White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-19
what kind of a show is this p asked

What kind of a show Is this |" asked
Sledge.
"Rotten!' the ticket man informed
him. Its ~highbrow stuff. Hamlet"
"Hunh~ granted Sledge. ANY mu-
sic?'
Orchestra. 0phelia sings, but you'd
think she vas having her teeth fixed"
"Hunhr' observed Sledge again, and
walked out.
Two blocks up the street, on bis way
to the Occident, he stopped at an auto
mobile salesroom.
This working? he inquired, point
ing to the shining big Limousine which
occupied the center of the floor.
"Al 1t needs Is gasoline" replied the
salesman.
Put some red roses In that flower
thing, and send 1t up" Sledge directed.
about dinner timer surmised the
salesman. POSSIBLY I'd better send 1t
up before, Mr.. Sledge. 1t has some Inn
| provements your man might want TO
look into
"Tll send Billy down. decided
Sledge. is sssw
He turned to go when. In the adj
joining window. he caught sight of a
little, low. colonial coupe. with seating
capacity for three. Ii WIS OF AN ex-
quisitely beautiful shape. with small.
latticed window panes and dainty lace
curtains. He walked slowly toward
it. his habitually cold gray eyes bright
ening, and as he stood before it he
thrust his hands deep in his pockets
and positively laughed aloud.
That's our newest ladies' car" ex-
planned the salesman. following him
The women are crazy about them
Self starting. electric lights inside.
shopping flaps every where. adjustable
satin seat coverings and all the latest
boudoir improvements"
Sledge scarcely heard him. He was
still laughing. Nothing he had ever
seen had struck him SO h~umorously as
the ~"cuteness'' of this car.
Its swelll' he ehuckled. Got a
red one?'
mo. they're only made in black"
the salesman told him. The color ef-
fects are obtained by the cushion COW
erings and silk curtains"
Put red ones in this. Got another
one?'
There's one just being set up In the
shop" stated the oyerjoyed salesman.
Its an order"
Make that one blue"
do you want them this afternoon? p
asked the clerk. figuring that it was
worth while to put off the other Gus
toner.
"Sure!'' said Sledge. Right away"
"Ill get busy Immediately" promised
the salesman, delirious with happiness.
Where do they go?"
molly Marley gets the red one. The
blue ones for her friend Fern. Nix on
who sem EN-"
They'll want to know" the sales
man insisted.
Jaw. tell 'em Frank Marley"
Just across the street was the largest
jewelry shop in town, and the display
in its windows gave him an idea. He
STROBE in. asked for the proprietor and
got him.
Il want a rock that weighs about a
pound" he stated.
"a diamond? Yes. Mr.. Sledge. Some
thing for an emblem?"
"NawI Lady's ring-solitaire."
1--WE have some beauties" Dragged
the jeweler. Immediately aglow with
enthusiasm. Here is a nice little
three carat stone which is 6awless and
perfectly cut
rs this the best you got?" inquired
Sledge. looking into the case.
"We have some larger ones unset
but they are not usually mounted in
ladies' rings" responded the jeweler,
struggling between his artistic con
science and his commercialism
Lets see EN-"
Reverently the jeweler produced from
his safe a covered and locked tray, in
which on white velvet reposed a dozen
sparkling white stones.
Sledge poked a stuffy forefinger at
the largest one.
us this one right" he wanted TO
know.
ITS a very good stone" the jeweler
told him.
The next one to it, however, though
a trife smaller. is of much finer quail
ity. In fact we have not one in the
shop of any size which | consider so
perfect as this one. It's worth $500
more than the large one"
"That1l do Sledge decided. Put 1t
I'm a ring"
Very we'll" agreed the jeweler, try
ing to be nonchalant as he consulted a
slip of paper in the edge of the tray.
This II weighs six and three-eighths
carats. plus a sixteenth. Mr.. Sledge
Have you the size of the ring?"
Nav" he returned in disgust at his
own thoughtlessness. I'll take II
loose" And he slipped the stone in his
waistcoat pocket.
CHAPTER xiv.