Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-02-05
She gave him a coptemptuous survey

81 was assured by the president Of tho
| firm that the employees would do every.
thing to facilitate my inspection of tn,
property. However, have carriage a
your command. Are you ready?"
''Ready-certainly. But l must war;
you that it will be dark before we ge
back to Ell Dorado"
Very we'll" The brisk young wo
man took a sensible silver watch frcn
the waistcoat which was the very coun
terpart of Carlyle's own, and glanced a
Its face. ''Ten minutes to two. Tht
horses | have hired are warranted t.
travel ten miles an hour. Two-til
seven-we can accomplish fifty mile
and not postpone your dinner-hour YER
greatly. The round distance could no
be thirty, SO We shall have two hour
for examination. Is that convncing?n
The unmistakable scorn which em
phasized her inquiry stung Carlyle like
nettle. Audibly, he said, adopting he
own terse speech: 'Tll get my hat.
Mentally 'I'll teach that vixen" Ther
rushed to the inner sanctum for hi
white head-gear.
The team sped along at a pace which
| promised to verify their owners wore
us to their capabilities, and for the first
distance no one spoke. As they turned
out of Ell Dorado to the open the girl called
to the driver: "Not that way. North
first, to Sunset Ranch, then the Beausite.
Though l expect the Luckalong will
suit me, I'll look at the others, too"
GLOW have you learned so much of
the route2" and 'Reckon you've ben
here afore, hain't you, ma'am?" asked
Carlyle and the driver, simultaneously.
"By study. MOI" she answered them
both in one curt sentence.
''lt's charming country" volunteered
Carlyle, determined to make her more
voluble.
"That is why came-one reason" she
corrected herself, truthfully.
"Reckon you've lived in some right
smart of a town by yer looks"
AT first she did not reply; but she was
evidently more friendly to the man in
blue jeans than to his brother in cheviot.
"No; it was not large town. I've just
graduated from - Woman's College"
The expression at the corners of the
beautiful mouth certainly deepened, and
the brown eyes accidentally glanced
Carlyle ward; but their gravity was
profound, and the intellectual brow
above them appeared so forbidding, that
that unhappy mortal dared not, just then,
attempt the crushing of her spirit upon
which he had so rashly resolved.
g shall be delighted to give you any
information you desire, although you
nnnrlV nt trrif
perty as am" There was q delicate
ring of sarcasm under the suavity of the
manager, which dull ear may have mis-
taken for flattery.
Jane Browns ears were not dull
They were like sea-shells in form and
dainty coloring, and like an Indians for
clearness, Nor were her bright eyes
blind. With little sidewise motion oi
her compact body, she managed to re-
move herself bit farther from her fellow
traveller, and to look him squarely in the
face There was not trace of boldness
in her cool gaze, yet its object found it
disagreeable. ~ regret that | was
obliged to ask your company, Mr.. Car
lyle. l did it partly to satisfy my brother,
but mostly for FORMS sake"
co peTCelNcJ dSSenJeu lnat unlOT'
tunatc, grimly.
At Sunset Ranch they tarried briefly,
and the possible purchaser employed her
time in a peculiar manner. She made
Mellen drive to the various points which
commanded view of the lands and
through her glass examined nothing but
the soil, or the herbage which covered it.
"a magnificent outlook" enthusiastic
cally exclaimed Carlyle, who had the
merit of sincerity in his admiration.
eyes" assented Miss Brown, with
characteristic brevity. "Drive to Beau
site next" There was some anxiety, and
trifling disappointment in her tone.
''But, pardon me, do not think that
you half comprehend the resources of
this tract. Cannot you give little more
time"
"No. l have seen all that l WISH
What l seek is net here"
At Beausite it was the same. But
when they rode through the rolling rich
ness of Luckalong, the girl became
transformed by n wordless eagerness, and
silent enthusiasm quite equal to Car.
lyle's own. Even then, apparently, her
eye did not catch the contour of the
ground. 1t was only the green, flower
dotted garment which clothed it. The
doubt which had shadowed her intelli-
gent face gave way to joyful conviction,
and one little rapturous ejaculation es-
capped her. Exactly what l hoped"
she cried, and clapped her well-gloved
hands.
An action so womanish both surprised
and pleased her escort "Femininc,
after all, " he thought, and smiled toward
her. You like Luckalong best, see"
81 like it and will buy it. You can
return to Ell Dorado, Mr.. Mellen."
John Carlyle stared. All his expe-
rience had prepared him for no such
promptness as this. "Perhaps, for your
own interests you should examine the
property more thoroughly. We are per-
fectly convinced of the value of the land
we sell, but we wish customers to be
equally so. If, after thinking it we'll
over, you still desire to purchase, we will
make the terms as easy"
Jane Brown had allowed this waste of
lung power as long as she could. Her
little foot tapped the black board i'm
patiently, and she put up her hand with
gesture of annoyance.
81 need no terms, and no further
examination
There are thousand acres of Luck
along, and the price is fifty dollars per
acre.
He considered this clincher; for, if
the truth must be told, the careful man
ager of the N. |. G. thought he had got
ten hold of an adventures.
YES, of course. l will give you draft
on the First National Bank Of - CITY,
or my check to that amount, whichever