White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-12
some atrocious social blum

ulm HIS lie uIOtC intO thC IlAJs Ia hhVht
Of the telegraph Office he abruptly
stopped, and hurrying in sent this mes
sage to his up state syndicate:
Wire best offer controlling interest.
Bert Glider, a necessary adjunct to
the Sunday dinner, came just in time
to sit down at the table with the fam
fly, and he was SO preoccupied that
Molly was half vexed with him.
snow, who has won part of your
marbles 2" she chided him, attempting
to conceal her annoyance with him un-
der the guise of gay raillery.
Bert already looks like a married
| man." laughed Fern. I'D be fright
| ened half to death, Molly. Think what
he'll look like at a breakfast on the
lrst of each MONTH"
Hell never see the meat BILL" de-
clared Molly. II intend to begin with
alimony."
II hope 1 can pay it." responded Bert.
catching the all too jovial spirit OF the
assemblage and pretending to gayety
himself. 81 think my first step toward
making a living. however. will be to
move out Of this state where l can buy
and sell a piece of property without
| asking permission of some alderman or
ward thug"
81 think we'll all CO." suggested Mar
ley, who had been looking studiously
into his soup. What has happened to
worry you. Bert?"
'Since Sledge smiled?" queried that
neatly mustached young man in order
to head him off from that reproach. Il
think | have good cause this time. |
took a drive out Lincoln road this
morning. and they're going ahead with
their amusement park project"
impossible" asserted Marley,
Strengthening In outraged dignity.
while the Ring City Street Railway
company has a Lincoln road franchise.
which would prevent our competitors
from obtaining one. 1t has not an
nounced any intention of building in
that direction and will not do So"
Bert laughed quite without mirth.
"You remind me of that good old
standard story of the man who was
arrested for some trifing offense. He
| cCnb v LIS liiChd anu SApnuinCo IhC
circumstances. Why, it's COMPOUNDED
n~onsense!' exclaimed the friend. hold
ing the bars and looking through the
grating Of the cell door. No policeman
on earth can throw you Into Jail for
| that"
why, he was In Jail at that very
minute" protested Fern.
II think that's supposed to be the
point of the story" guessed Molly. "Of
what is it apropos. Bert?"
"Of the impossibility of building an
amusement park on Lincoln road" he
answered. They're digging a lake out
there. They've erected the scanolding
of a roller coaster. They've built a big
workshed. which Is later to be turned
into a Tannenbaum hall, which just
now Is stacked with gaudy parts Of a
three story merry-go-round. 1t may be
utterly impossible for them to build an
amusement park out there. but they're
doing It"
Molly glanced quickly at her father.
He. motioned that his untouched soup
might be taken away and toyed In ner-
vous embarrassment with an almond.
1--WE already done it." he half shame
facedly explained.
"Sold your stockY' she eagerly in
quired.
mot quite" he hesitated. II did,
however. stop at the telegraph Office on
my way back from Allerton's this
morning, and l wired the people who
have been after my stock to name their
best offer"
"Goodr' she responded. "Wili you
| take 1t, whatever 1t isl"
II can't bind myself to that" he re.
| piled. II must confess, however, that,
whatever the offer is. shall be
| tempted"
"Allerton must have given you very
| little satisfaction about that BILL" sur
missed Bert.
"Quite the contrary" stated Marley.
''The bill is absolutely harmless. 1t Ii
| only a bit of political ~1apdoodle. In
I tended to convince the voters Of the
state that Allerton Is constantly on the
job"
bOuuCtIll6 Ioo haNC hdBBNhSo v
make you change your mind SO quick
| ly," pondered Molly. Whatever it was
I'm glad Of 1t. You must have met
! Sledge," and she giggled.
"Sledge must have smiled at him."
laughed Bert, keeping up the joke.
II have excellent reasons" Marley
| concluded. with becoming business
gravity. The future of street railway
investment In this city IS too uncer.
tain"
Father" said Molly suddenly in the
| midst of the silence which followed,
'if Mr.. Sledge finds you have sent that
| telegram he will do whatever he is go
| ing to do before you can turn around
Hell have to move quickly" an
| swered her father with a superior
smile, his self appreciation returning on
the slightest provocation. 81 sent my
| people hat telegram today SO they
| would IN ye n tho first thing Monday