Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-04-24

shall not only catch my death o
cold. but ! shall be horribly compro
missed"
MY dear young lady, on the wore
OF a gentleman, will = the best
can to get you out of this cellar. Il
have jested a little, it was only II
the effort to give you courage: for
haven't the slightest idea how we are
going to get out of this dismal hole >
We went on. We couldn't see hall
q dozen feet In front Of us. The gloom
beyond the dozen feet was Stygian
and menacing. And the great grim
shadows that crept behind us Has we
proceeded! Once the girl stumbled
and fell against me.
What's the matter?" asked. start
led.
Il stepped on something tliat-that
moved! -plaintively.
Possibly 1t was a potato: there's
a bin of them over there. Where the
deuce are we?"
IF you swear, shall certainly
wa SNAAAs ohO WoInCu.
But ! can swear in the most ele-
CANT and approved fashion,,
i am not inclined to have you
demonstrate your talents"
aha! Here is the coal-bin. Per.
haps the window may be open. II so.
we are saved. Will you hold the can.
die for a moment?"
Have you ever witnessed a cat
footing 1t across the snow? II Won
have. picture me initiating her. eau
uously took one step, then another:
and then that mountain OF coal turned
into a roaring treadmill Sssssh!
Rrrrr! In moment was buried to
the knees and nearly suffocated.
became angry. l would reach that
window
Hush! Hush! The noise. the
whispered the girl, waving
the candle frantically.
But / was determined. Again tried. |
This time I slipped and fell on my |
hands. AS strove to get up, the
cord on my gown became tangled
about my feet. The girl choked:
whether with coal dust or with laugh
ter could not say, as she still had
IN her cambria mask.
Forgive me-" she said. And then
knew 1t was not the coal dust.
I'll forgive you, but l will not
Promise to forget"
"Merciful heavens! you must
lot try that again. Think Of the
oise!"
Was l making any noise pub
ing the perspiration from my fore
cad. Il had taken off my mask.)
Noise? The trump of Judgment
lay will be feeble compared to it.
urely some one has heard you.
Why not lay that board on top of the
oal?"
A good idea. | made use of it at
nee. The window was unattached.
ut there was heavy wire4screea
nailed to the stills outside. There
as mo- getting out that way The
DDS were evidently busy else.
here.
Nothing doing" murmured. a bit !
scouraged. n
And even If there was, you really X
,uld not expect me to risk my 4
eek and dignity by climbing through
window like that Let us give 4
} the idea Of windows, and seek
Il cellar doors, those that give toll n
e grounds. declare shall leave j
I no ether exit Z
1T was very kind of you. to
me make an ass of myself like r
at. Why didn't you tell me be- Ii
rehand?" Il
Perhaps it's the angle of vision d
Jain. can see that we shall never
rec. Seriously, thought that if &
III got out that way, you might find | b
e other exit for me- am sorry n
my laughter annoyed you"
Not at all, not at all. But wouldn't n
be wise to save a little laughter b
make merry with when we get Il
tr b
l stepped out of the bin and re- 81
wed her of the candle; and we VI
snt ON. o.
''You did look funny" she said. 81
Please don't" / begged
Soon we came to bin Of cab h
gees ! peered in philosophically. p'
Il might find a better head in
ere than mine," suggested. al
Now you are trying to he sarcas-
s," said the girl.
We went on.
Wait a moment!" she cried. II
Iere's bin Of nice apples" b
Apples! Well. my word, she
IS a cool one! / picked up one. II
lished it on my sleeve. and gave II
her. d,
I'm hungry" she said. apoIoget. e
lilly. "
And plucky. too" supplemented "
miringly Most women would be-
a weeping state by this time" to
Perhaps | am waiting till II IA n
over"
You had better take on your mask
fact I felt positive that the sight Of q
exquisite face would act like 4
nc upon my nerves. pl
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