The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-22
COHAT is provoking!'

tIufcllhB dlOht.
Yet not alone. For in the seat with
me sat a pretty young travelling COM
panion, one whom | had not seen be-
fore and who must have come in and
occupied the place while | had dozed
Off.
Yes, had been five minutes asleep,
and in that brief interval there had hap
pened something which caused me to
exclaim In the way did.
When lay back my head In the fast
whirling train, to think a moment, |
held In my hand photograph. 1t was
"a cabinet envelope, aud, strange to
say. | had not yet looked at It.
leaned forward In the seat and tried
TO search the aisle past my travelling
companion, then | looked under the
seat, then back of 1t.
1T must have fallen out OF the win
dow" l said 10 myself.
At this the young lady murmured:
Have you lost anything"
Yes" said /. "and, 10 make the mat
lure of young and beautiful girl. the
finest OF her sex"
"You pique my curiosity" said my
companion.
We'll, mine was plqued Also" said l.,
but owing TO my stupid fashion Of
falling asleep In a railroad train, | am
afraid 1t will never be gratified unless
! am fortunate enough to see the orig
igiaal some day"
How interesting" said the pretty
girl beside me.
Seeing that she was In a mood to al
low me, chance travelling companion.
to converse with her, said: ut is too
utterly provokIngl" Here hesltated.
Tell me about It," said she.
We'll" said |, "ss you probably live
Ia the Eust. and as | live in the far
West and as there is no probability OF
our ever seeing the people or even OF
knowing, as far as you are concerned,
who they are. | viii tell you about It.
think can do so without improprlety,"
laughed |. specially as It is love af.
fair, and all the world loves lover"
AT this The pretty girl looked intensely
eager. and | prepared myself 10 tell the
story Of the lost photograph"
Il can best begin" said |, by read
Ing you a letter"
Taking from my pocket a letter In
mans writing, ] read aloud this para
graph:
She Is a beauty. Ned. and no mis-
take. | am wild for you to come East
and meet her. She Is Southern girl.
but comes North now and then TO see
her grandmother or aunts. or something
Of that sort. Makes her headquarters
at Boston.
But that Is not the best part of II.
Ned. could love her for her pretty
face and for her good qualities. But.
truth 10 tell, am loving her just n little
also for her money. Think of II, A
cool million, all IN her own namel Came
into II last January. She Is very gen
erously Inclined Talks a great deal
about charity and all that. Bur think
her charitable impulses could be
curbed. At least. shall try IT,
My chances are excellent. Her folks,
strlctest Of Bostonlans like me- She IL
not Indifferent; writes TO me regularly.
Accepts the trlfies | send her. And
seems to think there may he somebody
worth having up here In the North,
even II She Is Southern girl.
"Well. Ned. deserve her. can
make woman happy, though | am
afraid that | should never have fallen
SO desperately in love with her IL she
had been poor.
"Good-by. Glad you are coming East
soon. inclose the picture of my bean-
tiful helress Send 1t back TO me. |
want you TO see how she looks. Yours,
CHARLEY"
"Now, Isn't that provokngT" said |.
Il read the letter. took out the photo.
laid back my head and fell asleep. Now.
when | wake up. ilnd II gone.'
THAT is really too bad" said the
places you. What will your friend
what was his name-Charley say?"
Guess he won't worry himself to
DEATH" laughed |. easily: "he can ask
the young lady for another. Lucky dog.
Charley always was.
almost too lucky" murmured the
young lady sweetly; "one would hard.
ly expect so much"
well. Charley deserves It; he de-
serves all he will get"
"Yes. all he will get" said the young
lady; ''he seems SO frank and all-that
sort of thing"
After this the conversat ton branched
ont on Vannral faniea aud hnfnrn LAM
the young lady began TO gather up her
travelling bag. Il get off at Brookline."
ALLOW me-
And with all grace | assisted her off
the train. sorry to lose SO interesting Il
travelling companion.
A few days later received this letiei
from Charley:
Dear Ned: The helress Is stone eolG
on me. | went TO call on her the frs,
night of her arrival north, and found
her pleasant, but that was ALL | could
not get into conversation with her. for
she kept putting me Off and engaged in
n running fire of words with some stu
pid young cousins of hers. could not
get minute with her alone. Come,
Ned. you are Beau Brummel and nm
derstand girls. What is the matter with
her? What have | done: Send me
back her photograph. | find am really
in love with her. Yours,
"CHARLEY."
The next day there came this letter by
messenger:
60 with me tonight to call on her