The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-10

by messenger or over the WIRE, there
was but little chance of his meeting
her
November LIST had come and gone,
and the books showed no change in
Deulan sands account. There wal
the poor little $4,000 balance; M
other entries. One afternoon Beulai
Sands had asked for meeting be
tween Bob and myself in her Office
She could hardly have asked Bob tt
come without me, but l knew 1t wa,
Bob she wanted to see, and felt thai
the best thing could do for them was
to leave them alone. So made som,
excuse for a moments delay at m,
desk telling Bob to go into her Office
and promising to follow shortly. He
went in, leaving the doc" partly open
| think that from the moment he en-
tered the room both of them utterly
forgot my existence. From her desh
Beulah could not see me, and Bob sal
so that his back was half toward me
Il dislike to trouble you about my &C
count" heard her begin in voice q
trife uneven, but as | must go back
to father Christmas week, wanted tc
get your advice as to the ACCESSIBILITY
of writing him that, though there Is
still a chance for doing wonders. | dc
not think we shall be able to save him
OF course | won't put it in just that
blunt way, but 1t seems to me | should
begin to prepare him for the blow. !
have not talked over any more plung
Ing with you, Mr.. BROMLEY, since the
unlucky one In Sugar, and
Miss Sands, understand what you
mean" Bob broke in, and l should
apologize for not having consulted
with you about your business affairs
as to the best thing to do. l hope you
don't think l have forgotten. Never
for a moment since l took charge OF
your affairs have forgotten my prom
ise to see that they were kept active
Truly | have been trying to think out
there was a hoarseness In his voice
II have not had my old confidence in
myself since that day in Sugar when J
killed your hopes and destroyed the
chance of saving your father-nO, ]
have not had that confidence man
must have In himself to win at this
game"
There was a silence, and then ]
heard an indescribable fluttering rush
that told as plainly as sight could have
done that woman had answered her
hearts call. Looking up involuntarily.
held MY eyes as If l had been fas
cinated. 1t was Bob bowed forward
with his face hidden in his hands and
beside him, on her knees, Beulab
Sands, her arms about his neck, his
head drawn down to her bosom. Bob,
Bob" she said chokingly, II cannot
stand it any longer. My heart is break
ing for you. You were so happy when
l came into your life, and the happi
ness Ia changed to misery and despair,
and all for me, a stranger. At first !
thought of nothing but father and how
those men struck at your heart, have
been filled with, oh! such longing to
tell you, to tell you. Bob"
What? Beulah, what? For the
love of God, don't stop; tell me, Beu-
lah, tell me-" He had not lifted his
head 1t was buried ON her breast, his
arms closed around her. She bent her
head and laid her beautiful, soft cheek.
down which the tears were now
streaming, against his brown hair,
Bob. forgive me, but 1 love you love
you Bob, as only woman can love
who has never known love before
never known anything but stern duty.
Bob, night after night when all have
left l have crept into your Office and
sat in your chair. l have laid my head
on your desk and cried and cried until
1t seemed as though l could not live
till morning without hearing you say
that you loved me, and that you did
not mind the ruin l had brought into
your life. l have patted the back of
your chair where dear head had
rested | have cove ed the arms Of
your chair, that your strong, brave
hands had gripped, with kisses. Night
after night l have knelt at your desk
and prayed to God to shield you, to
protect you from all harm, to brush
away the black cloud l brought into