Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-03-03

have disturbed you. l Will call in the morn
| ing-thank you; good night"
And away the gentleman strobe, turning
up the collar of his coat above his ears as he
went on down the street. closed the win
dow, set my ''mufiier" aside, and in another
moment should have been in my humble
| couch again, when Observation-Disclosures
| a-tat-a-tat-a-tat-Bang once more aroused
the echoes of the neighborhood, but brought
| no policeman to the rescue, or any anxious
| inquirers to the windows, except myself, who,
| once more enwrapped, and this time trem
| bling with indignation, was minute after
ward in my old position facing the dangers
| and inconvenience of the gale, and looking
/ down once more at the figure below me,
standing in his old position on the brink OF
the deep gutter in the roadway.
! 81 beg your pardon again very much, ]
! am awfully sorry to be such a nuisance, but
7 really don't know where I am" he cried,
rattling on with great voiubility. II haven't
the least idea, and the streets are all alike,
and am quite q stranger to this part OF the
world, and am afraid shan't know this
house from any other in the daylight. Might
just trouble you for the addressF'
'Prossiter street," / called down to him
II thank you very much. Boshington
street."
''Prossiter street." screamed.
"Prossiter-a thousand thanks and apollo
| gies And what number, naa'am. may l ask"
! mo. TO-"
| 81 am very much obliged to you," he
bawled forth, II am exceedingly indebted.
would not have troubled you in this way If
the umbrella had not been"--
| But would not listen to any further ex-
PLANTATION; he had already said that he set
great store by the umbrella, and did not
want to hear that fact again with the rain
coming down like a waterspout, and the wind
blowing every way at once. closed the
window summarily and cut short his volu-
bility, and the instant afterward l heard him
running along towards New Oxford street as
if to make up for lost time, or to overtake
passing cab of which he had probably caught
sight.
1t was some time before could get to sleep
after SO lengthy discussion under such pc
culiar circumstances was annoyed at tho
mans pertinacity concerning his trumpery
umbrella, his indifference to time, and tte
personal inconvenience to which he exposed
! people by his unreasonable request, and Lay
/ in considerable fear of his third return and
another series of questions at the top Of his
lungs But he came not again, and dropped
off to sleep at last, and was troubled by
dreams of tempests and tornadoes, and white
squalls carrying away whole crosses OF um-
brellas, until Sarah knocked at the panels OF
my door with her customary Information
that it was $50 o'clock.
! Twas perforce an early riser. There was
| q great deal to superintend, and my parlor
/ DartR6 with
railway goods traffic department. who was
always getting up early and going out to
business and letting himself in again with his
latch key about in the morning, when b.
! expected breakfast ready, and ate it walking
about the room, as a rule, preparatory to
running away again in hot haste. l should
have considered Mr.. Goode an irritable
| lodger if it had not been for the angelic con-
trast that he afforded to Capt. Choppers. As
| it was, he seemed only little bit fussy and
precise, which was attributable chiefly to bis
| lot in life Mr.. Goode was a widower with
two sons at boarding school, and if those
| boys had lived and died at boarding school,
instead of coming home twice year for the
holidays, 1 think Bridget and Sarah would
have rejoiced exceedingly.
! 1 remember Mr. Goode asked Sarah that
morning if he could speak with Miss Neild
| before he left, and went up stairs at once to
see him. He was walking about with bis
mouth full and slice of bread and butter in
his hand.
/ THAT was a dreadful noise last night, Eiss
| Neild," he began; II couldn't get wink ss
sleep. The captain, suppose, again! muss
certainly ask you in my name to present my
/ compliments to him, and"-<
"It was not Capt. Choppers" .--.
| "Indeedi No. Well, l thought I heard
his voice. said Mr.. Goode, very much disap-
| pointed.
There was no homogeneousness between
Mr. Goode and Capt. Choppers-I may say
| even that there were times when they hated
md loathed each other.
"He's beggarly upstart civilian, raad-
am," the captain would roar in excited mo-
nents; and HE a captain!' MIR. Goode
would say, with withering contempt CAP
tain Of a penny steamboat, perhaps, nothing
| more"
But to my strange story.
"A gentleman dropped his umbrella down
the area and knocked me up for it." az
planned, with little acrimonious emphasiA
"Well, of all the confounded imperti-
nencer' exclaimed Mr. Goode; II should
like to treat that party to a bit of my mind.
| on never got up anu gave ~ W niA' -
| mo, did not"
~ am glad to hear that. For you must
take care of yourself Miss Neild, and keep
strong You are not looking well. i" he said,
regarding me with his head on one side, as If
he had troublesome wen on the other whick
he was anxious to keep clear Of the edge Of
his shirt collar, upon my word you are not.
You are pale and fragile looking. A little
change ct the seaside now would do you Q
world of good"
! "Yes, dare say 1t would"
| "This large house is trial to you-and
that captain, with his absurd fancies and his
ridiculous tempers, would worry the life oot
of a saint-and you are really looking ex-
tremely pale this morning. And-good gra-
cious, had no idea it was so later
Mr.. Goode swallowed the last portion Of
his bread and butter whole, and dashed like
harlequin out of the front door. When he
had gone l surveyed myself in his parlor
glass and wondered if was looking very i'll,
or whether, being dismal man, he was try