The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-26

a little boat. / climbed up and stood
at the rail, taking a parting look at
and snapshots of Naples. A fresh,
rosy faced man took pictures near me.
His camera Disguised me with mine.
l liked his looks. His complexion
was remarkable. He wore light
tourists suit of tweed and he had,
furthermore, all the earmarks of being
able to say word or two in English.
AS he bent forward to snap his cam
era piece of paper waited from
his pocket to the floor.
l pointed to it.
You are about to lose something"
l told him. "There!'
Capturing it, he beamed upon me.
'If l had lost that ticket" said he,
81 should never have heard the last
of it from the Elderly Lady and her
friend. You have rescued me from
opprobrium."
He explained further.
From the start of this Journey" he
said, Il have lost things steadily
first my brand new suit case, contain
ing my brand new suit; then a full set
for and stamped; then-well, I've lost
about everything | could lose except
my head. | would have lost that they
told me, only it was fastened on.
can never thank you enough for saw
ing me the humiliation of losing this"
l informed him that he was under
no obligation whatever; that it was q
JOY to have been of service to him,
though of a nature ever so slight, and
the steamer started.
He wandered away from me, taking
snapshots. After a little he wandered
back.
"You can't see so well here" he
said "Come up where we are.
want to introduce you to the Elderly
Lady"
To my surprise he gave her no other
name He introduced her simply rs
1.-THE Elderly Lady" He also intro
duced me to the son of the Elderly
Lady and her friend, with whom they
We're travelling. Waving ceremony
after the manner of tourists. he failed
somehow to introduce himself Since
they addressed him as THE Laird" il
happened that | never caught the real
name he should have gone by.
1t was a pleasant party. They made
fun out of everything and nothing
They rejoiced greatly over the MAI
who sold brackets that spread open 81
wide they frightened us, then shut III
to a space which was no space at all
who changed places sometimes will
the men who sold coral at 80 francs tn,
string, but begged pleadingly to know
what price we would pay for them il
it so happened that we had the making
of the price,
1.-TWO SOUS" | answered cor g.
whereupon they retired momentarily
disguised, only to return in strongel
numbers and more vociferous. if posi-
BILE, than before.
"Have you seen Pompeii?" asked tn
Laird by and by.
NO" l replied, mot yet l am no
sure either that will see it,
mot see Pompeii?" he shrieked
leave Naples without seeing Pom
peii?"
"Don't go on So" implored. "I'n Sc
it! I'll see it, Actually you are turn
ing black in the face"
"When," he observation-disclosures ?
eyes, answered, tomorrow"
The next day a Cabling guide hui
ried me through Pompeii with the V,
locity of an infant whirlwind, Shove
me the broken columns, the old foul
tains, the Medusa heads, with the
faces worn away by hands long dea,
the buried dog, its mouth in the att
tude of barking; prints of chari'
wheels, gray walls through the ape
lures of which the smoky old peak
the mountain that had done all Il
harm glowed PURIFY; charged me
miniature fortune. and hurried me !