The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-03-23
CHAPTER XIV.


az she received the guests. Captai
Pelling was watching her in the paust
OF MS chat with Bertha Collins. Fl
caught her eye presently and smiled 6
ner reassuringly, for she had confided
MIN her dread of the awful occasion.
1eu are an old friend of theirs. ar
you notY' Bertha was saving to n
captain. 1--WE all think Miss Mal,n
guite charming. l took to her from tn
nrst; but, do you know, she is not cas-
get on with. OF course she is all on
could wish as a hostess: but It is impos
siDte 70 gush with her. She has a wa,
ol aiting all one says and showing III
ahyIhing that is absurd without certainl,
N the least intending to give offense
wound hardly believe 1t, dare say
Dut ! nave adopted the habit of tryin,
- .afk seriously when she is listening
! tAink that is the greatest compli
ment you could pay her. Will you adopt
the same practice with meY
should not dare" she replied, with
meek gravity. IF l were to get repu.
.al0s Ior seriousness l should probably
cie an old maid. Men always prefer
.sieus takers for their wives. There
down?" ~ '"A0 n'e
Later in the evening Miss Collins drop
pea inIs quiet corner and discussed
me Things with the utmost freedom with
lhtihate friend whom she had not
seen SINCE the end of the season. She
was describing the breaking up of the
y paru When Pauline's intended marriage
had been discovered.
NOW tell me-could there be anything
more ridiculous than her running away
oA ner own house and marrying or
irving 70 marry, man secretly. when
.ncro was no one to prevent her doing
aI epeniyf My dear, you should have
seen QUE races when Mrs. Seton read
lus the note she had left behind. as we
uroppea IN, one after another, to lunch
cont at hrst everybody looked very sur
prised' and then the absurdity of the
whole proceeding struck us. Why could
me net nave been married properly? No
one could have OBJECTED to her marry
ns that good-looking artist il she chose
10 do So" 'noSe
Was she very much gone on him p,
Awfuly! 1t must have been a terri
le blew to her when her husband turn
Rather! IN Isn,t q osa -,
ereY' 'eins
y don't think SO. He was yery good
oir Gecfrey when he was in less
mucnt circumstances, believe"
Inings seem bit mixed. From what
could make out, he had believed him.
~ widower, just as she had Thought
srseiI widow, until they met in the
urcn. Don't you think 1t probable
~ WINE ne was under the impression |
AZ ms wife was dead, he may have !
q liking for Miss Malling?''
believe you are right" Bertha ra-
ca, theoretically, "for saw him look
at her before dinner with his heart
his eyes"
IS certainly very strange that he
'uid nave fallen in love with the girl
was Deing kept out of her right
ition by his own wife! It looks like
nnger OF Fate, doesn't it-thougb
zen way the finger is pointing I can't
- the guests, one after another. took
" departure, Ethel felt her burden
ltenng. Her first party had been an
uanfed success, but she was none tho
glad to have it over. Lord sum
stayed behind. talking earnestly
"A Sir Geoffrey. '''
ADMIT was disappointed when
~ that she had taken the family
us with her." he said. in aIlus,nn
auiine. I'm afraid she has inner.
some of her fathers want NJ min
The Luftons were never ma rtiou
distinguished for honesty. what
ou mean to do about II. Geoffrev -,
Nothing openly. am in communica-
with her waiting maid. who bad
pised to let me know IL there ia snv
ON Pauline's part of selling tha,,
shall, unknown to her, become tbs
iaser." 'ne
excellent idea and a yerv r.n.
ny tne Dye, as things have
GUT, now fortunate II lis that the | !
ement between our charming Ethel d
'oung Dornton wac" y.
stopped suddenly as Ethel and +
came back from bidding farewell
IS Collins. They both caught the
q ms words, and Ethel glanced At n
gs lace; but 1t was calmly nm
GUS: thinking this a good opening Ia,
( of Jack, he said:
you are not too tired, 1 want TO
you delightful style Of title ma "a !,
came across this morning. =
lt you might elaborate the idea for =
ur Central Africa 1t ia on nj.
somewhere"
I'm afraid my share of .Centro, !
will not be anything to be prond h
; replied with a smile. n
At is nonsense. and you know u
Polling! l have made up NV
nat your sketches are to be the 2
al attraction of the book. II IL a
unkind of you to make light of
FORK after all our interest in itpr o
is just It," he returned. laugh. r
Il have become so accustomed h
king In company that find / a
Owe step by myself" h
would not be offended at any u
should say for your good?" n
on" he said, and waited with ri
brows for what she had to say. q
In her short life, had often had 9,
ant tasks to perform, but never Al
unpleasant as this. M
of your own mouth shall you be n
she began, smiling at him to Al
trembling Of her lips. "You a,
have become 90 used to working s,