The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-07-16

'ss@"'s SVO'S Clalburne nod.
dsd and threw away his cigar that he
might give his whole attention to what
Armitage might have to say.
"A man does not like to have his sis
ter forming the acquaintance Of per.
sons who are not properly youched for.
Except for Singleton you know moth.
Ing OF me. and Singleton knows very
little Of me indeed"
Claiborne nodded. He felt the color
creeping into his cheeks consciously az
Armitags touched upon this matter.
II speak to you ~ do because II IL
your right to know who and what
am. tor am not on the King Edward
by accident. but by intention. and I am
going to Washington because your sis
ter lives there"
Claiborne smiled In spite Of himself.
But. my dear sir, this ls most ex-
traordinsry! don't know that care
to hear any more. BY listening i
seem to be encouraging you to follow
10. It's altogether too unusual. It's
almost preposterous."
And Dick Claiborne frowned severe.
y, but Armitage still met his eyes
gravely.
ITS only decent for q man to give
his references when It's natural for
them to 10 required. was educated
At Trinity college. Toronto. I spent a
year 1t the Harvard law school. And
I am not 4 beggar utterly. I own .
ranch In Montana that actually pays
and thousand acres OF the best wheat
land In Nebraska. At the Bronx Loan
and Trust company In New York
have securities to q considerable
amount-l am perfectly willing that
any one who u ct all interested should
inquire Of the trust company oeacers
- to my standing with them. II
were asked to stats. my occupation.
should have to say that / am 4 cattle
herder-what you cali q cowboy. I
can make my living In the practice Of
the buDiness almost anywhere from
New Mexico north to the Canadian
line latter myself that I am pretty
god ct It" and John Armitags smiled
and took . cigarette from Q boz on the
table and lighted II.
Dick Claiborne was greatly interested
IN what Armitage had said. and he
struggled between an inclination to en-.
courage further confidence and q feel.
Ing that be should, for Shiriey's sake,
make It clear to this young stranger
that It was Of no consequence to any
member Of the Claiborne family who
b was or what might b the extent Of
biz lands Or the unimpsachabls char.
acter Of his Investment. But 1t was
not % easy to turn aside q fellow who
was % big Of frame and apparently 20
sane and 70 steady Of purpose ~ this
Armitage. And there was. too. the
further consideration that while Ar.
mitage was volunteering gratuitous in
formation and assuming an interest In
biz Affairs BY the Claibornes that was
wholly unjustinsd. there was also the
other side Of the matter: that biz ex.
plantations proceeded from motives Of
delicacy that wsrs praissworthy. Dick
was pushed and piQped besides to and
nat biz resourcee - . big protecting
brother were - soon exhausted. What
Armltage was asking was the right
to seek his sister Shiriey's hand In
marriage. and the thing was absurd.
Moreover. who was John Armitagel
IL question startled Claiborne Into
2 rsallsatioa Of the fact that Armitage
bad voluateeeed coasiderabis informa.
eios without at oil answering this Quss-
eien. Dick Claiborne was Z human |