The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-17


ileushter and With your permission /!
want her FOR my rEife.e
Mfr Maitland bad thought long aud I
|seriously; over the stat d kiisirs. 40,
had proposed In his desperation TO !
give her hand to Armstrong u fhes
found her, Il had been imbossibies TO
keep secret the story 81 her hdven.
ture. her rescue and the death Of Arm.
strong. Il was natural AID iuevitRbie
that gossip should have busied itself.
with her name. It would therefore
have been somewhat dificult for Mr.. .
Maitland to hive withheld his consent
to her marriage to nfmost any repu-
table man who had been thrown 90 ms
timately with her. but when the man
was 50 unexceptlonably born and bred
as +Newbold, what had appeared al y
more or less dIsagreeable duty. almost
m imperative imposItion. becamera
pleasure! fii f5is & 3, h h :;
Mr.. Maitland was no bad Judge Of
men when bis prejudices, were not
rampant, and he looked With much sat
isfaetion on the line, clean limbed.
clear eyed. vigorous, man who was at
present suing for his daughters hand.
Newboldc had shaved OF his ibeard and
had cropped close hts mustache: he
was dressed In the habits Of civfIlza-l
don and he was almost ,metam-
orphosed. His shyness wore away as
ne talked and his inherited ease Of.
manner and his birthrtght Of good,
breeding came back to him and sat
EASILY upon him. g 4si.I
Under the circumstances the very
aest thing that could happen would
be marriage between the two. In.
Heed to be quite honest, Mr., Stephen
Maitland would have felt that perhaps
lnder any circumstances his daughter
could do mo better than commit her.
self to a man like this. ~ +,
81 shall never attempt" he said at
asst ito constrain my daughter. 1
think l have learned something by my
;ouch with this life here; perhaps we
81 Philadelphia need o little broaden.
ing In. airs more free. am sure that
The would never give her hand with
,nt her heart, and therefore. she must
iecide this matter herself. From her.
avn lips you shall have your answer"
''But you. sir; confess that should
eel easier and happier II had your
,anction and approval" ~
Steve" said Mr.. Robert Maitland,
Is the other hesitated, not because he
Intended to refuse, but because he was
oath to say the word that SO far as
lie was concerned would give Ibis
laughter into another mans keeping,
I think you can trust Sewboid; there
ire men who knew him years ago;
here Is abundant evidence and testi-
nony, as to his qualities, I,vouch for
iim.r ~ E25sH'sq9il
Robert" answered his brother, II
iced no such testimony. the way In
which he saved Enid, the way he COM
sorted himself during that period Of
ISOLATION with her. his present bearing
lin short, sir, II q father Is ever glad
% give away his daughter, l might
say should be glad to entrust her to
rou. / believe you tosbe a man Of
,onor and gentleman: your family is
Utmost as old as ny own; as for the
disparity in our fortunes, can easily
remedy that" S}eN efi2. 7ss{ :.
1 Newbold smiled at Ends father, but
t was q pleasant smile; albeit with
trace Of mockery and a trace of tri.
Imph in 1t. ~. r.
"Mr. Maitland, j am more grateful
% you than l can say for your con.
sent and approval which l shall do
my best to merit. I think may claim
10 have won your daughters heart; to
have added to that your sanction com
pletes my happiness. AS for the dis.
parity In our fortunes, while your gen.
erosity touches me profoundly, hard.
y think that You need be under any un.
easiness as to our material welfare"
What do you'mean?" EiIt t..i
/ II am q mining engineer. sir; / didn't
live FIVE years alone In the mountains
OF Colorado for nothing"
/, Pray, explain yourself. SIR
"Dld you find gold in the hills?"
asked Robert Maitland, quicker to I'M
derstand. ~ fNi't
THE richest veins on the continent
answered Newbold. 'u 1HpE'
"And nobody knows anything about
it" ST. mi &aa'i
"Not soul" se & I'D js
Have you located the claims7".s
I "onIy one" -,
We'll go back as soon as the snow
melts," said the younger Maitland.
land take them up. You are sure?"
Absolutely" t'a5
( but don't quite understand" quer-
led Mr.. Stephan Maitland. 's'nf5, b
"He MEANS" said his brother, that
he has discovered gold" III -
And silver too" intetposed New:
bold. n
i "In unlimited quantities." continued
the other Maitland.
1 your daughter will have more
money than she knows what, to do
Il with SIR" smiled Newbold