The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-16

had been Ia friel ~ aud her sharf
tongue wounded ladlserlnlnately.
Dan Herman. sic would say,
THAT great hulkins fellow for mel
Why. his feet are SO big be has 10 90
: out-of-doors every lime he wants TO
turn round. No. thank you. Thee. I'm
; going TO wait until the right man
comes. And he won't come from this
place. either. He won't be a Dan
kiernan or Harry Moulton or Jack
Sherer. Hell be some one worth hav-
Ing. You'll seer'
Thee did not care when Kathleen
spoke thus OF Dan Herman or Harry
Moulton. but she WINGED over Jack
sherer's name. or course he couldn't
help loving Kathleen. Who eould1 But
he was not positively abjeet before
her. as were the others. and 50 far be
had never tried to secure Theo as his
could console and sympathize with
and receive the condolences OF the 9TH
ers. but with him somehow-and then
IL came 10 her that, however you look
ed al II. II was hard that from all her
lovers Kathleen could not spare one
and that one for whom she herself
cared nothing. and Theo cared 50
much
She sighed again and stirred Ia the |
hamock restlessly. Something warm /
and wet rolled out from under her eye
Ids upon the thin sleeve that clad the
arm doubled under her head.
I'm 50 tired OF H." she whispered
TO herself.--''so tired Of smiling aud
smoothing and sympathizing with other
peoples love Affairs II only some Que
some time would come to me that
could cry before and complain 10 ever
so nttleg"
sound OF whistiing smote her like
a pain II seemed too glad and care
less for her ears Just then. on Il came
out OF the distance. down the street. In
al the gate. aud straight up to the We
randa- There Il stopped. Theo rose
up la the hammock and looked. A man
bareheaded. stood full In the moon.
light psering into the shadow after her.
When she stirred, be saw the white I
little lump In the hammock aud spoke.
Good evening. Theo.- lie came up
the steps. two AZ a time ANY room d
In the hammock for me. too. without I
disturbing yourselff II there lsa't.
lust say 50. can DO comfortable any |.
where" =
-Oh. there's ROOM Theo moved /,
'long TO the extreme eud and began
seriously to tumble with the pillows =,
'he had never been 80 surprised In her d
lfs- To think that Jack actually-but :.
{ course Il could mean but one thing a,
lie had come AZ iast. ike the rest 10
SIX about Kathleen. ~
He sat dswn beside her and ar =,
ansed the pillows himself. lie rns
little fellow. with red cheeks and a -
oyisb laugh. but bis eyes we're wou. =.
erfuiiy far.sseing aud keen. Ne had !.
ever bsen 80 near before. Thso won. "a,
red II be could hear her heart beat \.
i met Kathleen up the street. lack
I'D she was going Into Maud Bal- a..
us. i think She told me wh-rs ia
nd you
Thee Understood. Well 49,.
How are you. Theo' Have yeu said -.
ood evening yeti l wasn't surs tina, ~.
had heard you'
NO. l haven't Haven't h.s
ne" And then Thea laughed -i,h
ioarrassment Her LITTLE speech had
unded 80 unlike hsrs~H. ZACH
lxhed. too. very unsteadlly. ali.
ought. and stared out sero.s The rail.
:. Suddenly he turned and looked al ~.
r determinedly.
I'm going away. Thso. aid you
ow it7- be said.
rheo sasped and fell back. Going
az. She had never dreamed Of such
hing. ~
Are Jour abe tried TO say. -
Yes. ! am. III tell you why. -.
~ AFFORD to stay on here and WORT :.
nothing. even thouxh-sven though c.n'
doing 30 / eau be nsar the dearest -
Ia the world" His voice broke g..
I'm ever going to have her. I've ia,
to be looking round for a Job that -
keep two instead Of one. cues. ,h-
found one now. or course IL. ,h.,
'g to be hard to leave. but I can't 49,
IL I've got to earn more monsy -.
II He braced up. -Thst's -, /,
It I've come to talk to you about g.
o. | was glad Kathleen wasn't AZ u..,.
r. wanted to see you lust
e- "W
- cally
lucy All said II
or something like H. She had -
red that Jack might not come 10 800, '
but now that be had come .hs -. |.
ID do the best she could BIZ him -
Kathleen. He went on stumbling.
'ou see. Theo. you SEE Wen. "a,
clare had Just what I wanted 10 v,rt !,
all thought out. but it's left me ono.
'letsly. What do fellows say In r.tur,
! like this. Theo7 49,,
looked at her appeslingIy. Thso won's
arm hold on her feelings and be- tere<t
~, the e
ELL. they usually begin by saying and /,