The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-05-31
SYNOPSIS.
copyright. 1894. by Mary HaIloek Foots.l

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER bingham manager Of Big
Horn mine) and his daughter, overtaken
by storm, stop for shelter at the Black
Dwarf, a prospect tunnel operated BY Jack
Garoie "a haVne
heavily, falls into stupor in the warm
cabin. and Darcie accompanies Faith to
the Big Horn
CHAPTER H.-Darcie hints to Faith at
what he styles his "equivocal position"
from which some strikers who overhear
the remark jump to conclusion he Is a spy
or reporter. He also says he has found In
her his mountain lily"
CHAPTER III-Mike airs his grievances
against labor unions in general and tells
corning Bingham, to the effect that he Is
not only 'soaker.' a coward and inca
pable, bat a thief and swindler as well.
CHAPTER IV.-Darcie receives notice
from strikers to leave the neghborhood.
Abby Steers (Bingham's housekeepeD gives
Mike a message for Darcie from her he
called the mountain lily to meet her a an
appointed place Tuesday night at II clock.
Mike is suspicious of genuineness of mes
sage
CHAPTER VIVIAN oman about the
house, a Chinaman) reveals to Faith plot
of Abby Steers and certain strikers to en-
trap Darcie.
At the Big Horn mine on Tuesday
night, there were indications that the
manager was expecting guests to din
ner. He had put on his senatorial black
frock suit, white stiff shirt, and a light
tie, with a large diamond sparkling on
the full-blown folds of silk. Faith was
reluctantly lovely in the most reserved
of her simple, dainty dinner dresses.
Her simplicity annoyed her father. He
would have had her come before him
like Esther before the king. The table
was set for six persons, and there were
three wine glasses at each plate. There
were no flowers, nor any little feminine
touches about the rooms. to show that
the fair daughter of the house had
taken either pride or pleasure in pre-
pairing for her fathers guests; nor was
there in her face any of the brightness
Of happy expectancy.
Mr.. Bingham was reading in the
library off the dining-room, when Faith
entered by the curtain-draped door,
which half revealed the table. aglow
with candles and cleaning with glass
and silver. The manager was luxuri-
ous provider; he loved that his house
hold should fare sumptuonsly and dress
oravely, and he was not behind in set
ting prosperous example.
Father, may l speak to you about
something's"
Mr.. Bingham turned to his daughter
with slightly forced look of amiable
interest Certainly. my dear. Moth
ng unpleasant, l hope"
"Oh, yes: it is unpleasant. tits about
Abby. / wish you would tell me what
she did do before l came. can never
ask her to do thing but she is perfect
y amazed. She says she never waited
uever!"
''Oh, yes, she did, but-a-you needn't
say said so. She makes distinction
n her own mind, very likely between
waiting on men-who are supposed to
be helpless creatures, anyway-and
waiting when lady sits at table and
gives orders. You haven't struck her
right, that's all"
"Why, father, I cannot speak to her!
positively cringe to her, now. She has
The most extraordinary manners! If
meet her she never steps aside; she
pushes ahead, and l simply retire tc
avoid a collision. She goes out and in
at the front door, and sits on the front
porch; she doesn't think of rising If
happen to come out-she doesn't SET
ne. She answers the bell or not, as she
oleases. 1 have opened the door, my
self, to men who have asked il Mis-!
Steers was in, evidently expecting thai
should call her; which l did!
al n
Try and the way we live. But it's get
ling past joke. Tonight, with -four
men to dinner, l took it for grantee
hat she proposed to make herself use
.ul. 1 didn't ask her to wait on table
thought it safer to assume that sh
would condescend that much. But
gave her few hints which she certain
y needed was as pleasant and a
careful as / could be-and she flew VI
in perfect rage. Twas obliged to leav
the room.
"Now, what are we to do? You know
what a scramble 1t is when Wan has I
come in; he has all he can possibly d
With his dinner l would wait on tabl
myself, but, father, for your sake, car
1ot do such things with Abby in tn
house. Send her away, and l will d
ler work. almost do it now-but
cannot do it, for your own sake, fathel
so conspicuously."
''In Heavens name, who has aske
you to do Abby's work! Do you SUI
pose 1 want my daughter to do tn
work of the houser
Your daughter does a good deal
it. l don't know whose work it is,
who IL mistress here; that is VIII
trOuhlea me- father / smoke to Abb