Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1912-01-18

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saw her today"
Not the lady of your dreams7 And
Ii the fiesh:n
Ne same, was standing in the
uepot waiting for a fellow who didn't
come Tan you imagine more disgust.
ing place for romance? 4 lady drop.
PED her kerchief. With the prompt
gaiiantry that is one OF my charming
tfaits' picked 1t up and returned ii
% her- All, thank you And she
oeished TO give me the hundredth part
u a fraction Of a coidly Indifferent
glance. as though I were TIE cement
beneath her feet Then I turned cold
ana stitf with fright and w0nderment
Il was she-as / had dreamed her.
stood, staring like q yokel. while she
passed through the gate to her train.
made n dash to follow her, TO be
met by a blue arm with brass buttons
ana the prosaie demand, Show your
ticket pIeaser Ticket | said. I've
no ticket Cart pass through thenr
Man. | said, I must. I'm the presi-
dent of this railroad. I'm the governor
or the state. I'm the president of
these glorious United States. It's &
matter of life and death | mustr
Can't pass without ticket was all
the concession | received | rushed to
the ticket agents window. Ticket |
demanded. Where toY he said leisure
II, as though the solar system hadn't
suddenly stood still. Where to? |
don't know confided to him. First
stop on New York limited I suppose
lie handed me a few inches Of paper.
| threw down bill and, without wait
Ing for change. rushed out to the gate
man. waving my ticket frantically
Now will you let me pass? | cried
Nope be answered TRANQUILITY. Train
just pulling out It was true! | sat
down on truck and spent fifteen
minutes inventing new ways Of OK
pressing profound black despair And
such" he cried, striking d tragic att
tude, lis tho balefuI effect OF modern
invention upon romance. Weep with
men'
"Paul!' Kathleen exclaimed, star
tied You let your imagination carry
you away. Come back to earth. She
may be the very opposite of all you
imagine her"
mo. no. Kathleen She's not imagi-
nation. She's the realest thing in my
life. I'm q horrible sham beside you
real, big people. but there are three
genuine things IN my life-she, my
friendship for you and my honest lik-
ing for Bob
Kathleen made as If to speak, but
said nothing.
"Yes|' he urged her gently. Say it."
Paul" she said impulsively. your
liking for Bob is honest. isn't It? Be
cause you're the only person he has
ever given his friendship to. and
think it's deeper friendship than
either of you realizes. II you were to
prove false 10 him he would be hope
lessly imbittered Think of the evil
he might do If he were to run amuck!
You aud he are men of different tastes
and temperaments. The day may
come when you may Ice tempted to
turn away from him. You will be a
true friend TO him always. won't your"
"Of course WILL" be said, smiling
at her earnestness.
"Ah. no. Paul. Such things aren't
always of course You're both ID
politics. | hate politics: 1t makes men
SO hard and selfish. You're ambitious
He has many enemies. And be isn't
like other men He is apt to be too
too exacting sometimes.
''But promise, Kathleen
II don't ask that. Promises don't
mean much. do they? And-because
he is what he is-you may find it very
hard sometimes"
From the outside came the sound Of
some one walking swiftly up the pave
ment to the house.
There he comes now" Paul said
Il know that step in thousand. How
like him 1t is! He il is inexorable as
fate, that man. Let us keep him
right"
When Bob entered the library Kath-
leen and Remington were chatting
brightly of her latest charity. He us
tened awhile before interrupting.
Il JUST came from stoughton Lie
wants to go back TO the legislature"
"Yesg Remington queried eagerly.
Il told him had no objections.
Remington's face fell. "Ah! had
rather hoped to go myself"
well. why don't you try for itF'
"But you told Stoughton"-
"That had no objections 10 MS
trying. say the same 10 you"
"But II you were to come out Tor HE
IT would be dead sure"
NO" said Bob firmly. IF It's worm
having it's worth lighting for. III
keep out and keep Haggin out lheh
you and stoughton can fight it out De-
tween you"
isn't he the generous soul!' KEN
ineton laughed to Kathleen. who only
smiled back. ITS a tough proposition
you put me up against stonsh'oii ns1s