Hampton, you are evidently a man of education, of early refinement;
you have known better things; and I have come to you seeking merely to
aid you in deciding this helpless young woman's destiny. I thought, I
prayed, you would be at once interested in that purpose, and would
comprehend the reasonableness of my position."
Hampton sat silent, gazing out of the window, his eyes apparently on
the lights now becoming dimly visible in the saloon opposite. For a
considerable time he made no move, and the other straightened back in
his chair watching him.
"Well!" he ventured at last, "what is your proposition?" The question
was quietly asked, but a slight tremor in the low voice told of
repressed feeling.
"That, for the present at least, you confide this girl into the care of
some worthy woman."
"Have you any such in mind?"
"I have already discussed the matter briefly with Mrs. Herndon, wife of
the superintendent of the Golden Rule mines. She is a refined
Christian lady, beyond doubt the most proper person to assume such a
charge in this camp. There is very little in such a place as this to
interest a woman of her capabilities, and I believe she would be
delighted to have such an opportunity for doing good.
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