ROSSLAND EVENING, RECORD,

SEPTEMBER 1, 1899- a

telegraphic service, but the C. P. R.
THE ROSSLAND RECORD. ‘holds that it does not pay to supply
one puper with an afternoon news
service, for the reason that it inter-
feres with regular business, and
until additional wires are strung,
there is little hope for remedy. Ef-
forts also have been made to secure
a service from Spokane, but this
proved futile for the reason that the
Canadian Associated Press‘contract
forbids the filing of associated press
news from across the line. The
Recorp will endeavor, however, to
cover the local field so thoroughly.
as to make a readable and interest-
ing daily paper.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER I, 1899.

TO ADVERTISERS.

New reading matter makes your
advertisement attractive. We will
gladly change your “ad” every issue

Forty tons is the total for the ore
if copy is presented before 10 a. m.

sent out from the Lake region for
the week. This ore consisted of two
carloads shipped from Silverton to
the: Trail smelter ty the Noonday
mine of this place. This brings the
total shipments for the year for this
property. up to 480 tons, and brings

SALUTATORY.

The Eveninc Recorp today passed
to new hands and with this change
an effort will be made to give the|the amount of ore shi ed from Sil-

i PP’
public what we believe will prove a| verton since the first or ins preset
th ople of |year up to 1,363 tons, All ores so far
paper acceptable to the peok’ shipped from this point have been
Rossland. The t will h Sr yeanites
a bd eavy yalena ores, and it is safe to
endeaver to give the patrons the) say that it has averaged 150 ounces
~ news, and as much of it as it canjin silver and over 40 per cent. lead
afford. The effort will be to make | per ton, so the value of the amount
the news, which will appear in these of wealth that the mines of Silverton
, a d 2 are contributing to the world can be
columns from day to day, as accu-| exsity estimated.—Silvertonian.
rate as possible. We believe this y ENaC “
hief 1 and - al ta W. F. Robertson, provincial min-
to be the chief end and aim © eralogist, has been in Nelson for
newspaper. The Recorp will do| several days boxing and getting
all in its power to increase the pros- ready tor shipment specimens of ore
perity of the community by present- for the mineral exhibit of the prov-
ince at the Paris exhibition. In all
he has secured 120 specimens from
mines and claims in Ainsworth, Goat

ing its resources in the best possi-
ble light. It believes that, in this
district, there are 4 number of un-] River, Nelson, Slocan and Slocan
. developed properties which only| City mining divisions. From Nel-
need the intelligent application of] 500 Mr. Robertson will go to Ross-
capital to make them, productive land to look after the specimens
‘, 4 rom the mines of the Trail creek
mines, and one of our efforts will be | division. Nelson Tribune.
an endeavor to make the outside i rc
investing world conversant with the THE PESSIMIST.
situation so that it may realize that
the Trail Creek division is a place
where profitable investments can be
made. The Recorp willbe a clean
paper, free and devoid of sensation-
alism. We believe that a paper|Nothing to breath but air,
conducted on such lines will com-| Quick asa flash ’tis gone;
mend itself to the residents of this] Nowhere to fall but off,
city.and section, and that it’ will
meet with a fair measure of success
and support, We will endeavor to
publish such a journal as will meet
with the good will, friendship and
patronage of a large number of the
citizens of this city, and if we suc- Nothing to sing. but songs,
ceed in doing this, our cup of satis-| Ar, well, alas, alack, .
faction will be filled. Nowhere to go but out,
—__—- Nowhere to come but back.

A JOBBING CENTER.

Nothing to do but work,
Nothing to eat but food,
Nothing to wear but clothes
To keep one from going nude.

> Nowhere to stand but on.

Nothing to comb but hair, :
Nowhere to sleep but in bed, °

Nothing to weap but tears,
Nothing to bury but dead.

Nothing to see but sights,

Nothing to quench but thirst,

The inauguration of freight and| Nothing to have but what we've gots
passenger service to the Boundary| ‘Thus thro’ life we are cursed.
district, by the completion of the
Columbia & Western railway to
Grand Forks and Columbia, presents
to the business men of Rossland
such opportunities for expansion of
trade as is not enjoyed by any other
point in the interior. It means that
if we choose to take advantage of
the opportunity, Rossland will be
not only the greatest mining city,
but the active mercantile and com-
mercial center of the interior. To
the west is a vast territory, rich,
not only in mineral, but in agricul-
tural resources, the development of
which is receiving attention of cap-
italists. | These diti open a
splendid market for the merchant,

Nothing to strike but a gait,
Everything moves that gocs,
Nothing at all but common sense
Can ever withstand these woes.

—BILL KING.

BUSINESS CARDS.

Dr. A, MILLOY,
DENTIST.
Rooms opposite postoftice,

Columbia Ave,

Daniel Dickinson. Walter L. Orde

DICKINSON & ORDE
Stock Brokers. Stocks bought and
sold on the closest margins.
Tel. No. 1. Rossland, B.C.

Pp. A, SILVERSTONE,
BROKER AND FINANCIER.
No. 16 Washington Street

Transfer of Liquor License.

and there is no reason why Ross-
it has every advantage over Spo-
aches he city of Rossland an application will be made
Boundary district, where ‘of the lirense no
i .
. : STEPHEN GARNHAM, per G. H. O.,
in a hurry. From no point could} 61 EN.
: Application for Liquor License.
land, which today enjoys direct

land should not profit as a whole-
saling and jobbing point. Certainly
ith i ‘ies, and long stage
kane, with its duties, and long stage) coicos hereby gizen that at the next ait.
haul. In a new country like the ting, of the Board of License Ci isstoners for
towns | for a transfer of the lice w held by
; . * ‘efor the Turf Exchange Hotel, sitnate on
spring up ina night, the merchants Goinmbia avenue, ‘Kossioud, B, 'C., to P. J,
avin.
are numerous and stocks are wanted | Dated 2th August, 1899.
GEO, HI. OW:
they be supplied at shorter notice or
to better advantage than from Ross-
transportation to this new territory. | es
: —— pote’

Notice is hereby Been, thatI will apply at

the next sitting of the board of Hcense com-

missioners for @ license tu sell liquor

‘on the premises nown
Mark walling on, Sect aa, alock I, Helirond

. P. RK, depot, oc
It was the purpose of the RecorD padition, in the elty of Hosiland,, einer
to give its reacers a comprehensive! Dated this 22d day of August, 1899. iy

Blank.
Books.
and
Bank
Books,
‘Special
_. Ruling,
~Order
Books,
Counter
_ Pads,
- Labels
and
_.. Artistic
Print:
Work
of
Every
Kinds:

- INTERNATIONAL

MUSIC HALL.

Week commencing Monday, Sept 4.

BIG BILL FOR LABOR DAY.

For wno ha:

"Let Labor broadly walk abroud;
4 te’ place with Kingn: H¢¢
nd take tts place wre works than God,

‘has don
‘The Maker of all good things?

eoMrs. Wilcox.)

“Liberty,’ their new F.

t tine here of

Bpreial production for this occeston, of PHARL & CASSLDY'S beautiful

novelty, “THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR...

Introducing their original, songs, “The Gallant Knights of Labor,” and
12 Prartatte, vith special Scent izitests, at

of el 5 uartette,; with special Scenic Eftects, etc,

Eagle Balt ang ee i ithe Great Female Barlone:

MISS. SUE BLANCHARD.
Also Little Florence Patterson, Salame Eiting and others,
‘The Sensational Drama in-Foar Acts entitled

A SLAVE OF PASSION

Twenty artista in the cast, vpens the performance.

dedicated to’ No, it Igo costumed

42 Ey Columbia Ave., next Door East C. P, R. Tel. oie!

CERTIFICATE OF THE RE vISTRA-
TION. OF AN EXTRA PROVIN-
2 CIAL COMPANY. :

“ComPanizs ACT, 1897."

“Woodbury Mines, Limited.””

{ter ret
y of the

extends. : mee
Sof npokaue, 9 Company 1s are | EROM THE-KOOTENAY COUNTRY!

‘The amount of the eapital of the C
one AmoENE Of the cop lita Inte one Mion

shares of one dollar each.
‘The h

Afty years.
establish

f 5
said territory; to purchase, acquire,
aud operate electile light and power
the purpose of mining and trest
for the purpose of furn:
ing power for all pur
tory; to bond, buy, I

james and water rights will

prope! re
. ) Objects and purposes afores:
end ‘broadest seuse, within the territory afore-
‘Given under my hand and seal of
eee Rae oP Bttigh Columnita, Cais?
y vil, one thousand eight hundred and

py.
"The time of the existence of the company {s

‘buy, sell, build or op-
ramways, or other

8, Y. WOOTTON,
Registrar of Joint Stock Companies.

IMPERIAL -LIMTED ||
“| EAST “NEW FAST WEST:

DAILY SERVICE
OPTIONAL ;ROUTES EAST

First-class Sleepers on AN Trains:
FROM .

aLemson' Wil: | ARROWHEAD axs KOOTENAY us

. TOURIST CARS -:
Pasa. Revelutoke daily for St. Pi
Thuredays. for Montreal and Boston,

G oblérts for which the Company has been | Tuesdays and Saturdays for Toronto. {|

2 TRAINS DAILY——2
To and.from Robson and Nelson.

70 o'clock, Lv _ Rossland Arr 11.60 ocltt
1B 20 o'clock’ ‘Ly ;-Rossland Arr 194v0¢h

Rossland To

Toronto 92 Montreal 96
NewYork.108 Winnipes ©
Vanco’ver 30 Victoria 3
4—Hours Rossland to Nelson Hour
For Rates and-Fall” Information at
dreas the Nedrest-Local Agent, oF
A. B, Mackenziz, City Tkt Agtt
W.H. Gace, Acting Agent.
W. F. ANDERSON,
T, PA, Nelson.

J. Covet
ae ‘A Vaset
—

Bradford Mineral Claim.
of West Kootenay district.

2% miles from Ross!
Take notice t]

nt for Edward Ali

ertiti

And further take notl
co!

Certificate of. Improvement. .

Bituate in the Trail Creek Mining Division

ated—On the east side of Big Shee!
leberry Mountain, ane ‘about

hat I, John A, Chantrell (actin, ai
ward Aire Miner’ ceruif
icate No.
‘date hereof, to
for a Certificate
e of obtaining

MINERAL ACT, 1896.
ee (Form F.)
Certificate of Improvements.
. NOTICE.

¢ 4 i
vening Star Fraction Mineral Clainy at
in ihe Trail ‘Creek mining division o Kot

istrict:

_--L-sf4e-and_will build an attractive res-
te
_ arrive from Toronto, tomorrow.
. Jaidjup i
‘}again and was ‘today f

ceiving
z congratulations of his-many friends.

“is now travéling ‘through British | sweet mountain air.

. ROSSLAND

EVENING RECORD, SEPTEMBER 1, 1899.

BREVITIES,: A. PLAIN STORY. -
eg itete nye

is Blue left on the'Red Mout
Louis Blue left on the'Re ‘oun: A ohne icant momento on mers mine

tain train yesterday for Nelson. ,
Mr. W. H. Adains, ‘of Kaslo, who
has been- visiting Rossland, left yes-
terday by the Red Mountain train, John Mills, miner, ino introduction,
Mr. J. L. G bbott,and Mr. T. beyond a statement of the identity
R. Morrow wi to Grand Forks|of the man jis necessary. Mills
yesterday and expect to be absent | lived near Rocky. Canon, and had
for a few days. Rone often’ d the people ther
Mrs, Sarah Seigler of Seattle.ar- (or within a radius of twenty miles)
rived in the city last evening and|to a-state of interrogative curiosity
will visit hee daugnters Mrs. A. C.| which had never been fully satisfied.
Fry, for a few weers. -.|He. dwelt’ alone, in a cabin not
Mr. ise T.Geperiey and wifey 9 worth describing, because just such
couver, a if
Me Ceperley was the pioneer insur- aaa mere oe pee peste

ssland.
a“ ne an Ess ue he he had'said nothing as to his origin.
proprietor, of the Hoffman house A tall, silent man ot forty years,’ he
dining rooms, has presented her hus- went at once to his chosen field,
band with a 14-pound daughter. prospecting, asking advice, and
giving none. :
Mills:hada good eye for “leads,”
and had been moderately successful,
for several times he had. developed
: “ claims until, they had begun’ to
. J. Eagles will remove in a da: ETE v3
one to the store vacated by, Mrs assume the dignity. of mines, had
Heard /and ‘will’ carry an up-to-date sold, them and moved.on. In 1891
line of millinery:and ladies’ furnish- he located, a claim that, seeemed
ings. iy reese api

ers Near Rocky Canyon:

y a

Mr. Jack Martin, ‘of: Martin Bros.,
went yesterday to Phoenix and will
gothrough the whole Boundary creek
country on business for their firm.

M <..W..Peters, ‘assistant gen-
eral: freight agent. ‘of fhe “Canadian | and skillful, and his progress ‘re-
Pacific, Railway ;with’ headquarters | markably ‘ rapid, ‘but occasionally
in Neuen ered at ne) Hotel he. felt ‘a. pang of solitude and
ye ( oto. “thought he ought: to secure help,
Rainond Fry, 'eleest’ son. of Av €.|not only’for the forwarding of the
Fey thesis py arrived pone last work but the‘sake of companion-
ni ing : 7
bese attending’: school’ during: the ship.” -One: avenwe tty Say as thls
last year.” ate |mood was upon him, he heard a
hose SD i’ it uth!,'of the slope
“Mr. Ri

known mining broker, -will leave to- ie sagt whale: he < had
no" minin: ig TW 3 ‘in si B n vi
morrow for Toronto; Montreal and started-into the-'side of ‘the moun
New York, and will be absent, about Te
a’month. Mee te aid a voice. ‘*may
‘ oo Pe : ie oat x e down Mills: dropped the
Mr, J. H.-Horswell, a’ prominent} sledge ‘just then poised for a blow
Mason‘and member of the Sons_o' ned toward. ‘the patch | of
England, is atthe’ Kootenay. ~ He “No; ; 4 bon i
js in'the city in the interest of Brush 'o;” Reyansweted: “I'll
: “us }eome; up.

&.Co., of Toronto. Ha a
‘ <i . As he walked, curving his long
back, -he'-saw outlined against a
bit:of sky sa, stul figure and a
head. surm
the flipping rim. of which had been
Mr, Beanie Goforth: who his pads ee in front, and, from,, beneath
nthe hospital. for about a ich there escaped: a wavy mass
Severe cold, is around Of hair tossed on the breeze. The
as. ‘t ‘receiving the} miner dered vaguely. why a boy
should be-so handsome. Emerg-
OMe. Je Te Wilk Sse well kidwr ing from the slope hé straightened
as ‘The World on the Wing,” who himself, taking a full breath of ‘the
2 2 Then he. drew
Columbia in the interest of the Van-| from his pocket pipe and tobacco,
cou Province”, is. at the Allen gijed;. lighted and absorbed a few
at ae _ 2: \satisfactory swhiffs, and said slowly;
The Rossland'base ball club will} «Well? v8) °* reas ,
ber tomorrow’ afternoon cat the “Pm Rube Jackson,”’said the boy
all. grounds for practice and in|. PE ora Hf
about three weeks a-match game in return; ‘tan’ I'm here for work.
will be played in this city for the John puffed on: | ‘Better come
hampionshi: to the cabin while I yank<you a

of the K
: sae ne little grub together. I take it.” he
Messrs. William White and Gus a ae
Parker and half a’ carload, of fish|2¢ded starting down the . path,
baskets and a rod apiece, left today “that ye’re prospectin’ withont no
for Beaver Falls and promise to stake?”
bring the baskets back filled with} The boy did not understand this,
trout even if they have to buy the|but he gave an assent, and started
speckled beauties.
. with Mills, who noticed that the
John Phillips, contractor for the sole of the visitor’s shoe flapped at
Washington street; bridge'over the| right-angles with every step. ‘(lL
C. P. railway track, is hurrying up| cobble ir after supper,” was his com-
the work as rapidly as possible, and eve Pe?
now has the footings and mudsills mee 3 =
“But about a job, you know,” the

all in position and work is progress-
ing on the trestling in good shape. boy put in, timidly, stepping high
on account of the loose sole. ‘

laid in front of the Bank of Montreal “Oh, that’s all right,” answered
will be in good condition by Mon- Mills; ‘‘ye’re hired. Didn’t I tell
day and as soon as the festivities |yeh?’ And they walked on.
of Labor Day are over another side-|" In the evenin; ts

: i ry * ig they grew, in a
walk of the same kind will be laid confidential, although

in front of the Bank of British North | Meastees
‘America. ‘ i Rube did most of the talking, as

Mills cobbled the defective shoe in-

Mrs. Aime Morin, wife ofthe pro-|tu a state’ of usefulness. Before
prietor of the. Montreal hotel, left)pedtime Rube had told of Susie
yesterday for Colville, with their Campbell. She was back in Mis-

daughter and will place her in the i ‘:
seminary there FoF education. Mrs. |souri, where he himself had been
‘Sporn and raised.”

Morin will probably return tomor-
row, but the little lady will notcome| ¢'I didn’t have much money after
father and mother died,” he went

back before Christmas.

Mrs. M. Heard, the well known |") simply, ‘and, Sue—her father
attistic milliner of Rossland. has|hasa pile, I'll bet old man Camp-
moved. from her old premises be- | bell has two thousand dollars out on
ween Lincoln and St. Paul Streets; | mortgage right now.” He paused
in the building recently vacated by » Mii =
the Spokane and Northern Tele- to note the effect; Mills drove an
graph Co., and is having the place|other Pegs while Rube laughed

A. -Milloy, D., D. s; "yesterday
purchased’tio ‘lots on: Le Roi. ave:

idence.’ *Mrs. Milloy is

sweek with ‘a’

The cement sidewalk now being

‘As this is simply ‘a plain story of|

Sue,” he continued, ‘‘but she
wouldn’t have it that -is,” “he cor-

of the expression, ‘‘she didn’t, seem
to be in earnest about it. Not like
me, anyhow, but fin'ly she laughed
and said that if I'd get a fortune
she'd marry me. So I struck out
West.”

“Must be a fine gal,” said Mills.
‘Hope it ain’t serious, Has she
got any holt on yeh?” i
Rube laughed again. . “I wish
she had,” avas'his rejoinder ‘‘but
since I caine away she hasn't written.
Sue's just: tryin’ me, that’s what
she’s doin’. “It’s a way women
have, ‘When I go back with a
Pocketful of money she'll be ready.
Oh, I know what women are.”

John took ‘a last stitch in silence,
and held up the reconstructed shoe.
Thus began, ‘between John Mills,
miner, and Rube Jackson, boyish,
hopeful tramp, one of the serene
friendships which; last until. death.
Let thé ‘limit ‘not be placed even
there; - perhaps, | strengthened and
renewed, ‘th last for ever.

During tl ays the pair worked,
speaking little. In the evenings
they read‘-:and - talked, or Mills
brought outa: fiddle whereon he
discoursed melody most’ fearsome;
but duly. applauded. “The usual
theme of conversation was Sue.
Gradually the two built up an ideal
woman, and.a home that she was
to adorn‘aftéer’ the Millennium—for
such they had named the mine—
had. begun=*;tg/’ produce. Rube
would’not listen.-to any plan that
did not involve the membership of
Mills ta the family.

“«P'raps ‘ah! old fellow like me ’ud
bein the way,” Mills would say,
and, regularly! Rube would rebuke
this view.' ° 7" :

Yet Sue never wrote. ‘‘Mighty
long. trial:any ;slow verdict,” Mills
opined oncey’ ‘Rube convinced . him
that this bordered on treason.

‘? Wéeksifelit By, and the crucial
test of the’ Milfénnium was at hand.
The hole © fors:the “shot” which
was to'de' ‘mime the character ‘of

the vein toward which they had been
laboring had been drilled, the pow-
der,tamped‘about the fuse. It was
then, Stopping to wipe his forehead,
leaving it 'grimestreaked, that Mills
delivered'a speech which, so far as
recorded, was the longest he ever
made. aa

“Rube, , boy,” he said, ‘‘we’re
pardners, Understand? Pardners.
This shot tells whether we find
somethin’ lousy with gold or goes
broke ag’in barren rock... In any]
case, thar’s wages due’ you, an’oa
comin’. ‘It wouldn’t be ‘no squar’
deal fur me to” git rich and you only
to draw pay fer :day’s work; so,
thar’fore, I, ‘John Mills, miner, as
heretofore and ginerally known, do
hereby make <pver to you, Rube
Jackson; a full half interest in the
Millennium, to have an’ to hold, an’
yer heirs an’ assigns forever, amen.
That's:a ‘Kkerrect form, I guess, and
no lawyers needed nor papers
neither.”

Rube grasped tlie hand of Mills,
“Not a scrap of paper, John,” he
replied. ‘Your word's enough for
any man, and I thank you. You've
been a good friend to me—me and
Sue. 1 ”

“There, there,” interrupted Mills,
“Ges ‘nothin’, .it's all right.” He
seemed happy, and a trifle embar-
rassed, concealing the emotion by a
sudden display of energy.

Not another word was spoken.
Soon all was ready, an. open lamp
applied to the waiting fuse, and
the men retreated to the open.

«In five minutes, pardner,” Mills
said, as they went along, ‘we'll be

rected, recognizing the awkwardness |.

the document would mention, so be
we had one." +

He started for the cabin, but
Rube lingered.
grub,” counseled Mills. “The old
hole wont be fitten to live in for an
hour.”

Rube. seemed to assent, but he
did net follow. As Mills reached
the cabin there was a muffled sound;
a. tremer of rock as the granite
mountain. quivered, and out from
the slope rolled a cloud of smoke.
Mills was soon ir the’cabin getting
supper.

In twenty minutes the coffee had
bden made, the bacon fried, and
the. biscuits were .crisping in the
oven. Still Rube. did not‘ come.
“I wonder where he is,” said Mills.
“Boys is so reckless,” and with an
uneasy feeling he started back up
the trail.

‘Rube,
called.

His voice bounded from side to
side of the canon, but there was no
response. The heart of Mills sank
with the thought of impending evil.
Calling again and again,. he went
to the mouth of the slope, out of
which an acrid vapor floated, hover-
ing in the air. ‘I’m afeard Rube
went in,” conjectured Mills, and
hastily removing his coat he drcp-
ped it in a powder-keg of water,
swathed it about his face, and start-
ed. blindly down the slope.

At the foot of it; held down by a
cruel block he found Rube, inert,
apparently lifeless. With a giant
effort he almost hurled the block
aside, and taking Rube in his arms
staggered, “stumbled, crept’ to the
outer air, Oh! the blessed balm
lof that air as it touched his face.
He took one breath, laid his burden
down, and fell. beside it, prone,
motionless, ‘The sun was giving
the loftiest peakits farewell caress.
Below a bird was singing a good-
night song. The rosy glow passed;
the. bird was -still; the shadows
crept- higher. But there lay the
dead and the stricken.

The inquest was short, resulting
in the finding that Reuben Jackson
had come to his death by a dispen-
sation of Providence, ‘‘aided and
abeted by his own carelessness, for
the which, he being a boy, we do
not blame him.” f

There was a funeral, too, pic-
turesque and pathetic, where the
music was the harping of the wind
in.the pine-tops, and the finest tri-
bute the tears of John Mills. Then
the grave was rounded over, the
participants—all but one—with-
drew, and that night the moon
shone ‘dcwm’on.a solitary figure,
sitting by a mound, his head lower-
edin ‘his hands. ‘‘Too late, too
late,” the figure murmured’ We’.
re rich, my pardner and me, and
it won’t do him no good.” Nor
was John speaking idly, for, clutch-
ed in the rigid fingers of Rube,
John discovered a fragment of
quartz threaded and bound by wires
of virgin gold. -

The next day Mills was in Den-
ver. His first visit was to a min-
ing expert somewhat familair with
the district. ‘The Mill

come to supper!” he

“Better come to]’

| omission, he added:

‘ued the lawyer when the dips, spurs
and.angles had. been described with
technical nicety.

“Not fur a spell.” replied Mills.
“Jest give it'to me.” An hour later
he was onan eastbound train.

He teached a little town in Mis-
souri. As he walked the streets he
thought, with a strange thrill of af-
fection, that he was where Rube
had been ‘‘bornand raised.” Every
villager knew the residence of Henry
Campbell, and soon Mills was ring-
ing the bell... The door was opened .
by a young “Woman—Sue! But
surély not the Sue of Rube’s dreams
and his awn imaginings. She was
pretty, ina careless Way; but her
wrapper was begrimed, her slippers, :
one of which displayed a very large
hole, and her hair was in papers.
Mills was shocked and puzzled. The
girl said ‘good morning and await-
ed developments.

“]'m from out West,” said the
visitor—‘‘Colorado.” Then, after
a pause, conscious of an important
“My name is
John Miils.” .
“Colorado,” rejoined the young
woman; “I know a fellow that went
out there—Rube Jackson. " Come
in. I’suppose you want to see paw.
Ever meet Rube?” She almost
laughed. ‘‘Rube used to think I'd
marry him; but gracious, I. never
thought of it.. Did you, say you'd
met Rube?”

“Him and me’s partners” ans-
swered Mills, quietly. f

“Do tell. And how's Rube get
ting along?” :

“Rube? Oh, he’s all right. He's
had a streak o’ luck lately. - Thought
likely you'd want to hear abnut it.
Well, I must be goin’. Good by.”
Once in the street, he took a pa-
per from his breast—a document of
legal aspect—tore it «into minute
pieces and scattered ‘them in the
mud of the thoroughfare. ‘‘God
knows,” he muttered, ‘‘ I've tried
to.be squar’ with my partner, but it
appears Rube didn't leave no heirs
an’ assigns forever.” \
“Paw,” remarked Susan, that
evening, ‘‘there was an awful funny
man called here today. Said ‘he
knew Rube Jackson out West.”

“Didn't know no good of him,’
returned the father. ‘‘That Jack-
son place’ll never bring the amount
of the mortgage.”

A few days later Mills was in the ;
office of the mining expert. ‘‘The
Millennium,” he began; ‘‘take herer
leave her?”. 2

“Take her,” exclaimed the expert
trying to conceal his jubilation.
“‘Here’s the papersand your check,
all ready to sign. Where in thun-
der’d you go to?”

“Just took a little business trip
fur my pardner,” answered John.
Henry J. Ames in Argonaut..,

JOHN PHILLIPS,

Contractor & Carpenter
Store and Office Fittings.
Jobbing of ull kinds promptly attended to.
Estimates Furnished,
Shop: Jmperial building, Rossland, B. C.

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said John, pointing over his should-
er in the general direction of Rocky
Canon—,,she’s fur sale, The price
is two hundred thousand. ‘Take
her or leave her.”

Next he took his way toa lawyer.
“Draw me up one of them papers,”
he said, ‘makin’ over to Susan
Campbell, of Missouri, a half-inter-
est in the Millennium.”

“What consideration?” asked the
man of business.

“Consideration? Why,
pardnér, of course.”

for my

ions foll d.

a couple of them capitalists chaps.”
“And Sue, too,”” amended Rube.
**Yes, Sue too,” answered the
senior member of the firm. ‘‘You
see, she’s nachelly one of them

elegantly fitted up. nervously. ‘‘I fell in love with

‘heirs an’ assigns for ever,’ which

'y exp 1»
and the consideration was placed

at ten dollars, which Mill conscien- |"

tiously took out of one pocket and
put in another. ‘‘It’s best to have
everything on the squar’,” he
thought.

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