Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-04-07

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stand! he went on, In voice Of genu-
inc relief, as he took the card from the
envelope. 81 feared for the moment that
Summers had been doing kindness, as
he calls 1t, and persuaded Pauline Mall
ing TO invite her poor relatives to her
ball But this civility is evidently due
to Dornton's good nature, and Is sent In
all good faith. to the Malletts, old
friends of mine as he would say In de-
scribing u.s."
"Who is Summers, papaT'
Lord Summers Is your cousins guar
dian"
"Of course--I remembcr---the kind
looking old man we met at the Exhibi-
ton last May"
Yes. I've been in constant dread ever
since that unfortunate meeting that he
would seek me out and try to do some
thing for me That was why / was 80
annoyed when you told him you copied
in the galleries; | thought he might
pounce on you and worm our address out
Of you"
"DD you think he would tell Miss
Mailing about my copying at the gal
leries. papa2"
"No doubt Of IL; he is an inveterate
talker."
Ethel had sudden conviction that
Miss Mailing had used this information
to obtain their address, II Lord Sum
mers had not and believed she had at
last found out to whom she was lndebt-
ed for her anonymous letter. This be-
lief did not increase her desire to go to
Malilngford; but she held to her resolu-
| ton to leave the decision In her father =
hands.
''Do you want to go to the ballY he
asked.
81 don't care one bit about 1t, If you
don't want to go. dad"
II don't care about the ball, eithr;
but should like you to see the old place,
Ethel If we were to 20 to the ball !
should most likely run up against some
one who would remember me as Godfrey
Mailing, and there would be quite a little
sensation over my temperance; but this
invitation entities us to call ON Miss Mall
ing, In any case Send an acceptance,
my dear; we can follow 1t up by an tx
cuse on the morning Of the 18th. In the
meantime we will run down one day and
leave our cards and take look round
just as ordinary strangers, and no one
/ VIII thlhh We hAt dnl Ahlnh tiHts
Ethel was glad the question was set
tied in this way, for she, too, wished to
see the old house that should In justice
have been her fathers. Mr.. Malett open.
ed the other letter and threw II across tC
her.
Read 1t out, Ethel. It's from Polling
I've talked so much that I've no time tC
eat"
Ethel read the letter, which ran al
follows
MY Dear Mallett-I send some bird,
by to-night's train; hope they will arrive
all right. | am tired of this place, bu
can't get away under the promised fort
night. My old friend has taken a wifi,
since last saw him. Said wife hai
three sisters at present staying with her
and, as they are all Of the genus blue
stocking my life has been a burden I,
me since my arrival here. Sport Is ex
cellent, but Just the least bit monotonous
The house Is full of pleasant people
and yet | miss your society more than
could have thought possible; and | an
really anxious to get back to our work
Tell Miss Mallett not to forget her prom
ise-"
what promise was that3' Mr.. Nal
lett asked.
I'm not quite sure what he means
unless" Ethel blushed slightly.
"Never mind; finish the letter to your
self, my dear. for l must be off directly.
After seeing her father off and finish
ing the letter, Ethel did not feel alto
gether happy. She was afraid Captain
Polling had set too high a value on he
words and she tried to recall exactl,
what she had said when he had called
to say good-by. What had really occurre,
was this. When Ethel put her hand int,
Pelling's he held 1t while he said:
II wish | could fatter myself by be
lieving you would miss me a little Will
l am away, Miss Mallett; but perhaps /
would be a welcome miss, for | know
I'm a terrible bore sometimes"
He looked so wistful that Ethel fel
quite a thrill of sympathy for him, and
on the impulse Of the moment, respond
ed:
Pm sure shall miss you, and shall
be glad to see you back again"
And Polling had left her with a fac
so glorified with delight that she ha,
feared and wondered continually wha
such glorilication might mean, and ha,
| dltcTntltlg piAiueu ucIhcl lOF ner In
pusive words, and him for his misinter
probation Of them.
Pauline was rather sta ggered a conpl
Of days later when she received affirma
tive replies from Mr.. and Miss Mallstt
but she was in such a whirl Of excite
ment by this time that so small a per
as a visit from her uncle and cousin pass
ed by unheeded.
1t was now the Sth Of September. an
she was to be married on the 18th. BIZ
bette was the only member Of the hous.
hold who had been taken into her mi,
! tress' confidence with regard to her al
preaching marriage, and the vlvaciou
French woman was delighted at tn
prospect of going up to town every da
between then and the 18th, to see aftt
the piles Of new fnery indispensable q
such time.
CHAPTER XIV.
r The 18th Of September had come. an
, to Babette's great discontinue Messr