Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-28

it had in the past, he could easily take II
up when due, beside which, reasoned
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. also transferred my third
interest to Bob for like amount, and
secured myself for both sums by mort
gage On the property, 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 I 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. I
told Stacy 1 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 I didn't care
to take with me I distributed among the
boys. They all knew what was going
out for, and good-natured witticisms
were freely INDUCED In at my expense.
But I liked it, and rather enjoyed my
triumph over the Colonel and the Judge
and the others who had tried to win the
little treasure that I had carried off, but
had miserably failed.
L sat IN my cabin that evening-the
last I 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. 1 couldn't
shake off my low spirits, and so I went
down to see my little one, and from her
sweet face and pretty eyes draw the con-
ISOLATION I felt I needed. I found her
looking tired from her arranging and
packing efforts, but she seemed most
glad to see me, and we sat on the door
step and were soon chatting in a warm,
confidential way. As I vas about to go
I took her little hand in my big palm
and said:
care you really glad that 1 am going
out with you?"
"You know I am, " she said, earnestly,
her eyes dropping and her soft little fin
gers involuntarily pressing mine, and
somehow, before I fully realized what L
was doing, I had leaned forward and
pressed hot, passionate kiss on her
Lips, and, with little exclamation, ex-
pressive of surprise and not of anger,
she turned and vanished. I was happy
fellow that night.
Our trip was begun the next morning
and in due course of time we all of us
came to a halt in New York. What q
delicious time I had had of it and how
considerate Stacy and Bob were. They
never intruded their presence, but let
me have Nellie to myself, as though
they had no connection whatever with
us. I felt grateful to them and medi-
tated often upon what I could do to
show my appreciation OF their thought
fulness and good feeling. Nellie was a
little paradox, however-an enigma l
couldn't solve. I had proposed to her
half dozen times on our way East, but,
though she plainly showed that her
heart was mine and permitted me to
squeeze her hand, whisper soft nothings
and kiss her goodnight when she re-
tired, she would give me no answer to
my pleadings, but kept me off with a CO.
quetry in itself most attractive. And SO
the days spun around and I seemed 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 I had better run on and see my
family and get sweetened up little,
and I savagely replied that I would, and
I should not return until she sent for
me, etc., etc. She smiled sweetly, and
looked tenderly out Of her pretty eyes,
and I took the train for Philadelphia,
In terrible temper, and yet feeling
sure that would be back again within
forty eight hours, and I 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 gentleman,
had left the night before, for the South,
he thought. They had left q letter fer
me, however, and-I snatched the let
ter, and tore it OPEN There was several
Enclosures, reading as follows:
THURSDAY.
Ny DEAR CHARLES: You must pardon my
terrible Irritation with you of the past few
weeks, but it was the last l should ever have
and you are the dearest Of fellows to finish up
on. dare say you will feel little yexed, but
you'll get over it, Charley, and when Bob and
myself get settled down to housekeeping
which trust will be long time yet-you must
come and see US and be good friend to your
penitent NELLIE.
The next was:
DEAR PHILADELPHIA: You've had good
time with my intended wife and haven't in
terfered; you Endorsed my note for $4,000
and won't cheat you ous of it. L trusted you
and you came to slime you trusted me and
here am smiling. inclose with this my note
that you Endorsed and deeds conveying to you
the whole Of the Ajax. She's pinched, Phila
delphia, and amt worth cusS. You so6e now
the business that called mo East Ell? TIA, Ia.
MINERAL Bob.
have never seen them since. Idon't
want to. Invent back to the old camp
the following year. The boys don't
tease me now, but I thrashed two Of
them and got thrashed by three .efore
this silence on the subject was observed.