The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-17

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oh. you mean them dots SEES he, an
he turned to a lot of reference words in
the corner of the map. Them ses he,
sthem's put thar to indicate the amount
o. ignorance in a locality. You'll find
'em in all places away from the rail-
roads. A body kin say what they
please agin railroads. but they fetch
schools an books an enlightenment.
You've got a good many specks,' SEES
he. kinder comfortin' like, but some o
these days a railroad will shoot out
this away, IN them brainy men
amongst you will git the chance God
intends to give EN- Gentlemen, i
didn't buy no map. | wouldn't "a had
the thing on my wall with the specks
a-starin' me in the face. Ii wouldn't
"a done any good to scrape 'em off. fer
Their traces would "a been left. No,
friends. citizens an ~wellwishers, thar
amt but one scraper that will ever
rake our specks off, an that's the cow
catcher of a steam engine. say let
'er come. Some objection has been
raised on the score o KILN cattle.
That reminds me of a story they tell
on old Burt Preston, who has a farm
on the main line beyant barley. He
was always a-gittin' his stock killed so
fast an a-puttin' in heavy claims fer
damages, until folks begun to say he
made his livin' by buyin' scrub cattle
an sellin' mashed beef to the corpora
ton. One day the road sent out a de-
tective to watch i'm, an he seed Burt
drive a spindlin' yeerlin' out O. the
thicket on the track jest in time to get
it knocked off by a through freight. Tbs
detective went back an reported. an
they waited to see what Preston nd do.
BY the next mail they got a claim in
which Preston said the yeerlin'
weighed 500 pound an was a fine -four
gallon milk COW. They threatened to
Jail i'm, an Preston agreed to with.
draw his claim. Blu he got downheart
ed an traded his place fer a farm or
t'other railroad, an the last | heerd q
him he was at bis old trade ag'in. J
reckon that's about the way Wen b.
damaged by gettin' our stock killed
That's all / got to say. gentlemen
Let's git this road an scrape our dy.
specks off"
The house shook with the applaus'
that greeted this speech. Even the op-
position seemed to BE- wayering. Only
Rartell kept a. rigid countenance r.
rose and In a low voice invited as
groUp to repair with him to one of the
Jury rooms. They got up and followed
him out. AS he was about to close the
door after them he nodded to Miller.
"We'n take a vote on it an let you
know" he said coldly.
He's going to talk to them" said
Miller aloud to Wilson. "Mr. Daniels
speech almost shook them out of their
boots. and he saw he was losing ground.
It looks squally."
You are right" said Wilson gloomi-
". Our chances are very slim"
Miller caught Adele's eye and went
20 her.
I'm bound to say the outlook is not
so favorable" he said. IF we could
have put it to a vote Just after your
uncle spoke, we would have clinched
them, but Bartell thinks his election
depends on beating us today, and, be-
ing the chief landowner, he has infu-
ence."
lit will break my heart" said the
girl TREMENDOUSLY. Poor father and
mother! They look as if they were on
trial for their lives. oh, 1 had so much
hope as we drove over here this morn
Ing, but now
Il can't bear TO see you take it that
way" said Miller tenderly. Il did not
intend to speak to you SO o about
another matter, but l can't put 1t Off.
You have become very. very dear to
me, little girl. In fact, l never dreamed
there was such a thing as genuine. I'M
selfish love till knew you. 1t seems 20
me that you were actually created for
me. l want you to be my wife. Some
how / feel that you care for me at
least a litre, and | believe when you
realize how much love you and how
devoted / shall be you will love me as
I do you"
To his surprise she averted her face
and said nothing, though he remarked
that she had paled a little and com
pressed her lips. He waited a moment.
then said anxiously:
Haven't you something TO say,
Adele? Perhaps | have misread you
all along and really have no right TO
hope. Oh. that would be hard to bear!!''
1T is not that" she said. her breast
heaving suddenly. 1T is not that"
Not that?" he repeated, his wonder
ing eyes fixed on hers.
Then she turned to him.
ALAN has told me of some of your
talks to him about love, and
"Oh, he has!' Miller laughed out I'M
easily. But surely you wouldn't hold
anything against me that | said before