The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-21

10 me as a mother"
% Il like to sit and think of the da,
e gone by" she said. ~and l very ofte
d think OF you When we old people an
c no longer able to employ our time at uss
J. tni work, We hnd occupation in recallin
e the past; a great pleasure lies in H."
. lou are not quite old, dear Mr.
Dane"
! I am not quite fifty yet. my dear. bu
l am old In one sense-that | am clos
upon the end Of life. Those who are 5,
may surely be called old. estimating az,
you see. by the duration Of their lin.
here And. do you know" she added. il
'ow' loving tones. that when We reach
this stage. we almost long for the 6naI
enanse-for the better. brighter life
which Is waiting for us"
But you must have regrets. said
Lord Avon.
True. All must have them IN a d.
gree We cannot help regretting this
world. the only home we have known. II
has not been all sunshine rather. per
maps one of storm yet we know its best
ana Its worst. and we are entering one
which we do not know, and so there must
always lie within US a half wish to stay
mere longer. And then-and then
Mrs Danes voice sank to a whisper.
She paused.
And hemp he softly whispered.
And then Gods loving presence re-
sumes its sway within US with all its re-
assuring comfort. and regrets are lost In
a glow OF happiness. May 1t be with
you. my dear, when your own turn shall
come 20
Lord Avon swallowed down a hmm in
his throat Mrs Danes hand was still
In his; be pressed it gratefully, and there
ensued a silence.
II must seem hard to you. though. to
leave your children here"
Yes. especially Edith. l have nor
seen much Of Charlotte since her mar
rage she Is coming down now to stay a
week OF two Edith Is married also. III
Ieei anxious about Edith | cannot helm
learins that she is not strong that II
me battle OF life should prove fierce. she
VIII not be able to breast II. She l. w.
lng down now. Their income IA small
mo they have no residence, as we had"
Let me say a word to you. dear Mr.
Jane be interrupted: L used 10 bripx
ny secrets to you in the days Of vor.
DO you remember one In par-ticpIar5
'oy got into the pond Of Great Wbi,+on
no was nearly drowned. and I had the
Ieui, o, having pushed him In. and was
'unished for Ii BY Mr.. Dane ,
Il remember ii well. Henry .hs Ia I
n.s MN uneonsciously By the old ia
mar name 1T was Jack WHITAKER b
Just So Every one fell upon nv de- b
oted head reproaching me With being a
'cxed and cruel ~youngster. safe to come h
= bad End l took their abuse Quietly G
1 took Mr. Danes punishmenf-s z
ariul task OF Greek. which to me VIA. Il
In earnest; and when the
ing was all over and done, I whispered b.
: rutn TO you one day In your dress W
3 room, as you were sewing M a rept 81
'ien had torn In my jacket sIeevr- b.
Al II was not l who had thrown Whit ca
<er into the pond Did you believ.
.r no
Yes. my dear. / did believe you to m. a
J we're ever truthful You xopId No,
! me who IL was that threw him In hi,
| r~ecollect that 20
III tell you now. 1t was Jack him In
L he had been at some mischief ar
Cnesters; stealing the zpricots
eve and ne was getting away when
heard a hue and cry behind aim. In
terror, Tor Whitaker was an srranf -.
ard, he dashed to the side of ths ia
d. meaning to hide himself among tbs as
hes; missing his footing. be dasbed the
{ into It, / was standing bv ana jud
the process After all, the noixe w.s wh,
In pursuit of him, but Of a bull which a
got loose from Farmer Ultborp,s All.
Why did you take the p~unishmept7v OBJ.
be doundered cut. like a drown -.
helping him, Ne begged and asa :.
ored me not to say that he had iump-
1 gave him my word ! would not. SORT
3 how 1t was Well, you believed a 81
ben, dear Mrs Dane. and I know vou to
believe me now. You have blamed mon
n your heart for promising Great ~
ton to Mr.. Baumzarten. and then -.
ling IL By ~bestowing II elsewhere. but "a
fault did not lie with me- Sehe
o. With Lady Avon. perhapS.v MON
0, no, no; she wished Mr.. ganm- Ike
0 TO have H. The whole AFFAIR VA. ~
esult Of an unfortunate mistake don't
lifted II, but In unconscious error came
and my mother alike regret.
this explanation to rest quite be-
ourselves, please. / should no,
made II but that I cannot bear Tor Id
ear old friend Of my boyhood n wanii
unkindly Of ne. saw Jack Whit 2 a. 4
the other day continued Lord II
his tone changing to a lighter one ter ha
rose to depart. We met In Picca- ~Ot
are b
IL Jack getting orr D,ena
~ well. I believe. He has his post
Red Tape Office and a good in
rom his uDele's property. lie told ~
bad married a charming girl, ask
II would not 20 down TO see her. nhS ie
i've on the banks Of the Thames. q run
lere near Richmond ~It'
y long shall you remain here p cd, e
ned Mrs. Dane, as she held his there 4
! parting And
, a few days. ! am going into awav
,kshire for some shooting. Give
e to Edith-if that's a proper
to a young lady who Is married." "Dit
'luded. laughing. tho ~,
e was walking homeward. a cIer- ~xo
walking quickly. met and passed
\ young man. tall and stately. - ~
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