The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-04-10
ZOLlME WIER


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1.-THE Lord Ia, in his holy temples; let
all the earth keep silence before him."
With bowed headss and, In stately, SIT
lence the. congregation stood in the
present of the Lord Of Hosts. Most SIT
lent Of them all, her soul. scarcely
stirred by the. oft-repeatedl lines of the
familiar, service; stood Zolime' Wier.
The opening sentence fell upon her ears
only as, the music Of a. well beloved
voice. If she. heard In the first selec-
tlon but the. melody Of his rich, full
tones, tie second touched her with soul
awakening power. "Rend your hearts
and not you'll garments" echoed again
and again through her weary mind!
"Rend your hearts! Rend your
hearts =" and the cruel words seemed
like a rebuke from heaven, "Rend your
hearts!"
These three words opened for her the
| beginning of a tremendous struggle,
and SIZE was glad enough to bury her
face in her hands as the voices around
her Joined in the general confession
One sentence Of it only could she reft-
crate, I'VE have followed too much the
devices and desires Of our own
hearts"
VIII the service never end But at
last Zolime was In her own room try
ing to meet the situation fairly, for she
was no sentimental weaklnig.
Six months before her cousin had
made the announcement that clerical
friend of hts was coming for short
visit and that he should depend upon
her to assist In entertaining him.
ooh, Joe! why must any Of your col
lege chums have taken orders? Young
parsons are always a sentimental lot,
and bound to get spoony or sentimental
over every good-looking or stylish girl
they meet"
POSSIBLY, Miss Zolime, you are reck-
oning without your host this time. I
warrant the young gentleman to be
fancy free, but 1 doubt If even your
subtle destinations will find vulnera.
BILE point IN his heart. He has been
plunged all over In a sea Of indifer,
ence, 80, my pretty cousin. you may
lay aside your Cupid's arrows, break
your bow and throw away the pieces
for he will look with wondering igno
rance at your wiles, and your arrows
will fall from him as harmless as die
those of the Blefuscardians from the
, spectacles Of CULVER"
Eyes, but If 1 remember rightly, ever
their tiny shafts made him smart I
, little and he was obliged to resort t
, the soothing effect Of Lilliputian ONT
ment. If we women cannot take b!
storm, we have hundred ways of tor
. menting the enemy. But you need no
I worry. I am not signing for new con
, quests. Really, Joe, am sick of tn
q whole thing. Men seem to think that
woman cannot be entertained unles
she is made love to, and in your frien,
I fear another of the same sort onl
concealed a trihe by a volumlnous SUI
plice."
1--WE shall see, my fair cousin. L
. the meantime, shall tell you wha
) manner Of man he ISL"
0 "No, don't want all nay fun spoile
by knowing all about him In advance
= although, If he Is not flirt, he probs
bly, looks upon all women as intelle,
Z ual interiors. He will think Mr.
Holmes and Bertha Clay about til
measure of my mind. II l mention
!. book a tribe higher In literary valu
he will look in surprise, and II spea
~ Of Homer, I can hear HIM politely asl
;, ing what translation I read. I kno
.he type"
IT Such was her preconceived opinion
Charles Hollen. The following evenlr
she had forgotten all about her pref
dice in the charming conversation
70 which the three were engaged. 81
had taken in at a glance the nobill
Of his bearing. His was charact
" that attracted all natures upon the
u better side and Zolime, in his presenc
poured forth the wealth of her intelle
as she had never done before. The C,
had begun in the drawing room, but t
Of three were soon in the library pulli
OF down books In their eager discussion
They soon lost their own Individual
n In the wealth Of literature around tie
and time sped as in dream.
Whan ZOlime WAS at last alone 4