The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-11-11

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a"n'y passes within 90 days. cable
me; and If you're broke. stick the On.
'oIauo Con. for the cable tolls
"ood Old wagonW Webster renliod
oHecuonately Then he shook hands
ana climbed aboard the train. THO
instant he disappeared I'm the vostt.
que, however. Neddy Jerome waddled
'uPluIy down the track to Car o.
cIimbed aboard, and made his wev 70
Lower u. The young lady in the groom
,alIor-made suit was there looking
ldly out of the window.
Young lady" jerome began. "mnv
presume 10 address you for n mo-
meht on a matter Of great Importance
10 your Don't be afraid of me. NV
u'ar I'm old enough to be your Ia.
Tier, and besides I'm one OF the nicost
Ola men you ever met"
She could not forbear n smile
very we'll sir" she replied.
NeddN Jerome produced pencil and
card. Please write your name ON This
card he pleaded, "and I'll telegram
What ] want to say to you. Therell
ne man coming through this car In
a minute, and don't want him 10 see
me here. Please trust me. Young
lady"
The young lady did not trust him
however although she wrote on the
card. Jerome thanked her ana fled
us fast as his fat old legs could chr.
ry him. Under the station nrc he
read the card.
Henrietta wilkins" he murmured
"By the gods. one would neyer sus.
pect name like that belonged TO a
face like that. by lingo. 1t would be
strange II that mailman persuaded her
to marry him. hope he does. If
I'm any Judge Of character Jack Web.
ster won't be cruel enough 10 chain
that vision TO Sobrante; and besides,
she's Liable to make him decide who's
most popular with hlm-Henrletta or
Billy Geary. II she does, I'll play
Gcary to lose. Well Needs must
when the devil drives" And he en-.
tered the station telegraph office and
CoHllnenCeu 10 write.
An hour later Miss Dolores Ruey.
alias Henrietta wilkins, was handed
this remarkably verbose and truly
candid telegram:
Miss Henrietta wilkins, Lower o,
Car 8, on board train "a.
do you recall the bewhlskered,
ragged individual you met on the S.
p, l.. A. & S. l.. train in Death val
ley ten days ago1 He lifted his Int
TO you tonight, and you almost killed
him with look. II did not occur to
him that you would not recognize him
disguised as n gentleman. and he lift
eel his hat on impulse. Do not hold II
against him. The sight OF you again
set his reason lettering on It's throne.
and he told me his sad story.
This man, John Stuart Webster, is
wealthy, single, forty, fine and crazy
ms March hare. He Is In love with
you. You might do worse than fall in
love with him. He Is the best mining
engineer In the world. and he is now
aboard the same train with you. en-
route to New Orleans, thence to take
the steamer to Buenaventura, Sobran-
te, c. A., where he is TO meet another
lunatlc and finance a hole In the
ground. | do not want him to 20 20
Sobrante. If you marry him, he will
not. II you do not marry him, you
still might arrange to make him listen
TO reason. II you can induce him 10
come to work for me within the next
80 days, whether you marry him or
not, will give you $1,000 the day ne
reports on the job. Please bear In
mind that he does not know am do
Ing this. II he did. he would kin me,
but business is business, and this is
plain business proposition. | am put
ting you wise. so you viii know your
power and can exercise II II you care
TO earn the money. II net, please for
get about IT, Al any rate, please do
me the favor 10 communicate with me
on the subject. II AT all interested.
Edward p. Jerome, President Colo
RADIO Consolidated Mines, Ltd, Care
Engineers Club"
The girl read and reread this tele-
gram several times, and presently n
slow little smile commenced 10 creep
around the corners Of her adorable
mouth.
81 believe that amazing old gentle
man is absolutely dependable" was
the decision at which she ultimately
arrived, and calling for telegraph
blank. she wired the old schemer:
Five thousand not enough money
Make II $4,000 and | viii guarantee
to deliver the man within 90 days
stay on this train 10 New Orleans.
"HENRIETTA."
That Telegram arrived az the Engl.
neers' club about midnight, and pur
suant 10 instructions. the night bar
keeper read 1t and 'phoned the con
tents to Neddy jerome, who prompt
iy telephoned his reply to the tele-
graph office, and then sat on the edge
of his bed, scratching his toaa and
meditatlng.
THAT'S a remarkable young wom-
an" he decided, "and business to her
an,,a,. ttrs Wall Two dana n,v mart