The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-28

so surprised at finding her here
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There, there, old thing, I'm
not blind. Or as dumb as some
of the family. How do you do,
Miss Golfer? Father mentioned
you. And Stuart positively has
done nothing but mention you for
week or more. He didn't, how
ever. mention before that you had
saved his life. Have | missed
something? ordinarily don't"
Carolee bluShed.
NO No, Miss Blake. There
was littlc-trouble; a misunder-
standing in store. Nothing,
really"
"Uhm hum, get it. You're
both Secretive about it. But |
warn you, young lady, | always
learn the details of Stew'S love
affairs i'm the end-alwayS. Go
ahead and pretend! I'm going
home, anyway" She laughed in a
friendly manner and turned her
horse.
Stuart was suddenly serious.
mo, Nina he commanded.
Stop We are going riding"
81 have been riding for an hour,
old buckSkin. My legs are jittery
with soreness. Snan't be able to
walk for week. If you want the
cold truth, | was looking for a
chance to be rid of you so | could
return to my hammock. Miss
Golfer, you're the victim. Toodle-
Oow
She was gone before anybody
could protest again. Stuart laugh
ed aloud and Carolee smiled.
They rode on together.
you mustn't pay any attcn-
ton to Nina" he begged, shes
really great kid"
81 have brothers," CarOlee an
Swered.
eyes. | seem to remember"
The girl remained silent at that
and her face sobered little. But
Stuart broke her threatened
change of mood by more laughter.
1t was hard to remain angry at
Stuart Blake. ever.
But say" he jabbed the words
at her, 'it's great to find you
here, no fooling! I've been look
ing and looking. You don't mind?"
mo, Of course | don't. | want
ed a chance to thank you for the
candy, anyway. Although you
should not have sent it,"
"You were swell! But say, you
haven't told me where to find
your
Right here-see, on Chieftain.
Look, | waved his tall"
eyes, | know, but where are
you living"
Carolee didn't answer for a mo-
ment, and her smile was gone
now. She looked far down the
trail, and patted her horse, before
she spoke.
II had orders not to tell. But
| can't see that it matters. myself.
| don't like trying to hide"
Orders, Miss Coltcr?"
"Y-well, yes. From Father.
Mr.. Blake, you have never lived
around our kind of people, have
you"
1t was Stuart'S turn to be ST.
lent now. He was frankly mysti-
fled by her reply. He changed his
tact.
"Say, listen," he suddenly sopke
again. "Im going to call you by
your first name. If you'll tell me
what it is"
"It's Carolee."
Beautiful Stuart'S admira-
ton was genuine. But where
were you riding? Out looking for
the lost mine?"
The girl laughed, then was Sc
rious.
"No. Father and the boys do
that. Pm-I'm like you, | guess.
| don't much believe in it. And
yet, sometimes | wonder. There
seems to bon considerable proof. "
"Why is the mine lost Caro-
lee? Who lost it,"
1.-THE Dutchman. Old Jacob
Wall. Didn't you know? He was
an eccentric old prospector, Faith
err says. People tried to track him
into the mountain and steal his
ore, so one day he concealed the
mine shaft and came to Phoenix,
He said he would wait until peo-
pie lost interest in his property.
But he died rather suddenly, with
out revealing the mines location"
"Whew! | hadn't heard that.
The Lost Dutchman Nine see.
But weren't there Spaniards, and
lndians?"
Eyes. long before the Dutch
man. Come on-let's explore this
gulch. Look how bronzcd the
cliffs arcr
She turned Chieftain to the left
and the other horse followed. The
going wasn't easy but the horses
were used to mountain slopes.
They had left the trail entirely.
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