White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-21

yes.
"Estelle." she said %languidly, you
may dress my hair. | shall 60 to a
matinee this afternoon. IL Mr.. VIII
kerson comes tell him | 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 n tall. carefully dress
ed Englishman. so typically the tourist
that the old cook insisted on identify
ing him on the register.
II amt seen many Of the new kinds
of people," he explained. I've been
out In the mine so many years that the
styles In real gents has kind of escaped
me admire to know just what kind
of birds I'm roostlng with"
Who is heT" laughed Ruth. as they
gazed out at the rising hills.
He's 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 warmer on his legs"
'Those are called spats, Tom," said
John. smiling. That eyeglass is a
monocle."
Does he see through it?' inquired
Kane, with apparent anxiety. Il reck-
oned he was near sighted, for ! 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. lie had merely silently
testified by respectful glances his ap-
probation of the arrival of a very pref
~ woman.
John Dorr saw the blush and inter
preted it rightly. lie. too, had OBJ
served the Englishman's sudden inter
est in 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
lie 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 a stroll. Faversham lay In
wait for the old cook and asked him
fAr N ,autaH Ter HE otVa rtY. FE.Fa
reached into his waistcoat pocket and
pulled out n bunch of block matches.
which he handed out with an air Of
doing n service to some one he could
not see. Sir Donald looked ut the
queer matches. not knowing the pecul
iarities of the western sulphur article.
and In spite of himself Kane had to
instruct him 10 pull off one OF the
matches and strike II. When Sir Don.
aid choked and sputtered over AN in
halation OF birthstone Tom looked pro
foundly concerned.
They're a leetle strong for some
people" he remarked pityingly.
.Strong,' answered Fayersham. wip
ing his eyes. Il should jolly well say
they werei'
Their conversation had attracted
Ruth's attention. and she and John
both looked back. John smiled faint
ly. but Ruth was indignant.
TON did that on purpose" she said
I'm ashamed of him."
How it happened only Sir Donald
oU..il ha.a tnI1 Init uithfp thraa min
utes he was exchanging remarks about
the n with them all. And
there's an awfully jolly bit just over
the other way" be said to Ruth.
The ice was broken. and Ruth
promptly accepted the implied invita-
ton TO see this specially lovely G
and Sir Donald led the way, talking
with her. After an %instant's hesita
ton John and Kane followed.
The acquaintance thus made was
destined to have a great bearing oil
the lives of both Ruth and John. 1t
had ripened into a 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 n stranger.
Remember. she's only a girl Tom
warned him. feeling his mood. shes
been brought up in the mountains. and
she's as friendly as n pup. don't Ike
the way the man puts petticoats on his
feet and I'm used to being looked at
with two eyes. but Ruth Is all right.
You must remember that young as she
is and inexperienced, she has a good
lot of common sense"
II suppose it's foolish of me-" John
answered, But I'm used to activity,
and this dawdling about doesn't suit
me and that makes me generally cross
and unreasonable. IL ! only knew
what wilkerson was doing! II Everett
ould only GOMEZ
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