The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

pool on MAY g That VIII bring him here
/ In just two weeks from now. Sorry TO
keep you waiting so long. bat you know
how delibrate these EngIishmen are
It does not matter IN the least.
promptly said Tom Baldwin. the shade
! of disappointment vanishing when he
thought OF two whole weeks 10 spend with
] Florence. Not in the least. Mr.. Bris-
com. assure you. I have important mat
ters to attend TO in New York which will
Keep me busy ali OF that time"
! Glad TO hear that" responded Mr..
! Briscom. ''In>the meantime make this
Office your own. III nave cards sent 70
your hotel giving you the privilege Of
/ some Of my clubs. and you VIII dine with
me at the Union tomorrow night
The two weeks glided past Ike an ex-
tended and happy dream. and with It
glided nearly four hundred dollars OF
Toms money. This had gone for delight
ful but rather expensive dinners with
Florence. visits 10 the theaters. a jaunt
to Atlantic City. flowers. bonbons. and
other expenses, including his hotel ac-
count.
| And Florence was TO return 10 Denver
on the day when the Englishman was due
In New York. Tom still had a margin
sufficient for all probable contingencies.
but at the same time-though he dreaded
10 have Florence leave. and he told her
so a thousand times. and begged her 10
remain and so back with him-still. nj the
same time there was no doubt that the
proper entertaipment of Florence could
not be continued long on $50, and If there
was any further hitch with the English
/ man II might becOme-well, Tom had 10
admit that IL might become embarrassing.
So he permitted Florence to make ar
engagements the journey to Denver.
and recompensed himself by declaring to
her that this was the last time they
would be separated. Then he called at
the Office Of Briscom & Storey
Mr.. Hudson, accredited representative
Of the Angio-American Mining Invest
ment Company. bad arrived and was In
the Office. Before a woNd was spoken
something told Tom Baldwin that there
were reefs ahead OF his enterprise. II
was not long before he heard the thunder
Of the surf and knew that his mining
bark was in danger.
Mr.. Baldwin," slowly said the repre-
sentative Of the great London house, "as
you doubtless know. our firm proceeds in
all matters OF this nature with cautious
conservatism. The favorable report on
your mine returned by the expert en-
ployed by Mr.. Briscom has duly been
! considered, but we find. on careful inves-
tigation. that he has been in error IN his
estimate OF properties showing equally
favorable surface indications. For this
and other reasons in line with our estab-
lished policy. we deem it best TO obtain
the report Of another authority. and we
can proceed no further until we have had
an examination OF the Little Uncom-
pahgre' made by Mr. Robert Munson
Slower. II his report substantiates that
Of the one now IN our possession we
shall be ready tc close the deal without
further delay. Our option, believe. ex-
tends until the first day OF September
Every word Of this struck Tom Baldwin
Ike blows from a hammer, but his mind
was alert. and he did not lose his nerve
or display the discoura cement he felt.
Who is to pay the expenses OF this
Robert Munson StOver?" he asked.
vivid picture before him Of that snaeI-