Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-02-13
HER PECULIAR RING
What Happened When Robina's
Sister Wore Her Engage
ment Band.
BY MOLLY MINISTER.

Bradley strolled along the udrkeneu
street of London finding a certain
pleasure in the mystery surrounding
all things. He compared the d1mly
lit thoroughfare with the glare of his
native city, and found the enforced
darkness of London at least more
sensational than Broadway under its
myriad lights.
However, Bradley realized that he
would soon again be back in New
York, and that it was a privilege to
have seen London during war times
and shrouded in it's cautious gar
ments of shadows. The city certain
ly held many interests and Bradley
regretted that he had not more time
at his disposal that he might proions
his stay.
He drew out his cigar lighter pre-.
paratory to enjoying few puffs OF
smoke before entering his lodgings
on Holland Park avenue. Bradley
had scarcely raised his light to his
pipe when a voice arrested him-an
hysterical voice that came from the
complete gloom of the roadway.
"Oh, do please let me have that
light for moment" the girl pleaded
quickly. Il have been groveling in
the pitch darkness for my ring. l
dropped it from my bag and don't
dare to leave the spot for fear of not
finding it again. Her tone was
l. xl. a
she was frightfully upset and on the
verge of tears. He knew, also, that
she exhaled a delightful perfume,
perhaps from her soft furs, but he
could get no glimpse of her face.
We'll find the ring in minute, .
he told her with laugh in his voice.
You just stand still where you are,
so I will know where to look" He
bent down and with his small ben
zine lighter managed to throw tiny
wedge of illumination across the
path.
The stone walk was icy cold to the
touch as he ran his hand over it.
and it was some minutes before the
diminutive searchlight probed the
right shadows and fiared over the lost
ring.
A little cry of delight left the girls
lips. The ring was an exquisite bow
knot of aquamarines and diamonds.
That was all Bradley could see be-
fore the benzine lighter fluttered out.
"It has done it's duty anyway" he
said as he handed the girl her treas
ure and for fleeing second touched
the cool of her slim fingers.
But you cannot light your pipe
now" she said with sweet apology in
her voice. I'm so sorry"
PLENTY of Matches" said Bradley,
and would have drawn out his box
save that the girl held out her hand
to him by way of thanks.
IT would have had to sit here until
daylight had you not come along"
she told him. 81 thank you very
much for helping me-"
She slipped away into the darkness
and Bradley was left with only the
realization that her hand was slim
and soft, and that it had sent pc
culiarly pleasant wave of emotion
over him.
"By Jove-I wish would have got
glimpse of her face. She may be
goggle-eyed and squinty for all
know" He managed a light for his
pipe the while he pondered over the
cy;rI n nd bor pocc;bla ida,,+;tv "So1lnd-
ed bit Yankee" he decided, and felt
more hopeful that she would again
be flung across his path since he, too,
hailed from the land of American
Beauties.
Il will have to find the ring again,
he muttered, "and flash my small
searchlight on her face" Bradley
hoped the girl was not engaged, but
he felt reasonably sure that she would
not have been practically in Mysteries
over the loss of any but betrothal
| ring.
However, the interests of business
and the return trip to New York dis
PEELED all memories of mysterious
nights of darkness and the entrance
of tie girl into his horizon. She
might have been a myth springine
from darkened London, and Bradley
had soon forgotten the incident.
He had not been home three week!
before the scene was flung vividly
across his brain. Bradley was at
tending an engagement party at the
home of one of his friends when h
suddenly caught sight of the ring he
had picked up for the girl in London
At least Bradley supposed 1t to be
the ring, and in second he was al
the side of the girl who wore it. He
was in no way attracted to the girl
and her hair was not golden nor were
her eyes violet-two essentials O.
feminine beauty in Bradley's eyes.
He took out his small benzine cigar
! lighter and flashed it on the girl!
face who was wearing the ring. Aftel