The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-04
The Minister'S Wife
cHAPrER xv.-fcentInuedl
BY MRS. HENRY WOOD

rooms which opened to each other. On
OF the girls sat down to the piano, tbs
others gathered round il. Sir Everars
strolled toward the other room. Mar,
SAT- on a sofa apparently lost in thought
and Charles Baumgarten stood under
meath the chandelier. with an open book.
Sir Everard SAT- down by Mary.
1T has been a long separation. Mary.
he whispered. did you think l was new
er comingg"
Yes. 1t has been long she family said.
Her hands were trembling. her heart was
beating; she spoke-and looked-as if
she were frightened
But from no fault Of NINE" he re
turned. Had you permitted regular
correspondence. you would have known
this"
A hasty glance had shown him that
no one was looking. Charles Baumgar-
ten buried in his book. stood with his
back toward them: the rest were round
the piano. singing. He bent his face
down to Mary's and his lips touched her
cheek.
''0h, don't, don't p she shrinkingly ut
tered.
NAY. my dearest. would you deny il
~ --aCe ~ - u EtNdAQ Aot- WaAtcQ AtA~
She gasped for breath as she stood up
and caught the corner of the mantelpiece.
Her face had turned painfully white
again
The song over. the conversation became
general and presently Sir Everard rose
10 leave
"Wiil you tell Lady Grace. with my
kind regards. that i anticipate the pleas
ure of seeing her tomorrow" said Sir
Everard TO Charles, as he held out his
hand.
Charles did not choose to see the hand.
and be replied. coldly and stifiy: Il do
not reside with Lady Grace. and shall
net be likely TO meet her tonight or to-
morrow
He has his mothers PRIDE thought
Sir Everard- But Sir Everard was mis-
taken.
Mary slipped out of the room after
ward, and she had not returned TO it
when Charles said goodnight.
As he passed small parlor, on his way
put, usually devoted to the studies and I
pursuits of the young ladies. Charles ear
taught the sound of something very like !
4 sob He halted and looked in. There
we're no candles in the room. but the fire
vas blazing away. and in its light stood '
Mary He went in and shut the door be c
lind him. She smoothed the traces of 0
ears from her face. but could not hide Il
Is CHASTITY look. Charles turned white |.
lso. and confronted her upon the old.
Torn hearthrug D
The time for concealment has passed. Z
fary. as it seems to me- he began I'VE
ave gone on. like two children. making I
elieve to hide things from one another. |
his is the awaking, What is to be n
one? You cannot act a lie, and marry 81
nat man ~ m
-Oh, Charles. what are you sayingl' e,
le uttered. in a wailing tone. Il would m
lther die - th
Yes, for you love me-nay. don't fu
II you the time for concealment is dr.
Ter. and this night is the awakenings ef
on love me-and oh. my darling. how tai
love you l cannot stay now to tell Nor TO
ed l, for you have known il without my of
ling YOU
Il am terrified she whispered Il in
! nearly terrified to death at the thought no
what is before me. Think Of the wrong Sh
have done to him ~ bal
And | think Of my position. my pow
"" returned Charles Baumgarten. IF car
'poke to your father he would turn me be
t of the house and keep me out of it. owe
z have just gone on. living in fools ant
radise, Mary, shutting our eyes to the nor
ure." wa.
Not a word must be breathed to my wa,
her." she whispered eagerly. to
Would you marry Everard Wilmoty' |
rply cried Charles Baumgarten. But the
I forced control upon myself with not
iron will, | should have struck him ting
IN he kissed you tonight
The cried out with pain you saw il, kno
ny Mica
Saw it? felt IL. Felt it as If it had in
q sharp steel. piercing my heart. Oh, ~
curse of poverty, seem to be help gene
in the matter. Mary, can only ness
IT in you" .-
am idea came over me, while and
with him on the sofa, of speaking to tach
>" she said, in a tone of abstraction. be h
Il / don't know how | could do il. Dvn
! Is 80 good a man. so honorable, 50 unpI
lly; one Of those men you may trust. ~
ish be had never taken It in his head
SIX me to marry him, I wish I had .. 80
wed my own impulse at the time = -.
declined him." ~ a.
We have nearly our whole lives be- III. ~
us, Mary, and they must not be sac - -
ID to misery" he urged. MARY. you - + -,
wait for me; | know | shall get ana
thong
cave me 70 tnink It over for to jectio
:, sne answered. must try and afrai,
What ought to be done-and do it, and
: put his arm around her TO kiss with
but she started away. Charles. ask .
resent, remember, / am engaged to again
how
was Of no use. II must take away not r
ne that he left" whispered Baumgar- ",
a low
fused
CHAPTER XVI. upon
ny Dyneyor lay awake the whole these
/, thinking over what she ought to do. than
err father she could not speak; his II
II was too fiery, his authority abso- but