White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07

HaI her aunt ever thrown II ASIDE :
She passed it about her waist aud tied
il in a bow with loops thai fell to the
bottom of her skirt. A ray OF sunlight
flashed through the attic window.
Why. il had not rained much after all.
She would run down ia The orchard,
and see If Mr.. DobbS we're out. She
fsa~t show that scarf. Mr.. Dobhs liked
pretty things. too. So she ercpt quiet
~ dow nsiairs. aud avoiding the sitting
room, went out of a side door. If
Miss Minerva saw her With The scarf
on. she would tell her not to be foolish.
Miss Minerva WAS still knitting
plaeidly, and Peter purred n her feet,
when. CHANGING u glance cut Of the
window, she beheld a sight which made
her suddenly sit mp stiff aud erect in
her chair. Mr.. DobbS crossing her
yardl He came on with a long. rapid
him to her sitting room door. which he
opened after a warning knock. Miss
Minerva turned ser stern gray eyes
upon him in cold inquiry. He held a
%gay-coiored silk scarf in his hand.
Minerva, why didn't You send it
hack as I asked you. and then I'd a
knoNn-and not waited and waited as
| did for months?1 he asked reproach-
fully. as lie looked alternately at the
scarf and Miss Minerva.
The latter made no answer, and Mr..
DohhS went on: our not agreein' on
sprinklin' or 'merSlon made no differ
enee. When a man asks a woman TO
marry him. he naturally looks for an
answer"
Miss Minerva now found voice.
Jonathan Dobbs will you tell me what
all this means:" She asked frigidly.
He held out the scarf. "Why didn't
you send It back. if you didn't want
me-
Miss Minerva stared at him in ever
growing establishment. Il don't know
what you are talking about. Send it
back? Inever saw the thing before"
rs that really 80. MineryaT' he ask
I'd eagerly.
Its not my habit to lie" replied
Miss Minerva. Jelly.
I've often had misgivings that there
was some mistake. | never had the
courage to ask you about il. for you
know how you treated me when we
met. Turned away your head and"
Miss Minerva ross impatientiy.
"What are you talking about? What
have 1 to do with that silk thingf'
"Well. Minerva. I'll go over the
whole thing. I 'spoSe you remember
our argument about baptism. | talked
the way | did just tn tease you. but
you took il all for earnest. Now. /
had had ii in mind for a long time to
ask you n certain question. and a day
or two after our misunderstanding i
was down To the city on business and
saw a lot of silk things like this in a
shop window. and the ladies was a
wearin' them around their necks-so
| just thought I'd buy one and send
il To you. and at the saline time ask you
that question. | writ a little note
and sent with Ii. II was tellin' you If
you was willin' 10 be Mrs. Dobbs TO
wear it To meetin' the next Sunday,
and If not to send 1t back. But you
didn't wear it to meetin'. and you
didn't send il back"
As Miss Minerva listened. her stern
face relaxed and a softened light
shone in her eyes. Before Mr.. Dobbs
had finished. she turned her gaze TO
the window. and there was a little
flush in her cheeks.
Il never had a note from you. and
| never saw that scarf before she
said quickly.
Il sent them by the hired man.
THAT was the summer Cousin Mat
tie Simmons was with me. Likely ]
was out, and he left them with her.
You know what a scatter-brain she is"
The color had d~eepened ia Miss Nj
nerya's cheeks. and there was none of
her accustomed severity of manner.
She looked down at the scarf In Mr..
Dobbs' hand. But where did you get
it nowf' she asked suddenly.
Elizabeth Ann found 1t In your at
tic. and
Elizabeth Ann repeated Miss
Minerva.
"Never mind about her. Minerva
VIII you take IL? You know the co.,
dItions."
Miss Minerva took the scarf and
looked IT il closely.
at is a good quality Of silk she
said quietly. But you know. Jon
athan. I'm too old to wear such gay
colors."
Mr.. Dobbs laughed contentedly.
please yourself. Minerva, so long as
you take it"