The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-05-16
CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER H
IDA'S BARoAIH.
When Ida saW the colonial coming he put
On her sweetest smile and took his hand
"HOW do you do, Col QuaritehF ShS aid
at b very good Of you 70 coma, especially
- 700 dent play tennis much By the way,
hope you have been studying that cipher,
tor am sure that 10 u q ciphsr.5
~ StndiSd it for half an hour bofoEO went
TO bed last night, Mis- do h NollO, and for
the life Of ne could nOC make anything out
Of u. and, What'S more, I don't think that
there b anythiug b make cuts
"Ah," GhS answered, with dgh. " wish
thCrO WnA."
~wOn," be answered, "rlI have anotbsS 70
q Il What viii you give ne u hpd it
OutF b aid with q smile which lighted up
his rugged fAoO most pleasantly.
Anything you like TO ask and that can
GiVO, she answered, with tons q EARNEST
men which struck him a. peculiar, for, Of
couTsa, Be did not know the tale that she had
just heard from Mr.. Quest
Then, for tho 6Tst time for many year,,
Harold Quaritch delivered himsSlf Of 0SpSech
that might have bssn capable Of tSndSF and
hidden meaning.
~ am afraid, hO Said, boWing, STINT u
came 70 claim the reward should ask for
more even than you would b inclined 10
give"
Ida blushsd . IittIa ave can consider
that when you do come. Col ouaritch En-.
cuts ne. but hSTO are Mrk QusSt and Nr.
cOso1y, and muse 90 and ~ how do
700 do"
Presently Ida turned and iuErodueod Col
ouafttch arst 70 MrA ouo1s and thSnt M.
Cosy. Harold bowed 70 each, and then
0ilollsd - 70 meet the squire. whom b
notSd advancing with bis usual array Of
t0WsiS hanging out Of his hat, and for awhile
h ~ tslther Of than any more
Msanahilo Mr. Quest had emerged from
IL uhoitsr Of his arbdtua, and was going
from ore perSon to anotbar saying some
pleasant end appropriate word 10 each, TIL
q last be reached the Epoe WhorS his wife
end Edward Co1loy were standing. Nodding
additionally at tie foEnsF, be A1kod her q
she was not going TO play tennis, and thsn
drew COSBY aside
"Wsll, ousst," aid the latter, shave you
told the old mAnT'
"Oh, -; l told him"
"HoW did be take itF'
"oh, talked u %, and aid that Of courso
other arrangements must b mAdA lspoko
70 MilS Do u Molls. TOO"
''ob, aid Edward, In . changed tone,
''and how did she take ItP
"Wen, !" answered the lawyer, putting on
an air Of deep concern and q . matter Of
tact he really did TED OorTy Tor ban, II
think % was the NEST painful profollional
SxpsriOucO that ever had The poor woman
was utterly crushed She aid that 10 would
kill hor father"
poor girIF' aid NJ. Co1oy, IN . voice
that showed bis sympathy was Of Q very
active order, "and how pluCkily she b carry
ing y OF eoo--look &C her, /" and = poiuAHd 70
WhorS Ida was standing lawn tannis bat
In her hand. and laughingly arranging .
''SOt" Of married VorSuS SingIG
Eye, she Il q good, pluoIy Gtrl, !" answered
Mr.. ouest, ''and what splendid woman she
looks, doesn't bet never SaW any one who
was quite such . lady-thsrO b nobody to
touch her round hors, unlsal," be Addod ned
itattVsly. perhaps q b BsllG"
They are different types Of beauty" an
SWered Edward COsSey, ainching.
"Yes, but equally attractive In their Sspas
rate WaYG Well, Il can't b helped, but I
feel sorry for that poor girl and the old gem
tlsman, too HAIIoo. there hSiSf"
A. b waS spoaking. the squire, who was
walking paSt with Col ouaritch, with the
object Of shoUing him the view from the end
Of the nlOat, suddenly nav Edward Cosey,
who OF "'''" stepped forward % ersst him,
but 10 "uriss was met BY cold and
most StN., .DW from Mr.. Do Il Molle, who
passed IN Without vouchSahng q single word
"Old idiotr ejaculated Mr.. Quest TO him
ell, "he will put the squireS back up and
spoil the game"
NNNTall ~ SlfA NJ 49, -.
ing almost 70 bis eyes, that old gentleman
knows how 70 b insoIsnL"
"You must not mind him, M. Cosssy,"
answered Quest, hastily. The poor old boz
has got . very good idea Of himscif-bs &
dreadfully injured because Cossey & Son are
calling 10 the mortgages AFTER the family has
dealt with them for % many gonGufionS;
and be think that yOu have Somsthing 70 do
with it."
"weIl, u be does, be might as well be civil
Il does not particularly incline fellow to 60
out u biz way 70 pull him out Of The ditch,
just 70 b cut In that fashion have half .
mind To order my trap and 60"
"No, no, don't do thstA you must make a.
loWABces, you must, indeed Look, here b
MIn De h Mole coming 10 ask you to play
tSnnls"
A. this moment Ida arrived, and took Oh
Edward COasey with her. not . little to the
relief Of Mr. GUST, who began to fear that
the whole scheme WaS spoiled By the SquirS'G
unfortunate mAgninsence Of manner.
Edward played his game. having Ida Der.
SoH q his partner. lteann0t 10 aaid that tho
ut was pleasant one for the latter, who,
poor woman, was doing hsr utmost to bring
up her cuuragO 70 the point necessary 10 the
carrying out Of the appeal, ID missricordIam,
which she had decided tOmake a sOon - the
gAtIOwasosef HoWSVoF. chance ptt anop
portuhity IN hSr way, for Edward Coasy,
who had . curious weakness for nOWera,
asked hsf u she would chow him her chryS
anthemumS Of which she waS very proud
ShS consented rsadily enough. aud they
crossed he lawn. and pasaing through s0nia
EhrubbsFy rUacbed the greSnhouss, which Was
placed Of the end Of the housR ITSELF Here
for some minutes they lO0ksd at the hoWars,
Just now bursting into blOOnL Ida, who felt
exceedingly nerVOus. Wns al the willis won
dsring how On earth she Was 10 broaeh q
delicate Q Sabjsct. Whsn fortunately NJ.
COSsy himself gave Der the pccsssaTy opSn-
ing