The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-15

cred rock she could see the mutilated can
glttering in the sun over beyond the
arroyo. So she thirsted for fresher sen.
sations
III tell you," she said to Grevile as
he held up the mushroom can FOR her 20
Inspect the eight holes he had made with
Eve shots, "let me toss up your hat, and
you make a hole through the trademark
in the crown"
1t was nice, new straw hat. Gre.
vile had sent east for it, and it had
come by stage Abe day before. 1t had
cost him. express paid. $40. This, too,
at time when anything he had left after
settling his mess and suffers and tailor's
bills went into stickpins aud candy and
books aud music and riding whips for
Miss Mivart. But he took off the hat
and gave ii to her without even a linger-
ing glance at that high priced trademark
within. And he felt that it was worth
four times S4.I5 when she picked up the
tattered remains ut last and asked if she
might have them To hang in her room.
Then she looked down at her grimy
hand and considered the first finger
crooking il open and shut. Il think its
going to swell" she poutcd. That is
perfectly awful trigger TO pull
Greylle did whit any man might have
been expected TO do-he caught the hand
and kissed it. Miss Miyart looked alb
solutely unconscious of it. She might
have been ten miles away herself Gre
vile therefore thought that she was an
CRY, aud his heart was filled with con-
triton. Yet he was old and wise enough
to be a first lieutenant He walked be-
side her back To the post in state Of
humble detection she could not under
stand.
The next morning IL was Buttons turn.
Grevlle WAS over on the range now. vain
~ trying 10 bring his record up 10 where
Buuon's was. This time Miss Miyar
fred at white pasteboard box cover and
hit il three times ont of 20. She was ju-
bilant, and so was Burton, because she
was making such progress under his tut
ton
That's an easy carbine to shoot, isn't
to- She asked as they wandered home
at isn't at all hard to pull the trigger"
Burton glanced al her, and she met his
eyes innocently. It's just like any other
trigger" he told her.
YES, of course And is that the very
same carbne you Use in the competition
the one you shot with yesterday aud viii
use this afternoon when you finish upF
He told her that II was.
well" she said eomplaceutly. Il think
I'm doing very nicely. don't YOU? | hit
the target three times. aud ny first finger
doesn't hurt a bit-this morning"
That afternoon the competition came 10
an end. with Burton good many points
ahead Of Greyiile. and that night there
was the big hop II had been understood
-. ts,f ssfl4
TO take Miss Mivart to the hop. So she
went over with Burton and gave him one
third Of her dances Grevillc had another
third. and the rest were open to the post
at large.
GreYllc did not look happy at all. 1t
was not the target record be minded. He
never thought about that. 1t was having
to 20 down the board walk 10 the hop
room behind Burton and to watch Miss
Mivart leaning on his arm and looking mp
into his face from under the white mists
Of her lace hood. He was not consolcd
AT all when she looked up into his own
face even more sweetly at the beginning
Of the second dance and whispered that
she was so sorry
Now, as the second dance had been
Greyilles, the third was Burton's. That
was the way Il had been arranged. As
the band began the waltz Miss MiYart
stood beside GreYille in the center Of
quite a group. The commanding officer
was in the group. 50 WAS Burton's cap
tain. and SO was the adjutant. There
were some others rs well, aud also some
women. Mis- Mivart may have chosen
that position. or it may simply have hnp
pened SO.
Anyway int as the waltz started Bur
ton, light heated and light footed cane
skipping aud sliding over the candle
waxed floor and pushed his way into the
midst. ours" he said triumphnnily.
But Miss Myart did not heed him at
once. She was telling them all how she
had learned TO shoot a carbine rs well as
any one. and thcy-thc men. at any rate
were hanging ON her words.
Mr.. Greville taught me- she said
"and 50 did Mr. Burton. This was the
first either had known OF the others part
in IT, and they exchanged a look. They
taught me with their own carlines. too.
the very same ones they used themselves
in the competition. But | shot best with
Mr. Burtou's carbine. lie must have
fixed his trigger 10 pun more easily. II
was almost like-what do you call II,
hair triggerY
She looked about for an answer and
saw on their faces stare Of stony hor
ror and surprise They had moved
little away from Burton. and the com
manding officers atecly eyes were on his
face. The face had turned white even
with the sunburn, and Burton's voice
was just tribe unsteady MS he spoke.
"This is orr dance, l think, Miss Nj
yart," he said.
The innocent, round. blue orhs looked
just n little eoldly into his. NO she
told him, II think you are mistaken. II
Is Mr.. Grcyille's dance" And she turned
and laid her hand on Greylle's arm