The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21
THEY WERE ANNOYED

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more than an ordinary regard each for
the other They showed it from the mo-
ment they walked across the gangplank
and made their way to the upper deck Of
the excursion steamer and drew two chairs
away from the cluster and sat down in
them, beaming.
They were both youthful. He was ford
and rather stout for a young man and he
was dressed in his Sunday best, with a
gorgeous cravat to give the finishing touch
to it and silk handkerchief tucked into
his neck to keep his collar from willing.
She was slight and rather pale. Her hands
were red and roughened with work, but she
wore dress that was fine enough for a
ballroom and had train to it and elbow
sleeves, and her jewelry was imposing, to
say the least. And her hatl
1t looked promising, for as fine as the
day was there were very few people on
board as yet. The young man drew his
chair TO hers so close that they touched,
and leaning his arm on the back of it,
whispered in her ear The girl laughed and
then they looked unutterable things into
each others eyes.
Soon the steamer sidled away from the
dock and moved slowly and majestically
down the river. The young man made two
or three attempts to possess himself of the
young woman iace -iiiit.s ,e MANU- n.se
she lepehyu d. nis'' ~ l"sI sne ooy ~ 80 suA
rendered her mans 70 nis gasp, anu ~ .
lew m'Iu'es .ney WIZ eiieHy, ~,
happy; ihen n9sica .. leminine Fore eiIts
Denlnu mem 1ala' mere spieiiuiu
pi az, isnn"ia' Dtins .ne en"ii nei.
Inc owner OF voice was shlrt-"alsteu
glri with olaek eyes; one addressed an an
other snirt-waisted giri win gray eyes ana
lne TWO amos. in,ne9lately sea.eu vnu1i,
selves close TO the no longer happy couple
ana began 70 tax IN hveiy fashion OF ehe
IL, Iongehore scenery ana tnihgS IN genera,
Inc young man no longer neiu Vhe nah~
oil the beloved OBJECT lie Wlthurew II al
most immediately after RECEIVING denlurs :
sidelong glance from tne snlrt-waisteo elrl
with the piack eyes Dius1lng at tne same an
e,,e anu io'Nins TIKI,
vNJeV. iooh.u eluails ItI.' ~
listened slen.iy anu uesp"iiinsiS W 'Ae
gay ehs''er u Tue sniS
Let take Walk rounu, "r r YOU
say the young man asked me young
woman assented, ana tney descended 70 the
lower oeck. iney inaue lhe cirGul. 0i lhs
Doat TWO or Vhree times ana at iast louho
a quiet nook att. 1nere were not many
man CALAMITY spread ms poeketlnahuker-
ehiei on con OF rope 80 that tne young
woman e9uiu siI uoMn 'suI u s ~ S TS.
~ 49, anu IN a. n'' pi"ss
penS towar9 nlm' rUsu
..I you 9ol i ,.Ae me
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n Sou my my
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>,
- 9a iI i p over tne sac, mere, Emmle,
eHiu sne piaoA-eyeu siIi. 10 you see the
t SaAe' iloM iar - Stre'ches PACK JUST a ,s
y; ~ as YOU eail see' nonaef why ehey eau
~ wax. ~ io1As p tS against 'hs
sieeh l !; my way. eouiu s'"iio mere ana
"a -, ~ ioieNei'
lac young man iroWheu ana groped IN nus
wal9tcoat pocket Tor match The young
woman nuIlneu tune nm ana played WIN ms
PoeAe lug Nv" snis III 'nS
49, 49, Sa J .di,'nS .ne ialiins anu
aiiu ae'iAeu, aPpaien.iy unconscious
~. w .'lsy ny siS " sass mn az
as' ene so"Ns man eouio s'Siu Ho
ion .gse
.1. posen We q ~ an eee son,e pop vi soiiie-
'Sr 49, e,.nA ~ =. I P.olloSe ~ osu.t.
~ e;'e' elosS an SOU ~ TUG ieii
tn ~ :" ny eaO L.,
~ s .t , nau neSris ieaen at. isacine
TL; sne ioeers so' iaiIy set'leu aS'i A.
e ni' .'',le 'ney w - ioi enVsu ~
nv -" 4sstppi'. 'oss, - III"
s,ns5 ~ ia nnfnisbed hnsinsss Tbov
,,,ar !, ~ ,,st ;,,taas,;,, 80 a 49,,
sonebadv .a;J anthns;asticaiIv "vVbv
ves t5eye,s Ia ~ roon1 The ,,orv No.
to eat our lunch in"
1t was not the black.eyed girl this time.
1t was the girl with the gray eyes. They
both clambered into the boat and proceeded
to open their lunch basket. They seemed
to enjoy themselves immensely. The low
ers were depressed.
WELL" said the young man at last, 81
guess we've bin a settin' here about long
awhileY
On the lower deck again they had found
an almost secluded spot in the bow of the
boot When they cav the two abbreviated