Mohave County miner., 1889-07-06
PAUL JONES'S ALIAS.
BY DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY.
author Of "Josephs Coot," "Aunt Rachel, "Cynie
Fortune" Etc.

By DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY.
Autaor Of "Joseph's Coat," "Auni RacAel." "Cyni,
Fortune" Etc.
She insisted on sitting down with him
and hs was 0bedient for that day. at least
to all her whims.
"You have not smoked since luncheon y
she said, with \ pretty assumption of being
elderly. THAT In because you were ou,
with lady. But she does not object tG
the smell Of tobacco in tho open air, and
you can have your cigar"
With that she rummaged IN his pocketa
for his cigar-case and the little silver boz
in which he carried his wax matches
Then, having struck light for him, she
arranged his hat In an idly rakish posture
and disposed his hands until he looked
sufficiently restful to her fancy.
"Now." she said, holding up warning
finger to him, you will stay like that I'M
til you are strong enough to 60 on again.
/ am going to see IL there are any shells.
There are not nearly so many here as there
used to be at Hastings. Now. stay like
that, and be good. For II you move away
I shall lose you. and how you would get
back to Monte Carlo without me, goodness
gracious knowsr'
''Ah, my DEAR" he answered, putting
bis arms about her, 1T would be very hard
to have to 60 without your
She kissed him with . swift vivacity.
but Immediately reproved his breach Of
orders.
"You are to stay like that
him, and giving his hat . moro languidly
rakish cock than before. "You are not to
over-exert yourself; and you are not to
move till come back again"
"Very well, her father answered, with
keener delight in all this childish fun
than he would have thought possible the
day before. The child clambered down
the rocks, turning every now and then to
see that he retained the posture in which
she had placed him; and his eyes followed
her with . tender and affectionate COM
placence.
Until within half an hour, the warm
winter sun had been shining full upon the
place he occupied, 30 that there was no
sense OF chillness In the stone. He was In
shadow now. and something in the atti-
tude In which his little daughter had
placed him cOincided 50 completely with
the dreamy stiffness OF the scene, and with
his own pleasant. i1le after luncheon sen.
sations. that he was within al ace Of fall
ing into doxe, when a strange vo:ce pro
nounced his name, almost in his ear.
"This-what do you call himi-CaptaiD
Medhurst What il her"
Captain Medhurst had never been more
wide awake In his life, but he felt sort
Of dreamlike sensa' ion still, and sat quite
silent, hidden. as he knew very well, by
the overhanging rocks amidst which he
sat. The voice he had heard sounded el
derly, and was unmistakably American,
smooth, agreeable, and cultured, and Bos
tOnian In every tone.
II don't know what TO make OF him."
said another voice, which Medhurst recog.
nized Immediately. He's a gentleman
unmistakably, or. rather. I should be in.
clined to say that Enthusiastically he has
been"
Medhurst was nine-tenths inclined TO
rise and reveal himself. 1t Is proverbial
that listeners rarely hear good OF them.
selves. The speakers had paused, and, As
he guessed. had sat down out OF sight
above him. They seemed disposed to dis
cuss him with some candor and he hardly
cared to be present unseen at q candid
handling Of his own character.
"He has rather the look Of a rome" the
second voice went on, 'and yet there are
certain marks OF distinction about him"
And the other man-what do you call
himi-De VereS'
Vulgar from head to foot or course
one would not like TO say ON such slender
evidence, that practically Is no evidence
at all, that they are anything but honor
able and high-minded men, but | dvn':
like the tact that the young fellow has
fallen into his hands. They think him
prodigiously rich. they have induced him
already TO play for high stakes. aud when
I bought the sketch from him the other
day be confessed TO me that they had al
most cleaned him out already. But for
the fact that be had sold q picture that
morning he told me that he would not
have known where TO turn. He Is gold
lnedalist, aud has three years travelling
allowance: but with all he c1n earn he
cannot afford such associates as Major DE
We're and Captain Mcdhurst."
This was very curious matter for Med
hurst's hearing, and he was so surprised
and so eager TO hear more that he sat still
a. stone and listened intently. with no
lingering idea Of proclaiming himself.
lyon warnei the young fellowl" said
the elder voice.
II put 1t TO him that he might be taken
for 4 certain very wealthy person OF the
same name as himself could not warn
him against these EnsliSh mil tary people,
to whose disadvantage know absolutely
nothing"
That warning alpnc should have been
enough for him. surely"
1T does not seem to have b.en 50. He
told IN, ester ~ th u he hLl ~ engage
ment to dine with item this evening st
Monte Carlo. anl said he Vas going to try
to win bGc!: his losses"
Really, my dear Paul. d"I't see that
you have any nee 10 concern yourself
further about the matter. You are not
Paul jones keeper, and you have done
what you could"
at IL that stupid alias OF mine that has
done the whole mischief. The boy Is per
fectly frank and open. He tells me he
never played iD his fe before. except for
the simplest stakes. and he talks ABOUT the
splendid excitement OF the game in a way
which makes me think him likely to be
betrayed into mischief"
"You Seem TO bc pretty sure that these
two Euglishmen fastened upon him be-
cause they supposed him tn he Yourself"
Because they supposed him to have my
nioueyt-yes haven't the slilhteS