The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

perfuous enough--What ofersY- -Df-
aboiicaIi~ he said
Malnwaring threw II aside violently.
She put II back In her desk
And yet she unused. Il can oniy
esrape that II -
-YexY"
-weIi-there are two people-
lie understood -ChristopbersonY"
be said
-yeS" az
@And NorfhcoteY
She nodded -I'm glad 700 know.
! wtsh you'd tell me whaf-what you
think OF Mr.. christOphersonf You 90.
I've met % few peopsa may be
wrong. may expect tDo much Of peo-
PIKE
lie shrugged bis shoulders smiling
h~slf-hearsetiy. -chrissopberson is east
" ciasssd I think he said -of the
earth. earthly
She nodded yes Isn't hef I'm
glad ! wasn't wrong. There's simply
nothing else 90 say about him. is there.
exorp, o. ourse that he's rsch1 Il
l couldn't could ~
-So. you couldn't be agreed vehe-
rnensiy.
-But-charicsy" she suggested He
could not decide whether her tone was
doubtful or merely non-commistaL
-Northcosn.- he said with entire
h~cartiDcns. ia one Of the best fellows
living
~Yc9- she agreed. Isn't heT" And
he waited for her 70 add ore
= kno~.- she explained with difB-
Guilty. that's he's wha; you mean by
one OF The best fellows living. aud what
Il mean By ovable- Malnwaring
WINGED And ! don't suppose he's sot
an encmy IN the world
-Irs mo>i unlikely hc agreed with
grim Dissemination. ~fIe's good-tesn-
pcrsd unsrinnh. very modest and abso-
lnfclf straight
Diana's eyes sparklcd III sounds
rather like an advertisement she com
planned: too good to be true
lie laugbed 80 II doek Sorry
-oh. It's all right I didn't team
anything. Charles a dear. OF course.
only-weii. ! always seem 20 know ex-
actly what he viii say and do. and II
married him I should be bored by
that In three months and when Ia
borcd onc gcis irritable. and then-
abe paused
$50 you don't want 20 marry him7-
~ hnaarftsi furrcfolouxly.
-xo. but Il might be better than
what NC wcre talking Of Just now
lie made no reply. With a pencil he
was aheentiy making marks on the
back Of an envelope.
II don't believe you are listening"
she r~cproached him. and looked over
his shoulder. Lines aad linesi Do
they mean anythingT'
lie laughed awkwardly. "oh. mol At
lea~t nothing AZ all original vas
only thinking. You and Christopher
aon. for instance. are like these diverg-
ing oncx aren't youi Nothing In com
mon. and the more you saw Of each
other the worse II would get Hardly
a new Idea, Ia itfT
She was pointing 70 tne next par OF
lines.
s-rboeer' she demanded
sThe converring onesf Well you
and Northcote."
she was thoughtful Then you do
think I ought to-to marry himT"
He wss silent.
DO your she persisted
s-rhnt wasn't whit I meant" he con
feered.
TELL me what you meant"
He continued the two lines TN they
met in a point That" he mid You
sec. from what you said. It SEEMED 10
me that you and Northcctc had con
vcrred till you-met. You 80 what
happens next to these Iinesi They
cross and divcrge"
.ycs. I eee." abe said. slowly. Il be-
lIcvc that would happen. But its rsth-
er A shock, you know. There's nothing
left but q pair Of dreary parallel lines
IL there7"
Nothing at all"
She sighed. "'Bcing continued ever
20 FAR both ways" she mused. never
meet IL sounds chilly"
He spoke with sudden animation.
apocs III Ever 90 far Think OF
thstl You can't continue any other
sort Of lines ever 70 far without AZ