wo 'ought to
swear hero tonight to always stand by each
other In luck and out of It ! We ought
to hold ourselves alwayu at each other's
call. . . Wo ought to have a kind of pass
word or signal , you know , by which we
could summon ! each other at any time from
any quarter of the globe ! "
"Comb off the roof , Darker , " murmured
Stacy , without lifting his eyes from the
flro. But Demorcst smiled and glanced tolerantly
erantly at the younger man.
"Yea , 'but ' look "here , Stacy , " continued
Barker , "comrades like us , In the old days ,
used to'do that In times of trouble and ad
ventures' Why shouldn't wo do It In our
luck ? "
"There's a good deal In that , Barker ,
boy , " said Demorest , "though as a general
thing passwords butter no parsnips , and
the ordinary , everyday , single yelp from a
wolf brings the whole pack together for
business about as quick as a password. But
you cling to that sentiment and put It away
with your gold dust In your belt. "
"What I like about Barker Is his commo-
dlousncss , " said Stacy. "Hero ho Is , the
only man among us that has his future
fixed and his pre-emption lines laid out
and registered. He's already got a girl that
lie's going to marry and settle down with
on the strength of his luck. And I'd like
to know what Klttlo Carter , when she's
Mrs. Barker , would say to her husband
being signaled for from Asia or Africa.
I don't seem to see her tumbling to any
password. And when he and she go Into anew
now partnership I reckon she'll let the old
one slide. "
"That's Just where you're wrong ! " said
Barker , with quickly rising color. "She's the
Bwcotost girl In the world nnd ! she'd be sure
to understand our feoHngs. Why , she thinks
everything of you two ; she was Just eager
for you to get this claim , which has put us
where wo are , when I held back , and If It
hadn't been for her , by Jove ! wo wouldn't
have had It. "
"That was only because she cared for
you , " returned Stacy , with a half yawn ,
"and now that you've got your aharo she
Isn't going to take a brtathlcss Interest In
us. And , by the way , I'd rather you'd re
mind us that wo owe our luck to her than
that ho should over remind you of It. "
"What do you mein ? " said Barker
quickly. Hut Demorett hero rose lazily and ,
throwing n gigantic shadow on the wall ,
Blood between the two with his back to the
flre. "He means , " ho ald slowly , "that
you'ro talking rot , and so Is he. However , as
yours comes from the heart and his from the
head , I prefer yours. But you're both making
mo tired. Let's have a fresh deal , "
Nobody ever dreamed of contradicting
Demorest. Nevertheless , Barker persisted
eagerly : "But Inn't It better for us to look
at this cheerfully and happily all around ?
There's nothing criminal In our having made
a strike ! It re cms to me , boys that of all
ways of making money it's tbo squarest and
most level ; nobody Is the poorer for It ; our
luck brings no misfortune to others. The
gold was put there ages ago , for anybody
to find ; wo found It. It hasn't been tarnished
by man's touch before. I don't know how
It strikes you , boyp , but It seems to me
tbat of all gifts that ore going It Is the
8tralghtst. For whether we derarvo It or
not , tt comes to us first-hand from God ! "
The two men glanced quickly at the
speaker , whose face flushed and then smiled
ombarraesedly as If at'liamed of the enthus
iasm Into which he had been betrayed. But
'Demorest ' did not smile , and Stacy'n eyes
shone In the firelight as he said languidly ;
"I never heard that prospecting was a re
ligious occupation before. But I shouldn't
.wonder If you'ro right. Barker boy , So Ist'o
liquor up. "
Nevorthuleea he did not move , nor did tlio
others , The flre leaped higher , bringing out
the rude rafters and sternly economic details
of the rough cabin , and making the occupants
In their Eoato before the flro look gigantic
by contrast.
"Who shut the door ? " said Demorest , alter
a pause.
"I did , " euld Barker , "I reckoned It was
getting cold , "
"Better open It ugaln , now that tbo fire's
blaring. It will light tHe way If any of the
men from below want to drop In this even
ing , "
Stacy stared at his companion. "I thought
that It was understood that we were giving
them that dinner at Doonvllle tomorrow
night , so that wo might have tli last evening
hero by ourselves In peace and quietness. "
I "Yes , but If any ono did want to come It
would seem churlish to shut him out , " said
Dcmoreit ,
"I reckon you'ro fetllng 7 ry much u 1
am , " Bald Stacy ; "that this good fortune Is
rather crowding to us three alone. For
myself I know , " he continued , with n back
ward glance toward a blanketed covered ptjc
In the corner of the cabin , "that I f-cl kinder
oppressed by by Its specific gravity , I kal-
kllate and sorter crampy and twltchy In tlie
legs , as If I ought to lite out and do some
thing , and yet It holda mo here. All the
same , I doubt If anybody will come up ex
cept from curiosity. Our luck has made
them rather uoro down the hill , .for all
they're coming to the dinner tomorrow. "
"That's only human Mature , " said Dem-
orest. i
"But , " said Barken eagerly , "what does It
mean ? Why , only this afternoon , \\hen I
uaa passing the 'Old Ken tuck * tunnel , where
those iMarshallo have been grubbing along
for four years 'without making a single
strike , I felt ashamed to look at them ; and
as they barely nodded to me , I sMnked by as
If I had done them an hijury. I don't under
stand It. "
"It somehow does not seem to square with
this 'Gift o' God' idea of yours , docs It ? "
said Stacy. "But we'll open the door and
give them a eliow , "
As ho did so it seemed as If the night were
thulr only guest , and bad been waiting on
the threshold to now enter bodily and per
vade nil things with < ts presence. With that
cool , fragrant Inflow of air they breathed
freely. The red edge had gone from Black
Spur , but It was even more clearly defined
against the sky In Its towering blackness.
The sky Itself had grown lighter , although
the stars still seemed mere reflections of the
solitary pln-polnts of light scattered along
the concave valley below. 'Mingling with
the cooler , restful air of the summit , yet
penetratingly distant from It , arose the stim
ulating breath of the pl-ies below , still hot
and panting from the daylong sun. The sl-
lenco was Intense. The far-off barking of a
dog on the Invisible river bar nearly a mile
beneath them came to them like a sound In
a dream. They had rls < ; n , and , standing 4u
the doorway , by common consent turned
their facc-j to the cast. It was the frequent
attitude of the home-remembering miner and
it gave him the crowning glory of the view.
For , beyond the pine-hearsed summits , rarely
icon except against the evening sky , lay a
thin white cloud like a dropped portion of
the milky way. Faint with an Indescribable
pallor , remote , yet distinct enough to assert
Itself above and beyond all surrounding ob
jects , it was always there. It was the snow
line of the Sierras. i
They turned away , and ( silently reseated
themselves the same thought In the minds
of each. Hero was something they could
not take away something to bo left for
ever and Irretrievably behind left with the
healthy life they hail been leading , the
cheerful endeavor , the undying hopefulness
which It had fostered and blessed. Was
what they were taking away worth It ? And
oddly enough , frank and outspoken aa they
had always been to each other , that com
mon thought remained unuttcreJ ! Even
Barker was silent ; perhaps he was also think
ing of Kitty !
Suddenly two figures appeared In the very
doorway of the cabin. The effect was start
ling upon the partners , who had only just
reseated themselves , und for a moment they
had forgotten that the narrow band of light
which shot forth from the open door ren
dered the darkness on either side of It more
Impenetrable , and that out of this darkness ,
although themsolvftj guided by the light ,
the figures had Just emerged. Yet ono was
familiar enough. It was the Hill drunk
ard , Dick Hall , or , aa he was called ,
"Whisky Dick , " or indicated still more
succinctly by the Hill humorists "Alkey
Hall. "
Everybody had seen that oodden , puffy ,
but good-humored face ; everybody had felt
the fiery exhalations of that enormous red
beard , whtch always seemed to be kept
In a state of moist , unkempt luxuriance by
liquor ; everybody knew the absurd dignity
of manner and attempted precision of state
ment with which , ho was wont to disguise
his frequent excesses. Very few , however ,
know , or cared to know , the pathetic weari
ness and chilling horror that sometimes
looked out of those bloodshot eyes.
Ho was evidently equally unprepared for
the three ellent figures before the door , and
for a moment looked at them blankly with
the doubts of a frequently deceived percep
tion. Was ho sure that they were quite
"ORDER GENTLEMEN ! WE'LL , DRIJ
STRIKE ! " SAID BARKE
real ? Ho had not dared to look at ) bla com
panion for verification , but smiled vaguely.
"Good evening , " aald Demorest , pleasantly.
Whisky Dick's face brightened. "Good
evenln' , good cvenln' yourselves , boys and
see how you like It ! Leinme Intcrdnuli my
ole frlcn' AVilllam J , Steptoo of Red Gulch.
Stepsho Steptoe Is sbtay Ish stay " He
stopped , hiccoughed , waved hie hand gravely
and with an air of reproachful dignity con
cluded : "Sojourning for the present on the
bar. Wo wish to offer our congrashulashen
and fellah -fellah " ho paused again and ,
leaning against the door post , added se
verely , "Italians , "
His companions , however , laughed
coarsely , and , pushing past Dick , entered the
cabin. Ho was a short , powerful man , with
a clonely cropped crust of beard and hair
that eeemed to adhere to his round head
like moss or lichen. Ho cast a glance fur-
ttvo rather than curious around the cabin ,
and said , with a familiarity that had not
oven good humor to excuse It , "So you're
the gay galoots who've made the big strike ?
Thought I'd meander up the hill with this
old bloat Alky , and drop In to see the show.
And here you are feeling your oats , eh ? and
not caring any particular G d d n If school
keeps or not. "
"Show Mr. Stcpto the whisky , " said De
morcet to Stacy. Then quietly addressing
Dick , but Ignoring Steptoo as completely as
Steptoe had Ignored his unfortunate com
panion , he said : "You quite startled mo at
first. Wo did not see you come up the trail , "
"No. Wo came up the back trail to please
Steptoe , ( who wanted to ice around the
cabin , " said Dick , glancing nervously yet
with a forced Indifference toward the whisky
which Stacy was offering to the stranger , '
"What yer gettlu" off there ? " said Steptoe- ,
faclig Dick almost brutally , "You know
your tangled legs wouldn't take you straight
up the trail , and you had to take a circum
bendibus Gosh ! If you hadn't scented this
llcker at tbo top you'd have never found It. "
"No matter ! I'm glad you did find It.
Dick , " said Demoruit , "and I hope you'll find
the liquor good enough to pay you for the
trouble. " Barker stared at Dcmorcst. This
extraordinary tolerance of the drunkard was
tome thing new In his partner. But at a
glance from Demorest he led Dick to the
demijohn and tin cup which stood on a table
In the corner. And In another moment Dick
had forgotten his companion's rudeness.
Dcmorcst remained by the door , looking
out into the darkness. "Well , " said Steptoe ,
putting down his emptied cup , "trot out your
strike. I reckon our cyos are strong'enough
to bear It new. " Stack drew the blanket
from the vague pile that stood In the corner
and discovered a deep tin prospecting pan.
It was heaped with several large fragments
of quartz. At first the marble whiteness of
the quartz and the glittering crystals of
mica In Its veins were the most noticeable ,
but as they drew closer they could see the
dull yellow of gold filling the decomposed
and honeycombed portion of the rock as If
still liquid and molten. The eyes of the party
sparkled like the mica even those of Barker
and Stacy , who were already familiar with
the treasure.
"Which Is the richest chunk ? " asked Step-
too In a thickening voice.
Stacy pointed it out.
"Why , It's smaller than the others. "
"Heft It In jour hand , " Bald Barker , with
boyish enthusiasm.
The short , thick fingers of Steptoe grasped
It with a certain aquiline suggestion ; his
whole arm strained over It until his face
grew purple , but he could not lift It ,
"Thar ustcr to be a little game In the
'Frisco Mint , ' said Dick , restored "to fluency
by his liquor , "when thar war women visit
ing It , and that was to offer to glv' 'cm any
of those little boxes of gold coin , that con
tained $5,000 , cf they would kindly lift It
from the counter and take It away ! It
wasn't no bigger than ono of these chunks ;
but , Jlmmlny' ' you oughtcr have seed them
gals grip and heave on it , and then hev to
give It up ! You FCC , they didn't know any
thing about the pad ( hlc ) the spcshlf "
Ho stopped with great dignity , and added
with painful precision , "the specific gravity
of gold. "
"Dry up ! " said Steptoo roughly. Then turn-
JK SUCCESS TO TO " TUB NEXT
R , LEAPING ON A CHAIR.
mired this young foreigner , with his lac-
quereil smoothness , although ta vague con
sciousness that neither St oyl'nor ' Demorpst
shared his reelings had restricted their nc-
qualntanco. Neverthclere hevs ! proud now
to see the bow with which ) Paul VanLoo en
tered the cabin as If It was a..drawlng room ,
and perhaps did not reflect/ upon that want
of real feeling In an act which made ths
others uncomfortable. ruii-
The slight awkwardncs their entrance pro
duced , however , was quickly ttorgottcn when
the blanket was again lifted from the pan o\
treasure. Singularly enoughpo | , the sami
feverish light came Into | tho.cyes of oact
as they all fathered arpund. . this yellow
shrine. Even the polite T/uilrrvdely clboweA
his way between the othent , though h's ar-
tlflcal "pardon" seemed torB rk.er to condone
this act of brutal Instinct. , 'Iiut It was molt !
Instructive to observe the manner In which
the old locators received this confirmation
of the fickle Fortune that had overlooked
their weary labors and years of waiting to
lavish her favors on the new and Inexperi
enced amateurs. Yet , as they turned their
d&zzled eyes upon tho. three partners there
was no envy or malice In their depths , no
reproach on their lips , no Insincerity In their
nondcrlng satisfaction. Rather there was a
touching , almost childlike resumption of
hcpo as they gazed at this conclusive evi
dence of Nature's bounty. The gold had been
there they bad only missed It ! And If there ,
.more could be found ! Was It not a proof of
the richness of Heavy Tree Hill ? So strongly
was this reflected on their faces that a
casual observer , contrasting them with the
thoughtful countenances of the real owners ,
would have thought them the lucky ones. It
touched Barker's quick sympathies , It puzzled
Stacy , It made Dcmorcst more serious , It
aroused Steptoe's actlvo contempt. Whisky
Dick alone remained stolid and impassive' In
a desperate attempt to pull himself once
more together. Eventually ho succeeded ,
oven to the ambitious achievement of mountIng -
Ing a chair and lifting hi ? tin cup with a
dangerously unsteady handwhich did not ,
however , affect his precision of Utterance , ana
I said ;
I "Order , gentlemen ! We'll drink success
to to "
IT WAS AN OLD DREAM.
ing to Stacy ho said abruptly : "But whore's
the rest of it ? You've got more than that. "
"Wo sent it to Boomvlllo this morning.
You see we'vo sold out our claim to a com
pany who take It up tomorrow and put up
n mill and sta'mps. In fact , It's under their
charge now. They've got a gang of mert on
the claim already. "
"And what mout yei hpv got for It , If It's
a fair question ? " said Steptoe with a forced
smile.
Stacy smiled also. "I don't know that it's
a business question , " ho said.
"Five hundred thousand dollars , " said
Demorest abruptly from the doorway , "and
a treble Interest. "
The eyes of the two men met. There was
no mistaking the dull fire of envy In Step-
too's gla'nce , but Demorpst received It with
a certain cold curiosity and turned away as
the sound of arriving voices came from with
out.
out."Flvo hundred thousand's a big flgger , "
said Steptoo with a coarse laugh , "and 1
don't wonder It makes you feel d d sassy.
But it was a fair question. "
Unfortunately it hero occurred to the
whisky-stimulated brain of Dick that the
friend ho had Introduced was being treated
with scant courtesy , and. he forgot his own
treatment by Steptoe. Leaning against the
wall ho waved a dignified rebuke. "I'm
sashlfled my ole frlen' is akshuatcd by only
buslnesh principles. " He paused , recollected
himself and added with great precision :
"When I say ho himself has a valuable cla'lm
In Red gulch and to my shertaln knowledge
has received offers I have said enough. "
The laugh that broke from Stacy and
Barker , to whom the Infellx reputation of
Red gulch was notorious , did not allay Stop-
tos's Irritation , Ho darted a vindictive
glalnco at the unfortunate Dick , but joined
in the laugh , "And what was ye gain * to
do with that ? " he said , pointing to the
treasure.
| "Oh , wo'ro taking that with us. There's a
chunk for each of us as a memento. We
cast lots for the choice and Demorest won.
That ono which you couldn't lift with ono
hand , you know , " said Stacy , *
I "Oh , couldn't 17 I reckon you nln't goln'
to give mo the same chunco that they did
at the mint , eh ? "
Although the remark was accompanied
with his usual coarse , familiar laugh , there
was a look In his eye eo Inconsequent In
Us nlgnlflcance that Stacy would have made
some reply , but at this moment Dcmorcst
re-entered the cabin ushering in a half
dozen miners from tbo bar below. They
were , although youngish men , some of the
older locators in the vicinity , yet , through
years of seclusion and uneventful labors ,
they bad acquired a certain childish sim
plicity of thought and manner that was al
ternately amusing and pathetic. They had
never Intruded upon the reserve of tbo three
partners of Heavy Trep Hill before. Nothing
but an Infantine curiosity , a shy recognition
of the partners' courtesy In Inviting them
with the whole population of "Heavy Tree"
to the dinner next day , and the never-to-be-
reslsted temptation of an evening of "free
liquor" and ( orgetfulness of tbo past bad
brought them there now. Among them ,
and yet not of them , was B young man , who ,
although speaking Kngllsh without accent ,
was distinctly of a different nationality and
race. This , wltii a certain neatness of dress
end artlllclal euavlty of address , gained him
the nickname of "the count" and "Frencby , "
although he was really of Flemish extraction.
Ho was the Union Ditch company's agent
on the Dar by virtue ot his knowledge of
languages.
Darker1 uttered an exclamation ot pleasure
when be saw him. Himself the Incarnation
ot naturalness , bo bad always secretly ad-
"Tho next atrlku ! " satd-Jiarker , leapliiK
impetuously on another chair" and beaming
upon tlio old locators , "and'nVay It come to
those who have so long deserved It ! "
His sincere * and generous enthusiasm
seemed to break the s > pellrbf'sflence that had
fallen upon them. Other'tpagjs quickly fol
lowed. In the general obd feeling Darker
attached himself to VanL6o with his usual
boyish effusion , and In a burst of confidence
Imparted the secret of his engagement to
Kitty Carter. Van Lee listened with polite
attention , formal congratulations , but In
scrutable eyes , that occasionally wandered
to Stacy and again to the treasure. A slight
chill of disappointment camoJover Barker's
quick sensitiveness. Perhaps his enthusi
asm had bored this superior man of the
world. Perhaps his confidences were in bad
ta'sto ! WtH > a hew sdriue'of his inexperi
ence ho turned sadly tfway. Van Led took
that opportunity to approach Stacy.
"What's all this'I hear of Barker being en
gaged to Miss Carter ? " "ho said , with n
faintly superior'smile , i'ls It really true ? "
"Yes. Why shouldn't it be ? " returned
Stacy bluntly.
Van Lee was instantly deprecating and
smiling. ' . ' .Why not , of course ? But isn't
It sudden ? "
"They have known each other ever since
ho'a been on Heavy Tree Hill , " responded
Stacy.
"Ah , yes ! True , " said Van Loo. "Bui
now "
"Wtll he's got money enough to marry ,
and he's going to marry. "
"Hither young , isn't he ? " said Van Lee ,
still dcprecatlngly. "And she's got nothing.
Used to wait ton the table at her father's
hotel In Boomvllle , didn't ' she ? "
"Yes. What of that ? We all know It. "
"Of course. It's on excellent thing for her
and her father. He'll have a rich son-in-
law. About two hundred thousand Is his
share. Isn't it ? I suppose old " Carter is de
lighted ? " . |
Stacy had thought this before , but did not
care to have It corroborated-by this superfine
young foreigner. "And I don't reckon that
Barker Is offended If ho Is , " he said curtly
as ho turned away. Nevertheless , he felt
irritated that ono of the thr.ea superior part
ners of Heavy Tree Hill should bo thought
a dupo.
Suddenly the conversation dropped , the
laughter ceased. Every ono turned round ,
and , by a common instinct , looked toward the
door. From the obscurity of the hill slope
below came a wonderful tenor voice , modu
lated by distance and spiritualized by tbo
darkness :
When at name future day
I shall bo far nwny , i
Thou wilt be weeplnir , i
Thy lone watch keeping' .
The men looked at one another. "That's
Jack Hamhn , " they said. "What's ho doing
here ? "
"Tho wolves are gathering arcund fresh
meat , " said Steptoo , whh his coarse laugh
and n glance at the treasure. "Didn't ye
know ho came over from lied Dog yester
day ? "
"Well , give Jack a fair show and his own
game , " said ono of the old locators , "and
ho'd cletln out that pllo afore sunrise. "
"And lose it next day , " dded another.
"But never turn a hair or change a muscle
in either case , " said d. third. "Lord ! I've
heard him Bins away Just like that when
ho's been leaving tho. board with $5000 ; in
hla pocket , and going &viay stripped of nil
last red cent , " * '
Von Lee , who had been listening with I
peculiar smile , here said In his most dcprc
eating manner : "Yes , but ijld you never con
sider the influence that&rich a man has 01
the hard-working tunnelfinen , who are readj
to gamble their wholefweek's earnings to
him ? Perhaps not. O . l know the dlffl-
cultlea of getting the dKrfiarates from these
men when ho has becnSajeamp. "
Ho glanced around Ulin % Ith some im
portance , but only a 3 VSa { followed his
speech. "Como Frenzy1 ! . ' said an old
locator , "you only say UiaV'Secauso your lit
tle brother wanted to plajP Jth Jock like a
grown man , and when /a Jgordoreil lllm ofr
the board and ho becamS-HJTsiy , Jack scooted
him outer the saloon. " " " " " { .i.
Van Loo's face redden"-j Ith anger that
had the apparent cJTecf TjiC-Ifimovlng every
trace of his fcimer pollulji'fl rapose , and leav
ing only a hard outline ' I.feueath. At which
Demurest Interfered ; "Hip4
"I can't say tbat I geo\ajjeh difference In
gambling by putting motfolnto a hole In
the ground and expectlngllO'tako more from
It than by putting It oir ! tard lor the same
purpose. " " * * "
Hero the ravishing tenor voice , which had
been approaching , ceased , and was succeeded
by a heart-breaking and equally melodious
whistling to finish the bar of the singer's
isong. And the next moment Jack Hatnlln
appeared In tbo doorway.
Whatever was his present financial condi
tion , Mr , Jack Hanilln , In perfect self-posses
sion and charming sangfroid , fully bore out
his previous description. Ho was as clean
and refreshing looking aa a Madrono tree In
the dust-blown forest. An odor of scented
soap and freshly-ironed linen was wafted
from him ; there was scarcely a crease in his
white waistcoat , nor a speck upon Ills var
nished shoes. Ho might have been an
auditor of the previous conversation , eo
quickly and completely did he seem to take
In the whole situation at a glance , Perbapo
there was an extra tilt to Jila black-ilbboned
Panama bat , and a certain dancing deviltry
In his brown eyes which might aluo nave
been an answer to adverse criticism.
"When I , hla truth to prove , would trifle
with my love. " he warbled In gcntlo con
tinuance from the doorway Then dropping
cheerfully Into speech , ho added , "Well ,
boys , I am hero to welcome the llttlo
stranger , and to trust that the family are
doing ns well us can bo expected. Ah ! there
It Is ! Dices It ! " He went on , walking
leisurely to the treasure. "Triplet * ) , tool
and plump at that. Have yuu lia-1 'cm
weighed ? "
rrankncfs was an < sentUl quality o (
Heavy Tree Hill. "We were Just Raying ,
Jack , " Bald an old locator , "that giving you
a fair show and your own gams , you coulil
manage to get away with that pile before
daybreak , "
"And I'm Just thinking. " said Jack cheer
fully , "that there were some of you here
that could dp that without any Mich use
less preliminary. " His brown eyts rested
for a moment on Stcptoe , but turning quite
abruptly to Van Lee , ho held out his hand.
Startled and embarrassed before the others ,
the young man at last advanced his , when
Jack coolly put his own , AS It forgetfully ,
In his pocket. "I thought you might like to
know what that llttlo brother of yours Is
doing. " ho said to Van Lee , yet looking at
Steptoe. "I found him wandering about the
hills here quite'drunk. "
"I have repeatedly warned him " began
Von Lee , reddening.
"Against bad company , I knew , " BUR-
grsted Jack gayly ; "yet In spllo of nil that
I thinkhe owes some ot his liquor to Step-
too yonder. "
"I 'never supposed the fool would set
drunk over a glass of whisky offered In fun , "
said Stcptoe harshly , yet evidently quite as
much disconcerted ns angry.
"Tho trouble with Steptoe. " said Homlln ,
thoughtfully spanning his Rl I in waist with
both hands ns he looked down nt his polished
shoes , "la that ho has such a sntt-hcartcd
liking for all weaknesses. Always wanting
to protect chaps that can't look after them
selves , whether ttn Whisky Dick there
when ho has a pull on , or some nigger when
ho's made a little strike , or that straying
lamb of Van Loo's when lip's puppy drunk.
But you're wrong about me , boye. You
can't draw mo In any game tonight. This
Is ono ot my nights off , which 1 devote ex
clusively to contemplation and SOUK. But , "
ho added , suddenly turning to his three
licwts wltli a bewildering and fascinating
change of expression , "I couldn't realat com
ing up here to see you and your pile , even
if I never saw the ono or the olhtsr before ,
and am not likely to sec cither again. I
believe In luck ! And It comes it mighty
sight oftencr than u fellow thinks It ilota.
But It doesn't come to stay. So I'd advise
you to keep your eyes skinned und hang
on to It while it's with you like grim death.
So long ! "
Resisting all attempts of lil.s hosts who
had apparently fallen as suddenly and un
accountably under the magic of his manner
to detain him longer , he stepped lightly
away , his voice presently rising again In
melody as ho descended the hill. Nor was
U at all remarkable that the others , appar
ently drawn by the same Inevitable mag
netism , were Impelled to follow him , nat
urally Joining their voices with his , leaving
Stcptoe and Van Lee so markedly behind
them alone that they were compelled nt last
In sheer embarrassment to close up the
rear of the procession. In another moment
the cabin and the three partners again to-
lapsed Into the peace and quiet of the night.
With the dying away of the last voices on
the hillside the old solitude reasserted Itself.
But since the Irruption of Uie strangers
they had lost their former sluggish contem
plation , and now busied themselves In prepar
ation > r their early departure from the
cabin ; next morning. They had arranged
to spend the following day and night at
Boomvllle and Carter's hotel , where they
were to give their farewell dinner to Heavy
Tree Hill. They talked but little together ;
since the rebuff his enthusiastic confidences
had received from Van Lee , Barker had
been grave and thoughtful , and Stacy , with
the Irritating recollection of Van Loo's crit
icisms in his mind , had refrained from his
usual rallying of Barker. Oddly enough ,
they spoke , chiefly of Jack Hamlln till then
personally a stranger to them , on account
of his 4nfelix reputation and even the crit
ical Dcraorest expressed a wish they had
known him before. "But you never know
the real value of anything until you're quit-
tin' It , or It's quittln' you , " ho added scn-
tentlously.
Barker' and Stacy 'both rstared nt their
companion. It was unlike Demorcst to re
gret anything particularly a mere social
diversion.
"They say , " remarked Stacy , "that If
you had' ' known Jack Hamlln earlier and
professionally , a great deal of real value
would have quitted you before ho did. "
"Don't repeat that rot flung out by men
who have played Jack's game and lost , "
returned Dsmorest derisively. "I'd rather
trust him than " He stopped , glanced at
the meditative Barker , and then concluded
abruptly , "tho whole caboodle of his crit
ics. "
They were silent for a few moments , and
then seemed to have fallen Into their former
dreamy mood as they relapsed Into their
old seats again At last Stacy drew a long
breath. "I wish wo had sent those nuggets
off with the others this morning. "
"Why ? " said Demorcst , suddenly.
"Why ? Well , d n It all ! they kind 6' op
press me , don't you see. I seem to feel 'cm
here , on my chest all tbs three , " returned
Stacy , only half Jocularly. "It's their d d
specific gravity , I suppose. I don't like the
Idea of sleeping In the same room with 'em
They're altogether to much for us three men
to be left lalone with. "
"You don't mean that you think that any
body would attempt " said Demorest.
Stacy curled a fighting lip rather super
ciliously , "Noj I don't think that I rather
wish I did. It's ths blessed chunks of solid
gold that seem to have got us fast , don't
you know , and nro going to stick to us for
good or 111. A sort of Frankenstein monster
that we'vo picked out of a hole from be
low. "
"I know Just what Stacy means , " said
Barker , breathlessly , rounding his gray eyes.
"I've felt it , too. Couldn't wo make a sort
of cache of it bury it Just outside the cabin
for tonight ? It would bo sort of putting It
back to Its old place , for the time being. It
might like it. "
The two others laughed , "rtathrr rough on
Providence. Barker , boy , " said Stacy , "hand-
Ing back the heaven-sent gift so soon ! Be
sides , wrnt's to keep any prospector from
coming along and making a strike of It ?
You know that's mining law If you haven't
pre-empted the spot as a claim. "
But Barker was too staggered by this ma
terial statement to make any reply , and
Demorest arose. "And I feel that you'd
both better be turning , In as we've got to
get up early , " Ho went to the corner of the
cabin and threw the blanket back over the
pan and Its treasure. "Thero ! that'll keep
the chunks from getting up to ride astride
of you like a nightmare. " He shut the door
and gave a momentary glance at Its cheap
hinges and the absence of bolt or bar. Stacy
caught his eye. "We'll miss this security In
San Froncltfco perhaps oven In Boomvllle , "
ho sighed , ,
It was scarcely 10 o'clock , but Stacy and
Darker had begun to undress themselves
with Intervals of yawning and desultory talk ,
Barker continuing an amusing ety with
ono stocking off and bis trousers banging
an his arm , until at last both men were
snugly curled up in their respective bunks.
Presently Stacy's voice came from under
the blankets :
"Hallo ! aren't you going to turn In , too ? "
"Not yet , " said Demorfst from his chair
before the flre. "You see , It's the last night
In the old shanty , and I reckon I'll see the
rest of It out , "
"That's eo , " said , the Impulsive Barker ,
struggling violently with his blanket. "I
tell you what , boys , -wo Just ought to make
a watch night of It a regular vigil , you
know until 12 at 'least. Hold on ! I'll get
up , too'/ " But hero Demorest arose , caught
his youthful partner's bare foot , which went
searching painfully for the ground , In ono
hand , tucked It back under the blankets ,
and heaping them on the top of him , patted
the bulk with an authoritative , paternal air ,
"You'll Just say your prayers and go to
sleep , sonny. You'll want to bo fresh as a
daUy to appear before Miss Kitty < omorrow
early , and you can keep your vigils for to
morrow night , aftjjr dinner , in the back
drawing room. I Bald 'Good night , ' and I
mean it ! "
Protesting feebly , Barker finally yielded
In a nestling shiver and a sudden silence.
Demorest walked back to his chair ; a pro
longed snore came from Stacy's bunk. Then
everything was quiet ; Demorest tlrred up
the fire , cast a hugo root upon tt and leanIng -
Ing back In bis chair , eat with half-closed
eyes and dreamed ,
It was an old dream that for tbo past
three years had come to him dally , pome-
times even overtaking him under the shade
of a buckeye In ills noontide rest on his
claim a dream that bad never yet failed to
wait for him at night by the flrealdo when
liU partners were at rest. A dream of the
past , but so real that It always made the
present seem the dream through which bo
was moving toward some turc awakening.
It was not strange that It shun Id come to
him tonight , AS It tmd often come before ,
slowly shaping Itself out of the obscurity
as the vision of a fair young girl seated In
ono of the empty chnlre before him. Always
the same pretty , calUlike f/icr , frAUght wHth
a half-frightened , half-wcutjerlnic trouble ; al
ways the 'nine tlondcr , graceful figure , but
always glimmering In diamonds and satin ,
or spiritual In lace- and pearls , against his
owni rude and sordid surroundings. Always
silent with parted lips until the night wind
stnoto tome chord of recollection , and then
mingled a remembered voice with his own.
For at those times he tocmed to speak also ,
albeit with closed lips and an utterance In-
nudlblo to all but her.
"Well ? " ho said ftjully.
"WollJ" the voice repeated , like a gentla
crho blending with his own ,
"You know It all now , " ha went on. "You
know that It has como at last all that I
had worked for , prayed for. All that would
have made us happy here ; all that would
have saved yoir to mo has come at last , And
all too late ! " '
"Too late , " echoed the voted With bin.
"You remember , " he went on , "tho last
day \vo were together. You remember your
friends and family would have you give up
a penniless man. You remember when they
reproached you with my poverty , and told
you that It was only your wealth that I was
seeking , that I then determined to go n\\ay
und never tu return to claim , > ou until that
reproach could bo removed. You remember ,
dcnrest , how you clung to me and bade mo
stay with you , even fiy with you , but not to
leave you alone- with them. You wore the
same dress that day , darling ; your eyes had
the same wondering , childlike fear and
trouble. In them ; jour jewels glittered on
yotl ay you trembled , ami I refused. In my
prldo , or rather In my weakness and cow
ardice , I refused. I csmo away and broke
my heart among these rocks and ledges , yet
grew strong ; and you , my love , you , sheltered
and guarded by those you loved , you " Ho
stopped and burled 'his face hi his hands ,
The night wlnd'breathcd down the chimney
and from the stirred ashes on the hearth
came the soft whisper : "I died. "
"And then , " he went on , "I cared for
nothing. Sometimes my heart awoke for this
youns partner of mine In his Innocent , trust-
lul love for a Rlrl that oven In her humble
station was far beyond his hopes , and I pitied
mjflplt In him. Honip , fortune , friends , I
no loiiscr cared for nil were forgotten. And
now they are returning to me only that I
may see the hollowness and vanity of them ,
and taste the bltternefs for which I have
sacrllkod you. And here , on this last night
of my exile , I am confronted with only the
Jealousy , the doubt , the meanness and scl.-
llslmess that Is to come. Too late ! Too
late ! "
The wondering , troubled eyes that had
looked Into his here appeared to clear and
brighten with u sweet prescience. Was It
the wind moaning In the chimney that
seemed" to whisper to him : ' 'Too ' late , be
loved , for mo , but not for you. I died , but
love otill lives. Be hippy , Philip. And In
your happiness I , too , may live again. "
He btnrtcd. In the flickering firelight the
chair wits empty. The wind that had swept
down the chimney had stirred the ashes
with the sound like the passage of a rus
tling skirt. There was a chill in the air and
a smell like that ot opened earth. A nerv
ous shiver pnaicd over him. Then ho sat
upright. There was no mistake ; It was no
supcrfatltlou1 : fancy , but a faint , damp cur
rent of air \van actually flowing across Ms
feet toward the fireplace. He was about to
rise , when ho stopped suddenly and became
motionless.
Ho was suddenly conscious now of a
strange sound which had affected him oven
In the preoccupation of his vtnlon. It was
n gentle brushing of some yielding substance
like that made by a soft broom on sand , or
the sweep of a gown. But to his mountain
cars , attuned to every woodland sound , It
was not like the gnawing of gopher or squir
rel , the scijilchlng of wild cat , nor the hairy
rubbing of bear. Nor was It httmun ; the
lonij , deep respirations of his sleeping com
panions were distinct from that monotonous
sound. Ho could not even tell It It were In
the pllo In the corner. The blanket that
covered the treasure was actually moving.
( To bo Continued. )
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