The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-30
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she saw Sims handsome face recedlng
in the distance. Celinda, conscious OF
certain mlsgivlngs. took the radiant
Club down TO her cabin and cried
over him a little. The story of her
being the heiress 10 the Fraser mil
lions was noised about all over the
ship For the last two years Cellnda
industriously studied up the family
pedigree, and there was no Jaw In tie
evidence As far back as 100 Fraser
of Ochiltree's eldest son had emil
grated to Canada. When Fraser Of
Oehiltree died his son had never
claimed his money, which presumably
continued to accumulate. One OF the
Montreal papers said that it amounted
to four millions. All Celinda had 70
do was to prove her Identity and bril-
back the money. She wanted to settle
down IN The Judges house and show
people what she thought of them. But
when the vessel got outside Quebec,
Gelinda would have given all the Fra
ser millions TO be back at -Four Cor
ners.
But In time she recovered. Club
j The declined to be seasickl made VIC
/ lent love to the captain, whom he per
+ sisted in looking upon as II parent,
greatly to that worthy's embarrass-
ment He was 4 married man, and
+ told Club so; but Club only laughed
and gurgled. and wanted him to 'tiss
mnmmy"-a proposal which sent a
blush to the young widows pretty
cheeks.-.
| When Celnda reached Liverpool the
captain obtained permission from his
owners to take her up TO town, and
leave his first officer in charge. Ce-
linda had refused to marry the first
officer four times. the second officer
twice the third officer thrice, but they
none of them bore malice. except TO
pity the captain for being n married
man. You see,' said the first officer
to his companions in misfortune, we
can afford to look down on him, be
cause he's out of lt-married. Now. If
the widow comes back with us for the
return trip, we can 90 on proposing
until she gets tired and takes one
of us. 1t looked at first as If the old
man had the bulge on us. but You just
wait until he goes home and tells his
wife all about IT,"
II.
Sim Parker went into what had once
been Celinda's pretty house and gazed
at 1t with an air of satisfaction. Ey-
erythlng was just as II had been be-
fore Celinda went away to fetch the
hypothetical four millions. Clubs
cradle, already aired, stood in one cor
ner. Sim gave 1t a thoughtful push
with his foot and set 1t rocking. Some
interesting works of art on the wall
shone in fresh frames. The rooms had
been repapered aud the kitchen ceiling
whitewashed. At the sale Sim had
been the only bidder for five photo
graphs of the late unlamented Dick
Marston With a certain delicacy he
took them into the kitchen and put
them in the stove, as If he thought
they would thus rejoin the person
whom they portrayed The hired
girl" wore n new frock, presented to
her by Sim. Celinda's little pig. 10
longer an outcast, in spite of his pit
eous entreaties, had been scrubbed by
Sim into a state of plnky perfection. in
case Club wanted to love him" The
black and white cow looked out from
her stall and lowed to a pretty little
black and white calf which had tnvs-
teriously appeared upon the.s The
calf wore n collar with the word
Club In brass letters.
$50 far that's all right said Sim,
as he went round the yerauda and
noticed n belated humming bird hoy
ering over a big fuschla In Its green
tub. Now, If parson and his wife will
only come in time Celinda II git here
just after dark, and nobody be any the
wiser"
He looked at telegram from his
agent In Montreal, and smiled Then
he frowned
Il dunno" he unused. Il dunno as
It's fair to Cellnda TO force her into
1t. Reckon she'll be feeln' pretty
/ bad"
He heard the whistle of the night
boat as she fused up to the long
wharf. I'd like to wiring the neck of
that whlp-poor-will," unused Sim, TAX
/ ing his position against the tree he
! had mentioned to Celinda. makes me
feel that lonesome. 1t gives me the
chills."
The inhabitants of -Four Corners
were all indoors enjoying their even
/ ing meal, and. the stage. after vain
1 ly waiting at the wharf to bring up
passengers, crawled emptlly into Four
| Corners.
"Juss So" said Sim. placldly contin-
ling TO smoke. "Juss so. She amt
.oln' to come up in the stage, and have
half the place rushln' out to jeer at
her. Not much. No, sir. Not much.
By and large, Celinda's pretty cute"
Are you there, Sim?' asked a pleas
ant voice, as the parsons wife APP
preached tree.
you bet I'm here, Mrs. Clarke, -
said Sim, with a smile; "but it's sort
of lonesome"
You'll be very gentle with her.
hesitated the minister's pretty wife.
you'll be very gentle with her, Sim.
True love is never harsh or unkind."
Sim nodded cheerfully. you bet I'll
be gentle. Minister In there?' He