Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-04-06
CHAPTER Xxx.


took Ardea on the morning after the
night OF offenses, she greeted him quite
as II nothing had happened, challeng-
ing him gaily to a gallop with the VAL
ley head for it's goal. and refusing to be
drawn into anything more serious than
joyous persifiase until they were re-
turning at q walk down boulder
strewn wood road at the ba ok OF the
Dabney horse pasture. Then. and not
till then, was the question OF Nancy
Bryerson's future suffered to present
itself
Il thought of 1t last night" said Ar
dea, nodding toward cabin near the
Majors kennels. 1T Is Just the place
for Nancy, II she can not, or will NOT.
go back to her father. After break
fast. l shall send Dinah and a man up
10 set things in order, and she can come
as soon as she likes. She won't mind
the loneliness. Japheth will go after
her when we are ready; and If you are
prudently wise you will havebusiness
in South Tredegar for the next few
days"
That looks like lodging; and don't
like to dodge"
You will have to do many things
you don't like" she remarked. But
you shall be permitted to carry your
full share OF the burden. I mean to let
you give me some money, II you can
afford 1t, and I'll spend 1t for you"
Charity itself couldn't be kinder"
he asssverated. And, luckily, can
afford It. But"
He was looking at her wistfully, and
tho old longing for sympathy, for the
sympathy which has been quite to
the bottom Of the we'll whore truth lies,
was about to cry out against this riy-
citing OF the letters OF misunderstand-
ing and false accusation
But you would rather spend 1t your
self" she broke in, fancying she had
OWNED his thought That can not be.
The ono condition on which I shall con-
sent to help Is tho completest isolation
for Nan. You must promise me you
Will not try to see her. l am hoping
against hope that none OF the Mountain
View avenue people will find out what
you did last night"
IN keep out OF her way, II you can
keep her out of mine All l care Is TO
know that she is comfortably provid-
ed for"
In the comment of the simpler mind
ed Gordonia folk, the iron masters son
had finally made 1t up" with Nancy.
and here the note OF approval was lot
wholly lacking There were good
hearted souls to say that boys will bs
boys, and to express the hope that Tom
would go on from this beginning and
make an honest woman of Nancy by
marrying her
But Tom did not know OF II. He
was In the crucial month OF the panic,
year, striving desperately to maintain
the foothold given to him By tho pips-
casting invention. and he had little
time for the amenities. So II came
about that he escaped for the moment;
or, which was quite the same. he did
not know he was pursued. Another
Northern city. with it's full complement
OF grating officials. was In the mar
ket for some train loads of water
mains. and again Thomas Jefferson
was fighting the old battle of con-
science against expediency, this time III
the evil-smelling bitches where the
dead and wounded lie.
You are sure you went into II tho
oughly. Norman?" he demanded of his
lieutenant, when the latter return ID
from a pergonal reconnaissance of the
field. THE break they are making ut
us seems almost too rank to be taken
at its face value"
"Oh. yes; I dug 1t up from tho bot
TOM" said the henchman. IT'S rotten
and riotous The political machine
runs the town. and the bosses own the
machine. So much to this one, 80
much TO that. so much to half a dozen
others. and we get the contract"
That comes straight. does itY"
As straight as a shot out of q run.
They got together on It, eight OF the
big bosses, called me in and told me
fat-footed what we had to do" said
he salesman. "Oh. tell you. those
fellows are on to their job"
No chance to go behind the returns
and stir up popular indignation. as we
did In Indiana?" suggested Tom.
mo show on top OF earth The ring
owns or controls two OF the dailies, and
has the other two scared Besides
they've just had their municipal cleo
ton"
To prepare for the new eMgenoy
Tom took the afternoon local for South
Tredegar. The lump sum required for
the bribery was considerably in excess
Of his balance in bank. Notwithstand-
ing the stringency OF the times. he
made sure he could borrow but It was
IN some vague hope that the moral
ohasm might be widened to impassi-
bility, or decently bridged for him, that
he was moved to state the case in de-
tail to President Henniker OF the Iron
City National Mr.. Vancourt Hennikcr
could dig bitches. on occasion. making
them too vast for the boldest borrower
to CROSSE but Toms credit was gilt
~a~aH sph IN fha preaApt In sfanc6 m "a
president chose rather to build bridges.
I'VE have to shut our eyes to good
many disagreeable things In busine la,