Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-10-17
Copyrights. by Le.srsp poblishi.s Company.
CHAPTER Iv-CoNr,Nurp

CHAPTER IV.-CoNrINUrD.
"You stubborn person Really. I
know all about myself. asked you to
tell me about yourself
And began ut once to tell you
everything about myself-everything
OF interest-which is yourself"
Il see your sense of values is gone,
poor man 4 shall question you Now
you are miner, and | like men of
action, men who do things: I've often
wondered about you, and seriously.
Am glad TO find you here doing some
thing [ remembered you kindly, with
real gratitude. indeed You didn't
seem like New York man either, and
L decided you weren't Honestly, |
am glad Co find you here at your work
In your miners clothes. You mustn't
think we forget how to value men that
work"
On the point or saying thoughtless
1y: But I'm not working here own
the mine" he checked himself. In
stead he began n defense of the man
who doesn't work, but who could if
he had 60. For example," he contin-
ued, here we are at a place that you
must be carried over. otherwise you'd
have to wade through a foot of water
or go around that long way we've
come. Eve rubber boots on and so
pick you up this way" He held her
Nightly on his arm and she steadied
herself with a hand between his shout
ders
And staggering painfully under my
burden, I wade out to the middle of
this subterranean lake" He stopped.
You see, I've learned to do thinga
i could pick you from that slippery
street and put you in your carriage,
and can pick you up now without
wasting words about it"
but you're wasting dme-hurry.
piease-and, anyway, you're a miner
and used to such things"
! He remained standing
<'But I'm not wasting time. and I'm
not a miner In the sense you mean
u own this mine, and suppose for the
most part I'm the sort of man you
seem to have gotten tired of; the man
who doesn't have TO do anything
Even now I'm this close to work only
because my grandfather wanted me to
look over The properties my father
left"
But, hurry, please, and set me
down"
Not until warn you that I'm just
as apt to do things as the kind OF man
you thought / was This is twice I've
picked you up now. Look out for me
next time J may not put you down
at all"
She gave a low little laugh, denoting
unrufiied serenity. She was glorying
secretly in his strength. and she knew
his bOIdncss and timidity were still
Justly balanced. And there was the
gather astonishing bit of news he had
just given her. That needed a lot OF
consideration.
With slow, sure-footed steps he
reached the farther side of the water
and put her on her feet
There, thought I'd reveal the dis
tressing truth about myself while |
had you at my mercy"
II might have suspected, but gave
'Sshe name no thought. Bines. to be
sure. You are the son of the Bines
who died some months ago. | heard
Mr.. ShepIeT and my father talking
about some of your mining properties.
Mr.. ShepIer thought the One Girl was
such funny name for your father TO
give a mine"
Now they neared the foot OF the
shaft, where The rest of the party
seemed TO await them AS they came
up PercivsI felt himself raked by
broadside from the maternal lorgnon
that left him all but disabled. The
father covered at him and asked dues-
lions In the high key we are apt to
adopt I'm addressing foreigners, in the
tnstinctive falIacy that any language
can be understood by anyone il it be
Poken loudly enough The mothers
ianBeF was n crushing rebuke 10 the
0uBg man for his audacity. The ia
ler's manner was meant to intimate
AZ natives OF the region in which
we're then adveDturing were not
by OF rebuke, save such general
kcs as may be conveyed by dis
{Fg ones natural superiority Of
ser. The other members of the
Il. excepting Shepler. who talked
PangbuTD at a little distance.
cue from the Milbreys and ag-
gelY ignored the abductor OF an
sngbter. They talked over.
Wand through him, as only may
mortals whom it hath pleased
ven 10 have born within certain
cas- on Manhattan Island
u shalt see you soon above ground
shall not" Miss Milbrey had asked.
at which her mother shot Perciyal a
parting voiiey from her rapid-fre
iorgnOn, while her father turned upon
him back whose sidelines we're really
admirable, considering his age and
Feeding habits. The behavior OF these
Deop.s appeared ~ Intensity the amuse-
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