The Dolores star., 1912-09-27
hat she would DO her very bss..


behind him In the motley room Of IN
actress with il psrfumed atmosphere
Of roses and vioista. The photograph
which he had laid down on the table
seemed 70 look out 1t him again. and
he repeated dslightsdly. THAT one
was for me. al right! TN the boy
from her town and no mistake" And
he thought Of her - shs bad lain,
lifelessly and pale on the dressing.
room sofa. under the touch OF hired
hands. and how. no doubt. she had
been lying In her room when he called
today. with shades drawn. resting 10
fore the long hard evening. when Lon
don would be amused by her. delight.
ed by her. charmed BY her voice. By
her body and her grace. He had
wandered up ~ far - Piccadilly.
went into . florists and stood before
the flowers. Her sitting.room had been
fun OF roses. but Dan chose some
thing else that had caught his eye
from the window huge country bas-
ket Of primroses, smelling Of the earth
and the spring. He sent them with
his card and wrote on Il. To the Girl
from Ny Town." and sent the gift
with pleasure ~ young and ~ fresh
~ was bis own heart.
He got no note Of acknowledgment
from his flowers. Miss Lane was evil
IDENTIFY better and played every night:
no mention was made OF her indispo-
sition in the papers. But Dan couldn't
70 to the Gaiety ar bear to see her
make the effort which he knew must
tire her beyond words 10 conceive.
After . few days he called At the
Savoy to get news Of her. He got -
far A. the lift when going up In Il 10
saw Prince Poniotowsky. The sight
affected Miss Lanes townsman 20 for.
chilly that instead Of going up TO the
dancers apartment Dan took himself
on, and anger. displeasure and some
thing like disgust were the only sen
timents he carried away from the Sa-
voy. He sent her no flowers. and gave
himself up unreservedly to Joshua
RuGsles and to . couple Of men who
came In TO see him BY appointment.
And when toward four O'Clock he found
himself alone with Ruggles. Dan
threw himself down In . big chair 4
looked intensely bored.
well. ! guess We don't need 10 go
any more Of these fellows for . week.
Dam" Ruggles yawned with relief.
I'm blamed n u isn't % bard 70 tahe
care Of money ~ to get Il. was :
poor man once. ard - was y0us -
thsr. Tb0ss vusU ~ oAyJ ~ -
fan"
Russlss took out big Cigar. sesusk
. match sharply. and when be had iit
bis Henry Clay be nxed his case on
the flying London f0g. whose black
curtain drew itself across their win
dow.
There's Q lot Of excitement" Rug
gles said. I'm not knowing what you're
going to get: may turn out TO be any.
thing when you're young and on the
trail. That's the way your father and
me felt. And when We started out On
the spot that's Blairtown on the map
today, your father had forty dollars
. week 10 engineer busted mine and
10 pull the company into shape"
Dan knew the story Of his fathers
rise by heart. but be listened.
He took on with the mine lot d
discontented haif-hearted rapscallioas
- whole bunch Who had failed Ill
along the line. He didn't chuck 'eo
out. There's no life In old WOOD.
JOSH be said TO me. but somstimee
there's IRE In Il. and I'm going 10 light
up and he did. He won over the
whole lot Of them In eighteen moaths.
and within two years hs had that
1arnsd mine paying dividends. Mean.
while something came bis way and -
took a."
From bic chair Dan asked: .Yos
mean the Bentley claimi"
Measles" bic frisad said coaically.
with . grin. your father wss sich
10 death With them. When b vas ~
Ting up for The nrst time. pssltng ID
sis room. there was . fellow. - Eng
!ishman. . total stranger. come b %
see him. Better clear out Of hses.
vour father says TO him. Tn shs1.
ding the dsmneAsst disease Tor .
grown man that ever vss caught
I'm not afraid Of IT, tAs Englishnas
said. Tn shedding worse wbss