Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-10

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daddy said / was TO have after be
died, because It had been his study Is
being turned into a gun-room for the
Major; the Major. hates dogs IN the
house, and so Rollo is to be sold; even
my piano is to be moved to the tiny
room next to the servants hall because
the Major detests music"
Mainwaring could not trust himself
to speak. He stared hxedly out Of the
window.
But that's not the worst" she went
on in low voice. when they come
back from the honeymoon I'm not to be
allowed to NOPE over books, as mother
calls It, any more I'm to be taken out
all day and every day, be seen, be-oh,
it's hateful of me to speak Of It, / sup
pose, but the fact is more hateful still
-be advertised"
mol" he protested. 'Not that!'
/ "Yes, just that / knew you'd under
stand. Thank you" She opened the lid
Of her desk and turned the pages OF an
illustrated weekly. Look she sald
below her breath, II saw this few
weeks ago, and its horribleness fascin-
ated me. had to keep It !"
He took 1t from her and looked.
A girl in billowy ball-dress walking
slowly across a room. In one corner,
complacently approving, her mother. In
another corner group Of men-inane,
sensuous, young, old, admiring, critical
by whisper, nudge and play Of eye
brow appraising her. And somehow in
the girl, beneath her youthful beauty
and exquisite occurrences, a faint elu-
sive suggestion in smile and bearing
that she was aware Of 1t all and UNI
ashamed Beneath was the title, SUI
perhuous enough What Offers?" 'Di-
abolicall" he said.
Mainwaring threw 1t aside violently
She put 1t back in her desk.
, "And yet" she unused, Il can only
escape that, If -"
, 'YesT'
"Well-there are two people
He understood. 'ChristophersonP'
he said.
Eyes"
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I She nodded "I'm glad you know.
! / wish you'd tell me what-what you
I think Of Mr.. Christopherson? You see,
I've met SO few people. l may be
! wrong, may expect too much Of PEG
I pie"
He shrugged his shoulders smiling
), half-heartedIy. "Christopherson Is easi-
ly classed. / think" he said. "Of the
earth, earthly"
She nodded. Eyes, isn't her I'm
glad 1 wasn't wrong There's simply
nothing else to say about him, is there,
except Of course, that he's rich2 II
/ couldn't could II"
"No, you couldn't" he agreed vehe-
mently.
-Charles?" she suggested. He
could not decide whether her tone was
doubtful or merely non-committal
"Northcote," he said with entire
heartiness, "is one Of the best fellows
living"
eyes," she agreed, "isnt her" And
he waited for her to add more
81 know" she explained with din
Guilty, that's he's what you mean by
one Of the best fellows living, and what
mean by lovable" Mainwarinl
WINGED. "And don't suppose he's got
an enemy in the world"
"Its most unlikely" he agreed, witt
grim determination. Hes good-tem
pered, unsel1sh, very modest and abso
: lutely straight"
le Diana's eyes sparkled. 1T sound
rather like an advertisement" she com
At planned; 'too good to be true"
le He laughed, $50 1t does. Sorry"
" ooh, it's all right I didn't meal
anything. Charles a dear, Of course
Y, Only-well, always seem to know ez
IN actly what he will say and do, and
e- married him 1 should be bored b
that in three months, and when one
be bored one gets irritable, and then
she paused.
$50 you don't want to marry hlm1
y. he hazarded incredulOusly.
IT ~No; but 1t might be better tina
ne what we were talking OF just now"
To- He made no reply. With pencil /
= was absently making marks on Il
back OF an envelope.
ID II don't believe You are listening
she reproached him, and looked ov'
IL his shoulder. "Lines and linesl Z
ng they mean anything2"
Mt He laughed awlIwardly. 'oh, moi 4
e. least nothing at all original Wi
only thinking. You and ChrisbOphe
son, for instance, are like these diver
ou ing ones, aren't your Nothing IN col
mon. and the more you saw Of ca,
Der other the worse It would get. Hard
a new idea, is it,"
10 She was pointing 10 the next pair
TO lines
nd "Thoeer' she demanded
es- 'The converging ones1 Well, y
The and Northcote."
to- She was thoughtful Then you
use think ought tO-to marry himT'
He was silent
BUT do you?' she persisted.
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fused