The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-04-28
no. not kindly, as one should even to a

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fore she burst out into thas TRADE. an
she entered her aunt's house with sue
face that that lady cried:
Why, what's the matter-where
Mr.. Craig didn't he come in
I've a lovely high tea ready Why
Nina. believe you've quarrclcd wit
him"
ID mt speak of Mr.. Craig" sal,
Nina; he is the most contemptibl,
creature-I wish lad never seer
thim.
And then she burst into tears an,
was forced to tell the story-her yer
sion OF it, of course
She meant it to be the true one. bu,
IN the case of quarrel, people are apt
to rake the best story for themselves,
in very self-defense,
We were very near the race course, ;
she said, when q carriage clashed past
us-the gentleman was thrown and
the lady was in danger. Ashton made
me "i1ght and go into little country
hotel by the roadside-then dashed on.
and. somehow, l cannot tell how.
stopped the horses, The girl was moi
thrown, and / saw Ashton take
her IN his arms and carry her up the
steps OF an elegant hotel not far away.
Later he sent me note, telling me not
TO coma over on any account, but to
stay where was until he came for me.
lie came, after tho races were over, and
made neither explanation nor apology.''
why that seems impossible, Nina, :"
said her aant What dill you say?"
Well, was not very amiable," said
Nina but could you expect that?,
! The aunt shook her head.
lie shonll have explained, she said
Nina could not bring herself to tell
her aunt what the old landlady had
suggeste |. OF that she had actually re-
peated her words to Ashton. 1t all
seemed 50 low and coarse, now that she
thought it over
I suppose he forgot me-" she said.
I'm that CASE said her aunt "neyer
forgive him; woul not"
And Nina went to her 70 ON in tears.
and, during the walseful night, resolved
to return Ashton's ring on the morrow.
which she did by express, with n scorn-
iul word or two written upon the most |
elegant note paper in her possession.
After this she told her aunt that she |
would go home at once; and that lady,
who, though delighted to entertain a |
niece who was in cheerful mood. had
an aversion to tears and low spirits.
agreed that it was perhaps the best
thing she could do under the circuu,-
stances to go home to her dear mamma,
who would give her the best advice pos
siblc
Poor Ninal AS. her journey over. she
walked up the garden path leading to
the door OF her suburban home. how
heavy was her heart She began to
reallze what the old minister and her
grandfather meant by saying "all is
vanity
She had been SO proud of Ashton and
OF her engagement to him, and she
was ashamed to tell her friends that
all was over, and then the heartbreak
Of i'll
Now that there was no going back.
she felt that she could forgive him al
most anything And just as she came
10 TIL, there was sudden rush of sis
'ers down the path, kissing and en-
oraclng and incoherent cries OF: "Ohi
'he's ever so much better; there's not
The least reason to be anxious. we
Sncw you'd come at once But, obi
low PALE you are. And don't you feel
proud of Ashton?"
Nina simply stared at them.
What has happened?' she cried.
She doesn't know" cried the younger
ister
Ma made Ashton promise not to tell
Ter until this morning" said the eldest
But what did he say To make you
ome?' said the third sister.
''Ohl you ought to be proud of him;
ut for him it is terrible to think how :
e might be grieving now" said the :,
liddle sister
You know Cousin Rodney came to =
SIX ma to go to the races with him."
lid the eldest sister.
"And we made her CO." said the !.
oungcst- y
and he didn't understand the !"
orses," sad the middle sister. st was i"
new team" liz
Well never speak to him again." %
id all three together.
And they ran away. er
.'Oh, good heavens! Was that mother? Dt
as Rodney driving her?" painted 10
ina -
"How noble; he never told he kept ig
s promise, " said the elder sister Eyes. I'd
ar, and'Rodney's head was cut open" ye
Served him right, cried the chorus. va
And ma tainted away, and the doc oy
RS thought her dcad.'
They all began to cry. an
When Ashton brought her home we mn
shrieked," said the youngest But TN
is quite well-only we make her lie fa'
wn, you know, and she'll be so glad ella
? were not frightened. thi
Ashton is the noblest creature Ma
the sisters. and Nina turnino en-,
red MS she had been pale before,
rst into tears ma
and T am the n,a,oae+ ~ sLa - sin