Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13

East and to Fortune.
CHAPTER II.
Jose became the gardener at Gin
quilla, the wonderful Ferrera estate
From the lore of bleak, hard metal, he
turned to the lore of flowers.
Are they not beautiful, JOSEF"
cried Carmen as she moved among
the blossoms.
When you here, yes; when you
not here, no." said Jose.
She looked at him in amazement.
For the first time she saw the
mighty force of his majestic features
the soul behind the glowing eyes.
What do you mean-that flowers
are not beautiful, JOSEF she asked,
little petulantly. because she was
blushing at his blunt compliment
NO, senorita. But rock live; flow
er die"
She could not resist another ques-
ton: Then why are the flowers
| beautiful when-well, when l am
here?9
Wins Fair Carmen.
You a flower that don't die" said
jose.
With a ripple of laughter. she ran
| to the house But, though she did
not know it now, the heart of the
little Princess of Cinquilla" had been
| captured by the delicate impudence
| Of the man who had risked his life to
save Bob Melville.
| About once a month a letter came
to Jose from Melville. Bob wrote as
II his servant was college chum,
| brother, business partner and fight
ing comrade combined. When Car
men read the letters to him. Jose ac-
oepted this attitude as a matter of
course.
Damn good man." he said. sue
cinctly, and was amazed that she
should be shocked.
At night he watched the little mine
on the mountainside. But there was
no trouble. BY day he attended his
flowers
CHAPTER III.
Bob returned.
There were. no blue jumpers MOI
feathers" in his makeup now. He
was a trim epitome of the up-to- date
New York business man.
But the first place he made fol
after getting off the train was the
little hotel bar.
Everybody on me" he said.
There was a clamor of welcome
and his formerly good right hand was
entirely out of commission when he
made his way to the Ferrera home.
| Carmen, from an upper window
saw Jose meet Bob. She saw the
giant young manservant fairly lift his
former master from his horse. Sh'
saw them come, arm in arm, up th'
walk, Jose's great figure towering
over Bobs, his fine head alert witt
interest, his eyes cleaning
Jose was listening to Bob's story
of the success of his venture. TIT
mine would be opened within two
months, with unlimited backing.
And you are going East with me,
said Bob.
TO Red Cap-yes," said Jose
mo. way back East-to school
I'm going to make mining engl
neer of you. You always were Il
love with the rocks, Jose. Will YOU
Gomez
You say do" said Jose.
CHAPTER V.
Melville was a little bewildere
when he proposed to Carmen Ferrera
He had cherished her memor
throughout the period of his absencf
He had felt no right to her love; b1
when she told him, gently but frankly
that she loved another man, he wa
puzzled. There were few other me
with whom Carmen might fall in low
around Red Cap.
But he bravely put his sorrow dow
and drove away with Jose one Apr
morning for the great East again.
; Jose he left at a little preparator
school in Western Pennsylvania. II
, visited him once each month and wa
{ amazed at his progress. The print
tive mind-if any mind is ever print
tive-responded to the sunlight
learning with the impulse OF a moo
tide toward high shores.
Within a year Jose was admltte'
under special examination, to the min
ing school of college. Within tw
months after that professors Wer
lowering over his laboratory apparl
tus watching his experiments.
Il got" said Jose to Bob on one o
, his visits.
They both laughed at his reVerslo
! to the old brevity of expression.
II mean I've got a new way o
/ hardening steel" declared Jose. An
/ there's check 20 show for IT, an