Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-02
By EFFIE A. ROWLANDS

fingered much longer than the proverbial
nine days.
A month passed away, and curious
month it was to Audrey. Every day she
sat with her mother studying French
and Italian, and having her first lessons
on the piano and in singing. Audrey
| lived in her dreams and in her studies.
| She was SO strangely, incomprehensibiy
happy. 10 define her condition Of mind
would be an impossibility. 1t seemed to
her as though some fairy had suddehly
touched her with a wand, and everything
about her had changed to this dellshttui
existence. In dim, misty sort OF way
she recognized that she had become
grand lady, but that was not by any
means a certainty.
| She wrote often to Jean Thwait and
reiterated her vows OF never-endlng loVe'
but somehow Jeans letters panied her
and left sort of discomfort.
Jean, in fact was alarmed at all that
had happened to her whliom friend, ana
now that Audrey was grand married
lady she was separated from her humble
chidhoods companion by social chasm
they could never bridge over, therefore
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straint, and both girls sighed over the
simple yet strong friendship which hao
lived and now was ended.
March having come in like a lamo
was going out in the most approved leon
inc fashion. How the wind blew, and
how dreary the gray skies looked above
the tossing trees.
I'VE shall have a fall of snow, depend
ucon it that is what is coming, deciar
ed DR.. Sentance. Take my advice, LORD
John, fold yourself up in as many rugs
as you can find, and fee away south te
the sun and the warm breezes.
where ought l to go" he asked
wearily.
well, l think Florence would be ar
excellent spot. Suit both her ladyshlI
and yourself"
Il am quite sure that Aud-my wife
will never consent to this arrangement.
Pray, why not?"
"She-oh, we'll, hang it all, doctor, looa
how she neglects met l might be deae
and buried and she wouldn't care! Sh'
has never been near me for month
never since was so bad!
ut strikes me that you are yer.
foolish young man, Lord John, II yo'
imagine your young wife doesn't carr
any thing about you, and as to her no
coming to see you, well, think II yo'
reflect a little you will agree with mt
that so young girl is apt to be shy ant
modest. Modesty is SO rare nowadays
my lord, would not try to do without i
if l were you."
The young mans cheeks were quit
healthy in color.
II dare say I am a fool, but hav'
been worrying myself that, perhaps, Au
drey had married me only out of pity
when she thought I was dying and
And a lot more nonsense OF the SAM
sort, of course" broke in the old doctor
cheerily his eyes twinkling as he spoke
you don't seem to realize, my lord
that you are the hero of a romance. /
is not every one who can boast of sucl
A marriage as yours, but, though romano
has it's pleasant points, it also has 1t
disa agreeable ones, and unless l am YER
much mistaken, that sweet little maide1
: will be ever so much happier when sh
, il rescued from the curious and carrie
away for a time by her husband"
, Jack Glendurwood nearly shook Dl
| Sentances hand off.
!. "What an idiot I am" he exclaimed
"Most lovers are" was the dry reply
t "And you will take my advice about thl
foreign trip?"
d II will 60 and find my-my wife thi
t start at once"