In this novella from acclaimed Western writer Bret Harte, the discovery of gold leads not to a life of luxury and leisure, but instead to untold misery for miner H.J. Slinn. Mistreated by his wife and later abandoned by his family, Slinn is the beneficiary of kindness from an unexpected source.
In this novella from acclaimed Western writer Bret Harte, the discovery of gold leads not to a life of luxury and leisure, but instead to untold misery for miner H.J. Slinn. Mistreated by his wife and later abandoned by his family, Slinn is the beneficiary of kindness from an unexpected source.