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


that they had not received serious In
juries. He had but little time.
The princess and Norton would have
to take their chances with the other
passengers. Resolutely he stopped
and lifted Florence in his arms and
crawled out of the car with her. It
was a difficult task, but he managed
Ii. Outside. in the confusion. no one
ipaid any attention to him. So he
threw the unconscious girl over his
shoulder and staggered on toward the
read.
1t was fortunate that the accident
mad occurred where IL did. Five
miles beyond was the station marked
for the arrest of Norton as an abduc-
tor and the taking in charge of Flor
lence as a rebellious girl who had run
away from her parents. If he could
reach the Swede's hut, where his con-
federates were in waiting, the game
was his.
After struggling along for half an
hour a carriage was spied by vroon,
and he hailed it when 1t reached his
side.
What's the trouble mister?" ask
ed the farmer.
"A wreck on the railroad. My
daughter is badly hurt and must
take her to the nearest village. How
far rs it,"
About three miles"
"In give you twenty dollars for
the use of hat rig of yours"
Cant do 1t, mister"
But it's a case of humanity. sir!"
Indignantly. You are refusing TO
aid the unfortunate"
The farmer thought it over for a
moment. "All right. You can have
the buggy for twenty dollars. When
you get to the village take the a to
Doc Sanders livery. He'll know
what to do"
Thank you. Help me in with
her"
vroon drove away without the least
intention of going toward the village
As a result. when Florence came to
her her senses she found herself
surrounded by strange and ominous
faces. At first she thought that they
had taken her from the wreck out of
kindness; but when she saw the cold.
impassive face of the man Vroon she
closed her eyes and lay back in the
chair. Well. ill and weak as she was.
they should find that she vas not
without a certain strength.
In the meantime Norton revived
and looked about in vain for Flor
ence. He searched among the crowd
of terrified passengers. the hurt and
the unframed. but she was not to be
found. He ran back to the princess
and helped her out of the broken car.
Where is F~lorence?" she asked
dazedly.
God knows, Here. come over
and sit down by the fence till | see
If there is a field telegraph"
They had already erected one, and
his message went of with a batch of
others. This time he was determined
not to trust to chance. The shock
may have brought back Florence's
recent mental disorder, and she may
Rave wandered off without knowing
what she was doing. On the other
hand. she may have been carried of.
And against such a contingency he
must be fortified. Money, The
curse of God was upon it; 1t was the
trail of the serpent. spreading poison
IL. lbs wake.
BY and by the princess was able to
walk; and. supporting her. he led her
to the road. along which they walked
slowly for at least In hour. They
might very well have waited for the
relief train. But he could not stand
the thought of inactivity. The prin-
cess had her choice of staying behind
or going with him. He hated the
woman, but he could not refuse her
aid. She had a cut on the side of her
head, and she limped besides.
They stopped at the first farm
house, explained what had happened,
and the mistress urged them to en-
ter. She. she had seer no one. and GER
tainly not a young woman. She must
nave wandered of in another direc-
tion. She ran into the kitchen for a
basin and towel and proceeded to
patch the princess hurts.
She was extremely uneasy. That
she should be under obligation to
Norton CALLED her. There was a
spark of conscience left in her soul.
She had tried to destroy him. and he