The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-29

! COMRADES
!, 49,. By $500
: MA TIA M'CULIOcH.WILLIAMS

ty fist at it: you idiot! Why don't
you make yourself look as ugly-as
ugly as you cam"
II think, my DEAR" Aunt Margaret
said. sticking her head through the
open door behind, 'it's because van
ity is a trife stronger with you than
apprehension. You think you don't
want to marry Cha lie Cliffe. l know
you don't want him to find you a
fright
isn't it horrible, being vain, with
ones whole future in the baIance?'
Anice sad. trying hard to be tea full
Aunt Margaret only laughed. After a
little she said with a twinkling in
her eye: II have always thought van
ity was among the heaven implanted
instincts which help to save women
from themselves. Now / am sure of
it,"
What do you mean?" Anice cried
Surely you don't, you ant think Irr
shamming?' Again Miss Gordon
laughed and said: mot consciously,
my dear. The truth is I think you re
sent the fact that you nave no choice
n this made to order match"
We'll. wouldn't h gall any gil
with the spirit of a mouse? ?" Anice de-
manded. Miss Gordon looked thought
full. at is unfortunate. as ] see it >
she said. THAT. however, does no
alter facts. Instead of cultivating 81
hostile mind, you had much better Re
fair. Remember, 1t is not the young
mans fault. The blame. If blame
there is. lies wholly with old Nine
Boynton. She wanted her fortune t.
go to you two, her step-grandchild en-
the sole descendants Of her two hus-
bands. Besides, / think she reasoned
that as Charley, whom h pettec,
would certainly marry somebody. IT
was just as well to put him in the way
If marrying you"
80 if / say No he gers the whole
i fortune, whereas he may 'reiinquish'
me and keep two-thirds of it," Anice
| said. "Aunty, I have the greatest
mind to stain my face and dye my
hair red and wear a grass green gown
md a yellow stock"
Wv WOuid DCCottiC ypd ~
20 much better" some n sad. corn
ing through the door-sone one al
lrd slim. with merry eyes and firm
muscular hands. He went straight UP
10 Anice and kissed her upon bot
aheeks, saying: "Stars and garter
What a beauty you have turned OFT
20 bel. Why didn't T come straight -
see you? I've gone and courted anoth-
er girl without eve giving you q
shance-"
"Oh, how jolly!' cried Anice. "W't'
al that nonsense out of the way I am
| awfully glad to see you. l remembe~
you as real nice boy ever so many
years back"
II think you were a tartar, n
know you We're uglv,' Cliffe said, his
eyes %twinkling. That's why l made
~ to the othehr one. What have you
Zone to yourself? The girl l left be-
bind me was sallow ard scrawny anc
green eyed, with no hair to speak CT
md fingers like talons-"
And just up from six weeks of fe-
ver," Anice interrupted, shaking Z
mop of yellow brown curls at him. ."
have snent an hour a day ever since
forgetting how I looked Just then. IF
, rad known how faithfully you re-
| nembered-"
.Well, what?" Cliffe asked as she
made a tentative pause.
"Oh, nothing" Anice returned. u
| almost said I would have made my
self live up to your recollections."
Cliffe laughed, her ran on: Now
that under our grandmother's night
mare of a will we have duly arrive
ut years of indiscretion let's settl
money matters out of hand. I'm go
ing to r~elinquish you in the presence
IF witnesses. You may marry whom
YOU please for all of me. I shall alsc
rive you half the money
"Oh, / think you are a dearl" An'ce
'%nterrupter, dimpling all over her rosy
face. And you'll stay here a month
md wen be the best of comrades &c
ing. You'll tell me all about you
sweetheart"
ION one condition." said Clifre
THAT you get engaged to somebody
oefore / go away"
"You are a trife unreasonable
Anice said with a softly brilia-
smile. II want to be free-free as 81
for six whole months-before 1 ever
think of bondage"
Comrsdas the two became. comrades
so close congenial Miss Gordon
looked after them sometimes with
eyes that were not quite clear. 'They
were made for each other and will
find II out too late" h said in her
heart. Outwardly she kept silent
Fate had taken up the cards. and s e
a no mind to try crossing the eal
Cliffe spoke often of his betrothed
but always vaguely-she was as hi9h
as his heart. her eyes the color he
loved best in all the world. When the
wedding day was set Anice and Aun;
Margaret would know He had no
sort of doubt they would come to