The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-22
| MATTER OF ENVIRONMENT
She Thought Her Suitor Was IL
Mere Dancing Man After
ward she Changed Her
Mind.
80: -!
BY W ROSE

his only daughter that she might find
Ii pleasant To accompany him on Il
journey across the continent she eager
ly agreed With him. When he added
that she would have TO rough It for Il
week or more she was delighted.
Il must stop at our new Midas mines
In Nevada, and there'll be wagon ride
of 30 miles from the railway and no
telling what rude accommodations aft
er we get there"
Don't say another word, daddy"
| she cried. I'm just dying TO get away
from all these commonplace Injuries! |
want II change. I'm sick of the cffcte
east. | want TO lose myself somewhere
beyond the odor of factory smoke aud
the glare of electric lights"
you'll be glad To welcome both"
said Roger Hendricks II little grimly,
"when you find yourself where there
Isn't the slightest tint of smoke ON the
dismal horizon and where your electric
light is an evil smelling lamp or sput.
terlng tallow candle"
"frust me" laughed Grace You'll
find my romantic views have II very
practical background And we are to
visit the mines, are wci'
Yes" replied Roger, the new
Midas | want To look them over my
self They are the coming wonders of
the mining Held and I'm anxious TO SEQ
! just what shape they are In. By the
way" and he looked nj her narrowly.
'nn old friend of yours Is our assist
nut superintendent at the mines"
y friend of mine? NhoY
"Robert Gonl,ln."
"Robcrt! | knew he was going away,
but had no Idea where. It's certainly
n strange environment for the prince
of the german. Daddy, | want 10 tell
You something Robert asked me To
be Is wife Just before he went away"
Did he? We'll, there are worse
young men than Robert"
care there, daddy thought they
were all monotonnusly alike. the same
clean shnven fnccs, the same dress suits
and white ties and patent feathers and
languld drawls and innnc small talk
Robert WAS a charming fellow of the
conventional type and he had beauti-
full white hands and II lovely complex
ion but he WAS too much like MI the
others to plruSe your fastidious child"
what did you tell him, my giriT'
'When he popped2 Oh, | told him
bluntly that he wasn't my ideal, and
sent him AWAY"
Roger smiled.
"And he came To me-" he said, "and
| sent him away stlll farther. But 1t
will not cmbnrInss you TO meet him Mt
the mlncsf'
"Not In the least, daddy. Why should
III"
81 don't know" He laughed and
turned away.
He did not tell his spoiled darling
that he was Roberts sworn ally or
that he was plotting at that very mo-
ment TO secure what he thought was
her happiness.
Three weeks later II two seated wag-
on drawn by team of stout though
very tired, horses mounted the last hill
that interviewed between the railway
station and the Midas mines. In the
wagon were Roger Hendricks and
Grace and an extremely taciturn,
though highly skilled, driver. who had
been sent over to meet them.
AS they mounted the crest of the last
long hill Roger Hendricks turned to
| the driver.
as Superintendent Ingersol wellT'
he asked.
"Dunno," said the driver.
Don't known echoed the capitalist.
isn't he at the mlnesp
"Nopc Hes across In CalIforny."
what fort"
Health"
II didn't know he was H." said the
capitalist. "Whnt's his troublep
"Knllc In ribs. Couple o fellors from
| Sklnner's Flat came over an started n
fuss. Supcrintcn'ant tried TO stop 'cm
an got jnbbcd l'obsy run In nm noorcd
| the fellcrs bilf! bangi an then he toted
| superintendent over the line TO II doc.
tor, an semi me 10 Carson City with the
fcllcrs"
"And the mlnesr'
"Mlncs is runnin all right. Bobsy's
runnln EN-"
"Who Is BobsyT
"Dunuo hig other name That's him
comm"
He pointed with hls whip at an APP
proaching iiar".
II was the figure Of tall young mar
In SLOUGH hat. n coarse flannel shirt
rough brooches and long clay stained
boots. He had plentiful crop of hair
face extremely sunburned where II
WASN'T covered by n brown curly beard
AMI his AIMS. exposed by his rolled M
shirt sleeve were brown aud sincwy.
lie tool, ~ his lat to Grace aud ex
tended hls aad 10 her father.
"By George" cried The latter. cts
Conllin iI'a Robert" Aud he leaned
over aud vigorously slool, the young
mans hand Grace gave little gasp
Wa Ibis rough young Adonls, bearded
and tnnned the white handed darling
Of the ballrooml
Then Robert quickly stepped to the
wagon, and reaching up swung her
lightly to the ground.
"Glad to welcome you to the mines
Miss Grace" he said In an easy man
ner, with no trace Of self conscious
ness. And what astonlshed Grace most
of all was that he made no excuses fol
his decidedly unconventional 2arb.
Hold on, cried the capitalist al
they walked toward the supcrintend
ent's cottage. Are you BobsyT
"That's what the Chinese cook CALI
me-" laughed the young man, land
believe tie rest OF the camp has adopt
ed the title We all have our nick
names out here. you know But this f
the superlntendent's cottage. Mis-
Grace will take my room, and you, sir