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The Compact Sealed and a Miner’s Downfall
In Gold Valley Arthur Boast presses Helen toward an inevitable marriage within two weeks to protect her after her mother’s death. Rufus Grim, boastful of wealth and power, lords over his mine and is found dead at the old shaft, his greed and vanity ending in a fatal plunge.
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Helen
Arthur
Mamma
Gold Valley
Hillard
Fred
Sinkin
Siacauviddhin
Ansley
New York City
Mr. Hilliard
Mr. Rockwell
Ben Hilliard
Rufus Grim
Peacock Mine
New York
Washington
Scouldrel
J. Arthur
Heaven
Prospector
Kred
Beast
Boast
Helen Goodwin
Ruth Hilliard