The Slave of the Mine

the Yosemite has been so often described that we will not take up the

st resting-place after leaving Merced, where the

onderful grove of big trees, to see which is

they encountered two shepherds,

are," s

ked the drive

is on t

o you

from Clark's Station. We heard the shot

one h

e a lady and a gentleman in the

did the r

es. It is there Vas

re are y

e sheriff o

oked at

e ought to go after th

ng," repli

he shepherds, "do you kno

ed one, indicati

e shall turn round and summon the sheriff of Mariposa, while E

I to do?" a

alk to the hotel

think my poor old legs are strong enough

s arranged in

ng which would have done c

ith a pistol, and Jack and Ha

e here," said Ed; "and I guess we ought to take

ing put the provisions in a bag

ow roadway and the horses were cropping

of the dead stage-driver, who h

seat of the stage, and springi

d embroidered in one corn

!" cri

up?" ask

k, "there is somebody besid

ow

n's handkerchief, or I

that

ot want to carry her off unles

ugh," sai

n a quiet, sat

thought I was still working in the mines of Brazil, and

hough, before long," sa

u b

ad. They haven't mu

rea

ed to the

llow a trai

, boss," wa

o 'guess.' Say whet

then,

d en

n beat me at tracking anything

u shall have a hundred dollars if we c

and soon found the trail, heading off

ll all the way until they reach

hs of the forest st

not these solitary trees give you an ide

ndeed," rep

held up his h

," he w

?" ask

here.

and Jack saw a group whi

Maltravers, Lena, and Alfred Vanhoosen, the two

he prisoners, who leant disconsolately ag

l you!" excl

asked Ma

the b

l will never

do it for you,"

but he broke from him, and, presentin

eeding at his

, swift and sur

brought him down with

e cried. "Shoot every

Harvey were not slow t

before they could realize that th

e surprise

took in the situ

imed, while his knee

re," rep

or your ghos

h ghost

at the same time he recognized the unpleasant

a doo

ne effort to

e go if I surre

ill

ands, which she had separated

h, save me!

hesitated

tol at Lena, as if his

ou shall never possess h

and Lena, the blood flowing from a wo

med Jack, as he emptied his

ggered and san

as he feebly dischar

rk, but it struck the shephe

scene o

followers, Maltravers was dying, and Lena was in a lik

ck threw himself on th

aby!" he exclaime

zing eyes to him, but sh

lding tears, Jac

ail over this a

the hotel at Clark's Statio

he slain took pl

and Harvey returned to E

for years the name of Lena Vanhoosen was as de

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riber'

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ble of c

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"day" ("find a fool

o "ate" ("ate a

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o "carried" ("carrie

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