Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-15

What was to prevent him from loving
her? Nothing, if she could always fat
ter his self-love as well as she had done
just now.
But be had to go back to his pre-
lenses Nature and culture between them
had done so much for him that he had
forgotten how to walk straight.
II haven't much to offer you" he said.
II am poor, and can't give you grand
home"
She was in such a futter at the ac-
complishment of all her hopes, SO glad
and so shaken to think herself this hero's
heroine, this handsome eloquent, famous,
devoted patriots chosen, that she was
half hysterical. She dropped her hand
kerchef from her tear-stained eyes, and
clapped both hands together like child,
and laughed in his face.
why, I've got six million dollars !"
He felt instantly and swiftly he had
played the fool in pretending not to
know that she was wealthy. The very
openness of her statement seemed to say
so. What need had there been for 80
silly pretense when she had told him her
own heart so plainly? And with this
swift and instant sense in his mind he
turned the sum into English money and
saw that though it was smaller than he
had fancied it was prodigious STILL But
he was committed to his useless humbug
now, and could not go back from it..
six million dollars?" he said, like
man amazed "Twelve hundred thousand
pounds? Oh am glad 1 did not know
that, or 1 should have never dared to
speak 1 knew" he went on, to soften
down his blunder, lest it should have
dangerous consequences later on knew
| that you must have money, and the
thought frightened me. If 1 had known
the truth, l should never have dared
81 am glad, then" she answered, hid
ing her face in her hands, that you
didn't know"
1T frightens me STILL" he said. Il
can scarcely dare to think of it"
but you do love me, don't your" she
whispered, struggling her shoulders with
a childish shrinking gesture of appeal,
and looking up at him through her hands.
Love your" he CRIED and throwing
both arms around her he drew her to his
breast. She lay there quite contented,
and he, looking over her shoulder with
smile that was almost wild, said to him.
self, "You have won. Hector-you have
won You're made man."
She put up her lips to be kissed in as
matter-of-fact a way as if she had been
child, though she blushed very prettily
as she did so. O'Rourke put his arms
around her and kissed her, and suddenly,
with little cry, she whisked away from
him, and ran quickly into the shelter OF
the trees. The love-maker, thus abruptly
left, stared after her until she had dis
appeared, and then, turning, started to be-
hold the near figure of an elderly man
who was walking away, with firm reso-
luton not to have seen anything express
ed in the very curve of his shoulders.
The slowly retreating figure was that OF
Dobroski, whom he had imagined to be
far away in London arranging for the
destruction of empires. What could have
, brought him here?
, But In a little while, making up his
mind that he had certainly been seen,
and resolving to take the matter in the
boldest way, he marched at good round
, pace after the retreating Dobroski, and
by and by came up with him. There was
| a faint twinkle In the eye of the old
' anarchist, though but for that he was
: | as grave as q statute. The mere fact
of brisk motion seemed to have restored
: O'Rourke to his usual condition. He
| took the bull by the horns.
y "You saw me a minute or two back
q sir?"
The twinkle in Dobroski's eye broad
Il ened into a SMILE
t "Forgives me-" he said Il tried moi
o to see you or to be seem"
81 am going to be married. SIR" sale
l. O'Rourke. "And that is my business
k over there. 1t is a secret at present, a
s my future wifes desire"
e IT wish you happy" said the old man
u with an almost fatherly look. "a goot
n woman is a crown unto her husband. L
you have chosen we'll your wife will no
a hold you back from the great work t.
e which you have set your hand" O'Rourk
said nothing, but he listened with an al
r, of Difference. "I am here" pursued Dob
n roski, ION purpose to seek you. Cal
l. you give me, now, a little of your time !?
a II am always and entirely at your ser
8 vice. Mr.. Dobroski," answered O'Rourke
t. LET me ask you one question to be
N gin with. Did you know the policy o
" Mr.. Frost and his associates?"
" ST have never worked intimately wit
Sc them" said O'Rourke, ''but know thei
m general policy"
we have broken apart, SAID Ool
1t roski, mournfully. 81 have had to tel
them that we cannot work together"
= O'Rourke sighed and threw his hand
If abroad with hopeless gesture. The
IN might fight it out between them now, Blu
m he had to look as If he cared for fam
ID little longer, and then he would be fret
c. He could already hear the perfervid ore
n tory which would pursue him into his II
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