The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-12
NILE. TOPAZ
AND HER
TRAINEDCATS
3, LAURA M. MONTGOMERY


"nen 4. pelinda jOyously, enptylne
ich be y. rho carpet sweeper into the
Which h, - oaner box so casually that
=, ., the gray. velyety-looking strips
the Nh O' sss, aoated down on the blond
ANN - n "that frst-foor woman who,
25 a., ea' .os staring out at the lot back
'bate. o,- their pOrches
VIII wbat? On you're fiat dweller.
Il in, - VOL. In the center of the dlngy
insa.s divided by diagonal paths worn
goo ,bo feet of the U. of G. students,
me- Wy ..od caravan wagon, dusty and
q 49,. yS ling singular air of aloofness.
r. SaH oebald horse had been unhar-
'S4 ..od and was tethered nearby, hunt
;. bonefulIy for the sparse blades of
laton /, sss that the aforesaid studious feet
s {32M "a snared There were no windows
ract naA ,be caravan. only narrow door
tor TIL exclusive appearance at the top Of
1874 u he shallow step.
:. Th@ The children of the neighborhood
i props v,tbered as if by magic. With ear
Of rl rr,ting cat-cals and shrieks for
the ia. stinnay" to show himself at once.
ocats hey swarmed, teasing the old horse,
total nd Harry, noting with the sharpness
lnoupcy NJ street gamin the letter flap in the
door hurried up and stuck an impu-
n Il, bent fist through.
: Maa Belinda watched, and when an ago
90 la lied scream broke forth, she laughed |
'4~s aloud. yellow, furry claw, had |
A'a daued out through the letter flap and |
'4'0 neatly scratched his homely face. No
bat 49, svnrossod ary royret &c his "a
&c pufed mother Indignantly bore him
SUI Upstairs where he consoled himself by
riding bis veocipede over the heads of
he l. the unfortunates living below.
han The caravan perched silently. The
and meek horse drowsed, only rousing
ty himself enough to gently kick at
child who blew a mouth-organ in his
ear The be-puffed lady called up the
~ Hyde Park Police Station asking why
y caravans camped in her back yard
pA4' The "third-floor" used her opera
Uua glasses and discovered that the top
A'1 Of the wagon was skylight slightly
open. Small faces could be dimly dis
od cerned; horrid eyes glittered.
6M On the porches. kimonoed ladies
TIA, scampered back and forth excitedly, [
5sa and one woman actually heard the
phone tinke (the bell ringing in the q
nstnoor Hat without Fastening to p
:. take up the receiver and listen.
Belinda found an obscure notice In II
the Sunday paper saying a Moorish ri
Princess was hiding In Chicago. S;
That's herr she shrilled. "They d
!, always say you're better hidden in a %
d crowd" NJ
JUST then black man dressed In
senow sateen, with his head swathed W
"a huge turban, sauntered down the III
,, s'epS OF the wagon, mouthing fiercely al
anu waving the children away. They CT
"Hnarew to a safe distance and made HI
,aees at MIN as he squatted on the
fV"est step and regarded them Ian ~
guidy. '''A' /
harry drew little nearer and said
ampertinenty:
hello fellow" and spat at him. IN,
win bound the darkv snrang "N
orawlng his bowie knife. Ut miqbt ,,,'
nave been bread knife. but If qlit- W.
r aeu ~ickedly) Harry ran and his an,
thiny: "o''eu OUT its
nob sew
!, w. sweetheart. I wouldn't do that baf
was you. Come upstairs" tho
g.. '"ee'neart responded by break the
n. 'niA bettle, narrowly missing out
~, ' mead on the first floor mes
N.n ana skinned out the alley wav. lice
At Tue appearance of the yellow won
tho. eui' gossip ran high. oh, II natl
,o,, ',sieuVe skylight were only thin fere
e,,.,- neiinua graphically pictured the old
rod -'s''e moorish girl, her glowing of L
uh
ams narem owner her slender in
uftos weighted by clanking bracelets. thou
;noaa supplicatlngly to the hideous origi
N h,s VI huddha squatting horribly as s
snrine. treal
l.rd,S objected Mrs. Jones. the
Woo, practically "the darby would @
elm =, 1,ssulse instead Of those for
be, 'Ooking Clothes" She lowered tn
u. 4er rasping voice. bowevar ~ whic
eves :. "an rolled the whites of his is su
~ IN ner direction. This
:, NO." replied Ro,inaa facto
ue expects to escano 49,, MY over
-, ,s OBVIOUS. Didn't vo,, ~ by h!
'ue furlined Letter,,p 49,, Ia. VI and /
Ion tho FAMED OF the panied smile w,
80 quarter-sawed oat noss VI notes
~N,ssaropped anu peopl,
!, meell, must pet coal
~ be no dinner IL Vi wood
The msS H'ralghtening her frowzy cap. s ,
III rich. ,en nave easy time SUNDAYS dnce,
I, isnt, but a women,s -, ou"uays' lation
"ssle-' her voice 49,, a-"oogie 10000
'rsr bsr - lhe wispy hair struggled Wilt
n M Gay the caravan aro Famil,
oa drin .esary lady wrote descrip-
tile Mp ag with adjectives. of the
er pile Of s,,u iincess weeping on Spril
It's she's here
loQ1ht " tell on her" she | Of thp