The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-10-04

"No," he rel Piled, feeling very
warm about the ears; Il have
charge of the tuspender depart
ment." =,
''Oh, that must be very nice,'
said she "such pleasant, clean
business. isn't il 2"
Eyes" he replied, but without
any very great enthusiasm, for tins
WIS subject on which he did not
particularly like TO converse, lie
did moi mind it when was with The
fellows" who earned their living
in the same state of life but at
present, when he was deeply pos
Sessed of The necessity ct making
AN inpre ssion on this beautiful
creature, he felt hat the topic was
one that ought 10 be changed as
as speedily as passible. So, GRASP
ing his cane III such II way as TO
! bring flashing ring within range
of those lovely eyes, he asked their
owner if she was going far.
40 Santa Rosa" she said, "And
you?"
"Oh, Pm going on back to Clio
ycrdale for a little roughing it," he
said. with delighted airiness, al
though he forgot 10 add that me
scene of the roughing was his mo;h-
er'S ranch. =.
"Does it hurt You to rough IT,"
she asked, with such "a gentle III
terest hat he thought he had new
er met with anything quite so ten
der and Unsophistlcated.
"BlesS you, no." he cried; why,
its The pleasanlest kind OF lie.
Fresh air. fresh milk, and an occa'
sion bear"
"Bears I" she cried; but surely
those nasty hngging things must
be dangerous y
"Of course they are" said he,
valiantly; "bnt go we'll prepared;
| have revolver in my vallse and
this cane is a sword cane"
us il really, now7" she asked,
with ready interest. How does
it work But perhaps it is not
right to diSl lay it here"
IL don't know but what you re
right" asSented little Mr.. Tom N.
Oddly, respectfully as that fellow
across the way has done nothing
hut stare at us ever since the tram
started. | must say he's exceed
ingly impertlnent 10 go looking
like that at people he don't know =
"Ah, Lut tGat's not ALL" said
she "would yol believe it, that
MAJ, has followed me ever since |
left my hou.e, got on the same
boat, and now here he is on the
same train. Oh, if l only--bui
there. don't let's notice hlm. Tell
me about your bear hunts and how
YOU would use your knife 1t you
saw a bear going to hug YOU"
Lille Tom N. Oddly was irving
TO remember the most exciting
bear adventure he had ever read OF,
when the engine gave shrill t0ot
"Oh, mv!' cried she, laying her
hand on little Tom N. OddY's arm
Il do believe we're going through
a tunnel" >"
There was no doubt about it and
with another loot the engine plung-
ed into The long. black hole. a
wild. wicked hope leaped up in lit.
tie Mr. Tom N. Oddy's little mind
a moment, for there directly over
The next seat, was hung a lighted
lamp. II only burned dinly and
the light It gave out in the black
ness Of the tunnel was very faint
but 1t was quite enough to stay lit
ItIe Mr.. Tom N. Oddly from doing
The desperate thing he had
contemplated. He could see the
pale outline of her face and two
iustrous spots which showed where
her eyes were cleaning, but so
, too, he could see the oval OF thai
, fellows face across the way, and
! was very sure that in the upper
, half of that oval, just where i
/ was cut by the dark line OF The hal
, brim, there we're two other eye
which were fixed very PerSistentll
i'm his direction. There was M
, use trying to talk against the roal
Of the tunnel, but when they wer'
clear of it and in The Fight Onc'
r more little Mr. Tom n. Oddly CAV
; vent 10 his feeling by saving:
). "Cnnlnund that lampl"
1 "Whyg Dies it smoke p she ash
: cd, with gentle solleitude in bot
/. her looks and tone.
q "No,n he said, "but If il had no
3 been lit the car would have bee
e dark in The tunnel, and then"
ol "Then what I!
n "WelI, one is so much holder
e The lark" he replied, with Macs
s lavellian evasiveneSs.
d "Don't you think YOU are bol
II enough in the light! Z" she aske'
with captivating archness.
Il sSometimes," he answered.
10 There was a short silence, durln
p which little Sir. Tom N. Odd
brought his diamond ring into be
N Ter view aud attempted 10 find OF
whether her feet were on the 1o'
,e or on the rest bar.
Ie sThal Is the only tunnel on til
i part of the road, is it not 2 81
a. asked.
Lille MIR. Tom N. Oddly gave
q. start. Nm, indeed . he said "ihe
are three more between tins an