Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-13

her little round of household duties.
At II o'clock Mr.. Winterfood came to
tune the piano. He had wrestled with
the drawing room piano, once a quar-
ter, for fifteen years, and the little
Old man, with his red pocket handker-
chef and black bag, was a particular
favorite Of Margaret's. Her mother,
having learnt on the telephone that the
glittering Monty would arrive soon af-
FER H. was anxious to send the old
fellow away, but Margaret wouldn't
hear of it,
suppose somebody calls" said the
older lady, not daring to tell the truth
Nobody is at all likely to CALL" said
the girl lightly.
So Mr.. Winterflood proceeded to his
Irritating task, tapping note after note
in vain attempt to adjust an instru-
ment on which a certain healthy young
lady delighted to play comic opera with
the loud pedal down.
Margaret sat by his side. "It gets
worse and worse" said the old man,
sadly. Some of the notes in the bass
are almost dumb
At that moment Mrs. Bush entered
the room with an expansive smile of
triumph on her face. Monty has call
ed, and wants to see you particularly"
she said.
"Monty?" said her daughter with a
frown. What brings him here?"
Then she remembered with a start
% flA lie.
table. and her heart sank.
IF you are wise girl you will seize
the chance" said her mother; then
she added piously, "but I don't wish to
persuade you. l think you said you
intended to accept the one who asked
you first"
The girl sighed, and swept rather
angrily out of the room. 1t was really
too bad to have ones words taken up
like that. She didn't want to accept
any one just now. Whoever heard of
man proposing before lunch?
She found the glittering youth in the
library. His attire was as nearly per
feet as the most expensive tailor could
make it, but it was easy to see he
was nervous.
What a funny time to call" said
the young lady rather rudely, but she
thought you were busy in the city al
this time in the morning"
$50 1 am as a rule" he said with q
somewhat vapid smile. But / had a
| telephone message"
"Of course, it's awfully nice of you
to look in," she said hastily. "You
didn't come to the concert last night? p
NO" he stammered. 1.-The fact is
1 understood that you-you were going
with some one else"
The young lady frowned. 1t was
rather a sore point Jack had prom
Used to take her and he had not turned
up, SO that she had been obliged to gc
with her parents. Monty had uncon
sciously scored one, and her mind re
vcrted to the furs.
~ wanted to ask you something" hi
began.
I'm just going shopping" she sale
With sudden energy. You can com,
too If you like, and then you can ash
me as we so along" With true fem
iIdne procrastination she was trying t.
postpone the evil moment, for she haC
an insane feeling that she would hav,
to keep her word, and accept him 1
lie succeeded in asking her the ques
ton.
81 want to know, if" he began
desperately.
what about umbrellas?" she asked
severely. as it likely to rain?"
81 don't think So" ne said. 9TH
question l was going"
J "Of course, yes, you were going t,
ask me a question:" she said sweetly
, "Now, isn't it funny? Whenever peo
pie ask me questions, always Civ
, the wrong answer"
Her eyes were sparkling with ex
element. She had obstinately made VI
her mind that If he succssded in pro
| posing, and forced her rs give an an