The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-14

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I'D like to come over there" Naid
small feminine voice somewhere
from the neighborhood Of the hedge
row.
Drayton, sitting on his garden bench
with newspaper and cigar, turned
toward the hedge that separated the
two gardens and located his visitor.
She was evidently standing on some
thlns high enough to enable her to
overlook the adjoining territory.
Draytoh went over to the hedge and |
looked down into some exceedingly |
blue eyes. surrounded by fun Of yell |
low hair. surmounted by a still fufEier
blue bow
"IIello,' he said, looking down from
his six foot height. where did you
come from?''
"l'ye been here often and peeped
| through" she conhded. Lift me
over" she commanded in the tone of
| one accustomed 10 being obeyed, hold
| Ing ont her arms.
He lifted her over TO his side of the
hedge, and she ran directly to his rus
| tie seat.
I'm not prepared to entertain la
dies" He stood with his hands In
his pockets and smiled into her up
turned face. What can offer you,
MADAME
I'm take chocolate, please" She set
tied her skirts over her chubby little
legs aud smiled back ingratiatingly.
Drayton looked dubious.
Erin sorry to say the chocolate
is all out. Wouldn't grapes dor he
suggested.
Yes; / dess dwapes will do very
nicely, thank you" And Drayton
imagined she was probably giving a
very good imitation OF her mothers
manner.
When he returned from the house
with bunch OF grapes and a huge
peach. he found that she had filed her
lap with his choicest roses and was
hugging them to her face.
"Tm doing to live here always. I'm
1 doing to marry you" she announced.
; Drayton, thirty-slx and a bachelor,
actually felt his face turn red.
'Er-when7" he asked feebly.
"Just as soon as you can Diet the be.
dagement ring"
"Of course, of course, anything you
say, but what might be the name Of
my future wifef
. Louise It's mammals name too"
J. at would be lovely to have wife
named Louise, but you wouldn't like
my house, little girl. It's full OF pipes
and things"
d II could stay out in the darden with
, the roses and you could bring an UNI
, brella and hold II over me when II
% ralned." she suggested resourcefully.
% "That would certainly be unique.
n see you would be able to plan things
u like real housewife should, but dc
(, you think you could stand the pipesT
10 'You could keep all your pipes In one
h room. and | could have little blue
"a and white room and not have any
B. pipes, couldn't II never have any
Is pipes In my room"
Is That's the scheme. Wen plan tina
Dt blue and white room right away" h
at agreed heartily.
I. His housekeeper was surprised wheI
le the paperhangers came next day ant
NJ did the south room In blse. She wa
m still more surprised when the val
70 drove up with all the furnishings for
dainty little bedroom. She felt hurt
considering how long she had been Il
his service 1t was special slight 70
10 Drayton not to tell her, first OF oil
a that he intended TO be married
- But Drayton. following a within, wa
- fitting up the room according to tn
az ehilds fancy.
- Late one afternoon he strOlled dow
= tho garden path and found little Louis
1, waiting for hIm to lift her over tn
no hedge.
IN Your blue room Is all finished. llttl
IS wife" he said, tossing her In the ali
n. 10 her great delight Its ready 70
,,v YOU TO look at. told the housekeepe
ar young lady was going to visit hC
!. this afternoon"
~ Are there blue roses on the WALL
~ ahe asked eagerly
~ Bushels OF them-and little whit
ns frllly curtains, and a dear little whit
- bet-and fairy tale pictures on Il
wall"
10000 certainly do 10y
you" She chung to his fingers as tins
Lob walked toward the house Did "
- Diet the Sleeping Beauty plcturef"
~. "Yes-and Princess Goldilocks-lt's
-. grand room. all right"
- We'll IN marry you the tlrst THU
-, tomorrow. and nurse can send over q
- my dolls and things"
- Isn't this rather-suddenf perhal
- your mother would prefer your waltlI
-. until you are week or 50 olderY'
-. NO. Indeed airlly Mamma le
S-. me do anything | want-that is, mo
anything"
-. But she'll MISS you. and your pal
-. viii miss YOU"
'oh. didn't you SnowI haver
had any favver for long tlme-mO
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