The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-02

yond the possibility Of the most char
table error. But the pquant. sad
face, the soulful brown eyes, the
cheeks Of dark but wholesome and
even color, the fun red lips, the small
and dclicately nodded features, these
were legacles perhaps of French an
ceStors, more likely tokens of mat
conglomeratc strain now called the
American type; but English, never.
AS she came opposite my elbow
she raised her head and gave me a
look full in the eyes, a look so full of
helpless appeal that It startled me,
Our drawngroom connected with
the statcroom of the English couple
by q door so that the two might on
occasion be thrown together On suite.
looked down and saw the corner
of an envelope appear. called
Clarke's attention and we watched 1t
until the entire envelope. long, white
one, stuffed so full Of papers that 1t
went under the door with difficulty
lay on the floor at our feet.
Our pretty lason progresses"
whispered Clarke. There is a billet
douX for you"
hastily seized the envelope and
empticd its contents on the reading
table. And then Clarke and | stared
and CAPPED In helpless and idiotiC as.
constituent. Before us lay bonds Of
the United Zinc Corporation to the
value OF $4,000.
With them was a single sheet Of
note paper with the crest OF the Los
Angeles limited at the top. Clarke
and read it silently.
ITO Mr. Carlton Clarke: am taxi
ing what | believe to be the only
course TO save these papers and my
llfn By the time we reach Old Faith.
full inn | hope to devise some DISPOSE.
ton to ask you to make of them. Until
then guard them well. | know | can
trust you. Destroy this note at once.
Lady Ethelbert Snively."
After breakfast at Yellowstone sta.
ton the next morning our entire party.
numbering about 80, were loaded into
the big MY stages for the 32.mile
drive to the Upper Geyser basin and
Old Faithful inn. Clarke and had a
surrey to ourselves in charge OF one
30 Hughes. "Bo" being Yellowstone
slang for driver. We also travelled
special" That is. we were relieved
from adhering to the regular schedule
laid down by the stage Company.
We reached the Fountain lunch sta,
ton and the Lower Geyser basin in
advance of the rest of the party and
Clarke reused to his duty sufficiently
TO walk out with me over the "forma
ton" as the acres of limestone de
post made by the geysers is officially
and technically known. Here again
we met my lord and lady when the
rest of the tourists came up, and were
grouped reverently in a circle TO watch
the Fountain geyser play. Lady
Snively clapped her hands in glee as
the voiling water, throwing clouds OF
s3ethirg steam, shot so feet In the air
The shadows of the western snow
peaks were frightening when we drew
up. IN ADVANCE Ol lHe rest Ol tUe party
again by virtue Of our Special" be
fore the log portals of that wonderful
piece OF forest architecture, Old Faith
full inn.
was assigned TO room II ant
Clarke to room IS. Lord and Lad,
Snively followed us and drew No. 10
Whatever the destiny that bound III
together 1t seemed unbroken.
This would be n dangerous place
10 travel about on at night, b."
said to Hughes as we clambered III
and down the mounds of calcareou.
deposit, between bottomless pools o
boiling water, peerlng down into thu
growing, sulphurous depths of thu
Lion and the Cubs" threading tn,
treacherous and precipitous sides o
the "Grotto" and feeling beneath ou
feet the hollow crunch OF the crus
that seemed but thin partition be
tween the beautiful world above an,
the regions Of the inferno beneath.
You're mighty right" answered
Hughes. II never knowed of but on,
man that ever come over here a
night and he wandered out q tn