White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-24

ITO think I spent the best part Of two
years studying this spoil"
why. that's loyalty of the finest kind.
All the money they had saved, too.
when they thought | had failed! Jove,
that vas fine Oh, I'm sorry, | won
der what they think OF me? | can't let
Dan go after that. r. He seized his
cap and hurried out of the building.
Its hardly right-when things were
going SO well. too" said Dan. He was
sitting crumpled up in a chair. ELIAS
arm encircling his shoulders. II didn't
mean to give up any secrets. but-fm
not myself when I'm with Natalie"
I'VE must take our medicine" his
sister told him gravely. I'VE deserve
II, for this story MAJ spoil all he's
done. didn't think IL OF her. though"
Dan groaned snd bowed his head In
his hands. II don't know which hurts
worse" he said. his anger or her ac-
ton. ~She-couldn't do such a thing.
sis: she just couldn't"
"She probabl, didn't realize. She
hasn't much sense. you know But.
after all he's suffered. to think that we
should iniure him | could cry"
The door opened before a rough
hand. and o'Neii strobe into the room.
huge. shaggy in bis coonskin coat
They rose. srlrlled. but he came to
them swiftly. "a look of mingled shame
aud gladness in his face.
I've come back TO apologize," he
cried Il couldn't wait. I've learned
what you children did while | was
gone. and I've come to beg forgive
ness. It's all right-it's all right"
u don't know what Won meant. Dan
gasped.
doc told me how you paid those
men. That vas real friendship; It was
splendid. II touched me. and IL
want to apologize. You see. I hurried
right back"
They saw that his eyes were moist.
and at the sight Eliza gave n culver.
ing cry. then turned swiftly TO hide
her face. She felt O'Neil's fur clad
arm about her shoulder. His hand
was patting her. and he was saying
gently: "You are n dear child Ii was
tremendously good of you both. and |
ought TO be shot for acting az ] did.
wonder If you can accept Il wre.ched
apology as bravely as You accepted a
wrong accusation"
1T wasn't wrong: it was right" she
sobbed. Dan told her. and she old
Gordon"
There, there, | was 10 blame. after
all, for letting any one know, and II
Dan made a mistake he has more thar
Offset it by his unselnshness-hls sac
riiices. Ii seems forgot how much |
really him"
That affair with the shift bosses
wasn't anything" said Dan hastily.
and it was ELIAS idea. | refused at
FIRST, but when she started to pay them
herself I weakened" He suffered
awk wardly. for his sister was motion
ing him desperately to be silent. But
be ran on; "Oh. he ought TO know the
Thole truth and how miserably l acted
sis. ] deserve TO be discharged
please don't make this any harder
for me than II is" Murray smiled.
I'm terribly embarrassed. for I'm not
used 10 apologies. | can't afford to be
unjust. | have SO few friends that |
want 10 cherish them. Pm sorry you
saw me in such n temper. Anger is a
treacherous thing, and it always be
trays me. Let's forget that | WAS
here before aud pretend that iust
ans 70 thank you for what yon did.
He drew Dan into 5he shelter of his
Other arm aud pressed he two voting
people 70 him. Il d.int realize how
deeply you kids care for each other
end TOR me.
The same ship which had brought
the ominoas news TO OtNeil also
brought Curtis Gordon north he had
remained in Seattle only long enough
10 e the Ills story in print. aud the