The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-01

and secure old Mother Jinman's room.
A small urchin who was hanging
about the door. was induced, by the
prospect Of twopence, to show the way
to the old danes cottage.
Having seen the room, funny little
place up under the roof, in which he
could barely stand upright, but which
sootlessly clean as 1t was, seemed
a very haven OF rest to the worn out
young man. and having expressed him
sell as satisfied and paid five shill
ings in advance, as a token OF good
faith. the old dame departed in search
OF new laid eggs, from her own hens
10 serve up for her new lodger's break
fast.
I'm the meantime the young man
threw himself into a chair with
hoavy sigh, which the gooi old soul
heard as she shut the door upon him
She returned to the room, in about
half an hours time with tray, which
contained the homely but excellent
country fare she had prepared, and
finding no notice taken of the knock
With which she announced the arrival
OF breakfast, pushed open the door
and entered.
She found the new ledger fast
asleep on his chair with his head
resting on the table, and, depositinR
her tray thereon also, stood regarding
him with motherly solicitude.
Poor. dear. young gentleman" she
murmured to herself. IF e don't look
dead beat! I'll jest put the breakfast
by i'm. so as e can see 1t when e
wakes"
She left the room, closing the door
behind her. and stil the young man
slept on. in spite of his constrained at
ttude and the hardness of his pillow.
Another half hour passed. at the
end of which time another step was
heard ascending the crazy little wood.
en- Staircase irmer step, but at the
same time lighter than the other; and
another voice-this time a masculine
one-might have been heard to say,
An right, Mrs. Jinman-don't you
trouble-will announce myself"
Which the speaker proceeded to do
first of all by the application of his
knucklos, which, proving Intellectual,
was followed by the lifting of the
latch, and the appearance OF the figure
of DR.. jeremiah Cartwright upon the
threshold.
lie, too. contemplated the sleeping
figure doubtfuly. "Humph!" he re.
marked half aloud. Asleep. Ell?
Good thing, too; gone through a lot;
worn himself out Hullo! What's
this? Breakfast, Ell? All got cold.
too Better wake him up after an"
This he did very gently; and Ted
Burritt started up, rubbing his eyes.
Then, recognizing the situation as
well as the personality OF the indi
vidual who confronted him.
"Oh, Lord" he cried. with groan,
Il d forgotten all about IT, But tell me
what the exam"
The doctor interrupted him with a
gesture, What's that | see?" look
ing at the viands through his gold
trimmed spectacics. Tea? eggs? hut
ter? cream? brown bread? My
news will keep your breakfast won't,
or, rather has been kept too long al
ready. Sit down at once and dispose
of the contents of that tray, or you
don't get another word out of me-"
Ted was astonished to find how hun.
CRY he was, and had soon cleared the
board; though, at the same time, he
found il rather embarrassing 10 feel
that he was an object of interest to
an individual in gold.rimmed spec
tacles, who stared at him persistently
through them, and kept up a running
| commentary under his breath all the
time. Some of the calculations, too,
which caught his ear were decidedly
OF nature to arouse curiosity on the
part of the nearer who now and then
| could not avoid overheariug such frag-
ments as these-"Mysterious affair
should like to get at the bottom Of IL.
| Talk about sensational incidents!
Wonder how he'll take it," etc.
And now" said the young man,
turning round upon him, tell me
what is the result you have arrived
att"
Ito be continued