Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-19
ELKO, NEVADA, SUNDAY, April 10 1896
GEORGE ASSERTS HIMSELF.
Hut Laura Was Right with Him Mt the
Finish.

Nut Laurn Was Right with Him Mt the
Finish.
"All these years, LAURA" exclaimed
young Ferguson, pausing in his impa-
ticnt walk Ia and fro long enough II
turn the gas II triflc lower and resum-
ing witha brisi. staccato movement his
narch up and down the little parlor,
"all these years | have danced attend
nnce nj your elbow, and the end seems
as far off as cyer!"
.'Thc end of my elbow, Georges" in
quired the young woman, with grieved
surprise.
"No! The end of my dance! You
know what I mean. How long do you
think I'm going to stand tito"
Doesn't it make you awfully tired,
Georgc?" she asked, with tender, yearE-
ing sympathy in her voice.
"TircdP It's driving me mad. T.
didn't come here to be made fun of
this time. Look here, Laura Kajoncs,
do you know how long we've been en-
gagged to be married2"
Years, 1 should say. Let me see
was it not"
"Icars? It's centuries! It's an cter-
nifty and n half! When ] think of il
and wonder how much longer"
Wasn't it some time during that hot
| summer of"
"Ics!" he broke in. You remember
it on account of the hot weather, do
you? | was clerk on SIS week
thought it was n big salary until the
ice cream season hit me. If was good
enough then"
Il was SO young, you know!"
| so was l, but I'm overcoming that
infirmity mighty fast, let me tell you!
And you yourself"
Sir"
| well, of course, you're as young as
ever. But that isn't the point. You've
! put me OFF year after year because we
couldn't afford it. I'm getting $4,000
year now, with prospect of n partner
ship after awhile, and il does seem To
| me"
but think of what it costs for gas
and hired girls, George" she nurmured
Listen 10 me. I'm doing the preach
ing now. I've been thinking the mat
ter over and I'm going To say my SAY
You've had your freedom long enough.
The party of the second part has some
rights. Hes going TO assert them
You needn't try TO scare me off with
| \
Know spontaneous yawn when | see
1t, and that's a thrcc-ply, cut and dried.
| Inachinc-madc fraud. You ought to
be ashamed to try TO introduce u yawn
like that into good society. 1t gives
itself away every time. Don't do il
ngain. dear, or I'll say something about
II. This is business. There's II nicr
little house down here on Michigan
nvcnue-it isn't in Michigan nyeEu.
because it's not out in the r0ud. its
above the ground, and it's 20 feet back
from the sidcwalk-and il can leo hal
| for $40 n month. Yes, I've been MAJ.
ing inquiries about il. | nckmowlc,lrr
| it, | have also been posting myself ~
| 10 the price Of furniture. the pruhnhi,
| quantity of milk and eggs n fnm-I.. ~;
two persons will he likely To consume
| in u week, and the dcsirability of th..
! ncighborhood from social point OF
View. There's no telling when | ma.
take u notion TO speak to the minister.
Don't drive desperate man too fur.
| proud girl. ! don't want to have TO
hire couple Of ruilians and cab and
ab1uct you. II would get into the ma
pcrs aud I'd have to dodge reporters for
| the next six weeks. Moreover"
George Ferguson, il you urc going
To talk 10 me like that I'll simply"
mo, you won't. Sit still. II Won
make any fuss I'll call your fa:hrI.
I've got the floor. When have iir'Erri
my talk you can agitatc the atmoqphc,r
and I'll listen. Don't you see thi. sr!;
OF thing can't go on forever HTlhav,
ia stop some day. If | should die of Oil
age while I'm waiting for YOU "a marry
me you would never forgive yOur,eIf.
ne engagement ring on that finger il
worn almost through. III have ,o b,,,.
you ahothcr one II you don't luui. uul.
VINO ever heard of such thing as that,
In ail the history OF long engagements
don't believe there's u case IL, ,yl,jrh
man has had 20 get second rrrnnc-
mcht ring on account of the frs, oun
wearing out. Arc you trying TO brcaG
q record? Great Scott! Sometime.
the idea occurs To iuc that Won nrr ouI,.
tfIiiihE with mc---that you don't moan
To bc my wife. and never did. Some.
times. when nin alone IN my own room
ana think Of the possibility of aucl, q
thinE. ana the shadow OF The wngtrd
years rises before me and turn to the
iu'hre ma see nothing ahead Of INC bu.
INC gloom and dcsolation uC horcs ur.
iuiiilled, is II any wonder that / wnIk
the floor in misery"
George. dear" said Lnurn. ,cariuti,
ana In n trembling voice. hr,. hands
ciaspcd together and her whole bcirn,
radiant with tenderness and co,pung.
sion, zig IL possible you. too. suffer from,
corns"-Chicago Tribune.