Rejected Manuscripts

Lost Spanish mine

Dr. John E. Stains, dentist, had a visitor one day. He was a Mexican with some gold to sell. Was he the same Mexican that the stockman knew? "Got any more," asked the dentist. The reply, "Twenty-three pounds."

g PAGING PEDRO PAGING PEDRO Doctor John Stains dentist wis sitting in his df fice one spring day door open all work done and no customer to bother ILururiantly he sat with feet on desk doing nothing withvigor Ho answeredtimid knock on the door byhearty and inviting Come in andmall Mexican wd th hat in hmd entered iell Pedro cansay this was the sme Pedro we met earlier or whether it waclater edition of Pedro But Fedro t0 Doc Well Fedro what cando for yousn e11 you som gold hesitatingly said Pedro and handed overmall vial of placer Doc poured it out onclem eet of pper and first of the size selectingpellstydentists pound iftodrilled-out cavity tested 4t for feel alleable all right works right Then takinglarger pellet he out it in two with his knife same all throush No wash or plate on that iaitminute Pedro he said and he vmt down stairs to the drug store ami rot actd Back he testad the stuff in that Gold all right sure FenuineHe worked outpertion enoush to satisfy his noeds and tnoutred THow mich Pedroz Pedro ehiftedburden in his arms wrapped 4ngreasy newspaper afd replied tinidly What you think semor five Pesos Doc knew 1t was underpriced forked over thespot Gt my more Pedro In this replied Pedro indicating the wrapped-up parcel About twenty-thres pounds TWENTY-THREEONS hy man you re crasy For reply Fedro drew up to the table undid the package Digital image 2004 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved