The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-26
Playing the Game


81 Nd really think" said Mr.
| /1\ Merr.man. III WAS more tina
GO one OF my ordinary inspir.
lions.
"ReallyY' said /.
-Yes. IL was geniuA III tell 10
about IT,
Laura Was staying here. She WASH
by way OF being actually engaged. 20
know. one Of those unsatisfactor
sort OF hslf-and-haif things. He's
nice boy-quite a nice boy; but he ha'
a gay little way. Ike the Tomut. yo'
know.
Laura was here some time. The.
wrote TO each other: more often thai
not. ms Tom would say. Then for
few days she looked 'mopy.' and Was
for her. quite crosS. She came 10 me
and by degrees began a long r1sma
role. He Was this. and he WIS that
be was writing horrid. short letters. Of
course she didn't esre-it wasn't that
only he wasn't 10 think be could be
have as he chose. lie was staying IN
house full OF people. be had himself
said thene were some nice girls there
and-this MAS the apex OF the whole
maiier-he Was going next week %
another house. 10 which her twin ais
ter had becn asked. and not abe.
-'iour twin sisters pretty. lam,
shsy
~ don't know snspp.iy. We
we're supposed 30 be exactly alike
only she wears fringe. and has dsra-
er eyebrows Yes She ia pretty
Then came a sudden burnt Of con-
adcnce.
"'D~ar Mrs. Mcrrfmsn. Tm-sfraic
bell think she's pre;iies than I ann
But surely be i1z1 seen her BE-
foreY
-'No-thzfs Just H. He hsn't
She's been abroad a gr~s; deal ! nov
o. met him I'll this summer. you
know
Stop ] ss.d sntbor;fxtively q
really couldn't bear any moro conc-
dene~s especially secondhand ones1
Stop, have a magnificent idea Come
up 10 my room. and les ne cut you a
fflu<e'
what on earth do you meanr said
Laura blanlly.
"'whai sAy. Come Up AZ once She
came. and ] Gu; H.
at IL a rrca; improvement abe
said. "a she twisted Up her hair. 4
shall write and tell h.n.'
mo you won't aid. You little
blind idiot, Doa't you understand
Now. tell mellow much would u take
10 keep Norah away from tho Cham
bcr.zyncs'y
-Lasra's Jaw dropped.
To keep awayf o. Couldn't DO
hat. lists no; what the boys call
playing the game Besides. Il would
spss; the chambcriaynes' plans
-'Iiow II you went Instead Of herr
-iAura's head went up.
THANK you, have more pride
han to force myself she suddenly
topped. She had caught sight OF her.
.cif In The g,ass She laughed. picked
- hand glass. and turned slowly
oniri.
" Could she he hribed with q hafy /
aid. with irnness.iise air: a Paris
laty
III think London one would DO. |
'on see. George Msricn viii be at the /
rciory---. she took burnt match 4
nd began darkcning her eyebrows
II struck while the Iron was hot.
Write at once 20 Norah and settle
vcry,hiux.' | said briskiy. Go home
day or two earlier q shall be sorry
, Lose you. dear. but this il Import.
nn. borrow a respectable amount OF
,orah's things. and appear at the
Ina mbcrlaynes' as Miss y. stafford
Two days latcrD
My Dearest Mrs. Merrimnn: I have
,me and 30 has he. nearly tainted.
e doesn't guess. lie talked to me all
,e evening abou; me-fAura, Twas
"a gnIfcent. No time for more. lie
ever looks at the other girls Your
rvotedly. LAURA.
tNert day)
Dear Mrs Merrimsn: You win be
irpriscd TO learn that leave here to-
orrow morning I would have left
might. only there IL not a train.
II IL all over. He has been saying
ch things. To think he ever could
Ok at any one In exactly the same
AZ he uAcd TO look at me.
/ wish was dead.
| told him to-day was going 10 tell
lura-
He said. 20. no. you WON'T
/ hate him.
wonder kept UP. but did
How could | ever have liked him
e least little bit7
am feeling very III. Yours.
l.. STAFFORD.
(Next morning)
Ny Dearest Darling Mrs. Merriman:
III you believe III II IL all right.
, knew all along. How could he7
said HEX new when he heard me
caze. as did when arrived at that
rid. drnfty statlon--r mean dear.
,fty stationi lie knows my snecxe
n million lie says he could hardly
lr to keep It up. only was so sweet. {
ell him he was most cruel and un.
ID. He says II was n wicked idea.
l whoever put II Into my head ought I
no cutf IIc saws he cnrcs for no