The Ordway new era., 1916-05-12
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words to Helen. THE Copper Range
and Tidewater will continue opera
tions just as fast as money can be
raised" his uncle was saying. I'VE
can begin the work of building the
cutoff where it leaves the main line.
Meantime we will send out new sur
yeying parties on reconnaissance to try
to relocate the pass through the Super
stition range. All may come well yet,
little girl
He patted her hand, rose and left
her. Seagrue at n distance studied
the outline OF the slender figure and
the striking silhouette of Helen's
head and neck as she stood looking
out on the rain.beaten landscape. He
walked over to where she remained
oblivious to his presence and ven
tured a few carefully chosen words of
sympathy. Nothing so despicable, so
pusillanimous as this had ever marked
his career, but he had groomed him
self for anything.
81 am in position, Helen" he went
on. perhaps better position than any
among your fathers friends, to take
up his work where he left it of. His
murderers are in jail will undertake
to see to their punishment. His new
line can be made a valuable property.
am willing and able to provide the
means to put it through. But | am
alone, as you know. / care for no one
! other than you've told you that. Let
me take your troubles. Be my wife"
Il have told you," she said. look
ing down but speaking quick and firm
ly. that I can't listen to you on that
subject. Could you possibly expect me
to do so at a moment like this-my
father" her voice faltered-"scarce-
ly buried"
She put her handkerchief to her face
and walked away Swallowing his hui
initiation with a resolve to conquer her
obstinacy yet, he followed her with his
gaze up the stairs. Then he sauntered
over to the table at which she had
been comforting with his uncle. There
lay the bundle of stock certificates. He
felt so completely master of the situa-
ton that he inyolutarily made ges-
ture as if to tear the batch in two.
Rhinelander, coming into the library
at that moment from his room, saw the
movement. He took the securities i'm
patiently from Seagrue's hand. You
treat these as II they were waste pa
per. They are not. On the contrary,
if have my way that cutoff is going
to be built he declared emphatically-
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