The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-08

Bishop cl.tched this proposition as a
drowning man would a straw. "Well,
| will go see i'm he said. I'll 90 Jest
TO satisfy you. As fer as I'm concerned
| know he wasn't tellin' me no lie. but
| reckon you all never IL rest till you
gre satisfied"
He descended the steps and crossed
the yard to the barn. They saw him
lean over the rail fence for a moment
IS if in troubled thought.
POOR father" said Alan to his uncle
rs his mother retired slowly into the
house. He seem troubled. and it may
atean oUr ruin-absolute ruin"
at amt no trifin' matter" admitted
Daniel. "Thar's 10 tellin' how many
thousand acres he may have bought.
He's keepin' somethin' to hisse'f. | re-
member jest when that durn skuck o:
| lawyer PIT that flea in his yeer. The
was ut Ec-son's NIL an talked CO..
ide2ttcl together mighty nigh al nor
II. But LET'S rot cross 4 bridge tell We
it to IL. Lets tai; about some'n e.sa.
Laitl't EeTer lad Il chance TO tell yoC,
Int l seed that gal in town yesterday
an talked to err"
Did you. Uncle Ab?" The face Of
the young mar frightened. His tons
was eager and expCctant.
Yes. Id hitched in the wagon yard
III run into Hazen's drugstore to git a
box o axle grease an was comm out
with the durn stuff under my arm!
when | run upon 'er a-settin' in q bug
gy wa.tin' to git q clerk to fetch 'er
out a glass O. sody water. She reeog-
nized me. an fer no other earthly rea-
son than that I'm yore uncle she spoke
TO lae a~spleasin' as a basket O chips.
What was | to do? | never was in
such Il plight in my life. I'd been un-
loaGin' side meat at Bartow's ware
house an was kivered from head to
foot with salt and grease. | didn't
have on no coat. an the seat o my
pants was non est don't think thar
was any est about 'em. to tell the
truth. But | knowed it wouldn't be the
part of u gentleman to let 'er set thar
stretchin' 'er neck out o. socket to call
u clerk when | "a handy. so | wheel
ed about. hopin' an prayin' ef she did
look at me she'd take n fancy to the
back o. my head. an went In the store
an told 'em to git a hustle on Their
se'ves. When | come out, she hauled
me up to AK some questions about
when camp meetin' was goin' to set III
this yeer an when Adele was comm
home. let my box o. axle greas'
orlp. an 1; rolled like q wagon whee
of duty an me after 1t. bendin'-
bendin' OF all positions-heer an yam
in the most ridiculous way. | tell you.
ID never play croquet ur leapfrog In
them pants. All the way home l
thoIght how I'd disgraced you"
"Oh. you are all right, Uncle Alb"
laughed Alan. shes told me several
times that she likes you very much.
She says you are genuine-genuine
through and through, and she's right"
I'D ruther have her say it than any
other gal | know" said Abner. shes
purity as red shoes. an eff I'm any
Judge she's genuwine too. I've got an
ether idee about 'er, but amt a-givtn'
it away jest now"
You mean that She
mo and the old man smiled mis-
%chievously. II didn't mean nothin' o
the sort. | wonder how on earth you
could "a got sech a notion In yore
head. I'm goin' to see how that black
scamp has left my cotton land. III
bet he hain't scratched 1t any deeper
IN n old hen would n done iookin' fer
worms"