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it pleasant to accompany him On Il
journey across the continent she eager
ly agreed Will, him. When lie added
that she would have TO rough ii for =
week or more she was delighted.
e! must stop NJ our new Midas taincs
in Nevada. and tEcre'U lie 81 wagon ride
OF 81 miles from tie railway and no
telling what rude accommodations aft
er we get there"
Don't say another word. daddy"
she cried. I'm just Cyin= TO get away
from all these commonplace luxuries.
want change. I'm sick Of the effetc
east. want to lose myself somewhere
beyond the otlor of factory smoke and
the glare of electric lights"
You'll be glad TO welcome both."
s2id Roger Hendricks little griniiy.
"when you find yourself where there
isn't the slightest tint Of smoke on the
dismal horizon and u.her" your electric
light is on evil smelling lamp or d sput-
tering tnllow cantlc.''
Trust me-" laughed Grace. You'll
find my romantic views have a very
practical background. And we are TO
visit the mines. are we?"
YES" replied Roger, 'the new
Midas. ! want TO look them over my
self. They are the coming wonders of
tic mining Geid and I'm anxious to see
Just what shape they are In. BY the
way" and he looked at her narrowly.
'an old friend of yours Is our assist
ant superintendent at the Mines"
"a friend of mine? whoY'
"Robert Conklin.''
z Robert! knew he was going away.
brt had no idea where. It's certainly
q strange environment for the prince
of the german. Daddy. ! want to tell
you something. Robert asked me t0
he il wife just before he went away"
did he? Well. there are worse
young men than Robert"
".Arc there. daddy? Il thought they
were all monotonously nike. the same
clean shaven faces. the SAME dress suits
and whitc-tIes and patent feathers and
languId .drawls and inanc small talk.
Robert WINS charming feilow-of the
conventional typc-and he had teauti-
ful white lands and lovely complex
ion. but he was too much like all the
others to please your fastidious child"
what did you tell him, my girlY'
-When he popped? oh. told him
bluntly that lie wasn't my ideal. and
sent him away,
Roger smiled.
"And he came to me-" he. said, ''and
sent him away still farther. But II
will not embarrass you to meet him at
the mincs?" -
"Not In the least. daddy. Why should
it.-
-I don't know" lie laughed and
turned away.
lie did not tell his spoiled darling
that he was Roberts sworn ally or
that lie was plotting at that very mo-
ment to secure what he thought was
her happiness
Three weeks later two seated wng-
on drawn by a 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.
"Is Superintendent Ingcrsoll wellY"
he asked.
Dunno. said the driver. -.
Don't know echoed the capitalist.
isn't he at the minesY"
Nope. He's across In Californy."
-what for?"
Health"
81 didn't know he was ill," said the
capitalist. whats his troubleY"
knife In ribs. Couple o. fcliers from
Skinner's Flat came over an started n
fuss. Superintendent tried to stop 'em
an got jabbed. Bobsy run In an noored
the fellers bin. hang! an then he totesl
superintendent oyer the line to q doc
tor. m sent me TO Csrson City with the
feilers."
"And the mincsY"
"Afincs is runpin all right. .Bobsy's
runnin EN-"
"who is BobsyT
dunno his other name. That's him
comm"
He pointed with his whip at an ap-
prnchine hsHe.
II was the figure Of q tall young man
lDn q siouch hat. q coarse nannel shirt,
rough brccchcs and long. clay stained
boots. Hc had plentiful crop Of hair,
. face extremely sunburned where II
wsss.t covered by . brown curly heard.
and his arms. exposed by his rolled up
shirt sleeves. were brown and sinewy.
he took on his hat TO Grace and ex-
tes<sed hls hand 20 her father. =
by George" cried the latter. Its
Coaklin--it's Robertr' And he leaned
over and vigorously shook the young
mans hand. Grace gave . little gasp.
Was this rough young Adonis. bearded
snd tanned. the white hssded darling
Of the bsllroom7