The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-19
A STORM AvERTEO.


,,,t was also entirely absorbed In 1t,
mentally. At all events, 1t was not I'M
III had yentured on my third salu-
to4or that she condescended to be-
oomp conscious Of my presence.
" wonder you are not ashamed OF
rourselfw she began encouragingly.
"It sometimes surprises me-" ad-
mitted.
lane glared She had particularly
demorallzing glare.
ut Is a good thing you are able to
900 what cause there Is for It," she
said.
"Ah" said l. SHOWS there's not so
much the matter with me, after ALL"
After all what!'
"Well, of course, there have been
tmes"-I grew refective-"that Hen
lev affair, for instance. It was, per-
haps, hardly fair to the girl"
Jane was upon me at once.
What girl?" she demanded.
"Oh, nothing | beg your pardon.
Thinking aloud. you know. Bad habit.
Must break myself Of It,"
Jane did not follow my lead. My at
tempt to create a diversion was q fail
ure.
~ hate men who think they know
everything" she observed, shifting
marguerite abstractedly and looking at
nothing in particular.
agreed, 50 do /. Most objection
able animal
ut seems to me that Che very things
they think they know are the things
that anybody who does know could
tell them they don't know"
| rested my head on my hand for
moment or two
Give 1t up | said finally.
Jane was really quite angry. Her
cheeks were flushed like wild rose
petals, She looked so entirely kissable
had difficulty in restraining myself,
but concluded that 1t would not be
safe.
Besides we had broken. off our en-
RSS~AAISHh tAlC Nuy DClOICs
What do you mean?' she demand
ed.
Sorry! Thought 1t was a riddle, you
know" l smiled ut Jane vuruousiy.
Jane stamped her foot. She was
wearing very dainty shoes, noticed.
No one can call me unreasonable, -"
she began.
i wouldn't advise them to-" said /.
but'-Jane continued taking no no.
ice Of my remark-'tn this instance |
consider your conduct outrageous
Here she threw out her arms in h
manner too graceful to be believed I'M
'ess seen, and apparently appealed to
Ill tne visible MISUNDERSTANDING two
rocks and tortoise shell cat-for sun
port
Upon my word, | don't know what
you mean" began, when light
u""hed upon me. Unless you hap
pened to see the Times yesterday
morning"
telt very nervous,
dld see the Times" said Jane,
WIN all the severe dignity Of which
she was capable.
II occurs to me that it is astonishing
no" dlgniied she can look for so small
person.
nut you always have the Tele.
efaph'" l objected feebly.
Mr. Timmins, who lives at +he
u0oSeoerry Bushes, was good enough
:" seho me his copy Of the Times last
.lsn'' thinking l might be interested
see your letter. And" said Jane
Heezlngly, Il was.'
l registered internally VOW r.
wiring Mr.. Timmins neck ond h,,rr
ue Gooseberry Bushes at the frs
available opportunity.
Jane was continuing
"hat DO you know about The IacL
~ ehe governing instinct In womon .
S "nse 90 you know about women in
matt' VI about governing, for the
matter of thatY
was dumb,
All h, n%s 10 you mean by saying thai
u history proves women to be ahso
.u.eiy a failure as ruIers2 what 4,
sr" T AnoW about history? or about ri,
49, VI about anything except tennis
G1 NV what about Queen Elizabeth? and
~Opatra1 and Mrs. Fawcett? and tho,
them?" anu ever so many o.
I1 a paused for lack of breath.
ana 'uilieo rather unsuccessful smilo
sru avn began to explain. am COOS a
va. alons. AS a matter Of fact
fnn W very proud of that letter. It wa,
hoS VI el0se and careful reasoning an,
vr1t. sven me no end of trouhie +,
nv W. mat was why l wanted to m
never see it. Nis zane "oui'
But no matter.
csra+n, about an hour and a half o
suc". u! evasion and preyaricatfon
IN averting James anger