White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-28

been tfaVcifnB TOT ages. NOW, MmOL,
I'll tell you what carried me on. Yes
terday afternoon | got a message from
my brother George saying he was on
his way here"
"YesT"
Seems he's alive and In business In
Chicago. The news excited me q bit,
old boy. I pictured George rushing In
here, and the word spreading that |
was not to be the Earl Of Raybrook,
after all. I'm frightfully fond Of Miss
Meyrick. and ! want that wedding to
take place tomorrow. Then, too. there's
Jephson. Understand me-Cynthia Ia
not marrying me for my title. I'd stake
my life on that. But there's the ia
Their and Aunt Maryland considering
the number OF times the old gentleman
has forbidden the wedding already
"You saw it was up to you. for
once
Exactly. So for my own sake-and
Jephson's-I boarded a train for Jack
sonville with the idea Of meeting
Georges train there and coming on
here with him. ! was going to ask
George not to make himself known for
a couple of days. Then | proposed to
tell Cynthia. and Cynthia only, of his
existence. If she objected. all very
well-but I'm sure she wouldn't. And
I'm sure, too, that George would have
done what | asked-he always was a
bully chap. But missed him. These
COMPOUNDED trains -always late. Ex-
cept when You want them to be. |
dare say George Is here By this timer"
HE Is" Minot replied. Game a few
hours after you left. And by the way,
/ arranged a meeting for him with
Trimmer and his proposition. The
proposition fed into the night. 1t
seems he was the son OF an old serv-
ant Of your fathers jenkins by
name"
Surely. Surely that was Jenkins!
| thought Id seen the chap ONE
where-couldn't quite recall. Well, at
any rate. he's out Of the way. Now,
the thing To do is TO see good old
George at once
He went TO the telephone and got
his brothers room.
George A surprising note Of az.
lection crept into his lordship's voice.
George. old boy. this Is Allen. I'm
waiting for you la my rooms"
Dear old chap said his lordship.
turning away from The telephone
''Twenty-three years since he has seen
one OF his w flesh and blood, Tween
ty-three years OF wandering In this
forsaken country-l be- your par.
don. Minot. | wonder what he'll say
to me. | wonder what George will say
after all those years"
Nervously Allan narrowly walked
the floor. In a moment the door open
ed. and the tall. blond Chicago man
stood In the doorway. His blue eyes
glowed. Without a word he came into
the room and grlpped the hand of his
brother. then stood gazing as II he
would never get enough.
And then George Harrowby spoke.
is that u ready made suit you have
on. Allanr he said huskily.
"Why-why- yes. George
Il thought 80 Its a rotten bad Mt.
Allan. A rotten had 1T.
Thus did George narrowly greet the
FIRST Of his kin he hid seen in a quar-
teer Of n century. Thus did he give the
lie to fiction and to Trimmer. writer OF
fancy seeing you after all these
years speeches.
He dropped his Younger brothers
hand and strobe To the window. He
looked out. The courtyard Of the DE
La Pax was strangely misty even In
the morning sunlight. Then he turned.
smiling.
II thought you'd come at me with
the title" said George narrowly. drop
ping into n chair. Don't go. Mr..
Minot-no secrets here. Allan. you and
your wife must come out and see us.
Got a wife myself-nne girl-she's
from Marion, Ind. And I've got W of
the nveliest little Americans you ever
eaw. Live Ia a little Chicago suburb
honey house. shady street. neighbors
oil from down country way.
You are Lord Harrowby. the next
Earl Of Raybrook. Take the title. and
God bless you"
but. George" Allan objected. legal
ly you can't
Don't worry. Allan" said the man
from Chicago. there's nothing we
can't do In America, and do legally.
How's this? I've always been intend
ing TO take out naturalization papers.
I'll do IL the minute ! get back to Chi
cago--and then the title Is yours. In
the meantime, when you introduce me
TO your friends here. Wen just pretend
I've taken them out already"
Allan Harrowby got up and laid his
hand afrectionately on his brothers
shoulder.
You're a brick, old boy" he said.
"You always we're. I'm glad you're
10 DC here for the wedding. How did
you happen 10 Gomez
That's rfght-you don't know, do
youf I anne In RESPONSE to a telegram