Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-20


morrow
"And the church will be open7"
Eyes, sir, will open the side chancel
door at seven-thirty."
Good. And now will you be so
kind as to give me the names and ad-
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 imperturba BILE
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 1 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"
AZ want that letter to be sent to each
of these four addresses he said, "at
once;" and as he hurried over to his
jeweler he exclaimed gleefully to him
self, "At last!'
The next evening they walked over
to the church together.
1--WE 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 shapely
head almost like a benediction. Far
above them, the lights in the chande-
| Her cleaned fitfully.
Surely, could there be 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.
wanted your answer all to myself.
Somehow the sea of city life seemed to
shut out the sound of my voice.
longed for a quiet country lane, or the
great silent ocean. But 1 could not
wait. And here at last we are safe"
He put his arm around her. do you
love me?" he said.
Her head dropped silently down on
his shoulder. And then followed that
blissful moment, moment that stands
out in ones life forever after-the mo-
ment of life when loves dream is re.
allied, and to these two it was as if
the chorus of unseen saints was chant
ing their happiness. Suddenly she rails
ed her head There was q mischiev.
GUS twinkle in her eyes.
"You have forgotten something
she said.
mo, 1 haven't" he replied triumph
antly, misunderstanding her, II have II
here" He produced a tiny object thai
glittered in the dim light and sent out
, tiny shafts of lambert fire. "Youl
} Christmas present" he said. 1.-TWO
days ahead, none but less real.
didn't know what to give you, until
t thought OF this"
j He slipped 1t on her finger.
b. at is beautiful" she said Mt last
beautiful"
l There was moment of silence, in
< terrupted by sound like the chirpin,
of joyful birds. Then she spoke again
! when said you had forgotten
something, Sne SAID, the Twinkle com
ing back to her eyes, 81 wasn't think
+ ing of this" She held up the ring ad
n miringly. 81 was thinking of the 9th
!. ers-why, they may be here any min
- ute"
s Van Story caught her hand in hi
e once more.
Il NO" he said smilingly. You see
dear, 1t was my only chance. 1 jus
/. had to do it. l sent word to all tn
|. others-wrote them each a note, yo
n know, that this thing was postpone
= until tomorrow night, on account O
4 an important engagement. You didn
II mind, did you? 1t was the truth
r. wasn't it? 1 wanted to be alone wit
IS you. 1t was our only chance. Don
r you see it WASP"
n She dropped her hands by her sid
t suddenly. The color left her face an
then came back again.
You did that?" she said. "Ho'
10 could you? How dreadful Oh, VIII
L did you do it? What can l ever sa
TO them? You wrote and told them nc
to come to-nifiht-did you do that?"
II He caught her hands again in hi
Above, the stately old church bells
a. the spire chanted out the hour.