The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-03-09
A TEST


to the girl he expects to marry he can
very easily determine II she is the one
Of a thousand he wishes for a wife,"
Are you going to test meT"
II may"
"How?"
He smiled. "It would be very stupid
Of me to put you On your guard. Fore
warned, forearmed, you know"
You might at least tell me for what
faults yeu propose to test me-" she
pouted.
"Oh, there are innumerable faults In
women to make a mans life misera-
ble."
such as
"well, there's curiosity, for In.
stance"
What elseT"
Jealousy. To tell the truth, I think
that on these two hang the law and the
prophets"
Upon my word, you quote Scripture
like the devil"
He started as II struck. Could the
immaculate woman he had chosen to be
his wife use such language? You sur.
prise me- he said coldly.
Why. don't you know the devil
quotes Scripture admlrablyY'
oh" he muttered with evident re-
lief.
He kissed her. and they parted. He
fully intended when he spoke to apply
the tests for the faults he had men
toned. but men are not adopts In such
matters, and they haven't lie time to
devote t. them Des,ses. b was pretty
wei satisf.ed tiat the girl he had clio
sen was superior TO Eost weaknesses
pecu.ilr u women. The next tire he
saw her lie subject had slipped ~
ri.@I.
On her wrist was q god ke@cele. !,
snakc L.aS.lg thssc 81. abp.t tip sc
ShaHei ito@laer. lis eyes we're eco
alds. Atoa~-c. ~ i'lr ~ Of witch
II RI y. u stsu tet from "a 0,e.4 aJis
Ii wa certair'r net Il p.ei arr is3
o-rar1ent 20 be worm 81 the afg.l If
fair g.ri. II caGelt Il e~e 81 \ 81.
meat. giving him a s..gat s.t a~
Il vag,e prgn,onii.on cane u L.tl Il.
the serpent had c,u.e tetwees. t'.en.
What II singular Bracelet he Il
narsed. Il Goa'. reneM.or seeing
ON Your wis. before"
'Ihat Il b-al'tse | usually PIT Il d
when ! X 4, he and ta..c I. o. wAa
got q, III tho uaorusn.."
"Thst's singular. And WY 10 yos'
depart frofi yci'r rule tosay:"
'I;ecause this Is the anniversary o.
the day II "a given nc. On this day
once Il year | Yea /; tie whole twenty
four hours"
That's singular" he said again. pull
Ing his mustachc wonderingly.
The girl lie had chosen for her i'm.
maculate traits turned the subject
Are you go.n. to the Crabtree ball?"
she asked.
"Perhaps-that Is. II you CO." he re
Piled absently. But this bracelet
about which there IL so much mystery
does 1t pertain to anything in you past
life l would wish to know
No" she replied after some mo
ments OF thought. II should not con.
slider 1t anything that you have a right
to knoT-."
His reply came after a period OF
thought equal to her own: Il did not
speak Of my rights. | merely spoke of
my wish"
AT any rate, any wish you may
have In the matter cannot be g~ratiied."
This time he was much longer In
framing his reply. and it came in a
changed tone. do you think 1t pru-
dent for a man to marry a woman
who must keep a lifelong secret from
her husbandT"
III he has not confidence In her he
would be imprudent to marry her"
He arose, shook down his trousers,
buttoned up his coat. took OF his gloves
and put them on with unnecessary de
liberation. All this was to give her
time. But the bluff was without effect.
Having proceeded thus far, 1t was i'm
possible for him to recede.
mo man In his Senses" he said.
would tie himself up for life with a
woman who has a secret OF her past
life that she dare not impart to her hus-
band"
You mean that this ends our en-
gagementY
She was very cool about 1t. Indeed,
her indifference troubled him. He
sought a loophole through which to
O~o vt ont