Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-12-18


ture.
came through the flap which separated
the women's dressing tent from the
mems She looked bit tired and care
worn. The Old miner. having had but
little 10 Ito with women folk, was not
able 10 discern under the richly yellow
glare of the lamps the air Of distinc'
ton which marked Mimi Trainer as
different from her kind. The Keene
family had come from good stock. but
mad fallen In evil days. She ran In
stantly to IN, baby
"Here's n man from John. Mimi"
said the brother rareiessly.
The Young woman rushed over to
Donovan and began shaking his hands
How was her man? Had he struck II
rich: Did he want her to quit and 60
to him?
Donovan hogan to swallow with dit
aculty. How WAS he going to tell her.
He wanted to run away. He could
now readily understand why Train0r
had always talked Of Mimi, Mimi
Mimi. until his Celtic ears had tired OF
the name Shy. WAS good wife and Il
good mother for all that she was
circus performer. And here he was
aiming 10 break her heart. Still. there
was a bit 0f cynicism In his makeup
The new fortune might console her
But II did not. On the contrary
when, half an hour after learning OF
the denth of the man she loved. sh"
mounted the wire. vertigo seized her
she lost her balance and fell. and b.
the time the men had laid away TIL
bic ton she Wits deld
For the first time IN his wandering
futile life Frank lteene felt his throat
contract and unbidden moisture oil his
eyes. After fashion he hnd loved
his clean minded. loyal little sister. and
now she was gone. leaving him with
baby on his hands. more adept In deal
ing from the bottom Of the deck than
from the top
How much Is the mine worthY' he
asked when the simple funeral was
over.
Lord knows" said Donovan. But
lt's tl biggest strike In twenty years.
But lts goin' to be- tied ul till this lit
tie chicks eighteen. Don: you worry,
though. TIL lawyers II see to It that
We cit enough I take care o tn child.
eddirate It, an all that"
Whats the name " the miner
Same as the Riddles Zlldnla."
The two separated. never to meet
igain
The years pissed Keene dabbed III
N manner OF shady trades and finally
set up ~ n Hindu mystic. II swami
He told fortunes did crystal gazing
resurrected souls and as Il bypfrdnct
played detective with more Or less sue
ress. He rarely prncticed this Inter
game except among his favored gulls.
Il was Il simple matter to instruct
some Ut his confederhtes to roh certain
Of his clients. II was equally simple
muttpr TO recover the stolen objects
for a suitable reward. Eeene eventu-
ally tecame known To the cult IN Han
sum- All. aud under that name Ills fame
grew. The checks from the Zudora
were now applied wholly to the wei
fare Of his niece.
The child grew. Her education he
gan. She gave promise of great beau
ty. even In the lank and pawky nge.
Hassam All had begun to love gold
the bright. shining metal--not In the
abstract. but In the concrete. To touch
II with his fingers was transport. M
symphony OF Bach's was hat 30 lin
as the chlnk.chink Of the cons. the
eagle and the double eagle as the.
fell upon each other. slipping from hi
hands
From her fifteenth birthday up H.
her eighteenth Tudora noted subti.
change In the manner OF h>r unch
He became coldly al0of, rhrely touch
ed her atfecti0nateiy, was moody ana
taciturn. Familiar IN abe wa" wi
all the paraphernalia Of the mysti
she still retained unboundcd faith l.
her uncles powers. Indeed. he W
Il hypnotist OF unusual power aud "
roughly skilled In the scieDt e Of
cines. Zudora had practiced
mer art until she wns aluos
cient rs her master. II nv
to her that her uncle's meF
ence were inethical ur
those Of cheat. Far
and NO -iety women
not few notable ba
ciers came to hill for
general PUBLIC held
Grant contempt and
little suspicion,