The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-06-07
CGUR D'ALENE.
BY nARY nALLOcK POOTn.
y Copyright. 1894. by Mary Hallock Focal
Continued from fifth page,


thing for us to try except happiness ?"
Can we say: Let there be happiness,
in the midst Of all this trouble and
fear?"
II can, II you will only give me the
chance"
ut is too sudden and too strange. Ny
father does not even know all that
happened on Tuesday night, or how it
dependencies Abby has told him;
and mercy knows what she has told"
81 don't quite understand how that
can be-
1T was simple enough" said Faith
bitterly. "IIe was incapable of listen
ing to anything could say to him till
Wednesday evening, if he was then. He
always avoids me when-after-we1l
Abby waited on him, and l think she
went to Gem partly to look after him"
HAS not the doctor seen him?"
Il do not speak of my father to the
doctor. He knows more than do about
him. 1 have no doubt he is keeping an
eye on him, and | am afraid he needs
it. He is much worried about the
trouble, and think he wishes to keep
out of it as much as possible"
Then he had better keep out Of
Gem"
II don't believe it makes much differ
ence where he is, in his present condi-
ton. Don't let MS talk about it,
Come to me! Why do you take your
troubles as far away from me as you
can? Only little while ago you said
you had not been so happy since you
came TO the mine. Was that because
you were upstairs all by yourself?"
partly; it is so nice to feel l can
roam about the house and not meet
Abby anywhere. and there is such
heavenly view of the mountains from
my window"
Il wish l were mountain; would
you come to me, or should have to 20
to you? l think i should get move
on if you were anywhere in sight"
Il will ask you once more not to take
for granted certain fact until it is
fact. We are not on such terms as you
constantly assume. If anything should
happen it will only make it harder"
NO. If anything should happen. SO
much would be saved from overwhelm-
ing loss and pain. That's the way look
1t it. Perhaps look at it selfishly."
Faith did not deny that he did; but
there were matters that seemed to
weigh upon her more pressingly than
Darcies selfishness.
MY father will ask if you have
spoken to me; you will not like to say
that you have--without a word to him."
How can l speak to him when he is
at Gem? But, seriously. | am not yet in
suitable position to speak. In the first
place. am damaged article, and it's
supposed that owe my injuries to men
in his employ, or to friends Of those
men. The situation is awkward for us
both. In point Of fact am wounded
prisoner within the enemy's lines.
When my arm is well, when martial law
is out. and these Dragging DULLES have
had their combs cut. ] shall be in a bet
ter position to ask for what want. A
treaty on the basis Of such pretensions
rs mine would be rather absurd lust
now"
THAT sounds very se1z'hle; it's just
WuhJ tniuR
But, in the meantime why so much
thinking? Why not be ourselves, since
the main thing is settled?"
rs there no other thing in the way
not anything at all? You spoke of
my forgiving = something - without
knowing what it was. viii YOU not
tell me now what it was that you spoke
OFF,"
1T is all past history; told you !
should get out of the fix was in; andI
did have"
But what was it?"
Dearest, / cannot tell you. The mat
ter is confidential, and it relates to
business which is not my own. The DO
sition it placed me in became insup-
portable from the moment 1 saw you,
ana resigned my part IN it; but hav-
ing done 30, cannot now give it away"
Il do not like mysteries. have told
you everything about myself, even to
my silliest dreams and fancies."
This is no dream, my darling; it is
serious business, and it is not my own.
Any trust. Is serious, and though took
go Wv "a AAAO AooACi ilkuIly III ID not
lightly that l give it up; and if 1 should
now betray it,
z ITO tell it to me, merely to satisfy
a shade OF doubt about yourself, is not
betraying. 1 don't care in the least
about their business. 1 should forget
it all as soon as knew about your part
in it."
Il have no longer any part in it, and
cannot give away confidential trust
the moment resign it. You cannot
ask me to do that"
"Oh, / ask nothing"
And yet punish me for telling you
nothing. This is horrible waste of
time. Have you had so much Happiness.
in your life that you can afford to play
with moments like these?"
If it were playi What is the mat
ter? Are you ill?" cried Faith, as Oar
cie's head went down on his arm that
rested on the chair-back, with a sound
like . half-suppressed groan.
"All my aches are aching at once, and
the fear of fears is on me-" he said.
What is that"