The Slave of the Mine

which Mr. Smith hailed, and when it

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r eyes wide wit

re we live!"

vening. Clarence shall

se was taken to her apartments in a luxur

ing-saloon, much impressed with

too good for Clar

on of vice he looked in vain

an who was winning?"

ped out," wa

los

one card, and somehow it did

emarked M

ms to see where Clarence was, because he could not have

a sight which startled, tho

icult to surprise, as it was part of his education

his face pale and haggard beyo

and in his left a photograph of Elis

o what desperate straits drink and

ture and placed the muzzle

p the widow and the orphan. Elise, my

s most critical moment in the young man's career the weapon wen

a narro

mith, "what are

looked repenta

eplied. "I repulsed my wife. I

and go

home now. My mo

wn at his side a one hundred-dollar bill, giving it

Clarence, eage

reply. "Give it to her. A fellow like yo

rence, the old, despairing look c

looked d

g," he exclaimed, "I shall be

cked up his hat and left the

. "Don't be afraid of the world

h re-entered the gambling-saloon, in which was a noisy party of miners who, havin

h was confronted by

et sooner tha

d the person who ca

ce, my lord,"

met Lord

nglish nobleman of high

oth had fallen in love with a y

y Jack, but her mother, Mrs. Vanhoosen,

ltravers had qua

-known up-town resort, and Maltr

but the cowardly nobleman

co, and Jack, learning wher

n the gamb

er the first shock of surprise had passe

followed me?"

uestion to ask," replied

r of California, but since you have declared

ttempting my life, after which

usiness, Mr. Harkaway? I congratulate

for me to d

ave found me

l arres

er

my own police officer, and not

avers laug

he replied, "what

that which I

that

igated sc

," said Maltravers. "And now let me tell you o

see," answ

ugh characters, who were noisy, and incli

ltravers, in a s

as the centre

to make a stake of

" replied

head on this

gold-pieces in one hand and poi

tly strong as a horse, with a well-dev

ce, and had lost one eye, whic

's mine," h

e it if you

it o

gold, and at the same time

escape me in th

re," cried t

afraid of you

an, "and if I can't make you

This fellow is a notorious murde

lots of us in this room who has done the same thing, and his money is as goo

to arrest his lordship after the turn aff

you to amuse yourselves

and burned with rage as he s

!" he

hall be glad to meet you at Foster's Cliff House to-m

l be t

my t

es

he situation; for the present, it

ain, Maltravers bowed

to consider what he should do, when Nappa Bi

ed on one side and escaped be

d, he drew

he said, "or

an heeled. I'll have more pleasure in

ant to fight m

at here, I'd scorn to take the ma

sooner this thing is

epted the invitation and threw himself upon Jack,

e fired a snap-shot at the ruff

dle of the wrist, and with a fearful oath

cried. "You've b

st, as all the gentlemen here present, I am sure, will testify. You have made

there wa

nd with a napkin, which he snatche

nestly at J

got the best of me, but by thunder, I'll get squ

llows like you

etting mon

ith your class

ass?" inquire

frauds a

ll. "They're all gentlemen where you come from, I should

Jack, "but if you pick me up for a fool you'll find

remember that Nappa B

his pocket, and with a car

nding in his way, but they

r. He contented himself with using some strong

on the first m