Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-07-11


Millie Currler. but she does not know
where you are, SO you are ali right
Millie flushed at the mere thought OF
! playing before so many people. and she
was tempted to remain where she was,
but Miss Testers influence made itself
felt She did not formulate 1t, but she
felt uneonsciously that since her kind
teacher had done SO much for her. 1t
was only right she should make some
use of what had been SO generously
given her And so. despite the remon-
strances of the orhers, she left the
game and returned to the house.
Very timidly she made known her er.
rand to Mrs. Hancock, who smiled n
kind approval upon her, as she thank
ed her, and told her that the children
had run away. thinking the game was
given up, but would probably soon re-
turn. In the meantime would not Mil
lie play one of her pieces? Mrs. Han
cock asked.
There We're several people in the
drawing room, among them gentle
man whose appearance had created
some excitement from its being so un-
expected.
Mr.. Darrah was an old friend Of the
Hancocks, but it was several years
since they had seen him, owing to his
long absence abroad. He happened to
be travelling through their part OF the
country, and finding that he should be
| nhliual fn IN niolf a EnStpin
Junction. only ten miles distant from
Hardwlck, he had hired horse and
carriage and driven over to call upon
his friends.
They were delighted to see him, and
Hospitality urged him to spend the
night He declined the invitation, how
ever. as he wished to take the first
train in the morning from the junction,
and so must drive back that evening,
They assured him that he could not
escape dining with them, as they had
postponed their dinner until : O'Clock
Oh account of the chldren's party. He
expressed his pleasure at being able to
do so, and they We're in full tide of
earnest conversation when Millie came
into the room.
He was in the midst of sentence
when his eye fell upon her, and,he sud
denly stopped, evidently much impress
ed in some way by her appearance. He
watched her intently while she played,
and at the close. when others We're ap-
plauding her for having done SO re-
markably well, he went over to the
piano and began to talk to her.
Mrs. Hancock. seeing his interest in
the child, proposed to AIillie that she
should take him to the refreshment
tent for an ice. The arrangement was
most agreeable to both of her guests,
who We're soon on such friendly terms
that the gentleman went so far as TO
admire his companions dress.
IF you can buy such pretty things
In Hardwirk," said he, Il shall advise
my lady friends to come here to do
their spring shopping"
Il guess you We're never in our Hard
wick stores," answered Millie, laugh
ing merrily at the idea. mo, indeed
this dress came from Paris!' and not
without pride. she glanced at her COM
panion to observe the effect she was
/ producing by her surprising statement.
He looked as startled as she could
have wished.
''Is that where you do your shop
plng?' he inquired, smiling, though his
voice had a curious sharp ring.
"Oh, no. of course not | never was
| there. My music teacher gave me
this"
and her name?' he asked breath
| lessly.
Miss Lester" said Millie.
| He drew a sharp breath. Miss Mar
| garet Lester" he demanded.
YES, that is her name" replied Mil
lie, surprised in her turn at his excite
ment.
And she is not married." continued
Mr. Darrah.
NO, indeed. She is all alone. Her
mother died last year, and she is very
sad and lonely"
Both father and mother dead! Poor
glrlr' he said softly and seemed lost
in thought for a moment, but soon re
sumed mis- catechism.
Where does she liye?" he asked alb.
ruptly. Not in this town."
Yes, just below here Millie replied,
you can see the house from here; that
yellow one with the cupola,' pointing
it out.
Thank you very much" said her
strange companion. and in a. moment
he was outside the grounds. hurryng
down the street.
Millie looked about her for Il minute
blankly enough, but soon made her
way to the refreshment tent ana re-
galed herself on her own account.
a o'clock, the carriages which
Judge Hancock had provided were
driven to the door to take the little
guests to their respective homes. As
Millie made her idieus. Mrs. Hancock
asked her what she had done with Mr..