Show vy A talc of the people of xiii Y f NOVEL t i by y T it you fourr i i fr f P y PROLOGUE a hot sultry july day toward boward tile the end elid of tile mouth month tile still eun was hi his bulling bolletig bolli tig rays down n tile dry mini mild earth anil lid every lIl lilla lg IKI inen of tile lie slightest tilt tile nike age brush on oil th tatt tret g res 9 plain of if tile hie N novaila desert fair ly y ina up nil not a mountain the dreary Y of u tile view ll 11 if f the ilia font soli solitary tory Y plodding ing their way any tills anier lean kan WHO via bevc avon fur for a cut to ti ellid illar liar will tile the except af of I 1 heir gen cueral cuer ertil nl it list illi dirt appear elice aul 1110 IK liok that travel oil nil tills will give iau 10 lo one unlucky ill I 1 bo to crosa it i out here in till tills 11 annely jely place white men land ever crossed it antl wileta devoll tile piglet of at little grechi graell omit would tit tract attention nn enli li it to spoil it 11 now york yirk lu frel franu it esuna triumphs it ia fj reely it liba be wooi dered ill 11 iehl wp we may majr have our willied tu to them tite the four moll men tile the party were not what nj vituld othild bo be properly ter ler meil mad benettes lit u boulat owan to thell s es allig dpn they were hersca airall fiill ri ill style 1 e one burra and rider each other oilier anti tile one ili tile alle a lark larg nw boated spec imai or hum milty vecil led to ll tb ile us its lent lender bentler ler he rode ills gaunt wiry mu with tile HIB edyt of olle accica tomed to buell o ilia yet wit kiili 11 guell auch ft a weary air or ennui eliat pAti elit litile sw tile hie look it would certainly ill bilk hosback elili tilt weight of SO HO much dis gunt us on was depleted there lie he was ana it character chur acter this A AH H a doze C tio io doubt nn ilia te name under existing with ills mg long nsf nal nat tin thi or of tile atie aduddle illi kuin keen gray ey eyia s ever rest reil tan ess look lit in tile horizon with one broad find once on turning to lila his compa companion idoll point aig to black alij et ct in ill ilia lie reir rear olleara to nm me 1146 we wa win golu golli to liev some bome rain fun lifton thornley the one 1 l by a light speech of aioo well sank hank again into the lethargy letl nir that hall want bill before bh I 1 tag dressed rail I 1 aund mutter utter lu ed cil doze di as lie ille glodz td la ills calup tin conla lond After this slight bread brea tile entire party lapsed oil lit in silence wilh only a fuw till atory remarks croul eoma of tile others in to the ones date al already there were in the pirly john cunningham mid albert forst WK it al liall ed beazly raced faced man mail sh linned by lils his companions tind ind waa mas left alone tin much us its post po eble partly on oil account of its bineau amys but more on account of lla ills in ill fact to tin HU extent was liliko called carried on oil that lio lie wits addressed more th than an once by tile the name bold john albert forst forat on oil tit contrary wits the he lightest fellow lit in ilia alio crowd carowil when testing deling ill good humor tile thu air clr ringing with wit und la laughter tighter and only wits wio lie he still tile the bitne of which I 1 write we lie 1818 just after tile dai dl in ill tile annexed state slate of california As AB way may have hava lieth hife inferred the ile pliny was bound for ilia he new gold fields tales enlea of newia discover d r chais having penetrated fur into ilie ilic east 1 where ll it hail reached tile eari ean ol of tit tho ones herein mentioned asta ASA doze was hoot ala mla bourl and one day while at ills ida plow OU lla his ranch being a slow had a story from n rural friend of f the ilia new riches and aind repairing to ills hla holl nol informed lilu hij birj that lie too toil auz go in and in ili spite it her leini anil wb swirled on oil ills his 1119 way mail john mid antl albert fortt were two frech later aln r boit owing 10 tile folet that their law aw practice did biot flourish to to acta set k tile lie fortune they thought thoi ilia new place or Thor thornily nicy clifton chirion had a yet moru inore rom mitic manry than ul ill one oae repeated repealed hut blit to loi outten nver liver ilia ali or jaybe in ili ilie de of a won junit promise it 11 heart ilia hie beeking for it n new alekis ond hero here liu ho wf was not chrit lie w tice fled the ilia money for tili til lit i 4 ather f wua was of if fiew york land 1111 had aidy gwist it to die e vaili vo ili li littia Kl klar lr 10 lo this liaw V dorado in ilia that lie open it a branch or r fit lla t rathers store evening drew 1 I row wi tn and tile four anny hurat but looking warily airily about conj heir iligir baddley for sunn bight of indiana lint but levick of tile aliu few blerk specks that had thein kieni lit in tho curly illy ilay devoted ailt hotfil their at tim ilon wid energy it a bonn place in III w bwy might at caoili for tho might more kiml on itself they oin moon reached till in ripp lem plue eln ein thai quite a number of herper bushes over which illek might serend ali lr ir saddle blankets tte tle horses were mere poin coin a smail iru atilt and small fee somi he nir air fr f r lie it knowis that hat ll 11 jose used to klud of mia lire life milli ami alls tooter curry u cirall of grub in tilt nil alinio alini 4 espitee in addition u i alint they alif v inight pick aill thill ir is rally they might santor or lish they may catch 0 so do it win wai in this oils ciame fir far in III addia addit lin ill to lo cuffee clifft u already oneil the llie witter fur for which cattle f from um their alit lr can teella they had b aicon icell und atilt it I 1 ll 11 ft a ill amt of matter with they cooked a kinell of 0 in it ittel mil re tv served ajr ir ilia I 1 he purpose iau I 1 As the grew the he darkness atilt nothing but tile islow glow or of tile lare sr dispelled ov styrlan sly I 1 an gloom glo oral the ilie incisi men lay ablat ilia hie alro amok lug their pipes und 11 trapping remits hoen ses a u niolion nii lit in tile vicinity viel tilly 0 of the bobble till horats ed thein ut tile the approach of some it a or tiling doze leape 11 quickly to ilia his fett anti grubbing it 11 rill n lh blancit moved toward italy hi direction 1 fita froia lu 1 ibi whence eico tile sounds had coule nud anti but a coill cut cul 1 I wheat till 11 ll alre brought to their feet feel by tile thu aduddell report cepul t or of a gli gun n doze bozo soon reappeared appeared re walli A scratched verat ched anti anil blee bleat dlug ling face wid luid hicou wally aylieff ayli iff coyo tin teall sank town behro b tile lire aftel sim hi j of if tile blood oil off ills his face with ills ha liana ker ahlet amter beluk tott to precious ioui to waste MI such at u trivial i us s dirty fuus of OC heind all tit tarn it turned in ili leaving foliaki n guard tu to bu be rel nellt lerta by As an tile the tame fur for unit ning liani to tn do lila ills ciuro lurn IP forst went tip lip to the man anti and will alli rather brat biru at al kick hick waked him cunningham ume and aber see ape lug ing hat forat hud had turned iti in onil anti billat alint nil all wits was about tile the camp callip dropped rifle over und milli walked walkr ti toward tile limies ati aa lit hw drew lie suddenly gave a groan ruail for DI at arrow pierced the fleshy I 1 rrt art othla arm with movement lie ho slowly retract d lao ilia way to iho alee plat p aud and quickly thim apprised them of their allinger doze As im heard tile the news front ull jumped ju quickly lip and them to tit foll follow W tire draw away to the left of the place where they aliey hall had sll sl l t and in ili des deseline denci elibe ilie ao 0 halt half circle birc e ko oa as to them to the eldo aldo of the horsek had arely gainni tile stile aide of tile the patient 11 I 1 ule lekwa 4 flight of arrold struck ground tild claing embers vf of hi tire ire anil in tile ho places where had iad slept they then knew IW tile little specks they had seen in III the ilia were it 11 warty of indians that iad hihl followed up arid the iho 11 lire re hill had crept up tiuis the ihu at tact foi lit in leav ink ing tile lighted they wore were nal U W lose their it 11 vet ves but doz boxi j naw ats 8 u IA lili 13 of tender commanded them ai quietly its 13 lit li could for tile the lenient atilt ner 0 voul leis loti wern horrible with a bolind to to hs m leurie li urie back milli a yel to lo tile othi othiel ev to f follow allow with i it loui loud beti up li rao rapidly liff 11 mid avid tile lie not slow alow lit lir boon the party were oft off lit ill as an nearly 8 im diio could estimate a I 1 in iho dir die eillon oi of goniu low lots lalog doze doie lind peen nedi awne anav lit ID the distance dI ice just they id camped fr r tile night flight with vylia a yell belling og in ili hot puns tild tile men fleeing for their lives tho though tight tf or the itie loveil love ifon cm 4 s ai it homi but ceasing their mad plue liwe for BI all instant install they rhey lind ind tio no hopes of rei reaching ching the for cheit they huil hall it fur for the night tin the c by the hie noat l yb eyes deemed ablo au rin till on wily only af leipe that would liml ilicin it to the rig rihl spot or ut ili least it place in llcy wave at chance to lo ikc at least length a tiow or rc to ilicia sueie they had no of it koo sving how many berv in ia the pursuing party for as is a Iti twit to ninny nanny land til at it 11 tit in kt sac fearrel ft ercill prior price tile indians when anny itry tiu iii known it to cou try would tilde lilile in Min um burh buli ul at n signal rr frien ain thair commence file anti ami lit in tit lit wt tile violins were asleep tilt bo it van liia lids night tile lie lann if clig tile the are re from it i dis disuanco ianco or rother rather iii aren en anete the nien bad camped for fir the 0 cattle wati ly y up and hv y thi the of lie anre now few they hud to with tile llie with it 11 grunt of if culla f duclion ue llon ui mii littered tred good As A tile saw raw ali their belr illace tia fur for we they were 1 biot t a 11 bit fur for with it loud whoop they too were soon oil in their licar buk rice race for clr alfr bagit ans but bill time one end fr for the flying moil limit lucia the seemed set nied 1 to look ait it t the lie I 1 lu in ater for doze die with a d curse said doad got their littlee if we could only tind land a u look lock or r shelter of f sorn anin lind kind we would not bi b i killed ilkew calves in a pen tio no title one dinst thero there s enad but one III 11 ti 11 tho for even eten tild lid the men ind bh beheller eller it would avail thom lilt in but little for fir tile Ind lims being of 0 in ill mae oft cooil wm will krep kl on of ringe taut but tile hie w 01 shiell they oc oa koono to one ray or of hope of 01 gottlog at thein li Is marve marvelous atilt tit nt A lesl dist place ance cidney their pipe of it C a most moat horrible on oil tile E aglian lati guage dIve g tit til their victims fl ellms while st orving tile poor luor ones to death tile party fleeing fur for their livek mid seeing imeln aiu law ponies giving out were riven iriven up tip to des ladr hed a loud hooray ho orny from doze dozen a 1 tid the sight of A n almost fire at about two hundred f revived them anti and they soon anon dashed ill tip jo to a hilll wille li luckily fur for proved to bo be another purfy of gold seekers oil n the ilia same errand tim thai ott on teeing tile hie men alto daan is 1 a up to 10 I 1 the lie n new ow camp atuf began it devise some way in ill via tell 0 10 o reach them thus lima giving lite ille pursued ones and t the he amplo time in ili which to meet tho llin red std t bill bic 11 int lians saw the tha warlike pr par affons niad to t them the and abeln seeing atie number t to to be elle alint ered which though but fiert een out it timbered them nearly two tivo to rind addition bellig being out olit after and having followed fullow cd upolita party IIA he file hope hopa of iloilo oie e plunder litter faill tag to their lot turned turne d off and bure tu to tile the smith tle the besieged parly after their off grab bentio deal to their ITA in tily ways but bill never in the ilia nildes of nil all illel did they forget farget mitat tile the for fortiner tiler citra had cost coit them 0 no o bosti post luga tig 4 man inao to keep keel guard while fleat ellry mill not furget forget t W putout tile llie larr alre next iio nothing thing I 1 lying hing happened tu to mar the 1118 eb jinlat or nr disturb urb the lie pence of tile the party with nth in mutual crowt of friendship a compact was formea arid and ull all belda lo io the same erratic bent joined dorcea und and started tor for tile the desired goal together three douthi later the party lisy w lug been re on tile the wiy way nr ar rivet at the minei manei and bedim bee work urk itis it is tr to dilute dilate on an toe the or tile different of tile lie party as tills wory bory Is s only late tided lo iu deal tile histories of the four il al rl aily lai A veir ve ir passed quickly by Thur thornley raley py clifton had foaud tile the desired place and arter after celab in lay a brunch bratich or of hh 1114 bithers store set 6 his face toward ilia but und boon riach elied etl ahli lionie home lit li kanty tilt otte who lind had proved probed so bo tickle hall had repented they happy I 1 tu to taa liay were r re e united anti and I 1 1 I antei aided we th e which M wiit aj a guy gily hilair indeed asa doze Cunningh mij anil and forst ifft rold gold whery where they to sath salli fy them set oil lo 10 ards i ait aliat shasta ta limping they inight find sonje thing more there to emili kalify fy hem thaia that which they atilt found wits was heard of thein for brame mid arid chose alx ho auld iwo known via tiia it in forgot chent UK tax with the ihu niri nofrio time who wh engrossed in their own work have not mil I 1 lime tile or inclination cli nation to meddle with other oilier peopled afla irs and it was it 11 matter of sur when u rii gid unkempt specimen of into inlo camp atilt by his buys and rs clearly demonstrated that lie ho mab crazy much s peculation win wait indulged lu in as to ti lila libi identity a dimic could recall ft cull mich tin upped log person for not no t only olly were hiti actions alpaie al raie but ills was it boit abit ors et gut ul teral terai it if such it collit brt ba called hilll find hit hi dollies clothes of 0 f a most mocillar po cillar dunke WOH wati rife more afook tile loil gher politimi of 14 the elements elemen eten tp ai to wiio aijo lie he was and hh gilr have been lial fo bolever foie lever vei luul he d ty ou achiu an oll friend frien dof f tile p party arty or of four attar wlm will lins s tier erad ns the central figures it in 1 10 our or i story alory exclaimer exclaim ej with 11 ballut show 1 low to fo memory metti ory wily hello hel lo A arid anil the man giving it sear ebing look book replied idere buys tle the lioi iol 14 no n othar chril johei and theta repeated for tile thu edification or tile crowd anat had gat kathend hend na as ingull ni as lie of I 1 ihu lie party Ilet heit tile alie further that lit lie he tried tn liui but or of n avrill alie one spot of memory linit hull had atuck the wrt elied maii had bud lied daiell lieu the question quest lon tag as to lo what hall bo clibe of 0 ills hit partners breame we rid hut but ns its lie he could not alii ow imy light on oil the alic it remained ti 14 iny acry the ilie only worth lie could ay av vey daf mid foral do dox fajr birst t rold gold gold I 1 did iti it I dill did H 11 it la 13 till ill lile boit touch ny illy gold iny gold ind would ifield n heap ot of oll tile lie earah As this a ilia meal of till camp dr elded that alint the pirly v hed truck some rich deposit arid and clin had aad killed hn partnered 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