The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-10-28

isvorcd suitor happened to b hAir) "Hs
Was dark, and his more VIVA straight, Ike
gcntlenuSn,s, aud his teeth waS white. and"
Liza warmed to her subject-"and he
used To wear red silk tie with pin in II.
And" she went on. "he always gave me
lots Of presents-lots-and he loved mo 70
~ he couldn't bear me out Of his sight.
Oh" she cried excitedly. "he did love ME,
and We WAS 10 happy. keepin company. and
he WAS a-goin to marry me- She paused
abruptly, Indeed, her shrill voies bad got
almost beyond her control
"What did he die of." asked one OF the
girls with genuine compression In her
tones.
Indeed. from that day began u new era
for Liza. Whether 1t WAS that Miss Cal
lender singled her out for special attention.
or because they were really capable Of
lasting impression themselves. il is impos-
sible to say. hut Il il certain that she was
differently treated by the other women.
and equally certain that this treatment
had n s,lutary effect upon her Repellant
at first. she grew daily more approachable,
less suspicious, more gracious and her
better qualities came into play. Perhaps
| the influence OF Miss Calender hal not a
| little to do with this, for from the begin,
ming Liza had loved her. and now her
feeling WAS little less than worship And
to love another Is NO COOL for woman's
soul that IL works like magic on her whole
being. It made possible to Liza the com
prehenSion of love higher than Miss Cal
lenders, ausl the little London heat hen.
being taught by her dear lady concerning
tho-e things OF which she had been iguor-
ant hitherto. became what the girls called
| religious"
| Toward the end Of the summer. she con-
seuted to he confirmed. and went to classes,
and this seemed to the OF hers to make Liza
more important, especially when she ex-
planned that there was ladies' ut the
classes"
Liza was nearer being happy now than
she had ever been Ia her life. aud yet she
seemed S.ddertoo. Often she heaved great
yhS that made her nei ghhor turn anal look
ut her. and frequently there were marks Of
tears on her face; 81 thar by and by il grew
evident to the others that there WIS sou:e
thing weighing upon her
| One day the little married woman, who
hal developed a ~ort OF friendship for her
venturesl To ask il anything WAS tho mat
ter with her.
Il can't help seeiu ~ you amt quite
yourself. Liza" she said. you amt in no
sort o trouble. are yerp'
Liza shook her head.
Zoos il there's any way VI helping yer
| Liza. il amt much ~ I could do, but
what can will, yer know. Might It BIZ
| ~ yer've quarr,td with some one or " it
yer rint, uow'-or perhaps may be" color
Ing. in doubt ~ To how Liza would take
il. maybe you're caring for some one
as,in. which we cant he p our feelings"
Liza shook her head.
1T amt uothink o. that. Mrs Jones"
she said.
1T wouldn't be religion, a. is deprersin
you. | hope'" said Mrs. Jones' with ~ much
severity a. abe was capable Of 1T do take
some people like that. which there WAS =
young man our way ~ came nigh goin OF
his head, but that amt material IL ought
to make Us Apply. My jim, he's sort O. ~
ligious hi~-elf. which he pays great rispeck
To Sundays, and Away. w,she. hiSs.lf, and
I'm sure "A briS hter man you couldn't see 4"
''lt isn't religion" said Liza. and yet
IL IL Everything get, sort o turned up
side down when one looks ar things that
way, and all what scanned natural once
seems wrong now. It's tnterestin ..ein
how things twist AROUND bat IL, sad too,
its diSturbin. There's past things I'd wish
different now"
"P'rap~ you could undo EN-, suggested
MR.. Jones. who was eminently practical
Anyway. God knows. don't he. II you re
sorry
Liza sighed
II spo~e." she said. with apparent ir
relevance. ''one didn't ought 10 care IL one
was loved or not, and there amt no dou DC
~ pride is my be@ettinp'
Mrs. Jones shook her heal nneditativeiy.
She WAS afraid religion WAS ups-rtin
Liza" she told her husband that night
A. the time for her confirmation drew
near Liza looked graver than ever and
more worried. At last IL came TO the day
itself She hal obtained holiday from the
laundry through the Influence OF Miss Cal
lender. What was the surprise OF that l~iy
and the Others therefore hen In the mid Il
OF the midday meal In rushed Liza! She
had on clean print dress, made for the &C
cnsion. but her hair VIA, diSorrierv,I. her
face pale from fatigue and excitcment, her
eyes shone brightly.
"Hullo.' exclaimed the girls in breath
My! aint sh- u swell" They thought she
had come to show OF her dress
Eliza" said Miss Calender. what do
you WANT You will I've late for your con
tirmation.
Oh miss" gasped Liza, almost breath
less, as she was, II hal TO come I've tried
anil tried to -sty II. anil | never could. and
at first il seemed white one, hut lately
it's come atveen me and God, and I've
Thought on IL ut night in bed and " hen an :
Of you has been kind to me. IT ha cut me
like knife: and. oh, miss. when you've
spoken Of him, I've been near faIin down
anti explaining to ger. but ~omethn held
me back. And | told God. but he seemed
to say it wasn't Hny u-e my ia-t tsllin. un
less | uudid IL. oh. please, all Of you-I
don't care now W u you think NJ me or II
gou d-spise me- can't go TO church until
I've told yer Him ~ | talked Of wa. on y
what dreamed about when | was lonely,
evenings and times. and there wH-n', no
Charlie. really, and no one ain never loved
me, nor wanted to marry me = .uds gate
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Dreams and Position During sleep.