The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-19

No; much obliged, partner, but no
one can do what 1 am going out for ex-
cept myself. Same time might be able
to handle my own property better If l
had the Ajax too, seeing as how the two
claims join each other on the same vein.
1 wonder if old Stacy would sell out
cheap enoughP'
"0h, 1 guess so," 1 said; " especially
if he is at all anxious to get away. Pll
speak to him for you."
" He said the other day." continued
Bob, as though he were carefully weigh
ing the proposition, that he'd sell to
me on time if could get good man
go my security"
Would he take me, do you think 2''
take your A great sight sooner
than any other man in camp"
Well, then. Bob, you give me a
mortgage on the mine, and if his figures
are not too high Pll indorse your note
and turn you over my interest beside.
The mine is solid yet, 1 guess, though /
haven't been to it for week"
That's the gals fault" grinned Bob
"but if she wasn't good I wouldn't
want to buy. 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
mine to him for eight thousand dollars,
payable within thirty days. l indorsed
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
/ ~ .oI
soned to myself, that I 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. I also trans
ferred my third interest to Bob for 8
like amount, and secured myself for
both sums by a mortgage on the prop
erty, and SO I went to bed that night
and dreamed of the little wife 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. ]
told Stacy was going out, and he
laughed and said Nellie had spoken of it
and he didn't know but what it was a
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 I collected my
traps together, and those didn't care to
take with ue, distributed among the
boys. They all knew what was going
out for, and good-natured witticisms
were freely INDUCED in at my expense,
But l liked it, aud 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-the
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 warm place in my heart. ]
couldn't shake off my low spirits, and sc
1 went down to see my little one and
from her sweet face and pretty eyes
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 the doorstep and were soon chatting
in a warm, confidential way. AS was
about to 20 took her little hand in my
big palm and said:
care you really glad that am going
out with your
You know 1 am" she said, earn
estly, her eyes dropping and her sof
little fingers involuntarily pressing
mine, and somehow before l fully real
lied what was doing had leaned for
ward and pressed hot, Passionate kis
on her pretty lips, and with little ex
clamation expressive of surprise ano
not of anger she turned and vanished
1 was happy fellow that night.
Our trip was begun the next morning
and in due course of time we all of u
came to halt in New York. What
delicious time had had of it, and hov
considerate Stacy and Bob were to me
They never intruded their presence, bu
let me have Nellie to myself, as though
they had no connection whatever witt
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
half dozen times on our way East
but though she showed that her hear
|, was mine and permitted me to squeez
her hand, whisper soft nothings an
kiss her goodnight 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
|
gested that had better run on and sc
my family and get sweetened up little
and I savagely replied that | would, an
| should not return until she sent fo
me, etc., etc. She smiled sweetly, an
looked tenderly out of her pretty eyes
and l took the train for Philadelphis
in terrible temper, and yet feeling sur
: that 1 would be back again With
forty-eight hours, and>I was. aske
the clerk to send up my card, and b
, said it would be useless, as the lady
! with her father and the other gentle
, man. had left the night before, for th
South, he thought. They had left
letter for me, however, and-I snatche
the letter, and tore it open. Thel
were several enclosures, reading as fo
lows:
THURSDAY.
e My Dear Charley must pardon n
t terrible Irritation with you of the past fe
u weeks, but it was the last should ever ha
e and you are the dearest offellows to finish upo
| 1 dare say you will feel little vexed, but you
i get over it, Charley, and when Rob and myss
= get settled dewn to housekeeping-which
trust will be long time yet-you must cor
Q and see and be good friend to your prnite
i NELLIE.
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