The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-14

The Honorable Bill Kimberley fixed his
right eye to the glass, sazed long ard
earnestly at a fragment of gold quartz in
the palm of his fat hand and leaned back
in his chair. A CLEAN of the keenest joy
danred in his eyes. He looked out of his
office window at the belching smokestaci
of the Beetle, one Of Virginia City's best
dividend paying mines. and returned to
fCndling the quartz specimen.
i guess the young lady will begin to
regard me about the proper person TO
claim. her hand he solloquized. The
stock ought TO go to 800 share tomorrow
morning. which means that the Honorable
Mr.. Kimberley will be worth another mil
Hon
He wiped a match across his thigh and
reliEhted the stump OF his cigar. When
the Stock Exchange gets onto this new
s.-'ke the shares will so kting. In
the meantime one Kimberley, being more
or less on the inside will gobble a few
Thousand more. George" MI. Nimber-
ley addressed his voice to u screen door
opening into the peXt room. A clerk APP
Feared.
Go down to Afern. my broker. and tell
him 10 buy me five thousand Beetle at the
market before the board closes. You've
Est fifteen minutes. Slide" George rush
ed to the execution of his mission, and as
he mad bat Il block TO go the Honorable
Bill lIimberley's order was in on time
In the meantime Kimberley was spec
lAatirg on the Importance Of a trip to
the 1.SG0 foot level of the Beetle where
the l.ew strike had been made. lie got up
From his revolving chair ana started for
the winding stairway leading to the hoist
Ing works on the slope beneath him
y blast from the whistle of the speak
ias tube sounded sharp and slrill
Hello, What is t?" hawled the Hon
oralle Bill, impauently shifting the tube
from his lips 10 his vast red ear.
There's a party of folks over here in
the Congressman who want TO 80 down
the mine. How about it, came back the
answer.
WHO are they"
''An old woman from Frisco. n college
professor. a swell guy from New York
and Miss Ethel Gladding. She appears To
have the party in tow. Particularly the
swell! guy.
The Honorable Bill Kimberley gasped
into the tube. The dewitt" he muttered
ficclfng the ashes off his cigar. and Eaz-
ing ahs'racttedlS out Of the window Wei
let en- go down. And see that they don't
get past the 1.So9foot level" Kimhelley
hung up the tube and hurried away to
the mouth Of the Beetle shaft
He had made up his mind what TO do
With the swell guy. the moment it came
To his cars that Miss Ethel Cladding had
him in tow" Incidentally he was also
which adjoincd and opened into the Bee
tic.
Down deep in Bill Kimberley's heart
there was sensation OF affection for
Miss Ethel lie had crared her hand for
lorg time. and based his rights to the
claim Upon the flimsy fact that he was
likely capitalist, a member of two Leg
islutures and man OF considerable prom
inence In the affairs of Nevada politics
and finance.
He made his way mechanically 10 the
dressing room al the mouth of the mine
and donned his tarpauin and heavy boots
''If the girl insists on taking those East
ern dudes into the mine I'll have TO take
hand myself" said Kimberley. as he
cached the great steel cage which.
pendant from the shcaves, quivered at
the end of The cable.
.'Tnireet. hundred Level. Corhett." he
said 10 tie starter. getting aboard. The
cigt..r. ciutcned the lcvel, -" :."at fly
wheels came topping forward. and the
pitch on The cables cracked as the woven
band left the reel. The triple clang of
great bell achoed through the hoisuag
works. and BIN Kimberley. dropped into
the Beetle shaft like great spider fall
ing plumb from the rafters. Down. down.