The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31
conversut;onaI'sl. wei up IN art. literature,


iatnated will l'i"pasn, proioplasni, cells lie.
VeI"l meli', earth, air, SEA, unl skv, that she.
has developed into an iceberg from the gag.
iers She cN.atiatcs about. Sh. Is cnld and
licarilrss, aud il seems in,m<sibIc to consider
, her the same person who won ms heart last
winter"
Then why not give it ur, as your theory
seems To hn!."
| "S'mi'ly II NAV as well own it) hrcause in
spite of my belief in my theory, there is II
grim fascination in investigating further,
hoping to prov: it also an un,rn ,bic one, c.-
| peclailiy us am sure She was not without
heart at Hnc tine AMI that it VI ns not uvcrse
To tc. But the theory holds, and wcll-;hc
iasciilatO on has such IL grip upon me, II holds
too"
How have you found THIS to hold so we'll.
should like To know
Let ne tell Nua. At the Last session
went out 10 Lotion, To attend to nv duties.
ot course they tuok me 10 Lcr cussrs.
could not l.clp thinking how charming she
was, ur wo'll be, if she would only let those
bugs aud things non". She would handle
| 'he most despitalle luoli:ng oil, .cts without
| shud'lrr. One minute 1t was IL craw isl,
which she wanted inc to see, nn,l | sat in
! mortal terror, fraring she vas goug to asl,
| ine to take it.. Then she - c,rl up n cater
mllar,-onc Of those fuzzy, WOODEN oucs,-tu
show It's real lers uud its faIse ones she said.
hnd placed nv elbow upon her ,ablr,--su
might lie nearer her, Ia tel the truth, when
some way, accidentally, ! lIore, the thin.
dropped down my sleeve. or course Imp.,l
who wonli not! !--,nl in the act | over.
turned u paste board h,X, which s,oni hear,
INT" my lai! Ugh. Even now, when ! think
Oh II, II makes the coil chill. race M and
l"W'i my verbal column, and play he and
seek ii, ail ms Eiairnw bones. What do you
suppose WAS IN i:"
II can't say" his listener replied In II
stillcd tone, as, beginning To appreciate the
situation, he S!icn IL sloo. with laughter
"IhcTr WAS turtle, Il III scclian, of bugs.
WORMS aud holr,ua.ls, n lorr.l,lc evil. mi,u.
thing, neither i,h nor fowl, studded with
horns, and snake, onc of these miserable
grassy -.rccn ones, oo.''
"'Ail the charms
or 5 corax, tuui-, beetles, Lats.'n
quoted Man.
what did ,"l lo." he asked, his voice
rum ns up the scale vi astonishing
velocity, an'l his question cn,lng in a shrek
and II wi d ''ha. hap
'D": Nnllin=. s!mllj threw OF what
things had c,nns To me, aud stnui trembling
-srtuallt quak,ng-waitiug for her ,o do
the 'luin~''
"Ncll- think vn,,- did - remarkably
wcil.'' Max managed tn artiuulate AS he
bent lac!, aud furtl in paroNys.us Of laughter.
"Was that ali:"
M. She deliberately took up that snake
by the tail put her little white hands over
those loads slipped PAPER under the wors,
looking worms, aud, her p.ts atteu,led tn,
turned to me with n gracious sinilu, aud
said, They are perfectly hurmlrss, yuu know. !
Well. did not kn"w, aud 1t would have heen
the same If had; for who could maintain an
un'iis1urbcd culnn,surc with n whole 200
logical garden turned loose upon him In TIM,
startling. mannrr."
You are right, my hoy; aud 1t was runl
exhibition Of utter hear,lcssnoss IN her Part.
Why, will suci, temperament, you might
expect simtlar experiences any dav. IT She
only Kept 10 rocks AMI stones, it would not be
SD iGrl.''
"frs IL would. have tried It, Ithouuht
IL could yet her out "f that lrtestablc mu.
scliti, might be abe 10 determine whether
Size really hat heart or not. There was an
excursion to The Springs and went. with the
ilrIn tc;uinailon to let nothing keen Ilir
from NV resolve. What do you suppose was
the first object which met mi ga. when |
reached the sronn,lsr'
Your scientific professor, stylish, hand
some, irrestibc aud tanializins as ever"
qulzzicallv.
THAT was not what saw first but u cai-
vas bag and good ~. s,oncl,amlnrr,
which she held out to me, cxclaim NJ, oh, /
am sn glad you alc here, Mr.. Saiu,ou! Yuu
will carry t..esr for me, know. am goin.
to collect specimens for my cabinet, auI
you'll help me. | nm sure These ruyiucs
must he full Of curious things. I've already
seen three strange species Of butterflies, and
am told there are plenty ui irilobitcs where
HEY are blasting; 80 ~" hrouyllt-nh, if
there isn't a,'-l cannot remember what she
called 1t -soinc sesNuip",lalau woid-but she
DROPPED these things into my hands aud set
OIL alter green-in"hing thing, sort OF a
cross tc'wrcn q katy.d u aut II devils darn.
ing-ncc'!lc."
l"ir scirntillc knowledge is improving"
Max remarked aimlringly, hut received only
grim smile In reilly us Arthur Suinton con
tiHurl
Not far one momcn, That whole day did |
i'm! sanve To achieve my Object, | ful-
loved her with bag, box nnl hanmcr;
clinsct the most dcsiieallc things that crawl
or lv, and hammered out lrilubtcs, and
cracked oliem every Old bowllcr We came
ari"s 10 see whist was inside. She sa ii IL
WAS an incXlaustiblc .ld. From ms stand
pnnt it WAS cXil Istiblr, but lid not say ST.,
All the time she kept un a voluhl: stream Of
lni"riiiation an to 'steatn,' 'pccke's' cara.
city, l"wtr' and the like, until Il call from
the party required hcr presence, when she
went into rr,tas!cs over her finds and then
We started FOR llomc."
You are having II serious time i'm yo,ir
laudahlr cn,ieayor to prove ,u,lr theory false;
but | think loa will succeed in time. She
must have heart; Icnpr have 10 iluyc one
klr IN MaI's cyc was exas;cratins.
"Max. you can't be sensible, see. IrcaIiy
thought vou would help me out"
eau and will, to your individual com
mcns. But you have not told me her name"
"I'iersad,-.Iessic Is crstad',"
"i!um!' muiterel Max, with quick drop
OF ;hc clril'!s and "A vigorous puif of slIiniir.
" Hcrstplr sounds raher Alpisl, but ,Tcs-
sc' seems warmer. YES" eycing the blue
rings. W prnplcsv that vour fair one has IL
hcari-the onens are favorable Ia that theory
But let me ask what you will do with vo,lr
own theory, if you lind her possessed Of sucl,
an organ.'
"D"! whv-well--if 10 find It true, III
oh, don't know what might not do''
"lt is u desperate case ! See; but I must
leave YOU now. Don't let your scientific Me.