Mohave County miner., 1889-06-08

.'rve got q tennsr Ola the Associations
Cup tis." said Major De verc. II sup.
pose one can get an English paper herei
The game should have been played OF
yesterday"
.You can get the New York Herald"
said Medhurst. ''6hAu ring and ask fof
itfn
The journal came in answer 70 Med.
hurst's demand. and the Major turned u
over.
"rvs pulled that or, anyway" he said;
''though IL doesn't matter much now.
Hiilol You've got millionaire staying
herep'
That's likely enough" Medhurst an
swered. uninterestediy. who is hei"
"Mr. Paul Jones, Of New York; tho
Major answered. II remember reading
about him last year. His father died. He
was something In petroleum or a corning
II don't know what all He's worth about
ten millions. English money"
'.He'd be better worth going at than
your Monte Carlop
'.D'ye think sos Those Yankees are
deuced sharp, my boy. I've been had by
one or two of them; but ] never landed
one myself yet" All Americans were
Yankees to Major DE We're. "Monts
Carlos got as much as he has, and Monte
Carlo won't shy: and even IL you were TO
ruin Monte Carlo, You could hold your
head up with the rest. II the Archbishop
Of Canterbury or the Pops Of Rome went
and smashed up Monte all the good Chris
tians would approve OF him: but IL you
and ma won't and cleaned out . private
millionaire, we should get hooted at. Not
that should mind that much" the Major
added, philosophically. so long a. ! col
Jared the pieces"
Father died q year ago, did hsf" said
Medhurst. "He's likely to b pretty
young, then"
THAT depends" returned the Major.
my old governors alive somewhere. At
least. I've never heard 70 the contrary, and
Pm NO chicken. Anybody who counted
on picking me up because he heard that
my governor fell OF the hooks Last year
would have his work cut out"
The Major went back to his paper. and
Medhurst slipped and smoked. Once he
murmured inwardly, TO himselk and the
Major catching the words-"ten millions,
English money"-looked MP and smiled.
! The snow whirled against the window,
| and the wind howled In the chimney. The
streets on such day were only for those
| who had imperative business, and the
Major, with view TO killing time, pro
posed hand at cards. Medhurst assent
| cd, und they played until the bell
sounded, and In due tinae they went down
TO dinner. The hotel was full. and the
| long tables of the tabled hote were crowd
ed. Medhurst found himself side by
side with his Colossus Of the early after
noon, who edged away his chair TO make
room for him with smile Of friendly -.
cognition." .l....
Rough weather outside, sir" he said,
cheerfully. ave got but very little tims
In Paris; I'm going down South to-mor-
row. and I've been tearing around with
an interpreter to get few things ready
purchases OF one sort and another"
He was o CHEEKY, amiable. open-hearted
young fellow, not In the least afraid Of the
sound Of that big voice OF his, but agree
ably and wholesomely natural, and with.
out trace of afiectation. Medhurst made
some politely indifferently reply, and the
Daisy spoke across him. The young New
Englander, who wore q scarlet neck-tis
and coat Of bronze -colored velvet, quits
lit mp the table with these colors and his
auburn name and coppery beard. and his
frank, jolly blue eyes. The Daisy was a.
loud and AZ sans gene 40 he; and when
Medhurst, seeing that they wished 70 talk
together, changed seats with his compan
ion, the two got on as II they had been
made for one another.
Right opposite to Major De We're sat Z
refiped-looking, shrinking man Of sever
or eight-and- twenty. who looked in o cur
fous way at once shy and distinguished
Whilst the Daisy and his new-found com
panion were talking rather noisily to each
other, Medhurst caught this gentlemAn'i
eye, and observed look and an almos
impercepible gesture Of distate. A mo
ment later q neiRhb0r offered to this gen
tleman some little table courtesy, 70 which
he responded by q Thank you."
Hes an American, too" thought Med
hurst to himself: '.and doesn't like the way
in which his young countryman b pro
claiming himself" aaa.t a
He himself did not altogether like tn,
Daisy either, and knew how oyer.pro
nounced all his airs seemed to well-bret
people, but he was used TO him by thii
time: and as to the average British ca
who makes himself Objectionable on th,
Continent, Captain Medhurst would hav,
thought so little ia his better days of ally
Ing himself In other peoples fancy witt
that loud aud vulgar parsonage that tn
quiet Americans silently expressed dis
pleasure WAS droli TO him.
The American gentleman had not tn
J faintest intention In the world of betrayini
to any strangers eye his disapproval 0
the loud pair opposite; but Medhurst
watching him saw IL peep out In score o
signs which were only just visible to
!. close observation. He ate his dinner sil
entity, or, II addressed, contented himsel
with reply which was purely formal.
About midway through the dinner
waiter stole up to Major De We're AM
handed him telegram on salver.
"Not for me-" said the Major, In hi
brassy voice "Mossoo Paul Jones; no
. me-" ns.
"Ahp said the young American, that
mina" -t.............. .,. .-.
The Major handed It 70 him, and kicks
Medhurst under tho table. The Quis
gentleman on the other side looked q
with quick and startled glance ~ th
name was pronounced, and did not N
move his regard from the owner of II IN
til the latter had opened and read hi
telegram and bestowed It In waistcoai
pocket. t#'s
So this, thought Medhurst, was Pau
Jones, was III He was evidently green
horn--amiable, friendly, unguarded, .
likely to afford good and profitable spor
as anybody he had ever beheld In his life
Ten millions sterling in that young man