The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-02-28

oue Il sue "asu ROOu Woulun 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.
hall 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 | endorsed
Bobs note for the amount, he assuring
me that If the mine continued to pay. as
1t had In the past, he could easily take
1t up when due, besides which, | reasoned
TO myself, that | would soon be Stacvs
son-ln-law, and, in case of Bob's failure
TO meet the note, the old man would not
be hard on me. [ also transferred my
third interest to Bob for ike amount,
and secured myself for both sums by a
mortgage on the property, and so | 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
prettlly | wasn't satisfied, as owing to
her getting things IN readiness for the
trip next morning there was no oppor-
tunlty for quiet little conversation. [
told Stacy l was going out, and he
laughed and said Nellie had spoken of 1t
and he didn't know but what it was a
good scheme for his gal, cause 1t could
hardly be expected that me and Bob
would be good company" and so the
matter was settled and | collected my
traps together, and those | didn't care to
take with me, | distributed among the
boys. They all knew what / was going
ont for, and good-natured witticisms were
freely INDUCED i'll at my expense. But
| 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 eveniug-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 a 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 SO
| went down to see my little one and
from her sweet face and pretty ewes
draw the consolation [ felt | needed. |
found her looking tired from her arrang-
ing and packing efforts, but she seemed
most glad TO see me, and We sat ON the
doorstep and were soon chatting in a
warm, confidential way. As l was about
to go | took her little hand in my big
palm and said:
"Are you really glad that l am going
ont with you?"
You know / am, she said earnest
", her eyes dropping and her soft little
fingers Involuntary pressing mine, and
somehow before 1 fully realized what |
was doing / had leaned forward and
pressed q hot, passionate kiss on her
pretty lips, and with a little exclamation
expressive of surprise and 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 us
came to halt in New York. What a
delicious time / had had of it, and how
considerate Stacy and Bob were to me.
They never intruded their presence, but
let me have Nellie to myself. as though
they had no connection whatever with
us. | felt grateful to them and medi-
tated often upon what could do to show
my appreciation Of their thoughtfulness
and good feeling Nellie was a little
paradox, howeyer-an enigma | couldn't
solve. had proposed to her half
dozen times on our way east. but though
she showed that her heart was mine and
permitted me to squeeze her hand, whis-
per soft nothings and kiss her good night
when she retired, she would give NE no
answer to my pleadlngs, but kept me off
with cOquetry In itself most attractive.
And 80 the days spun around and seem
ed to be no nearer than when we left the
old mining camp, and / got irritable and
out of sorts, and one day Nellie suggest
ed that [ had better run on and see nv
family and get sweetened up little, and
/ sayagelv replied that ] would, and |
should not return until she sent for me,
etc, etc. She smiled sweetly and looked
tendcrly out of her pretty eyes, and
took the train for Philadelphia. III n ter
rible temper, and yet feeling sure that |
would be back again within fOrtv-eight
hours, and | was | asked the clerk to
send up my card, and he said it would be
useless, as the lady, with her father and
the other gentlemen, had left the night
before, for the south, he thought. They
had left letter for me, however, and-
| snatched the letter, and tore it open
There were several enclosures, reading
dS lOllONr
THURSDAY
Ny DEAR CHARLEY: lou must pardon mv
terrible Irritation with you Of the past few
weeks, but it was the last | should ever have
and you the dearest of fellows TO finish
upon. l dare say you will feel little vexed,
but you'll get over 1t, Charley, and when Rob
and myself get settled down to housekeeping
which I trust will be long time yet-you must
come and see us and be a good friend to your
penltent NELLIE.
The next was:
DEAR PHILADELPHIA: You've had good
time with my intended wife and l haven't in
te~tereJ; you endorsed my nuIe 10 - no End
won't cheat You out Of it, | trusted you and
you came to +" time you trusted me and here
am smiling. | enclose with this my note that
you endorsed and deeds conveying 10 you the
whole of the Ajax. She's pincbed, Philadel-
phIa, and amt worth a cuss. You SGbe me now
the business that called me East, Ell? Ia ia.
MINERAL Bob.
have never seen them since. / don't
want TO. / went back to the old camp
the following year. The boys don't
tease me now, but thrashed two of them
and got thrashed by three before this
silence ON the s11biect was ohsarved