Mohave County miner., 1891-01-24

before had Henry been 80 confden
TALLY communicative.
i She's awfully pretty" he asefrsd
land ! Ike her quite as well As an,
girl | ever INDEED better. Ty
built 4 sns house, you know. Sh
shall have everything she wants. In
sure we'll be very happy
Rob smiled grimly. How prosai
Dreicr was! How uDemotionsll Tn,
! girl who would be roDtent WITH tIi
affection be offsrea would have ali sn,
deserved Bohnell felt convinced,
And now. said Henry looking a
his friend, here Is the fix rm ig==-
can't go over there te be Married nex
Thursday. The decision about tha
new elevator the railroad men talk o
tatting up may be made any day. I
would not do for me to risk beiai
away"
Man slivsr' cried Rob. bringing
down the. forslsgs Of his chair with I
bang, aud spriuging to his feet DO
yua remember you wcnld 20 to be
rnarTied?h
That ID the identical reason cant
so! answered Henry with his usua,
air OF serenity. The veiy fact of INV
assuming new obligations would make
~ crlpable of me to jtopardize my
business interests
There was little anus usement and n
good deal Of contempt ia the glance
Rob gave him.
And So" decided Dreier, putting
bis short thick hasds in his pockets,
II wrote to Linnet that you would 20
over for her Thursday. and bring her
to Belleyille. We eau be married
here"
No longer could BonnelI conceal his
evaporation.
Good heavens. Dreier,h he exelaini-
ed 'rahl you see that what you sug-
gest Is Internally bad form?H
Henry did not see il. He turned de-
liberately to weigh the empty wagon
that had rumbled back on the scale.
Then he calmly faced the indignation
OF his partner.
No girl" ayowed that wrathful In.
diyidual fiercely. ''at least no girl in
her senses, would tolerate such dictaa
ton! You ought not to expect her to
eume and go as you decide, as II she
were trained terrier"
Henry smiled placidly.
%. she won't mind My absence
from town might mean quite loss to
me in money sense"
Defer your marriage then"
"PostpoDements are unbusinesslike.
II was with something suspiciously
like an oath that Mr.. Bonneil pulled
bis hat down over his brows and swung
out Of the office.
de vowed over and over TO himself
that he wouldn't 20 to Concordia. II
was atroeious that he should be sent TO
bring and deliver bride as If she were
10 much merchandise! And yet. did
not poor poet bring Lalla Rookh to
the arms OF her royal loyerP Yes, but
the poet was the lover. Well, after
all, what business was il Of liisP He
had given his word to Dreier 70 do him
the favor requested. And the future
vile OF his partner must be but a mar
aud spiritless creature and
unworthy bis savage chivalry in her
defense.
So be vent but against his will, IA
said. when she invited Bene- |
iiet in TO dinner 1t was still early |
not 10 o'clock, when he drew up his |
horses before the large. ugly frame
farmhouse on the outskirts of Con- !
,ordia.
II was an April day, and delicious
,ne. The skies were most softly sun
lily lnminously blue; everywhere
we're plows furrowing the dark sod;
everywhere was budding grsenery;
everywhere were budding boughs; and /
rom the prairie grass came the per-
istently cheerful chirp of the meadow
arks- Kansas was that morning, as
he not infrequently is. more prodigal
II spriDgtime promise than of mid
ummer fruition.
Miss Josylanr'
The vcather-beaten woman who had
answered his brisk knuckle-knoek on
he panels Of the seldom-used hall door
egarded him with stolid curiosity.
''LiBnet? She's out with the chill
,ren somewhores-gaddin' as usual.
Won't yOu come in?"
No. thank you" replied Bonnell,
aking of his hat 10 fashion that the
'o0r rich woman for moment imag-
ned implied supreme sarcasm, Il
ball try to find her.
Find her he did. She was in the
ext field, with half adozen roystering
oung Blatchf0rds about her. They
Eere on their way to seek the where
bouts Of u nomadic hen. or rather OF
er nest. The fear that she would
lay OUT had caused the mistress of
be farm anxiety unutterable.
Although Bonnell had never seen
,innet there was no mistaking her. A
irl city born and bred is, in the city,
nc OF a multitude. In the country,
specially in the new western country,
he Is Gistinctiyely and delightfully."-
She Is the transferred
roduct of more luxurious and intri-
tie civilization.
Miss Josylan, / believe" said Bon
III.
She bowed slightly. She stood re-
lrding him with glance Of quiet in
Iiry. She was graceful girl Of per-
Fps eighteen or twenty. Her gown
smoke-colored cashmere had never
ecu fashioned by Kansas dress
aker. 1t was artistically plain. 1t
ted her rounded young figure with
oye-like smoothness. Il have come"
id Rob. with an embarrassment for
On to bin. from Henry Dreier."
The face before him--a very deli-