The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13

in providing entertainment for both
ladies'. There had been other break
fasts on the terrace at Glenarm, and
tea almost every day in the shadow OF
st. Agathas, and one dinner Of state
in the great Glenarm dining room; but
more blessed were those hours In
which we rode, Helen and l, through
the sunset into dusk, or drove a canoe
over the quiet lake by night. Miss
Pat, l felt sure, in SO often leaving me
alone with Helen, was favoring my at
tentions; and thus the days passed,
like bubbles on flowing water.
She was in my thoughts as | rode
into Annandale to post some letters.
and l was about to remOunt at the
post-offlce door when l saw a crowd
gathered in front Of the village inn
and walked along the street to learn
the cause of 1t. And there, calmly
seated on a soap box was Gillespie,
clad in amazing checks, engaged in the
delectabe occupation of teaching a
stray village mongrel to jump stick.
The loungers seemed highly enter
tanned, and testified their appreciation
in loud outlaws. l watched the per-
Torrance for several minutes, Giles
pie meanwhile laboring patiently with
the dull dog, until finally 1t leaped the
stick amid the applause of the crowd.
Gillespie patted the dog and rose,
bowling with exaggerated gravity.
Gentlemen" he said, Il thank you
for your kind attention. Let my slight
success with that poor cur teach you
the lesson that we may turn the idlest
moment to some noble use. The edu-
cation of the lower animals is some
thing to which too little attention is
paid by those who, through the pro-
cesses of evolution, have risen to a
higher species. I am grateful, gentle
men, for your forbearance, and trust
we may meet again under circum-
stances more creditable to us all-in.
GLIDING the dog"
The crowd turned away mystified
while Gillespie, feeling in his pocket
for his pipe, caught my eye and
winked.
"Ah, Donovan" he said, coolly, land
so you were among the admiring spec
tators. l hope you have formed high
opinion of my skill as dog trainer
Once, 1 would have you know, taught
a Plymouth Rock rooster to turn 8
summersault. Are you quite alone?"
you seem to be as big a fool a
, ever!" l grumbled In disgust, vexet
. +. at finding him in the neighborhood.
"Gallantly spoken, my dear fellow
You are an honor to the Irish race ant
mankind. Our meeting, however, l!
not inopportune, as they say in books
. and l would have speech with you
gentle knight. The inn, though hum
BILE, is still not without decent com
forts. Will you honor me?"
, He turned abruptly and led the wa.
through the Office and up the stairway
babbling nonsense less for my enter
tainment, imagined, thai for the be
fuddlement of the landlord, who Ieane'
! heavily upon his scant desk an
watched our ascent.
:, He opened a door and lighted sew
eral oil lamps, which disclosed tire
connecting rooms.
You see, got tired of living in tn
=, did not understand my complex char
! acter The absurd fellow thought m
insane-can you imagine it,"
ITS a pity he didn't turn you owe
Z to the sheriff." growled.
Generously spoken! But l cam
here and hired most of this inn to b
. near the telegraph Office. Though a
e big a fool as you care to call me
nevertheless look to my buttons. TIL
hook-and-eye people are formidabl
competitors, and the button may
time become obsolete-stranger thing
have happened. l keep in touch wit
n our main office, and when l don't fe'
s, very good l fire somebody. Only th
morning l bounced our general mai
e. ager by wire for sending me a lett<
s. in purple type-writing; l had warne
n him, you understand, that he was
ID write to me in black. But it was onl
&c matter of time with that fellow. H
D. entered bull pup against mine in tt
q, Westchester bench show last. sprir
N and took the ribbon away from me.
ID really couldn't stand for that. In spi
Ell of my CLASSY splash In the asparag,
&c bed, I'm a man who looks to his di
l nifty, Donovan. VIII you smoker"
~ l lighted my pipe and encourage
re him to go on.
How long have you been in tn
MT bake-oven?"
~ Il moved in this morning-you'
ne my first pilgrim. l have spent Il
ey long hot day in getting settled l hi
Ut to throw out the furniture and b.
sy new stuff of the local emporium
10 where, it depressed me to learn, fur
SIN ture for the dead Is supplied even
es' for the living. That chair, which
nt- beg you to accept, stood next in Il
po- shop to a coffin suitable for a carca
40 of about your build, old man. B
ne don't let the suggestion annoy you!
MS. read your book on tiger hunting a Il