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Show STORY OF A MINI: FMTUitlt. Cnlo Jone tt,-Tt 1it Vela li t n foonL Ilcotiptatsef a. s-lnchatrraU ffcln ultolMilWff ;Unrooht Mills slWtf .tin leJtoreaftemflWiOUiflWMlntahie ";,, " i w (nand br rnt All rlttlil sixl hM v csilU . I un lent tctlf U tbo fv n i Iwnrta." I ftwrni Ttrspnit m. bare wr bed fur thiamin, on I tLouMiili if d an kir boon nht la tboquoat. Tuat la tb plain now statement of (, i tmt kick of It range tho Incident! crone of tho nwt patbetlo love stories (t r written, tJomo tiinf, wlien that i ito of marvels shall produce He poet or l estnbe tho lilo of the "lost vein" trill b ei nl 'Mn i cl In song or story tUit iIlciiptivloftllear. 4m s Albrlylit went to Denver In tho V, W d left his wife and lxy on the farm la IHInol. IIo knew nothing of Bin n tut found himself nfter all ai w U nmlpt,rfd hundn-d or otlteri Tto h! dw-d tho mountain!, and trrai ' (1 fato light at tho margin of ctcr ttt io W. Thrro was no arn.li town at Jkaldi r at that time, nndhodriftcd with tho rest of tho fortuuu hunters itito tho lilrl at IXnvcr It was then n mlnln.r dt iprooro than n city, and thrro vtvro tvict as many I' nt ui aoh J hull lings In tb town Thcro wcro three drink In if placta to one store, ami Rambllun rhwes vxntontofctliroi'ortlou tuhotela. Hat Amos was a nslblo ft How and saved at 1 t a r irt ' nl ill0Mr But tho air of tho mountnlni w a try lnit on tho 1iuir of thf mm from Allnoic, ti l Auint Albriffht found hU Mor fail tnt Th tint aymptnmi of dinv vra n wknc an 1 Intuitu lo that wuuhlhnd h m Jlikoanoonly thatthtro v.miio i I iuilno fuvr Anl Jurf, vliu c first nonUil help, ho fouod it rtfuil bui. llohallMt ItU ticne they it.il I, anl that vroa tho ono unirtrilonaUoIn tf a mining ton. At lonrr tu a man couM mil and i war an I drink n Utthirf t conll call fiicctli about hi in ami c 11 Ret awUtiim o In tho fnrthvrlntr of aiyhi imc Aiaoonn lo cntno vith f rmithaol ami Olioialnu oyo thoy I uwd I tut impathntly Tliey Mmu-d to i o n tnan vrcaVcn." Albright thought of tho voimn n Iruic, of tho boyi who ucctlcd him an 1 tlji cmltlor wiiowero troubling Jt monrnntfor tho chance ho ha 1 parl ilh lnlnfully whrn houasatrongrr Jo er i t lo tho poitofllcu aftr tho rtuh vn or-r and wondtriiisly valtul to n?o If tho rn.Uy ctio had brought him a let- trr It illd.autl taoldttr told of tho Jirkmlnp trouble i at hU home, Tho crupihalfnihd, tho majoii was lull, tho tulof tho war period liad ma lo money BsireralQM, anl Ueorco Carllilode-tunJel. Carllilode-tunJel. ft return of his loan 'IIo ItrtiUna to forcclo&o an 1 tarn ui off tho lU,Nwroto Mn Albright. 'Homj vone thhiRs than that to mo. I am do bu tho Ukt 1 can for yon and tho boyi, but ttdooaicem dirk alio id. Maybult would lio Utter tf joinmohcro, orcn Uroa did not brtnif much monpy," That letter frround In Amoa AlLrijht tfirt Meinour whatlbVwonothlujfV vera. Ho knew Ocori;o CuIUk, and knew that man had Ucu aauitor for Uarri lmnl beforo iho marrletl, IU knew tho fellow, tplto of marriage, m tocharacterlMJ ai to atill punuunttl. at atlons tho wowau who had uedded Albright llat CarlUlo wu rich, aud thcro hil twmM iio better way than borfoT tho money from hinu how that war lud broken out ho frit the ruih f frtlnj nhlch 1M men Into tho ranka, MhuUIlevol hliwifo would bo mora tart fully guarded by tho loyal friend If UworoaUmt lu tho nnny than If ho verolcroffoll hunting in tho Kocklea. If hoonly had tho money) IIo bnxxUil over It and worried anl topwl and jhuued till ho Ihiaiiio a hoillycrcaturu, ihunnrd by hi MIowi and out of laoo lu tho town, llo toul 1 H to backing n 'ital o." Xo ono ha 1 confident in him when tho npieal cama to treruUlnUy Uo vol 1 half of hli lit to a tenderfoot, bought grub enough to kuthlmawovk, and worked klowly oat cf tho city to tho north. As ho patted eat cf town ho met a train of nawar riraUaudtht) thoutod to him tho newa tf avhtorynt (Utt)burs Uo know b tu tint was, thoush ho had not bten f ilorin,( Crf cloeoly tho morcuanti cf tUamiki In Uicm) ear when hUtory M making. Uo know whero It v.u, f.r lie waa born thera There ho crew to manhood Thcro ho met Mary, 'lhcro It niarrle I her 'J hero he fought Utorjo UrlUloand vauiutihcd him From there both ho and later the Car lliln luid romo to Illinois, Uo know tho Pr ful little rinmylrauln town,nnl Ttilitod howturotho danger was when ftl annte darml blacken tho fair Id of that frt-e ttato nd that cuu c mneM i Ito of tho fact that hi n as a M tory brought him back aiin to Mi owu trouble Itwoull only taako tk fortune cf debtors harder (looro I trliihf uuoll take the general cr) fur h iown cicuw to prrseuita Mar). It V'.nrl Mm afrcth, and he toilol all Uruuh tho lot Jolyday, far into tha U July night, Mit ft hundrM camp hi-ro wealth to iourin Into wafting flai da or whcruAaut was chiulng des- f" ration over laggard face. Ilofchnt f a httto clitf t 1n tho rocks where sumo k'aa hal ddgned to prow anlwhtro lit thiltinlMAi xurtly bmUn from hut JI tow lu tho innniin,r 1tU a C uieluiknt that his lung wore fail tag and he could not Uruggle on mutli w t I low ho i rayed fur fortune! St xt day 1 tame to tho ruggd Mill w)oul the tlmUr line lw)onl tho earapn, up in tho mountains where mm Ing tfcmrd luipowlblo Ilu tuntM I t mm the trail and tried to find unbroken tindUcourad ground lio found It uud Vvan i rrciin4 Koth'ng but dlMi r'tntment au Utrl Mm for da)s. lU o tTovinj Mrakir nry hour The t k uM i, n i he ivy to lift Tin i I wisb a miltw kuew sturvation t tnnt un right btfoto lnm. IIo 1 irk J in n ckft ltuttn tin tN.vldtn neatly all d iv and wai ilttluj just at mndown on a heap of drift at tho taw of a glint rock, lie was terribly tired anl han-ry Uo waa gtmlnf col L Uo thought with a pang Hi at was bitterer thin death of the unhflUfcd heads back there 01 the prairie and turned with a groan of surrender orrr on his faco to die. What was that? Bilrrrl Not quirtt not glanc. but virgin ore. It lay like a ray of glory across the dull Mcarp-ment Mcarp-ment It nai bmal as his hand In the middle, and dnindIM away in warering lines a yard In length The man sat up and staml at lu lie felt rich blood rnjhlng thruuth his veins. Thcro was the strtngtli of health In hi arms. The ihJtwaantny-nilaythfng lftgrodr-d the swiftly fading light and swunztlie it 1 as he never bad done before This wna fortnnt lie managed to wotk all night He was not cvusciorji of tho passing hours further than to .watch tho moon and tier It for the Irtlp It brought. In the inurnlng Ito had taken mora ore than h could amy Uo knew It was n tru-vein, tru-vein, nud that such a (lunro as that must extent ft Krent dhtance Hut the , rock from which he took It was only a fragment from tho inarilro til 1 4, It was a matter of tow, of feet Tliey wvr j mountains ond miles. A eln hkotliat ' If ho ooul 1 find th rpot In the bowlders 1 from whleli this fragment uti broken ivoull yield the richest for to no lu Col I orado, lie too'i Mi bearings. stikM Ms " claim, ooored all sigus of auocessaiit tathrod up a load of meUl It was mi )uro ho could cut It with a knife. Ho ' lung tho burden on his shoulder an I . started back t Denver At noon h i restwl 1n a ramp of miners and they itopped work t look at him ho was so ghostly lint ho had an indepcnlcnt ilvflant air ah-tut hiin now, anl liny wilted upon him. Thr) made him vat dinner with Uiuil lie hal not halloed before howitear he stood to starvation. After dinner he reed on with long ! hupalUnt stride aud reachvl IK uvr In i tho evening Ills friends dll not know him, Itelutl AdeHint, fonrfulair IIo had good lodging anl the bust m nice obtainable. In the morning ho pur-chaseil pur-chaseil nn outfit an Ijltnty of fool A man loaned him u mule. "They would n t loan mo anything a week itgo," ha faid Utterly He knew they locked at htm as ono who had 'strut kit," Mo rrinem bcred now that ho looked cuvlntuly ut just suchfiuns., It-Mt a sort of in mltyat thoworld,afeterUh hatre-1 of Carlisle Uo ho Iw might not trunk down till nticouiiUtere spiirrtl Ho went luck t Ms rliliu anl fonnl tt richer than ho dreamed. In ft wvk lie luil a jiackloid tf Mirer that was worth twenty lire dulhrs npouiil lu a month he had enough for u train And ho had only found tho bod tilling of tho wealth Ua ha 1 tract! the fbwuro to Its parent In tho hill, ntt 1 ha 1 aatUflod him self of tho richest find In Colora la Hut t I hero ho Iroko down. He hal just strength enough left to load tho males and start back Uo waa weakened with luiinocrhajra Ito was blinded ami stag ctring lie reached Hintcr leaning across ono or tho swaying nnlmaU and beffdn in Uod iinmo for ossistanco. They took care of him thm Uo was a rich man lie w as far mora than that la their ejrn. IIo was fortunate. Hut he towol In a frenxy of ixcltcmentand called upon them to hurry him homo. It would huvo betn death to tho msu wlio stolo a dollar They inadu com mon causaof caring for him Ilu told tlictn frotly, without reserve, rnpl lly, wliero tho n coull bo found, lU knew ho could neicr como lack mil ketp his claim. They struggled and fought for tho privllegu of bit lug They asked uo guarantee beyond what they saw They know ho was telling tho truth. Their purchase money was w ortli mora than tho ore ho ha 1 brought away, Uo washurrlcd to tho triiu. Ho was hurried homo. Uo rut lied there unconscious, Mary Albright had been bearing n heavy burden. She could not re juy the inone) her husband had borrow ed from CarlUlo. buo could not avoid tinder rtau lliu tho lionil lo alttrnatho oftrnl her bbo could notdefeu 1 herself excel t by taking her boys out from under the only roof thy hsd In tho world Slto did not heiitate In tho choice. Hho only plannetl topottpono tho ovll day Bbo roinUod tho money fUUifully rkpt 1 In dtfialt she jledgud u foroelosuro dearer to 0 cor go Carlisle than all tho money In the wirlh July drifted into August, nn 1 August was burnlug away lu tho torrid rnya of n sultry sun. Ueorgo drJUIo rotlo past tho Albright fnrm day after day, lie watitM hi boy Wluslow plijlng in the barn or In tho woods with rrel, tho eldest aon of hli prosiwothe , let Ito. Uo wondcrod why tho lads wtro aucii lnfCidirnblo coin vin loin, and thought of tho enmity that had alwujs Utii between their fatltcra, Lutein the month howrJkel across tho Mel Is and tried to enter tho house. Mary met him at tho door And warned him never to crca the tl reshohf H i pushcl Ms way into the housuaud iho shot him 'lhat day the news earn that Amos Albright hal arrived, sick, and dytiu at tho county town, ten miles away, Hli wife an 1 children hod lied from thehotiMi which could bo a home to them no longe r anl wtro hurrjiiu to tho station whni tho now mot tin in. faho know that ofilcers woul 1 overtake her, for whether or not her shot w as fatal, it w as too serious seri-ous to l-o forgiven, bho met her hnbntid anddranl. hi r great soul full of his ono cart" of MsoueklnlpreMuroof pnlUd lipi upon her own, nud then laid him down contented. Uo us er know of her trouble. lole In tho littlo Illinois ton n know to this day tho persecution with which Ucorgo Carlisle fo'lowe-d this herolo woman, knew that tho money her hus biril Irought her wus dissipated Inn (llit he Lu I not tho tumllnMs to abandon. aban-don. And they also know tho woman waiescuted by half tho population of tt- towmhlp back to tho homo nade s-icredly lu r by the Asfensa th v 1 er honor, and tliat she was there protected I y tbem Against tho slander n well fll thenoaultaof her enemy until he went nt hit a tarilr voluntoer Into the army, mil fell with Itautiifl curse , upou him lu tho very llrst light of hli II fo They know ni well th it tho chil lren of theke families grow np together In lore ' uumarro 1 by the strife of parenti, an 1 that between boll I'rod Albright ard Mai llnnCaillslu there win abend th str i ff r tho storm v davsof jnuth. Anl closer than D vtd to Jonathan, tirarer than I'i ihlns io Damon d-ew th t hurts and tho Ut of i'rtd and iu low, the bo)s who pla d la tliobaml anl tho woods while ( r, f.itnUhin? AmosAll right was fighting death at th mouth of a mine. When they were grown they went to Colorado together aud found a city whero were batren rooks in war tlnw. They found out tliTi whnt all Colorado had known for years, that tho Albright vein was lost Noiniinevcrhad founlit. They knew he had told the truth They found the sliver he had cached, they followed Mt very foolMeps down tho trail but In the Insanity whleli must have con io of weakness and exrttemrrit ho bad burled hi treasure too Well Ono of the men M1 wcd tl search, spent a fortune and ulmndonM lu Whe it the boy carno to Ikmlder three rn ago they re illy soenrod all rlghtii an 1 i began Again the seen u tho others hod found so fatuon. Madeline now for tears the wife cf Prut Albright, wai left at home smoothing the snniwt roa 1 of Maryd life In tlierwy house whero Ueorgu Carllelo had fsllen tln lel Tbolmjs worked together dillKtntly an 1 conhdently Thv) knewtltey woukl fin I th"kt vein " Uthrrs said, "llojio yon wllli we could n They never left the imnrch for an hour and nver omlttwl an act that would AMdot them Day After day, taortth after irtoti h, year after )ear, they Imped nrnl tslioml, turning aside for no sMun Ivo smaller find. And at last they we rewarded (tight under the house lu which they ballirvd, right down the center of it ruck as I road and ball ft an ocean billow, tbt-y founltbat rift t and It was filled with silver How far down It run no ono can tell How It may broaden or narrow nar-row no one knows. Out tow and tons of tlie ore liavo already leen taken out, I an 1 every ounce of it U worth a dollar. And It Is Mcred coin to them, for every ntnu of it Is hallowed by th blood i nod tears and hoicaof a Itsro. Chicago Herald |