The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-17

.twixt the cup and the lip," as the IN
vision superintendent had SAID, anu tlI.s
lassie, but a slip of a girl, was the pre-
test thing along the Whole lins' 81 ST. No :
keeping cash at the dining room az 'er
icho only until Jim Hardy. should DC
promoted to his engine, when ne pro-
posed to monopolize her entIey' +o+,,
Two very presentable travellers, tola,
strangers to the neighborhood, cropped
off the Omaha special one clear octGner
afternoon, and when settlng TOT tneir
dinner had admired MISS Fenner Tatnei
ardently for so short an acquaintance
had rendered some rather fulsome nat,
tery and a new s. bill. Without q woro
she handed the change and turned TO the
next conner; The princiP3sefi speaker po wss
him TO further effort. Waiting until the
last passenger was leaving the desk, ne
raised his hat with much SHOW OF DEER
ence and dark curls and said, fa[uon
me, but how does one get over u For'
McCrary?" ,..
There is the ferryman." said sne. with
nod toward the door. a.,
Your name is Dennis" laughed his
COMPANION, showing an expensive set OF
teeth. many of them heavily capped with
gold Come out of this But still more
nettled. he of the dark curls raised his
hat a second time and bowed with Kill
Colonel Farnham and are old
friends" said he, land l half hoped to
meet him or some of the officers here.
Are none over today? 49,
THE office will know" answered Miss
Fenner, utterly unappeased. Right over
there" she added. without a glance at
her visitors, ducking her bonny mead TO-
ward the end of the dining room, Just as
two young gallants IN cava'ry 5 uhure Ss
uniform came loung1nS III anu Haue
straight for the desk.
Instantly the laughing companion gave
a sharp pull at the sleeve of the would
be "masher." The latter turned quickly;
his hat striking the back of chair, and
two or three newspaper clippings, dis
lodged, went fiuttering to the floor. Both
men sauntered away without even slue
glance at the new corners.
Lieutenant Dillon, OF these latter tho
foremost, stopped, picked up the slips.
and laid them on the open BOOK before
the girl. BLEW OFF your desk as we blew
in, Miss Nellie Dinner all over?
IAN over. Mr.. Dillon. but the head
waiter will serve you if you'll take seats,
was the smiling answer. Then. looking
to her right, she was annoyed to see that
the two strangers had halted at the door
way and were intently regarding them.
DO these men look ike trlehds OF your
colonel So" she asked.
Mr. Dillon whirled on his spurred heel
and glared in the direction indicated. FOR
something in her tone and manner told
Of vexatIon. Thereupon the two vanished
he of the teeth hurriedly; he OF the curls
with a lelsurely swagger.
Counting the cash after supper she
came again upon the one s. bill. 1t was
new and crisp and issued by the First
National Bank of Sacramento, Cal. The
ferryman came to her with the mate to
II and asked for change.
~ know where YOU got this" said she
What time did you take ] those two
strangers over?"
Didn't take any over. Bill Homar
| paid me some money he owed me-said
he had to change it for some fellows
whose horses he'd shod.
That made two brand new hVes wlthir
the afternoon, and Mr.. Sands, the clerk
al the cigar counter. had another. He
had sold the pair dollars worth OF
cigars.
II was twilight when she reached her
| cottage home on the heights overlooking
the MISC, ri 1t was after O'Clock
when, supper over. she could betake ~ her her,
| that lin had built. for her, a spot she
loved and visited almost every night Of
her life. She was just about rising to