Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-11-30

" time II seemed the only course t.
Ill pursue"
h. Sam started.
n "Was it you who threw that bit Of
" butterY
IS at was"
o AZ wish I'd known You silly chump,
I. you ruined my collar"
g "Ah, well, it's seven years ago. You
4 would have had TO send 1t to the wash
anyhow by this time. But don't let
I us brood on the past. Let us put our
heads together and think how we can
5 get you out Of this terrible situation
Il don't want to get out Of it. l
confidently expect to be the hit Of the
evening"
THE hit of the EVENING" You!
Snging"
"Tm not going to sing. I'm going
to DO that imitation of Frank Tinney
which l did at the Trinity smoker.
You haven't forgotten that? You were
at the piano taking the part Of the
conductor of the orchestra. What a
riot l was-we were l say, Eustace,
| old man, suppose you don't feel well
enough to come up now and take your
old part? You could do it without a
rehearsal. You remember how 1t went. |
'Hullo, Ernestp 'Hullo, Frankp Why
not come alongT
"The only piano | will ever sit at
will be one firmly fixed on a floor that
does not heave and wobble under me-"
Nonsense The boats as steady as
a rock now The seas like a mill
pond'
Nevertheless, thanking you for the
suggestion, mol"
"Oh, well, then l shall have to get
on as best l can with that fellow Nor
timer. We've been rehearsing all the
afternoon and he seems to have the
hang of the thing. But he won't be
really right He has no pep, no vim.
still, If you won't well, /
-hink I'll be getting along to his state
Dom. l told him 1 would look In for
| last rehearsal"
The door closed behind Sam, and
lustace Hignett, lying on his back,
ave himself up to melancholy medita-
ion. He was deeply disturbed by his
ousin's sad story. He knew what it
leant being engaged to Wilhelmina
ennett. 1t was like being taken aloft
balloon and dropped with a thud
q the rocks.
HIS reflections were broken by the
orupt opening of the door. Marlowe
lshed in. Eustace peered anxiously
1t OF his berth. There was too much
rk on his cousins face to allow of
" real registering Of emotion, but
could tell from his manner that all :
rs not we'll Il
whats the matter?" tx
Sam sank on the lounge. In
The bounder has quit!" IA
The bounder? What bounderY' M
lhere Is only one Bream Morti- ~
r. curse him. There may be others
ON thoughtless critics rank as e
lnders, but he is the only man really
serving of the title. He refuses to ~
pear! He has walked out on the
tie has left me fiat | went into
stateroom just now, as arranged @{
the man was lying on his bunk.
aning." ~
| thought you said the sea was like -
=
IL wasn't that! He's perfectly fit. |,
II seems that the silly ass took n
MS head to propose to Billie lust
IRE apparently he's loved
Tor years in a SILENT self-effacing Ii
and OF course she told him that IL
was engaged to me, and the thing IL
Il MIN to such an extent that he -
the idea Of sitting down ar q ~
o and helping me give an imita- =, NJ :
OF Frank Tinney revolts him. He strer
ne intends to spend the evening -
3D. reading Schopenhauer. I hone w.
okeS him." -
ut this is splendid! This lets Won
nat do you rsean? Lets me outr
n.y. now you went be able TO
ar Oh, you will be thankful for
IN years to come"
ont appear Won't I dashed
appear! Do you think I'm going
sappoint that dear girl when she
wing on me? would rather die7u
1t you can't appear without .
It."
e got a pianist"
u haveT
s. little understood shrimn Of
ow with a green face and ear.
'ater-wings."
ont think know him"
;, you do He's you'll"
; you. You are going TO SIT q,
mo tonight"
sorry to dlsappolnt you. but
possible | gave you nv Views
subject just now"
we altered them"
went"
= you soon VIII. ana I'll tell va,
n you don't ger up out OF tbat
efih you've been roostin, 4.