The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-07


 eyes.
 "Estelle," she said languidly, you may dress my hair. I shall go to a matinee this afternoon. If Mir. Will kerson comes. tell him 1 am engaged till tonight
 Life at Beverly Hills was a welcome change to Ruth after the strenuous days that had passed since she left the "Master Key" mine.
 There were not many at the hotel and the most prominent figure among the guests was tall. carefully dress ed Englishman, so typically the tourist that the old cook insisted on identify ing him on the register.
 'l ain't seen many of the new kinds Of people" he explained. I've been out i'll the mine so mnny years that the styles in real gents has kind of escaped me admire to know just what kind If birds I'm roasting with"
 Who is he:" laughed Ruth. as they ga2ed out at the rising hills.
 Hes marked down as Sir Donald Faversham. and he's from the Brit ish isles" Tom Kane rejoined He is here for his health. they say. sup pose that's why he has to wear them white ankle warmers on his legs
 "ThoHe are called SpatS. Tom,' said John, smiling. That eyeglass is monocie.'
 Does he see through itF" inquired Kane, with apparent anxiety. ''I reck- oned he was near sighted. for l spoke to him a while ago and he didn't even see me"
 Oddly enough, Ruth blushed at this Sir Donald had seen her, and she had been made aware of it instantly; not that Sir Donald had been in the slight est offensive. He had merely silently testified by respectful glances his ap- preciation of the arrival of a very pret- ty woman
 John Dorr saw the blush and inter- preted it rightly. He, too, had ob- served the EngliShmans sudden inter est ill the lovely girl. For the first time he felt a sharp twinge of jeal- ousy. He had so long been alone in Ruth's regard that he had not ana lyzed his own feelings toward her He determined that Sir Donald Faver- sham should not impose his company on them.
 The very next morning. when Ruth and John came out from the hotel ready for stroll. Faversham lay in wait for the old cook and asked him for a match for his cigarette. Tom reached into his waistcoat pocket and pulled out a bunch of block matches, which he handed out with an air of doing a service to some one he could not see. Sir Donald looked at the queer matches, not knowing the pecul- iarities of the western sulphur article, and in spite of himself Kane had to instruct him to pull off one of the matches and strike it. When Sir Don aid choked and sputtered over an in halation of birthstone Tom looked pro foundly concerned.
 "Theyre leetle strong for some people," he remarked pityingly.
 "Strong!" answered Faversham, wip ing his eyes "I should jolly well say they were.'
 Their conversation had attracted Ruth's attention. and she and John both looked back. John smiled faint. ly. but Ruth was indignant.
 "Tom did that on purpose" she said. I'm ashamed of him."
 How it happened only Sir Donald could have told but within three min utes he was exchanging remarks about the scenery with them all And there's an awfully jolly bit just over the other way" he said to Ruth.
 The ice was broken. and Ruth promptly accepted the implied invita- tion to see this specially lovely scene and Sir Donald led the way, talking with her. After an instants hesita tion John and Kane followed.
 The acquaintance thus made was destined to have q great bearing on the lives of both Ruth and John. It had ripened into genuine liking on Ruth's part before the dance that night was over.
 The next morning John and Tom met Ruth walking with Sir Donald about the hotel grounds, and the young man could not help showing in both voice and manner that he was little pleased that Ruth should have so suddenly taken up with stranger.
 Remember she's only girl.' Tom warned him, feeling his mood. She's been brought up in the mountains, and she's as friendly as pup. don't like the way the man puts pettieoats on his