The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-06-09

persons nAfFglnk 10 the rail-, 20 lOOA
AZ The water. presume. May ask
YOU 10 unbend a little. and appear 70
be engaged in an animated oonvels "A
ton with me. purely for the purpose Of
aYerting suspicion?"
Il will not, Such a position AS this
Is lnt0ierable -unthinkable.
IT is. Il is impossible. But Il
exists my lords aud gentlemen, like
the human race"
Besides. she again interrupted, re-
laNiug a tribe as the humor OF the
situation forced itself upon her. 1t
isu't proper for me 10 be engaged ID
conversation with total stranger"
%. yes. il is Ii il were not they
wouldn't do 1t in those delightful
stories you've read SO often in that
paper It's quite the thing these days.
To remove the curse. however, allow
me 10 introduce"
Bat / don't wish"
Pardon me. but let me ask You
not 10 be 50 cold and distant-espe-
cially not 50 distant You'll expose
the nature OF the tie that binds Us.
One OF those persons is looking at Us
curiously
Hurriedly she leaned little nearer
to him
That's better AS was about 10
say. my name is Orlando G. Spoona-
more. move in respectable society
and personally / am entirely harmless.
| dom look like a caunibal do H."
Mo but"
and your name. as have just dis
covered by looking at the printed TAG
on that paper. is"
She hastily turned the paper the
other side up.
Too late. You are Miss Gloriana
GOovius / am delighted 10 meet
you - this informal. unprecedented
way. and become SO close an acquaint-
ance q So short a time. Asking your
pardon for dropping into slang l will
add that am decidedly struck on
Il don't believe you are trying &c
TO separate u.s."
"Paisied be the hand that would DC
such q thing, STILL" he continued
Juggling al the refractory fastening Il
am doing the best I can Suppose yos
see If you can't help me"
A moment later their hands touched
beneath the protecting flaps.
With furious blush she drew hers
away-with considerable effort, for Or
lando had a muscular grasp-and she
was about 10 become distant again
when she remembered the necessity
for caution.
Miss Gloriana Goovius, he gasped
as she hastily moved closer. and ner
fuzzy hair Flew across his face Il
think can-get this thing loose
pretty soon-if you will sit just as you
are. and be perfectly calm. I'm
afraid you will have 10 help rue
again
Il won't"
We'll. my hands are 500 numb
from this cold breeze that l shall have
to give it up. / suggest that We 90
into tie cabin seat ourselves in some
secluded corner. and"
Yes. Yes, Let us go at once!"
But We shall have TO move with |
caution. and you will have 10 walk |
exceedingly close TO me, in order net
to-"
Il see"
Is there anybody 50 densely ignorant |
as not 70 understand that il was alb I
solutely necessary for Orlando TO put 4
his arm protectingiy around her lovely 4
'orm as they proceeded cautiously \
.oward the cabin? Think how the boat
vas piichingl
An hour passed away.
They were still occupying a double \
seat in a corner OF the cabin BY a \
oint effort. which took considerable I
line. they had succeeded in extract
ng the stickpin. but they seemed to \
nave forgotten 1t. and were sitting
lose together
Hand in hand
A jar shook the boat
Here we are, sweetheart" whis-
,ered the young man. lat old St
Toe."
But Orlando, how dreadfully un,
il would be for US to go
Ind be married now, on such short
The idea is absurd"
Not at all. Gloriana," he said. tri-
lmphantly. It's eminently proper
That's the way all these stories end!"
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