The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-12-21
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tis oniy dsasbtsr ,hs, ste might hsd
plesssnt 10 secom psty BIN on lournel
seross the eottibspi abe eagerly ssrees
siib bin. Wten be s8dei thu, che souit
have 10 rough i. iors seek or more
~ss delighted.
mus, stop al cot tss Midas Dises II
Nevsds. sod there gill be wagon ride o
50 miles from the fsilvsy aud 90 tsiline
what rude secon onmoisiions alter We &c
there.
DsE't say smother word. daddy. sh'
cried I'm lasi dyins TO sci s1sy from al
these comnonplsee lniDrisl ! went I
ohspge. I'm sick OF the tfiste east ] ssn'
10 loose myself somesbere beyond tbs
odo, oi factory snoks scd the glare ol
electric lights.
You'll be glad 10 welcome beth. said
Roger Hendricks little srimly, when you
dad yoIrtelf whore there lent the siiehi
est ,int OF smoke on the dismsl horizon
snd where your electric light 10 40 evil
smelling lamp or = sputierios tallow
csudie.
Trust me, laughed Grace. You'll hnd
my tomsntic views hsye . very traeticsl
background. Ard We are to welt the
mites, are wei
Yss, replied Roger, the new Midas. !
sau, to lock them over myself. They are
The colning wonders Of the mining field
and I'm tuIlons to see lust what shape
they sre ip. BY the way, aud be looked
., her nsrfowly, sn old friend OF yours is
our assistant superintendent at the mines.
A friend OF niue? Who2
Robert Conklin.
Rohertl knew be was going away, but
bad 10 idea where. It's certsinly Q strange
environment for the prince OF the german
Daddy | want TO tell you something
Robert stked me to be bis wife Iast before
be went away.
Did hep Well, there are worse young
men than Robert.
Are there. dsddyP thought they were
sll monotonously alike. the came clean
shaven faces. the same dress suits and
white ties and patent feathers and lsuguid
a obsrmine fellow OF the conventional
type and he had beautiful white hands
and lovely complexion. but be was too
% uob like all the Others to please your fss
tdious child.
What did you tell him, my eirl2
When be popped? Oa, told him
bluntly ths, be wusn't my ideal, and sent
him away.
Roger smiled,
Aud be came to me. he said. and | sent
him swsy still farther. Bu. it will no
EN- bsrsss you to meet him At the mines.
Not in the least. daddy. Why should iti
don't know. lie laughed and turned
away.
He did not tell his spoiled darling tina.
be was Robert, sworn ally or that be was
plotting at that very ut to secure
what he though, was her happiness.
Three weeks later two seated wagon
drawn by 3 team OF stout. though very
tired, horses mounted the last hill that in
terveued between the rsilwsy station and
the Midas mines In the wagon we're
Roger Hendricks and Grace and an ex
tremely taciturn. though hisly skilled
driver, who had been sent over 10 meet
them.
As they mounted the crest OF the last
bill Roger Hendricks turned to the driver
Is Superintendent, Ingersoll well2 he
asked.
d upno, said the driver.
Don'tl echoed the capitalist Isn't be
1t the minesP
Nope Hs's across 10 California.
What lot?
| didn't know he Was i'll, said the cspi
tslist. What's bis trouble'
KNIFE IN ribs. Couple o iellers from
5kipnets Flat aud st,rted fuss. Super
inten snt tried to stop 'emsn got Iabbed
Bobsy run 10 an foored the fellers bif
bang and then he toted the superntsn'
su, over the line TO doctor, an sent me
to Carson City With the iellers.
Aud The minesi
Mines is runnin oil right. BObsy's run
DIN EN-.
Who is Bobsyi
Dauuo his other nsme. That's him
comin.
He pointed with bis whip at sn up
proschins figure.
A tall young man 10 Q slouched hst,
coarse flannel shift, rough breeeches and
long. clay stained boots. He hsd plen,i
Iul crop OF hair. face extremely sunbnrn
81 where i, was not covered by brown
suiley beard, and his srms. exposed by bis
rolled up sleeves. we're brown and sinewy
He took cfi bis hst to Grace and extend
ID his hspd TO her father.
BY George, cired the latter, ips Conklin
its Roberil And he leaned over and
vigorously shcok the yonng mans hsnd.
Grace gave little gasp. Wss this rough
rouug Adopis, bearded aid tanned. the
= bite banded darling Of the ball foomi
Then Robert quickly stepped TO the
s.sop, snd resching up ssuug her lightly
o the RtouDd.
Glad TO welcome you TO the mines, Miss 1
irsce. be ssid 10 80 easy manner. sitb no
race OF cell con ciousness. And vbs,
.s,ouished her nost OF ell vas that be
nses no excuses for his decidedly uucon
eniiousl ssfb. Z
Hold On. cried the cspitslisi ss they Z