Show A mine i R it tin it may la that foll irig pall fr f r no niia bome of the eidge to the rotary m vie if life nod it ia more ihan the cf ario po at U ti kidir Kii ir n luve of fur is awit alic vaa lo 10 lim left at an early of himself of liia as a buining annl if a but secure yearly inco piPi to climb i fortnum fort nue but ilia birst in the mines of au old mexico rouneil a taste lor change and adventure that never after could satiate itself and thenceforth hii lifo diw one of almost constant with very little excuse for it in the shape of added lo 10 bis parse it would be tedious to enumerate all the countries countr iea lie visited suffice it to say that one spring he himself in london just back to civilization from siberia and and possessed by an unusual inclination to jest awhile henry had never sunk ins character among lis many strange associate indeed beneath liia easy carelessness and restless rest lesa was an almost haughty independence and once dioro among dress coals nud necktie a he resumed the convene customs of a gentleman and as ore bo was gladly received among pleasant people ns an entertaining and valued guest thus iio meet again the former owner of I 1 be da range mine of lie had been manager mr agnew a serious awl steady accumulator of capital wealthy influential dietel dieted to business but ie heartily the finci ety of henry kaynor and bt ing a juile ot chr fracter never alternet cd tn bilay the pal roil the two awit were seated in ag newa eloiie one murky chilly even iop amoling and chatting or cr was indulging a talkative mood by drawing word sketches customs people add while the elder man was the image of contented listen pictures of the described in the smoke of liia aiyar lie broke into ft low bauh at the etherd account ef an moro ridiculous than ny but upon it by baying raying upon my word hay nor you winve collectte collect td material ti anake a clr teller of but aa that cant be jour liay I 1 ask what h your object in being audi a gluba junices you itt yur fortune by a book of it seems to mo you are A your 1 am I 1 retorted raynor dryly are not all my frienda aud school fellows squandering heal ali vitality on boore idiotic objects than mine which lias been only innocuous enjoyment of life I 1 come libnic after seven acara travel more capable mentally and cally thau ever to that pred Laws atho was utellie head 0 ray in college has beame a mere barroom loafer james gore i now bho can think f nothing but wall street specula lions and oi air ageew when I 1 lat aw you were not so rich as you are now but you did ot wear spec of leing too fleshy or have all the hair worn tiff the top of your head by ansie liea achew but answered oreilly 1 I doubt if I 1 could have kept tho hair on my bead by risking my whole scalp aa you have done but ohp balance mima in the jactia I 1 wanted to sound you as to the possibility of your sa t harness like others for a good pe consideration of course A quick flicker ot emotion passed ibe younger gnann face and ile the golden hair kiark croci his lo a trick of toh m when moved he had 0 fine face with a broad brov gray eyes 03 serenely bright as they were keen aad well cut the firm outlines of ilia jipi abid chin concealed by ai either beard nor mustache aadi bated tranquil quil fiela reliance tell die what sort cf jou meant for roe he eaid quietly mr silent an instant gaz io meditatively at his giaras tiaras 10 knocked ibe ashes olt jt ial doilton Doil tin I 1 have to ita IM ing profitable i make il so lie ebud in fact it idaa proved hiehle dia grce alle aft we have BO tar I 1 pose you know I 1 tiia narl owner in ft min ing denture in south aidin CB well it liaa provell atu on our liand valuably lut very liard to s manae fl we have expended over sterling there nady it well for abe anine thai anci ot it airs comeback ara in eithfl of oh ii proper men to iena out not are to be on the poor in faal ity but und what ii a with kow leippe end at first we lad follansbee ou n hloi I 1 think lie died poor below in a ilont exasperating ay while large were lying in puerto santo bay and not li alforo enough to load anem yet blawn from tho moun taina va gant out robert carter who threw up hib place and came leoine la lebia alian a yea al he li ditt dio like a ilog in alie wool among a lot whose Jp aniah lie nn dere tand all etuin aud iia you know I 1 was out there ny f self last year and it ia not so had bere ia wa la asked and who ia in rie draa oc plata 13 mod feet above the sea and miles from the coast iu venezuela the man bow in charge ii william bradford a Cornish nian who I 1 fancy thinka ho ii to rule the roost out there in future but hia past record was too shady to permit our trusting bian you see v have had to take what we get so far and chii mau knows his busi amsa now you can guess what we hunt at present every pound of eliat ore has to be carried to the coast over a rugged mountain road on donkey or mule back anil very sore backs they are too by george it made me sick to see some of ham we have plenty of capital and will build a railroad to puerto kanto we have the mines in der proper control your control for instance 1 I have failed to understand BO far why llie place is so intolerable why its the iau lalioo alio total absence of intellectual society of news you see no shearrer ste arrer touches abc coast anywhere itami a hundred miles letters and papers sent out by sailing vessels are over a old when received the climate ia cool and healthy and there is plenty of good food except abat beef and bakers bread are scarce I 1 really dont wish to mia lead you anil I 1 think it is no bad place in which to earn pounds sterling a year clear gain every cent ot it for jour expenses would be nil and of course you would be master there as we should trust you absolutely and glanced quickly at his as he said my consideration of your offer us ill be greatly influenced by the fact that I 1 am engaged to be married engaged bless my I 1 would 03 soon have expected to hear of the wandering jewa marriage exclaimed the other with honest surprise 1 I have no dolbt if that person existed he would be a very much married man said the other 1 I know no juet cause or impediment why I 1 should not enter into the holy stale of matrimony and I 1 have a very fair excuse for doing so 0 well I 1 suppose I 1 lugat con gra lulala you and consider my pro dosal declined on the contrary I 1 may accept it for the sake of abisa caleff silence fell on the two men lor a space unbroken by mr agnew be cause he saw the look of troubled thought on the obbera handsome face coynor emoke at last a tone of strong feeling in bis voice the girl I 1 hope to many has DO property of her own but lives with a wealthy aunt I 1 nill not take my wife from a luxurious home to one of poverty or discomfort my income though I 1 have made it supply all my wants cannot provide what I 1 want for her still I 1 know a way to increase it if it can be diverted frodi my own needa torn year or two in fact I 1 had no expectation pec tation of marrying in less time lie paused an instant but the habit of quick acquired during a life in which hesitation and destruction were often ingua carried biro on and BO if your company will be Batia fied at my stipulating for a two years en only I 1 will aerie you for that time to the best of my ability in two yeara you can put things in lucli good working order as to aade us auy further serious difficulty said the other with evident on my word dayi nor I 1 believe that alien you do buckle to anything you will make it a success if anybody can in reply and rising took up his hat and gloves even in tha commonplace action something in hia crisy grace sug elastic strength and freedom of motion and roused mr agnew to involuntary admiration by georgel you look strong and supple as a tiger bo said 1 I am I 1 believe said raynar laughing but I 1 am not a blood thirsty animal good by face was grave enough as he strode along tho damp london cf too icy wind blowing around him ufa rapid brought chiai to the house he sought and scarcely noticing the amsid who opened the door and eafe liea carew mil be down in a moment be pa seed into the drawing room as one who knew himself welcome he bad not much time for tho musing that brought so a light tu iaia eyes BO tender a curve to hia kiriu bips for a quick edep llie hall and edith carca the room came la temide 11 lim r lal with a aroud boak ner laps because of the get of 10 lo lovely bead on her finely mould ed neck and fc boulders she wore white cashmere the lace at her throat held by a pearl pin but tta boe waa in appearance only the spirit of a loving gazed out of the ayea ahe alf laj to bis in some surprise that ho held her hand and looked al her so long in si lenca my beautiful one you will jet roe judge for us both will you not bo eaid at last what I 1 have to ay decma eo hard and your pure geif flan be such u to cowardice if you choose A startled look eaino into the iraln fitce but abe answered gently you hall judge for u both in all dear aurely you can trust me aut laako harder for you he drew a large chair forward for himself i take your epenial seat my lily fair I 1 have much to acay she obeyed and eat there long making pitiful cuorts to hide her grief as ehe to ma plans for H dpn ration that she thought BO conand dangerous but making no protest IT denial which abc felt would bo both useless and painful lie held and her left hand on whose third finger abouo the diamond and ruby of hia engagement ring lu spile of her tor self control her voice waa tremulous and her frfd rfd lipe quivered in a way of a breakdown when she spoke J would not bind you by the strength atone of my own haira your will but oh depry you cannot dlearo how I 1 doubt and tear roy offo roy jovn awer to civo on enduring charm to quiet lian for you who tire so foial of roving and danger sonie my very bobil chiea out the prayer that so elbing may teach teach tu 0 V above all the safely and of home tears rohe thickly ti her eye and ashamed to betray BD much emotion she bent her head till a aalt cheek rested on a strong hand holding lien but the bright drops were more heavy than she knew and olio fell glittering on his fingers he was deeply moved and his voice was musical with tenderness u lie said my precious sweetheart I 1 dont think the prayer or aar can lie wasted if t need such n leshok doubtless I 1 receive it amt you should remember that I 1 never before had any one to make home dear to me any link to bind to one spot ir the mighty wings of a condor eels ing his land would weary in their flight hence to llie place alu re we next find henry ilanor It anor aarom the dark and stormy atlantic to where alio west indies are scattered jewels of the ocean each a different phase of eden like beauly and verdure aarom the caribbean sea with ita warm waves reflecting ting the opal of the glorious tropic sky above it and so on to the most solitary portion of the lonely venezuelan coast fringed with rocky islets that are the home of myriads of to where at the wide bay of puerto santo alie wharf and storehouse of the eng lih mining company seem only to accentuate the scarcity of human life it is near sunset work for the day is over and he has climbed here to faud if possible rest for a harassed mind in the calm of nature the hills rhe on every side oil into the dis hace until the last are sharply defined in purple gray against the azure of the evening eky the white clouds are stained with prismatic colors by the fast sinking sun which ia called by the natives when it rests thus only on the tops of the mountains el eol de los monos the monkeys eun for at that hour the grim red haired lera set up their evening concert their hoarse roar was all that broke abo stillness now save an occasional toll from a distant bellbird and the rustle of a gentle breeze through the foliage standing thus with from ho west shining on him cavnor looked far worse than he did in england it was not only dress was rough and carelee ca there wan in the set of lia lips aud the glance ochia eye a sombre hardness much more suggestive of a dangerous enemy than a kind friend lie thought himself alone but at the sound of a step behind him swung around with the air of one on his guard what be saw was harmless enough an indian girl dressed ia the short red calico gown that is the usual aud only garment of the female loding mangos of venezuela he recognized her aa ono of those employed iu boiling grinding and baking indian corn into ireba a principal article ot the miners food poor deidra was no beauty there was nothing attractive about her unless it was the dumb look of try aug to thick in her sad black eyes she seemed now in an agony of uncertainty but as blared at her in surprise took two or three steps toward him and said in apan ish senor take care of your life heft are of traitors then vanished like one of the timid brown iu the bush craynor jR aynor smiled bitterly thia waa but one of several warning lie believed intended to frighten all so obscure that he would have understood ander stood his danger quite as well bad he received none an instant later be descended from the ridge following a faint trail through the tree ferns and broad leaved undergrowth of the tropics cj til be struck a road that ran along the inner side of a horse hoe curve in the 4 was almot dark here on account ot the forest giants on either side but turning to the right he soon emerged into wide open space where the alope bad been cut into ter racia on which were built the managers dwelling the tool and storehouses blacksmith and carpenter hops all buildings were of native him her in the neighborhood and rudely constructed as they were the floors were mahogany the walls fatin wood the green heart laynora Ray nora louse was of two floriee sl oriee hu sleeping room being upstairs while bo personal below where he algo bad bis private office in this office lie found waiting for him a mild sheepish looking mulatto who called himself an englishman because he was from HC wai one of the overseers overee ers in the mine and enok cair hia hat respectfully on the mani abger 8 entrance want any thing parker akca only key of ibe room elf to put in the blai tiu powder as we use it did not uw biow cornea thai why you gee sir the mm lad just ut to crork thia aben mr Ji radford caige round and be said it was 10 bec wasting ilia boiu panya lime driling that rock and lie the men to work on the new road kaylor turned very white and deliberate as he waa opt to do when greatly angered and BO you took orders countermanding mim 1 I thought you bobst have pent him tir anid alio llio fellow looking scared and go and tell to come to me at once eaid raynor curtly and the man went ot when first carne out from fingland lin gland he found de plata in to put it mildly a very demoralized condition not that such work aa ws carried on wa badly done fur bradford was a prat rate practical but alt ran mot out klo ha tand gall crits A abe men were ilin negro Cf imported by carter act nusi he people he could talk lo 10 th lest ere ene who were inure temperate and quiet the negroes id the greatest thieves besides abe couple of hundred wor lanen were some fifty utterly worthless fellows who eliud on ahn waged of the others by pandering td orgies as wild aa the worst of that lawless gang had ever indulged in raynor a steel hand could drop ita velvet glove with amazing ease and it established rule and order very quickly while w inning fur its owner the intense haired of the evil men whose profit or pleasure he interfered with the inott objectionable disappeared from the mining village on his orders but nut he had reason to fear from the neighborhood and there remained bradford and hia favorites outwardly accepting the new government ern ment inwardly more virulent and thau the departed vagabonds from the drat raynor had to meet a spirit of furtive ordination a system of thwarting and |