The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-04-05
CHAPTER VII
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him ''picture postal" from Ocononio-
woo, Wisconsin. which his father dis
engaged from the family mail, one
morning at breakfast, and considerate-
~ handed to him without audible com
nent. Upon 1t was written, "Oh. you
Namsey" This was the last of Mllla.
Just before school opened, In the
autumn. Sadie Clews made some reve-
latlons. "Afilla did like you." said
Sadie. "After that time you jumped
In the creek to save her she liked you
better than any boy in town, and
guess II It wasn't for her counsin MILF
up In Chicago. she would Of liked you
the best anywhere. / guess she did,
anyway, because she hadn't seen him
for about a year then.
well, that afternoon she went
away I was over there and took In
everything that was goin' on. only she
made. me promise on my, word Of honor
! wouldn't even tell Albert. They
didn't get any wire from the uncle
about the touring car; it was her cou-
sin Milt that jumped on the train and
came down and nxed 1t all up for
Milla to 60 on the trip. and every.
thing. You see, Ramsey, she was
turned back a couple Of times In school
before she came In our class and !
don't know how old she IL and she
don't look old yet, but I'm pretty sure
she's at least eighteen. and she might
10 over. ! didn't think such a great
deal of this Milt's looks myself, but
he's anyway twenty-one years old, and
got good position, and ali their fam
lily seem to think he's just fine! 1t
wasn't bis father that took IN the tour
ing car on the debt, like, she said she
was writing you: 1t was Milt himself.
He started out in business when he
was only thirteen years old. and this
trip he was gettin' up for his father
and. mother and Milla was the first
vacation be ever took. Well, Of course
she wouldn't, like my tellin' you, but
! can't, see the harm Of It, now every
things all over"
"All--an overt You mean Milla's
going to be-tO be married?"
"She already IS" said Sadie. "They
got married at her Aunt Jess and I'm
Gle Purv's house, up in Chicago, last
Thursday. Yes, sir; that quiet, little
Milla's regular old married woman
by this time. ! expect. Isamseyl"
When he got over the shock, which
was not until the next day. one pre-
dominating feeling remained: 1t was
. gloomy pride-a pride In his proven
maturity. He was old enough. 1t ap-
rpeared, to have been the same thing
as engaged to a person who was now
a Married Woman. His manner thence
forth showed an added trace of seri-
BUSINESS and Reconsideration.
Having recovered his equlpoise and
something more, he entirely forgot that
moment of humble admiration he had
felt for Dora Yocum on the day Of his
fiattest .prostration.a When ne saw her
sitting In. the classroom, smiling bright
~ up at the teacher; the morning OF
the schools opening in the autumn
all his humility had long since van
ished and she appeared to him not
otherwise than as the scholar whose
complete proficiency had always beer
20 irksOme to him.
"I.ook at her!" he muttered to him
self. "Same ole Teachers Pet"
Now and then, as the days and sen
sons passed, and Dora's serene prog
ress continued, never checked or eve,
flawed. there stirred within him som,
llngerings of the old determinatio!
to "shnw" her; and he would conjur,
up Q day-dream Of Dora in loud Ia
nentation, while he led the laughte
q the spectators. But gradually hi
feeling about her came to be merel,
. dull oppression. He was tired o
having to look at her Gas he state'
IT. and lie thanked the Lord that tn
time wouldn't be so long now unit
he'd be out Of that ole schaQl. an
then all he'd have-&o do he'd just tax
care never to walk By her house.
gas easy enough to use some othe
street when b. bad TO- 60 down tow
The good ~ clau Of Ninsteec