Show e 1 1 e t g V 0 ae Z 0 11 Z Q I 1 1 9 e X t I 1 f 6 1 I 1 ir r f I 1 r lc lil 7 I 1 I 1 S STAR BISING R W 1 I 1 THE CROESUS EX IM IS IN LUCK I 1 ONCE eiore csan ate put awaa af formaa choom siso as st for aloa after dlvore cam cae zulu bate aza W xexter la in maas ewy fora SM AS the touch of IL a pincky laceky roans gold chan changed far f the i fil better the iier lsen of the aman TP who twenty t 1 years ago was the best advertised I 1 millionaire analae oa an this 1 I con continent tinell but who 0 later was reduced to poverty and ac v want ant wm will it be only a matter of a short hanft tim when hen senator H A W tabor who once was considered the croesus of colorado Col GrAdo win be on his f f ft feet t agaes these are the questions every one is asking in denver A quarter of a century ago I 1 everything tabor touched turned tamed to gold the most moat visionary schemes in which he be invested brought back wealth seemingly without limit at one time his income was more mere than a week hardly a year before he be had j been running a small st ire in leadville adrille L Le and mrs tabo tabors as laundry work added much to the family income yet yel even at that time his liberality was extensive considering his limited means N no 0 o busted miner ever appealed for credit in vain rain the number of men who received grub grab stakes from tabor would fill 1111 a small mall city directory yet the never did business in a businesslike nes manner he asked for no written agreements and trusted treated solely to the honesty of his fellow men this trait he has not yet outgrown though it cost him several fortunes when tabor grub staked a miner he asked very little about the future and many times the recipient reci pent of his bounty failed to remember the old m mn man n when the vein of glittering ore was struck but all were not the same Se several verall did divide with the storekeeper and it was in this way that the great flood gates of wealth were pried open when J the gold did begin to flow it was simply a deluge the little pittsburg and dozens of other mines each contributed to the immense income tabor bought prospects by the dozen in seemingly barren ground and invariably veins of mineral were uncovered within a few feet would be swindlers lers sold him salted mines and before a weeks work had bad been done on them the mineral taken out was richer than the specimens which had been salted so general did this deluge of wealth become that tabors tabor s luck was an ex on an every ones tongue tabor was always surrounded by a horde barde of leeches who laid snares tor for his money at every tarn so firmly did the old fellow believe in his luck that he encouraged his poker playing densities pens UM and went up against many cold decks with the result of dropping a few thousand dollars a night but tor for a time his bis income kept coming taster faster than his wildest extravagances then came the turning point in tabors career the turn was not sudden the momentum of the great rush of gold could not be suddenly checked it slowed down when family matters turned and tabor secured a divorce from his wife who had stood beside him in leadville and through poverty mrs tabor no 2 was a more brilliant woman in every respect it was admitted but the fates refused to indorse the change tabor got into maelstrom of brilliant life and it was tco much for him accustomed to limited social surroundings of a tough mining camp where his wife was probably the only respected woman the whirl of swift society was too much for the old man and he tell fell his inexhaustible supply of money taught him th that at with gold god aw n 7 f af i 30 I 1 I 1 k 1 1 I 1 IL A W TABOR anything could be bought everything and everybody had a price and he had enough to pay the bill ball his great wealth faded away in a fear ew months the hand baad of his creator was meting out earthly punishment to the roan man who had put away the wife whom he had promised before god to love and cherish until death did them varl part tabor was as not afraid of hard work and he offered to go to work with pick and drill and earn ll a living jiving he tram tramped aped over the hills balsin s in search of work and found a promising country in bota boulder der county near the me new mining cap camp of 0 ward za lo 10 cato cabeda pa jua the ground and opened up gome WW mineral bui bat had eb no bunds lunds to wor lit jit to despair he return returned id to jD enver the out I 1 vi to yo of bf bt aone abma k ij t d W at as pe H ha 0 ifan ibid 1 ja j stra I 1 taa fw f W artel me of thin v 4 ad Z 1 i W 41 V U dri 1 I g J i Z I 1 jf tj alm ilm k tt mft 11 11 J iroma T r I 1 1 lk 72 ka jomn T adored N 16 W t SN tha t W Z 3 I 1 i 5 yr ar 2 1 41 2 51 el 1 ZW ma tm aw lyp b m arx 1 na M A mr w T 4 V I 1 0 49 S 7 X pa W P 15 0 1 A M vve R M U r g N 7 w t S ft 1 Z sy 9 rl 2 IT I 1 ap pp A e v i I 1 5 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 tz case a Tria wh aiss Z proposition lint fit I 1 ial tabors astir daya to kint the tha ow old 1 ceiaa west vest he U wasted to borrow j mr ift stratton be beym 1 I 1 azu am mr tabor I 1 hare ham heard beard abd tbd tn j you were eft generous c all in ia blaring oat cut deser flIM people wan iwho had any PI prospect T of getting wea em with the world I 1 have hare ap he liere la in bowldes bowlder county a 1 claim l on which I 1 ha hare good ore but bat it VW require mosey to it I 1 have bare hardly to buy boy grub for mr it wife and UFO two litt little ones w who ho are now lir cheerless ehe erles cabin ue near ing in a cold and aad the ine win will you ym loan tae me pono tor for a few months and aad take cay Y note cote tor for this amoun amount tl the old EXI inana 1211 eyes were filled with teara team he could not beg yet here was a man v who ho c could d help him to a eit income to end his days beyond the gna wings of hun banger and want would he grant the request millionaire stratton Str attoa for a few minutes lost in tU thought ought finally he answered mr tabor I 1 have at present such drains draim upon my income that I 1 cannot cancel help you I 1 am sorry som but it is impossible tabor said no more he returned to ward and told his wife of the disappointing result of the trip together they agreed to fight fate as aa they had bad done in the past next morning tabor went to the mine and worked hard with pick ck and drill hot but his bis efforts were too slow alow it needled needed machinery and modern methods method JL the gold geld was there but hand work was not the way to get it yet he be worked on several days after his visit to stratton tabor was obliged to visit denver some small matters had bad cabled led I 1 1 11 I 1 1 OF MRS TABOR him from his work having haring finished these he walked up to the brown hotel and looked toto the lobby to see the faces of any of his old time friends who might be there them hardly had he stepped inside the door before a white haired man walked up to mm him it was SU St atton ralton who had been informed that tabor was likely to come to the hotel that evening in tact facts it is suspected that the cripple creek millionaires agents had something to do with tabors call to denver stratton approached PrO ached tabor with outstretched hands nde mr tabor he began 1 I am glad to see you in fact I 1 wanted to talk with you about a little matter which we discussed last week I 1 find and that I 1 la 11 can very 17 readily y let you have the which you asked for and I 1 want to say right here that I 1 admire you for what you have done tor for the state of colorado and the city of denver I 1 made every dollar I 1 have in this state and I 1 would feel mighty small if i could not help out ont a man who was individually responsible for much of the greatness of this commonwealth mon wealth I 1 have here just thirty 1000 bills you may have them emru just as long as you please it if you ever get so much money that you can spare them without trouble you may pay them back but until that time they are yours I 1 dont want a note and I 1 dont doat want any promises I 1 sincerely that they will be the means jeantot ot your luck and that you vou win will become ez as wealthy as of old mr mi tabor took the money and stam rc ned something about notes or trust deede or something but could say bay nothing intelligently he fingered the bills and a new feeling lis pulsed through his veins he was convinced that men lucky tabor was as once more am amos anz the change came in a few weeks tabor went back to ward and told his wife of his good luck and they agreed to live in poverty until their mine could drag them out the money was ws deposited in bank and checked out os only for mining purposes tabor tabo u earned his food tra as before and sometimes it was quite slim only last week he walked the four miles over ever the mountains to the little store at ward for some food he bought three S can of corn and add three cans ot of toma tonsa toes which were wrapped up in brown paper and carried home tabor in the nickels and dimes ov over ner bously as he paid for the goods and i plainly showed that his private ea were nearing the end yet he would touch not one cent of the mine money A few days later the announcement announce men 0 was boadle that tabor had been nominated by president to be postmaster of dinver denver several weeks J uv lago santer jordan died sudden 1 and aad mm 8 jordan w was permitted to tabe taa the office for the un k 0 body expected tor for a auoe jj to T ner zenator senator tabors name wo wd U mentioned for the place I 1 Wj te flum V was W consider edthe colze S of anit ft e n ud politicians ass 01 I 1 abe alm i s L t 4 than tabor x abad had metla f chite ibi re diw 7 t 2 9 N 21 1 I 1 4 az aidi aid if tle 2 i 1 afi ia A L i 41 el Z Z 1 t 7 A r 7 6 M M 1 11 1 ij I j A Z M i W V a 1 mas I 1 I 1 p Q 1 Q A i r J 3 ej M 5 10 6 ME anon M an e ra 3 W 6 61 ai i c W M I 1 N W VIE C CM CAS aul I 1 1 1 zv Z I 1 0 j I 1 me rk 9 1 1 V w I 1 w M MS S W 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