Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06

lures of both with one eye sweep,
"that he proposed to you last night"
30, not to both, you know, Mr.. DIM
mock" interjected young Bromley.
'He asked me to be his wife, said
Mile demurely.
'He told me that he could not live
without me-" said Mollie mischiey-
ously.
How Is this?' said the old man.
turning to young Bromley with a Sc
we're look.
The young man blushed furiously
and lifted his hands in protest.
I'm sure" he stammered, zone of
you is mistaken. | asked You, Mile.
to be my wife in the summer-house-
and-and-I kissed you That was be-
fore supper, and later in the evening,
when we sat on the front steps, | saw
that | couldn't live without you, and
that we must get married"
Before we go any further" inter
rupted the old coal merchant, (which
Is Mile and which is Mollie? When
your dear mother was alive she could
tell the difference sometimes, but |
don't know to this day"
"Oh, how dull you are, papa" said
the girls in duet.
81 think that is Millie on the right"
spoke up young Bromley.
"Why, Mr.. Bromley" said she, Il am
Mollie.'
Every good, now let's go on" said
their father; "where were We? o, yes.
young Bromley says he asked you to
be his wife, Mile, and declared he
couldn't do without you"
81 beg your pardon, papa" said Mol
lie, "he told me that he couldn't live
without me-
WELL let's get our bearings" con-
tinued the old coal merchant. "Brom
ley, you asked Mile to marry you
down In the summer-house, and you
kissed her! That's correct, isn't it?'
There's no doubt about that, SIR
said Bromley eagerly.
"And after supper when you sat to-
gether on the stoop you told Mollie
that you couldn't live without herr?
ldL utufy oil. VI l. btB fOul pdi-
don, Mollie, you needn't look SO angry.
l meant no offense.'
did you kiss Molliey' went on the
old man relentlessly.
mo, sir /"
Eyes, you did, Mr.. Bromley" flared
up Mollie.
Il admit" said the young man, strug-
Cling with his emotions, that l kissed
her when l said couldn't live without
her, but 1t wasn't Mollie."
80, Molliev' said Mile, "how could
your
''Now, Mile, do be reasonable" said
Mollie.
Old Mr.. Dimmock looked mystified
at seems to me-" he said, with a
show of impatience, that If l were in
love with one of those girls l could tell
the difference between them. So far as
l can make out, young man, you have
asked Millie to be your wife, and have
tried to make Mollie believe that you
could not live without her Now, to any
one who does not know Millie and Mol
lie your conduct would appear to be
perfidious. OF course, as between you
and Mollie, must believe Mollie, for
the girl certainly knows whether you
kissed her."
The old man eyed both of his daugh-
ters hard. Mile was biting her neither
lip and so was Mollie; but Mollie was
trying to keep from laughing.
Old Mr.. Dimmock had an idea.
81 would like to clear up this thing
to your satisfaction and my own.
Bromley" said he. Let me ask YOU
whether Mollie kissed you when you
told her you couldn't live without
her?"
The young man got very red in the
face.
you mean Mile. of course" he re-
piled, with embarrassment. perhaps
she wouldn't mind saying that she
kissed me in the summer-house. But
she didn't kiss me on the stoop. kiss
ed her."
How is that, Mile? Mollie?' asked
their father.
Papa" said Mollie decidedly. Il
couldn't keep Mr.. Bromley from kiss
ing me, but l assure you l didn't kiss
him."
Mollle looked her father straight In
the eye, and then she shot an indignant
shaft at Bromley.
Millie hung her head, and her face
was as red as poppy.
Il think" said the old man dryly.
"that it's plain I'll keep Mollie, and
Wen have that marriage before you
make another mistake, young man.
New York Sun.