White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-10

This Is q new enc on me- said Nj
not. dszed.
A delighted smile spread over Mr..
Paddock's handsome face.
Thanks. That's the beauty of II.
I'm a pioneer. 1hereHn he others, but
] was the frst. Consider the situation.
Here's Mrs. Bruce, loaded with dia-
monds n money, but tongue tied IN
company. with q wit developed In a
small town. Bright, but struggling.
young author eomes to her-offers TO
make her conversation the sensation of
the place for q few pesos"
You did that?'
Yes, ! ask poeterfty TO remember 1t
was l who invented the graft Mrs.
Bruce fell ON my fair young neck.
Now she gives Ine in advance a hist OF
her engagements. aud for the impor-
tant ones | devise her line OF talk.
Then, as I'm usually present at the oc-
casion. | swing things round for her
and give her her cues. II I'm NOT
there she has 10 manage it herself.
It's a great life, only n bit of q strain
on me. ] have tn remember not To be
clever in company. II | forget and
spring. a good one she jumps on me
proper afterwari for not giving it 10
her"
by the way, Paddock said, you
haven't told me what brought you
southf'
business. Jack" said Minot. It's
a secret. Perhaps I can tell you later"
Business? | thought. OF course. ron
came for pleasure"
''There'll be no pleasure In this trip
for me. said Minot bitterly.
oh, won't there7' Paddock laughed.
Wait till you hear Mrs. Bruce talk.
See you later. old man
At luncheon they brought Hr. Minot
a telegram from u certain seventeenth
floor In New York. an explosive tele-
gram. 1t read:
Nonsense. Nobody mere TO take your
place. See it through. You've given your
word. TIItCkER-
Gloomily Mr.. Ainot considered What
was there to do but see 1t through
Even though Thacker should send an
other to take his place. could ne stay
to WOO the lady he adored? Hardly.
In that event he would have TO go
away-neyer see her a2ain-neyer hear
her voice. II he stayed as Jephson's
representative he might know the glo-
ry of her nearnes for a week, might
thrill at her smile even while he work
ed TO wed her to Lord narrowly. And
perhaps Who could say? Hard as
he might work. might he not be thwart-
ed? 1t was possible.
So after lunch he sent Thacker a re-
assuring message. promising to stay.
And az the end of a dull hour in the
lobby be set Of to explore the town.
The Mermaid tea house stood on the
water front. with n small second floor
balcony that looked ont on the harbor.
Passing that way at 4:30 that after
noon Minot heard a voice eall to him
Tie glanced up.
"Oh. Mr.. Minot. won't you come into
my parlor?" Cynthia Meyrick smiled
down on him.
~"Splendidr' Minot laughed. Il walk
forlorn through this old Spanish town.
Suddenly "A lattice is thrown wide. a
fair hand beekons. dash within"
Thanks for dashing.' Miss Meyrick
greeted him on the balcony. II was
finding II drcadfully dull. But I'm
afraid the Spanish romance is a little
lacking. There : no moonlight. no lat
tice. no mantilla. no Spanish beauty"
mo matter" Minot answered. IT
never did care for Spanish types. They
fash like a s%kyrocket. then tumble In
the dark Now, the home grown
girls
"And nothing but ten" h interrupt
ed. "Wm you have a eupT
Thanks. Was 1t really very dullY'
Yes. This book was to blame" She
held up a novel.
whats the matter with itT'
"Oh. it's one of those books In which
the hero and heroine are forever 'gaz-
ing into each others eyes And they
understand perfectly. But the reader
doesn't. I've reached one of those gaz.
ing matches now"
She was interrupted by the shrill
triumphant cry of a yachts siren at
UPT pdtk. die u itu nti hthd-
"The Lileth." she said.
Exactly said Minot. The bride
groom cometn."
Another silence.
you'll van to go 10 meet him.
Minot said. rising. He stood looking
at the boat, flashing eayly in the Il
shine. I'm 90 with you as far as the
street"
"But-you know Lord narrowly.
Meet him with me"
1T seems hardly the thing
But I'm not sentimental. And sure
~ Allan's not"
"Then | must be- said Minot. Real.
ly-I'd rather not
They went together to the street At
the parting of the ways Minot turned
TO her.
81 promised Lord narrowly in New
York." he told her. that you would
have your lamp trimmed and burn
/ Spp