The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-29

go my security"
would he take me, do you tllinkP"
"Take youP A great sight sooner
than any other man in camp"
"Well, then, Bob, you give me a
mortgage on the mine, and ifhis figures
are not too high I'll indorse your note
and turn you over my interest beside.
The mine is solid yet, guess, though l
haven't been to it for a week"
"That's the gals fault" "grinned Bob;
"but If she wasn't good i wouldn't
want to buy. l believe I'll go down
and see the old man-it won't take
long" and Bob buttoned up his coat
and started out.
Half an hour later Bob returned with
the necessary papers by which Stacy
conveyed his third interest in The Ajax
mine to him for eight thousand dollars,
payable within thirty days. ipdorsed
Bob's note for the amount, he assuring
me that if the mine continued to pay, as
it had in the past, he could easily take
it up when due, besides which, / rea-
soned to myself, that / would soon be
Stacy's son-in-law, and, in case of Bob's
failure to meet the note, the old man
would not be hard on me. | also trans
fired my third interest 10 Bob for
like amount, and secured myself for
both sums by mortgage on the prop
erty, and so | went to bed that night
and dreamed of the little wife l soon
expected to have.
| saw Nellie the next day, and though
she smiled sweetly and blushed most
prettily l wasn't satisfied, as owing to
her getting things in readiness for the
trip next morning there was no oppor-
tunity for quiet little conversation. l
told Stacy / was going out, and he
laughed and said Nellie had spoken of it
and he didn't know but what it was
n good scheme for his gal, cause it could
hardly be expected that me and Bob
would be good company" and so the
matter was settled and l collected my
traps together, and those din't care to
take with me, distributed among the
boys. They all knew what | was going
out for, and good-natured witticisms
were freely indulged in at my expense.
But I liked it, and rather enjoyed my
triumphs over the colonel and the
Judge and the others who had tried to
win the little treasure that had carried
off, but had miserably failed.
| sat in my cabin that evening-thc
last should ever spend in Mineral City
and somehow / got terribly blue and
out of spirits. 1t felt like parting with
old friends. Every tree and every rock
seemed to have hold on my affections,
and the rough logs of my little home
had a warm place in my heart.
couldnt shake off my low spirits, and SO
| went down to see my little one and
draw the. consolation | felt | needed. |
found her looking tired from her ar
ranging and packing efforts, but she
seemed most glad to see me, and we sal
! on tie doorstep and were soon chatting
| in q warm, confidential way. AS l was
about to 90 took her little hand in my
big palm and said:
Are you really glad that ain going
out with youP"
You know l am" she said, earn
cstly, her eyes dropping and her soft
little fingers involuntarily pressing
mine, and somehow before | fully real
lied what l was doing had leaned for
| ward and pressed II hot, passionate kiss
on her pretty lips, and with little ex
clamation expressive of surprise anC
not Of anger she turned and vanished
| was happy fellow that night.
Our trip was begun the next morning
and in due course of time we all of III
came to halt in New York. What
delicious time | had had of it, and how
considerate Stacy and Bob were to me
They never intruded their presence. bu
let me have Nellie to myself, as thougl
they had no connection whatever will
us. felt grateful to them and medi
tated often upon what | could do t,
show my appreciation of their thought
fulness and good feeling. Nellie was
little paradox, however-an enigma
couldn't solve. | had proposed to he
| a 6nZnn Eos ct
but though she showed that her hear
was mine and permitted me to squeez
her hand, whisper soft nothings an,
kiss her good night when she retired
she would give me no answer to m
pleadings, but kept me off with
coquetry in itself most attractive. An
so the days spun around and seemed t
be no nearer than when we left the oil
mining camp, and I got irritable au
out of sorts, and one day Nellie sue
gested that | had better run on and sc
my family and get sweetened up littl,
and l savagely replied that would, an
| should not return until she sent fc
me, ETC., etc. She smiled sweetly, an
looked tenderly out of her pretty eye
and | took the train for Philadelphia
in Il terrible temper, and yet feeling SUI
that l. would be back again With
forty-eight hours, ana was. | aske
the clerk 10 send up hy card, and |
said it would be useless, as the lad
with her father and the other gentl
man, had left the night before, for IL
South, he thought. They had left
letter for me, however, and--I snatcht
: the letter, and tore it open. Thel
were several enclosures, reading as 70
|. lows:
THURSDAY.
My DEAR CHARLEY: You must pa
, don my terrible Irritation with you
the past few weeks, but itwas the la
| should ever have and you are Il
! dearest of fellows to finish upon. / dal
say you will feel little vexed, b
you'll get over it, Charley, and VIII,
Rob and myself get settled down
housekeeping-which 1 trust will be
long time yet-you must come and S
us and be good friend to your penite
NELLIE.
; The next was:
l DEAR PHILADELPHIA You've had
good time with my intended wife and
, haven't interfered; YOU indorsed n
note for $4,000 and won't cheat y,
> out it. l trusted you and you car
to "time;" you trusted me and here
am smiling. / enclose with this Il
J. note that you indorsed and deeds co
V veying to you the whole of the Ala
7 She's pinched, Philadelphia, and all
l worth a cuss. You sabe now the bu
: ness that called ne East, ehP Ia, ia.
u u MINERAL BOB
u | have never seen them since.
y don't want to. went back to the {
camp the following year. The be
o don't tease me now, but thrashed tV