The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-12-09
CHAPTER XVI

Continued.
mot now-not now" she. said be
seechingiy; "a little wbile-a week
no more"
mo, my gel; faint 10 De put off like
IT was dose Of physic. See here
see hoe. When we parted Gentleman
Thorne refused TO give me his hand
for why, he knew we wasn't playin'
square," and turning to me, he said
"You knew we'd got the stone, didn't
you, sirE''
II saw you hide the case" replied.
consequently yOn knew wed got
ahe thing among us somewheres. Come,
my gel, think how Gentleman Thorne
nussed you out there in the hot sun;
member how he stood by you and
pulled you through. Don't let the best
friend you ever had think you amt
got nothin' but grcaser blood in yer,
don't let him think you amt got no
kinder gratitude OF 'fectlon in yer"
"Oh, you shall not tiink that" She
cried. starting 10 her feet. III take
you tbere-not today it Is too far; but
tomorrow III show yOu where IL is.
and you shall take il TO her, and never
see me again"
II will take You with me II ] 60
Lola" ] said
She shook her head. and covered her
face with her hands.
mo, no, you Will never see me
again" she said, and then Il violent iit
of coughing attacked her, and she left
ahe room, closing the door after her.
Brace looked at me significantly, ana
in low voice, that faltcTed little,
said:
1T amt nat'ral for her to give in
like that; IL amt like the Hid, not q
bit. Her contrarincss ana obstinacy
used 10 make me Wild but it didn't
make my heart ache like this"
Lola came back in little while,
weak and exhausted, but with smile
upon her poor face. She sat close TO
me, slipping her hand under my arm.
and resting her cheek against my
shoulder. Her love was too innocent,
or che was too ignorant OF social usages
40 know restraint.
IL don't want TO talk; il hurts me y
she said II just want 10 sit here
quiet" and she closed her eyes, nest
ling still closer.
You've come to ruined and m on
halowed country. sir" said the Judge;
burned IL ] skercely knowed it again
nothing but machinery and Chinese
mot decent white placer in all Ne
yada-them yallcr varmint amt left
anythin' worth lookn' for, not In the
ornary way. les got 70 be looked for
I'm nornary places, and fetched out in
onor'nary ways. as I've said moro'n
once before to you; and my meanin' rs
that could do the same If ! had the
means. and If so be the Kid keeps her
promisc-as j do believe she will"
Lola nodded, without taking her head
from my shoulder, or opening her eyes.
and little sigh fluttered up from her
heart. LAS ! know she will-lll do it;
not for the sake of the gold, cause that
won't be needed when we've got the
diamond but just 10 prove the prem
ceple OF the thing. It's down an al
mighty hole mp the Sierra nearly up TO
the snow-lme and I've been there pros
poctin it day after day and studyin'
ihc thing out and / didn't leave il till
the snow forced us TO come down, and
now the holes blocked up for months.
Suddenly raising her head, and turn
ing to her father, with eager eyes 10.
III exclaimed:
"Blockedw
"Ah, blocked for full three months by
The snow, and FOR another by the
swelled fall; it'll be pretty well June
afore kin get down"
Lola burst into Git OF hystcrical
laughter, and, clapping her hands with
Joy, cried:
"It is down there-the diamond! You
must wait-months-almost till June.
Then growing suddenly grave, she
looked wistfully ut me- as if TO see If
were angry with her.