The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-06-29
CHAPTER XXI.-Continued.

saw her look so distractingly lovely.
They have a good padre in the set
Element here. capable of doing his
duty; become my darling wife. Hea-
ven knows | don't deserve you, Paul
Inc. but you love me even as do you;
[ have even gained your consent to
naming an early day. Let us be mar
ried at the mine.
His daring proposal almost takes
her breath away.
Butt is so very sudden-we have
nOt known each other much more
than a month" she gasps.
IL feel as though [ had known you
for years-that life was nothing be-
fore you crossed my Iath. Our COM
paratively brief acquaintance is no
valid objection, my dear girl
With wooer's determination he
pushes the question, and the woman
who celebrates is lost.
IL have no rousseau; | must make
preparations. for You know the ordi-
nary person only gets married once
in a life time, and then it is an event
of considerable importance, she Of
fers as a last excuse, which Dick, see.
lag victory near al hand, brushes
aside as a mere baga;e!le.
Hang the prep 1rations-begging
your pardon. my dear Pauline; but
you understand that we are not like
other people; we desire no show, and
yet our love will last to the grave. II
will assist your cause, your power
here. to have a husband and the
man you have promised to wed will
lie only too delighted to assume the
position of husband and guardian to
the dearest girl on earth
mot so loud. oh. Dick, if they
should hear?"
What of ito he demands, stoutly.
No doubt honest Bob would only too
willingly drop into line and follow
good example. Promise me, Pauline
What are the terms?" she asks, de.
murely.
Unconditional surrender. Let us
be married to-morrow-it will be
eala time at the mine. and I'm sure
all will rejoice with ne. Do not say
no. | entreat you"
She loves him. ana after ell, what
essential difference does it make
whether she becomes his wife in
twenty hours or as many days? Be-
sides, as Dick has said the knowledge
that she has a legal protector may
tend to calm the rage of the Senior
opez. and cause him to bring TO a
close his strategic movements for
gaining a possible control of the El
Dorado mine.
IL consent" she whispers shyly, but
loves ears are keen, and Dick hears
his face shows the great pleasure he
feels, but the moment is hardly au-
spicious for what he would like to do.
so he simply sQueezes her hand.
Then tomorrow shall be a gala
day. if we get through the night" he
says.
You look for trouSle?" she asks,
quickly.
"Well. it would be useless trying to
disguise the fact from you, Pauline,
useless and without reason since you
are so brave, and have so deep an in
terest in the matter. We do expect
trouble, for they are all here, bag and
baggage, from the greatest to the
least. even little Professor John"
She smiles at mention of the name.
ana then her face becomes grave
again. for she feels that the danger
lowering over them is great.
Dick is asked many questions and
succeeds in giving quite a succinct
account of how matters stand They
are glad to have the assistance of the
brave men who came with them on
the trip. for, according to the way
thiugs look they will Iced every hand
they can raise.
A woman looks at things in a diff
ferent light from a man, and then
Pauline is enabled to offer suggestions
that strike Dick as something worth
remembering, and he consequently
makes q note of them in his memory.
He has grown rather uneasy while
talking. for the recapitulation of the
dangers attending their presence at
the mine has made him more than
ever alive to the emergency.
You will pardon Us. Pauline, If we
leave your agreeable company now.
There is no need of saying we tear
ourselves away, since you already
know the fact"
Go, and Heaven watch over you
Dick. my darling" she murmurs, turn.
ing away to hide the tears that spring
unbidden to her eyes.
Bob understands what is wanted
when his name is called. and that
the summons Is one to danger He does
not possess the same delicacy or bash.
fulness that prevents Dick from salut
ing his lady love with farewell kiss
but catching the inimitable Dora In
his arms, he gives her a sudden re
sounding smack that rather aston
lshes the girl and brings out a small
scream.
"Oh. you wicked Bob" she cries
trying to hide her blushing face. while
the wretch actually laughs to witness
her discontinue.
Thus two bold warriors march out
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