The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-08

reted out the gray hairs, and the lines
along the forehead and certain weary
shadows on his face. OF course, Miss
Jones had no idea that the interview
er's" life was wearying one indeed, |
for many time and oft he had to
stand for hours ankle deep in the mud
that is present at every stock sale;
had to rush about over half the county
at all times and in all weathers; had
to do two and sometimes three mems
work; had to tout for advertisements;
soft-sOap good Dendene citizens who
agreed with his papers Opinions;
had to chronicle host of silly title
tattle, and cover reams of paper with
the common names of nobodies.
SO it was no wonder that Danvers
had turned a little bit gray, and did
not look peculiarly cheerful. And it
did not improve his looks to go home
after handing in his "copy"-and lie
awake all night thinking of his beauti
ful wife, in the heyday of her career
belauded wherever she went, rich, and
without a ripple in the calm sea of
her existence to trouble her, while
he
But he was glad she did not recog-
nize him.
1t was about half-past eight on the
following morning. Danvers was max
ing a miserable attempt TO eat some
breakfast, when no less a person than
Jones was suddenly shown into his
room by his landlady, who never put
herself out of the way to announce a
visitor
oh" began Miss Jones, "NIiss Fair
fax would be glad if you could see her
some time this morning. She wants
something altered in the interview,
and hopes you can publish the correc-
ton next Wednesday,"
The Dendene Gazette, we should
have mentioned, was a bi-weekly.
VERY WELL" said Danvers, Il will
wait upon Miss Fairfax Immediately"
Grown Hotel" said Jones, laconical-
ly, and went.
The quality of the breakfast had
lowered the interview another twenty
five per cent in her estimation.
There was a big fire in the Grown
vers was shown into it. The table
was also laid for breakfast. Danvers
sat down with a sigh. The ordeal
wasn't over then, yet.
There was a frOu-frOu of skirts, and
Danvers, standing up, bowed politely
to Miss Fairfax, whose beauty, he OBJ
served, bore the test of sunlight un
finchingly.
Pray sit down." she said; Il merely
wanted to ask you"
She stopped speaking. Involuntar
lily he looked up at her, and the BLOOD
surged giddily to his brain when h,
saw that she was surveying him will
world of tenderness in her eyes. Sh
, recognized him, and she still love,
himl
Without more ado she dropped Of
her knees beside him, and laid one o
her white hands caressingly on hi
- threadbare sleeve.
: "Oh, Charlier she cried, with a lii
tie sob in her voice, won't you max
it up?'
:. He gazed at her wildly. He coul
not believe it. But yet there was tina
:, look in her face.
"Oh, no, nOv he exclaimed, turf
= ing away, 1T would not do. You al
- so famous and rich, while II al
/, what you see. II had better g
. What will people say when the
hear"
:, His failure of a career, his shabb
ness, his INTERCHANGEABLE thought {
- them overwhelmed him. He wOu
~ not take advantage of her generOsit
so he rose to his feet and walked u
steadily toward the door. But befo
he had gone half a dozen PAGES, 81
was by his side.
= Charlie" she said, 81 love you.
. have always loved you. l loved "
u, when we parted l have tried to fiji
III out where you were. Charlie-let
- make it upr'
VI He stopped and looked down at he
'e Her eyes were suffused with tears.
W My darling" he exclaimed, an
~ clasping her in his arms, imprinted
~ her fair brow kiss of reconciliatiC
III which dispersed the gray shadows
a. the past, with all it's black clouds
." misery and hOpelessness.
q And So hand in hand, they start
u anew on life's long journey.-Rul
Home.