The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12
FLIRTING IN EARNEST.
BY HARRY LACOHBE.

BY HARRY LACOhBE.
As the stage that conveyed passenge
from the depot to the Belle Lake pavilio
and back drew up to the door of thu
sminently aristocratic watering plac
hotel, young man ran briskly down th
front steps, and rescued from the vehicl
another young fellow, vino had bee
riding something like two miles from tn
depot, In state of accomplishing mar
tyrdom.
He had been thrust into.ths corner o
the stage, his knees jammed together, hi
head crowded down, . carriage buttor
poking him In the ribs, . swinging strap
tickling his nose. and various other tor.
lures affecting him all the way from Belle
Lake railroad station. Yet there were
only two persons besides himself In the
stage, which was sufficiently large and
commodjous. Let his conversation e1-
plain his sufferings.
son, TOMB he exclaimed, Is his
friend drew him from the carriage; ''such
ride as have hadl"
81 should think sol You seem to have
been pressed like bundle of Figaro
cigars"
sob, that's nothing; but she-she's so
lovelyl"
And the mart0r contorted his hand
some face into an oppression supposed to
be Indicative of intense admiration.
"What, that young maiden In the ciIr-
riage2'
81 didn't notice her," remarked
Tom, quite unmoved by bis friends rap
lures.
r "Cold BODIED savagel Didn't notice
hort Why she's an angelp'
''She seems to be destroying angel, /
should say. Look how your vest IL
crumpled up"
! "Bang the vestl Ny heart Il good
deal worse OF. 1 only hope her dress e.
capped. kept myself ~ small ~ possible
to accommodate her skirts, - she carried
poodle and two bird-cages, and there
wasn't any too much room. However,
one must be polite, you know"
Gin brief, If I understand you, you
have ridden all the way from the station,
done up In . small bundle and squeezed
into corner to prevent = female person
With preponderance of muslin and va
riety of domestic animals"
'sBut she Ia 20 beautiful"
We Americans talk q great deal about
,ur universal Difference and politeness to
he other sex; but / notice that we are
,nly polite, as . general thing, to the
pretty ones. For all the homage one
,ets in public places, one might a. well 7
70 homely woman.
BY this time the object of the young q
mans admiration had descended from the s
tage coach, poodle, blrd.cages and all. t
Is she passed the two young men she
ould not help observing the crushed and 6
isordered condition of her fellov-trav- |,
ler's costume, and, turning abruptly she
aid, with the least possible spice of wick fl
dnsss:
excuse me, sir; 1 fear you were lit fl
Il crowded in the stage" L
Sublime impudence She had been d
scretly enjoying his polite discontinue ia
u the way.
The young man was taken quite aback al
? this bit Of familiarity, but was about OF
make answer in the flowing language th
Oriental compliment, when the young ii
dy's father, who had been the third N
lssenger in tho carriage-a corpulent nc
,ntleman with white hair and purple
his daughter abruptly away, tr
some condemndatory words sh
her eccentricty and leading an
sr up the steps, disappeared from to
ght. up
"Prime fun here, Ned" said Tom;
lots of girls-some of them regular stun up
'rs! Sailing, bathing, walking, riding So
i'd filtration especially, are all in full >.
asst. You've come just at the right str
me, too-Ive got = little black eyed Tx
itch here for you-Sallie Dreamer, one 81
the Ingleton Creamers, you know-as an
lily As = grasshopper, and worth three 10y
inbred thousand, at least. Young
'acey tried to ring In with her to walt sw
r you. She knows all about you WI
ready, and is dying to see you'll" gel
Don't talk about black-sysd girls to go
81 I'm done for by that houri with
Q poodle. Her eyes are blue-M Ne
ue,-as blue ~ don't know what: noI
d so deep, and full, and melting, and .c'
Lord" was
'Dont De absurd! What's her name G
D you know yeti" -. n
mo. Lets haveIa look At the name OF n nor'
r baggage" uon
Several large trunks, which were be S Sos'
J unstrapped fran the carriage rack, 30.
re the name of Loring." g go ;.
John Loring-that, of course, L. tn, a. a. y !.
gentleman's name. Here is . trunl s sno:
Meanwhile there's the gong for din. - oGi !
I. engaged No. 312 for you. 1t Ism " A
'ery stunning room, but fair, and RICH f.tL
It to mine. Come up and get OF "A A
le clothes that havn't been crushed 70 a
crumpled by = poodle bearing god h. TU'
thre
It dinner, nothing was seen of Miss to q,
ing, though the martyr to her crino- con,
Ned Grey, kept both eyes wide q
for sight of her. His friend. not
Dexter, presented him to the 'Iittle char
< eyed witch, and to forty other la Mr..
more or less. all of whom received Ned
graciously: for Tom was at the acme talk
'pulsrity then, and his introductions in hs
as good as VIM. B. Astor's note at hat.
? days.