The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-08-01
"The MeddIing Of liichael''
Ivy Rowland Cry.

OFerrol that OZ2ie Sopstock was In
lose with Morella Slater. Yet the utter
untitness OF the affair irritated him,
and made him feel there would be JOY
in nipping it in the bud. Every woman
and most Of the men at the kronberg
Were acquainted with the self-evident
fact, and extracted the usual enjoy
ment from its discussion. The hotel
cynic had said the humor of the situa-
ton was ''Gilbertia," and further de-
scribed Morella as a woman whom to
know was to avoid. to avoid successful
~ as fine art. The acknowledged
belle, Miss Ciciy Adair, wondered why
that Mr.. Sopstock could be such q
goose for If he was only a short un
dergraduate he dressed we'll, and was
quite good looking in a baby style
Ozzie's belongings merely laughed, for
they Were wise, and knew the foolish
ness of being too serious.
Morella Slater was a strong minded
young person of so, with straight hair
end a reddish complexion, with which
much ice climbing in unspeakable
boots had wrought havoc. She Wore
brief pettieoats, and affected deer
stalker cap with flaps. She was the
New Woman of caricature incarnate,
but was, however, in reality, of that
quite other type that is immense upon
plain living ard high thinking.
She was pleased to encourage her
.youisg adorer, and had been seen seated
in the woods with the boots well in evil
dence, explaining tough morsels Of
Browning to O2Zie, In his best flannels,
with a cummerbund Of red silk.
Mike O'Ferrol was an engineer and a
climber Of note. and tonight he was to
try new route. He was also an Irish
man with a persuasive tongue and an
some, but there were women who ac-
knowledged that there "was something
about him" probably because he was
nh inyeterate flirt, and did the thing
Very neatly and we'll.
Miss Slater, tonight, had gone in for
the ultra feminine, in teagown of the
wrong shade of terra Gotta. 1t was
'crumpled after course of Newman
cocoa parties, and Its effect was not
enhanced by the Inappropriate addition
of q plaid golf cape. The hall was
crowded, and every one mobbed round
the bureau as IL English letters and
newspapers mattered much more than
a full moon over the mountains. The
chaplain's wife was immersed in Vanity
Tair, having CHANGED on a paragraph
limiting at the possible divorce of one
of her acquaintances. Professor Strum
hu1riedly ran through a lengthy mis-
:sive from his professorin, puzzling over
the spider-llke crossing on thin paper
In purple Ink. This conscientious house,
wife boosted that she had had his lab
cratory we'll cleaned out during his alb
ssence and the unlucky scientist was
we'll aware of the certain consequences.
II he dared take a holiday alone the frau
was always amply avenged.
'Good-evening, Miss Slater cried
C'Ferrol, as he cantered up. What
glorious weather! / am hopeless ig-
noramus, hut really believe there Is
something unusual in the aspect of the
stars. Do you care for turn?
Morella put on her spectacles and
gsltched up the tea-gown with a brass
,su1pred patent suspender. Had the pa
stient Ozzie been at hand she would not
have deserted him. AS 1t was she had
ia faint touch of satisfaction In the dis
scovery that Mike O'Ferrol was also
capable OF approaching female intel
1eet So they went out, and she began
40 del liver q rather faulty lecture in els-
Mncntary astronomy.
a 0osF errol listened with an absorbed as
rect that enhanced her. Eut in reals
lty his thoughts We're entirely absorbed
by the white magicsof the moonlight
That was, In fact, the gist OF Pro-
fessor Tellsons final lecture last term.
AS you see, he proved the entire fall
lac. OF the old theories
s Mike came back to prose with rush
'saildsa certainty that he should commit
himself ia ~ unless he we're very care
til. & Predecessor Tellson Is q great ma III, 81
HE asserted, with safe decision, though,
needless I'd say. he had never heard NJ
him before, But for the benefit OF out
Aiders like myself It Is, indeed, priv
stlege to listen to SO lucid an abstract
sas yours. rs that Venus shining SO very
pilgh tly IN front OF us? You will be able
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