White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-17


quite sure she would know how to
behaye-but she should certainly go.
| Who ever heard of a wedding trip
without n hotel.
She decided to stay three days, per-
haps four, and she looked fondly at
the little round ring on the map,
which contained SO many delightful
possibilities.
Then she would close the book and
go TO bed only to dream of wonderful
electrician rides to the moon.
At last the great day came. 1t
dawned clear and cloudless, and a
very happy Matilda climbed the stairs
for her treasure. JOyousiy she grasped
the precious pile with eager hands,
then looked ruefuliy at the empty spot
In the drawer. She hesitated a mo-
ment, quickly found the dingy nickel,
and smiled content as she placed 1t
back In Its old corner and closed the
drawer.
With trembling hands she arrayed
herself In her wedding garments and
seated herself on the doorstep to wait
for the stage.
matilda Jones looked almost hand
some this morning, with her cheeks
so pink" said a pretty girl on the
back seat to her companion, as the
coach stopped for its passenger.
"Why, Nellie" said Matilda to this
same pretty girl. as she clambered in,
."am | going to have you TO ride with?
That will be nice, I'm surei"
Eyes, / am going up to the junction
to do some shopplng-you know I'm
pretty busy these days" said she, with
an adorable blush, which suddenly re-
minded Matilda that 1t was nearing
Nellle's wedding day. This warmed
her heart to her at once. for was she
not on her W wedding trip? She
beamed anew on Nellie as she settled
herself comfortably for the two-mile
drive.
How the sun shone and the birds
sang, and how good the air was to
breathe.
"Are you going away for long. Miss
Matllda?' inquired Nellie politely.
2NV-OiiN d lAllit UP SAY tliAtNf
trying to look ~unconcerned, as IL trips
were an everyday occurrence with
her; but the red deepened In her
cheeks, and her voice trembled a little
as she asked abruptly:
"Where are you going TO take your
wedding trip dear?'
The girl colored painfully.
"We can't take any at all, Miss Ma
tilda-isn't 1t ~dreadful?" and the
young face looked pinehed and drawn
with woe. You see, Jlm's money,
that he'd been saving up to go with,
got all burned up in the Ere, and-and
we've had to give 1t up" she fin
ished with a wall that clearly told her
disappointment.
Miss Matilda sat very still. She
thought her heart had stopped beat
ing-then it gave a big thump, and
there was a strange, tight feeling in
her throat. She did not say anything,
and by and by Nellie looked out at
the scenery with a grieved expression
on her pretty face. When they
reached the junction, the young girl
turned her head, and said constrain'
eddy. as she jumped lightly from the
coach: II hope you'll have a nice
time, Miss Matilda"
i'Thank you" she murmured with
nj smiling. and clambered slowly
down. Then she walked along the
platform, and sat down on an old set
tee on the shady side of the building
BY and by a train rumbled In
shook itself Of passengers-gathered
new lot-and rumbled out again. Ont
-two-three trains did the sam,
thing, and the forlorn little woman
still sat on the old settee.
Didn't you want to take one o
them trainsY' good-naturedly asked
the blue-coated man, who had beer
euriously watching her for some time
She looked at him with dull eyes
and shook her head.
When the stage coach made iii
evening trip to the village Nellie wa
surprised to find Miss Matilda on tn.
back seat.
Why 4 uiuH CAptAt W sec yOu %
soon! Didn't you go?" asked th'
young girl pleasantly.
mo, l had had a headache
mean a ~throatache." stammered Ma
tilda In confusion.
The next night Nellie burst into he
mothers room with an excited face
holding an open letter and a paste
board box In her hand.
"Mother-what do you think
told Miss Matilda yesterday how W,
couldn't take any wedding trip. ant
she never said a word, and then
felt real cross. cause I thought sh,
didn't care a bit but just see wha
that dear old maid has done."
My Dea Nellie:
think wedding trips are the nices
things in the world. and l don't want yoi
to give up yours. had a little extri
money that I did not know what to d,
NTH 40 I Sand a. - far ,cte -..1Ftu.