Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-05-31

Don't say that, Mary You know
love you. and
"Now, Tom Dalton, stop right where
you are. I've told you often enough
fiat j like you. You have been my
friend and playmate ever since was
little girl, and l shall always like
you as friend. No, sir, L Won't listen
to any loyemaking. 1 WORT marry
you. sir. and that's the END ont.
will marry no one but a brave man,
and don't love anybody. and-
but, Mary, SURELY p
",There you go again, sir. Ii you ever
mention love to me again, | Will never
Mary Hart"
On, II you put it that way I'll really
have to retire, fer | couldn't survive
the punishment. How do you know
I'm not the brave man"
And I've known you all these years,
and-but ] won't have 1t brought up
again, and there's an end ont, sir"
We'll, we'll, II woman will, she
will, and II she won't she won't, and
there's the end ont" quoted Tom gay
ly. Every dog has his day, Mary.
What do you say to sail down the
laya Let's have that mother OF yours
and take run down to Elm island for
dinner at Cobb's farm and bath at
the short beach. It's fine morning
for SAIL. and I'll be bound I'll learn
to swim this time"
TON Dalton, II there ever was
we'd know there wasn't. And really
began to think you were serious, sir.
ia that crazy knockaDout Of yours
Wouldn't 1t be jolly? I'd love to go."
at Is all right about the knockabout
She IL high and dry for a new coat Of
copper paint. Captain Doyle has his
new schooner Willie and told me thls
morning he should run down to Elm
come flood tide. What do you say,
Mary? And-you know was In ear
nest and
say. I'm off to mamma at once"
And before he cou1fl declare what he
was In earnest about she was running
swiftly up the pier, shouting back to
HIM, You naughty boy, I'll bet you
box OF chocolates l am first at the
house, SIR"
Mary Hart was the only daughter Of
the widow of Colonel Hart of the In
dian service.
The colonel had been both soldier and
business man, and when he had been
Killed In a jungle fight, soon after
Mary's birth, he had left his widow a
comfortable income.
She had come to America and settled
IN one Of the qr1et New England sea
shore villages In cozy cottage adjoin-
Ing the estate OF Mrs. Dalton. who was
an old school friend. The young peo
Pile had grown Hp together and had
been friends since childhood.
Tom Dalton, a happy go lucky young
man, had IiI4Ierited an Independent in
come from his father and now, having
passed his rinals ut the law school, was
about to practice his profession In Bos-
ton. lie loved Mary Hart with all his
heart. but In spite OF Himself he could
not be serious about his lovemaking,
though bound to win her.
And the little mink herself threw diff
Equities enough In the way by bringing
him sharply to account whenever he Mt.
tempted to broach the subject. She
didn't propose to love or be loved, and
II she ever could be so foolish 1t must
be brave man.
"None but the brave deserve the fair,
and you aren't brave. You knew you
are not. SIR"
Flood tide found them sklmming
down the bay on the natty little schoon-
er Willie In spanking breeze, jumping
at the sea like Iaettlesome horse,
while Captain Doyle stood at the wheel
extolling her virtues h, Mrs. Hart. The
young people were camped comfortably
on the deck at the windward side Of
the,malnnfast.
Great. isn't itY" said Tom. ''Now
what would you say to lobster chow
der for dlnner"
TON, you villain! You have been
plotting this spree with Cobb. You
Know | dote on lobster chowder."
Down there last week. Told 'em
we'd be down. Tried to get mother to
come, but she wouldn't step her foot
In anything smaller than liner"
"And you never told? | can hardly
believe II. | never know when to be-
lleye you, SIR"
Fact. Sure enough this time, isn't
1t. Captain Doyley