The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-01

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her 60 over turned round abrpn+,,,
survo go were full Of honest anper Gnu GU
in 49,. eu me with great dignity ena 80 one
tarr,i,y cold tones, said "Yon sao,, .'sn'
"Tndaad - use the cap and bells tod.,,,
IT. salu' earnestly, this tone ana
fierco,, Nv Jared your" said Miss Poway
think She Nv, % say the truth, did not
81 eh.,A sne would have made tbis e, noe
aoout IT, because imagined tbat so luss
Anown, and-well, she had hae,, ' ra nsu
,,io,,a Sn when came in. But She was 49,
slousiy very angry indeed, and tb;s 49, ~
i ~ me. stammered moro onas. III
nyou-the temptations, ! mnrnoe,es
"a pea.loh! she echoed, with scorn
- iidA IS poor creature who can no+
~ mas no self-restraint, and mnst -.
s.nh eseIy sirl ne runs across, and,
bast,,,, ou' 81. y isn't every GIRL 1 cried.
nave taken advantage of anyone e,Se
mat is pretty compliment To NC a ;.
s ..a interrupted, with anger hautenr
endl snould be one of the chosen for
your lnsult!' moved my hands helnless-
~ IN protest. "Oh, but-you don't nnSer-
stand" | declared. IT understand vn,,
quite well enough" she said, looking at
me with contempt. "The temptationrs
l murmered again in confusion She Curl
ca ner nostrlls. Il would not have done It
IN any other case, because there wonid
not have been the same overpowerine
temptation" said I, bravely. IT dare saw
not, she exclaimed, with a sheer. ..You
see," l went on, breathlessly, mo one
could look at you without wanting to
- Il think we have discussed this
enough" said Miss Power, CURLY. ut
was your eyes that first gave me the ir
resistible impulse" I continued, humbly.
Miss Power snorted-very daintilv Of
course u have never seen eyes that
color" added, earnestly. Eyes are
common enough" returned Miss Power.
severely, as she turned away again. mo"
said I, firmly, mot that strange, sweet
combination Of hazel and brown, and"
II don't think this is very interesting.
Mr.. Radcliffe" said she, coldly. '"Then.
that peculiar shade Of auburn I'VE never
seen in any hair in the world,'' I cried,
eagerly. Miss Power shrugged her shout
ders ''That is ridiculous" she said. cts
true" declared, "those wavering masses
I've often wondered and wondered how
it looks when you take it down at nights"
II don't think you have any right to do
that" remarked Miss Power. II can't
help it, I explained; land the shape of
your face" There are plenty of people
with faces as-much the same as NINE -
said she, re-fngering the flowers. Where
are they?" I demanded. GIVE knocked
about the world good deal, but I've never
come across one within miles Of it,
you're rather extravagant, Mr.. Rad
cliff said Miss Power. II often lay awake
at night thinking of you,' continued. 81
can call up every single detail of your face
and expression And-I know you will
think me foolish and--wrong, but some
times I-well, I can't go to sleep without
pretending to do what 1 did last night
you know! GLOW foolish you are!' sale
Miss Power, with a faint laugh. "Tha
was the reason explained, "why, whe1
I found myself, not of my own doing, yol
know, but just found myself close to yol
I couldn't have helped it for the world
I iust-well it seemed all so wonderful
and beautiful and my heart went thump
and I became quite unconscious OF tn
crowd and everyone; and then | caugh
your eyes, and-well, I did 1T before
knew"
There was pause, and then, "Oh, blu
YOU shouldn't let such things influence yo'
like that" observed Miss Power, in SOFT
ened voice. ST am very sorry" said
humbly. "Did you mind very much?'' 20
course" she replied, promptly, and thel
hurriedly went on: "That is, mean
when our cheeks and stopped in rar
confusion. "But you didn't mind my kiss
ing YOU. then?" I asked, innocently
Certainly did," said Miss Power, quick
". ."That isl mean-no, didn't know
YOU see" "Of course, you didn't an
swered, looking crestfallen. Il Shout
have minded very much if had known,
said she, as though anxious that tner
should be no mistake. Il know yo
would" said I, more lugubriously i al
a brute" ooh, I wouldn't make 70
much of it. Mr.. Radcliff." said she, KIND
Nv looking out of the window "You hav
anologized. you know. And, OF course
we1l can understand from what 20
have said that you had-some excuse
Won know ''Do you forgive me?' l ask
ed nooodilv. ooh, yes," said Miss Power
> cheerfully: "of course, and I woulon