Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-11-09

III Iici Nhdt dDoul hio iuihcN 'Hc.
Besides, he had another reason for
seeking Eustace's society. AS man
who had been actually engaged to
marry this supreme girl, Eustace Hig-
nett had an attraction for Sam akin
to that OF some great public monu-
ment. He had become a sort Of shrine
He had taken on a giamor. Sam en-
tered the stateroom almost reveren-
TALLY with something of the emotions
of boy going into his first dime mu-
scum.
The exhibit was lying on his back
staring at the roof Of the berth. BY
lying absolutely still and forcing him
self to think of purely inland scenes
and objects he had contrived to reduce
the green in his complexion TO mere
tinge. But 1t would be paltering with
the truth to say that he felt debonair.
He received Sam with wan austerity.
"Sit down." he said. Don't stand
there swaying like that. / can't bear
it."
why, we aren't out Of the harboR
yet. Surely you aren't going TO BE-
seasick already"
Il can issue no positive guarantees
Perhaps if l can keep my mind of it
/ have had good results for
the last ten minutes by thinking stead
fly Of the Sahara. There" said Eus-
tace Hignett with enthusiasm, SIS a
place for you That is something like
a spot Miles and miles of sand and
not a drop Of water anywhere.'
Sam sat down on the lounge.
You're quite right. The great
thing Is to concentrate your mind on
other topics. Why not. for instance,
tell me some more about your unfor-
tunate affair with that girl-Billie
Bennett 1 think you said her name
was"
"Wilhelmina Bennett. Where on
earth did you get the idea that her
name was Billie?"
81 had a notion that girls called
Wilhelmina were sometimes Billie to
their friends"
81 never call her anything but VIII
helmina. But I really cannot talk
about It, The recollection fortunes
me-"
That's Just what you want. It's the
counter-irritation principle. Persevere
and you'll soon forget that you're on
board ship at ALL"
There's something in that" admit
ted Eustace refectively. ITS very
good Of you to be 80 sympathetic and
interested"
MY dear fellow anything
that l can do where did you
meet her first, for instance"
@At a dinner - Eustace Hig-
nett broke off abruptly. He had a
good memory and he had just recol-
lected the fish they had served at that
dinner-a fiabby and exhausted-look-
ing fish, half sunk beneath the sur
face of a thick white sauce.
land what struck you most forcfbly
about her at first? Her lovely hair, /
suppose?'
How did you know she had lovely
hair?'
MY dear chap, naturally assumed
that any girl with whom you fell in
love would have nice hair"
"Well, you are perfectly right. as It
happens. Her hair was remarkably
beautiful. 1t was red
Like autumn leaves with the sun
on them, :" said Marlowe ecstatically.
sWhat an extraordinary thing
That is an absolutely exact descrip-
ton. Her eyes were deep blue :"
"Or, rather, green
"Blue."
Green. There is a shade of green
that looks blue
what the devil do you know about
the color of her eyes?" demanded Eus-
tace heatedly. Am I telling you
about her. or are you telling mel?
my dear old man, don't get excited.
Don't you see l am trying to construct
that girl In my imagination, to visual
ize her? l don't pretend TO doubt
your special knowledge, but after all
green eyes generally do go with red
hair and there are all shades OF green.
There Is the bright green Of meadow
grass, the dull green Of the uncut
emerald, the faint sellowish green Of
your face at the present moment -
Don't talk about the color of my
facet Now you've gone and reminded
me Just when l was beginning TO for
get"
lawfully sorry Stupid Of me, Get
your mind off II again-quick What
were you saying? Oh. yes, this girl.
always think 1t helps one 10 form a
mental picture OF people II one knows
something about their tastes-what
sort OF thing they are interested In,
their favorite topics OF conversation.
and so on. This Miss Bennett. now,
what did she like talking aboutY'
"Oh. all sorts Of things"
Eyes, but whaty
well, for one thing she was very
fond Of poetry. II was that which
nrst drew US together"
Poetry" Sans heart sank a
hide. He had read q certain amount
OF poetry Ct school, and once be had