Gunnison news-champion., 1907-01-11


iOyialiy.
~Helio'~-grinntne Teddy thought
Il xas some on. be- kn.~ ~eii- 50 II
vas Whats year oasd7" he cried as
I pressed ny him
tn. ten 81 hetrts.
The ten of hearts repeated Teddy
40 . Hlan who vas kseGiag tally ga
big cardboard
This sight did not reaHsBrc Hse. II
thev wer. kee 5iinR tally of all he cards
nr.-euiea al the d1oF. they would soon
epa ous that thare were too many tens
of hearts. too nany by one. Well at
any rate. l had tor the time heias es-
capped detection. nov Tor The t"h
n would BE- sPoTt-ruyai while u fast
ed What tale % give Out al the
club of a SUNDAY nishG I chsckled on
The wav 10 the bali room | had dis
,,eused with suing up to the dressing
room. Nly rahc vas genuine one
heavy aud warm. So ! had no overcoai
20 check
Grave monk. your blessing
Turning beheld an exquisite Coz
umbine.
pax vobiscumi" replied. sol
EMMY
PAX What does that mean
1t means. do not believe all you
see in the newspapers
Columbine laughed gaily \ did
NO, know that you were Latin
scholar: and. besides, yoa gave me to
understand you we're coming as a Jes
uit Billy"
Billy? Here was one who thought
she knew me | FASTENED to disiilusion
her.
My dear Columbine. YOU do not
know me. not the least bit. My name
is not Billy. it is Dicky.'
''Oh. you cannot fool me-" she re-
turned. Il heard you call out to Teddy
Hamilton that your card was the ten
Of hearts. and you wrote me. saying
that would be your card.
Complications already, and
hadn't put my foot inside the ball
room,
Il am sorry" | said, but you have
made a mistake. Your Jesuit probably
told you his card would be the nine,
not the ten"
Il will wager"
! Hush, This 10 . charity dance, -
one makes wa&ers st such Affairs"
But Why. my goodness there's
my Jesuit now!" And to my intense
I relief she dashed away.
I carefully observed the Jesuit. and
made up my mind to keep an eye
upOn him. II he really possessed the
ten Of hearts, the man Who kept tally
on the cardboard vas doing some tell
thinking about this time. Giided
away. into the gorgeous ball room.
what Q vision greeted my eye, The
decorations were in red and yellow.
and il seemed as though perpetual Gu
tumnal sunset lay over everything.
At the far end Of the room Vas Q
small stage hidden behind palms and
giant ferns. The band was jest
striking up "A Summer Night In Mu-
eich," and . monderful kaleido~cope
revolved around me. | saw Cavaliers
and Roundheads, Puritans and Beel-
zebubs. Musketeers, fools, cowboys.
Indians kings and princes. queens
and empresses, fairies and Quaker
maids. white and black and red and
green dominoes. Tom Fools night.
indeed
Presently I so the noble Doge OF
Venice coming my way. From his
portly carriage ! reasoned that il he
wasn't in the Cookbook of Venice he
stood very well up in the gold book
OF New York. He stopped at my side
and struck an attitude.
Pax vobiscum," said |. bowling
"BC az the Inquisition Chamber. di-
/ reCtly ihe clock strikes the midnight
hour." he said, mysteriously.
~ shall be there TO deliver the an.
preme Interrogation" I replied.
II is well" He drifted away like
. stately ship.
Delightful foolery, l saw the Jes
nit. and moved toward him.
Disciple of Loyola, hast thou the
ten OF hearts,"
Wy hearts number nine. for Ihaye
lost one to the gay Columbine."
Il breathe, Thou art not he whom
I seek" We separated was ror
'aiF siad That Columbine had made
| mistake
Inc women always seek the monk
~ masquerade: they want absolu.
ton for the follies they are about ,o
commit demure Ouakeress
touched my sleeve in passing
| leii me, grave monk. why did
You seek the monastery
MY wife fell in love with me~
sloomily.
ihen you have a skeleton in tho
clothespress, III 'ne
Do j look like a man who oxroa
s"ch a thing as a clothes-press. mpcb
ess SO fashionable a thing as a fam.
lily skeleton LAM
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