White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
Commenced Jan. 23, 1916

kOx ~
sledge. a typical politician, becomes In
fatuated with Molly Marley, daughter of
a street car company president. He sends
her red roses.
On MolIy's invitation sledge attends a
party. Before the crowd disperses Molly
thanks Sledge for his kindness. and then
he proposes marriage. Her refusal is
treated as only temporary by Sledge.
Molly attends the governors ball, and
her attractiyeness results In her climbing
the dizzy heights OF popularity. The no.
table respect accorded Sledge. however.
perpiexes her.
Sledge moves for the ear ~company's re-
organization. lie asks Marley for Molly's
hand, but is refused. Having financially
ruined Bert Glider. Sledge threatens to do
the same to Marley.
Marley's loans are ordered called by
6ledge. Feeder. who receives a salary for
keeping quiet about the public fund scan
DIAL, confesses during Sledges questioning
and Is roughly handled.
Molly becomes angry AT her fathers oh
y,ous fear of Sledge. lie tells her TO mar
nv him. but she refuses and suggests a
fight on Sledge. which encourages Marley.
sledge visits Bozzam. and a heated ar
s,lment arises. The chief finds Bozzam
d. working against him. The r~eorganlzed
railway company stockholders meet Mar
lev presides. and Sledge Is present.
The two votes OF Marley and Bert Gid
er are sufficient TO carry the amendment
10 the resolution for the purchase or the
franchise for 10000 cash.
sledge receives an announcement Of the
engagement of Molly and Glider. Bozzam
tells Marley Sledge decided not to sell the
franchise at any price. and that he Is
financially dead.
sledge goes to the state capital and gets
everything fixed up for the passage OF q
bill granting a new car company a nifty
year franchise free OF charge.
Marley visits tho state senator at home
and meets Sledge. lie finds out the par
ticulars OF the bill and then wires q syn
dictate for best offer for controlling inter-
est.
AT her fathers suggestion Molly, accom-
panied by Fern. visits Siedge. Delighted.
sledge again starts TO lavish presents on
her. Marley arranges a meeting with the
chief.
Two exquisite autos are sent Molly and
Fern. Sledge orders Marley to say he
sent them. A quarrel arises between Gid
er and Molly. but he checks 1t quickly.
That IL only an evasion Bert In
sisted. you have willfully misled
Sledge into the belief that you intend
TO put yourself In the position of re-
ceiying presents from him, and either
this thing must be stopped or there will
be unpleasantncss between YOU and
me-"
''There Is one way we can head that
Off" Molly quietly assured him. I'VE
can break our engagement"
"Impossibler' Immediately declared
Bert, frightened. Il didn't mean any
thing like that, Molly" and he attempt
ed to take her hands and perform a
little OF the lovemaking which be had
rather neglected.
II mean IL. though" she insisted.
ORA wing her hands away from him.
"Our engagement has only brought
trouble TO everybody concerned and
has subjected me to more than n In.
suit which ! had no right to expect
II we declare II Off both you and IA
Their can go right back to where you
were In a business way"
Its too late for that he assured
her, sitting down 10 reason II out with
her on the commercial plane since she
seemed TO insist upon 1t. 81 could
never regain the political friendship
which is necessary to my style of bust.
ness. My commercial career in this
city is mt an end. and my social stand
ing would be also. Knowing this. |
have beer In correspondence with my
people In Baltimore. They have a
magnificent business opening there for
me. but 1t takes 100000 to obtain con.
troll OF II. ! laid the matter before
your father, and he investigated It.
Our conclusion is this-if we can close
up our business satisfactorily here and
he can sell this place We shall have in
the neighborhood of $4,000 clear be