The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-09

You are so unlike yourself to-day. II
you knew how hard II was for a fell
low 70 get seats since the boys got on 20
this. why. there's a bigger rush for
tickets than if II were a Nalc-l'rinceton
game. This house Is fun OF Columbia
men. J can smell noardman's cigar
ettes right around here somcw here. lie
paid 81 for two seats and
''Sh." said the Brooklyn girl. "ldon't
Know what YOU mean. ! cant hear the
man. Keep still" She muttercd what
She said in "A whisper SO low that She
didn't know her ~ voice.
lila, ha." chuckled the young man.
Just as though you cared for the old
lecture. Just as though any of us
cared. Do you think Goat Baxter comes
here for the lecture? ila, hal"
What does he come for. then?'
whispered the Brooklyn girl. curiosity
getting the better of her. She won
dcred why anyone should come and sit
in the dark for an hour and a half If not
for the lecture.
"Why, didn't ! tell you how he dis.
covered this game? Goat Baxtcr.l9O1,
is the Columbus of Columbia. He's en-
gagged TO a Barnard girl, only her folks
don't know IL; neither do his. She's
not allowed 10 speak 10 any of the fell
lows: that is. walk home from school OF
anything. Well. EaNter's father gave
him n course ticket for these things
And Bax didn't do "A thing but buy an
ra
other and get the seats together. Then
he Sent her the others. They meet here
and sit and hold hands and plan how
they'll elope. The boys"
Now. ladies and gentlemen" began
the lecturer, II will ask YOU TO step with
me into the lower valley of the Red
river. Notice the curiously colorcd
powders rising at either side of the
stream. which here seems clear and
placid, although its depth is over LOG
feet. Here TO the right you see the
celebrated Dead Indian rock. where
YOU will notice the perfect outline OF an
Indian stretched at full length. as
though upon n bier. While we do not
pretend to reproduce faithfully the
wonderful tints that Artist Nature has
so lavishly spread upon this scene, you
can get a very clear idea of the glitter
ing sulphurous yellows, the emerald
greens and the diamond-like plints Of
| white in these stones. the like Of which
are not to be found the world over. The
solitary horseman that you see looking
| across the landscape as though for
some friendly glimpse Of a human
Jessie" said the voice in the ear al
| the Brooklyn girl. 1t was "A command
| ing whisper this time.
"Sni' she whispered back. "re
quiet"
Passing on TO this peaceful camp
| where we stop for the night under the
friendly stars OF the far-otf sky
| sounded the lecturers voice.
Jessie"
"What? Sh. Stop"
you're not wearing any ring? What
| does that mean: Have YOU taken it OIL
Have YOU ceased to-
Ssh. Keep still. | want 70 listen
You're evading my question. ! be
lie,e lou are
From the top OF this slight elevation
ve now command % superb view of the
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