The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-02-04

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mn LILY JANEB head was ful
IMII OF semi-sensaficnal thoughts
Notwithstanding the fact that
she was engaged In the unsentimeutal
occupation OF washing dishes. The
and thinking struck her in = some
what amusing light. and she couldn't
help laughing over II . little. II did
seem absurd 10 b Sentimental 1t
such q time. She felt ~ II the mood
she was In ought 10 invest her occsr.-
II would have done 20 In stories: but
somehow II failed 10 do 20 In real
life. In her case. nj any rate. and NIL
~ Jane began TO have misgivings
about herself. because OF II. the more
she thought about H. Perhaps there
isn't enough sentiment In her make
up: perhaps her ideas about love
weren't what they ought TO be. Any
way. she couldn't get rid Of the idea
that dish-washing was destructive Of
sentiment or that sentiment wasn't
strong enough 10 invest the daily task
with q romantic halo.
Miiiy James semi sentimental
thoughts were about the1r boarder.
who WAS . young artist from the city.
he bad come 10 the country 10 make
studies Of pretty bits OF scenery among
the Berkshire hills. from which 70
work up pictures which be hoped
would bring him fame as well a.
money. be told Miliy Jane. in that
charming. confidential way which goes
straight TO q girls heart when II comes
from some one whom shs considers her
social superior. She had an innate
love OF the beautiful. he knew. He
could read II IN her face. She could
tell him where TO ind material for the
sketches be was 10 make He should
expect her 10 show him all the points
OF interest about the nsighborhood-
and help him with suggestions which
he knew she was able 10 make. not
v'thstanding she was - ignorant ~
che protested TO be about art IN the
Professional sense OF the word. "A
person may be an artist At heart with
out knowing the nist thing about
painting" be told her. And you are
one. ! feel sure" be added. and be
said Il in such 4 genuine way that
hiily Jane couldn't help believing that
be meant IT. and s,rsightway began
TO feel her ideas OF the beautiful sx-
paDd. and 10 wisb she might live ID .
more ccngenisl atmosphere. by and By. ]
II these ideas kept On expanding.
Il never dreamed ! bad 90 much
sentiment In me until Max Fielding
discovered IL. and told me about H."
hllly lsbs said TO herself. a. abe
washed the nilkpans. and washed
hem well. too. let noe do her the credit
" saying II wasn't her way TO shirk
a prossic task. even II IL happened to
be . tribe distAsfsful She was too
honest and vomsniy to let sentiment
make Der neglected. OF her daily cu-
res. ~ many girls would ~ under
tmilsr circumstances
Il used to think could b. perfect
happy with John Clarke" MIliy
pne said to herself. a. abe scrubbsd
" miikpsn tn II shone like silver.
Mt now I don't feel quite % sure OF
Johns one OF the best fellows n
~ world Hes too good for me. IL
- OF ways. but he hasn't thst--shaf
. well. don't know what to call It
hut. anyway. be isn't like Max Field
hg. ] don't think could be happy
With him after knowing q man with
4 soul OF an artist and the mind of 4
poe1"
Milly Jane wasn't responsible for
bis winding up OF her sentence. II
vas . quotation from Fielding
Now. Ailly Jane. Notwithstanding
Yer recently Uncovered vein OF seuti-
nent. had a " IN OF practical common
'ense In her which cropped OUT
very now and then. and the idea
ans close on the heels OF the one
ust recorded that perhaps John
,larkes good sense and practical
IDEAS about matieu and things might
wear better" after ali. and prove
sore satisfactory In the long run. than
be more sentimental and poetic ones .
( the artist But I don't know A.
ught to think OF things In that way"
aid Milly Jane. There's such
hing ~ being too matter-of-fact. One
,sy starve the mind and cripple the
oul In that way This was another
notation from Fielding.
Milly Jane heard q whistle Just {
hen. out In the road. and II brought
fresh glow to her cheeks. II was
ohm Clsrke's whistle. and there was
blithe and CHEEKY ring Ia Il that shs :
nd always liked to listen to. She l
admit heard Il very much since Field
Ig came to board with them. The ;
let was. abe had almost II not quite. 9
,ubbel her old lover sincs the advent
the arttst, who0 she was coming 10 J
,nsider a. new lover very rapidly.
he felt q little disappointed because
,hn did not seem to take her conduct }
little more to heart But then-it
as better this way. She had too v
rcng a friendship for John to want 9
m to be miserable a. her account.
Id yet she was too much ca wom- y
! to feel perfectly eqtisned TO have j
m seem 20 indifferent absut II Per u
Ips be hadn't cared 40 much for her 4
80 I'D auuposed - az bat 49,
led - get much eas1sfact1oa out e d
At aSpect of the casa b
she looked out OF the window anl
" John ride by. He looked almost y
Indsome In his blue and white y
ecked shirt. and brown svsrslls, anl a
DAD .brimmed straw hat He cav 81