The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-28
THE ICONOCLAST.

panylng a sentimental misunderstand-
Tag. You were to have come on the
i1:02. Il IL now"
"Don'tf' she exclaimed prettily, but
pettishly. II hate 10 be- tried nj a bar
where Justice IL overshadowed by the
nrst wltnesa-a machine made In Walt
ham. Waltham Il not a nice suburb
at all, and II Is terrible To consider
how much more trust man puts In
his watch than In n woman's word"
lie was silent while considering what
might have been said AZ the same
time Il appeared o. n she was right
He ala make OF hls watch a court OF
appcal-a dernler roaorte-as she made
a few tears. shed becomlngly.
THE II 90. however. proved qulte
impossible" she continued. calmly.
while her parasol proved how near Il
could come to the home of an ant With
out making Of Il n ruin.
Il don't see WHY was here at the
quarter pat"
She regarded him for a moment with
the wide-eyed stare Of injured limo
cenoo. "The ii:O2 was quite lmpos-
sible." she repeated. Papa was hav-
inR an early luncheon with a man who
came 10 the house on business con-
nectod with the mill and remained on
pleasure connected with pate Dc iole
gras. Aud when listened Mt the door
OF the dlnlng-room they we're talking
OF James q, blaine"
Ethel" exclaimed the young man.
with n visible irown OF annoyance,
you can mako fool 81 meas BY
compelling mo 10 walt from the 1902
until now-hut don't add TO nv dis
comfort by making game Of me, James
q. blaine Is"
James O. Blaine f. papa'a bete
nolre. ! wouldn't dare to 20 near him
when he talks on the subject And
papa has the mileage book"
And as she delivered thia convincing
statement with a superior smile. and
sent II home accompanied by n shaft
from her blue eyes. he meditated more
that might be- said Feeling urged
him 10 draw the comparison between
the saving Of seven and three fourths
oenia and the disappointment Of a
waiting lover. but finance Is delicate
subject where a man and maid are con-
eerned. 90 he held his peace. and be-
Enn 90 plan Tor holding her hand.
Bomewhat absent mindcdly he remark
ID well there was the i2:Oa."
THE 1908. yes. but you don't seem
10 realize that this IL Thupday."
Thursday Not realize that II n
Thursday. the day Of the appointment
10 which I have been looking forward
since sunday Certainly Il Ia Thurs
day-and ! was under the impression
that the 1903 ran every day except |
Sunday"
"of course. stupid But I can never
tako tho 1908 on Thursdays Il Il tho |
most impoaslblo train. bridget takes
Il 10 como In town for her afternoon
cut"
lie gaEed blankly ana quite uncon-
WINGED nj hia vlA-a-vis until she add
ed. you don't seem TO understand
or you won't-but there are things one
positively cannot DO. One may sew
Tor the Girl you see. or read 10 her
while she irons. OF 10 her work for her.
or even eat with her II she comes from
. very nice intelligence once. ana says
she must be one Of the family when
sho comes but there II only once when
you may take the train she takes. and
that Ia when you are bringing her out
Tor the FIRST time So tho 1908 was
even more impossible than tho ii;O2."
Her hands were olaApod tightly
round the parasol handle. and she had
quite Ignored hla tentative movements
toward innocent dalllance lie reflect
cd that men with dnrk-lald schemes
most frequently stood IN their own
llEht. boldly poa0cssod himself OF her
gray glove aud a. contents. aud said
with increased cheer. "well. the i;A5."
To his surprise she blushed rosy red
40 that he felt as profoundly amazed
as once when In switzerland he had
gone out Of an early morning to mud
favorlle mcewchaum mislald the pre-
vious evening, and had discovered a
hauntlngly beautiful sunrise
n suppose ! must toll you an about
H." she murmurcd You see. there
was such a lot ot time between the
1900 and the iA5 that | remembered
what you told me once Of man who
utilized spare moments Of the sort
Ellhu Something was hls name and
Ia tho end grew most wonderfully
learned on course. acquiring Hebrew.
or even sanacrlt. was nonsense when
had only from 1903 to las. but
took the hrst step aud went into the
library"
That was several steps. he remark
cd mentally. trying not to compare
himself 10 those who Jest at scars and
Utlll have wounds,
How amusing Did / say that9 It's
a Joke. isn't ~ And you once told
mo women had no sense OF humor, be
Sides. Il was several steps. because
was quite acroas the hall and In the
drawlng-room when the idea nrst came
10 me-"
Well" he went on In an eneourag-
ing manner. 80 while | was sitting
here reading for the mlllionth time the
three weeks old advertisements on
that dead wall. and eating my heart
out-for | had no luncheon and be-
tween whlles making myself a laugh
ing stock 10 the men who hang around
that station by implorlng them for In
formation IA IN IA poasibte Incident