Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-24
mo PEANUTS
NOR CANDY"

GU Hothcr were SUnGthaniteS. Miss
Molly herself was more than that.
She was good-,ooking young lady
and very conceited over It.
Miss Molly's troubles began one day
when she hid gore up to the city to
do some shopping. IN dry goods
store she caugh, 4 young man looking
Mt her. She gnvs her head n toss to
show her resentment
AZ the depot she saw the young man
again. In fact, he had the impudence
TO follow her to the ticket window
and purchase ticket on the same
line. Also. h" took the same coach
she did. Also. he locked at her over
the top Of his newspaper.
Mss keG.rle had completed half
her journey when the yourg man
arose and approached her. She was
'IH' irg out o. the cOrne" cE her &c
ana aw him. lie stood Il: he en-. t
her seat for Il moment :r! coLghcl
his embarrassment. and tnrm quietly
said:
IL beg pardon"
No candy or peanuts wanted to.
day" she replied Quickly.
The younr man coughCd nG In and
fc't l"rk. iic WAS comy' stely over.
COT" Nnd Miss Molly turned her
sh"' "." III. more ard chucklcd
and t-..'h ~ 81; the rain mt her
staii"" '"h h-' "hir held high
n" hc rcach-G 80 rlatform he
pas ""i Of her ne for yer. as she
tho": -. Great was her rise, I've
next afternoon. to discover that she
had been mistaken. He was before
her at the front door when she nm
swcrCd the ring
Miss kcWp!c." he said after pre-.
scntinG cad hearing the address OF
Phil II MCrtgomery. Sculptor" 81
have called % make n little cXplana-
tion."
II thought" So" said-"I thought"
"fou tho%Ght you had made II clear
| io nc tha, you wanted neither pea
nuts nor candy" he finished Il am
NOT In that line at present must
plead guilty to having stared at you,
| but let me explain. | took you for
another person. That is. | wondered
| If you were not another young lady"
| y MISC Jones. or instance!
Not NJ all. but young lady who
called at my studio few days ago,
| but whose address ! have mislnid She
was charmirgy beautiful. | simply
| wished to ask If you were the person,
and yon appeared to put another In.
| depreciation on my conduct. There
lore. This call. When | come to look
Mt t,, NJ
costume | sec what mistake ! made
Good day. Miss Kcmplc!"
The next afternoon Mrs. and Miss
| Kemple started out I'm their auto to
| attend lawn party at Hampstead
At the end Of two miles the machine
I stopped and couldn't be coaxed to
! move another foot. The first person
10 come along was Mr.. Montgomery.
He was driving his own auto. lie
stopped and lifted his cap and asked II
| there was any trouble.
He found the petrol tank empty,
| filled II from case he carried and
! then Cranked mp the machine and
waved his hand TO signify all right.
| The mother thanked him, but not n
| word from the daughter.
| Just across the road from the KEN.
! pie manor was small lake. Miss
Molly had read up on canoes and
made a purchase Of birch bark. One
mid'forenoon II was carried down to
the water for her. II was when sho
started out over the placid bosom OF
the lake that the canoe turned over
and spilled her out. She was choking
and gaspiDg and clutching tho craft
when the sculptor drew the whole
outfit ashore and wrung himself ont
and simply said:
81 had the good fortune to meet the
charmingly beautiful young lady as I
came down on the train this morning.
| must ask you again to excuse me
for my mistake. ] can't possibly see
how I could have made II. There.
there, you are very wet and should 20
to the house Mt once. Don't stop to
talk"
| a week later she was at .he village
depot to take the train for the city
again. when she heard people shout.
Ing on the street, and was picked no
by strong arms 0nd whisked into tho
| building.
"SiI. how dare you?" she exclaimed
as she turned TO confront her enemy,
you didn't hear them crying mad
dog out there. and might have been
bitten, you know" apolOgetlcallv OK.
planned Mr.. Montgomery. There
they have shot the beast hope all
the crowd escaped. Rather singular
that you didEi SO" nor hear"
MIR. Montgomery" she said, and
there was guaycr In her voice. 81
shall hope yon VIII call at the house
this evening"
with pleasure"
II want other explanations. want
to know how oil ihcse things come IN