Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-01-18

Anthony had the grace to blush.
"I-I-"
"Oh, don't deny It, You know it is
true"
Are you angry with me?" asked
the shame-faced Anthony.
"Of course not" she answered. 81
don't mind confessing to you, since
you have been so truthful to me. that
!. too, had an object in view in allow.
ing this intimacy"
Anthony stared.
To-day my differences with-with
another have been adjusted, and |
would like to see the broken threads
of your own romance joined together"
But"
There isn't any but about 1t. |
am woman, and it would be strange.
indeed If didn't know my own sex.
There is boat" She pointed to a
punt tied to nearby stake Jump
in and hunt down your capricious
lady"
Anthony's troubled eyes roamed the
space about them. A fellow was strid-
ing hastily toward their clustered
V Interpreted the girls words as a
dismissal
Dlsconsolately, he arose and made
his way to the boat. Slipping the oars
into their locks, he pushed the fiat
bottomed affair from it's mooring arr
FLASHED dismally out onto the water.
rms was an idle mission; he knew it,
Marie Norf1eld was not in sight.
Loon lake Is bending body of water
with wooded harbors all about, and
pretty little island near its inlet.
Toward this island Anthony threaded
his way. She was therel Further
more, without proffered assistance.
she babe fair to remain there. He
saw her as turn brought the island
into view. She was standing erect in
the boat, and using an oar as a pole
IN a series of fruitless efforts to move
the craft from a clinging sandbar.
Anthony, unobserved, kept an an
preciative eye on the picture. do
you want help?" he asked. as the girl
suddenly abandoned her efforts and
sank YEARLY to a seat.
A proud little head raised itself to
stare at the approaching Anthony.
No, indeed" came the sarcastic
answer 81 am just exercising. you
know"
Anthony laughed Perhaps I can
help you,' he ventured, "but before I
do you and are to have a nice quiet
little heart to heart talk"
'Indeed?"
want to know" he continued
just why you saw fit to throw me
down so suddenly. l think l have
right to know"
LAS if you didn't" came scornfullv
from the girl
well, l don't" The youth spoke |
And before you leave that
sandbar you are going to tell me all
about it."
i WILL" agreed the girl freezinglv
"Now-what about the girl In De.
troit?"
What about the -who?"
The girl in Detroit" snappeo
Marie Norfield. us it possible thar
you think l don't know"
You talk foolishly," retaliated An.
Thong, the angry red rushing to his
cheeks. There never was any girl
In Detroit-for me-"
Inc one" continued Marie calmly
OF whom your friend had the suh.
lime nerve to write about on a postal
to you which you lost on the next TO
the last evening that you called on
me- 1t said. If l remember rightly.
she Is back here again with paint IN
her an mich thick. Waiting. When
VIII you come to town?'"
Gradually the anger faded from the
race of the youth. He grinned and
then suddenly broke into a loud laueh
Funny. isn't it?" asked the girl
"Awfully funny" confessed An.
thony. You see. my friend as Won
call him, is the owner of a big garage.
1t was my runabout to which he re.
ferred on the postal l had it there
for repairs, and then suddenly decided
TO nave 1t enameled. l wrote him IN
attend to this. When It came back
from the enameler's he sent me the
card"
Anthony II wish you would pet
me out Of this" said the girl he,
flushed face averted.
She referred to the sandbar.
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