The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-11-12
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the desk, where he could use it as con-
firmation of Brother Toms praises,
and then picked up the letter.
I've bin fishing for bnllheads In the
pool" Brother Tom began, land cot
two-and one cot me. 1t didn't hurt
mulch and Laura tied II up with her
handkerchief Ide know about bull
heads horns next time. | am sending
you Laura's picture. She don't know
1t. | begged 1t from her yesterday. |
want you TO get it framed up nice and
charge Ii to pa. Then when she says,
What did you do with my pictchoor,
Tommy? lie say line getin it framed.
Can't you come up and see fellow,
Brother jim? \. b 1t don't fiater her."
But Brother Jim seemed in no hurry
to have the framing contract carried
out. The picture fingered on his desk
just where he could catch sight of 1t
whenever he chose to look up.
Dear Brother Tom" he wrote in re-
ply, Il am sorry the bullhead horned
you. No doubt II you were bullhead
you would have done the same. re
member having some experience with
bullheads myself, but there was no
charming young womans handker-
chiefs to bind my wounds. By the
way, that portrait you sent TO have
framed reflects credit ON your taste
Miss Laura deserves all your praise
She Is a beautiful glrl-and | am sure
she is as good as she is beautiful
Two days later Brother Toms reply
was received. 1t was unusually brief,
but TO the point.
Brother Jim," he wrote. II showed
your letter TO Miss Laura. My, how
she blushed. Say, can't you come up
next week. There's going to be big
church picnic. Come sure"
Brother Jim scowled darkly. Then
he chuckled. What a boy. The idea
Of his showing the letter. What must
the girl think of the liberty he took
Still, there wasn't anything really rude
about It, But he must be more care
ful when he wrote hereafter.
Then he sent Tom a short note IN
which he said 1t would be impossible
for him to attend the church picnic.
A few days later Brother Tom wrote
in somewhat melancholy tone. He
wasn't feeling quite so well he
guessed he missed his mother-and his
father, too, and maybe he was home
sick. He wanted to see Brother jim
so much. But IL Brother jim couldn't
come would he send his photograph
II would be some comfort, anyway.
Brother Jim was considerably alarm
ed over this epistle. This precious
young brother mustn't have re-
,apse. That would never do. So he
hastily wrote an encouraging note to
Brother Tom, in which Brother Tom
was advised to cheer up and be man
and with the note he forwarded his
The answer came back promptly, and
il was again to the point.
Il shode your picthoor to Miss Laura
and she liked 1t. She made me mad
tho when she said you was better
looking than me. n. b. | told her II
fiatered you. Can't you come mp Sat
urdayfp
Brother Jim scowled again and
laughed again. Really. this scalawag
of youngster wasn't to be trusted
with anything. Still, If Miss Garman
had any sense of humor she must find
him amusing. Then he looked up sud
denly at Miss Garman's portrait, and
1t seemed as If smile was lowering
about the pretty mouth.
And then came another dlsquieting
letter from Brother Tom.
There's fellow hanging round hele
that | don't like" Tom wrote. 1T
and he came to see her eos he found
out her father was away. That's the
way 1t seems to me. He's got snaky
eyes and q little black mustash and he
laffs crate deal. | don't RELY think
that Miss Laura likes him much. But
he's got such way of smiln' and
sayin' soft things. I'm going TO look
after her the best | kno how, but |
wisht | was little Older
Two days later another dlsquletng
letter reached Brother Jim.
THAT fellow is comm more than
ever" Tom informed him. Il think
there must be something fascinating
about him, cause Miss Laura don't
seem able to tell him he amt wanted
here. He Is In awful hurry, too.
guess he IL afrade her father Will come
home unexpeckted. lie bet my life he
Is no good / wish l could talk 10
sumboddy. But there's no use speek-
ing to Miss Lauras aunt. All she
thinks about is housekeepin and hired
girls. n. b. he called me a cub twice
agane"
The very next day brought the third
dlsquieting letter.
1--WE were out riding to-day" Brother
Tom explained, land l was gettin' in
the little seat behind and | guess he
didn't kno how sharp my ears is. Its
like that with measeis sumtimes
spose. Anyway l heard a lot that
he said and what do you think? He
wants Miss Laura to run away and
marry him. You ought to have heard
him beg her. Amt II shaim? Sutch
a nice girl and nobody to sho her what
a mistake she is making. Anyway
I know the fellow is afrade of her
father, cos he said as mutch--and
somebody ought to find out about him
rite away cos its Friday mite he wants
her to GO"
Brother Jim looked Mt the letter long
and earnestly, and the frown on his
handsome face deepened. Then he
pulled pad of blank telegraph mes