THE NEW MINE
It is unnecessary to give the details of the long trial to establish the
title of that certain tract of land known as "Louder's Slope."
Suffice it to say that all the claimants were there with the exception
of Bill Thomas, and the case was finally settled in favor of the
defendants.
The farmer who sold the property to Joe was literally frightened into
telling the truth, and although the company showed a deed for the land,
no record could be found for the same.
The general opinion of those who understood the case was that Mr. Wright
had attempted to play a desperate game, and failed because it was
impossible to corrupt certain parties in the Recorder of Deeds' office.
In fact, a very ugly rumor gained circulation immediately after the
trial, to the effect that a large sum of money had been offered a clerk,
if he would change a number of figures on the books to correspond with
the deed which was exhibited in court.
When Joe, Fred, and Sam returned home absolute owners of the valuable
tract, the walk from the depot to Mrs. Byram's house was a regular
ovation.
Those who rejoiced when it seemed certain the boys would not benefit by
the discovery, were apparently as well pleased as the partners' warmest
friends, and during the evening following the announcement of the
verdict, Farley's was in a high state of excitement.
Among the last who called to offer congratulations was Skip, and he said
emphatically as he and Fred stood by the side of Bill's bed:
"I'm as glad as if some of the luck was mine. You say I've squared
accounts, an' that's enough to make me feel mighty good. Of course,
you'll have to hire breaker boys, an' I'd like a job at the new mine,
'cause it ain't likely things here'll be very pleasant for me."
"Fred an' me have figgered out a place for you, lad," the old miner
replied, as he took Skip's hand in his. "Our mine won't be open for two
or three months, an' durin' that time the firm are goin' to send you to
school. When the store is opened--for, of course, we'll need one--you're
to go into it, an' the day Skip Miller can take hold of the accounts
he's goin' to have full charge."
The ex-captain of the regulators looked from one to the other in silence
several seconds, and then he asked, in a hesitating way:
"You ain't makin' fun of a feller, eh?"
"Not a bit of it, lad, an' if you run over to Blacktown to-morrow an'
ask Mr. Hunter he'll show that the money has been paid for your
schooling."
Skip did not trust himself to reply, but after shaking each of his
friends by the hand he hurriedly left the house, and Chunky, who entered
a few moments later, said to Fred:
"I reckon Skip wishes he was you. I met him jest now, an' he was cryin'
reg'lar tears, an' wouldn't stop to listen when I told him the fellers
had chose me for captain."
Nothing was seen of either Mr. Wright or his cashier until nearly two
weeks after the case had been ended, and then the former called at Mrs.
Byram's cottage to offer his "congratulations."
"It is not well that there should be any hard feelings between us since
we are to be neighbors," he said. "What I did was in the interests of
the company which I represent, and any other course would have been
impossible."
To this remark Fred made no reply; but he was willing to be on
apparently friendly terms with the superintendent, which was more than
can be said of the elder partners.
Bill bluntly told Mr. Wright what he thought of his conduct, and
expressed the hope in very plain words, that it would not be necessary
for the new firm to have any business relations with the old company.
Four months later the Byram-Thorpe works were formally opened, with Bill
as mine boss, Fred and Sam as superintendents, and Joe in charge of the
shipments.
It must not be understood that the two boys were fully qualified for
their responsible positions; Bill and Joe acted as advisers, and if one
year's work is any criterion the quartette have administered the affairs
most wisely, for in all the middle field there are no better or more
contented miners than can be found at the Byram-Thorpe works.
In one year Skip was pronounced competent to take full charge of the
store, and to-day it would be difficult to select a fellow better liked
than he. On the Blacktown side of the mountain every one speaks of him
in the most flattering terms, and at Farley's he is held up to breaker
boys as an example of how one may live down a bad reputation.
Chunky still works under Donovan; he could not make up his mind to
resign from the regulators, and to-day his record is by no means as good
as it should be. Neither Fred nor Sam cared to take him with them, for
both knew by bitter experience the aim of his association, and did not
wish to introduce anything of the kind at the new mine.
Gus Dobson was arrested about a month after Sam had been pronounced
innocent. On running away from Mr. Wright's house he hid in the woods
near where Tim was found; but four weeks of this kind of a life was
sufficient.
He presented a most deplorable appearance when he returned home one
morning. His clothes were in tatters, the shoes literally hanging from
his feet, and the pangs of hunger printed on his face. Imprisonment was
a far less severe punishment than starvation, and as he said, "the judge
couldn't give him any sentence worse than sneaking around the mountains
without food or shelter."
The new mine has only been in operation about a year; but that is time
enough to show that the vein is much richer than the one at Farley's.
Instead of being forced to spend money making a shaft or slope, coal of
good quality has been taken out from the first, and already do the
original owners consider themselves wealthy. It is true the united
amount in bank would not be thought large by many; but their income is
considerably in excess of all necessary expenses and, what is better
yet, perfect content dwells with them.
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