Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-04-03
JOHNS TEST.

g. has ever loved beforeT Inc
black eyes glowed with suppressed ar
dor.
"Inferring that no man ever has
loved poor little AIillieent Bigelow be
fore. And, to tell the truth, John
that's Just what's The maiier-that be
fore certain definite point In my HE
no male creature ever deigned to cast
glance at my nsignlicanee, that be
fore Aunt Mary invited me to spend n
month with her In New York and sent
me home with carload of trunks, con
tanning nothing but wearing apparel
expressly designed and manufactured
by New York and Paris modlstes 10
set forth and enhance my previously
undiscovered beauty. that before
came home and lost all my girl friends
out of jealousy for my better clothes,
men were not In the habit of tumpllhs
all over themselves to tell me twenty
times day that they loved me-
She smiled provokingly at the look
of genuine establishment that her sud
den outburst had brought to the sen
sltiyely lined masculine face before
her
And now. you, whom | considered
my best friend, have become as non
sensical as any of them. 1t Is true you
have said the apparently cnticlng
words but once, and stumbled over
them at that, by the way, but, CON
hnv 1t.p a
the picnic grounds and that presently
l shall ask you to take me out in u
canoe on the lake, and expect you to
ask me to go with you again after
lunch, | doubt not that by the twen-
tieth time you will become as fluent as
the others"
"Millie, l can't deny that shall
probably keep on repeating the ques-
ton until l get the one answer that
will satisfy me, but when you accuse
me of wanting to marry you because
you may have more or less worthless
finery on, it's beyond"
John Atwood. | don't know what
you designate as cheap finery, but
would have you know that this gown,
as well as the boa which adorns my
shoulders, was special present from
auntie and imported direct from
Paris" The ruffied feelings sought
consolation in rearranglng the fluffy
creation of lace and artificial bowers
that composed the neekwear in qres-
ton.
you understand what meant, Mil
licent / can't say you don't lock nice
in that thing around your neck, but
liked you just as we'll in the brown
dress that you used to wear with
brown ribbons, and then you used to
let me put my arms around you"
An indignant shoulder turned in his
direction was the only answer.
But won't you please hurry and
ask me to take you out on the lake, as
you said you would. before | do the
asking and offend you again"
The pouting face. half hidden behind
the white parasol, looked almost as
though about to refuse to go out on
the lake altogether, but John pulled
up a canoe and quietly began arrang-
ing the cushions. When he had fin
ished. figure behind parasol stepped
in and settled down among them.
Nothing was said until they had
proceeded nearly across the lake and
were skirting along the opposite shore.
Then as John was padding idly,
watching a reflection In the water.
a voice suddenly demanded that he
turn aside and enter an opening that
the shore made ut this point and
through which could be seen small
pool of water thlckly studded with the
white blossoms of the water lilies.
Without hesitation John turned the
nose of the canoe in the direction in
dlcated and padded up to the point
of entering. when he noticed that the
water In the inclosed space was very
shallow and covered a surface of dark
looking mud.
He stopped progress and waited for
the owner of the voice to observe the
state of affairs, but the voice vouch-
safed nothing but an impatient COM
mand to continue. Then he spoke in
non-committal voice of the advisable
" of entering where there was in
surcient water to allow padding. But
the flowers CLEANED white in the sun
light and scornful ripple of laughter
was his answer.
Manlike, he gave in to woman's
within and pushed the boat into the
midst of the lilies. He reaped Il reward
In the lowering of the parasoi and
companionable face smiled upon him
as the owner proceeded to tuck up the
ruffles preparatory to plucking from
the water the brown-stemmed lilies
But even before the first flower was
obtained the catastrophe happened.
A great, ugly-looking green dragon
ny rose loudly buzzing from the flow
ers, directly under the side of the
bU&t, and, perceivlng the gently sway
ics fiutfiness above the canoe, ami per-