White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26

dance OF the west End cluD. lie plan-
ned a Country club dinner for the day
after, and hen reaching nonchalantly
into his waistcoat pocket he dropped
into Molly's lap u glittering bauble.
which looked like IL glass hickory nut.
take that down to Duvay's and
rected.
She picked 1t up incredulously. 1t
couldn't be real.
"Why, it's a diamond she gasped
as it lay flashing and cleaning in her
hand. and she saw the perfect cutting
and wonderful fire of it. The realiza-
ton startled her so that she almost
dropped ii.
TT had better be or somebody goes
to JAIL" he informed her. THAT rock
set me back the price of a house and
lot
but. Mr.. Sledge. l can't accept this"
she earnestly assured him.
"Vhy not?" be demanded. studying
her heavily. You're to be my wife,"
look than his words.
Its too large for a ring. for n
thing" she eyaded.
why q he again rumbled.
She decided to leave out the question
of good taste.
You couldn't put a glove over it"
she explained.
lie looked at it r~eproachfully.
"Hunh.. he commented. Its q
peach, though. amt it,"
Here was a proposition on which she
could heartily agree.
Its IA b%eauty-a marvel" she enthu-
siastically told him. ashamed. in some
degree. that she SO much admired the
live thing as it lay in her palm.
She handed it over to him. and as his
palm touched hers she felt the tingle
of him for the first time. 1t was as IL
she had inadvertently touched an eiec-
trio battery. and she jerked back her
hand.
Between them they dropped the dia-
mond. and it rolled under Ferns chair.
Tommy Reeler picked 1t up.
swell pebble. Ben" he approved
and poured it into Ferns hand. where
it lay glittering and glittering and gilt
tering and would not be still.
.Oh. you darlingre Fern murmured
to it. Where did this drop from?'
present for Molly" explained Sledge
modestly. Too big for a ring. Can't
pull a glove ove it. I'm goana have it
set in a necklace"
Three days later the necklace came
out, but by that time Molly had given
up all hope of heading Sledge off. The
only thing she could do, she resolved.
In a hilarious conference with Fern.
would be to accept temporarily any
crafty extravagant gift he showered
upon her. After the need for fooIing
him was over she could send them
back. and this resolution. nee having
been formed. the girls spent much
time in eager expectation of what the
next surprise might be. Sledge was al
least making the game exciting. and
his perfectly mad. but equally earnest.
antics gave both Molly and Fern more
fun than they had ever known.
In the meantime. while Sledge and
his cheerful co-worker. Tommy Reeler.
were keeping the girls busy day and
night. the preparations for the secret
wedding went steadily on. as did the
business preparations of Bert and
Frank Marley. Thanksgiving day APP
preached. and things began to focus
themselves In the Marley home. The
representative of the up state syndi-
cate came to town on schedule. He
spent three days in going over the
books of the company and examining
into Marley's loans. Also, he looked
up the matter. of the franchises. The
company had been given originally a
twenty year city charter. which had
been twice renewed for ten year Pc
RODS. its present renewal having three
years to run.
st looks like the regular thing" he
said to Marley. I'm satisfied to give
you thirty six straight through for
your stock. take up your loans and al
low you the. difference in value; but.
before | do business. I'll have to see
Sledge about this franchise"
ut was part Of our understanding
that you were to stay away from him.
insisted Marley. IF your presence
and your errand here are known.
Sledge will do something destructive.
He has 1t in for me and will wipe me
right off the map"
He might have ii in for me. and !
have to see what he can do"
I'm make it 1874 a share. and you
see him afterward.' offered Marley.
Nov. I'm bound TO see him. de-
clared Mr.. Goldman. who was a wiry
little nan. of great energy and de-
cisiveness. Don't you worry. He
won't connect me with you. I've been
In this game too long not to be able to
, cover my tracks"
Coldman's Interview with Sledge
was brief. concise and satisfactory
and he began by stating exactly who
he was and whom he represented.
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