Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-22

money for dress she would never
have chance to wear. She did not
see that dress again in the next three
weeks
There came Sunday when Uncle
Sam solicited the loan of a neiHhbor's
horse and took Aunt Ju TO spend tho
day at her married daughters, some
distance in the country Nina was left
at home. The morning was half Tone
when an Idea came to her. She would
out on her black dress. She would get
one days wear out OF 1t. anyway.
1t was hot August weather, SO she
took the box that held her dress down
to the parlor and opened II there. The
piack urS.. L IA uu, resplendl ntIy
crisp and giit,ery. Nina did her Elem.
tliul ashen hair after a fashion plato
she admired, busted her young neck
aud arms with talcum powder and put
ON the dress. Aunt JUS gilt-framed
parlor mirror showed her that II be-
came her rarely. Jhe flushed with In.
nocent Joy. The pleasure she felt
reconciled her to her extravaganza.
After she had posed and strutted to
her hearts content she sat down be-
I fore the mirror with a book. But her
eyes were oftener on the picture In the
| mirror than the book. Presently her
head fell back against the cushion.
| She forgot to watch the mirror. The
! book fell from her hand. She went to
| sleep
She was awakened by terrible
noise. Then hand seized her by the
| n TH oh L. h-
| flew open. She stared. startled and
afraid. into the face above her. II be-
longed to woman In a kimono.
Nina! Mina!" she was saying. Go
and get the doctor for me. Every.
body's gone to the lake and the baby's
got the collie"
She fairly pulled Nina out OF tho
chair
Hurry! Run! I've got to go right
back to the baby. He's awful sick"
Nina, without stopping to think,
caught up the train OF her gown and
ran. DIR. Killen lived round the corner
and he was the only doctor within i'm.
mediate reach.
oh, doctor" she painted, Mrs. Nc.
| Guire's baby is sick" And then she
paused, for the man who had swung
] round In the doctors revolving chair
| from the doctors desk was not the
4 doctor himself. but a younger, better
looking man. who stared In amaze
ment at this charming visitor.
What's this?" he demanded.
| Nina, shrinking, suddenly aware of
her bare neck and arms and her trail.
Ing dress. stammered out her message
and turned to flee. As sho did SO she
was awaro that he had reached for his
hat and a shining new medicine case.
His voice caught her before she was
out OF the door.
| Here! Waltz" he said brusquely. 81
don't know where they live. You'll
have to show me-"
| They walked back together to Mrs.
McGuire's. Nina very silent and con.
scious that IL was quite unusual for a
young woman to appear in evening
dress at two o'clock in the afternoon.
But the new doctor seemed neither to
notice her nor the dress as far as she
could sec.
Mrs. Mcclure came running out with
the squlrming. writhing, blue-faced
baby In her arms.
"Oh. doctor" she said, he's that
bad off" And then to Nina: Come
In with the doctor. Nina Maybe we'll
uccd YOU"
SO Nina went In. and for the space
OF half an hour the gravo new doctor
kept her busy. for as the baby grew
worse Mrs. Mcclure lost her wits en-.
tircly. and acted as badly as any dis
tracted Irish woman may act under
such circumstances When at last the
paroxysms ceased and the medicine
was seen to be taking effect. Mrs. Nc
Guirc came to herself and the first
thing she noticed was Mina's dress.
well, now" she said, that's grand
ain't 1t. doctor, Just beautiful? You
look like you was dressed for party
or wcddin'. didn't know you had
such grand clothes, my dear. I never
geo you wearin' EN- before"
! And you never will again." said
Nina
She told them both how she came to
be wearing the dress at that time OF
tho day. The new doctor listened
and watched her az he listened. And
something seemed to grow In his face
that would have pleased any woman
to see.
ks coon as they would let her, Nina
flew home and got out OF the black
dress and into shirt waist. She sat
thinking and wondering about what
had happened. when Mrs. Mcclure
came In.
MY mans come, and the children" :"
she said, and the baby's peaceful
asleep. oh. but he's n grand doctor
for young fellow--Just starting In,
you know, and old Dr. Killen's took
him in charge. And tho way no ad.
mired you. I'm an old, married
woman. my dear, and can read these
men liko n book. Twas love at first
sight. Nina and tho dress did II. It's
fine dress, II In. And you looked