Brown, too, needed coal for his mill.

At the Crossing there was large demand for coal, while correspondence with the Railroad Company discovered to Kalman a limitless market for the product of his mine.

By outside sales Kalman came to have control of a little ready money, and with this he engaged a small force of Galicians, who, following lines suggested by Brown, pushed in the tunnel, ran cross drifts, laid down a small tramway, and accomplished exploration and development work that appeared to Kalman's uninstructed eyes wonderful indeed.
The interest of the whole colony centred in the mine and in its development, and the confidence of the people in Kalman's integrity and efficiency became more and more firmly established.
But Brown was too fully occupied with his own mission to give much of his time to the mine.

The work along the line of construction and in the camps meant sickness and accident, and consequently his hospital accommodation had once more to be increased, and this entailed upon himself and his wife, who acted as matron, a heavy burden of responsibility and of toil.
It was a happy inspiration of Jack French's that led Brown to invoke the aid of Mrs.French in securing the services of a nurse, and Mrs.French's proposal that Irma, who for two years had been in regular training, should relieve Mrs.Brown of her duties as matron, was received by all concerned with enthusiastic approval.

And so, to the great relief of Mrs.Brown and to the unspeakable joy of both Kalman and his sister, Irma and Paulina with her child were installed in the Wakota institution, Irma taking charge of the hospital and Paulina of the kitchen.
It was not by Brown's request or even desire that Paulina decided to make her home in the Wakota colony.