The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-09-13
CCopynght, 1905. By J. r. Lppineott Co,

most obviously pcrfunctory by the
tone. What world of possibilities
there Is masquerading behind that lit
tie word arrange Tell me more
about it. Mr.. Jastrow HOW will they
arrange it?"
"Winton's rearrest? Nothing easier
In n tough mining camp like Carbon
ate, I should say"
Eyes, but how"
"I can't prophcsy how Grafton will
go about it, but know shat l should
| do"
Virginia's smile was Irresistible. but
there WAS u look In the deepest depth
OF the brown eyes that was sitting Mr..
Arthur Jastrow to the inuermost sand
heap of his desert nature.
How would you do 1t, Mr.. Napoleon
Jastrow?" she asked, giving him the
exact FLIP on the side of gratified van
ity.
''Oh. I'd fix him. He is in frame
OF mind right now; and by the time
the lawyers are through drilling him
In tho trespass affair, he'll be just
spelling for row with somebody"
DO you think so? Oh, how deli
cious! And then what?"
Then I'd hire some plug-ugly to
| stumble mp against him and pick a
quarrel with him. He'd do the rest
and land In the Lookup
Those who knew her best said 1t
was warming to be needed in Miss
Virginia Carteret when her eyes were
downcast and her voice sank to it's
softest cadence
Why. certainly; how simple," she
said, taking her cousins arm again:
and the secretary went in to set the
| wires ut work in Winton's affair.
Now Miss Carteret was a woman in
every fiber of her, but among her gifts
she might have counted some that
were, to say the least, supcr-feminine.
One of these was IL measure of discre-
ton which would have been fairly
creditablc i'll past master of diplo-
macy.
So. while the sympathetic part of her
was crying out for chance to talk
Winton's threatened danger over with
some one. she lent herself outwardly
to the Reverend I3illy's mood-which
was one of scenic enthusiasm; this
without prejudice to Il growing deter
mination to intervene in behalf of fair
play for Winton If she could find Il
way.
But the way obstinately refused to
discover itself The simple thing to
do would be to appeal to her uncle
sense of justice. 1t was not like him
to fight with ignoblc weapons. she
thought, and a tactful word in season
might make him recall the order to
the superintendent. But she could not
make the appeal without betraying
Jastrow. She knew well enough that
the secretary had no right to show
her the tplegrDmS. know also .l,,t
Somerville Darrah's first word would
be demand to know how She had
learned the company's business secrets
Regarding Jastrow as little as a high
bred young woman to whom sentiment
Is IS the breath of life can regard n
man who Is quite devoid of it, she was
still far enough from the thought of
cffaCing him.
To this cNpedient there WAS an nm
hopeful alternatives: namely, the send
ing by the Reverend Billy, or, in the
last resort. by herself, of a warning
message to Winton. Bat there were
obstacles seemingly inSupcTabl. She
had not the laintcSt notion of how
Snch a warning should be addressed:
and again. the operator at Argentine
was n Colorado & Grand River en-
pioye. doubtless loyal to his salt. in
which case the warning message would
never get beyond his waste basket.
Getting too chilly for you out here?
want to go in?" asked the Reverend
Billy. when the scenic enthusiasm be-
gan to outwear itself
No; but | am tired of the Sentry-Co
part of it-ten steps and turn" she
confessed. Cant we walk on the
track a little way?"
o.
might not, and accordingly helped her
over to the snow-encrusted path be-
tween the rails.
I'VE can trot down and have a look
at their construction camp. If you
like" he suggested. and thitherward
they went.
There was not much to see, after all,
as the Reverend Billy remarked when
they had reached Il coign of vantage
below the curve a string of uSe-worn
bunk cars; 4 "dinkey" caboose serving
as the home on wheels of the chief OF
construction and his assistant; Il
crooked siding with i gang of dark
skinned laborers at work unloading Il
car of steel. These in the immediate
foreground; and little way apart.
perched high enough on the steep slope
of the mountain side to be out of the
camp turmoil, a small structure half
plank and half canvas-to-wit, the
end-of-track telegraph Office.
1t was Virginia who first marked the