The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-03-23

deliciously cool and tempting that Alic,
could not refrain from volubly exultins
| over them. "But how did you get them
Jack ?" she asked; mot by going in debt
[ hope"
'.No. was at Scott's store, and Earle
happening to come in just as Scott was
selling some, and praising them highly
paid for a can and asked me to take then
to you and get your opinion. They are
splendid, by Jove!"
g do not fancy them," said Alice, set
ting down her plate; "but don't tell the
Doctor" she added, hastily
''You don't fancy anything lately,
Alice" Mr.. Hastings replied rather
Grossly.
"Never mind, Jack my appetite will
come when you have sold your mine -
and upon that the unreasonably iastidious
woman burst into tears.
"As if my position is not trying enou Oh
without seeing you cryt' said Jack,
pauslng from eating long enough t. look
injured. Plastic Jack your Surround
ings were having their effect on you.
The Mining News of the I'd of Sep
tember had a notice of the sale OF Mr..
Hastings mine-the "Sybil," bearing
chloride of silver-to DR.. Eustace Earle,
all of Deep Canon. The papers to be
handed over and cash paid down at Chlo-
ride Hill on the 9TH, at which time DIR
Earle would start for San Francisco on
the business of the mining firm to which
he belonged Mr. Hastings it was under
stood would 60 East about the same time.
All the parties were at Chloride Hill on
tI,n >f tIn -tt,
eleven o'clock the above mentioned tran
saction was completed. Shortly after.
one of the Opposition Lines stages
stopped at Mrs. Robb's boarding house,
and a lady dressed for travelling stepped
quickly into it. Having few acquaintan-
ces, and being closely yelled, the lady
passed unrecognized at the stage office,
where the other passengers got in.
Halt an hour afterwards, Mr.. Jack
Hastings received the following note
"DEAR JACK: I sold your mine for you
DR.. Earle is running away with me, per agree
ment; but if you take the express this after
noon, you will reach EIko before the train
leaves for San Francisco tomorrow. There is
nothing worth going back for at Deep Canon.
IL YOU love me, save
Dev2tedly, ALICE"
1t is supertluous to state that Jack took
the express, which, arriving at Elko be-
fore the opposition, made him master of
the situation. Not that he felt very
mastertul; he didn't He was thinking
of many things that hurt him to re-
member; but he was meaning to do diff
ferently in future. He had at last sold
his mine-no, he'd be id if he had
sold it; but-Hello! there's a big dust
out on the road there lit must be the
other stage. Think what you'll do and
say, Jack Hastings!
What he said was: "Ah, Doctor! you
here2 1t was lucky for my wife. wasn't
it, since 1 got left, to have you to look
after her? Thanks, old fellow; yon are
Just in time for the train. Alice and
will stop over Il day to rest. A thousand
times obliged; good-bye! Alice, say
goodbye to Doctor Earle you will not
see him again"
Their hands and eyes met He wa:
pale as marble; she flushed one instant
paled the next, with curious expression
i'll her eyes which the Doctor never for
got and never quite understood. 1t was
enough to know that the game was up
He had another mine on his hands, anc
an ugly pain in his heart which he tolc
himself bitterly would be obstinate o
cure If he could be sure what that lool
in her eyes had meant