The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-09-30
THREE YOUNG OLD MAIDS
ono shall never marry" exclaimed
" Enid, the youngest of j group Of

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three fair ladies'.
Nor |, " said Grace.
Nor ], ~ said Sophy.
81 am welded to art" continued the
hrst speaker.
And to literature" said the sec
ond.
And TO science, F." said the third.
They were all young, rich and pretty
so that the chances were against the
above resolution being fulfilled even in
this nineteenth century, when brides
are scarcer than they used TO be, and
the votarles of science and art and IL.
erature more numerous
Sophy and Grace were sisters, Enid
was their friend. Grace was the eldest
while Enid was younger than the other
two. The sisters were both tall dnr
girls, with dark eyes and hair and
white compilations, smooth and spotles,
as marble. Grace was beautiful, Sophy
handsome; Grace was the paler her
'NthH'N' hAOit uCil%llC cut, c. CS SUI
er. Sophy vas the more arimatrl, her
laugh merrIer.
Enid was not the least like her
friends she was small and very fair.
with blue eyes and 4 quantity OF pale
golden haIr most OF which VA. colgcd
into crown on the top OF her head
and tH,. - 4 mar - Al
forehead. She was dressed In the -.
thctic style, aud was one Of the ycfy
te" who can 10 SO with immunity
Max Leslie. brother TO Sophy ani
Grace, was hopclcssly IN love with her.
but he was lawyer, while Enid va,
the bride Of art, and what have llm 4ud
art In common with each other,
Men are 50 pro-aic, said Enid
And so stupid said Nophy
And so wicked, said trace.
Wen have none OF than cried the
trio.
Girls, have plan listen, SAID
Enid We three will 20 away % !
lonely Isle don't mean / desert land
but 10 Santnck.t or H.. Sn,,r.
some such place
It was to Santuckr, TINT thr, ,I.,.r
miued to 70. agreeing tn tak- hn,,.
for three month, and ,or.,,,l,, .,,.i,.,
that not man should cross is threshold
from the day thew ent-rsa lit,t.,,.
they left.
only 1 fortnight liter ,rdtt.y ,..,..
settled In big old house oysrloo,lo,
the sea. There had be.n oh.,,rr., -
overcome in the f,rn m rro,...,io.,
fathers and .cand,i,-d moth.r, hr,
the proposed ctclusi,n Of tb,. ,t,,,,,..,
sex paclHed the flther and tr. nr.
that EGld'so,G rar,r. , y,r.,tr. I,,,
M, was to m4k-o of t.,.n,,tg A.
Iayed all matrfill f-,r, ,Il. -, ,h,,,
the young people got th.,foxou =.
young people mostly do nou,a,..
Tho nr., ,,,.,,h
Anything more 9 -i.lns th,n ,h,n.,.,
storm occurring. The thr.. .,ui,,,,-
to celtbacy led very stmp,. IT,. rh.v
breakfasted At nine din.d =, ,,. b -,
tea when they fen inclined and ,,oo.,
atsix In the morninp, IN. h,t,,
art sketched from n,tur- ,,.o,,., H..
the studio; the bride of .rIco1. ,t.,
herself in the library with .k.i.,o,
ana stnai.d ,,,di.i, -,
Of literature Law in h,uua,l,
evolved the plot of three vof,.,r, 49,.
which was to take he world by form
ON Sund,v tho, H.
where they attracted 30 much ,,,.n,ior
that afterth sero,i s.,,,.,,
gan to call upon them tho,
pared for this contingency and T.,cbel
Ends nurse. met all yisi,o,. Win
Very solemn face and the same Infor
nation, namely That the l,aie, WE'RE
at home, but they did not intend IN 70
ceive ylsltorI dnrino thai
'N'd"''
LUIS reply d'd rs intended work in j
"''' pace ike Nantucket it soor
Cd "" tue ears OF everybody, and, as
People cared to be snnbbed in thl.
~ - Tue 0e''eser' retired, and the be
"eseu were left in peace.
a,i.., '"'' '"eY were delighted to nave
same" 'h'' victory though their shout,
''''P" seemed to grow weaker
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