The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-11
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Miller. II have the backache now
from those dispositions l made out for
you yesterday"
"Oh. | don't mean that" the old
lawyer assured him. but I had to
borrow yore ink just now. an. SEEM
you at yore desk, I thought you might
need It."
"Oh. If do" Tested Miller. 81 can
buy another bottle at the bookstore.
They pay M n commission on the ink
| furnish the row. They let me have 1t
cheap by the case. What stumps me
is that you looked in to see If l needed
1t. You are breaking the rule. MFR.
Trabue. They generally make me hunt
for my office furniture when | need it.
They've borrowed everything | have
except my iron safe. Their ignorance
of the combination. its weight and
their confirmed laziness are all that
saved it."
When the old lawyer had gone. the
two friends sat and smoked In silence
for several minutes. Alan was study
ing Miller's face. Something told him
that the news of his fathers disaster
had reached him and that Miller was
going TO speak of it. He was not mis-
taken. for the lawyer SOC preached
the subject.
i've been intending to ride out to
see you almost every day this week"
he said. but business has always pre-
vented my leaving town"
''Then you have heard
Eyes. Alan. I'm sorry. but It's all
over the country. A mans bad luck
spreads as fast as good war news. /
heard it the next day after your IA
Their returned from Atlanta, and saw
the whole thing in a fash. The truth
is. Perkins had the cheek to try his
scheme on me. I'm the first target OF
every scoundrel who has something TO
sell. and I've learned many of their
tricks. | didn't listen to all he had to
say, but got rid of him as soon as !
could. You must not blame the old
man. AS | see it now. it was a most
plausible scheme. and the shame OF IL
Is that no one can be handled for 1t.
Your father will have to grin and bear
II. He really didn't pay a fabulous
price for the land. and II he were In a
condition to hold on to it for, say.
twenty-five years he might not lose
money. But who can do that sort of
thing? | have acres and acres OF
mountain land offered me at a much
lower figure. but what little money
I've made has been made by turning
my capital rapidly. Have you seen
Dolly since ii ~happened?"
mo: not for W. weeks" replied
Alan. Il went to church with her
Sunday before last and have not seen
her since. | was wondering if she had
heard about it,"
"Oh. yes; she's heard 1t from the colo
mel. 1t may surprise you. but the
thing has rubbed him the wrong way"
"Why. | don't understand" exclaimed
Alan. Has he
1.-THE old man has had about 1000
purchases. and 1t seems that he was
closely watching all your fathers deals
and. In spite of his judgment to the
contrary. MIR. Bishops confidence in
hat sort of real estate has made him
put q higher valuation on his holdings
over there. So you see. now that your
fathers mistake is common talk. he IL
forced TO realize n big slump. and he
wants to blame some one for ii. |
don't know but that your father or
some n else made him an offer for
his land. which he refused. So you see
II is only natural for him to be dis
gruntled."
II see" said Alan. Il reckon you
heard that from Miss Dolly?"
Miller smoked slowly.
"Yes"-after a pause-"I dropped III
there night before last. and she told
me about ii. She's not one of your
surface creature She talks sensibly
on all sorts Of subjects. OF course
she's not going TO show her heart TO
me. but she couldn't hide the fact that
your trouble was worrying her a good
deal. | think she'd like to see you at
the ball tonight. Frank Hillhouse viii
give you a dance or two. He's going
to be har. 20 beat. He's the most at
tentive fellow | ever ran across. He's
got a new buggy-a regular hug-me-
highland a high stepping Kentucky
mare for the summer campaign. He'll
have some money at his fathers death,
and ell the old women say he's the
best catch in town because he doesn't
drink, has a Sunday school class aud
will have money. We are all going to
wear evening suits tonight, There are
some girls from Rome visiting Hattie
Alexander, and we don't wan them to
smell hay in our hair. You know how
the boys are. Unless all of us wear
spiketails nc IN VIII; so we took a
vote on II, and Wen be on a big dixie.
There'Il be a devilish lot of insists.
Those who haven't suits are borrowing
in all directions. Frank Buford will
rig out in Colonel Days antebellum
toggery. Did you bring yoursT"
at happens to be at Parker's shop.
hafnp nreSSad - said Alan