Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-12-24


dom been repulsed, strange to say, and
thought OF the good fortune that had
been his IN other attempts and asked
himself why IT had not occurred to him
TO make the same advances in the pres
ent instance. Somehow she was diff
ferent. There was that strange digni-
ty, that pure beauty, that imperial
manner, all combining to forbid the
faintest thought Of familiarity.
lie took out the coin and leaned back
I'm his chair, wondering where 1t came
from. 'In any case" he thought, III
III make a good pocketpiece, and some
day I'll find some idiot who knows
more about geography than do" Mr..
Lory's own ideas Of geography were
jumbled and vague, as If he had got
them by studying the labels on his
hatbox. He knew the places he had
been to, and he recognized new coun-
try by the annoyances of the customs
house. but beyond this his ignorance
was complete. The coin, so far as he
knew, might have come from any one
Of hundred small principalities scat.
tered about the continent.
Before the train reached st. Louis
be made up his mind to change cars
there and 20 10 Washington. 1t also
occurred 20 him that he might go on
to New York II the spell lasted. Dur
ing the day he telegraphed ahead for
accommodations, and when the fiier ar
rived in 81. Louis that evening he hur-
rledly attended to the transferring and
rechecklng Of his baggage, bought a
new ticket and dined At he was In
the station, and at S:15 he passed her
IN the aisle. She was standing in her
staterOom door, directing her maid.
He saw a look Of surprise fit across
her face as he passed lie slept sound
" that night and dreamed that he was
crossing the ocean with her.
At breakfast he saw her, but If she
saw him 1t was when he was not look
ing at her. Once he caught Uncle Cas-
par staring at him through his mono
Gle, which dropped instantly from his
eve In the manner that Is always self
explanatory. His spirits took "A furi-
Gus bound with the realization that she
had delgned TO honor him by recogni-
ton. If only to call attention to him
because he possessed certain coin
Once the old gentleman asked him
the time Of day and set his watch ac-
cording to the reply. In Ohio the man
servant scowled at him because he in
voluntarily stared after his mistress as
she paced the platform while the train
waited at a station. Again, I'm Ohio,
they met In the .vestibule, and he was
compelled TO step aside TO allow her to
pass lie did not feel particularly ju-
bllant over this meeting She did not
even glance at him.
Lorry realized that his opportunities
were fast disappearing and that he did
not seem to be any nearer meeting her
than when they started. lie had hoped
to get Uncle Caspar into conversa-
ton and then use him, but Uncle Cas-
par was as distant as an iceberg. "If
| there should be a wreck" Grenfall
caught himself thinking, then my
chance would come, but l don't see
how Providence is going TO help me In
any other way"
Near the close of the day, after they
left Cincinnati, the train began TO wind
through the foothills Of the Ale
ghanies. Belaire, Grafton and other
towns were left behind, and they were
soon whirling up the steep mountain,
higher and higher, through tunnel aft
| er tunnel, nearer aud nearer to Wash
| ington every minute. As they were
! pulling out of little mining town
| built ON the mountain side n sudden
! jar stopped the train. There was some
! little excitement and n scramble for
information. Some part Of the engine
was disabled, ana 1t would be neces-
sary TO replace II before the run
could proceed.
Lorry strolled up the crowd Of pas
! sengcrs who were watching the cngi'
nccr and fireman at work. \ clear
musical voice, almost in his ear, star
tied him, for he knew TO whom II be-
| lun"ol. she addressed the conductor
who. impatient and annoyed, stood i'm
mediatcly behind him.
"lIow long are we to be delayedY
she asked Just two minutes before
this same conductor had responded
most ungrnciously to simple question
Lorry had asked and had gone so faI
rs to instruct another mquisltive trnv
clcr TO 90 to warmer climate because
he persisted in asking for information
which could not hc given except by d
claryoyant. But now he answered IN
most an'able tones;
J "We1l be here for thirty minutes at
least, miss perhaps longer"
She walked away after thanking
him. and Grcnfall looked nt his watch
on the main street OF the town ran
little lanes leading to the mines be
low. They all ended nt the edge Of a
steep dccllvity. There was drop OF
almost 100 feet straight into the valley
below Along the sides OF this valley
were the entrances TO the mines. Above
on the ledge, was the machinery fol
lifting the ore to the high ground on
which stood the town and railroad
yards.
Down one OF these streets walked tn,
young lady, curlously interested In al
about her She seemed glad to escap,
from the train ana its people, aud sh,
hurried along, the fresh spring wlnC
blowing her hair from beneath her cap
the ends Of her long coat Auttcring.
Lorry stood ON the platform watch
ing her; then he lighted a cigarette an,
followed. lie had vague feeling tha
she ought not TO be alone with all In,