The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

made up the berths, and we retired,
the Green Lady vanishing into the
berth directly over mine. Before very
long the soft sound of her regular
breathing assured me that she was
peacefully sleeping the sleep of the
just. But I was very much awake
what you might term settin' up nights
to think of some way to get,even with
the Green Lady. The train rocked
violently, the curtains rustled and
felt something dangling down into my
berth, and swaying with the motion.
This is where your Uncle Fuller sat
up and took notice. Preached up one
hand and drew it cautiously in :.
by the dim light, and saw them to
be these Identical silk stockings. Then
carefully under my pillow. And turned
over and slunbered peacefully. had
found the means of getting even with
the Green Lady. The next morning
was awakened by the furious ringing
Of the bell, and the porter scurried in
excitedly. l couldn't catch the words
the Green Lady used-though / have
no doubt they were to the point-but
l could hear the rustling around and
the thorough but futile hunting. The
l rolled them into ball and put them
could, so as not to miss any of the
performance. Finally the porter ap-
preached my berth and said nervous
ly: Boss, the young lady thinks she's
losted some pin, and it-and they
might O. drapped in youah berth-kin
look? 1 assented, of course, and
furthermore hoped politely that he
would find them-but had my doubts,
having just lately tucked them in my
buzzom. l hurried back from the
dressing room and got there in time
to see the Green Lady, puzzled, angry
and red descend from the upper berth.
Say, old man, that was worth the
price Of admission alone! Had on one
OF those kimona things-and was
mighty particular the way the folds
fell, too When she came back, clad
in her right mind, l was calmly de-
voting myself to my book, and did not
look up Had on that green travelling
suit-you know how short they are?-
and pumps" Billy chucl1led at the re.
membrance 81 tell you the Green
Lady was there, with both feet and
both hands keeping her skirt down.
She gazed steadily out of the window
until we We're within ten minutes of
our destination-and then your Uncle
| Fuller thought he'd rub it in. The
other passengers had egun to rustic
around, the porter was plying his
Whisk-broom, and calmly leaned
back, hitched my trousers up, and,
still, assiduously devoted to my book,
let the Green Lady see where they
were. And she saw. Her face turned
one shade redder, if possible, and she
gazed steadily out of the window.
The train came to protesting halt
and we poured out. The Green Lady
went down the steps very carefully, l
/ remember
Red frowned at the abrupt termina.
ton of the adventre. "But didn't you
ever?" he began
No, unromantic as it seems, /
never saw her again." answered Billy
with dismal shake of his head. "Un-
accountable as it may seem, l didn't
Jump into cab and follow her breath
lessly-I didn't even look up her bag.
gage, and mail them to her. 1 merely
kept them. And do so now in re.
hinder of the Green Lady who tried
to fsquelch your Uncle Fuller-and
lost thereby one pair of green silk
stockings!"