Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-01-16

told him, and I'm not sure that i great
ly admire their spirit, nor the views of
the writer. He makes a statement, for
instance, that women are incapable of the
finer senses of friendship; that women
cannot adhere through severe tests"
Miss Stansbury was to encounter, a
few days later, stirring cause TO remem-
Der these words and Constable's reply
which is neither here nor there, ethical
niceties not being his speciality.
THE man is an arrant fool, and prob
ably couldn't get a woman to live with
him." he said with fnality.
The ponies were ascending the rise In
Rue Victor Hugo, at the southern end
of the city. The porteuses. coming down
from the hill-trails, the lithest. hardest
women of the occident, bore a pitiable
look of fatigue in their faces. The pres
sure Of the heat, and the dispiriting con-
dtion Of the atmosphere, were revealed
in the distended eyelids and colorless.
twisted lips of the burden bearers. As
Miss Stansbury looked out toward the
harbor for Uncle Joey's boat, Constable
regarded her profile. The delicacy of
color and contour brought to him an i'm
perious realization of her fairness. II
touches OF perfection had been set.
You haven't changed much" she said
laughingly. You were always willing
TO agree that ] was right, and all men,
yourself most Of all, deeply in the wrong.
Don't you remember how ] used to preach
10 you about a mans need of doing some
thing emphaticf
Indeed ] remember. Your lessons
made a deep impression"
AT least. you bore very gracefully with
an Oppressive companion she declared.
Just as If you didn't know best how to
dispose of your time and talents I"
ION the contrary, you were more near
ly right than you knew. j was In need
Of just such moral stimulus. The sorry
part Miss Stansbury, is that don't
bring you admirably invested talents even
now"
She glanced at him quickly. Il believe
] understand better some of the Difficult
ties you have had 10 contend with" she
said. I'VE all read how you kidnapped
the entire New York newsboys' associa-
tion-how you fed the grimy little chaps
oceans Of charlotte russo and mountains
Of plum-dun, giving them a Sunday af-
ternOon AZ sea, and presents 70 remem-
Der That was fine"
u forgot 70 tell Breen about that"
he remarked. smiling AZ the recollection.
"Breen y q friend OF mine, who was
good enough 20 come along lies rare
fellow, and you'll Ike him"
You make people find our By them
selves 40 much about you" she observed
Think how you let poe believe you were
absolutely without Interests or ambitions
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daily Fieiif 20 fle jaws of Pelee. ~ was
months afferNard ihaf J learned what
those journeys meant and flen through
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