The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-06-03

shortly.
what do you meant" che cried.
Il mean that you're not going 70 set
away frOn me this time TIL I've had
my SayF'
Il won't llstenl / won't listsnF' She
/ thrust back her bonnet aud put both
4 hands over her ears.
! He drove ON quietly. with no attempt
/ 10 coax or compel her attention. down
long bill. up the other side and
around a corner.
-It's all right. boys" be aaid 10 the
horses. as they turned their heads.
with an inquiring look. when the noon
| whistle blew at the village. Its ail
right" and they pIodded along soheFiy.
perhaps rejecting on the unreasonable
ness Of a master who set OF 10 market
from a hard forenoon In the geld, vita
out dinneF.
Dora sat. obstinateiy atoppang her
ears. and watched the long mills slip
by, then another. aud be showed no
align Of relenting. Once he turned. say
ing politely, Il am afraid the sun 10
making Il rather uncomfortable for
you. | am sorry I have no umbrella"
Though she did n0g hear. Of course.
she scOwled an answer.
they made several turns. aRd she
noted. hopefully. that they seemed GO
ing In the direction % the farm. lie
was giving Il upf Not SO. To her Goa.
sTrFnattOn, they finally came out ia the
broad road, headed fqE tbs village
You're just scOtealns me.@ she eotn.
plaiHrd.
well. you'ys seotehsd ne ogtsR
enough" he grDWied
Eeins 80 hssr tie haon hour they
had sevu few people. bat H0w. down
the road a crowded aagonegse whlFled
toward then. the tennis party fFon the
village. she jefksd her b0unsI over
her face aHd lumhtad nag on the hay.
moaning.
-oh. wouldn't have them Sc ne
Tor a miii.0a dollars
Waen they had passed. with Eny
banter al htei gog drssgtiHg them. she
Strengthened up with blazlng ehexka
aud tho nFv Of hattie tn her eyes,
~ig's Tbs ailiisst. ths ua0At ridiculous
thing ever hsar,i Of, Aud you're the
mrahrsJ. msuh.ssi t8Au agival ! should
IhlaA you'd hate Yourself 20 drathg'
= dIut aspire to great wisdom OF
perfection. be retuFusd @sgsaeiy. dFiv-
lus on
YOU knaw h5w i've looked forwnF8
10 this afternoon. and uhat plans ws.ys
made Tor ~
10 you hadHt systematically dlaaR
ranged 80 many % my plans might
bs EaOre eoazidssaie % yours
-it's - rgassmpubls. yoaF trapping
us ilAr tAls-'
~N0a cams Voluntarily. I've a right
TO market ny hay whua plsass."
You dDut moab. Hug they
were entering the vlllaKs. and abe
crouehed dasa aEaia out Of sight he
did not stop. Hnd whrn they bad lsgt
Tbs last house behind. aAs bsgna. plA
eousiy.
I VAS never 80 huagTy 10 my lifst
TN positively faiutg'
y ou'U know bow 90 aympathlHa
With the poor. Ihtn.- hs suggested
You doat care how mach yUu maks
me suffer, and yuu profess To-
She broke OF Ia somp coufusion. ean-
ss-fDus that chs was loo neaF The hFtnk.
"fes, profess . lovo ysu. ha IN.
lshrd Tor her I've never trird 70 hide
lt=and ! suppose. after all. thrru l. iit.
tie need Of wOris ought to have
understood without having u aata.
You've shown ne plain enough that IL
ts useless. and yrt==--.@ he halted.
meiiiaiively Soms istugtlau within
him declared thAt ale was not 80 In.
different ss she had asnumsd 10 b.
No he roui.uur,l. = viii have Il
10 words bpra, you know I love you
devot"dly with HIl my heart. viii you
be my wlfsT' lie turned to hrr wifh
deep tenderness ln hia face ana
shining 10 his arrinus eyes
Cousins can't marry. ahp rvadnt
My stspmothrr.s niece isn't very
close cousin he commented. "nus I
ought 10 thank You. No went on. pre-.
entity. with rather Nan smile You
might have been morr harsh In your
refusal Of me"
lie tHrned tho horses about. saying.
You will not be very late at the
game" Then he turned his back In a
stolid silence. II no suffered. she
should not see a.
The minutes passed slowly a. the
hoTses jogged rlong tho hot dusty
highway. The sun poured down its
seorehing rays Nat sat at his post ike
craven image, ohliviona alike TO the
hlisterinR heat and tho presence OF bic
pretty and unwilling passenger.
The silence was suddenly broken by
storm Of sohs from Dora. He with.
ed anGiOusly, until he could bear Il no
longer. and burst out:
Don't cry. Dora. darilnRi I'm a
brute. a perfect beast don't know
how TO treat a girl. even when 1 love
her so-you did right to refuse msTs
"But-but--l haven't refused--y---
youi IL said cousins co-couldnR