Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-22

b. sure-~tn1trsly sufi1cDd 20 drive away his
III humor. a. well as his half formed IDEAS
OF turning back. and In I've minutes he
found himself wondering n he really had
contemplated giving mp bis transccnti
mental journey.
Miss Graham had struck mp little &c.
quaintance with the bride and groom, and
they all ate breakfast together at Kansas
City. Two or three other passengers Ind
places In the car from Kansas City out--a
newly arrived English bsronet. going 10
visit friend who owned q sheep ranch ia
New Mexico; newspaper man. going 10
the southwest TO write mp the country. and
boy from Arizona returning from school
In Sc. Louis.
Before very long everybody was on speak
ing terms with everybody else, even the
baronet coming out Of his shell of insular
prejudice, and showing himself TO be q
jolly good fellow beneath his outer veneer
Of frigidity. and they managed among
them to make n merry day OF it, although
Il n more than likely that Jack and the
groom did not enjoy themselves 10 much ~
the others did.
In the afternoon the bride, who seemed
never at q loss for ways Of amusement, suR-
eested that they tell fortunes, and for over
an hour they sat together and acted like o
lot of half grown children. Jack enjoyed
this, for he had . happy knack ut fortune
telling by pslmistry, and II he did hold
Miss Graham's soft little hand quite good
deal longer than was absolutely necessary,
and press II - II by accident several times,
who. he thought, was the wisers
He thought, but Was not certain, that the
pressure was returned once or twice, ever
30 gently. but he was not quite sure Of any
thing, except that Blue Eyes blushed furi-
ously several times while he was telling her
fortune. And he was happily oblivious Of
the action Of the baronet and the journal
ist, who retired tc the other end OF the car
and slapped each other ON the back, almost
hystsrical with laughter, - they voted him
the "spooniest 80" they had seen for many
q day.
Il was Sunday, and In the evening they
all sat out on the rear platform and adj
mired the moonlight and sang hymns until
eat In the doorway. where they were In the
shadow. as the lamp was not lighted. Ev-
srything tended TO romance, and, when
after bit they dropped the hymns and the
baronet and the bridegroom sang love
songs, Jack could not resist, even had he
wished TO, taking In his own tho little
white hand that lay 20 temptingiy near
and giving IL . tender squeeze. And, oh,
delight The little hand squeezed In re-
turni And there, hand In hand, they sat
for two hours, with an occasional glance at
each other and q spixitless attempt now
and then to help keep mp the music.
Two or three times Jack spoke to his
companion In tender, low voice, about
the moonlight. the music and various other
things. but for the most part that pregnant
silence prevailed between them.
At La Junta next morning toh. happy
chaneeD Miss Graham's purse was found e
be missing. or course they searched high
and low for II, until Miss Graham re
membered that she had left IL ON the coan-
ter at the eating house where they took sup
per the night before-or, at least, she was
quite sure that was what had become OF
It, and such proved later 20 be the case.
Then, a. she entered the telegraph Office
20 send a message to her guardian, asking
that funds be autographed to her at Rim
con, Miss Graham fell and sprained her an.
kie quite badly. Poor child Jack wished
he had the right to take her In his arms
and soothe her-but he hadn't; so he wa,
obliged to content himself with the proffel
Of his brandy fask and an offer of financial
aid, which latter was kindly refused. Mis.
Graham assuring him that she had sum
Gent money to last until they should reach
hincon. However, she said, were not that
the case, sne would nave no hesitation IL
accepting ms KIND oner-which, IL may D
remarked. was made with the want OF tac'
born OF eagernesa
Miss asanAn . ankle ieie better after
time and the day passed quite pleasantly
especially Tor JACK hosweii, who had th'
blue eyed cripple mucn 70 himself Ine,
grew very conhdensiai-at least JACK did
a. the hours PASSED. ne told ner OF IN
life, his friends, bis fortune. Of his dislike
Tor womankind IN general, and his pieasur'
at nnaing one whose society ne could enjoy
and all this LED 70 more tender condolences
mot too daring. Tor somehow the hand
squeezing OF tbs evening previous seemee
too distant and unreal 70 Dc made Q basil
OF further advances
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