The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-01-27

TINS IS no time 10 talk OF such things
I've been to Barrie's and we had /,
scrap. and he's forbidden me the house. ;
Poor boy!" replied Doyle; "and Ma
RAINBOW does she feel?"
II haven't seen her since she 20,
here. but it's easy to imagine how sh,
will treat me-"
~That reminds me, wentto see Bar
RE myself this morning, and a nev
maid came to the dor whom / neve
saw, and when she asked me my nam
couldn't tell her. No, sir; couldn't
and she thought she'd got lunatic,
guess, because she slammed the doc
in my face, and couldn't think who
my name was till got round the col
ner. But about the book. OF cours
the thing has been mislaid, and III
make Barrie smart for this. Why, darn
| ii all, | was reading the book myself
that afternoon, and went home with
Barbara--I'll call her that this time
without the Miss--and she didn't have
1t. Put II back? Why, certainly; al
ways do. OF course. Fuddle-headed
fool I'll cane him."
John went straight 10 his sunt's, de-
termined not to tell her of the futile
interview with Barrie and its ending.
But Cupid ruled otherwise. He found
Marian Barrie in the house, and, real
izing how hopeless his love must be
now was hardly civil to her. Even his
aunt noticed it, and said:
'Why, j John, Marian has been my only
comfort, except always you, since this
happened, and you act as if you were
angry with her o, what are they
going to do with me, John? What did
Mr.. Barrie say?"
And John could keep in no longer. Ii
all came in rush Of passionate words
restrained only by Marian's presence.
AS she listened the color'left her face,
and great tear filled each eye. She
loved her father, but now she realized
that she loved John Sprague mtre, and
as she realized it, her eyes told the
story.
Barbara had stolen from The room,
and they were alone. John finished
with: And that's why have little to
say 10 you, Miss Barrie"
Miss Barrie!' All, no, John, not
that; l." and she blushed and hest
tated. Il don't agree with father,
John"
Ten minutes. later they sought Bar
bara Myles- TO assure her that neither
agreed with father"
'Now, john" said Marian, IT believe
that you and / can fathom this. OF
course, the most natural theory is that |
some enemy of Miss Myles has put this
book here in this house. But there are
two facts against that. No one has
been in the house but old Job Doyle, and |
Miss Myles hasn't any enemies. But
there was the book"
Where WAS it Sound?" asked John.
TN the box under the seat here by the |
fireplace" answered Barbara. ''How
could it have come there unless after |
had left here the morning found Il
was gone, some one had come here and |
placed it in the settle?"
Were there any signs of anyone's |
coming in, Aunt Barbara? Tell us the |
whole story again from the last time |
you saw the book" said John.
when I came home to lunch the book |
was there in its accustomed place. 1hut
was. the las. I saw of II. o, no, Job
Doyle had it that afternoon"
Eyes. he told me so when met him.
Did he put il back?"
why, John, you don't think? OF
course he put it back"
ibid you see it after sou saw 1t in his
hands? Think hard, now"
The poor little woman blushed and
looked uncomfortable and finally said:
mo. Mr.. Doyle was waiting olt lie for
me and it was storming fercel So
just put out the remaining lights and /
do believe did not look to see if the
Walton were safe"
"Yes, yes" said John. "What then ?"
why, we walked home together" SHE
said shyly, "and l asked Job in to have
a cup of tea, and he took off his coat
and put it,"
'Where?" demanded John.
"Why--why in the settle-why-
John, you don't think. Why, where are
you going, John?"
John rushed out of the house, SAYING
something as he went, about ''that all
sent-T ded chap will forget where he
lives Le.St."
He went to Job. Doyle's house, and
the maid told him she expected her
master back at any moment. So he
concluded to wait. Soon in came job.
wearing a far-away look, and greeted
John with very formal chow do YOU
do, sir? What can | do for your"
Tell MS what you stole the Walton
for" said John.
God bless my soull" calculated Job
What do you mean, sir?"
Nothing but what said," Sid John,
laughing in spite of himself. sNow, see
here, Mr.. Doyle. You told me you were
reading the book that afternoon. Did
you put it back? Now, for Barbara's
sake, Doyle, do try an: recollect."
NO. have no recollection Of replac-
ing it,"
Now, as matter of fact, isn't this
what happened? You read the Walton
all the afternoon, and when six o'clock
struck and Aunt Barbara began to nut
the lights out you put your greet coat
on"
and, like a fuddle-headed fool that