White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29
Yonr hands off,

goes, but | got the impression that II
was pretty serious. Two women cant
borrow hairpins and mix powder puts
for a week and remain strangers"
Then. as for Daniel Appleton. c. e..
good night" exclaimed her brother rue
fully. IF | were u woman I'd marry
him myself. provided | could get
ahead OF the rush; bat. being a male
Of the species. | suppose | shall creep
out into the jungle and suik."
"Right-o. Don't enter this race, for
I'm afraid you'd be a bad loser. Per-
sonally. | cant see anything in him 20
rave about. What scares me pink Is
the knowledge that I must tell him the
wretehed tAsiness that brings me here.
IL he strikes me. Danny. remember
I'm still your sister,
When the big gong gave the signal
for luncheon Appleton conducted Ma
talie and Eliza to the company mess
room. where the field and Office force
dined together. aud presented them TO
his fellow li%eutenants. At supper time
those who had been out on the line dur
ing the oay were likewise introduced.
and after a merry meal the whole par
ty escorted the two girls back to the
green bungalow.
why. here's a piano. Eliza exelaim-
ed upon entering The parior.
II borrowed it for the evening from
the Elite saloon" O'Neil volunteered.
It's "A dissipated old instrument. and
some OF its teeth have been Knocked
out-in drunken brawls. I'm afraid
but the owner Youched for its vior
on this occasion"
at her first opportunity Eliza under
took to make that confession the
thought OF which had troubled her all
the afternoon. Drawing O'Neil aside.
she began with some t~repidation,
Have you any idea why I'm heref"
Il supposed either you OF Oar had
achieved your pet ambition"
Far from IL. | have a fell purpose.
and when you learn what 1t is ] ex-
pect you TO move tue piano out-thats
what always happens in the play when
the heroine is dispossessed. Well.
then. I've been sent by the Review to
bare all thr disgraceful secrets of your
hfer'
I'm delighted to learn you'll be here
SO long. You cant possibly dnish that
task before next spring HIS man
ner. though %quixzicai. was genuinely
hen rty
Don't laugh said the girl There's
nothing funny about IL | came north
IA a spy"
Then you re a Northern Spy
Apples" she cried You remem-
bered. didn't You | never supposed
men like you could he fippanL Well.
here goes for the worst she outlined
her conversation with the editor Of her
paper
SO You think I'm trying TO steal
Alaska" he said when she had con
cluded
THAT seems 10 lie the general dee"
ITS a pretty big job
Whoever controls transportation
Will have the country by the throat
Yet somebody must build railroads.
since the government won't Did II
eve occur 10 yan that there IL a great
risk involved Ia q thing of this sort
and that capital must see IA profit be
fore it enters a new iieldf wonder
II you know how badly this country
needs an outlet and how much greater
the benefit In dollars and cents will
be u the men in the interior than to
those who fiianee the road. But | per
ceiye that you are "A conservationist."
"Rabid," Eliza hridled a little at
the hint OF amused superiority In his
voice. I'm IA suffragist too! | dare
say that adds TO your disgust"
Nonsense" he protested. Il have
no quarrel with conservation nor with
votes for women Neither have |
anything 10 conceal. I'm only afraid
that. like most writer's. you will be
content with half Information. In
complete facts are responsible for most
Observation-Disclosures. II you are in ear
nest aud will promise To take the time
necessary 10 get AT all the facts I'll
make an agreement with you"
Il promise. Time and a typewriter
are my only assets | don't intend TO
be hurried.
Dan approached, dra wn by the un-
comfortable knowledge OF his sisters
predicament. and broke I'm:
"Oh, sis has time 10 burn! She's
going to write a book on the salmon
c%anneries while she's here. It's bound
TO be one of the six best smellers!'"
O'Neil waved him away with the
threat of sending him u among the
mosquitoes.
I'll agree TO show you everything
we're doing
Even To the O fields"
Even To them You shall know ev.
erything. then You can write what
YOU please.
And when I've exposed you to the
world Us a commercial ~pickpocket, as
a looter OF the public domain-after