The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-03-31

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SO ill-considered. If she had wnited
month to reply it would have been dill
, ferent, she felt. Still she could no
understand Newmann's conduct and i
was far from her to ask him for an ex
PLANTATION
Miss Bragg dressed with great care
and calmly self possessed, she sa
awaiting for Ne vmann. She read hi
last two letters again. but the rcperusa
OF them left her puzzled still. From
her cabinet she fshcd out package O
/ letters she had rccciyed from him Sh,
nad not seen them since first recei in.
them, but now she read them with pc
cullar interest. In the package wer,
| three or four written while Newman
was away on u business trip, Others
were written to her at mountain re
sorts, Others still were nothing bu-
mere formal notes asking for an en-
gagement-all brcathed the spirit O.
love. She could understand his actions
even less as she read them, which she
did with marked eagerness Out of tho
confused tangle of odds and ends tba;
hlled her cabinet she searched for let
tiers in NewmLnn's well known hand
writing. Inc letters had been tossed
in promiscuously and hidden from view
since.
A bright, crisp. new-loolxing envel-
ope dropped from her fingers as she
drew out bundle, and. picking it up
sne eAamined IL eurlously. AS her
sianee ieii upon IL the blood left her
fn nd ha~
.uc'' anu hel nearl STOOD still 1t was
~ her own handwriting addressed to
Ne"inann- ner answer to his letter of
'niee yours ago
AS sne SAT tnere regarding 1t In bewil-
MI NeWmann's card was
nanaeu 70 ner'
no traces OF agitation were visible
III MISS Braggs manner when she smil-
,nRiy greeted Newman minute later
ne nersousiy SHOOK hands Miss Bragg
aio not sis ooWn believe we are t.
"aiA. sne salo' as II the matter wa:
u 81 lille Importance that she had al
'iose ioepotten. es, e said, getting
up hastily
AS tney reached the sidewalk they
stopped undecided which way to go.
5 NICE Walk out In the vicinity oil
EMERSON Heights' Newman said,
e,itacingty. we used to walk there |
: - .en' you remem Der. oh, no. not |
neiRnts, she said, as II the /
''ace was not 10 De considered, tits so
'eupia-i detest the place" She slow
y ees Oh IN an opposite direction.
se"nianh walked silently beside her
VI rev inoHentS presently he an
|, eue discovery mat 1t was
'Ae NY LOT walking. Next he OBJ
erveu snat Inc DAY was Just like that
= winch tney naa taken their last
iiiis was loilowed by
ionhel pause, orohe py
iou remember
was MISS bragg''
- au enor. W remem Der, knit
:, sinu iooni ing .hougnt1ul.
assa,t ..vs ~ iecaii ~, sne excused
80 - 80 "a4Nea 'ogetner |
80 "a sne uays were al
,,,o,,ta.s,. ne" 'hey were, because 3
~, 49, sone oeher"ise. And T
~ s,as go % 1oo iong 10 remem-
o,,harn - lne s'ate OF Inc t
Af,ar+h+ a
- man cvaoed the e
80 H. s'as 'e' Wink as Perhous
~ ~ Aoou' people, ana Ii
t,, to11, 80 . = 80 "io "ah.eo pad r
.rvors ~, nl;ss ,,- oioe nc gre" n
~ 80 49,, - az ( ',' i'.st turned 9
= -. "aiu' 1 ne walk q
;1 hiSS DraRe'
,rona :, e.. y. .ASe IN gong TO
,,o : 49, ~, . anu ,iiere 5 some
-, " .-'A you oeiofe go.
! wi, -. 70 Wit muu. l nope IL viii
,er Nv h latt - "ny Old you not an n
ct my letter three years ago?" Miss 2
asR iaco assumed Inc expression OF e.
: "no ua' un unpiea'ant something q,
suy oucn ietSers are not easy 70 q
80, eng saiu' one mas 10 tninN h.
loio iep's ing oia write letter TO I,
~ ous uiu not send IT, thought y;
'uio WIT thouRpt could tell you