The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-30

- you know | start FOR London TO
morrow. Marry you. sim Parker
You. Why. may be ladyship' be
fore come back with all that money.
You may. Soaie folks lows as you
inayn't," said Mr.. Sim Parker totally
unm0ved by Celinda's scorn. You We
sold up everything
Everything said Celinda, decided
IL. Everything, even the COW and the
the pig. Club cried for the pig; but
the COW and the pig were sold In one
lot because they're such friends
But s'posin'," delicately limited Sim,
when you gets TO London there ain
nothin' in this yer yarn about them
millions?"
4 can't suppose anything of the
sort. No one but IA grounding like
you, Sim, would think of such a
thing"
Il may be a groundhog-gr oundhogs
is very good eatin' when you can't git
nothin' else-but you're spendin all
the money you've got, after you've
paid OFF the late lamented's mortgage,
Jess 10 fetch theseyer millions. How
do you know they're yours
How do know? Sim Parker, you
make me tired. II feel ii, | tell me.
Wasn't my maternal sreat-grandfather
a Fraser; and haven't | all the papers
proving my descent from the Frasers
Of 0chltree? There's Il matter of four
millions waiaing for me. Pounds,
mind you, not paltry dollars All |
have 10 do is. to go over to London,
walk into the Bank of England, say,
I've come for the money and they'll
give it to me straight off, or I'll know
the reason why. | reckon to stay just
two days in London, and then home
again. want to buy the Judges place
when | come back"
You're goin' TO take the baby with
your"
"Chub? OF course | take the darling
with me- You don't suppose Id go
without him?"
And you won't take me?'
ITO London. or marry your"
Both"
Neither, thank you. don't think
You could live up TO the Fraser mil
lions"
You've sorter set folks backs up"
delicately limited Sam, with theseyer
high-falutin' notions of yours. They're
glad you're goin'."
The youthful widow turned upon
him with a glorious light in her beau
tiful black eyes. And you, Sim?
You're-you're not gladf'
See that treef" asked Sim. pointing
10 an ancient rock elm which leaned
erookedly against the side Of Celinda's
pretty little house-the house she had
just sold.
"0f course l do What has that got
to do with it,"
you'll find me leanin' agin it when
you come back, that's all" The young
fellows blue eyes impressed her with
sense of power. Her own fell be-
meath his masterful gaze.
"Croak away she said, scornfully.
IF I've need of you when | come
back, I'll ask for your forgiveness
"That'll do me-" said the imperturb-
able Sim. "Thatll do me, your-your
ladyship."
Her ladyship' made him a pretty
courtesy, and held the infant Club,
aged two and half, more closely to
her You'll be lord when we get the
money" she said, ecstatically, to that
sleeping cherub; "and I'll dress you
up with a gold crown"
Take my advice. sonny" said Sim
to the interesting infant, "and don't
have nothin' to do with it. You'll
have heap more fun with the pig. |
washed him a-purpose yesterday" He
laboriously produced q document from
his pocket. I've brought you let
ter"
"What for?"
IT'S for a big Canadian lawyer set.
tied in London-Hlram Gould. Pve
sent him fifty dollars and told him to
give you a show for the money"
You dared to do thatr'
j VI ouisc' ieChoheu you wouldn't
take me along. Somebody's got TO
take you round and give you a good
time"
Celinda was touched. "You mean
well, but you're SO ignorant, Sim"
I'm not too ignorant to know you're
the prettiest girl in the Ottawa val
ley"
you mustn't. I'm not a girl, SIM
I'm widow"
IF wishin' could have made Won n
widow, you wouldn't have waited all
this time. He was a bad lot"
HE was" calmly acquiesced Celln-
da. Most men are. That is WHY I
want the money to be independent of
them. wonder who bought my house,
SIM"
81 wonder"
IF you're very good. when | come
back I'll get you TO manage things
for me-"
I'D rather manage YOU" said the
fervent Sim.
Don't be so familiar Remember,
I'm a great lady"
Sim shrugged his shoulders. mo
/ use sayin' nothing"
mo use"
Sims lips worked a little. "Celinda,
you're layln' up heap of trouble for
yourself"
when l want you to get me out OF
1t, I'll tell you" she said. haugltily
and went into the house.
There was big but unsympathetit
procession TO see Celinda start from