Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-08

~ mnr No naa DssM NON fions, r-us.
eSrnsned 70 hustle MN bAek 70 the
Snrinrs. but he asked to stay q day or
two. and here he Il. wili you trust him
with me? He will tire Of II here by and
by and 20 back to you Of his own accord.
Just now he Is mad over the lire and the
scenery. As for myself, am new man,
with new aspirations They may not
scem very high to you. for am striving
now TO acquire gold. but that II only
means to an end. There is something else
IN the world for me to do. l don't know
what II Is to be-perhaps my care Of this
wonderful boy Is part OF II. At any
rate. he is here and not to be driven away
without great risk to him and deep pain
20 me. SO, unless you object, shall keep
him. Our life IL rough, but not contain
mating. I will see that no harm comes to
inehe was nothing more personal In
thNTfter than this, but AIMS heart
warm IA to the writer unaccountably.
And vet the thought Of Louis in u min.
ing camp troubled her. II ought to 20
and fetch him away" she said to Don.
mo, no! You remain here, and l
will 20 over anL see the little scamp
and bring him back II possible"
The next morning Raymond put into
action a measure he had formulated
during the night He called Louis to
him, and together they ascended the
Lookout" as Kelly called the ledge
back of his cabin. "See here, lad, I've
brought you up here to ask you a few
questions" said he.
Louis braced himself. "Fire away
"As l understand 1t. you and-Ann
are alone In the world-I mean you are
closer to each other than to any one
else-she's your best friend. You've
given her a great deal of anxiety, my
lad, und. that isn't right. You must 60
straight back to her and apologize and
ask her permission to come back. If
she consents, then I'll make place for
you here"
"She won't consent. I'd have to run
away again, and I'd do itv' he added
defiantly.
Raymond, after pause, slowly re-
sumed: "Now, I want to make a CON-
pact with you. If you'll 60 down and
see her, will write q letter interceding
for you and asking her to let you re-
turn"
The lads face was suddenly illumi-
mated. He threw out his small palm.
"I'll do itw he cried out, and his tone
carried conviction.
Raymond continued: "You like me,
and like you. You can't live in the
Springs, and your sister can't live
here. So it seems that l must be your
big brother and look after you. And,
hark ye, you must mind what say,
or I'll take birch to you."
This threat seemed not to appall the
boy. "Can work In the miner
"No; you can't work In the mine, but
I'll find something on top for you to
do. You must take care of those lungs
of yours for awhile. But come. let's
see II we can't catch the stage"
"Oh, let me stay till tomorrow
pleaded the boy. Il don't want to 60
today. It's too beautiful to MISS"
Raymond reflected a moment. livery
well, but you'll want that stage ride.
It's one Of the finest roads In the
mountains. You rattle down the can
yon tomorrow. sure thing. Remember
that!'
Together they went down toward the
mine, where group of men were
building q log cabin. "Here is where
we are to live. provided your sister
consents"
Barnett came riding up the hill about
sundown and Immediately at sight Of
Louis began a jocose TRADE. "You
scamp! You young hyaway! A nice
interlude you've given US. Ann hadn't
slept a wink for a week till she got
your message yesterday. How long
have you been hereY
Raymond hastened to say, II induced
him to wire as soon rs he turned up"
Had You been here all the time. you
young rattlepateY
Louis was not afraid of Barnett.
"Yes; ] was down there looking for
Rob-" He pointed toward the town of
Bozle.
"well. I'm to bring you home-in-
stantlyr
Louis took shelter behind Raymond.
mo, you don't. Tell him, Rob-"
Raymond winked at Barnett. "He's
going tomorrow on a promise to me.
Don. I've made q bargain with him.
He can tell you about It on the way.
Moreover, he Is going by stage. He's
on honor"
When they were alone Barnett said:
The most unaccountable of all things
10 the human heart. That boy is crazy
about you. BY the way. how's the
lungT
almost as good as ever"
Your constitution 10 wonder. And
the mining dealf"
"Very promising"
In the talk that followed Raymond
learned for the first time Of the pro-
posed consolidation Of the Red Star
with two or three other heavy proper
hes, and they fell into q discussion OF
the camp.
III had my way" said Barnett.
Td have this meddling idiot Larned
thrown out Of the camp. What bust
ness has he here2 He's n rank out