The newspaper., 1907-03-08

81 can't prophesy how Grafton will
go about it, but know what I should
do
virginia's smile was irresistible. but
there was a look in the deepest depth
Of the brown eyes that was sitting Mr..
Arthur Jastrow to the innermost sand
heap of his desert nature.
How would you do it, Mr.. Napoleon
Jastrow?" she asked, giving him the
exact fillip on the side of gratified van
ity.
"Oh, I'd fix him. He is in a frame
of mind right now; and by the time
the lawyers are through drilling him
in the 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 up against him and pick
quarrel with him. He'd do the rest
and land in the lookup"
Those who knew her best said IL
was a warning to be Needed in Miss
Virginia Carteret when her eyes were
downcast and her voice sank to its
softest cadence.
why. certainly; how simple,' she
said. taking her cousins arm again;
and the secretary went in to set the
wires at work in Winton's affair.
Now Miss Carteret was woman in
every hber of her. but among her gifts
she might have counted some that
were, to say the least, super-feminine.
One of these WAS q measure of discre-
ton which would have been fairly
creditable in a past master Of diplo-
macy.
SO. while the sympathetic part Of her
was crying out for chance 10 talk
Niutous threatened danger over with
some one. she lent herself outwardly
TO the Reverend Dilly's mood-which
was one Of scenic enthusiasm. this
without prejudice to a growing deter
mlnation TO intervene in behalf Of fair
play for Winton If she could find
way.
But the way obstinately refused to
discover itself. The simple thing to
do would be to appeal TO her uncle 5
sense OF Justice. 1t was not like him
To fight with ignoble 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 we'll enough that
the secretary had NO right To show
her the teisgrams: knew also that Mr..
Somerville Darrah's arst word would
be a demand to know how she had
learned the company's business secrets.
Regarding Jastrov as little as a high
bred young woman to whom sentiment
q. 49, -
, man who Is quite devoid OF II. she WAS
still far enough from the thought of
eracing him.
To this eIpedient there was an un-
hopeful alternative: namely, the send
ing. by the Reverend Billy, or. in the
last resort, by herself of warning
message 10 Winton. But there were
obstacles seemingly insuperablI. She
had not the faintest notion of how
such warning should be addressed:
and again. the operator at Argentine
was Colorado & Grand River en-
ploye, doubtless loyal 10 his salt, in
which case the warning message would
never get beyond his waste basket
Getting too chilly fer you out here,
want to 20 inf" asked the Reverend
Billy. when the scenic enthusiasm be-
gan to outwear itself.
mo; but am tired Of the sentry-go
part of it-ten steps and a turn" she
confessed Can't we walk on the
track n little way?
Calvert saw no reason why they
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
nj their construction camp. n you
like" he suggested. and thitherward
they went.
Iul.e was not mucA 20 see, after ali.
as .ne neN erend Blny remarked when
they nau reached a vuISu OK vantage
below the curve. A string OF use-woln
bunk cars. a "dinkey" oADJose serving
as tne home on wheels OF the cniel OF
cous,rdcuUn and his assistant,
crooNed siding with gang Oh dark
skinned laborers at work unloading a
car of steel. These in the immediate
foreground; and little way apart.
pcrched high enough on the steep slope
OF the mountain sIue TO be out OF the
camp turmoil. a small structure, halt
plaza ana half C3inNas-to wit. the
end-of-track telegraph Office.