Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-04-08
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quaintance she had been growing n
creasingly fond of Geary; for nearly
week she had been DESTROYS OF calm
him Bill, which is comfortable nam
and, TO Dolores way of thinking. a DE
culiarly appropriate cognomen TO
such distinctly American young man
AT mention of the beloved word h,
glanced down at her pleasurably.
"Thank you" he said. I'm glad YOU
got around to it finally. Those that
love me always call me Bill"
"YOu called me Dolores"
Il move we make 1t unanimous. I'm
foe to formallty"
Second the motion, Bill. SO am I
when / care to be-and in our case
your formallty is spelling our comrade-
ship. And now, with reference to the
extraordinary Senior Webster"
"Why, the poor old horse has been
down with ptomaine poisoning. They
carried him off the train at st. Louis
and stood him on his head and pumped
him out, and just did manage to cancel
his order for a new tombstone. He
says he's feeding regularly again and
has booked passage on La Estrellita,
so we can look for him on the next
steamer arriving"
"Oh, the poor fellowp Dolores MUIR !
fervently that Billy was on |
the point of hurting his heart at her
feet on the instant.
The thousand dollars Webster had
,abled Billy for road-stake" had
)een dwindling rapidly under the slim
ilus or one continuous opportunity to
pend the same In a quarter where 1t
vas calculated to bring the most Joy.
Or. Geary was absolutely begged in
ne quagmire of his first love affair,
ut until his mining concession should
IMPLY justify an avowal of his passion, l
n instructive sense of the eternal fit
ess of things reminded Billy of the :
ID proverb that a closed mouth q
ltches no flies. And in the meantime =
such is the optimism Of YOUTH he de- h
ded there was no need for worry, for .
hen a girl calls fellow Bill, when :
e tells him he's a scout and doesn't .
re a whoop for any society except %
it's greatI a
A wireless from Webster warned :
lly OF the formers imminent arrival. C.
st before sunset Billy and Dolores. :"
ing along the Malecon, sighted a NJ
If of smoke far out to sea-a blur s.
It grew and grew until they could :
Ike out the graceful white hull of La p. %,
rellita, before the swift tropic night :
cended and the lights of the great ~ ~
sel shimmered across the harbor. we
Too late to clear quarantine to M
ut" Billy mourned, as he and Do Us
IS rode back to her hotel. "All the 90
lie, I'm going to borrow the launch ~
ny good friend Leber and his pro- M
Don Juan Cafetero, and 90 out We
he steamer tonight. can heave to Hot
tile way from the steamer and vel RRpI
e the old rascal, anyhow" =
ortunately, good little Leber con- MAJ
ed to Billy's request, and Don Juan Iru
etero was sober enough to turn the WE
ne over and run the launch. From bull
deck of the steamer Webster WEI
king his 'post-prandial cigar, caught L.
[ OF the launchs red and green Schc
lights chugging through the inky oAla
kness; as the little craft slid IN KID
thin cables length of the steam a apee
nd move to, something told Web and
that Billy Geary would soon be M1D
1g him. He edged over to the and
solici
nat you, Blilr he shouted. vUL
ey Jack, old pal !" Billy's delight servi'
oice answered him. -
knew you'd come, Billy bow" repair
knew you'd know it. JOHNNY MIR
come aboard, you know, until the ing, G
clears, but 1 can lie off here and T-n..
hello. How is your internal room
anism?" -
and. However, your query re- For 10
me haven't taken the medicine oil all
octor warned me to take after ATTEl
for couple of weeks. Wait a For p
e, Bill, until go to my stateroom MOLE
my duty to my stomach" Der IN
ten minutes Billy and Don Juan THE j
no bobbed about in the launch hemsti
stentorian voice shouted from ,---.- 1870
-eamer Hey you'll In the
) there. Not so close. Back a.
Imam kio,.oa A. mande
,et orrbo+ I'll, :. 20, 1' DaoA was a
again INC 'oiee able h
10" Billy soliloquized. THAT'S as inu
Vebster's voice. Wonder what Ailleri
ID to. thouqbt ho 80 nine t
ly-preferring medicine TO me ana II
lute 1 hailed himIn drinks
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