Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-11
The lady gave him surle. and an.

be hired at this place, do you know 90
Il do not indeed" returned Jack.
astonished. But | come from Mood.
side myself |, too, expected 10 meet
a lady who has not arrived Mrs. Der
mott"
The lady smiled again and said
brightly;
"oh. then We are all right | am
Mrs. Captain Dermott, and you must
be the friend sam wrote they were ex
pectng from the city,
Il am Sans friend, certainly, hut
but-there is some mistake" stan mer.
ed Jack. "l-l''rame 10 meet ans
grandmother, 4 Very old lady
! \ merry little laugh was his answer
81 think there is no mistake. Mr."
Cameron" Jack barely had sense to
supply,
Thank you, Mr.. Cameron; then be-
lleye 1t is all right. l am Sans grand
mother, though perhaps not so old as
might have been expected. Did YOU
ever know that Captain Dermott was
married only two years before his
utdl -thu 1 haN liti Soiiss tNtu II
he was an old man, for he WAS so good
| 10 me-" she added, honestly, a regret
ful look coming over her sweet face.
| Jack made out to stammer again:
II never heard. | did not WAS
not-oh. excuse me, miss-madam, |
mean-but | am really knocked Off my
pins, II you Will forgive the slang, With
this surprise. l was prepared for II
white-halred, feeble old lady, who
would need help In getting or the
train. but not-not this, you see"
Another merry laugh from Mrs. Der.
mott.
Il wonder Sam or Mime did not tell
you better. Why did not Sam come
with you?'
Had to so over TO Cloyerton ON
somebody's lawsuit. So | took his
place. And really, Mrs. Dermott, I'm
not always such fool Pardon me,
and tell me where 10 lind your bag.
gage. | will see 10 having It sent out"
"fhank you. There Is only one
trunk. Here Is the check"
emily engaged the wagon to bring II to
the farm, had put her into the buggy,
and was driving back to Woodside.
for once In his life almost dumb. He
simply could not talk he was SO pro-
voked at himself for making SO great
a Ounce OF himself. and at Sam, whom
he saw had played clever trick on
him.
II know now what he laughed a this
morning" he thought, sayagely. "Oh.
but Ill get even with him for this. II
have TO be his grandfather to do it,
When they stopped at the door Mime
came running out TO meet them
You found her, did you?
Eyes, ! did, and | made "a big fool OF
myself, Miss Mime. and l believe you
and Sam planned II all, too
Then they all three broke into a
laugh, and when Mrs. Dermott, after
she had kissed Mime. held out her
white hand and said, pleasantly, "But
| you mustn't be angry with me, Mr..
Cameron. for | was as innocent as
yourself. Shall we be friends!'' he
could do nothing but extend his own
and say. humbly:
at shall not be my fault II we are
anything else. | don't care whose
grandmother you are"'
But when he was alone with Sam
that night. didn't Sam catch it:
IL declare, | never thought but what
"a IA. l. .,,I Il
let him speak at all. Grandfather
Dermott married a young girl a few
years before he died. and OF course by
law she IS our grandmother
"She don't look like girl who would
make that kind OF marriage" said
Jack. thoughtfully.
1T was not that kind OF a marriag ge'
as you mean 1t. Grandfather was
alone, and needed a woman's care and
love. Cora gave 1t because she pitied
him, much more than because she
knew he would leave her a fortune
when he died. She's II lovely woman,
and might have made several good
matches since grandfather went, but
she wouldn't listen TO them. Jack, she'd
suit you TO dot"
"Perhaps | wouldn't suit her, though.
| Sam. when YOU saw-l | did not know
this morn.ng, why didn't you tell me:''
We'll then, | must confess 1t struck
me 10 carry out the joke, and let you
find out for yourself, so stopped Mime
when she was going 10 tell. Don't be
| mad old fellow"