The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-09-25

tie At the power plant woke
the echoes OF the mountain gorge
The miners tumbed from their hunks
and stormed the greasy cookhouse. In
the boss shack the telephone rang. and
sleepy assistant foreman took
message from John Powell. chief en-
gineer at the workings on the other
side, to which from the Lady Veronica
mines tunnel was driven four miles
through the mountain. The message
called for all hands to quit the job and
come through to the new workings ON
the other side. The message Is deliv-
cred to miners. outside men. the cook.
house help, even to the ore shippers
who have just begun to load the ore
carrying cable cradle that carries the
ore from the hillside outcrop across the
gorge to the tipple on the other side of
the ravine.
The whistle woke Esther and Quabba
from where they had fallen exhausted
in their flight on the rugged mountain
side mile or more away. 1t reused to
their evil purposes In their waking
hours Luke Lowell and Blair Stanley as
well.
''That is the mine whistle!" exclaim.
ed Quabba. IF we can reach the mine
we will find Arthur Stanley. and We
will be safe"
Neither Quabba nor Esther knew, as
Blair and Luke did. that Arthur had
left the Lady Veronica mines and had
crossed the mountain to his new work
ings. But Arthur Stanley, or John
Powell, as California knew him, had
now ridden away from the new work
ings in company with one of his fore
men and was well on his journey
across the great mountain range to dis
tant Santa Barbara. where he had ar
ranged to take over the palatial steam
yacht that was to be delivered to him
there.
Vivian Marston. In Los Angeles, had
kept herself posted as regards Arthurs
comings and goings.
Experienced and world wise, Vivian
Marston laid her plans well. She knew
how telling and eflectual n romantic or
dramatic first meeting with the youth
full and high spirited type Of young
man always is. She had met Arthur, 1t
Is true. Twice she had seen him. The
meeting had been but passing intro
duction M Mrs. Rnndolph's ball in
Richmond. In the excitement that fol-
lowed so swiftly when the diamond
had been torn from her own fair neck
by an unseen hand, an excitement
heightened by the further climax Of
Arthur's arrest on the charge of hav.
ing murdered DR.. Lee and his dcsper-
ate fight and eight the passing intro
duction had left no impression other
than perhaps the slightest upon Ar.
thur, Vivian was sure.
After this she had L.lCGy seen him at
the tournament ut Fairfax. But these
brief contacts. Vivian realized, were as
nothing She felt that to impress Ar.
thur she must throw herself In his way
I'm some impressive manner, at time
when there would be no distraction to
mitigate against the dramatic intensity
of the meeting ms she planned 1t.
The reckless daring of Arthur had in
terested her. but as bankrupt young
Virginia gentleman or as fugitive
from justice she had not deemed him
worth exercising her siren spells upon,
even had opportunity presented itself.
But here In California 1t was n far cry
from the situation as ii had been in
staid Virginia, The fugitive young
prodigal of Virginia was John Pow
ell, the northumberland. whose daz'
cling rise to riches through his oil in
vestments had made him marked
man even in California, that wonder
land where everything possible can
happen.
Vivian had sedulously kept out Of
Arthur's way In Los Angeles, and now
that she had brought on Blair TO aid
her later. but had sent Blair away for
the present that she might better work
out her plan unhampered, Vivian Mar
ston felt that the gods were kind, and
she resolved she would not fail. Every
tie that bound Arthur Stanley to his
old life in Virginia was broken, now
that he was John Powell, California
millionaire, tiattered, sought after. EV'
cry tie was broken, save perhaps his
affection for Esther. But youth and
success and flattery lead TO forgetful-
ness, as Vivian knew. Once could she
cross his path impressively, as she
planned, she felt sure she could hold
him, and Esther would be but mem
DRY, faint influence no longer to be
feared. She had taken care to AVOID
John Powell when that courted young
magnate had arrived at the great hotel
at Santa Barbara, hosiery FOR tour,
lists of wealth, to take command OF
the palatial steam yacht that she had
read In the papers would be delivered
20 him In the beautiful bay of Santa
Barbara
Her prospective prey had come on
horseback ana had met the yacht
broker shortly before she had arrived
at the same hotel. He had donned the