Chapter XVII: A Copper Harvest

Ten days after the death of Gideon Prawle Jack Howard stood in the freight yard of the Montana Central Railroad and watched car 999, with its way-bill, which contained specifications of the contents and destination of the car, attached in plain sight, being pushed into place at the tail end of an eastbound freight train then being made up to leave the yard at seven that evening.

Jack was interested in that particular car because it contained his smelted copper, now ready for market.

He intended to take a passenger train himself at eight for New York.

While he was standing a little distance away between the tracks another long train, made up of empties, backed down and shut out from his view the particular train to which car 999 was attached.

It was some minutes before the empties passed down the line, but when they did Jack saw the man who had been pointed out to him as the conductor of the seven o’clock eastbound freight, in company with two other men, one of whom carried one of his arms in a sling, standing in front of car 999, talking earnestly.

This circumstance would not have impressed the boy in the least but for the fact that the men made occasional gestures toward the car which contained the copper; and this circumstance struck him as suspicious, coupled as it was with the knowledge that Otis Clymer and his confederate Coffey were at large, and that it was by no means improbable but they still entertained designs against the interests of the owners of the Pandora mines.

Jack pulled his soft hat well down over his eyes, walked over to a switch and leaned against it in such a way as to keep his eyes upon the conductor and the two men with whom he was talking.

He noticed that both the fellow with his arm in a sling and his companion kept glancing around frequently in a way which struck him as suspicious.

“I never saw Coffey, the scoundrel who shot Mr. Prawle, and therefore cannot say if this fellow bears any resemblance to him,” mused Jack; “but I do know he was hit in the arm by the prospector on that fatal occasion. As for the other, that may be Otis Clymer disguised--he’s about the same height and build as the ex-drug clerk. Well, I must say I don’t like the look of things. There may be nothing in it, but all the same they seem to be taking an uncommon interest in that car of mine. And that reminds me of the story Mr. Prawle told us one evening of the stealing of a car of copper matte in which a friend of his was interested. The rascals painted out the number of the car and shunted it off on a branch line where another car was due. Then when the car was found again it was empty, and, of course, nobody knew what had become of the stuff that was in it. It had just disappeared mysteriously. Such a thing could only be accomplished by bribing the conductor of the freight. I would not like to have such a game played off on me.”

At this point in the boy’s reflections the conductor received a small package from one of the men, which he immediately dropped into his pocket, and then the three walked slowly down the track.

Jack immediately dashed around to the other side of the line of loaded freight cars and ran down the track till he had caught up with the trio who were walking on the other side of the train.

He kept pace with them until he reached the front car and then stood in its shadow in order to get a closer observation of the three men, in two of whom he now felt a great interest.

Fate willed that they, too, should come to a halt at the other side of the car, and easily within earshot of the bright boy.

“You won’t fail us, then, Dorgan?” said the man in the heavy beard, whose tones had such a familiar ring to Jack that he instinctively muttered, “That is Otis Clymer sure enough, therefore there is no doubt whatever in my mind but that the wounded man is Coffey. Evidently there is some mischief on foot.”

And this fact was made certain to the boy when the conductor replied:

“You may rely on me. I’ll have the car of copper shunted off at Benson’s Crossing. You had better have your teams on hand as soon after midnight as possible, for we’re due there at 11:55 p. m. I’ll see to it that the number of the car is altered to 900, which is the number of an empty I’ve got to leave at the crossing.”

“All right,” said Coffey, “we’re going down on the eight o’clock passenger which stops at Phalanx, a mile this side of Benson’s.”

The two schemers then crossed over to the end of the freight sheds and disappeared.

“So, those scoundrels have arranged to steal my car of ore,” said Jack to himself, as he walked slowly back the way he had come. “And I’ll bet it’s not entirely for the value of the stuff they’re doing this either. They’ve a deeper game. They think now that the mine is in possession of mere boys that the loss of this carload of pure copper may ruin and discourage us, and that, through their agents, they stand a good chance of buying in the mining property cheap. I fancy they’ll find they’re up against a different kind of proposition. It’s up to me to prepare a surprise for those chaps at Benson’s Crossing, and I guess I haven’t any time to lose if I’m going to do it.”

Jack Howard hoofed it in short order to the office of the division superintendent and had an interview with that official.

That gentleman was incredulous at first.

“What, steal a freight car!” he exclaimed, amazedly. “Impossible! Nobody could work a scheme like that on our line and get away with it.”

But Jack succeeded in convincing him that there really was a piece of villainy on foot, and the superintendent, after considering the matter, agreed to fall in with the plan proposed by the boy to defeat it.

At a few minutes after ten that night the eastbound passenger stopped as per schedule at Phalanx.

The only passengers to alight on the platform were the disguised Clymer and his companion in iniquity, Coffey.

On the other side, however, Jack Howard, the division superintendent, and three officers of the Marysville police force, stepped off into the darkness and started at once through the gloom for Benson’s, where they duly arrived and concealed themselves close to the siding.

At 11:55 the whistle of the eastbound freight was heard a short distance down the line.

Two minutes later the freight slowed up and stopped at the crossing, and then the car next to the caboose, which bore the number 900, was shunted on to the siding.

Then the train went on.

Ten minutes later several teams appeared, and one of them was backed up against the freight car.

The way-bill had previously been torn from the car, and the door left unsecured.

Several men provided with shovels came up, and under the direction of the two villains, whom Jack pointed out to the officers, started in to unload the car.

That, however, was as far as they got.

Half an hour later the night express was signaled at Phalanx, and when it came to a stop it was boarded by the superintendent, Jack Howard and the two Marysville officers in charge of the hand-cuffed Otis Clymer and the saloonkeeper, Coffey.

Coffey was afterward taken back to Trinity to stand trial for the murder of Gideon Prawle, and eventually was convicted and executed for the crime.

As for Clymer he was taken back to Sackville on a requisition from the Governor of Nebraska; was tried on the double indictment of attempted murder and arson, and received a sentence of twenty years in the State prison.

Jack Howard went on to New York, disposed of the carload of copper, which arrived safely, interested a few capitalists in his copper mine, formed the Pandora Company in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, had himself elected president and manager, with Meyer Dinkelspeil for his assistant, while Charlie Fox was elected secretary, and then returned to the scene of operations in Montana.

That the Pandora copper mine proved a winner and that Jack Howard eventually became a millionaire, with Charlie Fox and Meyer Dinkelspeil rated at least half as much each, is a proven fact, for put into operation under modern methods the mine turned out ore so fast and so rich that the newspapers of the day always alluded to it as “A COPPER HARVEST.”

THE END.

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THE LIBERTY BOYS OF ’76

A Weekly Magazine containing Stories of the American Revolution.

=By HARRY MOORE.=

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These stories are based on actual facts and give a faithful account of the exciting adventures of a brave band of American youths who were always ready and willing to imperil their lives for the sake of helping along the gallant cause of Independence. Every number will consist of 32 large pages of reading matter, bound in a beautiful colored cover.

LATEST ISSUES:

186 The Liberty Boys on the Hudson; or,
Working on the Water.
187 The Liberty Boys at Germantown; or,
Good Work in a Good Cause.
188 The Liberty Boys’ Indian Decoy; or,
The Fight on Quaker Hill.
189 The Liberty Boys Afloat; or,
Sailing With Paul Jones.
190 The Liberty Boys in Mohawk Valley; or,
Fighting Redcoats, Tories and Indians.
191 The Liberty Boys Left Behind; or,
Alone in the Enemy’s Country.
192 The Liberty Boys at Augusta; or,
’Way Down in Georgia.
193 The Liberty Boys’ Swamp Camp; or,
Fighting and Hiding.
194 The Liberty Boys in Gotham; or,
Daring Work in the Great City.
195 The Liberty Boys and Kosciusko; or,
The Fight at Great Falls.
196 The Liberty Boys’ Girl Scout; or,
Fighting Butler’s Rangers.
197 The Liberty Boys at Budd’s Crossing; or,
Hot Work in Cold Weather.
198 The Liberty Boys’ Raft; or,
Floating and Fighting.
199 The Liberty Boys at Albany; or,
Saving General Schuyler.
200 The Liberty Boys’ Good Fortune; or,
Sent on Secret Service.
201 The Liberty Boys at Johnson’s Mill; or,
A Hard Grist to Grind.
202 The Liberty Boys’ Warning; or,
A Tip that Came in Time.
203 The Liberty Boys with Washington; or,
Hard Times at Valley Forge.
204 The Liberty Boys after Brant; or,
Chasing the Indian Raiders.
205 The Liberty Boys at Red Bank; or,
Routing the Hessians.
206 The Liberty Boys and the Riflemen; or,
Helping all They Could.
207 The Liberty Boys at the Mischianza; or,
Good-by to General Howe.
208 The Liberty Boys and Pulaski; or,
The Polish Patriot.
209 The Liberty Boys at Hanging Rock; or,
The “Carolina Game Cock.”
210 The Liberty Boys on the Pedee; or,
Maneuvering with Marion.
211 The Liberty Boys at Guilford Courthouse; or,
A Defeat that Proved a Victory.
212 The Liberty Boys at Sanders’ Creek; or,
The Error of General Gates.
213 The Liberty Boys on a Raid; or,
Out with Colonel Brown.
214 The Liberty Boys at Gowanus Creek; or,
For Liberty and Independence.
215 The Liberty Boys’ Skirmish; or,
At Green Spring Plantation.
216 The Liberty Boys and the Governor; or,
Tryon’s Conspiracy.
217 The Liberty Boys in Rhode Island; or,
Doing Duty Down East.
218 The Liberty Boys After Tarleton; or,
Bothering the “Butcher.”
219 The Liberty Boys’ Daring Dash; or,
Death Before Defeat.
220 The Liberty Boys and the Mutineers; or,
Helping “Mad Anthony.”
221 The Liberty Boys Out West; or,
The Capture of Vincennes.
222 The Liberty Boys at Princeton; or,
Washington’s Narrow Escape.
223 The Liberty Boys Heartbroken; or,
The Desertion of Dick.
224 The Liberty Boys in the Highlands; or,
Working Along the Hudson.
225 The Liberty Boys at Hackensack; or,
Beating Back the British.
226 The Liberty Boys’ Keg of Gold; or,
Captain Kidd’s Legacy.
227 The Liberty Boys at Bordentown; or,
Guarding the Stores.
228 The Liberty Boys’ Best Act; or,
The Capture of Carlisle.
229 The Liberty Boys on the Delaware; or,
Doing Daring Deeds.
230 The Liberty Boys’ Long Race; or,
Beating the Redcoats Out.
231 The Liberty Boys Deceived; or,
Dick Slater’s Double.
232 The Liberty Boys’ Boy Allies; or,
Young, But Dangerous.
233 The Liberty Boys’ Bitter Cup; or,
Beaten Back at Brandywine.
234 The Liberty Boys’ Alliance; or,
The Reds Who Helped.
235 The Liberty Boys on the War-Path; or,
After the Enemy.
236 The Liberty Boys After Cornwallis; or,
Worrying the Earl.
237 The Liberty Boys and the Liberty Bell; or,
How They Saved It.
238 The Liberty Boys and Lydia Darrah; or,
A Wonderful Woman’s Warning.
239 The Liberty Boys at Perth Amboy; or,
Franklin’s Tory Son.
240 The Liberty Boys and the “Midget”; or,
Good Goods in a Small Package.
241 The Liberty Boys at Frankfort; or,
Routing the “Queen’s Rangers.”
242 The Liberty Boys and General Lacey; or,
Cornered at the “Crooked Billet.”
243 The Liberty Boys at the Farewell Fete; or,
Frightening the British With Fire.
244 The Liberty Boys’ Gloomy Time; or,
Darkest Before Dawn.
245 The Liberty Boys on the Neuse River; or,
Campaigning in North Carolina.
246 The Liberty Boys and Benedict Arnold; or,
Hot Work With a Traitor.
247 The Liberty Boys Excited; or,
Doing Whirlwind Work.
248 The Liberty Boys’ Odd Recruit; or,
The Boy Who Saw Fun in Everything.
249 The Liberty Boys’ Fair Friend; or,
The Woman Who Helped.
250 The Liberty Boys “Stumped”; or,
The Biggest Puzzle of All.
251 The Liberty Boys in New York Bay; or,
Difficult and Dangerous Work.
252 The Liberty Boys’ Own Mark; or,
Trouble for the Tories.
253 The Liberty Boys at Newport; or,
The Rhode Island Campaign.
254 The Liberty Boys and “Black Joe”; or,
The Negro Who Helped.
255 The Liberty Boys Hard at Work; or,
After the Marauders.
256 The Liberty Boys and the “Shirtmen”; or,
Helping the Virginia Riflemen.
257 The Liberty Boys at Fort Nelson; or,
The Elizabeth River Campaign.
258 The Liberty Boys and Captain Betts; or,
Trying to Down Tryon.

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1 A Lucky Deal; or, The Cutest Boy in Wall Street.

2 Born to Good Luck; or, The Boy Who Succeeded.

3 A Corner in Corn; or, How a Chicago Boy Did the Trick.

4 A Game of Chance; or, The Boy Who Won Out.

5 Hard to Beat; or, The Cleverest Boy in Wall Street.

6 Building a Railroad; or, The Young Contractors of Lakeview.

7 Winning His Way; or, The Youngest Editor in Green River.

8 The Wheel of Fortune; or, The Record of a Self-Made Boy.

9 Nip and Tuck; or, The Young Brokers of Wall Street.

10 A Copper Harvest; or, The Boys Who Worked a Deserted Mine.

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Transcriber’s Notes

A number of typographical errors were corrected silently.

Cover image is in the public domain.

Dittoes were replaced with the repeated words.