The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-01
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'Oh. always knew we would meet
somewhere outside of a pink tea. 1
knew you were just the sort of a girl
I'D like to talk to-"
'And 1 felt sure that you were diff
ferent from the other men. You know
a girl gets tired of merely brilliant
men-and stupid men. You are such
a relief"
Thanks"
"And it is so interesting to learn
about these occult subjects. Are you
a professor?"
Il beg your pardon2''
II mean an NJ. A. or B. A. OF any Of
those things?"
''No-just mere man.
But about the brain currents. When
did you learn them? Did you have TO
live on rice? Are you able to com
mand people to do what you viii? How
do you explain our both going to
church? Did you will that should
go?"
IN tell you something if you'll prom
ise?T
"What?v -
Il saw you go in"
"Realiy?"
Really"
How odd"
How lucky"
''Why?"
For me. / mean"
'Oh, nonsense Now don't spoil
everything by saying anything silly
i wasn't going TO. But you know
every fellow has an ideal girl"
But we've only known each other
part of summer"
Il feel as though I'd known you all
my life"
do you always say that to girls?"
You're the only girl ever"
'Loved?"
Talked sense to. I haven't paid
you one compliment-now have II"
"Oh, l shouldn't have liked you at
all if you talked in that way
''But-honestly, l knew that YOU
were not girl who wanted man to
say pretty things to her all the time.
/ think those girls are stupid
"Oh, think it's great fun to be
ehums without any nonsense"
What do you call nonsense?'
Filtration"
Mind waves are strictly platonic.-
Then we shall not misunderstood
each other. Oh, have often longed
to be understood"
II am sure that I understand YOU.
have always thought, do you know.
Miss-well, 1 declare. I've forgotten
your first name"
why, you've never heard it, have
you? It's Marion"
''Marion?''
Eyes. What's yours?"
'Fine?"
Yes
Mine is Marcus Aurelius."
Goodness
Its fact"
Il suppose people call you Mark"
People that know me well call me
Mike
"Mike?"
Eyes. Please call me Mike"
"Yes-it will be more like a pla-
tonic mind wave if we call each other
by our first Names"
Aren't you engaged to some one -
"Goodness-noI Are your
WAS once. Never will be again"
Il think it's bad form to fall in
love. never have and never shall.
Were you very much in love?"
II wasn't in love at ALL"
But you said you were engaged"
$50 was. 1t just happened. She
was a widow"
Poor boy!"
"Yes-wasn't it2''
WAS it very long ago?"
Ever so long ago. 1 had quite for
gotten"
How long ago?"
''H-h-uh?"
How long ago was it?''
Let me see. 1t was-yes-it was
last August"
"Ohl"
''Yes."
WAS she pretty?"
'Oh-er-some might think so. She
wasn't at all like you. have always
wanted to meet girl with real vio-
let eyes"
'Really?"
She dipped her fingers in a golden
bowl. Then she said across the table
in a hoarse whisper without looking
up:
Mike %
"Yes-Marion?
Don't look around. For that hor-
rid East Indian is bringing lot of
people-don't look round-that we
know-directly down the room-and
they see US"
"Rubbering, are they?"
They're staring like anything.
There are the Vanderhycl1s, and the
Highballs and the Westburys and
your sister and her husband and
and oh-Chappy!"
Great Scott!"
"Quick-what shall we say-they're