The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-28

HheTe was no DOUBT ABOUT IL, EqitI
Inuering was distinctly sentimental
a week after reading Janice Mere
h l6-year-old Edith, with a long
,wn curl over one shoulder. and the
lar OF her gown turned in, was
lice. For two weeks after the initial
tformance by the members Of the
kespearian club. Edith In the
re.room Counterpart and the Grim
piano cover. was Juliet. The fam
shrewdly suspected that, during
period the iceman was uncon
bugly doing duty as Romeo: for on
he than one occasion Edith was
to gaze tenderly down upon him
the safe vantage OF the flower
in the attic window. that being
nearest approach to a balcony that
house afforded.
he family bore up under all this
cOmmendable fortitude.
efore September was over, Edith
Queen Elizabeth. In the spare
pillow-shams, Marie Antoinette
ornstarch and impossible heels
even Charlotte Corday. behind the
Y bars of the family gridiron. She
Joan of Arc at noon, and her rela-
would say good night to Lady
Grey at bedtime. only to be con.
led by Lucrezia Borgia at the
kfast table.
Id this been all, the Bannerings
i have borne up under it: but
was worse to come. Edith,
ying of solitary heroines, began
box about for heroes. What
Josephine without Napoleon, Isa-
without Ferdinand, or Mary,
b OF Scots, without Rizzio?
iceman, having vanished with
hummer, was unavailable for ro-
c purposes; but the black-eyed
i vender, whom Edith passed
morning on her way to school.
an admirable Napoleon; the
oung man in the florists shop
|ery nicely as Ferdinand: and
Imagination was sufficiently
to clothe the grocer's assist
the picturesque garb of Rizzo.
day Dayton, Edith's older broth
was about as sentimental as a
+, happened to walk home from
with his idealistic sister. He
the peanut vender exchange
S, not with the Empress Jose
but with his-Dayton' s-pre-
sister Edith. He saw the for
assistant touch his hat boldly,
Isabella of Spain, but to Edith,
lerica. He heard the grocer's
man say, not by your leave.
bajesty," but How do you do,
Edith" and Dayton was not
SEEM" said Dayton. with the
lied severity of an outraged
|rother, ito have circle of ac-
noes. Are you in the habit of
ging bows. with all the boot
and street fakirs you meet on
ay to school?"
bow those young men quite
Replied Edith. loftily, and they
bootblacks. / often buy things
benz. They are very pleasant
men. Don't you think that
Italian looks wonderfully like
bn?"
don't" returned prosaic Day
he looks more as IL he needed
days later, Dayton discovered
nth a bag of peanuts in one
bunch of carnations in the
landing upon the grocer's door
pnversing with the grocer's
man. When Dayton reached
told his mother about 1t.
such dear, friendly little
aid Mrs. Bannering, that
tell her that she mustn't make
friend of every person she
to meet, even II that person
(nce to resemble royalty"
hen Edith's schoolmates be-
Ease her about her conquests.
neighbors began to hint to
hnering that the girl was not
cuiar in her choice of asso-
nd when the peanut vender,
ts assistant or the grocer's
pm was continually at hand to
nth to or from school, Mrs.
6 realized that the time had
interference.
were my daughter" said
making threatening fist at a
vlolets presented by the
rist. I'D lock her up In her
keep her there. I'll thrash
ZEE chaps II you gay so.
ply not" said Mrs. Banner
~ Il want you to invite
TO dinner"
!. gasped Dayton.
j cided." said Mrs. Bannering.
tnfilc tuem all mere to
~ morrow night. l told. her 1
meet her friends"
= trap?"
Ne e-es, admitted Mrs. Banner
~ owing day, Edith, radiant
H. cipauon, made elaborate
Is Tor the coming event.
lit clock the door bell rang.
- s. Josephine went joyfully
il taiFs to greet Napoleon.
-. aiied him? There was Ger.
~ 'hing amiss. In his coarse
IS 20 earelessly fastened at
with his ragged hat on the
~ head. he looked like an