The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-02-16
TWO DEAF
MUTES
By MOLLEE K. WETHEREu
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. l1il

men began to work their fingers in tn.
sign language of deaf mutes They
were we'll dressed. gentlemanlike fel
lows. and it was evident from the rap.
1dity will, which they talked with their
hands that they could neither hear no,
speak.
Isn't # pity. Gracey" said one of
the girls to the other. that these
young men are deaf mutes!'
And so handsome. too
Inc words were spoken in too low a
tone for their vk;-a-vis to hear. even if
they had been endowed with hearing,
Tor the girls could not quite feel SIRE
Of their condition. AS the train got
under way. making more and mere Of
rattle. the girls gained confidence
and raised their voice. Since Ito heed
was paid to them by the young men,
no matter what they said. they fina!i,
became used to speaking in their natu
raj voices.
Isn't it funny. Belle" said Grace.
ITO be talking about people before their
faces and they not being able to hear
word"
heres Il fascination about it," re
| plled the other DO you know | aEl
possessed with Il desire to say some
thing wouldn't have them hear for
the uniYcr>e''
"Why So"
"Oh, on account of the novelty Of the
thing Didn't YOU ever say all sorts Of
| things to some deaf persona
Yes. indeed. My aunt Margaret is
deaf rs post. | delight to call her
names right under her nose
(which do you think the handsomer
of the two inen?'
1.-THE one with the blue eyes and
light hair"
HE hasn't IL mustache. You know
what they say about kissing man
! without u mustache-like eating an
egg without salt"
Il wouldn't mind kiss from him
even If he has no mustache."
At that moment the two young men
ceased their silent communication, and
the one with blue eyes. light hair and
no mustache looked through the win.
dow. His companion was seized with
slight coughing and put his handker.
chief to his mouth. But In q few
minutes they We're wriggling their fin
gers again.
"FOr my part" said Grace. II pre-
fer the one with that soft black beard
think beard that has not long
grown Is very becoming to young
man."
why don't you tell him so loud
enough for him to hear you-that Is. if
he wasn't deaf as manikin?"
do you dare me?"
Dare you? There's nothing to dare.
Don't you know that the reason these
people can't talk is that they are born
without the slightest ability to hear?
Not being able to hear, they can't learn
how to talk"
SIS that it?"
"Yes."
'Wcll, Mr.. Man. your black beard is
very becoming, and you with blue eyes
my friend wouldn't mind your kissing
her."
Then the girls looked at each other
and laughed. 1t was great fun to be
able to talk this way to two nice look
ing young men who couldn't hear Il
word they were saying. Nor could
they help looking at the subjects OF
their remarks to note the absolutely
unconscious look on their faces.
Then the conductor came around to
take up tickets. and the girls saw
that the young mems were for the
same station as their own. When the
conductor had passed Grace said to
Belle:
"How would it do to ask them to
come and see us tonight"
"You can ask them what you like. II
won't make any difference. Indeed,
you might screech in their ears and
they wouldn't hear YOU"
well, then, I'm going to do it just
for fun
Don't"
"Why not:'
"Oh, it seems as if they ought tc
hear us. even if they don't"
do you suppose If they had heard
what we had said about them they
could help showing it?"
"Of course not"
swell, then. what are you afraid off,?
I'm not afraid. Young gentlemen
we are very much pleased with your
| appearance. We live at 81 North
Adams street. We would be very glad
to have you call upon us this evening.
She said all this looking straight al
her friend. The young mems fingers
were going like lightning. They seemed
to have found a new subject Of mutua
interest
"What would be the use of theil
coming to see us?" said Belle. "They
couldn't talk to us nor we to them"
Perhaps they carry states to write
messages on"
When the train stopped at the station
where all We're to alight one Of the
young men said to the other in sono
ro,,c hoSS vOioo.