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

man. Christmas comes but once year
make the most of it,
Van Story turned and grasped his
friends hand.
"There may be something in it, old
chap" he said. "At any rate. L thank
you. And now I must be off,
Van Story, when he arrived at the
Pinkton mansion, was agreeably sur
prised to find that the crowd had di-
minished-there had been an after
noon tea, and this was the tail end
of it.
1T was very good of you to come,
even if you are late" she said. "You
don't do this sort of thing very often,
do your?
"Not any oftener"-Van Story was
going to add, than 1 can help" but
stopped himself for an instant. Then
he thought it better to be strictly hon
est and so he added-"than 1 can help.
hate this sort of thing" he contin-
ued, looking her frankly in her blue
eyes, because, you know, it's so I'M
satisfactory"
"Sirr' she pouted back, "do you
mean to say that my tea is unsatisfac-
tory?'
He nodded.
For me, 1 mean," he added. He
lowered his voice, although this was
hardly necessary, as three women on
their right-the left-overs-were dis
cussing the opera. 81 shall never be
able to see you alone" he said.
"What makes you think that?''
"Well, haven't L been trying to fol-
weeks?"
She smiled.
''If at first you don't succeed, try, try
again. By the way, will you help us
/ trim the church tomorrow night?'
That's manual labor"
81 know it, and that's what 1 wan
you for. If you don't like teas, yol
surely will enjoy trimming a church
! That will give you something to do.
know you are strong. because you useC
to play football, and besides, you IooI
= strong"
t do really? So does a hireC
man."
= She pouted again.
' "Now, L intended that for cOmpli
e ment, and it was horrid of you to turf
p it the other way. But you will come
- will you not? You know the church
the large Old-fashioned brick that set
/. off the avenue The sexton will hav
d the ladder, and the greens have a
II been ordered"
It Van Story smiled at her enthusiasm
g "Whos going to be there?" he askec
d Let me see. They've placed me i
n charge of the affair, you know, b,
cause 1 really felt 1 ought to do som,
7, thing this year, and there will be fou
e others to help-the superintendent, NJ
Pumpton; the infants Bible elias
u teacher, Mr.. Huddle; the assistant O.
II ganist Mr.. Wringer, and Vestryma
t Springer-that makes six in all, doesn
it-cOunting us in?'
J. Van Story arose.
That's four too many" he said,
1t he held her hand. Don't you thin
is SOP"
" She flushed slightly.
EYES," she said softly "But-you
10 be there, won't you? Surely?"
or III be there" he replied. IT
d morrow night ut eight
H. AS he walled back down the avenl
VS. Van Story almost shouted to himself
ut the exuberance OF his new though
IS Here at last was his opportunity, aft
st. so much waiting-after the long da
ou spent in hoping against hope that Il
to next time he might stand face TO ia
Lir with this beautiful girl and tell h
how much he loved her-here, at la
" was his chance. He hastily repeat
We over the names of the church trimmil
m party that he might not forget the
no He would go to the sexton, find tn,
SO addresses, and the rest was easy.
That individual was at his hon
Dr. reading the afternoon paper, which
of put down alphabetically as Van Sto
It's entered.
id "I am from Miss Pinkton. abe