The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-14

sha fSont Of her brown hair becoming
~. At forty the women OF her ac-
auaintanee were supposed to give 40
thought 10 such vanitIes. but she was
evidently Of a worldly turn Of mind,
and she remembered the set Of the
0yercoat worn by her guest.
Supper over, they sat by the open
aEe. she with her Battenberg pieca ne
with q cigar encircled by a gilt band
which she wished fervently Mrs. Judge
Brown could see.
"And so / brought this printed form
for you to I'LL In" he continued. y had
% come through Washington on nay
way down, and knew they had GER
tain form that had TO be filled In be
fere you could get the money"
Wasn't the one Judge Brown end
all OF us-nxed all rightf" awed by the
thought that anything attested by the
minister and Mrs. Judge Brown could
possibly have faw In It,
He leaned back In his chair with the
glow OF satisfaction that creeps over a
man when he In well fed, comfortable
and has a pleasing woman asking his
opinion.
yours was all right in a way" he
said benignly, "but they have regular
forms with questions 10 he answered.
was allowed to look ut the one you
sant, for had telegraphed the author
titles to lot me know Ii they found out
anything az to his whereabouts. There's
$50 due"
Her blue eyes opened in astonish-
ment ''But II only cost me sixty"
you can put In charge for nurs-
ing" and the jovial eyes Of forty-two
beamed into the gentle eyes Of forty
1T does my heart good to think he had
200 to make It easier for him"
'sBut / didn't charge anything for H.
the moneys yours" she objected.
''There'B where you are wrong" tri
mmphant that he carried an over
| wholming stock Of knowledge. ut
doesn't belong 10 me, for he left no
widow and no child under sixteen, 70
nobody will draw that money except
you. You paid all his last expenses.
II belongs to you, oil right, little wo-
man"
The c0zy iireside had given him a
taste OF what home life might be-, and
Miss Mary, who had never been called
"little woman" before. turned r0sily
rod and finally agreed TO MI out the
application for reimbursement accord
ing TO directions
He registered at the small hotel as
Jacob Rhine. JF., and declared his In
tenti0n OF staying until he could have
d stone put to his fathers grave.
When the stone was In Its place Miss
Mary walked with him to the cemetery
enc afternoon.
Her own lot, In a corner Of the GENE
tory. was surrounded by an old fash
toned arbor vitae hedge that gllstened
On the February sun.
'It was good Of you to put him here
with your mother and father" he said.
pushing back with his cane the leaves
from the border OF vIolets.
'srhere was plenty OF room" Her
deeds Of kindness were simply the nat
urai expression OF her feelings toward
humanity.
Eyes: there II room for two more."
lie eyed the remaining space agura-
lively "He was the only relative I
had"
Miss Mary removed the dead leaves
that had drifted on the adjoining grave,
"And she was the only relative !
had left. Everything has seemed lone
~ since"
| lie helped her with the leaves me
ehanically. ''But you have home
that's something. often wish when
I'm or on trips that had a home to
return to-that there would be some
one~waiting for me-"
"You poor manF' she said. utterly
unconscious OF his meaning.
II would like 10 come here some.
times, 20 be wouldn't seem left herr
among strangers" he said huakily.
"Tll look after his grave just exact.
~ an | do after mothers and fathers"
she said hastily
"Do you think you could look aftel
me some toof'' lie caught her hand
rs she reached out to remove the
leaves from the violet border.
She looked at him blankly. then IN,
derstood. Her eyes opened wide like q
chlld'a
tie kept hold of her hand, aud her
eyes finally dropped before his.
what ON earth will Mrs. Judas
Brown sayT' she gasped weakly.
Ne MouldnR Ole.