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Joyce, a lover of luxury, usually had a roll and coffee in bed as a substitute for breakfast So late at the table and putting the attendants to unnecessary trouble This she always paid for with y and sweet s after the announcee-room empty except for the omnibus

She opened wide eyes of surprise "Dear lanced at the watch on her wrist "How inconsiderate ofa waiter?"

Meanwhile Joyce began on her grape fruit Almost si into the parlor that adjoined the breakfast rooh-pitched voice of her affianced lover was the first she recognized "----to-night! Sure he said to-night?"

Joyce judged that the rough tones of the answer caht, Bell said He was to bring his wagon round to Kil to haul the ore to Utah Junction"

A third speaker, evidently Bleyer, the superintendent, cut in quietly "Bell said it was to be a big shipment, didn't he?"

"Yep Worth sixty or seventy thousand, he figured"

"Was Bell drunk?"

"I wouldn't say drunk He had been drinking a good deal Talkative like He let it out as a secret, y'understand"

"Anyone there beside you?"

"A miner by the name of Peale"

"Know the man?"

It was Verinder that asked the question and Bleyer that answered

"Yes A bad lot One of those that insulted the young ladies"

"Anyhow, he won't warn Kilave hi the scars," Bleyer replied with a low laugh He added briskly, after a et out of this, Rollins?"

The workht give me that lease in the Mollie Gibson I spoke to you about, Mr Bleyer"

"It's yours--if this coive rader Kilive it away that I told"

"Certainly not"

The arrival of a waiter eli the man did was to close the door between the parlor and the dining-rooh to know that Jack Kil set for him Verinder had hiet him No doubt they would have witnesses and would send him to prison as they had threatened