The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-15
TWO DISCOVERIES.

spoa't be too hasty," interrupted.
"a assisted myself to sugar; per
hapa I'm sEen now consumed with The
disquletinG fever"
"YOu'rs % fat" said Eliza. diapaF'
agingiy.
ponsensel" I protested. .6imply
well covered. Why. my tailor altered
my measurements only yesterday
-oh. o. course. u you wQn't be asFi.
Qua" she sighed. resignedly. and pre-
pared 70 nibble q iudieiouaiy Drowned
mufaR: -but really. Monty. you're--les
mo see-4O-you're independent. and
sum---"-sher regarded me critically
with her bead on one Hids-''paaaabiy
good. looking; and yet you let pretty,
nies. suitable girls clip through your
anEoEs By dO4sns. becanss you're eth
or too lazy Og too concsitsd 10 take
ausneienG interest In them"
-Don't lecture me. I pieadad-Elva
q prone 70 lectures: you're % dread.
fuliy impul4ivs. jos know. A q mat
tsr Of fact. ! looked Ia Ehia TeEy after.
nooa on purpose to Esii you hOw-hou
abominabiy In lsye am
somsthing IN ny hons must have
struck heg 40 Rnnsnal. The mulan.
lihs Mahonet's conn. FRmaiRsd aae-
Dsndsd while s1ss surveyed ne tntsnt.
-. presumably 70 80 U shs could e.
esct any iatsnt hamoF N ny eoants-
nAn0.
did noe move = mnscia.
~If I were quits certain that you
were Ia earnest she began. hesitat'
tnRly. and tfoaEht-thouKh. Of
euurue. I had no business TO think
that her voiea vas q little nnAieady. Il
SHOULD say bow vsry Elad I am"
please III and believe me- ! plead
81
she studied ny fAes as if undecided
what 10 DO.
fla u F~centY' shs asked az last
~It happsBsd--yesserday.- con
aeaacd. ~Iou remember. I AWAY
prumissd that you should BE- the aFsI
60 know Whenever I really bad sny
shlnG TO tell. ard was Just EoinE !,
beEin when yuu fell upon ms"
Yesterday murmurrd Eva. IN ~
aarng surprise Then II must hayi
bera AZ Lady Pellets garden party"
nodded
was % love a. ars, sight. OF hai
you seen her bsfofvf'
Il bad sccu her" aid, Euariesily
-oncc or twice"
"ohF' said Eiva. and think 81
flushed Then. Of course. it'a Moill
Richards saw yua talking to her 70
ages IN the rosary. she's q nice sir
I believe. and Ia really awfully glad
Monty-aWfnily." somehow her Ion
didn't carry the eonvictioa Il va
doubtless intended 10 convey: PR
aumed q was because Mas Richard
was never a very particular friend Q
hsFa
Il suppose" she went on. "you.
propose ct once You've no need {
wait ike most poor creatures.-
Il intend.~ I aid firmly. TO ole
myself with as little delay 60 poss
Ala.r
And you really don't mind my tai
ang the privilege Of an Old friend
very old frisnd--to ask you all thes
questions. do yoar'
mot the least in the woFid.' aait
9raciouaiy; expected them"
what do you mean BY thAtT' sh
inquired. with suspicion.
Nothing. except that you've cha
eised me about my matrimonial pro
pecta ever since you could toddls. y
you remember. for instance, asking n
at a schoolroom tee in your earl
youth whether It was my intention
marry your Fraulein or notr'
Elva'a face frightened prompt
Rather she said; "and Franlel
turned all sorts % colora. aud to-
smother the next day that abe wou
no longer stay with a child - en-
barrassing.' really think she had
tendresae for you. Monty"
Probably" I agreed "Afany pc
pie have"
Don't be conceltedr' roprimAnds
Elva; but tell me all about Mol
Richards. and exactly what attracts
you. Some people call her pretty, |.
x-rathar admire her myself. only
"Moliie Riehariaf' I inquired. wi
extreme innocence. "who aaid an
thing about Mollia RIchardaf"
"why, you did. Of course, that
60 say--yes-no. suppose you dldn
thsn-why, ala. suppose; but an
how what's the good Of caviliins abo
bert Il Il Mollie Richards, isn't itr'
II wouldn't marry Noble Richards
{ said, decisively, ~ they shot me I
rafualngr'
Eiva poured herself out some mo
eaa, and--gea. Il was not my imasin
eion--her hand did shake and q
looked as Il Il would have been /
lief 10 her feelings 10 have launch
ehe teapot e my head.
"Alcnty, Fou are trying" she :
alAlmsdl ''spea my woFd, you aFai =