White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-10

But you must forgive me-l WA ss
excited"
the fnce OF a watch. Let M 6nd some
~pleasanter topic. believe Lord Har-
rowby said you were TO b. married
soonf'
Next Tuesday. A week from To-
norrow."
I'm San MzrcoT"
Yes. II breaks auntie's heart that
II can't be IN Detroit. Lord narrowly
Is her triumph. you see. But father
can't 40 north in the wtnter-and Al
Ian wishes to he married Mt once"
Minot was thinking hard. So Har.
rowby was auntie's triumph And
was he n o Cynthia Meyrick'S as well?
He would have given much to be able
TO inquire.
Suddenly. with the engaging frank.
ness OF a child. the girl asked:
Has your engagement ever been an
nouncedY' Mr.. Minot.
"Nhy-er-not to my knowledge"
Minot laughed. Why
Il was just wondersng-t it made
everybody feel queer. The way 1t
makes me feel Ever since ] O'Clock
| ought never to say tive felt as
though everything was over. I've
seemed old-oldf' She clinched her
Lists and spoke almost III terror. II
don't want. to grow old. I'd hate IT.
1T was here" said Minot softly.
Ponce de Leon sought the fountain OF
youth. When you came up | was pre-
tending the n s%plashing out there
was that very fountain ITSELF
IF IL only we're" the girl cried oh.
you could never drag me away from
it, But 1t isn't. It's supplied by the
San Marco waterworks. and there's q
meter ticking somewhere, I'm sure,
And now. Mr.. Mlnot"-
81 know. You mean the $50 | paid
our driver. wish you would write
me a check. I've a reason"
Thank you. | wanted to-so much.
III bring II to you SOON"
She was gone. and Minot sat staring
into the palms. his lips firm. his hands
gripping the arms of his chair. Sud
denly. with a determined leap, he was
on his feet
A moment later he stood at the tele-
graph counter In the lobby. writing In
bold. flowing characters a message for
Mr.. John Thacker on a certain seven
teenth floor. New York:
| resign. VIII stay on the Job until a
substitute arrives. but start hin when you
get this. RICHARD MINOT.
The telegram sent. he returned to his
yeranda chair TO think Thacker would
be upset of course. But. after all.
claim on him was not such
that he must wreck his life's happi
ness to serve him. Even Thacker must
see that.
The red glow Of a cigar near by drew
closer as the smoker dragged his chair
across the veranda door. Minot saw
behind the glow the keen face of n
man eager for talk.
Some scene. isn't itf' said the
stranger. Sort OF makes the musical
comedies look cheap. All IT needs Is
seven stately chorus ladies' walking
out from behind that palm down to the
left and it would have Broadway lash
ed TO the mast"
Yes" replied Minot absentiy. This
liz the real thing"
I've been sitting here thinking" the
other went on. ut doesn't to me
this place has been advertised right.
Why, there are hundreds of people up
north whose windows look out on sun
over the brewery-people with
money. too-who'd take the Grst train
for here n they realized the picture
we're looking at nov Get some good
hustler to tell 'em about 1T He
paused. Il hate 70 talk about myself.
but say-ever hear Of Bunker's ink
eraser? Nothing ever written Bunker
can't erase, Win not soil or scratch
the paper. II the words Bunker has
erased were put side by side
Selling IT." Mlnot inquired YEARLY.
NO But | made that eraser Pit 1t
on every desk between New York and
the rolling Oregon. After that | land
ed Helot's bottled auces. And then
Patterson's lime juice. Puckered every
mouth In America. Advertising is my
speciality.
80 1 gather
SURE ~ you sdt here. Have a cigar.
Trimmer h my name-never mind the
jokes - Henry Trimmer. advertising
Qsc1ailst II pour buq1psW 1sbbys