The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-11
THE FLOWING LoU'
By HOPE AINSllE.

] of definite success.
 Those had been the words that had sent Ted Rogers West, determined to win out or die in the attempt. AS Eleanor said, he had dallied on for years, expecting luck to perch on his shoulder and give him tips on all ere ation He had tried one thing after another when he left college, and had taken a postgraduate course in min ing engineering to be sure he wasn't missing anything he might need some day.
 To the family at large, he was a perfect prince of indirection. All the clocks in the world might run down and Ted would not have noticed it for several days He disliked having cal endars around-said they reminded him of times limitation. The really great soul arose above such things, said Ted.
 But when Eleanor Wilkes came to live at Cedar Grove she brought with her new spirit of endeavor. But Ted had been her most difficult enterprise. He loved her. This was evident, and he had won her in a quick, ardent courtship that was char acteristc of him. He wanted her to give up her work and marry him.
 "On what, Ted?'
 'I have a good allowance from father. We'll get a nice, cozy little place along the shore and be mighty snug
 No, we won't" said Eleanor. We won't take any little cozy place until you are capable of swinging it your self. Do you think I'd give up good income for such an uncertainty, Ted? Of course if you wish to make a sort of business partnership, I will marry you and keep up my work. Every one would understand why"
 So he had gone West vaguely at first with no objective point, armed with letters from his father to old friends in the mining interests. And even among them he rambled indefin- itely, first in one place, then off to another, until he struck Panther Peak, Nevada, and the Loving Lou mine. Therefore it happened that when Mrs. Chalmers heard from him the telegram read briefly; Busy. happy, new interest loving Lou" Telegrams are strange things-dis- connected, mispunctuated without proper capitals. But when Eleanor re- ceived another similar one the same day reading, Tn luck at last located loving Lou" she sat back at her desk, looking perpleXed at the sheet Then she called up Mrs. Chalmers and told her all. and Grace, in return, gave her her own blithe message q asked Phil where Panther Peak was, and he'd never heard of it. Maybe he'll wire again"
 Ted did. Even if Cedar Grove was unaware of the location of Panther Peak yet there was a single telephone line down the mountain so you could send your messages to the operator at the railroad station, and Teds mes sages arrived daily and were full of spontaneity and suggestive romance 'Tenderest thoughts engaged loving
 Lou"
 Chief advisory engineer stay definite
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 Eleanor did not answer the tele- grams. Out on Panther Peak, Ted waited yearningly. He was up to his ears in work and enjoying it hugely. The owner of the Loving Lou had taken a fancy to him Then some thing happened. One of the new cross cuts in the mine caved in, with sev- enty-two men behind the mass of rock and earth and Ted Rogers was with them.
 They wired for help from the near est town and Tuck Hanson, the owner, set to work with a handful of seven teen men to dig them out. The second day brought up more helpers, but the rock stood in their way and they were afraid to blast And just as the morn- ing of the third day broke in glory, Hanson, haggard and gaunt from his vigil, heard shout far below the camp, long faint halloo. and he saw meE crawling out of the ground like ants. led by Ted Rogers
 "l knew every rock grade and earth layer in that cross cut" said Ted weakly. when they laid him down on a cot in the big provision tent We couldn't get past the rock. but we bur rowed out the other way Awfully sorry to have put you to so much trou- ble. Hanson, old man."
 Hanson heard him and stared. Then he gripped the white hand on the blanket.
 Sorry! Why, you old idiot. you can have the whole blame mine if you like it! Don't you know when you're a hero?"
 Back at Cedar Grove. Eleanor stared at telegram that night:
 Loving Lou caved in some hurt got half interest in mine come as soon as possible"
 Isn't it just like Ted" said Eleanor when she understood, smilingly. ito