The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-28

road station
he had never Travelled much. his tempo
rarily deferred journey TO Montreal was a
great and unprecedented event in his life.
He was a country farmer OF very model rate
means, but for al that. he had read. he had
observed, he never doubted but that he was
much more a man OF the world than others
who had had much better advantages for
becoming so. The very bulk Of his CONVEX
sarion Wa carried on in the common yer
nacula-, but he felt that ne could De courtly
and ceremouious TO the last degree. When
he read a sentence that seemed u him TO
De the thing in the way OF polite repsrtee or
gallant address. ne rereai il until ne had
made IL his OWE. That sort Of thing was
doUbly effective, ne thought, from a nan
who commonly used the old-fashioned Van
kee dialect II gave him the effect OF being
~conve-sant with several languages
L have sometimes found il rather dull
waiting here. but to-day l quite reckon on
il" he replied. with his most polished mAn-
ner-"
Did you ever Try 10 make the time pass
AVA b. imagining the pursuits and des;ina-
tons % the various persons you see around
your he added
Ne" she added. quickly. she still seemed
nervous from her shock Istould think it
would De very Interesting. Let's begin
now"
Mr.. Dunlap looked helpIessly around the
room
Their few fellow travellers seemed Of a
~hopeiessly neutral nou-coUui-t2l cast Of
coUpteraace.
Nobody here looks az ef they'd ever done
any thing Of much account an couldn't ef
they set on: 20" he sad. after a pause i
tel you what less DO, ne added, brighten
ing. less put ourselves inter a story. To
begin with, we net b. chance, me usual
way. an while settir' here | take II awful
shine 70 you. What q yer sayF' and he
uutEed her n what he considered . jocose
but not inieiieare uanuer.
She had looked az him sharply as he
dropped into his ordinary habit OF speaking.
and then apparently made up her mind that
he was acting SOME part.
Don't you think that the beginning would
lack originality Just a trifie!~ she suggested.
There are 50 many stories that begin Just
that way. Vow. perhaps. II l fel il love
with you IL would De less obvious"
NJ. DUNLAP had AZ idea tat she was
laughing a. hin.
such things ez that hez ben known TO
hapu-r. be sail rather ~suilily.
20. certainly she asseutet. L Ha-e
heard Of sUcl Instances. but we INST in
ayine some rather unusual causes and -ir-
cuus-ances-f0c instance, suppose that All
married.
BE vou'- he asked abruptly: I took you
for q single woman"
This !, a UaGe-Oe,isva story" she az
swered with Z bright u.schievoUs smile.
It's Cirtiu' rather common tor married
women 70 fall il love with other men. now
a-davs.~ he observed. rather r~evenCefu-Iv-
Il accept YOUR objection" she said; but
q course there must DC alternating cir
cu-sr2nces. as some one says Ny bus
band for instance she added. with a far
away. i~nscrutab!e look. vel suppose. for
sake % argument. is cross-brutal 10 ne.
He strikes ne on the sliShtes; pr0vocation."
.Git oUL~ ulurmUred VI. Dunlap, with
sympathetic Incredibly.
He takes delight in ta-artinE al Cv
wishes, he MAKES NJ life w-etched- Inject
you-vou are kind and dos't swea- az ne
when Tumble against YOU. and YOU pick
I'd nv bundles. which IS something SO for-
ei-r 10 al ny experience that ! fall il love
with you at once. But Of course l don't
know Il people are Tot apt 70 know those
rhiuys-iD s-o-ies-so l don't dream % il.
Then By a series Of Condolences which
couldn't happen anywhere except in stories
well. fllin the details after we've saa.ched
out the plOt-we met accidentally several
times. and al the time out Of difference TO
the opinions and ~preT1diceS OF the reader |
still don't suspect the state OF ~ feelings.
and vou OF course are equally IN the dark.
Well low. about that time. something
must happen 10 reveal 20 Us as By aiiChtning
stroke that we love ole another. for BY this
tine you. moved bv the spectacle Of. noc
beauty in distress but BY more distressing
exhibition OF Urliness suffering a t-ide more
than her lust deserts, are feeling that pity
that IS sad 70 be akin 10 4 couuoner sen
timeac-
Vow we must find soue situations tina:
viii reveal al this 10 Is without shocking
the il icacy Of the most riEidly couven-
tio2al reader. who must De made 10 see and
admit that we couldn't have lone diter-
entity.
Let lie see, the presence OF death gen.
orally comes in TO -coUutenance people in
similar situations"
We might be drowning suggested NJ.
Dunlap. You fall il. l rush to save you.
you know, an jist 81 We was sinkin' for the
last tine. while every thing il our past lives
was q comm up before -. We both re-
member the time when l rescued your
bundles and then il comes 10 Us both that
we love each other, Folks couldn't ind 10
fault with that couldn't they"
We'll no. said the lady. t~houghtfully.
u don't think the most rigid uo-aIist could
object 10 TWO PEOPLE fniing out that they
love one another when they are sinking for
the last time with their lungs full OF water,
ana the proverbial straw ofthetrowuinC ma
IS slipping from their rerveless grasp. But
what I object 10 is that il makes the story
too short. l haven't suffered enough vet TO
satisfy the prscticed reader. We must be
brought near enough 70 the verge OF this
world so that We feel ourselves beyond the
reach of ordinary regulations and still
De left with articulation enough 10 reveal
our ianoxio1s love. Then there must be a
rescue and resu>cltatiou for the purpose OF
overwhelming Us with shame, coutrition
and remorse."
Somebody can come along and pull Us
out Of the water" suggested Mr.. Dunlap.
who felt that he was not contributing his
share 20 the story. 'aat bring Us to By roll
ing rs on barrels"
Rolling on barrels may be the scientific
method Of resuscita.iOn. bu. science is no
~toriously unavailable for poetic purposes.
Besides" she continued with extreme
gravity. at seems 10 me that two well