The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-03-11

Brutus--Oh that man might know
The end of this days business ere it
come,
But 1t sufiiceth that the day will end,
And then the end is known.

And then the end is known
Julius Cesar
Absorbed in his mental review of this
call on Mrs Maynard, Allan North. in.
stead of retracing his steps over the
route by which he had come, turned
aimlessiy into an intersecting business
street; and by the time he awakened to
this fact he was long distance from
Delaplaine street or any other locality
with which he was in the slightest de-
gree familiar.
We'll, where am 70" he asked him
self, as he paused irresolutely on a cor
ner and looked about hirn in every di-
rection. Il have not the slightest idea
how am to find my hotel. 1 never
was more completely lost in my life. 1t
was very stupid in me to wander away
/ from Delaplaine street; but If nv CON
fused recollection OF the past few mo-
ments is at all correct, I have been turn
ing corners with a reckless pcrsistency
that deprives me of all hope of ever
finding my way back to that aristocrat-
ic thoroughfare. AS l cannot stand
here all night, really see no alterna-
tive bat to keep moving"
He started ON slowly, and his mind
wandered back to his interrupted train
of meditations.
'She quite interests me- he unused. 4
perhaps for the fftieth time, while his
brows contracted with a puzzled frown.
'sMaynard-Mrs. Maynard; why is it
that the name seems SO familiar to me?
1t has been half suggesting something
to me ever since I read her note. 1t an
pears that she has become entangled in
a lawsuit. | wonder what is nature of
the difficulty? 1t furthermore appears
that the major Query: Who is the ma
jor?) is inclined to make trouble. and |
the lady and her lawyer are conse-
quently obliged to circumvent the old |
fellow. Rather interesting situation
for the lawyerl She's quite young, and
very beautiful. I wonder il she is like
wise in love with me? 1t looks ire
mendously like it. Pshawl Of course 1
mean with the other follow. BY the
way, L ought to be hunting up
Dennis O'Reilly AS matter of
TACT, that is what 1 am here for.
wonder if his name is in the d.
'ectory? just like laundering idiot
% forget to give his addressl Now.
suppose step into this drug store
here's an accommodating-lo man
n the door-and glance over their di-
'eetory. And then if it should SO
nance that the man doesn't know me.
hough that is almost too much to ex- S
'ect, can venture to inquire the way '
o the Clement house, without exposing b
nyself to disagreeable insinuations and t
idicule." {
Accordingly he stepped up to the t
rug store and lifting his hat to the h
lan who was lounging on the steps, he
entured the observation that sit was Il
ne day." G
very fine" assented the man adj Ii
Tessed, with amiable brevity, as he =
ave North glance that plainly said:
I've seen you before, but who in the u
,orld are You, anyway Then NOV =
lg little aside to enable North to en- =
er the store, he relapsed into his own -
lent meditations as he idly watched =.
he passers-by. y
Lounging amid the colored lights in -
le great front window was discon- %
'nted looking youth whose utter idle -.
ess and general appearance of ennui ~ ~
1pealed to North's sympathy at once. "a
he depressed and languishing state of w
lsiness was painfully apparent in the pc
litude and leisure that pervaded the W
ace. ca
North smiled affably at the youth as =
turned to the counter. hatmagical W
huence there is in smilel Hope, ex- lei
citation, renewed faith in his fellow stl
IN, even faint interest in life be-
br