, 1925-02-11

is neither marrying nor giving in mar
riage."
d murmur Of half-embarrassed laugh
ter. that II he honored one with an
Offer-whlch 1t has never entered his
head to do-one might regretfully de-
cline with thanks"
"Amenl In the meantime God lead
your grace by the hand. as old Bacon
says" He brought his heels together,
bowed over her fingers. and kissed
them with exaggerated ~old-fashioned
gallantry.
who's being romantic now7" she
wanted to know gaYly.
A voiced hailed Jack. Golfer was
hurrying up the street. plainly excit-
ed. Kilmeny move a few steps to-
ward him.
Lady Jim took advantage of his alb
sence to attack Moya from another
angle. my dear. I wish l could show
you how much depends on a similarity
of tastes. or habits. Of standards.
nLdtIlLloht ucdIS IuOTe IEdu lOY0, III
means adjustment"
i've thought Of that too. But
when O love enough thai doesn't
help the adjustment? p asked the girl
naively.
She ha- appealed to Farquhar. That
gentleman came to her assistance. ut
does" s..
This Isn't a matter to be decided
merely by personal preference" urged
the older. woman. There may be-
consequences"
The color beat into the face Of the
young pima in a wave. hut her eyes
held steadily to those of Lady Far
quhar.
Il hope So"
Bravo. Moya -. applauded her guar
dian. clapping his hands softly.
Don't you think they-the ronse
quences-deserye-a better chance than
you will give. them?"
"I1i answer that. d." spoke up. Far
quhar. "When a girl chooses for the
father other children . man who Is
clean. and strong and virile. and on
top Of That her lover. she Is givins
them the best possible chance In life
Moya's gratitude shone through the
eyes that. met those of her guardian.
Kilmeny swung back to the group
he had left. "rve good Jews. friends.
This Is m. lucky day. You remember
that when I was rescued from the
Golden Nugget my pockets were full
Of ore samples l had picked up as ]
was tunneling."
"Yes . picked them up while
you were dellrious. didn't your" Far
quhar replied.
Mus have. I reckon. Well. you
know how miners are always having
pieces OF quartz assayed. Golfer took
these to the man we employ. He's
Just learned that 1t is bigh-grade
stuff"
You've made a striker"
Looks like It. Golfer wasn't tnk-
ing any chances. anyhow. He hiked
right around TO the owners OF the
mine and signed up n ive-year lease
In his name m mine"
Farquhar shook hands with him
cordially. Hope you make a fortune.
Eilmeny."
Moya's chnperon. fncing the newt
able. capItulated as gracefully as she
could. After all. the girl might have
done wore. The man she had chosen
was well horn. good looking, forceful
and a leader l.. his community. II this
fortunate strike was going to leave
him well or. clearly she must make
the best Of him.
You're n lucky man. I hope you
know you don't deserve a girl like
Moya." she told him as she shook
hands.
Il know 1t. all right. Can You tell
me who doesi" he fung back. with q
gay lnsouciant smile.
At that moment Ned KiiIneny
stepped out upon the hotel porch.
Lady Jim nodded TOWARD him.
"PerbGps." his cousin conceded
But In this little old world a nun
doesn't get what he deserves"
81 see he doesn't. Ned Is a better
man than you"
"Yes." he admitted.
Captain kllmeny. coming down the
porch steps. saw in a flash what had
happened. lie came forward with the
even strid, and lmpassi~e face that
seldom deserted him. In two sentences
Lady Farquhar told him the facts.
"You lucky dog" he said to his
cousin as their hands gripped.
Jack had never liked him better
than In this moment when he was Civ.
ing up so cheerfuIly the thing he want
ed most In the world.
at isn't always the best man TINT
wins. captain. I take Off my hat to
the better men who have tried n
failed. Perhaps II may be a comfort
that needs her most"
The captain turned to Moya. 8