The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-12-14

1.Ituu-~WhJ, you iSe AAS
will retreat in good time. They might
think it strange to find you here with
me-or with any man--at MONDAY.
Hardly the time and place for making
call, Ell? Hooking at her keenly)
She-1 assure you am expecting no
one. (To herself) The man IS crazy
to get away! What clever excuse
too!
He--Indeed. (To himself) She plays 1t
well, but she is expecting some one.
She's flushed as a cherry and looks as
if she might cry at any moment. Serves
her right.
She-You speak of the possibility OF
my-of my being caught here with
you by some one who did not under
stand the circumstances of our meet
ing.
He-That is, some one who did not
know that merely happened into the
place and found you sitting here.
She-I mean some one who would not
perceive at a glance that our meet
ing here was accidental, OF course
some one who did not know me very
well. Suppose such person found
us here together and concluded that
l had met you here by appointment,
perhaps without tie consent Of my
would such person have a
right to think that was immodest--
and foolish?
Hem our, case it would be all right.
We have known each other for years.
We have been more than friends.
She (to herself)-Now I'll pin him
down. (To him) That is very true.
But if girl has known a man but a
short time, an1 has been led to think
that he cares for her, and be, instead
of coming to her home to meet her,
asks her TO meet him in a department
store, and she haunts down there to
meet him-what do you think Of that
kind Of "A girl?
He-What do you mean?
She--Oh, I'll not keep up the pretense
any longer.
He-Don't. I've known all the time
why you were here this morning.
When l saw you get out of the eleva-
WI just ut 1"'i tubt " dS cuOuSu lOE
me.
She-Oh, you did see me, did youo
suspected it. Then it was the blonde!
He--What blonde?
She-I found q woman in this room at
1915.
He-So dbl.
Sbe-Who was she?
He-You.
She-I?
He-Don't you think know why you
came here at 1915?
She-You ought to by this time. You
have practically confessed.
He-Confessed what?
She-That you came here to meet "a
we'll, somebody.
He-Is that so? Icame here to watch
you.
She-What! To watch me? How
dare you? Why, never heard of such
u thing!
He (confused!y)-Well, not to watch
you, perhaps, but to see if-what l had
heard was true.
She-Heard about me?
He-I heard you were to meet some
one here at 1915, so II dropped in.
and when saw you arrive Just at that
time I-well if was wrong how does
it happen that you came just at that
particular time?
She-I had the best of reasons for be-
ing here at that time. l received let
ter. Here! You read it. Taking it
from belt and handing it to him.
He-Why! This is just like mine.
Ohio! understand. You came here to
watch me, and because
She-You can't blame me. found
you here at 1918.
He-Yes, but l was here to see what
you were doing, and it says in this let
ter that was here to meet young
woman loved. The letter l received
(taking it from his pocket and handing
1t to herr says that you were to meet
man you lOved-and, of course
She Cooking at letter)-This is exact.
~ the same as mine. And you dared to
think that had an appointment here :?
He (sarcastically But of course you
never suspected me!
She-But after receiving such let
ter with the time and place men
toned.
He-I received the same letter.
Shell didn't really believe it-but
l came to find out. Who could have
sent themf Some enemy who knew
that our engage-that we had ended
everything. Some one who wished to
prosecute us. And to think that the
plan succeeded!
Helm not so sure 1t was an enemy.
Cooking at letter. This letter to YOU
says he is to meet there young woman
with whom he is very much in love-
Now. was that falsehood? did come
here at 1915 to meet you, and
must have been very much in love with
you or l wouldn't have been so utterly
miserable to think that you were com
ing to meet some one else. Why, when
saw you get out of the elevator I
thought l should choke. Up to that
time ia been hoping and praying you
come.
She-I like that!
He-Well, you know what I mean,
But now I'm glad you did come, because
you must have little lingering liking
for your Herbert or you wouldn't have
been here at 1918 all on edge and readv