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Updated: June 1, 2025
Have you heard the news from below? Well, every house in Blackwater is plumb full of boomers and them pocket-miners are all selling out. The whole country's staked, clean back to the peaks, and old Eells says he's going to start a bank.
Have you any idee who done it?" "You did it!" answered Eells, "and I could have you arrested for it, only I don't want to have any trouble. But you agreed to leave town and now I see you're back what's the meaning of this, Mr. Calhoun?" "Too slow inside," complained Mr.
For it was Eells' next move, since, according to Wunpost's reasoning, the magnate was already whipped. His plans for tracing Wunpost to the source of his wealth had ended in absolute disaster and the only other move he could possibly make would be along the line of compromise.
What was intended as a call-down of an envious and destructive agitator threatened momentarily to turn into a riot and, hearing his own good name brought into question, Judson Eells stepped quickly out and challenged his bold traducer. "W'y, sure I said it!" answered Wunpost hotly, "and I don't mind saying it again.
Eells offered me forty thousand cash and agreed to release you from that grubstake contract " "You throwed the whole thing away, eh?" He had turned sullen now and petulantly discontented and the fire flashed back into her eyes. "Well, is that all the thanks I get? I thought you wanted that contract!" "I did!" he complained, "but if you'd left me alone I'd've got it away from him for nothing.
And even if the mine was worth into the millions, she, for one, would sell every share. It was best, after all, since Eells owned the control, to sell out for what they could get; and if this was merely a deep-laid scheme to buy in their stock for almost nothing they would at least have a little ready cash.
"And it won't cost either one of us a cent. Don't believe it, eh? You think this is bunk? Then I'll tell you, kid, what I'll do. I'll make you a bet we'll have a wagon-road up that canyon before three months are up. And all by head-work, mind ye not a dollar of our own money might even get old Eells to build it.
He drew out a sheaf of bills and flicked the ends temptingly, but Billy shook her head. "No," she said, "because you don't dare to show the place where you claim you dug up that gold and you told Mr. Eells you stole it!" "Heh, heh!" chuckled Wunpost, "you keep right up with me, kid. Don't reckon I can give you any present.
Since the loss of his mine Wunpost had turned ugly and morose; and his remarks about Eells, and especially about his bank, were nicely calculated to get under the rind. He was waiting for the committee, right in front of the bank; and the moment they began to talk he began to orate, and to denounce them and everything else in Blackwater.
Lynch followed your trail and well, we have already taken possession of the mine." "Under the contract?" inquired Wunpost and when Eells assented Wunpost shut his lips down grimly. "Good!" he said, "now I've got you where I want you. We're partners, ain't that it, under our contract? And you don't give a whoop for justice or nothing as long as you get it all! Well, you'll get it, Mr.
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