The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17

"Tihg, ting, ting" went the tel'
phone. Miss Turner moved luzily o
her pillow, sat up ana IN n dazr
manner rubbed her eyes with the back
OF I'VE small hands,
ming, ting, ting. ting, ting
Two little white feet shot oul froi
underneath the covering and While run
ming 10 the phone the owner OF lhei
exclaimed petuantly, Eight O'Clock J
the morning -and Sunday too Wlih
shameful reconsideration
.'HeIlo,n in a deep basso profundo,
Hello" replied Miss Turner sweet
aud Immediately forgettul of al Tor
mer petulancyl
is this Miss Turner
Yes
well, this is Ashby Waller, II i'm
nwfully sorry TO have disturbed you ~
early in the morning, but
ooh, that's all riglit Mi Waller, re
piled Miss Turner III hoheyed tones
You know ! nm country giil iti''
never sleep late" loh! l.ord1
We'll, as | WAS going to cay, an
nWfuily glad ! diln't disturb you, bu
tho day is 80 fine and ns haven't feri
you since ] O'Clock last evening,
though, perhaps. You would take pity
on me and, We'll! 10 tell You the
truth Miss Turner the dag IL 10 ilnt
and this spring air so IN my bones lhnl
| feely right down wicked and want
Ia know II you VIII not 1otn mo IN Il
little spree TO the country"
Well ersl don't quite know, STAN,
nlered Miss Turner hesltningl$i III
sounds delicious 10 no seems mi!S
wee bit un conventional but If IT,
wicked"
"Oh, no, no, no. hastily interrupted
Mr., Weller, cor course II Ia not wick
d-hlneonNentionHi ia the word ! want,
cd hui YOU always do unHet my Nocnhu
lary-4hut now listen, NV plan Is that
you lei me cnll for you AT 10 o'clock
Please he ready" pleadinglD "fpr on,
train leaves at 1890 by noon we should
be at Port Jefferson, who're my yacht h
anchored, We can lunch on II and he
back IN New York AZ 0, Now, what do
you shy z"
'.Ray?" answered Miss Turner mer-
iiiy, why, | will 60. even II upon out
return we ARE met by policemen ana Il
patrol wagon
Nov, that's what | can girl" eN.
claimed Mr., Waller enthusiastically
nut what's the matter with your voice
today 1t sounds shivery no, not
chilly
We'll, 10 be frank With YOU, Mr., Wal,
lei, am barefooted, for IN my mad
haste TO anaWer the phone | forgot my
nlippers. aud as you know there la no
carpet here in the hai-~only n few
efrecttYe rugs. which are never Ia the
right place
ooh, 1 aln sorry auta he as earnest
ly az though he was Justly responsible
fot the forgetfnlness OF her slippers,
Where are you now, Mr, WallerS"
asked Mas Turner, wishing ia intro
duee another TOME Less embarrassing
than her hare feet. u suppose YOU are
Just waiting for breakfast. chs"
NE, | am In bed"
"Whats WhereSn
Yes my phone is one OF those long
string attachments and Ia ON little
he'd table right al my head, II pre-
vents cold feet, YOU Know" said he
teasingly
Ut IL, suppose perfectly sonven-
tena.,a saia Miss Tnrner. hestalingly
sMbut l don't quite like the IDEA of youl
hetns Iii bed, L, parefooted ana other
Mise en- deshahiile, and at the same
time Manning further mdtscreuons. &c
auppose we say 'au revoir.N With the
hope that at 40 O'clock we Will az least
be clothed and IN our 'lghtt minds"
Yelled an meonsiaerate eonductor. and
thereby calling 10 earth the two tray
eters.
.oh, i SAY Belle, said MIR, Mailer.
.Ehs" answered that Young lads
With an astonished and rehukmg
glance,
Welt \ simply must sall yoa Rsnt
sfor on this trip we are to be cousins
YOU knew, discretion and Mme> Grun,
dy both demand that"
sRhfn again sianmerea Belle. az
though that exclamation alone consti,
tutea her entire vocabulary,
q We'll, You see, little girl, it's this
4 way, YOU know, The men ON my yacht
\ may not appreciate what very discreet
Innocent people Ne really are ans
might wonder why my wife Is no
along'
"Your whats"
Is, MY Wife answered AsAby, una
hashea
u didn't know you had one" sait
poor Rsile, With ,eproaehtul earnest
ness, "oh, ! am afraid by coming hers
With yen I've deae something Yer,
7 WRONG,
Nat la the least. answered .Ashby'
{ eahflaently, Lilly Is brick an(
wouldn't care at all, and the only thin.
for ven TO think about ana rememhe,
u that am Your cousin, and she, per,
\ haps, a distant connection, ] shall al,
cheer UP, little glrl. for want this
TO be a red letter day, 1t viii alsS
he Well for You TO retMenber that 'Cou,
sin Lilly Isl not Well and Nou may
express regret over that fact. il yo,
fsnd q suitable opportanity, Now dom
worrS. and take that little wrinkle of
\ Sour brow, for We are only ont for q,
5 innocent lark, and this cousin bust
ness VIII tiN everything all right,
mean to fofestall any possible suspielo,
Il On the part of my men,
AN right Cousin Ashby,'" sal,
Belle, aennsely. shut What a pity W
are not down in the old south. wher
ehlookefs and strangers are not y,
4 eritteal, However, 1 am going to hay,
Il good time today. y continued she. Wit
b ,geNiNtng spirits Nif have TO SS'oustl
Booker Z, Nashlagton, much less NJ,
AshhN Waller,s
Pert letfersoMs" screamed the con
y duetoh Whereapen Belle stood up am
6 aiieek NOM her skirts the collective de