Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-12-08

worry about that"
"That sounds well, but you'll sing a
different tune by and by" said Miss
Nancy. Just remember what L tell
you"
"All right, l WILL" replied Margery,
and then she went up to her room, not
to think about what her aunt had said,
but about the things she had talked OF
with her lover as they walked home
from church together.
One day Miss Nancy decided to go 20
the city to do some shopping. She was
always afraid of being too late for the
train, and generally arrived at the sta
ton at least half an hour before 1t was
due. She did so on this occasion, and
as the day was very warm one she
sat down on the platform In the shade
of some large boxes of freight that had
been unloaded there, thinking it more
comfortable there than in the stuffy
little waiting room.
Pretty soon she heard steps on the
platform, and presently voices from
the other side of the pile of boxes
reached her ears.
How is your matrimonial project
getting along?" was asked by one Of
the unseen parties. And voice which
Miss Nancy recognized as belonging
to the sources nephew answered:
ut seems to hang fire just at pres
emf. The fact is, the girls got another
string to her bow, and the chances
would be against me If 1t wasn't for the
fact that her aunt favors my suit, be-
cause she thinks I'm going to get I'm
Gle Amos money and she'd like to
unite the two properties. So I'm rath-
err sweeter on the aunt at present than
| am on the girl. IL get the girl at all
1t must be through the old lady's inf1u-
ence, you see. The girls little daisy,
but the aunts-weli, she isn't daisy,
you can be sure of that! It's question
If having her in the family wouldn't be
paying dear price for all her property,
but you see there's n chance of being
able to shake her off after little. l
! happen to know that new railroads
going through this place. and the COM
pduy VIII udft W Duy u BitNC VI heitA
she owns, and this land she intends to
give to the girl as n wedding present.
| Now, Just as soon as the road Is put
| through--and it's sure to come-this
land will be worth more than all the
rest of the old lady's property. II the
girl gets deed of it and get the girl
I can sell 1t to the railroad company
and make a good big sum of money out
| of 1t and we'll be independent of the
aunt, and when that happens IL 1t ever
| does, I'll tell her to look out for her
affairs and I'll look out for mine. I'm
| looking out now that she don't find out
about the new railroad scheme. | want
to make sure of the girl and the land
before 1 break the news to her."
Miss Nancy listened with ears and
eyes very wide open.
Eyes, when it happens, If it ever
does" she chuckled. II don't believe
you'll ever get the chance you're look
ing for, my smart young man! l don't
suppose l am daisy-I never thought
I was.-but rather guess I'm match
for you, since l know what to do. l
don't believe you'll have to shake me
off. think I'll do little-or most-of
the shaking"
Just then the train came along, and
Miss Nancy got aboard of 1t without
being seen by the young men.
That evening, when she came home,
as luck would have 1t, she met the
| rn,s or ho cfo
IF you're going home you might
walk along with me and help carry
some of my bundles" she said, in her
very pleasant manner. Pm just about
tired out. I've been seeing to good
deal of business to-day. I've had a
deed made out, giving Margery the
south forty acres of the farm, and I've
been pricing carpets and furniture and
finding out how much it's going to cost
to set up young couple In housekeep-
ing. OF course they won't need the
things right away, but l thought I'd
get some idea of what the expense
would be-"
"They-who do you mean?' asked
the young man in bewilderment.
why. Margery and Mr.. Markham. of
course" answered Miss Nancy. who
else should l mean?"
You don't mean to say you're going
to let your niece marry that fellow"
cred the squires nephew in surprise
and CONSERVATION.
why, certainly" replied Miss Nan
cy, as If she had never had any other
idea. Hes a nice young man. He's
got brains, and when he gets Margery
he'll get money, for the new railroads
going to make the land I've decided her
worth a snug little fortune
I'D like to know how you knew
about the new railroad"' cried the as
tonished young man.
20, l keep posted on such matters"
said Miss Nancy, looking very wise.
But here we are at my gate. Thank
you for bringing my bundles. Won't
you come IMP
NO, not tonight" was the gruff re-