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all�   �See�察�see� ─�

     He seized the letter from Don Caesar with trembling hands�察�and tore it 

open forcibly�此�a few dull yellow grains fell from it heavily�察�like shot�察�to the 

ground。 

     ;See�察   �it's  true� �My     letter�  �My     gold�    �My    strike�   �Mymymy 

God� ─�

     A tremor passed over his face。         The hand that held the letter suddenly 

dropped sheer and heavy as the gold had fallen。                The whole side of his 

face and body nearest Don Caesar seemed to drop and sink into itself as 

suddenly。      At the same moment�察�and without a word�察�he slipped through 

Don Caesar's outstretched hands to the ground。              Don Caesar bent quickly 

over him�察�but no longer than to satisfy himself that he lived and breathed�察�

although helpless。       He then caught up the fallen letter�察�and�察�glancing over 

it with flashing eyes�察�thrust it and the few specimens in his pocket。                 He 

then sprang to his feet�察�so transformed with energy and intelligence that he 

seemed to have added the lost vitality of the man before him to his own。 



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He   glanced   quickly   up   and   down   the   highway。       Every   moment   to   him 

was precious now�察�but he could not leave the stricken man in the dust of 

the   road�察  �nor   could   he   carry   him   to   the   house�察  �nor�察  �having   alarmed   his 

daughters�察  �could   he   abandon   his   helplessness   to   their   feeble   arms。     He 

remembered that his horse was still tied to the garden fence。                   He would 

fetch it�察�and carry the unfortunate man across the saddle to the gate。                   He 

lifted him with difficulty to the boulder�察�and ran rapidly up the road in the 

direction of his tethered steed。         He had not proceeded far when he heard 

the   noise   of   wheels   behind   him。    It   was   the   up   stage   coming   furiously 

along。     He    would     have   called    to  the  driver   for   assistance�察  �but   even 

through that fast´sweeping cloud of dust and motion he could see that the 

man was utterly oblivious of anything but the speed of his rushing chariot�察�

and had even risen in his box to lash the infuriated and frightened animals 

forward。 

     An   hour   later�察  �when   the   coach   drew   up   at   the   Red   Dog   Hotel�察  �the 

driver    descended      from    the   box�察  �white�察   �but  taciturn。    When       he  had 

swallowed a glass of whiskey at a single gulp�察�he turned to the astonished 

express agent�察�who had followed him in。 

     ;One of two things�察�Jim�察�hez got to happen�察─�he said�察�huskily。 ;Either 

that there rock hez got to get off the road�察�or I have。 I've seed HIM on it 

agin� ─�



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                              CHAPTER IV 



       No further particulars of the invalid's second attack were known than 

those   furnished   by   Don   Caesar's   brief   statement�察  �that   he   had   found   him 

lying   insensible   on   the   boulder。   This   seemed   perfectly   consistent   with 

the theory of Dr。 Duchesne�察�and as the young Spaniard left Los Gatos the 

next day�察�he escaped not only the active reporter of the ;Record�察─�but the 

perusal    of  a  grateful   paragraph     in  the  next   day's   paper   recording    his 

prompt      kindness    and   courtesy。     Dr。    Duchesne's     prognosis�察    �however�察�

seemed at fault�察�the elder Slinn did not succumb to this second stroke�察�nor 

did   he  recover   his   reason。   He   apparently  only  relapsed   into his   former 

physical weakness�察�losing the little ground he had gained during the last 

month�察�and exhibiting no change in his mental condition�察�unless the fact 

that he remembered nothing of his seizure and the presence of Don Caesar 

could be considered as favorable。           Dr。 Duchesne's gravity seemed to give 

that significance to this symptom�察�and his cross´questioning of the patient 

was characterized by more than his usual curtness。 

     ;You are sure you don't remember walking in the garden before you 

were ill�拭─�he said。      ;Come�察�think again。         You must remember that。; The 

old man's eyes wandered restlessly around the room�察�but he answered by a 

negative shake of his head。         ;And you don't remember sitting down on a 

stone by the road�拭─�

     The   old   man   kept his   eyes   resolutely  fixed   on   the   bedclothes   before 

him。    ;No� ─�he said�察�with a certain sharp decision that was new to him。 

     The doctor's eye brightened。         ;All right�察�old man�察�then don't。; 

     On   his   way  out he   took the   eldest   Miss   Slinn   aside。   ;He'll do�察─  �he 

said�察�grimly�此 �he's beginning to lie。; 

     ;Why�察�he only said he didn't remember�察─�responded Esther。 

     ;That    was   because     he  didn't   want   to  remember�察─     �said  the   doctor�察�

authoritatively。     ;The   brain   is   acting   on   some   impression   that   is   either 

painful    and   unpleasant�察    �or  so  vague    that  he   can't  formulate    it�察 �he  is 

conscious of it�察�and won't attempt it yet。            It's a heap better than his old 

self´satisfied incoherency。; 



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     A   few    days    later�察 �when     the  fact   of  Slinn's    identification    with    the 

paralytic of three years ago by the stage´driver became generally known�察�

the doctor came in quite jubilant。 

     ;It's   all  plain   now�察─   �he   said�察 �decidedly。      ;That     second    stroke    was 

caused by the nervous shock of his coming suddenly upon the very spot 

where   he   had   the   first   one。    It   proved   that   his   brain   still   retained   old 

impressions�察  �but   as   this   first   act   of   his   memory   was   a   painful   one�察  �the 

strain was too great。        It was mighty unlucky�察�but it was a good sign。; 

     ;And you think�察�then; hesitated Harry Slinn。 

     ;I   think�察─  �said   Dr。   Duchesne�察   �that   this   activity   still   exists�察  �and   the 

proof of it�察�as I said before�察�is that he is trying now to forget it�察�and avoid 

thinking of it。       You will find that he will fight shy of any allusion to it�察�

and will be cunning enough to dodge it every time。; 

     He certainly did。        Whether the doctor's hypothesis was fairly based or 

not�察  �it   was   a   fact   that�察  �when   he   was   first   taken   out   to   drive   with   his 

watchful   physician�察  �he   apparently   took   no   notice   of   the   boulderwhich 

still remained on the roadside�察�thanks to the later practical explanation of 

the stage´driver's   visionand   curtly  refused to talk   about   it。           But�察  �more 

significant      to  Duchesne�察     �and    perhaps    more     perplexing�察    �was    a  certain 

morose       abstraction�察    �which     took   the   place    of   his   former     vacuity    of 

contentment�察  �and   an   intolerance   of   his   attendants�察  �which   supplanted   his 

old   habitual   trustfulness   to   their   care�察  �that   had   been   varied   only   by   the 

occasional querulousness of an invalid。                His daughters sometimes found 

him regarding them with an attention little short of suspicion�察�and even his 

son detected a half´suppressed aversion in his interviews with him。 

     Referring      this   among      themselves      to   his   unfortunate      malady�察    �his 

children�察     �perhaps�察    �justified    this   estrangement       by    paying     very    little 

attention     to  it。  They   were      more     pleasantly   occupied。       The     two   girls 

succeeded   to   the   position   held   by   Mamie   Mulrady   in   the   society   of   the 

neighborhood�察       �and    divided    the   attentions    of  Rough´      and´Ready。       The 

young   editor   of   the   ;Record;   had   really  achieved�察 �through   his   supposed 

intimacy with the Mulradys�察�the good fortune he had jestingly prophesied。 

The disappearance of Don Caesar was regarded as a virtual abandonment 

of the field to his rival�此�and the general opinion was that he was engaged 



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to the millionaire's daughter on a certain probation of work and influence 

in his prospective father´in´law's interests。           He became successful in one 

or two speculations�察  �the magic   of the lucky  Mulrady's name   befriending 

him。     In the superstition of the mining community�察�much of this luck was 

due to his having secured the old cabin。 

     ;To   think�察─  �remarked   one   of   the   augurs   of   Red   Dog�察  �French   Pete�察  �a 

polyglot jester�察 �that while every fool went to taking up claims where the 

gold had already been found no one thought of stepping into the old man's 

old choux in the cabbage´garden� ─             �Any doubt�察�however�察�of the alliance 

of the families was dissipated by the intimacy that sprang up between the 

elder Slinn and the millionaire�察�after the latter's return from San Francisco。 

     It began in a strange kind of pity for the physical weakness of the man�察�

which enlisted the sympathies of Mulrady�察�whose great strength had never 

been deteriorated by the luxuries of wealth�察�and who was still able to set 

his workmen an example of hard labor�察�it was sustained by a singular and 

superstitious   reverence   for   his   mental   condition�察  �which�察  �to   the   paternal 

Mulrady�察     �seemed     to  possess   that   spiritual  quality   with   which    popular 

ignorance invests demented people。 

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