White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-30
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small maidens had paused upon the
.,aawalk and were peering over tho
pareher." said Jane as soon as
NJ. head appeared between the vines
.Nr. Pareher, Miss Pratt's gone. She's
zone away on the cars
Won think SOP he asked gravely.
Eve saw her" said Jane. "Rannie
an, I were there. Willie was goin' to
.h.ea Ms. | guess, but we went In the
baggage room behind trunks. an we
.aw her go. She got on the cars, an 1t
-snt with her In It. Honest, she's gone
away. Mr.. Parcher."
Before speaking Mr.. Parcher took a
long look at this t~elepathic child. In
MA fond eyes she was a marvel I'M q
darling.
"Well. thank you, Jane" he said.
lane however, had turned her head
and was staring at the corner. which
was out Of bis sight.
"Oo-oo-oohf' she murmured-
"What's the trouble, janet"
"Winie" she said. Its Willie an
that Joe Bullitt an Johnnie Watson
an. Mr.. Wallace Banks. They're with
Miss May Parcher. They're comm
right heref'
Mr.. Pareher gave forth a low moan
and turned pathetically to his wife,
but she cheered him with a laugh.
..They'Ye only walked up from the
station with May" she said. They
won't come in. You'll see!'
Relieved, Mr.. Parcher turned again
TO speak 10 Jane, but she was not there.
He caught but a glimpse Of her, run
Ming I'D the street as fast as she could,
hand IA hand with her companion.
Run. Rannle. rum painted Jane. Il
got to get home an tell mamm about
it before Willei | bet | ketch Hail
Columbia. anyway, when he does get
theref'
Aud In this she was not mistaken;
she caught Hail Columbia. II lasted
all afternoon.
1t WIS still continuing after dinner
that evening. when an oft repeated
yodel. followed by a shrill walled
'Jane-eel oh. ~Jane-nee-eer brought
her TO an open window downstairs. In
the early dusk she looked out upon
the washed face OF Rannie Kirsted,
who stood on the lawn below. Come
on out. JAMIE. Mamma says can stay
outdoors an play TIL half past g."
Jane shook her head. II cant. l
can't go outside the house till tomor-
row. Its because We walked after
Willie with our stummicks out o.
joint"
Cant you come out at ali?' Rannie
urged. go ask your mother. Tell
her
How can II" Jane inquired, with q
little heat, when she isn't here to askf
she's gone out to play cards, she and
papa"
Rannle swung her foot. WELL" she
said. Il guess | hat to find somep'n to
do. G'nlghtr'
With head bowed In thought she
moved away. Jane. on her part, left
the window and went to the open front
door. Conscientiously. she did not
cross the threshold, but restrained her
self 10 looking out On the steps of
the porch sat William alone, his back
toward the house.
Willie said Jane softly. and. as he
made no response, she lifted her voice
a little. "Will-eer'
"Nhateicant+" he grunted. not o
Ink.
HHAAAI1lU Y,lt - %. ~ Ngn1 II
made you feel so bad"
All right he returned CURLY.
Well, when | hat to 90 TO bed. VIII
lie. SHE said. IN told me be-
cause | made you feel bad ! haf TO go
upstairs by myself tonight"
She paused. seeming to hope that he
would say something. but he spake MOI.
Willie. | don't hat to 70 for awhile
yet, but when | do-maybe In about q
half an hour-l wish you'd come stand
al the foot Of the stairs TIL l get up
there. The lights III upstairs, but
down around here It's kind OF dark"
He did not answer
viii YOU. williey"
oh. all right he said.
This contented her, and she seated
herself so quietly upon the floor just
inside the door that he ceased TO be
aware of her. thinking she had gone
away. lie sat staring %vacantly Into
the darkness, which had come on with
that abruptness which begins to be
noticeable In September. His elbows
were on his knees, and his body was
SUM far forward In an attitude Of des.
0lation.
ihe small noises OF the town-that
Town so empty tonight-fell upon his
ears moekingly. IL seemed to him In
credible that 80 hollow a town could
10 about It's nightly affairs Just as
usual. 4 man and a woman going by
laughed loudly ut something the man
hao said. The sound OF their laughter
was horrid to William, And from a
great distance from far out in the
eountry-there came the faint, long