The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-24

umbrella edged with a ~gold-brown
stripe.
Patty had always gone everywhere
with her father, but that everywhere
was neither far nor wide, as, with the
exception of the Lee ball at THE
White" and two trips to Richmond,
she had never left the town Of Dins-
more, where she had first seen the
light. The excitement of making so
extended a trip inclined her to airs,
so when she waved her hand from
the back of the train to the crowd Of
devoted SWANS who had come with
flowers and candy to speed her on her
way, she rather hurt the feelings of
VIII Rogers, whom she was supposed
to favor.
AS the train was about rounding a
curve he had run by the car calling:
I've a great mind to get ahead of
these fellows and meet you in Louis
Vile"
To which she had replied: do you
think would look at you by the side
of the gallant Kentuckians? If you
know when you are well off you will
stay where you are"
Which retort reused a certain quail
ity in Will that he went home and
packed his valise. Dinsmore was on
the highway and trains were plenty.
Patty's train must needs make so
many stops to pick up soldiers and
their families that it was late by
two hours. The colonel grew fdgety,
for he was on the program for an an
swer to the first speech of welcome
to the national committee at eight.
As they left Lexington he looked at
his watch, made a calculation, and
announced that by the time he had
taken Patty to the hotel anG dressed
himself he would be just one hour
too late.
Arrived in Louisville, he put his
daughter and her belongings into a
coupe and gave minute instructions
and large money to the driver.
AS I engaged the rooms several
days ago, you will have no trouble
whatever" said he as he banged the
carriage door.
When she reached the hotel the
crowd in the lobby was somewhat
confusing, and Patty became a trife
nervous. A cheerful bellboy piloted
her to the desk, where she registered
in a good vertical hand, and. with an
air that she fancied was nonchalant-
ly cosmopolitan, asked to be shown
to her rooms.
The clerk questioned and investi-
gated and reported that no rooms
had been engaged and that none were
to be had. Patty's looks appealed to
him, and he heard her tale and ad-
vised her to go up to one of the par
lors, where her father should be sent
the moment he arrived.
Patty entered the very red and
white oom and settled herself in a
big armchair near the window, where
the roar of carriages and the buzzing
of many voices fostered meditation,
but prevented slumber. She was
Navarro of the lapse of time when she
was suddenly brought to a conscious
ness, of her surroundings by the en-
trance of a string of porters bearing
cots with which they rapidly trans
formed the parlor into a dormitory
and then-Oh, horrors!-an awful man
in the orn actually began taking off
his clothes.
Patty fed only to bump against
more men in the corridor and more
cots. Making her way back to the
office now swarming with gray coats
she again sought the desk. A strange
clerk listened politely to her tale oil
woe. He was certain that ner father
had not yet arrived. but as he might
come at any moment he advised her
TO stay in sight and-impelled by the
pink cheeks and brown eyes-he even
went so far as to wake a sleeping sol
der and make him vacate his chair.
Tired as Patty was. she was too for.
lorn and nervous to sit still. She was
also embarrassed by the attention she
attracted-so many men all staring.
She left her chair and went over to a
less CONSPICUOUS place by the wall. A
little farther on she spied a glass door
ajar and edging her way towards it
found that it led to a dark empty room
containing a row of chairs shrouded
in white. She chuckled as she found
that here she could escape observa.
ton yet still remain In sight of the
desk. In she slipped. closing the
glass door and. lifting the sheet,
climbed into n of the chairs.
Funny place for a dentist" she
said aloud as, settling herself with a
relieved sigh. she fixed her eyes on
the big register distinctly visible on
the clerks desk. As soon as a fami-
liar head bent over that register she
was ready to come to light. In the
meantime here was soothing darkness
and rest from staring eyes. The chair
a comfortable reclining posi-
ton with its cool linen head-rest.
Fatigue dulled her brain and before
she knew it she slept.
She did not see a w-hite-jacketed
man come out of the bar-room, open
the door, pull down its green blind.
lock a safe and stagger away, but,
with the soundness of tired youth and
health, slept On.
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