The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-02-23
"Oh, Evelyn" breathed the other

"oh, Evelyn breathed the 9th,
girl quickly.
The two motorists lifted their cal
and turned reluctantly away. 20,
machine broke down. and We were 0
the back track for the farmhous
hoping to get something to eat. 70
see, we lost our lunch basket from til
car explained Elly. With Il kee
glance at the well appointed wickt
hamper lying on the ground.
There Is Il great dea more here tina
we can ever eat" said the tall gil
calmly, $50 you are quite welcome t
lunch with lis If you please"
ION. Eveiyn." cried the younger cir
/ with dancing eyes
Evelyn shook her head in disar
prevail and the younger girl subside,
into state of dimpling cIuckles tina
Billy Moore found most alluring.
Without further Introduction the fou
sat down to the excellent luncheon ire
pared by some carefuI hand.
II don't know just what kind of NJ,
this is-meat, | believe" said Evelyn
Offering it to Jim Austin as carver O.
the occasion.
Jim looked solemnly into the depth:
OF the pastry and then announced. "It's
an am and veal pie. l'm sure"
That sounds like one of Mr.. Pick
wick's luncheons," said Evelyn, quite
unrutlled The fat boy was fond OF
pies, you know
You must have found this hamper
a heavy load to carry" remarked BILLY
Moore misc hievously
I'VE did find it," returned tie SELF
possessed Evelyn. What is that in
the bottle. Dora: Teu:"
Dora had opened one of the the,uos
bottles and now brought out bottle
of iced tea.
II think there's coffee in the other
one, she said. (which will you have p
"Tea." said Evelyn.
"And you?' She looked at Billy
from deep hazel eyes.
us that tea in--er-those other bot
tles?'' asked Billy slyly.
The two girls blushed hotly "Why,
no. 1t must have been put in by mis-.
take. believe-it's champagne" said
Evelyn after a little pause.
"Oh, Evelyn cried Dora.
ut must have been Il mistake" chal.
lenged Evelyn. looking severely from
one to the other Of her guests.
ut must have BEEN" assented Jim
Austin, bowling with grave courtesy.
"Of course" added Billy Moore.
You better throw them away, Dora"
said Evelyn.
"Oh, no-er-of course!" stammered
Billy, sinking back into the seat from
which he had suddenly arisen.
Permit me, Miss Dora" said Jim,
with heavy politeness, ana, taking the
two offending bottles from Dora's pref
ty hands, he tossed them up the in
cline toward the road. "There!" he
CALCULATED triumphantly as he returned
to his seat.
"But surely somebody will find
them," demonstrated Dora. II was
going to throw them into the deep
thicket, away from temptation"
1--WE will remove them from tempta.
lion when we go away" assured Billy
Moore warmly, and little smile rip
pied the faces Of the two girls.
''This is a mighty good pie" COM
nented Jim after they had talked
awhile Of motoring and other kindred
opics. 81 tell you there's nobody can
make veal and 'am pie like Duffy"
A silence followed this hasty remark.
WAS that thunder heard!' asked
Billy, with happy adroitness.
"a hay wagon" said Evelyn prompt
=.
"a possible tow for the machine"
Jim. "We'-
Perhaps it's our car" said Dora
uddenly. Evelyn, l do believe they
ave come back for us"
"No; they would blow the horn"
aid Evelyn. Let us finish this re-
'ast and 80 forth to meet them"
II hope you will permit us to carry
our hamper as far as the road" said
i'm as they concluded the meal.
certainly" said Evelyn carelessly,
nd then, after hurried whispered
onsultation with Dora, she said with
ass assurance: IL really don't know
that to do with this basket. You see,
7e found It'll"
"Found it? Whereof
"Out in the road here"
"Then it, isn't your lunch basket"
aid Billy Moore.
"Never saw it before" said Evelyn.
We We're with a party when our ma
hine broke down, and they went back
} the farm for repairs and lunch and
1T us here, where 1t is cool. We
Ivy the hamper lying beside the road,
nd as we were tired Of waiting and
ute hungry we tackled it. Perhaps
is yours" she said. as if suddenly !
,
81 wonder" calculated Billy.
II knew Duffy's pie" asserted Jim
ustin.
"And l recognized the tablecloth."
ia D;IIu !