The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-12

was up Alan went 10 MS SIS
fs,-.-,-S ter's room. He found her
VeSN dressed and ready for him.
She was seated before q cheerfU.
CRATE fire looking over q magazine she
had brought to pass the time On the
tram.
Come in" she said. pleasantly
enough. he reflected, now that Miller
was not present to absorb her at5eG-
ton. II expected you to get up q i!t-
tic earlier. These guns down at the
barrOom just about daybreak walked
me. aud I couldn't go to sleep again.
There is no use denying it. Al. we
have q barbarous way of amusing our
selves up here in north Georgia"
He went on and stood with his back
to the fire. still unable to rid his brow
Of the frown it had worn the night be-
fore.
"Oh. | reckon you've got too Gifted
for us" he said. 'along with other ac-
complishments that fast set down
there has taught you"
Adele laid her book open IN her lap.
Look here. Alan" she said. quite
gravely. what's the matter with your
Nothing that | know Of" he said.
without meeting her direct gaze.
well. there is" she said. as the put
come of her slow inspection of bis
ciouded features.
lie shrugged his shoulders and gave
her his eyes steadily.
81 don't like the way you and Miller
aua ,,fn - - Iya I,nIa1 tho xxva,.lS
at her sullenly. You see. | know him
through ard through"
"Wcll. that's all right" she replied.
not fiinching from his indignant stare,
but what's that got to do with my
conduct and his?"
You allow him to be too familiar
with you" Alan retorted. Hes rot the
kind of q man for you toto act that
way with. lie has fiirted with n dozen
women and thrown them over: ne
doesn't believe i'm the honest love OF d
man for a woman or the love of n wo-
man for a man"
"Ah. I am at the first of this Adele,
instead of being put down by his
stormy words. was smiling inwardly.
Her lips were rigid, but Alan saw the
light of keen amusement in her eyes.
''fs he really so dangerous? That
makes him doubly interesting. Most
girls love to handle masculine gun
powder. Do you know. IL | was Dolly
Barclay. for instance. an affair with
you would not be much fun. because
I'd be so sure of you. The dead level
of your past would alarm me-
THANK heaven. all women are not
alike!' was the bolt he hurled at her.
"if you knew as much about Ray Mil
Ter as | do. you'd act in a more dignifed
way on Il first acquaintance with him"
ION Il first-Oh. | see what you
meant" Adele put her handkerchief TO
her face and treated herself to 4 merry
laugh that exasperated him beyond ell
durlnce. Then she stood up. smoothing
her smile away. Lets go to breakfast.
I'm as hungry as a bear. | told Ray
burn-I mean your dangerous friend.
Mr.. Miller-that we'd meet him in the
dining room. He says he's crazy for II
cup of coffee with whipped cream in it.
] ordered it just now"
'"The dew Alan bit the word IN
two and strobe from the room. she fol-
lowing. The first person they saw in
the big dining room was Miller. stand
ing at the tove in the center of the
room warming himself. He scarcely
looked at Alan in his eagerness to have
q chair placed for Adele at a little tai
bic reserved for three in n corner OF
the roonl. which was presided owe by
a slick looking mulattO waiter whose
father had belonged to VI ller's family.
'I've been up an hour" he said to
her. q took u stroll down the streer
IL see what damage the gang did last
night. Every sign is down or hung
where it doesn't belong. To tease the
owner, an old negro draynan. whom
everybody jokes with. they took his
wagon to pieces and put it together
again on the roof of Harmon's drug
store. How they got it there is n puz-
gle that will go down in local history
like the building of the pyramids"
whisky did It." laughed Adele.
THAT will be the final explanat on"
IL think you are right" agreed Mil
Ter.
Alan bolted his food in grum silence.
%unnoticed by the others. Adele's very
grace at the table. as she prepared Mir
ler's coffee. and her apt repartee added
to his discontinue. He excused him
self from the table before they had
finished. mumbling something about
seeing IL the horses We're ready. and
went into the Office. The last blow tn
his temper was dealt by Adele as sine
came from the dining room.
"Mr. NJ Her wants to drive me out ia
his buggy to show me his horses" she