The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-13

Will.
AS the two friends entered the big
parlor Alan espied the girl about whom
he had been thinking all day. She was
seated In n of the deep. lace cur
tanned windows behind the piano.
Frank Hil.house was just presenting
to her a faultlessly attired travelling
salesman. At this j%uncture one of the
floor managers with a white rosette Oh
his lapel called Miller away to ask his
advice about some details and Alan
turned out of the par!or into the wide
corridor which ran through the house.
lie did this I'm obedience to another
unwritten law governing Darley's so
ella intercourse-that 1t would be i'm
polite for a resident gentleman to in
trude himself upon a stranger who
had just been introduced to a lady. So
lie went down to the ground floor and
strolled into the office. 1t was full of
tobacco smoke and a throng of men.
some of whom were from the country
and others from the town drawn to
the hotel by the festivities. From the
office q door opened into a bar anu
billiard room, whence came the click
ing of ivory balls and the grounding
of cues Another door led into the
large dining room. which had been
cleared of its tables that it might be
used for dancing. There were a sawinc
of fiddles. the twanging of guitars. the
Jingle of tambourines and the groan
ing of a BASS viol. The musicians
black and yellow. occupied chairs OF
one of the tables, which had beer
placed against the wall. and n 81
the floor managers was engaged u
whiting paraffin candles oyer tn.
floor and rubbing it in with his feet
Seeing what he was doing. some OF
tie young men. DESTROYS of trying then
new patent leather pumps. came III
aud began to waltz singly and In cou
pies.
When everything was In readiness
the floor manager piloted the dancers
downstairs. From the office Alan saN
them filing into the big room and TAX
Ing seats In the chairs arranged against
the walls on all sides. He saw FranB
near the band: the salesman had dis
appeared. Alan threw his cigar awa5
and went straight to her.
"Oh. here you are!' laughed Frank
Hillhouse as Alan shook hands with
her. Il told Miss Dolly coming or
that the west wind would blow yoC
this way. and when | saw Ray Miller
Just now l knew you'd struck the
town"
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Alan. I'm afraid you will forget me
II stay on the farm all the time"
1--WE certainly are glad to have you"
smiled Miss Barclay.
II knew she'd say that knew IT.
| knew it." said Hillhouse. "A girl
can always think of nicer things to
say to a Teller than his rival can. Old
Squire Trabue was teasing me the 9th
or day about how hard you was 10
beat. Bishop. but | told him the bigger
the war the more victory for soIne
body, and. as the Teller said. | tote fail
and am aboveboard."
Alan greeted this with an all but Wis
ihle Shudder. There was much In his
dignified bearing and good appearance
to commend him to the preference of
any thinking woman. especially when
c1ntraSted 70 Hillhousc. who was only
. little taller than Dolly and was show
Ing himself ever at u greater disad-
vantage in his unreflned illusions to
his and Alan's attentions to her. In
deed Alan vas sorry for the spectacle
the fellow was making OF himself and
tried to pass it over.
Il usually come in ON Saturdays" he
explained.
That's true" said Dolly, with one
of her rare smiles.
"Yes"-H.llhouse took another head
er into forbidden WATERSHEDS about
Joined your church. they tell me-"
Alan treated this with an indulgent
smile. He did not dislike HillhOuse.
hut he did not admire him, and he had
never quite liked his constant atten-
tons to Miss Barclay. But II was an
acknowledged fact among the society
girls of barley that If a girl refused to
so out with any young man in good
standing ii was not long before She
was left ut home oftener than was
pleasant. Dolly was easily the best
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the most daintily pretty, but she pos
sessed n beauty which strength OF
character and intellect alone could give
to q face already well featured. Even
her physical beauty alone was of that
texture which gives the beholder an
agreeable sense of solidity. She was
well formed. above medium height,
had a beautiful neck and shoulders,
dark gray eyes and abundant golden
brown hair.
May | see your cardf" asked Alan.
II came early to ecure at least one"
At this Frank Hiilhouse burst out
laughing. and she smiled up at Alan.
Hes been teasing me all evening
about the predicament I'm in" she ex-
planned. THE truth is, I'm not going
TO dance at all. The presiding elder
happened In town today on his way
through and is at our house. You
know how bitter he is against church