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Say, Caraher, he tole me dis morgen say, he tole me Mist'r Derrick gowun to farm der whole demn rench hisseluf der next yahr. No more tenants. Say, Caraher, he tole me all der tenants get der sach; Mist'r Derrick gowun to work der whole demn rench hisseluf, hey? ME, I get der sach alzoh, hey? You hef hear about dose ting? Say, me, I hef on der ranch been sieben yahr seven yahr. Do I alzoh "
Derrick returned the salutation and sank on to the bench beside him; and Reggie, after a comprehensive glance, and one of distinct approval, said: "You look hot, sir. Have a drink. I can recommend the local ale. It is good though not particularly intoxicating." "Thanks," said Derrick; and he made short work of the tankard of home-brewed which the landlord brought him.
You remember the drill stems were standing over in one corner? Well, the fire drove everybody off, of course; there was no facing it, and they thought sure they'd have a job have to send for boilers and smother it down with steam, maybe, or tunnel under, or something work for days, maybe weeks, and spend a fortune. Anyhow, they were in a panic, but when the derrick went down what do you think?
The superintendent looked at the lank lad, who now, fifteen, would have appeared eighteen were it not for his smooth, almost childish face. "What kind of work, young fella?" asked the Boss. "Anything to start with," replied Jim, "until we see what I can do." "You're as thin as a lath. Ye can get down there with Derrick No. 2 and get some muscle laid on you.
And for a long visit? The journey is so short nowadays, is it not? You will not forget altogether the lonely woman who has found a son and a daughter?" It was not until he and his mother were alone together that Derrick delivered his father's message; and he did so gently, tenderly, with his hand laid in hers. Donna Elvira was silent for a long time; then she said, in a low voice,
The block splits off. A mighty chain is then wound about it, the steam derrick lifts it, lays it gently upon a car, and it is carried to the shed to be cut into shape, smoothed, and perhaps polished. In almost every kind of work new methods are invented after a while. In quarrying, however, the same old methods are in use.
The idea of the League, the whole reason why it was organised, was to protect ALL the ranches of this valley from the Railroad, and it looks to me as if the lives of our fellow-citizens had been sacrificed, not in defending ALL of our ranches, but just in defence of one of them Los Muertos the one that Mr. Derrick owns."
"So it was the Secret Service man who saved your life," said Averil, with flushed cheeks. "Really, Dick, how splendid of him!" "Finest chap I ever saw!" declared Derrick. "He looked about eight feet high in native dress. I shall have to find that man some day, and tell him what I think of him." "Yes, indeed!" agreed Averil. "I expect, you know, it was really Colonel Carlyon who sent him."
But, as any author will understand, the effort of re-writing was immense, and this, combined with all the other troubles, tried Derrick to the utmost. However, he toiled on, and I have always thought that his resolute, unyielding conduct with regard to that book proved what a man he was. "How oft Fate's sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song." F. W. H. Myers.
"Derrick, Derrick," thundered the Opera House. Keast wheeled about. Where was Magnus? He was not in sight upon the stage. He had disappeared. Crowding through the throng of Leaguers, Keast got from off the stage into the wings. Here the crowd was no less dense. Nearly every one had a copy of the "Mercury."
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