The Ely miner., 1901-10-11

dered what kind of new animal was!
Wake up-wake up all over, with ev.
cry one of your five senses, and shake
your wits together to hear what I've
got to say. You know the Whisper
ing Rock?"
"Of course do. But"
"Well! And you know Lanham's
BROOKE"
"How should I, when it's been
buried more than century,"
you'll know it soon, if you don't
now. o 'Liphe, they're going to dig
it up again and use it-and it's ours
and they'll pay us for it-and we can
hire a man-and the farm will be as
good as it was in Gran'ther Lanham's
day-and you can study all you want
to- and oh, I'm so happy, so happy,
so happy, I don't know what to dol"
What she had already done was to
shake the astounded 'Liphe harder
and harder with each explosive frag-
ment of a sentence; what she did
next was to catch him suddenly
round the neck and begin to cry and
laugh together. But after a little
while she became quieter, and was
able to explain what she had done
and what she hoped for. 1t was
'Liphe's turn to be excited then.
The brook restored, the farm irri-
gated, the water company leasing or
buying the Hollow! He hardly dared
to think how much it might mean.
Mr.. Finch and his scientific friend
kept their appointment. They said
but little then, but came again with
men and boring apparatus, and other
mechanical contrivances, and soon it
was settled thing that Morley was
to be provided with city water, free
from all taint of suspicion of i'm
purity, and fresh from the cool depths
below the Whispering Rock.
ga fine surprise We'll give 'em!"
said the scientific man, rubbing his
hands, two weeks after the interview
with Livy. mo chance for GROWERS
this time! This is better than Jones'
spring. Why, there must be water
enough down there to supply me-
tropolis!"
Negotiations were begun imme-
diately, and the old Hollow was
bought at price that was satisfac-
tory and generous. Workmen took
possession of the Hollow, visitors
came to see it, the townspeople talked
about it, and the Morley Herald gave
it full page, beginning with col
umn account of the Lisbon earth.
quake, and concluding with cut of
the new waterworks as they would
look when completed. 'Liphe and
Livy were mentioned, and poor Livy
made to suffer from the reporters
gallantry.
She became so sensitive that she
avoided all reference to the Hollow
scheme and her share in it, and so
failed to understand that her bright
idea had caused her to be a person
of interest, and that the more people
found out about her the more they
liked her.
knowledge of her popularity came
to her suddenly. Morley possessed
little park, presented to the town
by wealthy former citizen, and this
gentleman, learning of the introduc-
tion of water, desired to add to his
gift an artificial pond and fountain.
The fountain was to be suitable and
simple-three whirling circles OF
spray, with central jet which was
to toss golden ball. Arrangements
were made to have the new water
first turned on at the pond. The oc.
casion was to be local holiday.
with a procession, music, and pre-
sentation speech by Mr.. Finch, who
was a friend of the absent donor.
Livy and 'Liphe were present, and
listened to the speech with an in.
terest which, toward it's close, deep.
ened suddenly to astonishment. Livy
clutched 'Liphe's hand. Mr.. Finch had
mentioned her name; he was asking
her to come forward; all eyes were
upon her.
"Go!" whispered 'Liphe; but he
had to lead her to the orator. Mr..
Finch held shining ball, which he laid
in Livy's hand, telling her it was like
the one in the fountain. There was
but one difference; it could be
opened.
He touched tiny ridge around the
middle, and 10! it fell apart, and with.
in lay a graceful silver cup with
Livy's initials engraved upon it. 1t
was present, he explained, from the
water company to Miss Olivia Lam.
ham, the descendant of the original
loser of Lanham's Brook, snd the
originator of the plan for it's recov.
cry; and she was requested to drink
from it the first draught from the
fountain, to the health of the giver
thereof and the prosperity of the
town.
The crowd cheered; 'Liphe, pleased
and proud, took the pretty cup and
stepped upon plank which extended
from the granite curb toward the
middle of the pond. Livy was told to
press her finger upon a little knob
She obeyed, tremulous with excite
ment and with no steady hand; but
beneath her light touch, with a rush,
CLEAN, a plume of spray, dance
of twinkling rainbows and soft
sound of falling water, the brook that
had been lost for more than a hun.
| dred wears flashed again to the light