The newspaper., 1907-03-08

ours"
No." she reJoined, absently. She
was scanning the group OF steel han
dlers in the hope that a youns man
in billy-cock nat and with cigar
ette between his lips would shorty
reveal himself.
She found him after time and
turned quickly to her cousin.
There is Mr.. Adams down there by
the engine. Do you think he would
come over and speak to us ii he knew
we were here?"
The Reverend Billy's smile was of
honest admiration.
How could you doubt it? Wait
here a minute and III call him for
you"
He was gone before she could reply
across the ice bridge spanning one
If the pools. and up the rough, frozen
embankment of the new line There
we're armed guards here, too, as well
as at the front, and one of them halted
him at the picket line. But Adams
saw and recognized him, and present
" the two were crossing to where Vir-
ginia stood waiting.
'Eheu, what a little world we live
in, Miss Virginia. Who would have
thought of meeting you here?" said
the technologian, taking her hand at
the precise elevation prescribed by
good form-Boston good form.
The shock is mutual" she laughed.
Il must say that you and Mr.. Winton
have chosen a highly unconventional
environment for your sketching field"
I'm down." he admitted, cheerfully;
please don't trample on me. But
really. it wasn't al db. Jack does do
things with q peucil-other things be-
sides maps and working profles,
mean. Won't you come over and let
me do the honors OF the studio?" with
a grand.ioquent arm-sweep meant to
include the construction camp in gem
eral and the "dlnkey" caboose in par
ucular.
1t was the invitation she would have
angled for, but she was too wise TO
assent too readily.
"Oh, no; I thInE We mustn't I'm
afraid Mr.. Wintou might not like it."
Not Ike it? If you'll come he'll
never forgive himself for not being
here to shoot up the camp for you in
person He is away. you know; gone
to Carbonate for the day"
Ought we to go, Cousin Billy?" she
asked, shifting. not the decision, but
the responsibility for 1t, to broader
shoulders.
Why not, IL you care to-" said the
athlete. to whom riEht-of-way fights
were mere matters of business in no
wise conflicting with the social ameli-
orations
Virginia hesitated. There was =
thing to be said to Mr.. Adams. and
that without delay: but how could she
say II with her cousin standing by TO
make an impossible trio out of any
attempted duet confidential? A will
ingness TO see that Winton had fair
play need not carry with II An open
desertion TO the enemy. She must not
forget to be loyal to her salt: and,
besides, Mr.. Somerville Darrahs right
eous Indignation was not lightly to be
ignored.
But the upshot of the hesitant pause
was a decision to brave the conse-
quences-all of them; so she took
Calvert's arm for the slippery crossing
of the ice bridge.
Once on his own domain, Adams did
the honors of the camp as thorough
ly and oonscientiously as II the hour
held no care heavier than the enter
tainment of Miss Virginia Carteret
He explained the system under which
the material was kept moving forward
to the ever-advancing front; let her
watch the rhythmic swing and slide
OF the rails from the car to the bench
es: took her UP into the cab Of the big
"octopod" locomotive: gave her a
chance TO peep into the camp kitchen
car: and concluded by handing her up
the steps OF the "dinkey."
"Oh. how comfortable," she ex-
claimed. when he had shown her all
the space-ssving contrivances of the
field office. And this is where you
and Mr.. Winton work."
at is where we eat and sleep" cor
rected Adams. And speaking of eat
ing: It is hopelessly the wrong end of
the day-or II would be In Boston
but our Chinaman won't know the dif-
ference. Let me have him make you
dish OF tea" and the order was given
before she could protest.
while we are waiting on All Foo