Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-06-03

wasted $29 OF hard-earned, hard.sayed
money for dress abe would never
have chance to wear. She did not
see that dress again in the next three
weeks.
There came a Sunday when Uncle
Sam solicited the loan Of q neiKhbor's
horse and took Aunt Ju to spend the
day at her married daughters, some
distance in the country. Nina was left
at home. The morning was half zone
when an idea came to her She would
put on her black dresl. She would get
one day wear out of 1t. anyway.
II was hot August weather. 40 shs
took the hox that held her dress down
to the parlor and opened It there. The
E.r>.' 80 s-,.... .espleIuSn.y
fscrisp and g.i,tery. Nina did her Elem.
ttlul ashen hair after a fashion plate
she admired, busted her young neck
aud arms with talcum powder and put
on the. dress. Aunt JUS Rilt-framed
pfs or mirror showed her that II be.
came her. rarely. Jhe flushed with In.
nocent Joy. The pleasure she felt
reconciled her to her extravagance.
After she had posed and strutted to
her hearts content she sat down be-
| lore the mirror with a book. But her
! eyes We're oftener on the picture In the
m!iror 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
shoulder and shook her until hsr eyes
new open. She stared startled and
afraid. into the face above her. 1t be-
longed to woman In a kimono.
Nina! Mina!" she was saying. 60
and get the doctor for me. Every
Gody'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 20 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 im-
mediate reach.
Oh, DOCTOR" she painted, MRS. Mo-
GuirG'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
doctor himself, but a younger, better
looking man. who stared in amaze
ment at this charming visitor.
Whats 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 fee. AS she did 80 she
was aware that he had reached for his
nat and shining new medicine case.
Ills voice caught her before she was
out OF the door,
Here! Waltz" he said brusQueIy. 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 II was quite unusual for O
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 az far as she
could see.
Mrs. Mcclure came running out with
the squirming, 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
need YOU"
So Nina went in, and for the space
OF half an hour the grave new doctor
kept her busy, for as the baby grew
worse Mrs. MCGUIRE lost her wits en-.
tirely. 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
Guire came to herself and the first
thing she noticed was Mina's dress.
We'll, now" she said, that's grand
amt 1t, doctor, just beautiful? You
look like you was dressed for a party
or weddin'. ! didn't know you had
such grand clothes, my dear. never
SEQ you wearln' 'em before"
And you never will again." said
Nina.
She told them both how she came to
be wearing the dress at that time of
the day. The new doctor listened
and watched her as no listened. And
something seemed to grow In his face
that would have pleased any woman
to sec.
AS soon as they would let her, Nina
new homo and got out OF the black
dress and into shirt waist. She sat
thinking and wondering about what
had happened. when Mrs. MCGUIRE
came In
"MJ mans como. and the children"
she said. "and the baby's peaceful
ASLEEP. oh. but he's q grand doctor
for a young fellow--just starting In,
you know, and old DR.. Killen's took
him In charge. And tho way he ad.
mired you. I'm an old. married
woman. my dear. and can read these
men like book. Twas love Ct first
sight Nina and the dress did II. It's
q fine dress, II In. And you looked
beautiful In II. You'll make an elegant
bride for the young doctor. my dear"