Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-22

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 4 tall. carefully dress
ed Englishman. so typically the tourist
that the old cook insisted on identify
ing him ON the register.
81 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. I admire to know Just what kind
of birds I'm roosting with
Who is hep laughed Ruth. as they
gazed 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
"Those are called spats, Tom" ssid
John. smiling. THAT eyeglass is a
monocle."
Does he see through it?" inquired
Kane. with apparent anxiety. II 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. He had merely silently
testified by respectful glances his ap
probation OF the arrival of a very pret.
ty woman.
John Dorr saw the blush and inter.
preted it rightly. He, too. had OBJ
served the Englishman's sudden inter
est in the lovely girl. For the first
time he felt 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 a stroll, Faversham lay in
wait for the old cook and asked him
for a match for his cigarette. Tom
reached into his wsistcoat pocket and
pulled out bunch OF block matches,
which he handed out with an air OF
doing q 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 tbs
matches and strike it. When Sir Don.
aid choked and sputtered over an in,
halation OF birthstone Tom looked pro
foundly concerned.
They're leetle strong for some
people," he remarked pityingly.
Strong" answered Faversham, wip.
ing his eyes. II should jolly well say
they were"'
Their conversation had attracted
Ruth's attention. and she and john
both looked back. John smiled faint.
", but Ruth was indignant.
TON did that on purpose" she said
I'm ashamed of him."
How 1t 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 ovef
the other way" he said to Ruth.
The ice was broken. and Ruth
promptly accepted the implied invita-
ton to see this specially lovely scene
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 a stranger
Remember. she's only a 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 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. II L only knew
what Wilkerson was doing! II Everett
would only Gomez
(To be continued Monday)