The Arizona copper camp., 1915-08-20

could not give up her sweet revenge
nor forego the thought of possessing
the wealth which had once been Tom
Gallons and which he had tried to
conceal.
She agreed to go, and they decided
to leave by train that evening", thus
being in San Francisco in time to meet
the steamer and watch for DORIS next
movement.
Two days later Everett again met
John and Ruth in the hotel in San
Francisco
Johns news was that the Hindu they
sought had undoubtedly been oD the
Halcyon and that John had bought a
steerage passage for Bombay.
"You ought to get the plans before
you get to india" Everett said ear
nestly "You'll find yourself in strange
land where it will be like looking
for needle in a haystack to get hold
of your man.
Dorr acknowledged this and outlined
his tentative plan of getting hold of
the idol during the passage.
After all. we don't want the idol
| shall try to persuade the man Of this
and get him to let me have the papers
concealed in it,
At this moment Sir Donald Faver
sham was announced
The entrance of the EngiiShman who
had made himself SO attentive to Ruth
at the southern hotel awakened little
enthusiasm in either DOrr or Everett.
but for Rnths sake they played the
civil part
She. on the other hand. received Sir
Donald with every evidence of lively
pleasure.
I'VE are this minute talking of go
ing over to India. where you lived so
long" she told him after the first
greetings. And you are just the man
to tell us all about it."
"Going to- India." calculated the bar
onet. My word
Yes" she proceeded I'VE are aft.
er Hindu and his idol !"
AT this point John laughingly came
to the rescue and briefly explained the
object of their quest
Sir Donald listened quietly. occasion
ally gIancing at Ruth. whose beauty
was enhanced by pretty excitement
At the conclusion Of the tale he
hursed the end of bis stick awhile in
very apparent perpleXity
"Yon know. my dear fellow" he
o66 Tnh hat Ip6i Is
large country filed with millions OF
different races Even granting that
this man Is q Hindu and that your
surmise about the Idol is correct. T
don't see how you are going to accom-
plish anything
THAT is just where you can help
u.s." said Ruth impnISively
For the instant Sir Donald actually
blushed with embarrassment. =
I h5'tf- liz Il gathered ht1rfsFftff together
and went into details of what they
must expect and the difficulties they
must encounter
IF you could only go along" Ruth
said plaintively when he had got them
thoroughly discouraged. You could
talk their horrid language and make
them behave"
by JOve." said the baronet, smiling
THAT'S not a half bad idea! have
nothing to do. and | might as well see
the chaps in India again as stay here"
"You know, Sir Donald was in the
army there Ruth explained to Ever
ett-
Brought up there" Faversham add
ed know India pretty well. real
ly believe III go with you If you'll ac-
cept of my company What a larkr'
Neither John nor Everett received
this proposal with undue warmth. but
Ruth found it delightful, and before
any of them realized the seriousness
of the converse ton everything had
been arranged
Outside Faversham spoke to Dorr as
man to man.
II don't want to thrust myself on
you in any way" he said briefly. 81
happen to know India and to be sure
that can he of service to you. In
fact. ! should think it jolly trip.
But If you think | took advantage of
the little lady's courtesy say So
Entirely diSarmcd John Dorr had
to confess that Sir Donad's offer re.
Iieved him Of ii responsibility too
heavy for him
The two parted the best of friends.
though John could not refrain from an
expression of jealousy to himself
But he knew that Ruths interests
were now doubly safeguarded and
tried to restrain his unruly heart.
As the steamer sailed the next day
they had little time for their prepara
tons. but John made sure that the
Hindu was on board before the last
line was cast off and the big liner
backed into the stream and headed
slowly round for the channel to the
open sea.
CHAPTER XIV.