The Slave of the Mine

ers presented himself at Clarence

usband and wif

gh it was apparent that there was mor

reakfast," he said

st all appetite at the sight of the man who held hi

ble yourself about

ow

o do a little

eproachfully a

ies you will lose your s

hould happen," said his lordship.

ainly

paper to his w

and amuse yourself with the

e room, wondering what secret busine

disciple of Lavater, and a judge of male character, she took a disli

n to fascinate a woman, but there was a lurking devil in his fe

e closeted together for over

and?" said his lor

fect

ga this afternoon, a

sir," replied Clar

a chair and wiped the beads of

," he muttered;

entered

at you say?

ely. "I have to go out. This evenin

dee

for it was not often that her hus

it of going out together, but now Cl

old-time tenderness, and the ac

ike this," she said, "I shoul

come, darling

lately, Clarry. I have thought that yo

, n

not, what influence t

at

What were you talking about, and why

uld not ask quest

away to hide her tears, which flowe

ome awful secret which he

hort-lived, and the heavy sensation which had

ess, and going to a livery stable, hired a wagon and a pair of horses, with

aph which Maltravers had given him, undernea

se he put his horse under the

gar by the window, and looking out a

, I believe,"

replied Jack. "What is

ioned to give

s hand, and tearing open the envelope,

at once, but I should like to see you this evening at the California Theatre. I have Box B. I will formal

M

you," s

l I take back?" a

l be at th

fragments, and with a

out, florid-looking man, well dressed

ne

lied Jack, a

was a fin

t of it?"

ritisher, a

a

so. Been

of my residence in this country ca

see i

more, I am not in the habi

, if you want an introduction, I'l

and read the name

ss he exchanged

u," said the captain. "I'm a Forty

marked Jack,

and I'm interested in a mine

ing, but rather cold and

u think of

uestions that San Francis

ike me as being anything

n't,

ooking creatures as they lie on

to swim out and bring one ba

would be e

bet

to make a show of myself,

said Captain Blo

irritated at h

you bet?"

undred

ke to take

re that came from.

" said Jack

oking gentleman, and producing a roll of

the proprietor of the Cl

ld hope so,"

red that he can't swim out to the rocks and bring

hat it's the breeding-season, and the seal

ched and handed

ing to accept the bet. All I want is a bathing

y," said

ct," replied

way up the biggest rock?" cont

he one we call

m back, although I might win the bet b

but doubted his ability to

hing-suit and was given a carving-knife, which was

while Foster and Captain Blower, armed with opera-glasse

and plunging into the sea, swam

e knife betwe

had crept out of the sea and were lying in v

however, for every now and

id about the seals being d

d were perfectly ready to repel

ck did

t is a penal offense to shoot them, th

Francisco be wi

teen minutes' duration brought him

bark, and some di

t, as the seaweed was wet and

t a dexterous thrust with his knif

ot up to where the big seal was dispo

tusks and snapped at Jack's l

t, but his foot slipped, and he rolled over and o

s balance, and came toppl

had retained his

mself confronted by a dozen angry seals,

received some bites, more or less sever

, he killed the huge seal he had

its fins, he dragged it laboriously

ower, "I reckoned those critt

id not," replied Mr. Foste

one of the spectators

ndred dollars ou

, Mr. Smith, gave it me to speculate with,"

h surprised at t

nted with Mr. S

bout that? It's not an

t is all," answered Clarence; "and all I can say is, if Smith's

"It would tickle me to death t

ore than ever impressed with the p

, which Mr. Foster said he would have

p his bites, and did not feel

y and hurried away, as if he

ng for his horse, mounted and r

ggy came up behind

rance to a whoop which would have done

k's horse, which star

ridle broke, and he was utterly powerless

tampered with the rein,

Jack became very nervous, for if he got t

oss the sand-hills on the left, plowing up to

ance of throwing himself off

to a stop a lit

ed the bridle, which, as

muttered. "It will be best to have him arrested to-night, at

hotel found his two old friends, Mr. Mole and Harvey,

d with a stick, bei

long letter and many kind m

s friends, to whom he related what had ha

theatre to-night," said Harvey, "and pu

," repl

nd of the first act and bri

do," answ

corridor, and all at once Jack

nd the professor attacki

ried Jack. "What

ating the man, who

aid Mr. Mole. "I'm an old m

rred to ruffle

an whom I was chastising asked me, for the twentieth time

!" laug

limit to human endurance," replied the

when you get used

the impression that he had been badly used, and Harkawa