The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

in that old shack of mine. Wen take
a place at the Springs for a while.
until you get used to it all. l can ride
PACK and forth once or twice week"
But want to go with you, Steve"
1t would be too lonely for YOU
Oh, suppose it would" She said
no more. Why couldn't he under
stand that no place on earth would be
lonely where he was, that she would
gladly wear doeskin and moccasins
and tramp the wild ways with him?
But she wondered how palace of a
100000 lodge could be lonesome.
A telegram had been handed her
by Mrs. Ted at the depot She had
crushed it in her hand, unopened, but
now as Steve took up magazine, and
actually started to read it, she remem-
oered the envelope, and tore it open.
IL was brief, and from her only broth
er in Seattle.
Best love and congratulations to
the happy pair"
something In the message made
the quick tears spring to her eyes,
and tremble on her lashes. The happy
pair. How could she ever be really
happy when she knew that Mrs. Ted
had deliberately invited her to Beau
Volr, In the hope that Steve Charlton
would take fancy to her, and marry
her? He had seen her portrait first
OF all, and had fallen In love with that,
SO Mrs. Ted declared, and it was a
good match. Rosamond hated the
word-a match, bargain, and excel.
lent salel She looked up, and met
Steve's troubled glance. He saw the
tears, and reached for her hands, in
spite of the rest of the passengers.
Dear, don't cry, don't, l can't stand
1t. II eEy one has made a mistake,
it is |, and I'll stand for it. l should
have known better all around But
l knew it was what you had been used
to, and as long as couldn't give it to
you | thought it didn't matter. We
loved each other. and my cousin is
bully good to me out at the mines"
Your cousin?" faltered Rosamond.
The other Steve Charlton, you
know The millionaire kid they call
him out there. I'm only the under
study. I'm chief mining engineer at
the Dominic Coalition, that's all. dear.
But I'll make good. I'm getting three
thousand a year now, and making
stray punches on the side. AS the
Coalition grows, l will grow, too If
you can just be patient, and do as you
please with your own fortune, | will
climb up beside you soon. in the
money line
My fortune? ! have no fortune,
Steve" Rosamond's hands grew chill
ed in his strong. close clasp. What
do you mean%'
Mrs. Ted told me you were heiress
to Heaven knows how much real gilt
ter" Steve explained, laboriously
I've hated your money ever since l
heard of 1t. but it had to go with you,
and l couldn't afford to wait l want
ed you. don't you know. grille? You
don't blame me. do you?"
And you haven't any fortune your
self" Rosamonds eyes were soft and
tender.
"Divil Bit" laughed Steve. reck-
lessly. ITS coming"
Neither have l. DEAR" she told him.
happily. Mrs. Ted just made 1t all
up so we would marry She evidently
thought you were the millionaire kid,
as you say. for she told me so, and
I've been miserable playing the part
of the beggar maid to my king Is
is it nice little shack, Steve, where
we're going to, way up in the noun
tains?"
Steve thought for a minute. and
pulled out timetable.
1T is" he said, finally, emphati
cally, land we're going to it now
Well get off this train at New Ro-
chelle, catch an express back, and go
straight for Charlton Peak, Nevada.
as fast as western limited will take
us. / don't like being patronized. and
petted, do you, LADY,"
Rosamond flashed back a smile, in
her old, happy way.
81 may not be an heiress. Steve"
she said, half seriously. But I'm a
splendid cook"
You won't have to cook keep a
heather Chinee.'"
At the New Rochelle station. wire
went back to Mrs. Ted.
Don't worry about us. Going west
Have one thousand in cash in the
whole world between us.
THE Happy Pair