The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-21

shall ~ at my aunts house in Brooklyn
| Sorry .nat you probably won't get this in
| time ~ go over there. You'd never find
| the nSnre anyhow. Hold Grew till 1 get
| back. ( shall be there before $50, as the
at 81: c. R. s.
Thu aady referred to in this note was
the NAte of John StOrrow of Chicago.
Bartsa Paulding had met these people
in EtHsand, where he and Charles II.
Storf<aaf had become close friends in
the tAstlrse of two years when they
were kudentS together at Oxford. He
was AIRY to miss the chance OF saying
goodtA to Mrs. Jack and was inclined
to bls .Ie Grew for the loss of it.
The appointment was for half past g.
bur ~ Grew was somewhat in ad-
| vance If it. He had nervous ELUSIVE
ness III manner, and he seemed quite
overc. Ine with Joy at the sight of
Paulo:ns.
M, dear fellow" cried the visitor,
''ypu'. pardon my rather strenuous eff
forts % see you. but really l couldn't
bear :, lose sight of you altogether,
and t-.ats done so easily in this coun-
try"
ISL; down." said Paulding, land have
y pipe"
"Ne.y, that shows the true instinct Of
vood fellowship" exclaimed Grew. "A
pipe was the very thing that was
thinking ola pipe filed with that OK
Quisi.I tobacco of yours. Do you re-
mem.er how l sponged on you for it
durinE the voyage-hOw l used to come
to ycair room and fill my little pouch
out o. the big tin for days smoking"
III you hadn't praised it SO highly"
said Padding "you could have some
now. But you talked me into such an
ADMIRATION of it that I've sent the tin
to u friend of mine in Chicago"
Grew had selected pipe and was
trying the draft of it while his sharp
eyes roved about the room, to rest at
last IN piercing glance upon Paul
dipk's face. AS the young man ceased
speaking Grew slowly removed the pipe
froLA his mouth.
"I.,n afraid this stem is broken" said
he, I'D, in actf, the amber mouthpiece
was split and crushed as if dog had
bitten it.
REALLY" he continued. you're too
gene, gus You'll get no more of that
delicious brand in this country. May
ask pho will be the fortunate possessor
OF Ky
"yl.hn Storrow," replied Paulding.
u irust you wrapped it safely" said
GrtA, with laugh. "Some of our
expsAss companies are confOundedly
CARCASS. Which one did you send it
byT
'.a6is. Storrow takes it." said Paul
dino "She's going west tonight"
G.sw remarked that this was singu-
lar ia view Of the fact that he himself
haa .neditated starting for Chicago at
midlsght over the Pennsylvania. so
tina. ae might have been upon the same
, trail.
~ think my instinct would have told
, mo vpat that tobacco was aboard" he
e lcontaaued, "even though it should be
locx~i up in the lady's trunk in the
e bakpage car"
i ase's going by the New York Cen
+ traI said Paulding, land the tobacco
is Il n handbag. with lot Of odds and
! enak that Charley Storrow and l are
seu4eng to his brother"
= "kprrow, StOrrOw," repeated Grew
0 ma. John Storrow of Chicago. Upon
my xord believe I've had the pleas
urA ]f meeting the lady. May l ask
wlA.4 is her style of beauty?'
"sAll and very fair, pale yellow
hail.
, - nd blue eyes: beautiful blue eyes:
exex lined Grew. rising. YES. indeed
| ..'ell, naturally her eyes are blue,
res. unded paulding, filling his pipe
| "Sl.s's Il stunning pretty woman"
| sac is, and that's a fact" said Grew
| :" ,ish l had known that she was II
! town. | would have ventured to call
| although my acquaintance with TIN
4 la.iy is really very slight. However, it.
| too late now. She is gone, and so Il
| yLur wonderful tobacco-or will b
within an hour
He drew out his watch and glance'
ut it as if to verify his guess Then II
seit cted pipe and filled it with
I smoking mixture which he present.
pronounced remarkably good. thong
not equal to the contents of the lament
ed tin that was so soon to start wes
ward.
n A conversation Of no particular intel
1 est followed, and quarter before
i o'clock Grew took his leave. despit
i Paulding's attempts to 'hold him. !;
] Storrow had requested.
4 The man was no sooner gone than
i occurred to Pauldng that he migl
n have time to reach the Grand Cent?;
station and say goodby to Mrs. Jacl
Accordingly, he started out afoO
lis knowing that the distance was III
:" great but being stranger in the cit
tn he lost his way, and it was ten minute
en- past 0 when he reached the static