Iron County register., 1898-02-24

real beauty, softening and Frightening
the whole face, which expressed some
thing of severity, almost of sadness, in
repose. But even when he was grave
it was goodly face to look upon, a face
to like and remember. If in any part
Of the world she had ever met this man
before, Dorothy thought, it would seem
that she could hardly fail to recognize
him now, even under the partial dis
guise of his rough mining garb, and
yet
II beg pardon; you were about to say
something?" he asked, as with little
catch in her breath she looked away,
meeting his glance.
at was nothing, only" hesitating,
with shy little smile THAT made her
divineIy pretty in the dancing freight,
sit struck me that I had possibly met
you somewhere before to-day"
II think you have, Miss Meredith"
he answered, smiling so broadly that
she must note how even were the strong
white teeth showing under the brown
moustache. But hardly expected
that you would remember it" he added
She looked at him for an instant in
silence, the puzzled expression sud-
denly changing to a flashing smile OF
recognition. 81 know" she breath
lessly exclaimed. ''It was at the
worlds fair!-It was you who"
'Who turned burglar to filch your
jacket from the Colorado building in
the dusk of summer evening"" he
smilingly finished, as she hesitated.
"And to think of meeting you again
in this out-of-the-way place!" she cried,
with an excited little laugh, surveying
him incredulously. 81 thought your
voice seemed familiar the moment ]
met you to-day; but did not half see
your face that night, and that it could
be yoll-of course such thing could
not enter my mind" She looked at him
again, as though reduced to speech
lessness for the wonder of it, while ne
laughed amusedly, saying nothing. ''Ot
course I guessed that you might be
from Colorado, from your familiarity
with the building" she presently went
on, "but to think of running across you
here, of all Places
"And 1 fancied also that you might
be from Colorado" he rejoined, look.
ing up at her with pleased eyes. Just
as she had been keen to take account of
his good looks moment ago, so was
he missing no charm of the bronze
brown hair with its soft love-locks
pressed fiat against her forehead where
her riding-cap had been, no curve Of the
daintily rounded form, so trinity dis
played in the well-fitting habit, of the
wildrose bloom of her face with it's
gray eyes, that now looked black in the
shadows, of the enticing lines Of the
small mouth, where pride and passion
seemed equally blended. But, unlike
her, he would make no reservations;
her beauty in his eyes was simply per-
feet. And he could not say that he bad
not seen her face on the night of which
she spoke, in the CLEAN of the electric
lights he had admired her then just as
he did now, and not one detail of heI
loveliness had been forgotten. II was
Sc sure of it, indeed, that 1 hung round
the building for days, hoping you would
come again, but you never did"
"No; we left for the east the next
she replied, her cheeks
grown TOSler LOT THIS 1G@oA COA4SS>StS'is
That was the reason was so anxious
to have my jacket. It was s'lch shoci
TO me to find the building closed fct
the night; believe was on the vergt
Of bursting into tears when you ap
peared. What funny little adventure
it was! 1 shall never forget how stood
outside and trembled while you
orowled about hunting my property.
think I counted OH nothing less than
arrest for us both If you were discov-
ereCl.''
ct might have been temporarily en-
but you had the check to
show that the coat was yours. sud since |
hey had carelessly neglecte TO bolt |
he one side of the door to the floor. so
hat the lock gave way SO cas:ly-ue!i, |
hey should have been thankful that |
)rly such honest folk went IN"
ITo Bc Continued