Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-03-14

pl1'e creep into his eyes :.
sionally made an apt sur.s.,,ss =
He turned and looked =,
times during the evening - NE
unusually bright remark Of hs,. 20
his attention-a remark .ho~ me-
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women he knew were q, =. 10
order who rarely gave = th o0as
anything outside the petty nnnS
constituted their world. Ana ~ W
ciety belle should be able to d tss
telligently and originally III. :.
issues of the day-the veraa Nv
that make life the complex thi p,0 !.
amazed him. is II
He had begun by FEELING
any feeling at all in the ms..
the beautiful heiress was no WI,
MIN than any one Of the NAV
pieces Of bric-a-brac in his eus M -
house She was beautiful s, s,s
nothing more, nothing less h.,
the statue woke to life he d..
mat IT possessed rare and ds,,a
CHAIRMAN indefinable sometbins
attracted and held him. Ana 80.
the evenings he spent at Der ,s,s
house became the bright spots ~
rather colorless existence
Kate did not know how Lon. al.
sat there when she heard the don, :
softly and a quick. nervous stan !.
ing toward her. Rising, she stood y.
him as he came up. His face wa A.
ed, and there was an eager lieht j. !.
eyes.
II could not go away without 49,
giving to you for what l said 4 II
ago." he said, speaking GREATNESS,
though impelled by some inner 4.
He had caught her hands in his :,
was holding them crushed toceth. !
both OF his own. II did not mean vor
there are no weak points in Won, !.
ture. You are good and pure and st.,
fast. l was thinking only Of mys,]
They stood for a full minute loossl
into each others eyes-readins q
others souls. Then Kate gently vi
drew her hands. and walking oe
the mantel said rather unsteady:
I'VE cannot judge human beings
the same standard by which We ipi1
inanimate things. There are N
spots in every nature-but out Of Il
very weakness grows the beauM
flower of humility"
Thank you," he murmured IN
broken whisper, and started toward
door, hut before reaching 1t, tun
and catching her hands In bis oush
them against his lips-and Wa gone
Kate did not go to Mrs. Grantg
that night. She complained q MT I'd
ing we'll, and she certainly I'D ke&
Human faces are Natures highest N
Of etchings; and heartache k tho ID
needle that traces the finest lima
father was alarmed, and Willingly d
scented when she begged to spsod q
winter with her aunt in Florida
1t was like driving nail into
own coffin, this wrenching away NJ
the very sun Of her existence. Bu
was the only thing to do. There WI
other way.
II am 80 rich in other things and I
had only him." she told herself y
and over again, when her heart rse
rebellion against the sacrifice.
Hers was an intense nature, poss
ing a rare capacity for suffering
also possessing noble disregard
self. 1t was impossible for one q
disposition to accept happiness
chased through another's pain.
The long. colorless days and ON
empty years stretching before
frightened and appalled, her. bm
did not falter in her decision.
Hugh Austen's wife never knew
perilously near shipwreck hef
! bark of happiness had been. Inn
sailed successfully past the Jug
rocks Of temptation out into the
ocean Of conten, was always Sl
Of thankfulness to two persons
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