Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-28
HOW UID THEY KNOW
Trying Hard Not to BE Found
Out.
Nv METT HARRIS.

facing it. He was reading a news
paper; book lay open In her lap,
but she was looking out at the land
scape with much interest. After
little while the man yawned. I'm
going back into the smoking conf
partment," he announced.
"Ali right" said the young woman,
and she too yawned, quite extensively,
though more delicately, than her hus-
band, and resumed her inspection OF
the landscape as he sauntered away.
In a few minutes she turned to her
book and read several pages with an
air of great absorption, after which
she began to fiutter the leaves. She |
hardly looked up from this occupa- |
ton when the man returned, and.
seating himself, picked up his paper.
You remember when we were in
the White mountains two years ago?"
he said
Yes"
This scenery reminds me of It"
'It is something like it,"
81 wonder what the cook will have
for dinner when we get home. Do
you know l hardly think she's as good
| as she used to be. What do you
| think?"
Perhaps not quite so good as when
she first came to u.s. said the young
woman. But my! She is SO much
better than the others WERE"
The man had fit of coughing and
his wife patted him on the back. you
must do something for that cough,
Richard"
81 must" agreed the man, wiping
his eyes.
"You haven't had such a cough as
that since we've been married"
II don't remember that have"
The man sitting in the next section
began to cough and the couple looked
apprehensively at each other. The
woman lifted her eyebrows; the man
shook his head.
Certainly not" he said. mo
earthly reason Are you cold?"
81 think, perhaps. that window"
The man reached across her to
lower 1t. Excuse me-" he said.
The woman smiled and inclined her
head.
'Let me put that wrap around you,
he said, solicitously.
She frowned at him.
"Or you'll be catching cold and I'll
have another doctor bill to pay vfor
you," he continued, rather brutally.
"I'm not at all cold" said the young
woman, with some asperity. Il wish
] you wouldn't fuss so much.
nj
SO careless" the man retorted.
. well, never mind"
ST believe I'd be more comfortable
E on your seat" said the man in littl'
q while. would l disturb you?"
{ mot at ALL" answered the youni
c woman, moving her skirts to max
e room for him. oh"
c whats the matter?"
Nothing. Please don't"
The man whispered.
e "I'm sure they will-if they don
; already"
u The person in the section benin
Is rose and walked in the direction {
e the smoking room.
Good enough" said the man, wit
IS an air of relief. 81 thought we neve
would get minute. Don't you thin
n I've doing pretty well?''
a. Don't you think l haver-
I'd 81 should say SO. Didn't we ma
III age beautifully and don't you thin
e there was a sick crowd at the 9TH
station? l had James take all tho:
u old trunks and check EN- in the ba
n. gage room and told him to go arou1
"a this evening and haul them all ba,
le again I'll bet you anything you lii
g. that those Indians bribed the bagga
H. man and broke in and placarded al
he desecrated them from stem to steI
Oh, it was a good one on them
right"
Wasn't it,"
How are you enjoying the journt
nc Mrs. Parkinson"
"Dick, doesn't it seem strange?
can't realize it at all. Can xon? M
u Parkinson!"
lei IF you don't like the nazae it's
hs late to change 1t now"
"I-Dick, straighten up, quit
They're watching us across the ais
| feel sure they saw you then, and
. they did"
"They didn't"
81 wonder If they-Dick, are .
:, quite, perfectly sure that there was
:, anybody at the station we knew? T
: porter's talking to those people thu
v feel sure it's about us, and-dear
: won't you go out into the baggage
and look at our trunks just to m
sure?"
9Th 81 will, of course. if You say
Bolt said the man. but I'm quite sure
her all right and nobody has the least
hai' picion."
tc He rose reluctantly and went ay
When he returned the young "
des ans face was suffused with color.