Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-10

was going to add. if 1 might make so
bold. that the story is" Here I caught
Claire Fox's eye and Quailed a little
lis almost entirely correct. Only, it was
not Smiley that picked up the parcel"
'Oh. then, you know all about it"' said
Mrs. Carston. "Who did pick it up"
Il did. Mrs. CarSton."
At this there was a chorus of OH
Il happened to be with Miss Bodily in
New York city that day." l went on, a
! company. 'She dropped hat parcel and
l turned back to pick it up. and 1 was
knocked dow by a cab and run over"
You We're run over!" Claire Fox ex-
: claimed incredulously. | don't know
why. Better men than I have been run
over. and worse.
Yes, L." l said.
Then where does Mr.. Smiley come in"'
Mrs. Carston asked.
she comes i'm just there" | said. HE
was the stray passer-by who ran and
picked me up Miss Bodily, after taking
/ the parcel from me, had gone on some
steps and didn't know about the accident
until she saw NEAL bloody, and UNI
pleasant. as Miss Fox has said-in Mr..
Simley's arms. Then came the ambu-
lance, in which l was removed to Belle
vue hospital
But the parcel did contain white
gloves with black sewing" asked the
nlluuIe-dStu lduA WHO lau UclolC sloNSh'
I'm sorry to say that it did not [
said. THAT really belongs later in the
story. Smiley was kind enough to escort
Miss Bodily to the hotel, and next day his
mother brought her to the hospital to see
me. 1t is quite true that the Simleys
and the Bodlys became acquainted IN
that way. nd
"And acquaintance ripened into friend
ship" one of the ladies again Interrupted.
~"FNriendship intO-into the little boy
with wings. and SO FORTH" said Mrs.
Carston. But don't tell us there were
no white gloves with black sewing in that
parcel!'
II cannot tell a lie.' l said. '"There
We're no gloves in the parcel which nearly
cost me my life
Then how do you ACCOUNT Claire
Fox began.
"Then what was in the parcel?' Mrs
Carston interrupted her.
"Chocolate caramelS,' l said.
At that there were cries of shame!
"Vandal!' Turn him out!'
Mrs. Carston presently succeeded in re-
storing order.
MI. Dash.' she said to me. "you have
| shamefully spoiled a pretty romance. l.
: is the sentence of this court that 70,
s forthwith do your best to repair 1T b!
telling all you know about those whit
f and black gloves
1t was very hard on me, this. l Ger
tainly felt keen remorse for having spoil
Claire Fox's story. if | was to tell then
the true history of the gloves. Still.
would not enhance Claire's VindlctiV
- pleasure by seeming afraid to tell all
knew, even though the thing had been
o secret until them between Lillian Bodily
Y Smiley and myself.
d "Well," ! said. ut was only this: ha'
e been-I may say, very attentive to Mis-
d Bodily anti then. When ! heard she wa
to be married TO Mr.. Smiley, ] said
of would not attend the wedding. 1t wa
n, a mere piece of foolishness, you know
Then, when they insisted, ! said that
N would be like going to my W funera
q Then Smiley said I might come i'm blac
"a if liked-with black gloves. And the
Miss Bodily. just for a joke. settled 1T, "a
q compromised she said, that everyon
was to wear white gloves with blac
~ stitching"
y ooh, ho!" said several of the ladies', a
~ I ended my pcnance. $50 you might a
. we'll go with a little sprig of willow !
~ your b%uttonhole. eh?"
And Claire Fox, with a tiendish laue
- of triumph. asked me, aren't you gla
a.. you were able to set me right? so mut
obliged to you for your version. It's mut
- the more interesting."-Little Cat.