The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-03-14
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Brown Eyes or Blue?
By JOSEPH A. PALCAR

an old school friend, and Velma Pres
tons name at the end OF 1t suggested
no end of glittering possibilities for
gay-perhaps a desperate-fortnight
| unused Elose She waited six hours
! for some shadow Of response from
Royce to the packages she had sent;
then, with broken heart and brain
teeming with reckless resolutions. she
began to take out her clothes and pack
them for the trip.
At four o'clock, she suddenly remem-
bered that she had not time to write
and must send telegram to her
friend stating when to expect her
She ran to the telephone only to find
that it was dead" The nearest neigh /
Dor was a block away. but that tele-
gram was essential, and snatching up
a scarf. she wound it about her head
and hurried down to the Kelceys.
Anita Kelley met her at the door.
She wore a mammoth bunch Of violets
in her bet The odor of them came in
sickening rush to Eloise's senses.
but she trampled down her feeling
as she said, lightly:
What exquisite blossoms. Where
did you get them?"
THE queerest thing" replied the
other girl "A boy brought them up
about noon from Milford Royce. 1t
seems he's going of on a business trip
to be absent some time. But | can't
/ imagine why he should have sent me
the flowers except that we used to be
good friends and had a sort OF half
way engagement to go with him to the
opera next week. But OF course you
know all about his going"
"Oh-er-yes-yes, of course. But
:. | came to ask the use OF your phone
for a moment dear Ours Is out or
:. order and I'm rushed to death to get
- away on that six o'clock train for Gin
cinnati.'
Eoise never knew how she got
IN through with her message nor how she
% got out OF the house without betray
ing herself Anita Kelley. OF all
. girls in the world she was the very
| last she would have dreamed OF as q
i rival Jealous pang shot through
her; in a fash she rememb red Nil
ford telling her once that Anita anc
he were sweethearts in the boy-and
girl davs-and-an Anita had b'acl
| eyes, He had repented Of his hast,
! declaration OF love to her and gon
back 10 his first choice.
Eloise staggered up the stems an
went blindly en- to her unfinished pack
ing in the disordered room. ever
nerve ting'ng with moro ication. tn
outraged blood pounding in her ten
Il pies.
At s.. so she was ready for the ioul
Il ney st 5:35 she stepped into tax
cab and was whirled toward the sti
ton She took up her position in lin
at the ticket Office and waited imp;
: tiently fer her turn to come to secur
transport alton and get aboard lie
train.
AS she turned from the window tn
hot blood sp'urged to her cheeks: he
gaze trembed bewlderingIv into tt
earnest. all-at-once entreating eyes
tire man who had Yesterday b en- dea
err than all others.
"Eloise," The name escaped hi
. Involuntary; he took quick ste
toward her. every resolution of Il
MS morning forgotten.
70 But the girl lifted her head with
an swift touch of dignity and passed hi
0u with a cold nod of recognition. In
second he was beside her. Her ind
W ference maddened him, and castil
e prudence to the winds Rovce burt
q, 1T the first thing that came into
thought
~ For heavens sake, what is
~. Whv-why aren't you wearing my v
-. lets?"
Wild Those v'olets, Could it be possif
IN. that they ad been meant for her
INV stead of Anita Kelley! Her mi
c,e worked rapidly. All! That explain
.;nh the dozen American beauties sent
he her BY young Doctor Brean that moi
,res ing-they we're Anita's; the delive
~. boy had got things mixed. She he
opened her lips to speak. when
+o suddenly remembered that indignity
der. the previous night Then she beg
,liar to walk rapidly down the platfor
con. Rovce keeping imperturbable step
Of her side.
the "Where are YOU going!" he ash
r,ed her sternly, lit seems to me that af
be- everything, you owe me some
liter fling"
he "Cincinnati," she cut In SHARP
we'll, "the green car over there
part THE Nlue car. with the diner
eak. tached. you mean"
that Eloise stood stock still and sta
old into Milford Royce's perplexed ia
milford" she exclaimed. relief
ross amusement struggling for the mast
MS of her pretty features. look at r
de- What color are my eyes?"
'erai Your eyes? Why, brown. of cours
'iess' He looked at her stupidity =,
haven't been crying. have you?'
"een A train bell rang With his HI
'io'e on her arm. Royce hurried her l
~ the chair car.
~ "Oh. dear!" cried the girl. as
-,.p train pulled out, this car Is GO
nod to Chicago"
- $50 are we, little GIRL
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