Cherry Ames 21 Island Nurse by Helen Wells

Author:Helen Wells [Wells, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grosset and Dunlap
Published: 2011-12-31T13:26:30+00:00

THE MAN ON THE HILL

105

“I think I’d better go in,” Cherry said. “It’s getting late.”

Lloyd opened the car door and she got out.

“Oh, by the way,” he said, “the entrance to the old mine shaft is on the top of the hill. Last time I was up there years ago, the opening was covered with boards and all grown over with vines and bushes. I don’t suppose you noticed it.”

“No, I didn’t,” answered Cherry. “There’s a big rock sitting right on top of the hill.”

“And I expect it was just a-sittin’ still, like the one in the verse that begins ‘I wish I was a little rock,’ ” Lloyd said with a big grin.

“And ends ‘Doin’ nothin’ all day long, but just a-sittin’ still,’ ” Cherry quoted at random, returning his grin.

She started to go, then stopped. “By the way, you were going to tell me what put you in such a happy, carefree mood today, Mr. Barclay.”

“Tell you and Meg both at dinner,” he said.

At dinner that evening Lloyd reported to Cherry and Meg that the work in the new mine was going by leaps and bounds under McGuire’s supervision. The ore was very high assay, a much greater yield of iron than had been anticipated. Things were not going badly, either, at old Number 2, under Jock Cameron.

“I believe Balfour Mines may even make a profi t this year if we can only keep it up,” Lloyd declared.

“I hope so. Oh, I hope so,” said Meg earnestly.

“Under the eagle eye of Mining Engineer Lloyd Barclay, I say they will,” Cherry declared grandly.

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