H. Bedford-Jones

Name: Sun, Sand and Soap
Author: H. Bedford-Jones

Sun, Sand and Soap (1922)

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“Sun, Sand and Soap”, published in 1922, is a work by H. Bedford-Jones. It explores elements such as Mangas, Heller and burros.

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H. Bedford-Jones, Sun, Sand and Soap (1922)

“ On trudged the man and the two burros. Mangas was in a new valley, a part of the desert which he had not previously visited, although be had crossed this way on his trip out from civilization. What lay ahead of him he could not tell. There were no doves which often indicate water. He had simply the spoor of the unknown man for hope.
That canon was not so far distant, after all; the westering sunlight had deceived his eyes. Now the stars were beginning to shine more clearly, as Mangas headed into the unknown canon on the trail of the unknown. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, Sun, Sand and Soap (1922)

“ Dust devils played here and there, little whirlwinds that sent spirals of sand spinning. One of these passed across the train in front of Mangas; it raised a fog of choking sand, out of which the young prospector stumbled, coughing and choking.
Presently his steps became faster. The burros, too, recognized the spot and tried to shove past the man. He prodded them in the ribs, hurled himself forward, spent his last reserve of energy in a spurt that took him to the jumble of black lava and granite outcroppings. There, in a little niche, was the water hole, but it was dry. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, Sun, Sand and Soap (1922)

“ Abandoning his burros Mangas turned and mounted the hillside. He loosened the gun at his hip, his ears alert for the warning of rattlers. No sound came to him, either from the rocks or from the dim outline of the cabin above. Then, as he watched, he saw a small square of light break out in the cabin outline, a window.
Heller was there, then, and had lighted a lamp!
Mangas approached the place cautiously. What he was about to find here he did not know, but he knew Heller. If he was to get a drink from that man he must fight for it. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, Sun, Sand and Soap (1922)

“ Mangas shook his head. "I can't say, Beth. He's a queer fellow, that Heller, a bad actor. He's a coward, for one thing, but he has education and knows more about ores and minerals than the average desert rat. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, Sun, Sand and Soap (1922)

“ He jerked at the leading burro. "He'll camp in the foothills over beyond; we'll get there, all right, after him. We can sure get one drink off him, anyhow: He's filled his bottle here. Sure o' one drink, Dynamite!" He prodded the burros into activity and set forth along the trail.
Those few drops of water had helped him vastly, had helped restore his flagging inner energy. Now, as he emerged again from the canon opening, he carefully eyed the speck in the distance, saw that it was heading up another canon. For this Mangas headed in a bee line, disregarding the trail entirely. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, Sun, Sand and Soap (1922)

“ By reference to the map Mangas at length located what he thought might be the caved-in tunnel; there was little to prove the fact, however, amid the waste of rock and sand on the hillside. He now gave his attention to rigging up a shelter for the girl, by the aid of a blanket, a Joshua tree and a couple of sticks.
"I'll have to pick around for a bit," he explained. "We'll stop here for most of the day, so there's no rush; and you must keep out of the sun as much as possible. In another hour it'll be a hundred and twenty in this canon."
"But you can't work in such heat!" expostulated Beth. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, Sun, Sand and Soap (1922)

“ Mangas chuckled as he bent over it, straightening out the paper.
"I'm such a poor hand locating gold," he said whimsically, "that maybe I can locate modeling clay! Let's see what we can make out of this."
The map showed what was called "Lose Horse Claim," located on the south slope of a sizable canon. A pictured tunnel in the side of the claim showed that it had been worked. At a fork of the canon, just above the claim, was drawn an Indian camp and a water hole. Not far from this were drawn two palms, sprouting from a single stem. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, Sun, Sand and Soap (1922)

“ He stooped and dragged the figure of Heller forward. "You didn't hurt him," he said, indicating the course of the bullet. "As you fired, he flung up his arm. The bullet went through the flesh of his forearm and then nicked his tough skull. There, he's coming around now! Stand back, Bob. and we'll throw a good scare into the gentleman." Mangas jerked out his own gun.
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THE eyes of Heller opened. The desert rat glanced around, then scrambled to his knees. He saw the crimson stain that was over his arm, felt it on his face, looked up and saw Mangas' weapon trained on him. ”

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