The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-02


her spirit was such that she allow
~ no sound to escape her. But l
a prolonged and silent resistar
to had thoroughly reused his spi
D. and the true temper of the man cal
p out unchecked; and, as he impress
Is a kiss upon her cheek, wet with ang
J. tears, Little fool'' he said, ''if Y,
: had not been so absurd l would ha
!, let you off, but now L am determin,
y to know who you are; there, that lit
0 pinch will last long enough to enab
} me to recognize you in the mornin
4 and make you repent of your folly,
| and as he spoke he gathered up IL
/ tiniest bit of her velvet cheek in h
t teeth and bit it sharply, causing lit
pain, but making 4 mark which woul
be visible for many day. And then
let her go, and she darted as quickl
as the darkness would allow her int
the passage. and away to Mrs. Fudge
lows room, leaving, in her wild, an
cry haste, her candlestick and one lit
tie slipper behind her. Gervoise, VIII
had come up from the billiard room t,
fetch a cigarette, now decided. re
Numbering the scratch he had receiv
ed, to go to bed, but having brough
no light with him, he had to manage
his undressing as best he could in the
dark. Whilst cropping along the
room, he felt with his bare foot the
soft slipper; Zone more link in the
chain of evidence, my lady," he re-
marked with a chuckle, putting the
slipper under his pillow. Meantime,
L,1f
state to the arms of her friend and
hostess, and had poured out her indig-
nant story into her sympathetic cars.
"How could hep How could her"
she kept calculating, as she gradually
told all the details of the matter, and
showed her pretty cheek with the Lit.
tie angry red mark in the center of it,
and then her slipper, he had that also
what could she doP How could she
escape the shame of detectionp She
knew from his tone how insolently
triumphant he would be. Mrs. Fudpe.
low was full of sympathy and indlgna-
ton.
"He shall leave here tomorrow, nv
dear, promise YOU
"But that won't prevent his know.
ing who it was he kissed. Oh, he is
horrid, horridr'
''Never mind, dear, leave that to
ne. L think we can outwit him.
Men are clumsy things at the best:
hey have their brute force, and that
s all they can rely upon. A woman
IAN always outwit any man; and now,
ome, will take you to your room,
md see you safe in bed, and then YOU
nust. go to sleep and hope for the
est" And Muricl went to bed in all
ue submission, but hardly slept much.
Gervoise woke early, as was his
'ont in the country, and his mind in
family reverted to the incident of the
revious night. How sorry she, who. l
yer she was, would be to think that c
re had not submitted quietly. After S
i, what was a kiss in the darkf S
othing for a girl to mind He would G
Ave the upper hand of her now, a
ough, perhaps, he was sorry he had Il
arked her. No girl would like that. b
ever mind, it was done now, and a
uld not be undone, and with that Il
reflection he put on his fl
essing-gown and hurried off to the CT
th-room before the house began to p
r. W
Returning some ten minutes after. Ell
irds, and proceeding to shave, he 81
is considerably disguised to find al
1g, curved scratch across his right lie
eek, which did not add materially eS
his personal appearance, and which. be
feared, could not in any way be at. ~
buted to a slip of his raisor. No co
tier; he had marked her, too; and. fu
the way, there was the slipper. He no
uld have a look at that; no doubt il I'll
a pretty little thing, and there lei
uld be no difficulty in finding the SET
ow to it; and, as he thought thus. va
moved towards his bed, and passed thu
hand under the pillow in search of sh'
lie drew it out, and stared at it in be-
azement. 1t was an enormous old. for
rn,out, frowsy carpet-slipper, which tn,
lld have fitted giant. Could this col
he one that he had placed beneath ,oI
head last night? He shuddered at l
idea; he was sure that it was ma
hing of the kind; he could not 1t,
so deceived! But his visitor CHI
dropped her candlestick; he had bril
"a 1t fall. and she certainly had had tina
nance of picking it up again. He sui
ched for it anxiously. 1t had got due
ed under the dressing-table in the tior
cycle. He went down on his knees COW
CROPPED for it. He brought it to the
ight-a horrible, battered tin can son
tick of the very commonest make. for
literally covered with grease ter
1as utterly lost in establishment. sons
then it suddenly dawned on him to d
1t was trick. Oh, no, that was ordi
'ame was itg Two could play at mill
Now lie was glad that he had nigh
'ed her. Cover her face as she devC
It, 1t would be impossible to es- duel
detection. What little fool she ter,
be to III ink she could get the bet to e.
him Wait bit, till breakfast. mer
; came down he would recognize and
t once if she had a lady's .shead- duril
" and avoided putting in an ap- whit
nee, he would still know who she ploy'
OF course. What a little fool and
well, she must take the conse- ehce
les. And he went on with his in Q
ing. He purposely fingered over make
ilet, and gloated over his coming in tn,
pm. He determined that he ry to