The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-11-26


trayed singularly regular set of
teeth-Aliss Violet Brown was perhaps
quite as attractive In her mature We
manhood as she had been in her fresh
er girl-days.
"To-night?" said Aunt Violet. And
is the parsonage all in readiness
All prepared, | believe. And what
do you think, Aunt Violet" went on
Miriam. with girlish eagerness. of
old Mrs. Marsh going there with her
two daughters to prepare tea, and
make it sort o hum-like,' as she says,
for him the first nightg'
And Violet smiled over her crochet
Why" struck in Effie Towers, the
Marsh girls are as old as the hills
Not quite as old rs the hills said
Aunt Violet, quietly. Sarah Marsh
Is about my age, and Mehitable can.
not be more than Il year or two older"
"Oh, Aunt Violet said Effie. coax
lngly. stealing both arms around Miss
Browns slender waist. nobody ever
thinks Of your being oldr'
It's an indisputable fact neyerthe-
less" said Aunt Violet, serenely.
Aunt Violet said Miriam sudden
ly. as she sat looking her aunt full In
the face, how l wish Mr. Smith
would fall in love with your
aunt Violet shrugged her shoulders
My dear child, Isn't Brown Il sutfi-
clently common cognomen but you
want TO change it into the still more
hackneyed name of smith,"
Il wasn't thinking of the name
Aunt Violet was only rejecting to
myself what a splendid minister's wife
you would make"
Il shall never make anybody's wife,
Miriam"
what nonsense!9 evacuated the
gay girl. why. aunty, you are the
prettiest of our whole set, yet with
your sweet-pea complexion and those
big innocent eyes of yours"
But here Effie Towers interrupted.
speaking gravely with serious glance
Il know what makes Aunt Violet
speak so. Mlriam-she has had a dis
appointment years and years ago.
"Auntyl Did you really?"
Years and years ago. as Efiie
says. | had lover" returned Aunt
Violet, calmly. And what interrupted
the current OF true lover
Il was foolish. and wished to test
my power. Clarence, that was his
name. was hasty and impulsiye. and
my folly incensed him. So we parted"
And is he married nowi"
u do not know. | have never seen
nor heard from him since He was
only spending the summer vacation, n
college student, in our quiet village"
what was his last nameY
"Nimporte, Miriam, do not let us
disinter any more of the horrid past
l have told you my folly. See that
you take warning by IT,"
And none OF Miriam Blake's soft
coaxings could win from Aunt Violet
any further condolences.
"You are not an old maid, darling
aunty," said Miriam, but Sarah
Marsh is, and mean to enter the lists
with her myself to win the new min
isters favor. The parsonage would
make pretty nest for such a bird as
| am, all EMPOWERED in roses and
clematls, and full of delicious little
by windows and maple shaded plazzes.
l hope he's young and good-looklng.
Hes just thirty fiye," said Efie,
"for Deacon Alden told me So"
did he say whether he was good
looking or notY
no he didn't, as IL Deacon Alden
cared for his looks"
"Thirty- Is rather old bach
elorish, but man isn't totally past
reform at thirty -fye," observed Mir.
lam, pensively. IF Aunt Violet won't
have him I'll try my chance"
81 shall never marry" gravely re-
iterated Aunt Violet, with more serl-
business than Mirlam's light-jesting
way seemed TO call for
IF that's the case" said Miriam.
'T'll go and rip up the breadths of my
+ bihS INV II hiNSos anu nave the 0uIeu
ruffles done up One can't be too care
full of ones advantage of costume at
such a critical time, and | know Mehit-
able Marsh has got white dress with
/ blue rosebuds all over it,"
Miriam, what rattlepate you are"
said Effie.
Don't | tell you | need n minister
for a husband, just TO sober me
DOWN.
And with this Parthian arrow OF re-
tort, Miss Miriam quilted the room,
with Ellie following her.
Presently she came back again. dane.
ing merrily into the room.
I've found out my future husbands
name"
Z. What is itT
Z "a decided noyelty-John Smith,"
lAunt Violet smiled. and Miriam van
5shed once more like n twinkling bit
OF thistledown.
Z Violet Brown sat gazing into the
coral depths of the bright embers that
bad fallen through the logs on the
hearth. Somehow, spite of her asser-
ton of self-reliance and independence,
she felt very lonely that October after
noon.
IN 20 for a walk ii-:ught Valet