The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-29

s,". e ~ wiring him with shame ana w.
~ wv was followed by anoth.r ..,,t,
did na. him. for out Of school h.
4 4,t not lack Imagination. wb.t ~ -
v,v,s, nag reported his illness ton
WY, vr,ialy to Milla7 Milla was IN ,ou ~
bs rs' :. H. 10 her alarm, she should com.
49,, 70 the house to inqulr, Of h,s
Mu. IT., ABOUT him7 What II Abe tolI
~. Slilholland they were "enyo oad",
in m' = mex. moment Ramsey was project.
ing conversation between his motha.
anu A''la In which the latter stated
u'al she and Ramsey were Soon - ha
rsanr '.,,. .nat She regarded him as al.
.eaoy virtually her husband and d.
h'ahded to nurse him.
~ panic he fed from the house h.
iore breakfast, going out by wav ~ :.
que uoor' and he crossed back ward.
s s ellmbed back fences to reach Al.
~.. r"N'on the more swiftly, This
creature, ladies' man almost nro,o.
s,ohally' was found exercising with an
sor s'e iron and a pair Of flannel trou.
s.,s ia d basement laundry, by way Of
SURFING his appetite for the morn,no
meal. ''A" 'ns
See here, Albert" his friend said
' ureaIh'essly. II got a favor. want
you 10 60 over to Milias-"
I'm goin' to finish pressin' these
,,ousers'' Albert interrupted. "Then
I'VE got my breakfast to eat"
well, you could do this first" said
ramsey, hurriedly. 1T wouldn't hurt
you TO DO me this little favor first,
lou Just slip over and see Milla for
me- II she's up yet, and IL she isn't
you better walt around till she is, be.
cause want you to tell her I'm a
"hole lot better this morning. Tell
her I'm pretty near practically all right
again, Albert. and I'll probly write her
d note or something right soon-or In
week or so, anyhow. You tell her"
We'll, you act pretty funny" Albert
exclaimed, fumbling in the pockets Of
MS coat. "Why can't you go on over
ana tell her yourself2 But just as 1t
happens there wouldn't be any use
your goin' over there, or me, either"
"Why notT'
"Mi!la amt there said Albert, still
searching the pockets of his coat.
when we went by her house last night
to tell her about your headache and
stomach and all. why, her mother told
US Milla'd gone up to Chicago yester-
day afternoon with her aunt, and said
she left note for you, and she said il
you were sick l better take 1t and
give 1t to you. I was gOin' to bring 1t
over to your house after breakfast"
He found 1t. Here"
Ramsey thanked him feebly, and de-
parted in state of partial stupefac.
ton, brought on by glimpse of the
disabilities of life. He had also, not
relief, but a sense Of vacancy and loss
for Milla, out of his reach, once more
became mysteriously lovely.
Pausing In an alley, he read her
note.
"Dearie: Thought I ought to call
you up but over the phone Is just nil
for explanations as Mama and Aunt
Jess would hear everything and
thought l might seem cold to you moi
saying anything sweet on account OF
them listening and you would wonder
why l was so cold when telling you
good-by for a vile maybe weeks. 1t II
this wuy Uncle Purv wired Aunt JEST
he has just taken in big touring cal
on a debt and his vacation starts to
morrow so II they we're going to take
trip they better start right way sc
Aunt Jess invited me. Now dearie
have to pack and write this In hurry
SO you will not be disappointed wher
YOU come by for the B. c. tonight. Dc
not 80 get some other girl and take
her for l would hate her and nothing
in this world would make me false fol
one second to my kiddo boy. l do moi
know lust when home again as thu
folks think l better stay up there FOL
visit at Aunt Jess and Uncle Purv'
home in Chicago after the trip is over
But I think of you all the time ant
YOU must think OF me every minute an'
believe your own dearie she will neve
no not for one second be false. s.
Tell SADIE and Alb good-by for me ant
do not he false to me any more thai
I would be to you and 1t will not b'
long till nothing more will Interrupt
our sweet friendship
Asa measure Of domestic prudence
Ramsey tore the note into irrepnrao''
fragments, but he did this Slowly
and without experiencing any OF tn
revulsion created by Mila's forme
missive.
He was melancholy. aggrieved ina
she should treat him so.