The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-25

orators" Both Of the proprieiors
were In. and both rose AZ her sntrnnce.
Young ladies Of tlorencs's type wcte
not yet common IN Bedrock.
4 wish 20 see you about the Snake
uoek mine lease" florgnce began,
EraciousiN
GLASS bowed. hut not before b
visitor Imagined she saw a swift
glance flushed hotwecE father nnd
son.
= understand. II expires In ten
days. I believe said Glass blandiy
You are Miss pendeiton q"
Yes Wc-Mr Temple wishes 20
renew the ease on the erins you
proposed"
Visiting az snake Root Camp with
YOUR aunt went on Glass II ~
VEN picturesque up there. but
little Wild f0f an eastern young lndN's
cunNpntionniiHm I'd think How
ever" with an attempt at facotious.
ness. ITS different iu YOU case. OF
course. The omancc OF the situation.
YOU know You see. we've all heard
or guessed. When-sr. b. the inter.
ostinE event 10 come OF. " you don't
mind
"it YOU are alludinE 20 my marriage
with M Temple, u has not set been
announced" answered Florence cold
D. nut shout the lease. Will you
kindly make " out as Dor "a pos
sihl" ! have some shopping to do in
town und ms a long ride BAD 90
camp Mr Temple will aiEu the pa
pcfa Anl return them al once There
ore onlf ton DAYS und he wishes ~
have The matter arranged without
delay
Why didn't he come down him.
solff' demanded Glass. D.. hlunuy.
llc is very busy nt the mine and
convinced him that : could attend
Co ~ iust us we'll" Florence answered
Ito uaid o. wus 10 be- made out at
f2a uuO-Nuur own offer
dNasa. g.. laughed. THAT offer
was made iour weeks aEo. be said.
'und Temple declined H."
You mean YOU viii not renew u
for thaf'"
Exactly"
Flofcncr lost some Of her color.
What little none she nud her aunt
had wnH invested IN the mine. ~ we'll
ah Hush I'mply'H. aud the lease Tan
out Bon ton DAYS. Well" she said
slowly, um authorized lu ease you
hhould decline 10 recognize Your offer
to raise thc Amount to what was paid
iaft year. 500. 00O"
wmrh We must decline" said
Gloss sunyelN, Win real regret. you
understand Ana ! viii add hat We
would decline 100000 Just as
prumpu,
You mean hat YOU will not 70.
. lo1H" The snake Rock mine ON ANY
tcrmh the girls lips asked.
Exactly We expect 90 resume
operations There ourselves.
Florence Enzod ~ him steadily for
some moments then the color Hurrod
back 90 her face. understand" she
said You ava heard. And I sup
pose vow 'hll 'his business You made
"a fortune out OF the mine. aud thon
when o lost the vein you leased
u 60 Mr. Temple. through misroprs-
sn0tatiorH lp paid You $50. QUO AID
has sunk more Than $50, 0OO,in search
luE Tor That Vein lnul duy before
Yesterday, from nearly "a ysars work, .
ne took out less than 1000 worth OF
ore. h" tuld mo that YOU were an
thsrD yourselves uniy u short time ngl
irving to induce him 20 release the
min Tor SIS uuO, believing u 10 be- ga
h'uHird some OF the mean heard YOU
talking to each other. and YOU SAIL
The minc was not worth the cost OF
% piykaNr Now"
A. Temple has rodisroyerod tho
vein richie than ever finished GLASS. I
D., coldl,, wo propose to operate IL
ourselves But we are not 10 hard ns
YOU think, Miss Pcnieiton. and we
really trsl Tor Toupie. You may tell
him that o. ne VIII turn the min over
To- M at daylight tomorrow We viii
pay hun bach on"-haif the years
lease 81. 600
Mud lot him lose The other $50.
hnu' flashed back Florence. NO.
thank YOU We Will hold the milne
nnul me Yer, last Of the
mt oncc outside she wondered if
che had done the best she could
Would not The $50. 900 nut ma. he
would not urroo 20 that Like her. he
would rather nEht 10 The last ditch
Nh' must 10 something however. H.
was down iu tho mine working fierce
" with me- men Ht the almost pure
VEIN which the explosion had unco,.
cred and believing that she would re.
urn with the new lease. Only ton
daNH and De- iid not know i. What
could she doH
Before The had gone u hundred
wards she knew and instead of keen. I
iuE on toward the store she hurried /
20 the only printing office bedrock
contained IN hour later the Town
was 'nnapiruuusiy posted with "Aion
wanted at tb" SNAKE Rock mime Tor