The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-23
Merely an Episode.

1T would be hard to Ind 4 mora
IDEALLY aappy couple than III.
ChArrsrses. After ten years mar
rted lie they are sSul Ia love wnh each
oeher. Constance Is wont 10 boast rhut
DICK mover has, or has had. a S-,.r,t
which sAe has not shared. And m m.
main this Is true. But there Is one ~.
ne episode merely an episode In hi.
llrs 70 which Dick never refers II /,
hlA one secret. Aud Il nearly concern,
Constance. toe. The wind ~ AZ b.oy.ux
Wildly against the smoking room Win.
COW" bringing a snowstorm In ita
train
Hang II all" remarked Dick Char
tsris, sotng 70 the window and Ra8lpg
out dlsconsolatsly over a world rr,v
Ing rapidly white, no hunting TO-DAY
Ana Con Wea't be back I'll tonight"
he liz a pipS. drew up a comfortable
chair In front Of the Gre. and prrt.s r,d
to make the best Of the Inevitable m.
na1rnlng paper lay gu q table al nj.
sASSW. Ne took n Up. CANCEL carsl.s.
" nF~usA It. sad seen put II down
AsAh- Judging from the expression Of
IN hes. Ais eva tAS1xhts were sun
pAytAg suAci@t sats-taInnsut
Beg par6oa. sir" Tue butlsr Htooa
e~eSTS him vita a somewhat p@1L...
81 eUGnAsmanea.
o~VAAh Charters reused himself
wal HasaaY'
mere b = gennsman wishing tos.
Sar CSoRrSy. str. I've told him Sir
oss4rSy b out, and he wantu to wan
Bot | dent know s1actty-the dining
room and druwAs-rSonl 4 all upAe,
and her hdyshID'S In the mosulnr
rSsm. Would y0u mind. sir"
Asw him IA here. Of course" Dick
CAaTtsris WaA p@Aaps. growing
<fAs tired Of AH eva company.
rrSoaAT sS@s beex1ng chan.
iASuga. es@nG at Thls hour" h.
ASught. StrUtehtns his Lsnx lexs and
lastly at the clock. II wa.
'arsly IL
rAs Ark glance, at the KranV.r
'Swsv1. dispdlsd this idea. Dick hot
d at aim critically A tail. dark man
a the wrong SIDE Of -, with a clever
'aAAA-ShaVen face. Hs eyes burned
via q eurSoualy eager light. .+rb. /
aanis III, was Dicks arst thought
he went forward With easy cOure.v
sOEry, Sk Godfrey il out lust nav .
. remarked. pushing a chair toward
he other. HE had to 20 to a magis.
rAts| meeting. However. be cant 10
ing nVw. and perhaps can do sntv
host In bis absence. can't say I'm
1aetiy son Of the house. still. by thls
ne n$xt week hope TO be Sir GeoG.
rs soB-tn- law"
The stranger had been listening nj.
lost mocha nleally to Chartp1ls' .osv
0w Of conversation, but at the l,st
'ortiS be became suddenly alert and
lser
Indeed" he said. with scarcely ra
-Sssed anxiety. May ask your
smsY
Charters. Won't you cit down
r. ~
But though he took the chair. he maid
attention to the question In Dicks
Ds The latter began to feel at a dis. ,
Vantage, carrying on a conversatlop
mn q stranger, name unknown.
Il should be sorry to miss Asein0 :
G"onrey." remarked his visitor. bis ,
VI. even tones cSntrasting 30 oddIv
fth the Gre In his eyes II am an oLd ,
'eDd Of bis. but have not seen him FOR '
me time"
Jhartsris glanced at him again. n.
included the man had Just come from >
road. which would account for IN.
mswhat odd cut Of his clothes and :
general look Of certain absence =
up-to-dateDsss about him. :
No doubt Sir Godfrey will be in dI.
NY" he remarked. passing the ri. =
rettes. You'll find the bouse in :,
her a confusion to-day. There's 70
little dance tomorrow In honor -,
the approaching wedding" :,
he other slowly III n cigarette az -
lerstand You are going to marry ono =,
Sir Geohry's daughters" he oh -
we'd, slowly. ="
Yes, Constance" He blew n rinv -