The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-03-03

II was near morning when, unable to
endure it any longer, she managed with
out disturbing the sleeping Adele, who
occupied the same curtained recess with
her, to slip out from the awning
Wrapped in thick shawl she made her
way through the encompassing trees
and bushes Of the garden that had
seemed to imprison and suffocate her to
the edge of the grain field. where she
could breathe the freer air beneath an
open starlit sky. There was no moon
and the darkness favored her; she had
no fears that weighed against the horror
Of seclusion with her own fancies. BE-
sides, they were camping ont of the house,
and if she chose to sit up or walk about
no one could think it strange.
She wished her father were here. that
she might have some of her own kin to
talk to, yet she knew not what to say TO
him if he We're here. She wanted some
body to sympathize with her feelings
or rather, perhaps, some one to combat
and even ridicule the uneasiness that had
lately come over her, She knew what
ner father would say: do you want to
80 or do you want to stay here? Do you
Ike these people or do you not?" She re-
nembered the one or two glowing and
enthusiastic accounts she had written
him of her visit here. and felt herself
blushing again. What would he think
of Mrs. Randolph's opening and answer
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from the major if she had CARRIED the
sense Of his dispatch:
Away To the right, in the midst of the
distant and invisible wheat field, there
was the same intermittent star, which
like living breathing thing seemed too
late i'll glowing respiration and which she
had seen the first night Of her visit-Mr
Bents forge, 1t must be nearly daylight
now. The poor fellow had been up all
night, or else WAS stealing this early
march on the day. She recalled Adele's
sudden eulogium of him. The first nat
ural smile that had come 10 her lips
since the earthquake broke up her nerv-
Gus restraint and sent her back more like
her old self to her couch
But she hal not proceeded far toward
the tent when she heard the sound of
low voices approaching her IL was the
major and his wife, who. Ike herself,
had evidently been unable 10 sleep and
were up betilues. \ new instinct OF Sc
cretivene>s, which she felt was partly
the effect Of her artificial surroundings.
checked her first natural instinct to call
to them, and she drew back deeper in
the shallow To let them pass But To her
great discontinue the major in con-
emphasis stopped directly
in front of her
"lou are wrong, tell you, a thou
sand times wrong. The girl is simply
upset by tals earthquake. lisa great
pity her father dila't come instead Of
telesraphin; And, by Jove. rather than
hear any more ut this I'll send for him
myself, said the MAJOR. In an energetic
but suppressed voice
And the girl wont thank YOU. and
you Il be Il fool for your pans, returned
Mrs. Randolph with dry persisteucy.
But ACCORDING 10 vuur own idea, Of
proprlctv Mallory oignt 10 be tn. first
'ne 10 h'c1asultetl and by me too
Not III this case. OF course, before
my actual engagement Is On YOU can
peal; OF EinIlc's attentions"
But suppose Mallory has other views. .
suppose he declines the honor. The man
) no fool ~
Thank YOU. But for that very rya-
on he must. Listen e me. major: il .
IL doesn't caro- 10 please his daughter
or her own sake he will have To do 80 .
or the sake Of deceucy. Yes. tell YOU
he has thoroughly compromised herself .
quite enough. II it Is ever known. 10
pou any other engagement her father
nav make. Why, ask Adele The dav
I the earthquake she absolutely had the
to send him out Of the room
Up stairs into your study for her fan.
nd then follow him up there alone,
he servants knew it. knew IL, for |
vas IN her room mt the time with Father
Antonio. The earthquakes made it plain
D everybody. Decline it-nn, Mr.
lallory will think twice about it before
g does that. What's that? - who's
here
There was sudden rustic in the
DISHES like the passage of some fright
ned animal-ani then all was still
gain.