The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-21
CHAPTER XIV.-continued.

some OF the SluueuLS. 1 lOllOWeQ PICK
ering rather reluctantly to where tn
companions of his travels were pacinj
TO and fro in the crisp morning air.
AS soon as Pickering had got m,
well under way in conversation will
TAYLOR, he excused himself hurried,
and went off, as ! assumed, to be sur,
the station agent had received order,
for attaching the private car to tn,
Chicago express. Taylor proved to b.
supercillous person. believe the,
call him Chilly Billy at the Metropoli
tan club,-and our efforts to converse
we're pathetically unfruitful. The two
ladies' stood by, making no conceal
ment of their Impotence. Their eyes
we're upon the girls from st. Agatha s
on the other platform, whom they
could see beyond me. l had jumped
the conversation from Indiana farm
values to the recent disorders in Bull.
garia, which interested me more, when
Mrs. Taylor, ignoring me, spoke alb
ruptly to her sister.
That's she-the one in the gray
coat talking to the clergyman. She
came a moment ago in the carriage"
The one with the umbrella? /
thought you said"
Mrs Taylor glanced at her sister
warningly, and they both looked at
me. Then they detached themselves
and moved away. There was some one
on the farther platform whom they
wished to see, and Taylor, not under
standing their maneuyer-he was real
ly anxious, think, not to be left alone
with me-started down the platform
after them, | following. Mrs. Taylor
and her sister walked to the end of
the platform and looked across, a bis
cult toss away to where Stoddard
stood talking to the girl had already
heard described as wearing a gray
coat and carrying an umbrella.
The girl in gray crossed the track
quickly and addressed the two women
cordially. Taylor's back was to her
and he was growing eloquent in a mild
well-bred way over the dullness of our
statesmen in not seeing the advan.
tages that would accrue to the United
states in fostering our shipping indus
Try. His wife, her sister and the girl
IN gray were so near that | could hear
plainly what they were saying. They
were referring apparently to the girls
refusal OF an invitation to accompany
them to California.
SO you can't go-it's too bad, We
mad hoped that when YOU really saw |
us on the way you would relent." said |
Mrs. Taylor.
u' mere are many reasons; and |
"DU'e all Sister Theresa needs me-"
II was the voice of Olivia, a little
,ower' a little more restrained than
she. 'ii''Oi' II was
But think of the rose gardens that
are ar, waiting for us out there" said the
y, u'ner lady. They were showing her
, we aeference that elderly women al
"ays nave for pretty girls.
~, Alas' and again alas!" exclaimed
Ton ,ia Please don't make. it harder
~, ne than necessary. But 1 gave my
,oYas year ago to spend these
'Oluays in Cincinnati"
.,S one ignored me wholly and after
naAing hands with the ladies returned
~ tne other platform. wondered
~ 1elner she was overlooking TAYLOR
u purpose to cut me.
taylor was still at his lecture on the
in OF our American merchant ma.
,ue wnen Pickering passed hurriedly. ;
, raSeu the track and began speaking ,
..lnS to the girl in gray.
- ne american flag should command +
att, 1eaS. What we need is not more '
osl but more freight car. !
- Taylor was saying. =
rr" NJ. was watching olivia GLADYS +
A. ,iong. In long skirt, with her $
atcbaIs nC up under gray toque that v
\ eu her coat perfectly. she was +,
h NY olivia of the tam-o-shanter II
! nau pursued the rabbit. nor vet h
\ S us. school girl. who @
am - my idiotic babble: nor t,
AM, me dreamy rapt organist of the n
leea. She was grown woman with $,
ero ~ summers to her credit. and
. was was about her an air of knowing II
rso morld' and of not being at all a.
To S cue would make foolish speech. in
90 - Que spoke to Pickering gravely. u,
! bo cue smiled dolefully and shook ia
mhon ana | vaguely strove to re- di
bor where l had seen that look A.
icb yes before. Her gold beads. tr
re clo nau once carried in my pocket, TO
Of hsped tight about the close col. m
d ~ uress; and was glad. very te
t he'll mad ever touched anything W,
,, belonged to her
WIZ was Olivia Gladys Armstrong wi
5 wat wat was Arthur Pickering's bust, MI
sais ner? And what was it she gu
fonns 20 me that evening when I biz
ap SOnd her playing ON the chanel
Ibos ~ much happened that day ms
d Iba a almost forgotten. and. in wi
,ol Of u lrleo 20 forget that made '
amns,n myself for the edification of Ag
praso ns little school girl. "Then are
: saw 20 Ignore the first time dis
you she ad said; but If BILE