The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-20

Bob drew long breath. "Well stick
by the spin of that there dollar"
1--WE will. Shall l throw?" asked
Sam quietly.
"Yes," came from. Bob in the same
tone.
"CaHwhile it's high" said Sam, and
up 1t went--spinning round and round
in the air.
"Women" cried Bob.
Down 1t came with a ring on the
floor and rolled into a corner of the
room.
"See what 1t is," said Sam.
Bob crossed hesitatingly and peered
down into the corner.
ITS heads" he cried, 1--WE lost"
"And I've won," cried Sam, rushing
over to the place and picking up the
dollar, my dear old lucky coin" and
ne put It to his lips and kissed it.
then went to Bob who was looking
out of the window.
"Shake!" he said, holding out his
hand.
Bob turned and took it, gripping
hard.
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got the nugget" said Ugly Sam.
"Yes--that's right enough" replied
Bob the Beauty with a choke; "Ill be
off in the morning"
1t was early when Bob got up next
morning-so early that there was
| only a very faint tinge OF light in the
east-but he hadn't slept wink, 80
1t was as good as tossing about for
another hour or so.
He unlatched the door of the shanty
as noiselessly as he could, for fear Of
wakening Sam, who was snoring away
on his back. and slipped out into the
| open. He wanted to have last look
around. and straighten things up for
his going-he'd have to make some eX-
cuse to the boys, he thought, they'd
| think II strange, and so he walked
down to the claim.
Although he had gone out so quietly
the click of the latch had been enough
| tor Sam, who woke to find himself
laughing positively laughing, he was
so happy.
| lie uluu Sct up inlueuldttly, but
lay there planning out his future hap
piness. He was sorry, very sorry, for
Beauty, but perhaps the nugget would
be some consolation to him; besides,
he didn't think Bob liked the girl as
much as he did.
Quite an hour passed before he
dressed himself, a bit smarter than
| md rn,nt ont Al iGlg nH
little yellow flower that was grow
ing among the grass by the side of the
track and put it into his buttonhole.
He had been walking for some time,
now and then breaking into song In
his deep. rough voice. and hardly no
ticing where he went-till he looked
up and found himself by Peep Hollow
some way out of the camp; so he
sat down with his back against a
big pine and lit his pipe.
"As happy as a king I'd be-" he
started to sing between the puffs OF
smoke, when he stopped suddenly, fol
coming along the path toward him he
saw slight figure in big straw hat
His heart gave bound. 1t was Lii.
Ugly sat very still as she ap
preached, and she didn't see him, be
ing very interested IN something she
was talking to-he strained his ears
to listen.
you dear, dear, old fellow-how
love you-better than all the world
Sleepy Camp thrown in"
1t was a photo-picture she addressed
these remarks to, Sam could make
that much out.
There. back to your little hiding
place and nobody knows nothing abou
yer" So saying she kissed it an,
slipped it into the front of her blouse
then, turning from the path, Cut of
through the pines.
Sam had stopped his song to listen
and it was some moments before h
thought of getting UP to follow her
but he did after a time, and tried Il
make out the way she had gone.
He had been breaking through tn
underground for few minutes whel
; he saw something on the ground few
+ yards ahead.
TITS the picture she had" said Sar
to himself, so he forced his wa
through the spot where it lay. 1t wa
, face downward-he picked it up an
turned it. over-it was the Beauty's.
) Sam let it fall with half stifled or
I and put his hand to his throat, the
. kicked his way out to the track agai
, and made for the shanty.
He met two or three of the boy
l who were off to work, buG never raise
his head to their greetings. Reachin
the hut he pushed the door open an
h stumbled in. Bob hadn't returned Chi
d things were still unpacked); he too
/ long time to say goodby to HI
friends.
Sam dropped into a chair an
I stared hard at the door-then h
jumped up and rummaged in the loc
G er for something and returned to til
table with a dirty piece of paper an