The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-13

the wrong people, and
II never made you guess anyone.
| said. Indignantly. removing my ham
from my upper lip with Jerk. 81
merely Informed you that | fell II
love yesterday. suppose there's n,
objection 10 that? And when yol
suggested that II happened at Lad,
Toilets. | agreed.
well" said Eva, In judicial tone
you didn't stay more than three-quar
tiers OF an hour. Directly you arriy *
you took me to see the aviary. and the
rest OF the time you spent In the ros
airy with Mollie Richards
III I'd known you were watching
my movements 50 carefully" be
gan.
Elva blushed furiously.
when people make themselves con
spicuous." she said. frostily, their do
ings are bound to form the subject OF
comment. Mollie Richards always per
sists In wearing maize with her par
ticular shade OF red-auburn hair. and
Il could see her from all over the
garden"
Almost without iookingf" I suggest
ed. carelessly.
Elva passed over this remark with
contempt. but couldn't help noticing
that the flush deepened.
We'll. as it's not Mollie." she OBJ
served, with dignity. -and as you've
called on purpose. perhaps you'll be
AhlltFfn1 10 f.II ...i. I. -
80 that may congratulate or condone
with you. as the case may be-
you'll condone." said |, with con
viction.
why. pleased"
Because she-thls girl, who isn't
Mollle Richards. you know. doesn't
care straw for me-ln that way. and
the whole thing IL hopeless"
Eiva softened instantly.
How can you tell n you've never
ahked herr she demanded. "she may
be simply pining away for your sake.
II you only knew"-her gaze wan
dered through the window and settled
on a bed OF brilliant begonias In the
front garden-"girls don't always wear
their hearts on their sleeves. even In
these matter-of-fact days. Monty"
raised my eyes. They had been
busily engaged In tracing the pattern
OF the carpet.
Don't you think It's likely" 1
asked. that any girl would really fall
In love with a man twice her age. If"
'oh. she's young" interrupted Elva.
hastily. do you know. I'm rather
glad OF thatf'
| held up deprecatlng hand.
Please let me finish" I lmpiorcd
Twice her age. when she's fyrannixrd
over him. leased him and looked upon
him as an old fogy for the greater
part Of her natural llfef'
EivH eyed the sharply. The color
came and went In her cheeks IN way
that I had never seen II come and
20 before. put my eyeglass IN or
der to better admire the effect.
you said you'd seen her only once
or twice." she resumed. severely: but
the CULVER In her voice robbed the Sc
verify OF any sting.
waved my hand.
Lovers licenser' I said. alrily. Il
couldn't divulgc everything at once"
III you've known her so long. how
comes II that you only--well. dlscov.
sred the state OF your feelings yester.
iayY"
There Is a tide I'm the Affairs OF
men," I quoted. Likewise there IL ,
, psychological moment when a man
realizes fact that may have
'een staring him In the face for years 4
And that psychological moment ,
'csrred at Lady Follcfsf'
Occurred Mt Lady Foilet's." q
choed. And then there was long ST. r
ence. 4
let my eyes wander slowly round 4
he room. They fingered vaguely on b
he ridiculous blue cats with which =
IVA sdorns her mantel shelf, and =
kimmed the photographs OF her nu- Z
lerous admirers-some OF them thrust z
nrelessly into the overmantel. and n
ome. the more fortunate. smlrking at q
ne from elaborate frames. K
| think Elva's eyes must have been %
too. for they cnme to an II
hor ut the same moment as mine. and O
Zen, without any rhyme or reason, N
icy filed quite suddenly with tears. c,
Now. I can never see woman cry c,
ithout feeling that sOmethIng-sof.cs q
ling drastic must be done at once. In
started up. and then the rest seem Of
to follow as a natural and easy n
nj
In less time than II takes to chron- CO
lie. Elva was crying quietly on my d,
BOULDER. and the blue cats were grin. fl
ng dlabolically from their several ut
Igns OF vantage.
And when" I asked. after we had mr.
come more or less normal. and re- hi
rned 10 earth once more again. IN
when was your psychological mo- on
cnt. ElvnT of
Elva fingered n gnrdenln IN my but IN
II out-smeft II, and re- IN
need It carefully. To-
when you pretended--T mean, 10
zen thought you weren't pretend.
Z. and that It was MoIlie Richards,