The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19
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and unanimously loSt fic We
In the wiIds with a rifle in MS hanus,
with two big revolvers in his neit anu
with a large knife for enerseneles
and suddenly ne fell and In MS "a.
broke the compass into irreparaDio
FRAGMENTS Then he was happy-ih
fact, very happy. .,o.,on
TIE marquis paused Tor app
which promptly came
when | tried to get up, ne IN
tinued, 81 found that | mao spia'n -
my ankle. The pain was not ~
but it was next to impossible 10 n.y.
ble over the stones Of that extremely
rough mountain side. So SAT wv"
and considered what suDiinie loo.
was. l thought of firing OIL n'
arsenal to attract any wandering 81
pathy there might be in the neignpor'
hood and | thought of other things pu.
nothing seemed practical. 80 sa'
there. Suddenly l heard noise .nt
music of voieesr-an4 looking up "a"
a young giant bringing down periec'
Venus in his arms"
Now, Marquis, you are settins IN
teresting," interpolated the usual
bright young man, without whom no
dinner party is complete.
Thank you. And they were bearing
directly in my way. Well, not 10
make this too long, the young iauy
had also fallen and sprained her anAio
and the young man was carrying her,
They stopped as they reached me ana
explained my prcdieament. Wha1
do you suppose ne did? lie MADE me
get up or his back while ne caFilea
her in his arms, holding her as Il sho
were a little dcll baby. never sa"
such strength. We'll, l, locking over
his shoulder. could get full view OIL
her face, and if there was ever lie
or beauty or health Or happiness IL
was there All, that face! that lace.
Marquis, do you happen to knoW
the excursion rates to Co-o.auo'
asked the young man again.
Twenty years ago, my friend. tWea-
ty years ago. Wen. to go on, with the
story, the giant gave all his attention
to the lady, saying things which l
tried not to hear but which were MAIN
ly inquiries as to whethe. sc was 4esi'
ing better. She seemed to be teeIlhs
better all the time-in fact quite COM
Portable, although she gave me some
looks as il to say that she Wou-d Do
pleased if l had stayed on the other
side os the ocean or some other place.
l never appreciated in my life the ola
saying about three being a crowd as
| did then. After we had gone some
distance | thought | would take para
in the conversation and l began 10
stutter cut something, when the giana
remarked to Venus, with laugh, ia
forgotten that there was anything on
the roof and then to me he said,
Say you UP there, send it by mail;
it'll get down here quicker.
The marquis was getting along very
well and his story got its applause as
it proceeded
We finally reached a rough log
, home in the wilderness ard around it
was a clearing. in which were some
, flowers and vegetables. A most de-
liclous spring was near An old col
cred woman was in charge. 1t seemed
that the head OF the hogse-the father
OF the giri-had gone 10 Denver for
machinery The young giant was a
miner who was prospecting in the
heigh6orhood. TLey were Kindness
Itself to me but did not have much TO
say to ne. And did rot blame them.
surely l shall never forget sen
beauty. But for the time l did not
think very much Of the man, because
he made so much fun Of my outfit.
Sonny ne said. the next time you
venture forth have more nerve in your
soul or get wagon to carry your
guns And when l tried to thank hin
when | was well enough to walk and
he took ne to the point from which
could easily reach my camp, his part.
Ing words were, Now young 'un, you d
better recollect that guns always in
vito trouble and you'd better have ar
auction SALE / got back, about as
forlorn hero as ever walked-and
found that the men had made away
with most of my goods. Gradually
reached a railroad staton-aad from
r that time on l have never bothered
r with firearms or retiaues. | hold tina
e a man is safe in any part of the worlC
Il SO long as he has nerve and sense
s That is not much of story, Judge.
l he concluded addressing the lawyer
but it was about the finest expsrienc,
e l had
And your mountain friends? Dir
n you never hear from them or from
) them afterwards?"
g Not a word. and I've always prom
l ised myself the satisfaction Of go.n
s back there and trying to lind them
. But things and places change SO nue.
il n twenty years. | understand tina
the very mountainside on VIII. CHI | me
l. with my accident has yielded million
'e OF wealth and there is a new cir
o somewheres near the log cabin We,
y sir we all change-people change
1t things change--and in your marveiou
n country, sir, you see the creates
1T changes OF ALL"
( And SO the dinner ended with b.
10 OF reflection and seriousness Az IN
re guests grouped themselves in m