The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-07-31

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"Yes," she answered at once, eff you
wish 1t. There is o Bible In my room.
1t is yours, is IL mott" looking at Darrell.
"Yes," he answered, cit e mine"
II will get It," said Carrnthers, rising
and going out Of the room. In.less than
minute he was back again.
mo, don't light the lamp" said Les.
lie. ~ can see quite we'll" Then she
opened the book and began to read.
choosing a short chapter in Isaiah. The
grand old words fell with strange, sol.
emn significance from the girlish lips,
thought at least one Of her listeners, and
be became conscious with q sharp, sud.
den pang Of the wide, terrible desert Of
years and follies and sins that lay be.
tween this pure, childlike, innocent lit
tie soul and his own. Then he thought
Of his mother; It was more than twenty
years since she had given him that little
book-twenty yearsl
"And sorrow and sighing shall flee
away" read Leslie, as she finished the
chapter and closed the book.
This time It was Darrell who thanked
her.
Shortly afterwards she said good night
and went to her room.
"What dear little thing she d, /" said
Carruthers, tenderly, as he came back to
his seat again, after opening the door for
her. Don't you think soS'
"Yes, was the terse answer.
"What an iceberg you are, Darrell, /"
went on Carruthers, with some impa-
tience. about women, I mean"
"Ah," said the other indiferently.
"Just hand me my pipe, will you-and
the matches. ThanlEs."
There was somewhat Heightened
silence; then Gilbert said suddenly:
Look here, old man, Tn going to tell
you something that will make you think
me an out and out fool"
Darrell took his pipe more firmly be.
tween his strong white teeth. he knew
what was coming. But he did not say
anything, and Carruthers continued:
snow, II you had told me Last Sunday
that in less than q week I should be more
hopelessly hard hit than ever was In my
life, should simply have called you an
ass"
"Much obliged" !" said the other CURLY.
II should, really" went on Carruthers.
absently taking up the pober and ralCing
out bits Of glowing coal from between the
bars Of the CRATE. "The fact Is, old man,
I'm as deeply in love as any Schoolboy."
Darrell received this announcement In
perfect silence.
Hang II all, Lance, you might show q
little interest" burst out Gilbert In an
aggrieved tone.
"My dear fellow, you must remember
that, as yet, ] have no peg to hang my
interest on, 90 to speak," returned Dar.
rell in rather strained voice. "Am
to understand that you have-fallen In
love with Miss HeathY'
He got out the last words sharply and
almost roughly, as II they hurt him.
Gilbert paused In the act Of lighting
his pipe and nodded. you've hit t."
be said then, as he threw away the
match. "The thing is-has she-would
she think anything Of mel"
well, suppose you hardly intend a.
certaining her views on the matter in the
meantimeS" observed Darrell, shortly.
"Do ! intend being q bowling cadY'
wasthe indignant rejoinder. "of course
/ shall wait till we get out Of this con-
founded hole--if we ever do" Then,
after pause, he went on, almost boyish-
ly, 81 say, old fellow, do you think I'd
have any chanceY'
81 see no reason VII, you should not
was the answer, In an odd voice.
Carruthers leant his elbow on his knee
and stared into the ERE. Then he6aid.
"Upon my soul, as she sat there read.
ing and singing 10 US tonight, with that
babyish seriousness In her eyes-bless
heri-I tell you, Darrell, ] could have
taken her In my arms and kissed her. the
little darlingi-
he stirred the fire into rousing blaze
as he spoke and smiled . little caressing
smile. Darrell altered bic position slight
y, but he did not speak. and the other
proceeded;
, "rvo fancied once Jr twice, you know,
from her manner and that-that perhaps
] might have a chanca. Ehl What do
you think
"How the devil should I known 70
turned Darrell suddenly and savagely.
"The girl has not confdod In mel"
"W0ll. you needn't fare up like that
about t." observed Carruthers, after
surveying his companion n undisguised