The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-09

| III nave TO suspend operations IOr
a moment. Here come two or three
persons hurrying to the rail, to look
at the water, l presume. May ask
you to unbend a little, and appear to
be engaged in an animated converSa-
ton with me, purely for the purpose OF
averting Suspicion"
| Il will not! Such a position as this
is intolerable- unthinkable!"
1T is. 1t is impossible. But it
exists, my lords and gentlemen, like
! the human race"
Besides" she again interrupted, re-
laxing trif1e as the humor of the
situation forced itself upon her, lit
isn't proper for me to be engaged in
conversation with total stranger"
80, yes, it is. If it were not, they
wouldn't do it 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 uo introduce"
But l don't wish
Pardon me, but let me ask you
not 70 be so cold and distant-espe-
|
| the nature of the tie that binds us.
One Of those persons is looking at us
curiously." u-...
Hurriedly she leaned a little nearer
to him.
That's better. AS l was about to
say, nIy name Is Orlando G. Spoona-
more. l move in respectable society,
| I
l don't look like cannibal, do II"
"N-no, 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 Gloriaua
! Goovius. l am delighted to meet
you N this informal, unprecedented
way, and become so close an acquaint-
ance in so short time. Asking your
| pardon for dropping into slang, / will
add that am decidedly struck on"
Il don't believe you are trying to
to separate us!"
"Paisied be the hand that would do
such a thing! STILL" he continued,
| Juggling at the refractory fastening, Il
am doing the best l can. Suppose you
see if you can't help me-"
A moment later their hands touched
| beneath the protecting flaps.
With a furious blush she drew hers
away-with considerable effort, for Or
| lando had a muscular .grasp-and she
| was about to become distant again
when she remembered the necessity
| for caution.
Miss Gloriana-Goovius," he gasped,
as she hastily moved closer, and her
| fluffy hair blew across his face. 81
think l can-get this thing loose
pretty soon-if you will sit just as you
are, and be perfectly calm! 49,. I'm
afraid you will have to help me
again" ,
81 won't" ..
"Well, my hands are $3.50 numb
from this cold breeze that l shall have
to give it up. I suggest that we go
into the cabin, seat ourselves in some
secluded corner, and" ET =,
Eyes! Yes! Let us go at once!"
But we shall have to move with
caution, and you will have to walk
exceedingly close to me, in order net
to"
II see.'' .- ...- ...-
Is there anybody so densely ignorant
as not to understand that it was alb
solutely necessary for Orlando to put
his arm protectingly around her lovely
form as they proceeded cautiously
toward the cabin? Think how the boat
was pitching!
An hour passed away. - i
They were still occupying a double
seat in a corner of the cabin. By
Joint effort, which took considerable
time, they had succeeded in extract
ing the stickpin, but they seemed to
have forgotten it, and were sitting
close together
Hand in hand.
A jar shook the boat.
Here we are, sweetheart" whis-
pered the young man, Eat old St.
Joe!"
But, Orlando, how dreadfully I'M
conventional it would be for us to go
and be married now, on such short
acquaintance! The idea is absurd"
mot at all, Gloriana," he said, tri-
umphantly. Its eminently proper.
That's the way all these stories end!"
Chicago Tribune.