White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-21

It's huge ironbound doors were locked
Tor the night; Its custodian home In the
bosom of his family. Only Its lower
ramparts were left for the feet of TO
mantle youth 10 tread.
Along these ramparts, close to the
shimmering sen. Miss Meyrick and
Minot walked. Truth to tell, It was
not 30 very difficult to keep ones foot
ing-but once the girl was forced to
hold out an appealing hand
French heels are treacherous," she
explained.
Minot took her hand, and for the
first time knew the thrill that, en-
countered often on the printed page,
he had mentally classed as rubbish"
Wisely she interrupted 1t:
You said you had newsY'
Tie had, but it was not so easy to
impart as he had expected.
"Teli me-" he said, .if it should turn
but that what poor old George said
this morning was a fact-that Allan
Harrowby was an imposter would
you feel so very badlyT"
| one WilDuleH uef lait.
"You have no right to ask that" she
replied.
Forgive me. Indeed | haven't But
l was moved to ask 1t for the reason
that-what George said was evidently
true. Allan Harrowby left suddenly
for the north an hour ago"
The girl stood still. looking with
wide eyes out over the sea.
"Left-for the NORTH" she repeated
There was a long silence. At length
she turned to Minot, a queer light In
her eyes. "0f course you'll go after
him and bring him back she asked.
mo" Minot bowed his head. II
know I must have looked rather silly
| Of late. But II you think | did the
| things I've lone because l chose to-
| you're wrong. If you think 1 did them
because | didn't love you you're
wrong toe. Oh, r.
"Mr. Minot."
The water breaking Oh the ancient
stones below seemed to be repeating
| "Sh-sh." but Minot paid no heed to
| the warning.
I've cared for you," he went on,
ever since that morning on the train
when we raced the razorbacks-ever
since that wonderful ride over a God
forsaken road that looked like heaven
to me. And every time since that I've
seen you I've known that I'd come to
care more
Weren't you overly chivalrous to a
rival? Wouldn't what-what you are
saying be more convincing II you had
remained neutral?"
II know. l can't explain 1t to you
now. Its all over. anyway. 1t was
horrible while 1t lasted, but it's over
now. I'm never going to work again
for your marriage to anybody-except
one man. The man who Is standing
| before you, who loves you-loves you
IF We were back ON the train," she
said, land all that followed could be
| diferent-and narrowly had never
| been-I might
you might-yesY
81 might not say what I'm going to
| say now, which i~s-hadn't we better
return to the hotel?e
I'm sorry" remarked Minot Sorry
I had the bad taste to say what ! have
| at this time-but II you knew and
| could understand-which you can't of
course Yes. let's go back to the hotel
the shortest way"
considering what you have told me
of-Harrowby." she said. II shall b
leaving for the north soon. VIII you
look me up In New York;"
THANK you." Mlnot said. 1T win
be a very great privilege"
| Cynthia Meyrick entered the eleva-
tor. and out of sight In that gilded cage
| she smiled a twisted little smile
Mr.. Minot beheld Mr.. Trimmer and
his proposition basking In the lime
! light Of the De La Pax, and, feeling In
no mood to listen to the publicity mans
triumphant cackle. he hurried to the
| veranda. There he found a bellboy
calling his name. 49,
"Gen1emun to e you," the boy ex-
planned. He led the way back into the
| lobby and up to n tall athletic looking
man with q ruddy. frank. attractive
face.
The stranger held out his hand.
"Mr. Minot?- he asked. How do
| you do, siri I'm very glad to know
you. Promised Thacker ia look you
up Mt once. Let's adjourn to the grill
room I'm the owner OF tho yacht In
the harbor, which somebody has re-
chrfstened the Lleth"
Yes thought So" Minot replied
Tn mighty glad you've come. A Mr..
Martin Wall Is posing as the owner
| just at present"
$50 I learned from Thacker. Merry
lad. this Wall. I live In Chicago my
self-left my boat-Lady Evelyn. I
called her-in the North river for the
winter In charge OF a caretaker, This
Wall, It seems. needed a boat for q
month and took a fancy to mine"
The stranger leaned across the table.
"In the meantime he said. IT happen
\ 70 he Interested in another mattor