Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-08-15

Y After q time Lois noticed her com
plnioA's He'd dipping up and down In
jerky way; finally his chin rested on
his breast and he was sound asleep.
q9iot1lE slipped from Z. the {
iat1 Ay9er a. few turns
glad tofteturn, being chilled by
(which rose from the adjacent
tyerS3S entesed the room to find
Burr "a - mouth wide open: and
-. m6Sa MISUNDERSTANDING in . way
that could discount anything Charlie
| had ever done in that line.
rHow abominable! thought him so
| nice, too, and such q gentleman! En-
tirely ignoring the fact that gentleman
might be addicted to snoring, just as he
migKy hass5ed hair, or have had typhoid
She LET him sleep on, only shndder.
| ing at snys outburst eclpsing another.
tTm 20 glad that don't snore,
She murmured complacently, while gaz.
ing at him. He was not particularly
pretty3pbiect when asleep, although
when awake he passed for cookbook.
ing fellow enough. His chin was on
his breast, and he was huddled down SO
he resembled hunchback. His ap-
pearance was not in the least romantic
and he bore not the least resemblance
to sleeping knight. He had had q
hard days work, and was thoroughly
worn out.
Either the magnetism of Lois gaze or
n ,,or<;,,,lor1x- roc pipr cporo oonca6 him
to awake with start.
did you speak to me?" He ques.
toned of Lois.
20, MOI" she replied shortly.
He, supposing her to be sleepy, sub
sideded into silence. There they sat
for an hour or more, mute as statues,
till the train came along. Their jour-
ney lasted for five hours longer.
They breakfasted amicably together
at a station, and each completely forgot
the others disgusting fault. When
they arrived at Chicago they felt they
had known each other for years. He
had been so kind and thoughtful for
her comfort, and SO entertaining, she
thought she could have liked him very
much, only
He thought her pretty sensible, en-
pertaining girl, who would make fell
low splendid wife, only
She introduced him to her brother,
who Immediately recognized him rs the
cousin of his friend and partner. and
cordially invited him to his house.
Subsequently he availed himself fire.
quently of this privilege. But, much
to the surprise and pique of Miss Lois,
he showed that he had not succumbed
to her charms; and she intentively felt
that, for some reason or other beyond
her fathoming, he did not intend to!
This respectful resistance only made
him the subject of her thoughts and
speculations more frequently than any
other of her gentlemen acquaintance.
One Sunday afternoon, when he was
calling, the entire family we're gathered
in the parlor, and Burrell, referring
laughingly to their first meeting, added !:
And when 1 came in from the plat
form you were snoring away like q
Trojan!"
"You must be joking when you say
that! Inever snore," answered Lois, q
little Indignantly.
20, yes you do" exclaimed Mr.. and
Mrs. York in chorus. "Many a time I
heard you across the half" chimed in
Charlie, with brotherly bluntness.
Her face turned red with indignation,
and before she could make q reply Mr..
Burrel remarked:
Its thil g I never do myself, but I
think" A burst of laughter from
Lois and Charlie interrupted him, and
he looked from one to the other in sur
prise, and asked: what is the mat
ter?"
Charlie stopped laughing long
enough to inquire: didn't you camp
with Smithson and his set up in Mich.
igan last year,"
~Yes."
WELL" continued Charlie; "they
said you nearly drove them distracted
with your noise. You slept like a log
and snored like fog-horn. They took
turns shying beer bottles and shoes at
you, all to no purpose. They told me
they thought they would never invite
you to accompany them again-you
AAouC hAtou III ~ AletCOuc.
Before Burrel could begin his dis
claimer Lois broke out with:
~Yes, and when came in off the plat
form you were asleep, snoring with your
chin on your breast and your mouth
wide open. You were anything but a
pretty looking object, 1 can assure
you"
The laugh had hardly died away
when Mrs. York was called from the
room, and Mr. York soon followed.
Burrel and Lois looked at each other
and burst into o laugh. He then took
chair near her and said, leaning to-
ward her, Its pity to infiict two other
people with our bad habits. We can
endure it from each other-csn't we?"
And Lois with dropping eyes and
blushing face, simply said softly, yes,
and mentally, $50 that was the reason. "
Henry Clay Meets Col. Bowie.