The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02
4 Letter KID ITS RESULT.
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. o that's tie way the land lies. Is
~ itY' asked Ivy lyle.

The sensitive face under the ii z
rose-sinel sunAzi Wa very white. lie
lips quiYere1 ltlle The hands tia
held the yagraut sheet tfelnDled.
Il thought" said tie girl 10 herself
Il hadn't begun 70 csFe-ia thar way
was Only becoming attracted. Blu
tie shocs-lhe dlsll4usiOll---"
When ale lad started out an honl
ago for hsr usual brisk morning wall
along the erisp. shelving sands. al,
hsd been one OF tie most Indifferent
Lsht- hearted OF girls. She was done
win college and Tie two years Of for
eigl travel that had succeeded school
as a sort Of polishing process. She
lad perfect health. and Misy dreams
OF all the yelled future he'd in ia
keeping She had esgLstic tastes. and
her skill IL athletic sports Was the ad.
mira ton Of Der les4 vigorous CIR.
friends. she lid beea haylag = beau
uful tms dowa al this gay. uncon-
sentional resort Oh the Michigan coast
Aud now--Nell. temporarily IL seemed
that her pleasure WAS spoiled.
And 10 her Lsarr Ale knew that she
nlusi have been beginning 70 think TOO
much Of ihe man whose attentions 10
her h4l been 90 marked. OF else ;iis
discovery would nof - affect Der. SIT
tsg 70 rest and watch the white-crest.
"a waves colne curling ~ 10 break on
tie border ~ lie lake Ike threads Of
faresi iaoe. Der attention had been
cssshi b. a klasll. Waite. nhlrlpg Oh
gocs that a. frsi sight size bad taken
Tor q bird. ID had Nhiskcd lower and
nearer Thea il naaiel 80 close she
could put out her hand snd grasp Il,
and Sue found u Was . sheet o. note
paper covered with d.nlnuiiTe CHR
ozrsphy II WA Nr.ticu GA the sta
tioneg % the fashionable hotel loom
ing ~ on The dunes behind her. AT
nrsg sae had been about % cfumpie Il
up and east il aside. nut Ia the very
aci % doins 50 : naluc--heF own name
met Der syc,
Esea then sAs heslsaiei. But The
three Worls were - significant sae
musl know iheir writer's fun mean.ng.
The page was the continuation OF q
letter. And Tie nrss three words q,
tho toy of the page were love Ivy
iyls~ lmpuisively. giving herself %
chance 10 weigh tie niceiles o. honor
IN ibc balance. She scanned the page.
love Ivy i.gle. I've fought against
it--for I can't afford 10 marry her. a.
you kaow. But siie has rather fwcp, 4
me on my feet. old ehap' At arss ] /
uAs taken with her innocen; beauty.
There was 30 one q; this biz hos.clfy /
60 compare with her Tor good looks
So let myself DRIFT I thought she
was jusi dear iiiiic country siri. and
that Il would be easy to say a senu.
mental farewell when The summer was
over You know what these warm.
wcst Their rirsaiions amount 10. SO I've
been going 10 ace her steadily and tax.
ug her cyeywhere We've gone
iancing ana swimming and boating
nd 81 the rest ~ H. Andy Jove,
or AL shes mighty quiet I've cosne 10
Ind out she's not the typical little
,oupiry Firl at all shes well read
nd Travelled. though she seemed rath.
r aghast when she let that fact out
Int she looks AZ a fellow IN cool.
uprising sort Of way that makes him
eel pretty cheap-if bis spoken
thoughts are not guile up 60 her white
tandarl. But she's not really in the
ocial swim. Shes n native. take Il.
- been hard TO pin her down 10 any
about herself She lives
nth very dragon Of an aunt az
farmhouse on The cige ~ town. She I
ears her cotion dresses and shade !
ats IN a way that takes the shine out
r women up az the hotel. but i've
ever seen her sport any OF the swell
olhcs they wear 10 the hops here =
n. confound H. what's the use OF !
~ incoming away 70 you at tais rateg ,
We got % 80 away and try to forget
Pr before IT'S TOO late. f.,
"Damaris Chase and her father are I
DO here this week. they tell me. And g
los the giri the heads Of both our y
buses expect me TO marry, She may
I'VE the good taste TO refuse me--and a
almost hope she Will. shes a great Il
ircss. and the consolidation OF the 1,
islncss Interests would be capital q
ing: but. oh. hang me n thought 4
would be 30 hard 10 get that little In
rl's sweet face ont or my heart I &c
ust do the sensible thing. and 20 In r,
r the twenty thousand year. Lord. n
Il I'm sorry for those poor devils OF a,
ngs who have to wed for reasons OF IN
he. feel dsgustingly like one OF n,
en-. I'm sleepy. Good nlght--1'n
lsh this In the morning. Ten TO one 10
lrcam OF Ivy T.ylcr a.
Il needed no signature. The writer
Is easily recognized. She crumplei
. paper tightly In her hand and
rust II into the blouse OF her gown sh
rapid. heavy step came crunching
wn the beach. That step had be-
me too pleasantly familiar. Could
asva Lnousn fhe shoot had h~>r | O.,