The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-03-11


nothing but the truth.
q was so confident she went or
: presently, that you had received
, some important word from New York
lave you really heard nothing, Mr.
! Sorth?''
!, Not one syllable" declared North,
) solemnly, thankful for the ability to
keep at least within the letter of the
truth without compromising his safety.
THAT is very strange, indeedl'' ex-
claimed Mrs Maynard; Their, after a
} thoughtful little pause, lasting perhaps
five seconds, she added, gayly:
] However, / shall not repine until 1
!, have greater cause than this. | am GER
tainly learning all the bitterness Of
hope deferred; but what else can / ex-
pect, pray? You lawyers are such a
tedious set, with your red tape and
legal process and strange and mystic
rious adjournments, and your thousand
and-one ingenious inventions to cause
delay; really, to an uninitiated person
like myself, it is simply marvellous how
long case can be dragged out after it
once gets into the courts No Mr..
North, don't begin an eloquent defense
of your professional guild; they don't
deserve it, and | have no time to listen.
if they did. had two distinct objects,
aside from my natural curiosity about
that very important communication
winch you now evince such a perverse
determination to withhold from me, in
asking you to call on me this afternoon.
In the first place, l wish to remind you
OF the expediency of keeping from the
major all knowledge of these new in
vestigations that we are about to insti-
tute You know the poor dear majors
peculiarities?'
This with an inquiring elevation of
the delicate brows, a deprecating curve
of the delicate lips
! North assented with two or three
grave and comprehending mods, as if to
say: This is between ourselves and
| is perfectly understood No further
words are necessary
Wonder if one of these self-same
peeuliarities is an interesting habit OF
listening at the doors?" he mused. |
zone would fancy SO from the cautious
way she lowers her voice. BY Jove! l |
wish were well out of thisl What
will come next, in the way of startling
developments?'
ss.You know Mrs. Maynard CON
tinued, in the same sweet guarded
tone, breaking in upon Norths medi-
tations, how persistently he has op-
posed me all through this affair. He
has perfectly unreasonable horror of
litigation, IS well as strong desire to
thwart and annoy me, and he tried in
every way to prevent me from urging
my claim in the first place Of course.
| am not in the habit of allowing nv
self to be guided by Maj. Maynard's
advice IN matters of any personal in
terest or Importance; still, harmony in .
the household is something that one is
willing to purchase at almost any cost,
and in this case, really, Mr.. North, If it
had not been for your professional adj I
vice, and your resolutely taking affairs :
into your own hands and assuming the !;
whole legal responsibility for me, | !
have no doubt that I should have :
yielded to his prejudices and allowed
my interests to be sacrificed, lust to !,
preserve The peacel''
She sighed family as she spoke, lean
ng back in her chair with her ewes !,
lowncast. 1,
North's countenance wore a disturbed {.
during the interval of silence i
hat ensucd. :.
This looks alarmingly like the +,
Domestic slzeletonw he thought, almost ~
hrugging his shoulders in his dismay. I
With what charming naiyete she al n
ldes to her differences with the naiori ~
I could have foreseen that l should =
ave to play the role of sympathizing n
lend in cast in which a tyrannical -,
and beautiful injured wife Il
ere the other leading characters, 1 FL
lould scarcely have had the tenerity VI
come here at all With what mat ~
r-of-course air she refers to this deli ~
tie subject, as if she had frequently N,
scussed it with me. l don't under ~.
and it. A lady might possibly make a.
II Spiritual adviser the confdant of r.,
oh troubles, but does she also pour
EN- into the sympathetic ear of her "a,
wyer? Ii such be the general custom. ~
en- the fates preserve me from becom- e.,
6 that most unhappy of all luckless ~,
ortals, some fair lady's confidential in
gal adviscrl'' ~ -
At this point in his reflections the Oh,
or-bel rang, and q gay murmur of tn,
dies voices was heard in the hall ne,
Mrs. Maynard started up with little 70
sture of annoyance, and North, per- INV
wing his opportunity, rose at once to rid
ke leave of her.
Il fear that l am encroaching on your dr1
ne, Mrs. Maynard" he SAID. 81 had ma
idea that / was staying so long" yer
as for North's veracity! He had never fin,
fore endured a period Of time that o
'med SO interminable.
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