Show 5 ST U DliST LI Til 4 Jehnont’s interest wa Claire Xnt at first in the dec ply centered mine itself nor in the western charhit in that mysacter before her terious romantic something that always arouses and maintains human interest The transparent character or a twice-tolcamp yarn may he affecting hut that individual whose life’s tunnelling requires the work of years or the gold “lloat” we find in the quartz country reach down fascination deep to the world-ol- d of chance and mystery She was interested in the discovery of that mine — the property that hal developed from a haunted prospect to a bonanza whose hoists never stopped and whose three hundred stamps dropped on quartz trammed from a mystic mineral vein — the 111 tie llucket mine lack himself had heard the story but once — his father told him just beIt was not secret fore he died neither was it generally known jack was now urged entreated to trails o'er” Claire-aske“tramp the old I him iow could mortal man ? resist “Well I ll tell von 'lame — you don’t care i‘ I call via: Claire do you?” said Jack as he swung over a knot in the log "Tvas a wax hack in the Californey ’50’s The claims at the head o’ Sierra wus pavin’ three ounces to til man sho- -ellin in Hill Sanford and Bob Bell wus two oung fellers that had a claim there Tl’ev alius made fine cleanups But when the news come that they lied struck it rich mi Aider Ciiilch Montana they got the 1 I d - er mighty fever and got it d had It’s blasted queer” continued Dalton fumbling In his him mM: for a match ' ihal a man’s irvu satisfied lie wouldn't sit stakes on a mountain of solid gold if he wus told that they wus better pay on another range” Dalton’s expression was natural force His language developed through its simplicity The mountains the forests and the wild had He was a child ot been his hooks the west His great strong physique and masculine character had developed a heroic personality Xever before had Claire BelmoiU recognized these splendid facilities She pictured the man in uni vet sit ' halls and thrilled beneath the portrayal “They had a mighty rough trp acrost this mountain country in ting airly day” continued the narrator with much feeling “still a man would drive to hell through sob’d rock if he thought they would be But as I gold on til’ other side wus goin' to say the boys started with luck against 'em : wrong moon p'raps Their trail led ’em Bob didn’t know' too fur north where thev wus and Jim wusn’t sure But they wusn’t lost — no sir a western man never is One night Sanford noticed the north star or his compass wusn’t square with the world Then they cut east fur the Saw Tooth Range” "Bill Sanford and Bob Bell went through this yer canyon pass" explained Dalton with a sweep of his hand "and on the wav up they |