The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-01-02
By IAN HAY
PROLOGUE.

PROLOGUE.
The vereker children's game. as with
the games of most healthy children.
ends In n quarrel. and Daphne. the eld-
est. In her role of mother, a position
she has occupied since the death OF
use stern measures. Seven compose
the family of Brian vereker. rector In
an English mining village. Besides
himself there are Anthony. alias
"Tony;' Veronica, known as "Nicky:"
Stephen. who suffers along with the
nickname "Stiffy:" Monica Cecilia. call
ly addressed as ALLY" and Daphne,
or "Daph" for short Mirkley Colllery
Owners association meets to receive
a deputation sent by the dissatisfied
miners. The Juggernaut arrives. han
dies the meeting with his usual iron
hand md the labor agitators are held
OF for the time being. Daphne is
again called upon to readjust q differ
ence between members Of her" fam
lily. with Cilly and Nicky as the prin-
cipals. Sunday morning Daphne has
the children or to church, where their
unrullness Is more evident than their
devotion Juggernaut. Sir John Carr
by name. Is In the congregation. and
to the surprise md CONSERVATION Of
Daphne. who hadn't expected COM
pany. he is invited by the rector to
dinner. His visit rs prolonged into
weeks. and Apollyon. rs he is nick
named. gets acquainted with the fam
lily and especially Daphne. to whom
he proposes n convenient marriage ar
rangement. which she accepts. as it
may benefit "her family" The first
years of married life. even after their
child is born. prove inharmonIous.
Daphne's brother make ~extravagant
demands on her pocketbook. and Jug
gernaut. despite help and advice from
elderly Mrs. Carfrae. proves a poor
companion at home. Daphne finds an
Interesting friend In Jim Carthew, her
husbands secretary. Her husband con-
tinues exercising forbearance toward
her. treating her like a spoiled child.
and Daphne loses her temper. Disre-
garding jacks objections. the willful
young wife drives her own auto. She
crushes MIR. Dawks.' her faithful dog.
d its wheels. and humanely Jug
gernaut shoots II. The killing seems
wanton to Daphne. and In a white
heat she prepares to leave him. At the
rectory a new curate has been install
ed. Rev. Godfrey Blunt. who is "keen
on Cilly." as Nicky expresses it. He
proposes marriage and Is accepted.
Daphne joins the fashionable colony at
Algiers under the wing Of Lady Hill
tion. Carthew. too. In need of rest goes
with them. On n glorious African
evening h two find themselves sit
ting together In the hotel garden.
Daphne attempts a little Irritation with
Carthew, who rebukes her and advises
her to so back to her husband. She
consents and returns to England, where
she u~nburdens her innermost self to
Juggernaut. The miners again became
rebellious and march upon Sir Johns
house In n dangerous mood. Serious
trouble is only avoided when the as
sembled strikers are told that an acct
lent In the mines had buried alive some
OF their men and Jim Carthew while at
tempting to check some mischief max
ing miners. After vainly toiling for
DAYS TO release the entombed an aban-
doned pit is discovered leading in the
direction of the prisoners. Juggernaut
and two companions enter 1t. Mean
while jim Carthew lay bordering on
bis chances of rescue.