The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-04-06

"Oh, that doesnt matter, Nc Sal;
"you can put me anywhere, or I'll take
an oar for one Of you."
was on the point of advising q point
blank refusal, not appreciating his Of
hand manner, but ALI thought differ
emily.
"All right" he said; 1--WE don't mind
IL you don't. Steer her in, Jack"
I steered her in. No sooner were we
near the shore. than, quite unexpectedly,
he stepped allA6st on my toes, rocking
the boat from side to side.
"Hang itt' said. "Take care or
you'll have rs over"
"What II dor he returned. "Itll |
be swim. And who minds o swim in |
weather like this?"
We stared at him. The coolness-not |
to say impertinence-of the remark was
amazing. Begging seat in our boat,
knowing 1t was full, and then telling Us
he didn't care If he spilled us in the riverl
He seated himself by me, setting the
boat seesawing again, crushing me into
q corner, and without asking with
your leave or by your leave took the
steering lines from my hands and
slipped them over his shoulders.
"Excuse me-" said, making q snatch
at them, shut If you will allow me-"
"Not at all" he said. Il always like
something to do, and suspect you have
had enough oft"
His GOODNESS was amusing; he was i'm
perturbable. know I for one regretted
we were such mules as to have had any
thing to do with him. We waited In
silence minute or two.
"Come," he said. "When are you
going to start"
"Perhaps," said ALI, a bit nettled, las
you're in our boat self invited guest
you'll let us choose our time"
| The stranger said nothing; he sat
stolid and silent. Tom and ALI set of
rowing; the stranger steered right across
the water.
"where are you goingY' said ALI
"Keep us in."
81 am going into the shade. The SUMS
too strong"
He had the lines-we could hardly in
sist ON his keeping one side If he pre-
ferred the other. He took US right to
the opposite bank, under the shadow Of
the willow trees. For. some minutes
neither Of US spoke. With him crowd.
ing me on my seat and ramming his
, elbow into my side my position was moi
, pleasant. At last let him know it.
! 81 don't know If you are aware YOU
are occupying all my seat"
r He turned ON me short and sharp. Al
| -
and down, like q blinking owl; hi
/ mouth wide open, disclosing a. ugly /
set Of teeth as I should care tosee. Liz!
I fash DR.. Rawles words crossed m,
' mind-strong, about forty-five. iror
\ gray hair, habit of shcwing his teeti
I and winking his left eye. Gracious
r powers! Was it possible we had luna
r tic with us unawares? know the pos
i sibility-hsy, the probability-of such
r thing made me feel more than queer
l. II there is anything in the world I in
o stinctively fear it is mad persons.
% know little Of them; have never bee
" in their company. Possibly my ignc
y rance explains my dread, but the ide
5. of sitting in the same boat and on th
,r same seat with man who
# DIR. Rawle's warning, Don't let hir
d lose his temper or murder will ensue,
made me bound from my seat like Jacl
,r in-the-box. The boat tipped right out {
O. the water, but ! didn't care. The ma
was glazing at me with cruel eyes. M
D. muscles were strung, my fists clinchet
ly Every moment l expected him at m
of throat.
=, what in the dickens are you up to
~ said ALI. whats the matter with you
OF "Oh, excitable temperament, h
q blooded youth" said the stranger.
ve could have said something had
It. chosen, but preferred discretion. d
IS. not like his eyes.
al "N-o-thing," said. II think I'll q
a. in the bow" I didn't wait to learn
Of any one had an objection, but swingir
r. round scrambled past ALI and tripp'
IL full length onto Toms knees. The DO
to went up and down like swing. It W
We q miracle we weren't over.
he "Is the fellow madp" roared ALI.
X At the word ''mad" the stranger 70
an up straight as post. "Madr he sal
"do you know, SIR He checked hi,
he self and sat down. "Poohi he's only
he boy"
ir. In passing Tom / whispered in
rt- ear, "The lunaticr'
Ve "Whati" said Tom, right out aloud.
H. "Hold your row, you confounded dc
lg. keyl It's the man from DR.. Rawle'si'
we "The"-
ost He was going to say somethi
We naughty-Iknow he wss-but hestopp
Id short, and stared at him with all
ng eyes. Either ALI overheard me, or o
Q the same idea occurred to him at
same moment, for he stopped dead
an the middle Of stroke and inspected
. man on the steering seat. Tom and ]
He went on staring ct him for min,
ly- more. kept my head turned the otl
led way to avoid his eyes. All at ono
yht turned; there was tho stranger leani
he; half out Of his seat, looking at ALI i
or. way shouldn't have cared to have
his look at me.
He whats the meaning Of this In
lence2" he said.
sed The question was not unwsrrant
It could not have been pleasant to hI
we been stared at - ALI and Tom W
ed, staring at him.
OF II beg your pardon" said ALI, COO
q cucumber. ITO what insolence
tIY you referT
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