The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-23
it's oftener Rosalind. hope you don't
as It . Bargain Z"

It's oftener Rosalind. hope you don't
object, Mr.. Donovan"
No. l rather like it; it's in keeping
with your variable character. You
seem prone, like Rosalind, to wood
| land wandering. l dare say the other
people of the cast will appear in due
season. So far l have seen only the
| Fool"
THE Fool? Oh. yes; there was
! Touchstone, wasn't there?'
Il believe it is admitted that there
was"
She laughed; l felt that We were
bound to get on better, now that we
understood each other.
You are rather proud of your at
tainments. aren't you? l have really
read the play, Mr.. Donovan; I have
even seen it acted"
Il did not mean to reflect on your
Intelligence, which is acute enough; or
on your attainments, which are suf-
ficient; or on your experience of life.
We'll spoken! really believe that
l am liking you better all the time,
Mr.. Donovan"
My heart is swollen with gratitude
You heard my talk with your father at
his cottage last night. And then you
flew back to Miss Pat and played the
hypocrite with the artlessness of Rosa
lind-the real Rosalind."
Did l? Then I'm as clever as am
wicked. You. no doubt, are as wise as
you are good"
She folded her ans with a quick
movement, the better, thought, to
express satisfaction with her own
share of the talk; then her manner
changed. abruptly. She rested her
hands on the back OF the bench and
bent toward me.
My father dealt very generously
with you. You were an intruder. He
was we'll within his rights in capturing
you. And. more than that you drew
to our place some enemies of your
own who may yet do US grave injury"
They were no enemies of mine!
Didn't you hear me debating that mat
ter with your father? They were his
enemies and they bounced on me by
mistake. It's not their fault that they
didn't kill mel"
That's likely story. That little
creek is the quietest place in the
world"
How do you know" l demanded,
bending closer toward her.
Because my father tells me so!
That was the reason he chose it,"
He wanted place to hide when
the ciffoc hnnop,n 10 ho< g.
advise you. Miss Holbrook, in view of
all that has happened, and II you have
any sense of decency left, to keep
away from there"
And l suggest to you, Mr.. Donovan,
that your devotion to my aunt does
not require you to pursue my father.
You do we'll to remember that stran-
ger thrusting himself into the affairs
OF family he does not know puts him.
self in very bad light"
Il am not asking your admiration,
Miss Holbrook"
You may save yourself the trou-
hlc!" she flashed and then laughed
out merrily. Let us not be SO alb
surd. We are quarreling like two
school children over an apple. It's
really a pleasure to meet you in this
unconventional fashion, but we must
he amiable. Our affairs Will not be
settled by words am sure of that. |
must beg Of you, the next time you
come forth at night, to wear your
cloak and dagger. The stage setting is
fair enough; and the players should
dress their parts becomingly. am
already rar-cd Rosalind-at night;
Aunt Pat We will call the Duches, in
exile; and we were speaking a mo-
ment ago OF the Fool Well. yes.
thore was q Fool