The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-08-23

N~- -Ay4dlQ-DUlys II makes M
feel 500 lonely"
"Oh, come now, little woman: don't
take on sol" he urged 1T might b
lot worse, you know We've gottes
along pretty well, considering
You have been very kind. Mr.
Blake, and as you say. matters might
have been worse. / do not forget
how far more terrible was our sifun
ton the morning after the storm Yea
you must realize how disappointing u
is to lose even the slightest hope a
escape"
Well. don't know II If wasn't fos
the fever that's bound to come With
the rain. |, for one, would just n
leave stick to this camp right along
providing the company don't change
She turned upon him with fashina
eyes. all thought of caution lost in her
anger How dare you say such .
thing You are contemptible, / de-
spise you"
My. Miss Jenny. but you are pres
ty when you get mad" he exclaimed
The answer took her completely
aback- He was neither angry nor
laughing at her. but met her defiant
| glance with candid. sober admiration
There was something more than af
j nliration in his glowing eyes: yet she
could not but see that her alarm had
been baSeless- His manner had never
been more respectful Suddenly she
found that she could no longer meA
his gaze She looked away and
stammered lamely- ~You-you should
Mt say such things. you know
Why not, Hasn't everything been
running smooth the last few dayse
| Haven't We been good chummy con-
rades7 OF course you've got the word
of the deal I know I'm not much q
fancy talk: but / like to hear it when
I've a chance I've led a lonesoms
sort of life since they did for nv si4
! tiers No. I'm not going to rake tAa1
up again I'm only trying TO give yos
an idea what it means to = fellow u
be with a lady like you Maybe u
isn't polite to tell you all this. but it'a
just what / feel. and 1 never did
/ amount TO shucks as a liar
Il believe l understand you. Mr.
Blake, and l really feel highly com
plimented"
NO. you don't. any such thing. Miss
Jenny Own up. now. Ii l met yoa
tomorrow on your papa's Doorstep
you'd cut me cold"
L should il you continued to be *
rude Have you no regard for my
feelings Rut here We are, talkina
nonsense when we should be goink--
is it NONSENSE he broke in
What does life mean. anyway Herr
We can be true friends and comrades
real. free living people 1t can't b
that you want to go back to all those
society shams after you've seen real
life, As for me. what have l to gain
BY going back to the everlasting
grind- / don't mind work; but when
a man has nothing ahead TO work fog
but a hank account. when it's grind
grind. grind till your head goes stale
and all the world looks black then
there's no choice but throw up youl
Job and go on 8 drunk. il you want ts
keep from gun accident Nayo<
you don't understand it, But thatA
what I've had to go through. time and
again. Do you wonder | like 20 fancy
an everlasting picnic here. with >
little partner who wouldn't let me
come within shouting distance of her
in the Land of layender-trousers ana
peek-a-boos
Mr.. Blake. really you are most IN
just, l could not be 500 migrate
full. after all your kindness I've
should certainly be glad to number
you among our friends
Drink and ali. eh,~
A man OF your will-power has nc
need whatever TO give way TO such
habit
Course not. If he's got anything
In sight worth while S7>oA -1c1sA
my folks must have been poor white
trash never could go after money
: lust for the fun of the game Ne
family. no friends. no-what-you-caA
its-cuIture- What's the use I
have fair head for figures; but al
the mathematics that l know I've had
TO catch hot OF the bat Its true
grubbed my c. e. out of a CORE
sponde1ce school. but fellow has ia
have an all-round. crack-up education
to put him where it's worth while"
You still have time to work up
You are not much over 80"
-Twenty-Seyen.
"TwenIy-seven, should have
thought What q hard life you must
have had,~
Hard work. Well. l suppose Pana
ma did do for me some. But it wasnS
so much that. Few fellows could hill
up the pace I've set and come out n
all
4 do not understand"
Just what you might expect o.
fellow in my fix-an kinds of gamble
and drink and-the res. of it
CTs- BE CoNrlNUED-1