The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-26

noticed it before, but it seemed to him
now that Jennie really looked plain be-
side her sister.
CHAPTER X.
A SURPRISED ENGLIsHMAN.
.sIIi say! 'Ello. the 'ouse!
Would you be kind enough to hac-
commodate us with nights hentcr-
tainmcnt?''
John Parsons was resting in his arm
chair. with Lucy and Johnny near by
upon the porch, when his ears were
thus saluted. There was something in
the tone of voice in which the words
| were uttered, or in the presence of the
speaker as he turned and saw him.
which on the instant prompted .
thought of denying the request. Per-
haps it was that he was not in his usual
cheerful mood.
For some time after his return from
/ San Francisco, where he had heard tho
system of hydraulic mining described.
and accidentally learned that arrange
ments were being made by company
| to begin work somewhere in the I'D
joining county above him. there had
been days when he had been gravely
silent, if not moody; but Ms several
weeks passed and he heard nothing
more regarding it, this feeling had worn
off. and he had resumed his usual jovial
look and bearing. But only that
morning, while at the Landing, he had
learned that the supplies for the mine
were being sent mp, and that the fulne
which was to furnish the water was al
ready under way, and at once all his
moodiness returned, and all that after
noon he had been silent and thou .ht-
full; not even Johnny, who was his con-
slant companion when about the ranch,
being able to draw him into converse
ton or bring smile 10 his face.
The company which owned the mine,
SO he had been told, was composed, in
part at least. of Englishmcn: and a.
though he had no prejudice against the
+, English, and had once in his own
mining days worked in partnership
with an Englishman, and had now no
reason to suppose that the owner of
the voice which he heard asking for a
nights lodging had any connection
with the company upon whose mining
operations be was medtating so gloom
ily, yet the two facts, that EnGlishmcn
were interested in the enterprise and
that the party addressing him was an
Englishman, somehow formed con
nection in his mind and tempted him to
do what he never yet had done--re-
fuse to extend the Inequalities of his
house to strangers in need of night
lodging.
As quickly as it came however this
thought was dismissed, and he adj
vanced to meet and welcome the stran.
gers.
II reckon you kin stay, strangers;
an welcome to such as We have. May
be it isn't as good rs We have seen, but
then agin you may see WIS If you arc
goin' fur up into the mountains. jest
ride yer animals round the back way
and they'll be seed to- and he opened
the front gate before which the stran-
gers were sitting upon their horses and
led the way to the gate opening into the
barn lot.
Light down." he said, IAN come
in"
There were three men in the party;
the one who had acted as spokesman
being, rs his speech Indicted, an En-.
glishman, and one of the capitalists who
were interested In the hydraulic mining
operations Of which Mr.. Parsons had re
Gently heard. He had come out from
England to see for himself and his En-.
glish partners if things were being
properly managed, and 10 get a better
knowledge of the actual value of the
claims held by the company.
| He had stopped in New York to con.
suit with those who were furnishing the
other half of the capital; and the son Of
one OF these capitalists had come or
with him, not exactly as representa-
tive of any portion Of the stakeholder:
there, for they already had one of ihcil
number in charge at the mines, but fol
the purpose of seeing the world ant
learning something of business. Hi:
! name was James Annelsey.
The third member of the little part,
was Silas Ensign, a workman in the EN-
ploy Of the Hydraulic Mining Company
who had been sent down to Sacramento
; to obtain some bit of machinery needed
or to carry an order for supplies, ant
who had CHANGED to meet with and wa
now guiding his companions to TIN
mines.
Hi say, but this is 'osrid dust,
: country" remarked Mr.. Jobbcrs as h
alighted from his saddle. "Hensign
; you see to the 'orses, an then YOU cal
come in halso." he added As he an,
Annelsey turned to follow Mr.. Parson
, who led the way to the pump, where a
opportunity was given them to wash
after which they were requested to cnte
the sitting-room and make themselyc
at home while their host returned 10 as
sist Ensign in caring for the animals
Erastus not being present at the mo
mont.
, When Mr.. Parsons returned with En-
sign, and the two were washing at tn
pump, Erastus joined them, and to
: .ether the three entered the room L
; ,hich Mr.. Jobbers and Annclscy ha'
/. already preceded them.
' TO BE CONTINUED.
In dc pathway oh life it am bette
, | to go ahead steady In most any direC