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you�察  �and   that   you   didn't   have   it   about   as   big   as   it's   made�察  �but   ez   you'll 

allow that you'd hev had that for three years�察�whether I'd found your mine 

or   whether   I   hadn't�察  �I   think   we   can   put   THAT  behind   us�察  �too。    There's 

nothin' now left to prospect but your story of your strike。                 Well�察�take your 

own proofs。        Masters   is   not   here�察  �and   if   he   was�察 �accordin'   to   your   own 

story�察�he knows nothin' of your strike that day�察�and could only prove you 

were a disappointed prospector in a tunnel�察�your letterthat the person you 

wrote   to   never   gotYOU   can't   produce�察  �and   if   you   did�察  �would   be   only 

your   own   story   without   proof�       �There   is   not   a   business   man   ez   would 



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look at your claim�察�there isn't a friend of yours that wouldn't believe you 

were crazy�察�and dreamed it all�察�there isn't a rival of yours ez wouldn't say 

ez you'd invented it。        Slinn�察�I'm a business manI am your friendI am 

your rivalbut I don't think you're lyin'I don't think you're crazyand I'm 

not sure your claim ain't a good one� �

     ;Ef you reckon from that that I'm goin' to hand you over the mine to´ 

morrow�察─  �he   went on�察  �after   a pause�察 �raising   his hand   with   a   deprecating 

gesture�察 �you're mistaken。          For your own sake�察�and the sake of my wife 

and   children�察  �you've   got   to   prove   it   more   clearly   than   you   hev�察  �but   I 

promise   you   that   from   this   night   forward   I   will   spare   neither   time   nor 

money to help you to do it。            I have more than doubled the amount that 

you would have had�察�had you taken the mine the day you came from the 

hospital。     When you prove to me that your story is trueand we will find 

some   way   to   prove   it�察  �if   it   IS   truethat   amount   will   be   yours   at   once�察�

without the need of a word from law or lawyers。                 If you want my name to 

that in black and white�察�come to the office to´morrow�察�and you shall have 

it。; 

     ;And you think I'll take it now�拭─�said the old man passionately。 ;Do 

you think that your charity will bring back my dead wife�察�the three years 

of my lost life�察�the love and respect of my children�拭�Or do you think that 

your own wife and children�察�who deserted you in your wealth�察�will come 

back   to   you   in   your   poverty�拭   �No�     �Let   the   mine   stay�察  �with   its   curse�察�

where it isI'll have none of it� ─�

     ;Go slow�察�old man�察�go slow�察─�said Mulrady�察�quietly�察�putting on his coat。 

;You will take the mine if it is yours�察�if it isn't�察�I'll keep it。           If it is yours�察�

you will give your children a chance to sho what they can do for you in 

your sudden prosperity�察�as I shall give mine a chance to show how they 

can stand reverse and disappointment。              If my head is leveland I reckon 

it isthey'll both pan out all right。; 

     He   turned   and   opened  the   door。     With   a   quick   revulsion   of   feeling�察�

Slinn suddenly seized Mulrady's hand between both of his own�察�and raised 

it   to   his   lips。 Mulrady   smiled�察  �disengaged   his   hand   gently�察  �and   saying 

soothingly�察 �Go slow�察�old man�察�go slow�察─�closed the door behind him�察�and 

passed out into the clear Christmas dawn。 



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     For the stars�察�with the exception of one that seemed to sparkle brightly 

over the shaft of his former fortunes�察�were slowly paling。 A burden seemed 

to have fallen from his square shoulders as he stepped out sturdily into the 

morning air。      He had already forgotten the lonely man behind him�察�for he 

was   thinking   only   of   his   wife   and   daughter。 And   at   the   same   moment 

they were thinking of him�察�and in their elaborate villa overlooking the blue 

Mediterranean       at   Cannes    were    discussing�察   �in  the   event   of   Mamie's 

marriage   with   Prince   Rosso   e   Negro�察  �the   possibility   of   Mr。   Mulrady's 

paying two hundred and fifty thousand dollars�察�the gambling debts of that 

unfortunate but deeply conscientious nobleman。 



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                               CHAPTER VI 



       When Alvin Mulrady reentered his own house�察�he no longer noticed 

its   loneliness。    Whether   the   events   of   the   last   few   hours   had   driven   it 

from   his   mind�察  �or   whether   his   late   reflections   had   repeopled   it   with   his 

family     under    pleasanter    auspices�察   �it  would    be  difficult   to  determine。 

Destitute as he was of imagination�察�and matter´of´fact in his judgments�察�he 

realized   his   new   situation   as   calmly   as   he   would   have   considered   any 

business     proposition。     While      he  was    decided    to  act  upon    his   moral 

convictions purely�察�he was prepared to submit the facts of Slinn's claim to 

the usual patient and laborious investigation of his practical mind。                It was 

the least he could do to justify the ready and almost superstitious assent he 

had given to Slinn's story。 

     When he had made a few memoranda at his desk by the growing light�察�

he again took the key of the attic�察�and ascended to the loft that held the 

tangible memories of his past life。           If he was still under the influence of 

his reflections�察�it was with very different sensations that he now regarded 

them。     Was it possible that these ashes might be warmed again�察�and these 

scattered   embers   rekindled�拭  �His   practical   sense   said   No�   �whatever   his 

wish might have been。         A sudden chill came over him�察�he began to realize 

the   terrible   change   that   was   probable�察  �more   by   the   impossibility   of   his 

accepting the old order of things   than by his  voluntarily abandoning   the 

new。  His   wife   and   children   would never submit。          They  would   go   away 

from this place�察�far away�察�where no reminiscence of either former wealth 

or former poverty could obtrude itself upon them。                 Mamiehis Mamie 

should never go back to the cabin�察�since desecrated by Slinn's daughters�察�

and take their places。       No�     �Why should she�拭�because of the half´sick�察�

half´crazy dreams of an old vindictive man�拭�

     He   stopped     suddenly。     In   moodily   turning     over   a  heap   of  mining 

clothing�察    �blankets�察  �and   india´rubber     boots�察  �he  had   come     upon   an   old 

pickaxethe   one   he   had     found   in   the   shaft�察 �the   one   he   had  carefully 

preserved for a year�察�and then forgotten�            �Why had he not remembered it 

before�拭    �He   was   frightened�察  �not   only   at   this   sudden   resurrection   of   the 



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proof he was seeking�察�but at his own fateful forgetfulness。                 Why had he 

never thought of this when Slinn was speaking�拭               �A sense of shame�察�as if 

he   had   voluntarily   withheld   it   from   the   wronged   man�察  �swept   over   him。 

He was turning away�察�when he was again startled。 

     This time it was by a voice from belowa voice calling him Slinn's 

voice。    How had the crippled man got here so soon�察�and what did he want�拭�

He hurriedly laid aside the pick�察�which�察�in his first impulse�察�he had taken 

to the door of the loft with him�察�and descended the stairs。                The old man 

was standing at the door of his office awaiting him。 

     As    Mulrady     approached�察    �he   trembled     violently

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