The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-23
TIE J0RDANS.
Or W. II. WHITE.

onebrigbt, breezy afternoon, in the early
part of q rece. t winter, n lady and O gentle
man alighted from coach No. 83, Sl4, at an
excellent hotel in Fulton Street, near Pearl.
TIL Y were well-dressed and we~ll-mannered.
The gentleman was apparently twenty-eight
years old. the lady was probably a lustre
younger. The former carried q plethoric VA
hse.
Jesse Jordan and wife, =" was the simple
inscription penued by The gentleman upon
tn hotel register.
Can We have n warm, MS well rs airy
room - qneried Mr.. Jordan.
Certainly, sir," replied tine polite and ala.
BILE clerk. Here Cherry" to q blooming
chambsrmaid, conduct the lady and gentle.
man to room GO, second door. Then, again
addressing Mr.. Jordan. he continued "Will
you have your meals sent up stairs, or would
you prefer TO take them with the other
guests7 you can DO exclusive or Inclusive,
as you wish, at this house, SIR" and the
speaker laughed ut what he imagined was
rather @ neat little Joke.
I've will DO included nmong the diners
down stairs, il you please" replied the gen.
leman, with n pleasant smile.
So saying, Jesse Jordan aud wife followed
Cherry Cheeks to room GO, second floor.
At six o'clock, sharp, the dinner gong
bOuiluGu, ulu the tOl1aIls TehpOuutu Win u
alacrity suggestive OF wholesome nppetites.
While they nre enjoying the meal, n briei
description OF the pair may be apropos.
Mr.. Jordan was about five feet six inches
In height, and well built. He had dnrk hair
and eyes, a jetty mustache, rudy complex
ion, smau hands and shapely little feet. The
lady was q blonde of the fairest type, with
some singular exceptions; her brows were
deel ly dark, her eyes sloe-black. Fringed
with long ebon lashes, these orbs Of beauty
spark'ed W tn rare lustre in contrast with
their fair surroundings. Her golden hair was
pro fuse and glossy, her shape, ''perfectionl"
Mrs. Jordan's stature was but q little less
than hsr husbands; although when not
standing by his side her feminine apparel
made her appear fully as tall. They closely
Tesembled each other, these JordRns; in
truth. but for the hair and complexion, they
were as like ms twins could be.
Breakfast wa served from six to nine
o'Lock, ut which hitter hour the next morn
ing one of the Jordans took q place at the
table.
Good morning, Mr.. Jordan, will you
have come Of these nice. hot mufinsJ said
The polite and aItul" vl,Ik, AII. .ILun,
who was also at the table.
"rhanks, They have u tempting look, md
my npp, tte Graves some sayory Morsels,"
rspli,d jordan.
'Excusa, me sir, hrt may l ask il Mrs.
Jordan Is wei this morning p rejoined the
clerk.
Certainly ir, very well indeed, thank
you" said the other. giving two answers in
one TO the compound question.
shall we not have the pleasure of hcr
company at breakfast? l think she would
relish this excellent coffee, these nice muI-
fms. this really tender loin."
"Jsssie will not rRrtnke of mntutinal faro
with US to-day" was the careless reply.
'iJCssiel That is also your manner"
ayes, we nre third cousins aud our bap-
dismal bestowments' as well az our fap iiy
apellations, sound exactly alike. The name,
you know, though a proper noun, is yet
common TO both genders."
True. Hal hal" laughed Mr.. Urban,
who went on 10 say: Jessie is d word re-
dolent Of poetic incense which ever Burns in
my memory. 1t is suggestive of posies, too,
as well as pc sy; as, for instance, Jessie, the
flower OF Danblane,' a bright and fragrant
specimen Of the jessalnine, i fancy" Here
the clerk laughed again, this time on account
Of his own good thing"
A bright, we may say, as n church cam
d@lestick, ablaze with its waxen belongings,
and there can be no jesse more sparkling
than that, you know."
Urban acquiesced. obviously, the point Of
the last saying not being quite apparent to
him; and he vowed, mentally, to consult
Websters unabridged immediately after
breakfast.
"But, Mr.. Jordan" continued the clerk,
att'r q reflective pause, had / not better
send up some breakfast to your lady ?"
There is no necessity; nothing is re-
quired, l assure you" was the hasty reply.
Him. singular" thought Urban. "a
little COMMUNAL squabble, l suppose; been
giving each other 'jcEsy' Us like as not, and
the blackeyed blonde is in the sulks. But it
IL none of my business = and in this last re-
Elective sentence, the polite and Rfable hotel
official was certainly correct.
My! but isn't he sweet 2" exclaimed
Cherry Cheeks, in soliioquy, shortly after, rs
Jordan pas g l out Of the hot 4, on tn way to
q distant part Of the metropolis. The sub
feet of this cheerful criticism was truly O
object to the gaze of the discrimi-
mating chambermaid Raven curls, perfectin
The partirgs. especially Of the back hair, and
with one of Castor's masterpieces.
Bright black eyes-that had glanced kindly
at Cherry in passing; a jetty mustache,
smooih checks ard rudy complexion. 4
shapely figure, ariaycd in a fine black broad
cloth pa,eiot, fastened by a single button at
The threat, which was adorned by o suoSy
standing collar and the neatest Of neckties.
linen, 100, tha tastefnlly fitting neither gar
msnts, the carefully'glove d hands. the trinity
booted little feet! The tout 6Hsembk, was
''eharmirgi" such, at least, was the opinion
Of Oh rfy Cheels.
At dLnner the blonde beauty did not ap-
pear. Dir. Urban Suggested tlat som dishes
shoull be sent up to the lnly.
20, no, sir pray don't trouble yourself"
was Jordan's Father curt Response.
The pol te and AHable clerk began to
pond r seriously over the matter.
At the nest r,akfast, and the following
ard'd inner, the lrdy was not pres
ent, nor WIS she seen the neat day, nor tile
next. The hotel was in q ferment. There
was n ever recurring, never answer j
question. .'The black-eysd blonde What
does it mesn ?''Every one, from the landlord
10 the ~sculions, from the stokers in the snb-
10 the rheumatic porter who ocmed in
tbs attic. discussed the theme: Aud ip tis