The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20

from mines, and was still coming out
OF mines I'm a golden stream. From
"Old Johns" point Of view this was
very pleasant fact, indeed. Mrs. Car
stairs was enabled to shine in all the
brilliance of New York seasons and
Newport Incidence.
But Frances, embellished with ali that
Partisan costumes and the skill of
French maids could possibly add to the
| beauty Of her graceful figure, and the
witchery Of her wavy brown hair and
deep brown eyes, had grave doubts as
! TO the unalloyed rability of this
wealth, For. there was Dick to be con-
sidered.
Dick was not rich: not exactly poor,
but certainly not rich. And when one
IS wealthy and beautiful and twenty
one; and when ones mother thinks it
is time to consider ones marriage, and
so many youths with all the necessary
bank notes and bonds have expressed
their alteration and been refused and
all this with the result that ones moth
er Is becoming impatient, while Dick
is the only one that will suit but is not
rich; naturally the problem assumes
serious proportions.
OF course Dick was also a doubter.
To keep himself at all cheerful he had
day dreams OF becoming suddenly
ces' hand from "Old John" Frances,
from a comfortable and becoming posi-
ton on Dicks shoulder would agree
that such an event would be perfect
ly lovely"
But how are you going to make it
happen, Dick, dear?"
Now that was just what Dick didn't
know himself.
Then came a time when Mrs. Car
Z INT
room at night introduced another fac
tor into an already perplexing problem.
Frances, dear. il is time you were
| thinking OF marrying and having a
home of your own"
Il suppose so. mother"
Now, of course, Frances, I can quite
understand all this foolishness and SEN
timent about Dick Leigh. 1t is all very
well for young girl just out Of school.
but when a girl comes TO your age.
Frances, she must look at things SEN
sibly"
Mrs. CarStairs continued: Il will ad-
NIT Dick is very fine young man and
| have no doubt would make a model
husband. But, my dear. he has no
money and is never likely to have You
must forget all about this boy-and-girl
affair. Several young men of admira-
bic character and with the necessary
]
10 your father, and we expect you to
make choice before long"
Yes, mother" almost inaudibly from
the cushions.
The new developments in the case
having been tearfuuy reported to Dick.
that young man was more perplexed
than ever, but could offer no advice ex-
cept to wait for a while The wait
ing lasted for nearly three months, un-
til Mrs Carstairs announced to Fran
ces that her hand had been promised
10 Mr.. Wyndham, whose money was
also obtained from mines.
MY dear, 1t is now March, and since
Mr.. Wyndham as we'll as your father
and / would like you to be married
quietly at our country house l have
fixed the date for September"
After short pause she continued:
Now, Frances, / have given Dick
Leigh to understand that you are en-
gagged to Mr.. Wyndham and are TO be
married In September, and he has, I
believe, left the city for the west this
morning l expect, Frances, to hear
nothing more about this old love affair.
If do, you will regret it,
she swept out with the full con-
sciousness and pride of victory. But
as she departed Frances maid now
came with letter from Dick. Shorn of
endearing epithets and caresstne
phrases, the letter said that he was off
TO the west, the land of mines, and was
determined that "a mine will soon he
mine, and then you shall be mine again.
Always and forever thine. Dick
FRANCES spent an hour in reading
those portions Of the letter which we
nave omitted, and then plunged into the
deIghts OF shopping with her mother.
for Dick would find his mine and she
might as well prepare for the wedding
now, ana while her mother shopned
with Mr.. Wyndham in mind she could
feel it was for Dick.
Such implicit confidence in Dick was
fattering, but it was doubtful if sucb
faith in his abilities reposed in his own
mind. Equipped with prospector's pack
ana guide, he arrived at the little hotel
near the Carstairs mine. He decided 20
explore the country five miles 10 the
north of "Old Johns" mine, and so in
formed miner who had struck up an
easy western acquaintance with him.
Prospect them there hill to the
north Why. by the six-shoOter of
Moses, yer crazy, pardner."
Dick
There amt no gold rocks there
nav, not even good buildin' stone. A
mans plumb Ieery eyed foolish to pros
pect them hills. Better strike a lob
worhin' in the mines of Old John Car
stairs. Yer chunky looking speci-
men, pard, and SO a days good pay.
come IN, with jerk of his dirty
thumb over his shoulder. Come in,
pardner, the drink'l be on me-"
1t was not long before Dick discov-
cred that he couldn't tell gold ore from
a macadam roadway, and decided to
take the advice of his hOspita BILE friend
with the thirst. Working in the mines.
he would learn enough about ores to
continue his prospecting trip. There
fore, 1t came about that Dick Leigh.
sometime sutton for the hand of
Frances, was welding the pick in her
fathers mine.
Dick spent all his idle time wander
ing about the property adjacent TO the
Carstairs mine, and discovered one day
that it had been staked out as a claim
Bill the friendly miner with the thirst,
FASTENED to rea Ssure him
"DOp'f Won worry nar6par Won In