Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-08-14

four miles away. The agent is de
tanned at home by sickness, and am
the telegraph operator, on duty in
his absence
Canyon telimr," pleaded the sol
itary passenger. where can get a
night : lodging and something to
eat? 1t is six hours since we left the
supper station, and am Just recover
Surely there must he some one
around here who could act as lny
guide
There is no one here but me-"
said Miss Barlow, locking the cash
drawer and preparing to eXtinguish
the one reflector lamp that glowed
above the new arrivals head. But
ifyou choose to go home with me
dare say my mother will give you
some supper and bed. Our house
is the nearest to this place. And to-
morrow with a somewhat signiti-
cant pause-"you can begin new
career.
IL am awfully obliged to you, said
the gentleman, jumping upwith alac-
rity. But how many careers per
week do these westerners count upon?
I've no objection, tor my part, to
| the old one continued
Miss Barlow's face remained inexo-
rably grave. She considered it no
part of her duty to countenance flip
pancv like this. She locked the sta
ton and hung the key on it's hooked
nail close within the latticcd case
ment outside, where winds could not
hu. it away nor storms disturb it,,
before she said, quietly, This way,
please. The lantern will light you
sufficiently if YOU are little careful;
otheswise you will find the way rath-
er steep and narrow down the hill
You are perhaps unaware that n tel
egram describing your personal APP
pearance has just come in from the
White Peak office"
"A telegram. BY Jove, The whole
thing is out, them
"Yes," responded the telegraph op
orator, "the whole thing is out. Your
conjecture is quite correct
"Docs-1 beg your pardon, but this
is matter of Importance to me
does any one know it besides your
self"
no"
Il may depend on you?" with i'm
ploring emphasis.
Eyes, you may depend on me-"
"Thanks, awfullyn declared tn
stranger, with fervor "You see, i
makes it very unpleasant to hay
those things talked about
$50 l should imagine
A brief silence ensued Eunice wa
wondering how her strange compan
ion could speak SO coolly of "the S
8 things"
"Was he utterly dead to all shame?
she thought. The strange compar
ion. in the meantime. was secret
, marveling at the ease and lightnes
with which this extraordinary gil
stepped out through the snowdrift.
> "a perfect Amazon he said t
himself, land pretty one, too. VIII
j, doesn't she keep talking? like tn
!, timbre of her voice, it's Il regula
: contralto."
ut seems to me-" observed tt
young man, after another interval {
! silence, during which the crunchin
= of their feet in the snow and the pc
y sistent bowling of the wind was n
that broke the spell chat they put
- great deal of responsibility on your
u women in this part OF the world"
"A good deal of it is forced upc
~ ~ them, and a good deal they assun
il themselves" said Eunice Barlo'
composedly. Il am willing to adm
that l have taken a heavy respo
, sibility on myself tonight. Unde
u stand" added Miss Barlow, that
e. l take you home tonight and shelf
~ you, l must have your promises
. "The new career question agai
u Pm blessed if l know what all til
u MEANS" gasped the solitary passe
u, ger.
o. "Equivocation is entirely useless
TX said Eunice, severely. "You know pt
fectly we'll what mean. lhavegiv
u you chance for freedom; for what
d still better, fame and character.
Ut tn it that this chance does not pa
N unimproved."
q. "Mad" muttered the stranger
- himself; Every mad! Entirely a hol
. less case. should say. wonder
~ there really was telegram, or il tn
40 is merely part Of her brain disord,
~ I wonder II I'd better keep on wi
NJ her, nobody knows whittier, or {
m and run for it, snow storm and al
or "You have basely absconded w
q your employers money" said Euni
ar. with the freezing sternness Officially
no Justice. Gin other words, YOU are
nj bank defalcator."
To ."Oh, come, now; won't you give
It's fellow chance?" uttered her &C
Ha panion. CAS- the school books p
'a Strike, but hear I've nobod
~ eo money but my own, and none
.ed much ofthat. Idon'tknow anyth
m about your banks nor their de
- Gators. I've been only two weeks