White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-25

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and admired, or Norton whom he
hated ais a dog with rabies hates wa
ter. With Norton free. he would
never again dare return to New York
Openly. This meddling reporter aim
ed at his ease and elegance.
He left the freighter as soon as a
boat could carry him ashore. The
fugitives would make directly for the
railroad, and thither he went at top
speed, to arrive ten minutes too late.
Free +" said Florence. az the train
began to increase Its speed.
Norton reached over and patted
her hand. Then he sat back with a
sudden shock of dfsmay. He dived
a hand into a pocket, into another
and another. The price of the tels-
gram he had sent to Jones was all he
had had in the world; and he had
borrowed that from a friendly stoker.
In the excitement he had forgotten
all about such a contingency as the
absolute need of money.
Florence, I'm afraid we're going
to have trouble with the conductor
when he comes"
Why"
He pulled out his pockets sug-
gestively. mot a postage stamp.
They'll put us off at the next station.
And" with a glance in the little
mirror between the two windows. II
shouldn't blame them a Bit" He was
unshaven, he was wearing the suit
substituted for his own; and Flor
ence. sartorially. was not much better
off.
She smiled, blushed. stood up, and
turned her back to him. Then she
sat down again. In her hand she
held a small dilapidated roll of bank
notes.
II had them with me when they
abducted me-" she said. Besides,
this ring is worth something
THANK the Lord" he exclaimed
~relievedly.
So there was nothing Ore to do
but be happy: and happy they were.
They we're quite oblivious to the Pc
culiar interest they aroused among
the other passengers. This %unshaven
young man, in his ragged coat and
soiled jersey this beautiful young girl
in a wrinkled homespun, her glorious
blonde hair awry. and the way they
looked at each other during those
lulls in conversation peculiar to low
ers the world over. impressed the
other passengers with the idea that
something very unusual had happen
ed to these two.
The Pullman conductor was not
especially polite: but money was
money and the stockholders. waiting
for their dividends. made it impos-
sible for him to reject it. The regu-
lar conductor paid them no more at
~tention than to grumble over chang
ing a $40 bill.
80 while these two were hurrying
on to New York. the plotters were
Lurrying east to meet them. The two
trains met and stopped at the same
station about eighty miles from New
York. The princess, accompanied
by Vroon, who kept well in the back
ground. entered the car occupied BY
the two castaways.
In the mirror at the rear of the
car Norton happened to cast an idle
glance. and he saw the princess.
vroon, however. escaped his eye.
BE careful. Florence he said
THE game begins again. Pretend
that you suspect nothing. Pretty
quick work on their part. And that's
all the more reason why We should
play the comedy we'll. Here she
comes. She will recognize you. throw
her arms around you, and show all
manners of e~ffusiveness. Just keep
your head and play the game"
she lied about you to me-
"No matter"
"O,' cried the princess. She seiz-
ed Florence in a wild embrace. She
was an inimitable actress, and Norton
could not help admiring her. Your
butler telephoned me, I ran to the
first train out. And here you are.
back safe and sound. 1t is wonder
full. Tell me all about 1t. What an
adventure! And. good heavens. Mr..
Norton. where did you get those
Clothes? Did you find her and rescue
her? What a newspaper story you'll
be able to make out of 1t all. Now.
tell me just what happened. She sat
down on the arm of Forence's chair.
The girl had steeled her nerves
against the touch of her. And yet
she was beautiful, How could any