Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-12-13
AFTER THE PARTY.
An Explanation That Was Alto
gether Satisfactory.

He--It Is hard to tear ones self
away from such pleasure, but 1t is
late; most OF the guests are gone.
She Stay till they are all gone
He am afraid | will
She-You are easily frightened now
You mill wait. must speak to you.
She--At last! Thank heaven, they
are gone.
He---Why such sigh OF relief 1t
has been delightful party.
She (wearily)--Has itp don't
doubt it has been delightful to you,
except for these last fifteen minutes.
He They have been, SO far. the
happiest.
She-Of course you had to say that
know you wanted to go.
He Don't lot us talk nonsense. You
told me
She---I told you wished to speak to
you-snce you will not speak to me-
He What do you meanp
She.--Do sit down. You make me
nervous. standing there, posed like a
statue. with those searching eyes look
Ing through me.
He They're looking for something
that Is not there.
She--I suppose you want me to ask
you whatp and then you will say,
heart. I've had so much Of that, so
very much OF that; and expect some-
thing better from you.
He--You are bitter this evening.
She--Tell me--what have / done to
lyoup
He-Done to mep
She--Yes. Have / offended youP
Have been rude to youp
He-No. ! don't know OF any thing
you have DONE You could not be
rude.
She--Then you have been.
! He-I! How, when, wherep
She--Will you turn some OF those
lights DOWN Tho glare hurts my
eyes
He--Will you not take the easy
chairP You look more natural In
that
She--What have l donep For two
! years we have been friends, close,
/. " arm friends almost brother and sis
ter.
He--Yes, We are friends still. are
we notp
She---I never used to go anywhere
that you did not find me and come to
; me, II IL was only for moment, only
to shake hands, only to look at me.
You came here very ofton-and 1t
! seemed as IL you could do nothing.
i, think OF nothing, without telling me
He--Yes. remember that
{ She-You remember that! You
j speak rs II 1t were something of the
far past Yet it was only last year.
He--Only THIS year.
. Suddenly II all came to an end.
o Suddenly you began TO avoid me.
. Every thing. even the grasp of your
hand when we did meet, told me you
!. had changed. What was itp
Hell have not changed.
i She You know. for the last three
, months, you have never come near
me- Tonight even, in my own house,
you have avoided me all the evening.
: you have devoted yourself to others
, 20 another.
He--I didn't want-that Is
She--Why do you hesitatep YOU
S did not want to tell me you had
wearied of my friendship--that it has
become bore to you.
= He~Edith' beg your pardon-I-
e She Speak out j am a woman,
r but do not live on compliments
e can bear the truth sometimes
He-But | could not
J, She What do you meanp
l. He--How it blows outside uset
c 10 like the storm. DO you remember
&c how one night last winter we sat here
e and talked. and as we talked W,
u heard the wind rise aud howl arount
f, the house. and then the rain cam,
9 dashing against the window until tn,
n storms great charm put u spell upor
e us and we listened in silence till /
grow quite late. and as stepped GU
y into the wild night your face close Il
! the window-pane in this coy room
= seemed like picture Of an angelo
She--I do remember that hour 0
dreaming but not the angel part O
" Ii.
ID He-l was very happy in thos
= days There was one summer da
u out In the redwoods, you and / to
" gether We sat under u tree, and tn
m sun made fantastic figures that dance
= on the carpet of dead. brown fern:
and the bees were humming all aroun
us
y She lin low voice)-Yes re
Il member-I have never forgotten. Tn
world seemed so beautiful and lif
such blessing. l remeu
10 Der. You told me what your amb
= tions were, and L
He-You-you held out your han
% to me as If you would have led me I
=, their fultillment
!. She-And | would. II could. Ever
:, woman wants to be an inspiration to
"A man. Women can do so little tn,
~ their greatest effort is self-sacritic
and of that self-sacriiice the worl