White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
CHAPTER ~.
An Engagement Without . Kiss.

the evening, but relieved to
some extent by Molly's mex
plicable and delightful change
of manner toward him in the pleasant
half hour before the party had dis
persed. took his thoughtful place in
Sledge's machine and prepared for the
usual welcome silence, which those
who knew him had a right to expect
from the reticent boss. To his suy-
prise. however, Sledge talked.
Great party Molly had" observed
the donor of the fireworks and the mu-
sic and the passes and the red roses.
"A feyerish success" agreed Bert
molly Is inclined TO give you all the
credit for IT,"
"She can have anything she wants.
stated Sledge. Tn going to marry
her"
did she say so?' inquired Bert.
mot yet" acknowledged Sledge.
'She's thinking 1t over"
"Ohi' returned Bert. much relieved
and smiling In the darkness. He com
placently twirled bis mustache. He
had a good N on Molly.
what time am | to see you In the
morning about that Person property? p
he inquired. determined not further to
discuss the lady.
ELEVEN o'clock"
Bert went into the house. half
amused and wholly vexed. Ii might
be very funny TO see this laundering
big boor making a fool of himself,
but the joke was entirely ruined by
the fact that at the same time he was
making a fool OF everybody else.
Bert knew. to the share. how much
street railway and Gas and Electric
stock Marley held. The growing city
needed vastly increased Transports.
ton facilities. and with the Increase Of
these would come an increase of Mar.
ley wealth ana influence. II might be
n very handy thing for n young real
estate dealer TO have the president OF
a rapidly expanding street railway
company for fa~ther-in-law. He went
to sleep. dreaming pleasantly of ex
tensions and subdivisions and advance
Information on factory sites-and of
Molly, of course,
lie awoke determined to concrete
these dreams or to dismiss them and
find others. Molly had either to &c.
cept him or definitely to turn him
loose after what other fish there might
be In the sea. The absurdity of hav.
Ing Sledge for a rival was too much 10
endure.
He went TO his Office, dividing this
train of thought with his plans for the
marketing of the Person tract. hurried
to the First National to secure n loan OF
ten Thousand on the new property and
arranged at the German bank for an
extension of certain other loans which
would have to be deferred II he used
his ten thousand available funds to
complete the cash purchase which
Bendix demanded. These more urgent
matters disposed of. he called up
Molly.
May | come out?" he demanded.
"Whenf' drawled n languid voice.
fright away"
NO. she drawled again.
But. Molly. | must see you," he seri.
ously insisted. Its important"
1T always is" she laughed. Whats
1t about this timer"
"Oh. the same old thing" he nc.
knowledged. ''only more So" /.
You're crowding them closer to.
gether." chided Molly. Moreover, this
Is the first time by telephone. ! think
Il didn't mean 1t to be So" he apollo.
gized. you've trapped me into 1t and
taken away any chance l might have
of responsiveness. Now suppose II
VIII be the same old answer"
Not necessarily" was her astound-
ing reply. in the same sleepy drawl.
"What!' he gasped. "Say that
again"
mot necessarily she repeated. and
he caught the sound of a repressed
giggle.
You're teasing me-" he protested
You don't mean that I'm to have the
right answer this time"
1T depends on what you mean by
the right answer"
"The one I've always wanted"
what one Is that?"
"Yes." he blurted. 4.
Yes what?'
"Will your
"Yes."
Yes whatr he confusedly de-
manded.
VIII. Say, Bert, l don't like the
y platinum settings. I like the gold