Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-10


and as the girl in the orchard-but l
have been so obliging as to refrain,
though | cannot think of that glorious
voice without a twinge Of the heart.
Her beauty. which is wonderful, in
credible. moves me far less. But the
voice-well, | shall not be denied the
melancholy pleasure of hearing her
sing when she shall be Mrs. Trask.
perhaps Sibyrs original intention
was to seek seclusion in order to forget
Mr.. Trask. 1t may be his amendment
of the scheme which | am now enjoy
ing-nan ~, the sight Of two heart
broken young creatures saying never
, ending farewell Don't ask me to be
| the cause of anything so sad. The fact
| Is that | am in a position to sympathlZe
too fully. If Sibyl came here to for
| get, so did l. But it has been my hard
| luck to have to do it alone. Mr.. Trask
! Is helping her, whereas | do not even
know the postoffice address of the per-
! son whose image it is my business to
! efface from the tablets of my heart
And then / tried to tell him about
! Miss Lamoine, but the words wouldn't
/
exact truth, and the desire raised this
question, What is the truth in this mat
! ter? In the course of a long and hard
struggle with this problem l was sur
prised to find myself whistling the
Swiss song and wondering how the girl
would sing it, wishing that l might
hear her, forgetting that she was really
Miss Jones, holding her, as | had done
from the first for a half remembered
personality, distinct enough, If my
mind would only grasp it.
There is nothing in this" said
aloud, and then l laughed at myself,
i though the expression was really well
chosen, for my state Of mind was one
from which no impulse to action could
arise-it was a mere confusion.
| The matter was serious, and l had
no wish to treat it lightly. 1t might
be that had begun my letter to my
father in the wrong strain. Yet knew
not how to do better, though surely
there must be way.
There was a knock. Come in"
said, and Derringer entered. l turned
toward him and at the same time
struck my hand down hard upon my
desk
whats the matterT' asked my Wis
itor, startled by the noise.
"The impulse to hit something, and
hit it hard, when one has reached a
decision" said 1, "is deep rooted in man
and may indicate the nature Of the
most important decisions which our
early ancestors were called upon to
make"
Il see," said Derrlnger ut was hit
him or run, with them. You mean those
cave dwelling fellows that didn't dare
even to go into their graves without
some sort of a stone warclub in each
hand"
Il admire them for it," l rejoined.
They were not ashamed of their prin
ciples. They were willing to begin
hereafter where they quit here, which
is the only honest way"
Derringer slowly nodded his head as
he sat on the corner of a table.
"And what was your decision?" he
said.
ITO ask your advice in difficulty"
|. said l. You are older than am, and
) you have the chin of a man who never
: opens his mouth except &c eat, drink
t or speak judiciousiy. l wish to do
precisely the right thing in delicate
/. matter. / must show that | take a
+ certain problem seriously. and yet not
e too seriously. l am stupo about it all,
D and yet l don't want to let my own
r father know the fact, though he has
had ample opportunity to find out the
. truth in regard to my intelligence"
|, II think you really are taking this
e thing seriously, whatever it may be, "
said Derrnger, "and for that reason /
/ am going to invite your confidence.
;. Moreover. from what you told me a
while ago and from my subsequent re-
!. fiections, have come to the conclusion
that l am somewhat concerned in the
matter. Does it relate to the girl in
the orchard?"
"The girl is Miss JONES' said 1. "At
least she so desires to be known al
present.
Excuse me-" he interrupted; ''you
are writing a letter to- your father
which deals with his desire that yor
and his ward, Miss Sibyl Wayne. shall
unite your destinies."
"That's the fact,' l replied, but
was not aware that had ever stated
the matter so plainly"
TT was easy to. guess" said he
from what you did state. Now. to re
sumo, you have decided that the girl in
the orchard Il Miss Wayne when she's
at home and Miss Jones when she
chooses to appear among US here. But
my friend, whoever she is or wherever
she is, do you care for her?'
II win be perfectly honest with you.
1 said /. 1T happened that l met In
New York young lady
Precisely" said he, land now ] an
0 prepared to give you my advice, DOM
write that letter"
8 aeNhy not?"
n Because you are all up in the air