Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-03
CHAPTER xxx.
PLANNING 70 Win . Millionaire.


Planning 10 Win . Millionaire.
AY broke on the other side OF
the mountain al the Lady We
rouica mines. The hoarse wins
tie at the power plant woke
The echoes OF the mountain gorge.
The miners tumbled from their hunks
and stormed the greasy cookhouse. In
the boss shack the telephone rang. a25
a sleepy assistant foreman took g.
message from John Powell. chief en-
sineer at the workings on the other
side. 20 which from the Lady Veronica
mines a tunnel was driven -four miles
through the mountain. The message
called for all hands 10 quit the job and
come through TO the new workings on
fbe other side The message Is deliv-
cred 10 miners. outside men. the cook
house help. even 10 the ore shippers
who have just begun 10 load tie ore
carrying cable cradle that carries the
ore from the hillside outcrop across the
gorge 10 the tipple on the other side of
she ravine.
The whistle woke Esther and Quabba
rom where they had fallen exhausted
In their Hight on the rugged mountain
side n mile or more away. II reused Ia
their evil purposes In their wakin:
hours Luke Loyell and Blair Stanley a.
well.
THAT is the mine WHISTLE" excIaim-
cd Quabba. IF We can reach the mine
we will find Arthur Stanley. and We
will he safe"
Neither Quabba nor Esther knew. rs
Blair and Luke did. that Arthur had
icft The Lady Veronica mines and had
crossed the mountain 10 his new york
ings. But Arthur Stanley. or John
Powell, as California knew him. had
now ridden away from the new ork
ings IN company with one 81 his fore
men and vas well on his journey
across the great mountain range 10 dis
tant Santa Barbara. where he had ar
ranged To take over the palatial steam
yacht hat was 10 be delivered 10 him
there.
Vivian Marston. In Los Angeles. had
kept herself posted as regards Arthur's
comings and goings.
Experienced and world wise. Vivian
Marston laid her plans well. She knew
how telling and cffectual a romantic or
dramatic first meeting with the youth
ful anu hi.l spirited type OF young
nan always Is. She had met Arthur. il
Is true. Twice she had seen him. The
meeting had beer but q passing intro
duction at Mrs. Randolph's bali in
Richmond. In the excitement that foi-
lowed 40 swiftly when the diamond
had been torn from her own fair neck
by an unseen hand. an excitement
heightened by the further climax IF
.Arthur's arrest on the charge Of hav-
ing murdered DIR. Lee and his despcr-
ate fight and flight. the passing intro
duction had left no impression other
than perhaps the slightest upon Ar.
thur, Vivian was sure.
After this she had briefly seen him at
the tournament at 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 n time
when there would he no distraction 10
mitigate against the dramatic intensity
Of the meeting as she planned il.
The reckless daring OF Arthur had in
tercsted her. but as a bankrupt young
Virginia gentleman or rs n fugitive
from justice she had not deemed him
worth exercising her siren spells upon.
eve had opportunity presented itself.
Blu here in California IL was a far cry
from the situation rs ii had been IN
staid Virginia. The fugitive young
proligal OF Virginia was John Pow