Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-08

tnat Wh1ch existed between tho little
American lady and either of them. The
married woman had her own experiences
to guide her, and she saw that the girl
was sad at Maskelyne's' prolonged alb
sence. She more than guessed, too, that
the young American had retired before
O'Rourke's advances, which had been suf
6ciently apparent to the observant wom-
an And now that O'Rourke was SO
plainly paying court to a richer woman
than Angela, his old friends wife, who
had known him for years and had regard
ed him with an almost sisterly affection,
began to think Ill Of him, and found 1t
painful and grievous thing to do.
Before Maskelyne's departure Angela's
manner to O'Rourke had been that of
open friendship, and now it was marked
| by a disdain so ill-concealed that, SO far
as Lucy was concerned, 1t might well
not have been concealed at all. The girls
mingled sadness and anger had been so
evident one afternoon, when Lucy and
O'Rourke had visited the chateau to-
gether, that her new friends heart grew
hot with sympathy for her and with in
dignation at the patriot, and on reaching
home she marched straight to her hus-
bands room.
| All, llLllo WOuduy NC Bdlu, DIiknlly,
looking up at her, you are back again.
for to-day"
| Austin" returned his wife, seriously,
II want to speak to you"
rs there anything the matterr You
look quite grave"
Austin" she began, 'I don't like the
patriot, as you call him."
10 10 Cd ucff
in surprise.
II do not like him, Austin. He is play
ing a mean part here. I am sure of it.
And he makes me help him play it. He
has done 80, until now, but I am 30
ashamed and unhappy about it that he
shall never do it any more"
Tell me everything" said Austin,
standing over her with q troubled face.
Let me understand"
You remember young Mr.. Maskelyne,
the American? Did you ever notice him
and Angela together? There was seri-
Gus attachment between them. Then came
Mr.. O'Rourke and made love to his
friends sweetheart, and 1 am certain he
knew that Mr.. Maskelyne cared for her"
well, well, my dear" said Austin,
laughing. Let the best man win.
should have thought you would have
been pleased to see O'Rourke settled.
Why, I've heard you advise him to mar
ry."
YES" she answered, somewhat holly
but I never advised him to be PREACHER
GUS to his friend. And that isn't all,
Austin. Listen. 1t is no laughing mat
ter. He made love to Angela watch
ed him, and l saw it all. Young Mr..
Maskelyne Is no sooner driven off the
field and the girl made miserable than
} Mr.. O'Rourke comes here with this veal
thy American widow, and, under the vdry
nose of he poor girl whose sweetheart
he chased away, he II making love tc
: Mrs. Spry. He II fortune hunter, Aus
} tin. He II using me to get near THU
poor little widow. She's q dreadful sim
J pleton, but she's 4 dear little creature
all the same. l own that Mr.. O'Rourk,
has delightful manners. He IL very clev
, er, and he can be very charming. Austin
4 fortune hunter Is 4 creature despise.'
Look here, my dear, I'll 20 and hav,
l talk about this with O'Rourke himself.
, Austin !" cried his wife In genuin
feminine horror. II wouldn't have yo'
: speak of 1t for the world"
You'd have me suspect an old frien
D and not tell him of it? An odd pro
posal, isn't it?"
Austin you make me angrier than
was. 1 will never speak to that bas
+ man again"
n Now, come" said Austin. This /
t growing serious
y 1t had grown SO serious that Mr.,
t Farley absented herself from the suppe
t table that evening and declined Austin
r entreaties to join O'Rourke and himsel
Il in the little garden afterward.
d You can tell him that l have a heat
e ACHE said Lucy. Austin nodded an
e walked straight into his study, wher
s he solemnly set down this memorandum
o ITO be observed. Candor and vera
d ity. Feminine"
4, Then he descended to the garden an
sat with O'Rourke over a cup of coffee.
r. "O'Rourke," he blurted out, what
!" the matter between you and my wife,
J" "Ah p said O'Rourke, as well and
d. readily as if he had seen the bludgeo
a. falling, and had waited to parry
re you've noticed it, have your What
it? She's annoyed with me. She ga,
" me a real snub this afternoon on the sws
a, back from Houfoy. And you know, o
1t man." he went on. with an air of ha
comic, half earnest regret, "she and
n have always been such friends. Do me
j. good turn, Farley. Find out for me what
r the matter and let me make my peace"
er you've no idea what it isl" said Au
tin. O'Rourke noticed q sound of reli
I'd in the tone.
8. mot the remotest in the world.
IL meant to ask you about it," ga
It. O'Rourke Reniallv sbut didn't III