The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26


any doubt in your mind. l suppose
| that is why Robert asked me not to
! mention his discovery TO you earlier"
! No. Iris. that was not the reason, +"
said the lover, and the older men felt
that more than idle fancy inspired the
astounding intelligence that they had
just heard. Your love was more to
me than all the gold in the world
| had won you. | meant to keep you, but
l refused % buy you"
He turned to her father. His pent-
| up emotion mastered him, and he
spoke as one who could no longer re-
| strain his feelings
| Il have had no chance to thank you
for the words you uttered at the mo-
ment we quilted the ship. Yet l will
! treasure them while life lasts. You
gave Iris TO me when / was poor, dis
graced, an outcast from my family
and my profession. And j know why
you did this thing. 1t was because you
valued her happiness more than riches
| or reputation | am sorry now I did
not explain matters earlier. II would
have saved you much needless suffer
| ing. But the sorrow has sped like an
evil dream. and you will perhaps not
regret it, for your action today binds
me TO you with hoops of steel. And
| you, too, uncle. You Travelled thousands
of miles to help and comfort me in my
| anguish. Were l as bad as / was
painted, your kind heart still pitied
me: you were prepared TO pruck me
from the depths of despair and degra-
| dation. Why should hate Lord Vent
| nor? What man could have served
me as he did? He has given me Iris.
He gained for me at her fathers
hands concession such as mortal has
seldom wrested from k-browed
fate. He brought my uncle to my side
| in the hour of my adversely. Hate
him! l would have his statue carved
| in marble, and set on high to tell all
who passed how good may spring out
! of evil-how Gods wisdom can mani
fest itself by putting even the creeping
and crawling things of the earth to
| some useful purpose
| Dash it all. lad vociferated the
| elder Anstruther, what ails thee? I
never heard you talk like this before"
The old gentleman's amazement was
| so comical that further tension was
/ out of the question.
Robert, in eaimer mood, informed
them of the manner in which he hit
upon the mine, The story sounded like
widest romance-this finding of a vol
canic dyke guarded by the bones of
j. 5" and the poison filled quarry
but the production of the ore samples
|
Next day a government metallurgist
/ estimated the value of the contents of
! the two oil tins at about $780, vet the
specimens brought from the island
were not by any means the richest
| available.
And now there is not much more to
tell OF Rainbow island and its cast
aWays- On the day that Captain Rob
ert Anstruther's name appeared in the
| faiF SfaT mo ~
and regiment, Iris and he were mar
ried In the English church at Hong
kong, for it was his wife's wish that
the place which witnessed his ignominy
should also witness his triumph
A good-natured admiral decided that
the urgent requirements of the British
navy should bring H. NJ S. Orient to
the Island before the date fixed for the
ceremony. Lieutenant Playdon Off
ciated as best man, whilst the Orient
was left so scandalously short-handed
for many hours that a hostile vessel,
at least twice her size, might have
ventured to attack her
Soon afterWard, Robert resigned his
commission. He regretted the necessi-
ty. but the demands of his new sphere
in life rendered this step imperative.
Mining engineers, laborers. stores. port
able houses. engines, and equipment
were obtained with all haste, and the
whole party sailed on one of Sir Ar
thur Deane's ships to convoy a small
steamer specially hired to attend TO the
wants of the miners.
At last, one evening, early in July.
the two vessels anchored outside Palm
tree rock, and Mir Jan could be seen
running franticdliy about the shore
for no valid reason save that he could
not stand still. The sahIb brought him
good news. The governor Of Hongkong
felt that any reasonable request made
by Anstruther should be granted if
possible. He had written such a strong
representation of the Mahommedan's
case to the government of India that
there was little doubt the returning
mail would convey an official notifica-
ton that Mir Jan. formerly naik in the
kumaOn Rissala-he who once killed
a man-had been granted a free par
don.
The mining experts verified Roberts
most sanguine views after a brief ex-
animation of the deposit. Hardly any
preliminary work was needed. In
! twenty-four hours small concentrat-
! ing plant was erected, and a ditch
made TO drain off the carbonic anhy-
| bride in the valley. After dusk a party
of coolies cleared the quarry of its for
mer occupants. Toward the close of
the following day, when the great
steamer once more slowly turned her
head TO the northwest. Iris could hear
the steady thud of an engine at work
on the first consignment OF ore
Robert had been busy up to the last
moment. There was 50 much to be
done in short space of time The
vessel carried a large number of pas
sengers, and he did not wish to detain
them too long. though they ore and all
expressed their willingness to suit his
convenience in this respect
Now his share of the necessary prep
arations was concluded. His wife, Sir
Arthur and his uncle were gathered i'm
corner of the promenade deck when
he approached and told them that his
last instruction ashore was for a light
to be fixed on Summit rock as soon as
the dynamo was in working order
when we all come back in the cold
weather." he explained gleefully, I'VE
will not initiate the Sirdar by running
on the reef. should We arrive by
night"
Iris answered not Her blue eyes
were fixed on the fast-receding cliffs.
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