The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-10
Proposal by Proxy


Is q lovely girl
4 want her. She Is a very adyan
tageous match. Help me 10 get her
How can | help your
Uncle. you are devoted TO her moth
eF-don't deny it-and the widow Ia
devoted 10 you. Your influence vii
turn the scale in my favor
Pooh. boy, Do you suppose a mar
Of 40. an old bach. Is y proper person
10 Interfere in love afairsi Besides,
are you sure Miss Pickering wishes TO
marry your"
No. l wish your intercession with
her. too
Very well; l will see what I can
do
The next evening Major Joseph
Stone, feeling in honor bound to keep
his pledge 10 his nephew, called al
Mrs. Pickerings.
Il have come 10 plead a cause" he
said neryously. Your daughter 10 a
lovely woman. and I have come with
reference 10 a proposal-from one
whose heart"
Inc IldyOf UTOhe uOhh
Indeed The lady looked curious
and pleased. Il have noticed the gen
tleman's attentions to my daughter. l
am not surprised"
He may be a little off as toage-"
THAT would be no objection. | as
sure you"
Then his income is very limited;
but. you see, i"
Il see very clearly, major. The in
come is Of no consequence. Ny daugh-
ter is very well of. What she wishes
is a man she can respect and love and
be proud OF. The hero Of"
Pardon me. Heroism has moth
ing"
Not another word, major. Modesty
Is the most charming Of qualities. You
will find Ellen in the music room. Go
and plead your cause with her. and
may you have every success. shall
be proud
The major disappeared IN the music
room, and at the same IN Miss
Pickering opened the door of the par
lor, where she had left her mother.
"Oh, Ellen, | thought you were In
there. Your hero has come to propose
for you. Fortunate grill He Is re
turning. | will leave you here" And
as the major re-entered the mother dis
appeared.
Mamma was mistaken, major. Here
| am"
Il am glad 10 see you looking 50
charming, for a woman cannot well
look charming without feeling charm
ing. This VIII make easier a delicate
mission | have to execute"
Il I'M listening.
81 came to plead a cause. the cause
Of one who loves you
"oh, majori" dropping her eyes.
yet one who admits hat he needs
some friend TO help him"
HE needs no one but my mother.
II she Is pleased. there il no one else
to be considered
Your mother sent me to you, wish
ing me Gee She has noticed the
drift OF this affair. and she will be de
lighted with the match. You see, you
have very good quality, while the man,
though a tribe young for you"
"fia. hai What a pleasant irony.
The man is just the age | could choose.
You know I am a young thing OF %"
"He has many estimable qualities. |
can assure you. He is-well, he is d
bit Of a triier-
ooh, major, how you amuse me! A
triter. You are stumbling along a.
your stumbled up San Juan hill"
THAT was an easy Job compared
with this" taking out his handkerchief
and wiping the persplration.
II always said, major, ever when 3
little girl, that | would marry non.
but a hero"
That's too bad" disappointed. 9TH.
heroism in this case-the herolsm OF
physical courage-has never yet beer
proved, but | dare say upon opportu
nifty"
you dear major! You say that n,
innocentiy as II 1t were really r
Doubtless you think II SO. The great
Z EST heroes are Inc ledst aware or tleil
heroIsm. One thing | Will admit-be
cause a man is a military hero II doe,
\ not follow that he has courage In tell
ing a woman he loves her.
aI confess there Is some cowardic,
In this case. A man should not EN-
ploy any one but himself to plead hi
1 cause, with a woman"
but mamma doesn't count, yol
know. You can't be accused of COW
ardice for speaking to her first. Major
you are as utterly untitled for a prop
osition OF this kind as you proved your
self f6tted to lead men In battle
well, then. to cut the matter short
you accepti"
~ do, most assuredly, and with IN,
whole heart"
Then, having nothing more to dc
I shall wish you a very good eyenin
and much happiness" moving away.
Nothing more to do, maJorY" draw
ing very near and looking up at hin
reproachfully.
Nothing whatever. Its all settled.
Then I have something to do"
Throwing her arms about the majol
abe drew his face down till his lip
were within an inch Of her own.
81 know you love me. dear majoI