Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-26

Yes, sir, will open the side chancel
1oor at seven-thirty."
Good And now will you be so
kind as to give me the names and adj
dresses Of Mr.. Pumpton, Mr.. Huddle,
Mr.. Wringer and Mr.. Springer?"
The sexton called them out from his
record book, and Van Story, armed
with the precious paper, hurried off to
the nearest hotel typewriter.
81 want this dictated on plain pa
per-" he said to that imperturbable
young lady, and he gave the following
brief business note:
Dear Sir-Owing to an unexpected
and important engagement of the head
of the Trimming Committee L am re-
quested by Miss Pinkton to say that
the trimming of the church, which was
to have taken place tomorrow night,
is postponed. You will, therefore,
please not attend tomorrow night, but
come on the night following. Yours
truly, w. A. VAN STORY"
Il want that letter to be sent to each
of these four addresses" he said, Eat
once;" and as he hurried over to his
jeweler he exclaimed gleefully to him
self, cat lastr'
The next evening they walked over
to the church together.
eve must be early" she said, as she
sat down on the steps leading up to
the altar. The pulpit, tall and grim
and stately, lowered above her shapey
head almost like a benediction. Far
above them. the lights in the chande-
lier cleaned fitfully.
Surely, could there be a better place
| to love and be loved than in the sacred
sanctuary, set within the beating heart
of the sordid world and yet so far re-
moved from it? And as she looked UP
at him, instinctively she felt that in
such a place his words must ring true
and that she might trust him. He
took her hand.
Dorothy he said, 81 couldn't have
| told you how much 1 loved you before
1 wanted your answer all to myself
Somehow the sea of city life seemed t.
shut out the sound of my voice.
longed for a quiet country lane, or the
great silent ocean. But 1 could no
wait. And here at last we are safe
He put his arm around her. "Do vol
love me?'' he said
Her head dropped silently down OF
his shoulder. And then followed tina
blissful moment, a moment that stand
out in ones life forever after-the mo
ment of life when loves dream is re
allied, and to these two it was as
the chorus of unseen saints was chant
ing their happiness. Suddenly she rails
ed her head. There was a mischiey
Gus twinkle in her eyes.
you have forgotten something,
she said.
mo, 1 haven't" he replied triumph
here" He produced tiny object tina
glittered in the dim light and sent OF
tiny shafts of lambert fire. You
5 Christmas present" he said. 'Tw
days ahead, none but less real.
didn't know what to give you, until
t thought of this
1 He slipped it on her finger.
1T is beautiful" she said 1T las
[ %beautiful.'
l There was a moment of silence, il
( terrupted by sound like the chirpr
of joyful birds. Then she spoke agai
1 "When 1 said you had forgottt
something she said, the twinkle COZ
ing back to her eyes, Il wasn't thin
J. ing of this" She held up the ring a
n miringly. Il was thinking of the OF
:, ers-why, they may be here any mi
- ute.''
$ Van Story caught her hand in L
@ once more
Il mo" he said smilingly. you sc
dear. it was my only chance. 1 ju
/. had to do it. 1 sent word to all Il
!. others-wrote them each a note. "
n know, that this thing was postpon
= until tomorrow night, on account
4 an Important engagement. You did,
IL mind, did you? 1t was the trut
+. wasn't it? l wanted to be alone wi
IS you. 1t was our only chance. Dol
T. you see it WASP"
n She dropped her hands by her 81
t suddenly. The color left her face a
then came back again.
You did that?" she said. "HC
,s could you? How DREADFUL Oh, W
Il did you do it? What can I ever s
to them? You wrote and told them I
to come to-nifiht-did you do that?"
II He caught her hands again in i
Above. the stately old church bells
n the spire chanted out the hour.
Yes. dearest he said. Il did
and I'm glad of it. Nothing can eV
make me SORRY wrote the VIII