Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-01-19

res, you may Keep Soui pohas
agreed Jerry, with an undisguised
glance of admiration at the pretty face
opposite him.
Mays eyes fell before his, but not I'M
I'll they had flashed back look that
caused his heart to beat high with
hope.
The fact Of the matter was that stall
wart, good-lookng Jerry had long ad-
mired his employers handsome and ac-
complished daughter, but to-day was
tile first time he had dared to let her
know 1t, either by look or speech.
After that, however, their acqualnt-
ance rapidly rpened, and a few weeks
later Jerry surprised Mr.. Johnson by
asking for the hand Of his daughter In
marriage
Mr.. Johnson was engaged in the pas
toral occupation of milking COW at
the moment this question was sprung
upon him, and he nearly fell of the
stool in astonlshment.
want to marry my darter, May
he gasped. 81 guess not, young man!
Not If the court knows itself. I've bin
edyercatln ,herfer suthln' higher than
MARVIN her fathers hired man"
70, lf..ihat is the only objection, 1t
can easily be removed" interposed
Jerry; II don't expect to remain any
body's hired man after my two years
are up. believe I told you. when
came here that | had just graduated
from college, and Intended to make the
pursuit of agriculture my life business
instead of going into medicine or law
or any other of the already oyer-croWd-
ed professions | believe a man with
brains can put them to as good use III
farming as in anything else, and pro-
pose to prove It..
81 am studying the practical side OF
the business now, and at the END Oh my
two years | propose to go West ana
buy a ranch and strike out for myself.
AS far as my education Is concerned
don't think | shall ever give your
daughter occasion to be ashamed or
me, and as to supporting her comfort
ably and In becoming style, believe |
shall be abundantly able to do SO,
and
Cant help that, jerry broke In MT.
johnson. II haln't gointer have We lug.
gin May off jest because ye two young
folks imagine yer in love. woman Is
mighty queer an onsartin sort or
critter, anyhow, as ye'll find out soon
enough when we get hooked up In
double harness fer life with one of 'em,
an II was in your place | wouldn be
In any hurry bout takin' yoke OF that
kind on my shoulders"
anyhow, If we insist on gettln' mar
ried In spite of my warnn' yen hafter
pick out some other partner besides the
one we've got yer eyes sot on at pres
ent. My darter Is goin back to college
next week to finish up her edyercation,
an when she gets through her school
in 1t will be plenty time enough fer
her TO commence thinkin' bout the
men. She'll forgit ye by that time
fast enough, so ye might as well give
up all hope right now of ever glttin'
her.
Il like We well enough other ways,
Jerry, but | don't care fer ye In the role
of son-in-law There, now, we've got
yer answer fair and square, and If ye
want to stay an work out the balance
of yer time, Wen drop the love bizness
right here, an I'll treat We as well as
ever; but If We don't care to stay under
the circumstances 1t is all right, an |.
shant blame We any fer goin' Now,
which is 1t to be- Jerry, stay or quitT'
I'm stay" said Jerry, quietly
And stay he did, performing his
duties as conscientiously and thorough
ly as ever, although the farm life sud
denly grew sordld and dull when May
went back TO her college studies.