Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-10-02

lnst iilnl', anu lilS neaFA biaCk EiilhfHts
hegan To- grow insupportabe
Wonder n dare to take my coat Off
he asked himself The mental answer
vas Yes, amt he proceeded to do 50.
| Then he felt better. finished the plate ~
pie, AMI had another tmnhler Of the
champagne. II feel half inclined 10 go
ont aud face him" reflected Tom. but
| his heart failed. lie piled the dust cloaks
coats and umbrellas in one corner and
tried 10 make himself comfortable. Pres
| entity, however, the match was resumed
and then his real suffering began. Tom
had never endured such torture. Loud
applause frequeltly broke upon his ears.
shouts Of well hit" well bowledr'
well caught and, sometimes. more
maddening even than these sounds, there
was deep hush of suspense in the noisy
crowd. or distinctly audible sigh OF re.
lief, which told his practiced ears that
some exciting crisis of the game had /
come or gone.
He vainly peered over the half drawn /
blind to catch glimpse OF the players:
he could, however, see nothing but for
est OF black hats and variegated sun
shades. Binns returned notion dared
not quit his hiding place, and despair once
more possessed his soul. Suppose I'm
: here for the afternoon. Holy Moses, how
appallingly hot it isl tIIeat is apt To re-
ax the proprety even Of curate's Ian
guagel "Wish | dared To take some
: more Of my clothes off" And then his
5 eye fell on the champagne bottle, which
/ was nearly half full. well can have
e another drink, at all eventsv' And again
a | 4. L. n. l.. 4.
8. himself out as well IA he could, for he
was big man and the space was small
= and by degrees he finished the bottle,
d If only | had a weed" he reflected;
Is haven't smoked for months, il seems
n years.
ir And growing bold even To reckless
ii ness, he hunted in the pockets of the
10 other mems oyercoats till he found a
in cigar case. When he bad lit "A cigar he
IL felt comparatively at ease. II was very
=. hot, he thought. but peaceful feeling
no stole over him: the hum Of the GROVE
he grew fainter and fainter; the shouts o
applause more distant: even the ham
xt mering Of sticks and umbrellas on TIN
Ok drag. within six inches 81 his mead
al ceased to annoy him. He pulled at hi,
ar cigar less energetically; soon it fell iron
be his lips, aud D, Rev Thomas Baxter slep
II as peacefully rs child.
Int He was awakened 10y rough snak
as and shout in his ear of Hi. wake up!
AR Returning To seni-consciousness he IN
lid distinctly heard EXPLANATIONS OF "Sham,
In fur "Disgtlstingr' "Who would hav
thought it.' And then n familiar vote
ISIS said in somewhat quavering accents
er? Leave him TO me, papa. | must 81
him alone" Tom pulled himself tosctht
ise with jerk. opened his heavy eyes, an
err found himself confronted by Miss Alic
his Heathcote. who stood with flushed cheel
ust and indignant expression ut the door {
he the drag.
md Are YOU awake, sir?" She inquire,
ard with elaborate sternncss.
nd Awake! yes: why not, DEAR" stan
,ed ncrcd Mr.. Baxter.
rag Then what is the meaning Of thi
lie You leave me hours ago and say W
lst. don't feel we'll and here find YOU sour
nee asleep when the play is over for the da
nd and we have been sending all over Il
hat ground for YOU. And in your shi
nkP sleeves. too
.ry. Good gracious! beg your pardon
ms, forgot" And. blushing scarlet. the Gu
rlt ate huddled ON his coat.
ms And they all say that youare drunk
at. she continued. with a half sob. 20
Ms Tom. it's shameful"
Drunk cried MIR. Baxter, indignaI
,ita- IL. Il should like to meet anybody wj
am SAYS that I'm drunk! let me explai
lie a darling. III come out now And tn
ing. he caught sight of his vicar again III
let shrank back. is that man never :
let ing"
DuY .What man" asked Miss Alice, vi
impotence Really. Tom, you must
of mad today.
yed why, the clergyman. Alice, dear:
you know who he is:'
seg "Of course | do: it's Mr.. Grayson
1me vicar somewhere in Yorkshire. an 4
do college friend of papa's; they havei
met for twenty years. I'm sure he's II
an alarming person-ln fact. the on
sur strange thing about him IL that abo
twenty people have mistaken him
all your man-Mr. Straightway, you kno
nose Are they at all alike
iol. YES, they are-rather," gasped To-
scarcely knowing whether he stood
him his head or heels. Come and introdu
him TO me, darling. Ill make it all ris
nan with your f....oI.
lexI And lac did: but il will Ice some til
before lac hears the last Of that cricl
match. London Truth.