Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
THE HOUSE OF
A THOUSAND
CANDLES
By MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Author 81 ''TuE MAIN CHANCE" ZELDA
CAMERON" Etc.
copyrighs 1905 By Bo66s-Merrin Co.
CHAPTER discontinued.

Eyes, sir; / quite understand you,
sir. But I'm afraid, sir"
"Of course you're afraid" / shouted,
enraged anew by his hating speech.
you have every reason in the world
to be afraid. You've probably heard
that I'm bad lot and worthless ad-
venturer; but you can tell Sister The
resa or Pickering or anybody you
please that I'm ten times as bad as
I've ever been painted. Now clear out
of here!"
knocked about the library all morn
ing without easing my spirit, and
after luncheon went off for tramp.
Winter had indeed come and pos
sessed the earth, and it had given me
a new landscape. The snow continued
to fall in great, heavy flakes, and the
ground was whitening fast.
A rabbits track caught my eye and
followed it, hardly conscious that
did SO. Then the clear print of two
small shoes mingled with the rabbits
trail. A few moments later picked
up an overshoe, probably lost IN the
chase by one of Sister Theresa's girls,
l reflected / remembered that while |
at Tech / had collected diversity OF |
memorabilia from school girl acquaint- |
ances, and here l was beginning a
new series with string of beads and
an overshoe!
A rabbit is always an attractive
quarry. Few things besides riches are
SO elusive, and the little fellows have,
I am sure, a shrewd humor peculiar to
themselves l rather envied the school
girl who had ventured forth for walk
in the first snow storm of the season,
and recalled Aldrichs turn on Gau-
tiers lines as / followed the double
trail:
''Howe'er you tread, tiny mould
Betrays that light foot all the same;
Upon this glistening, snowy fold
At every step 1t signs your NAME"
A pretty autograph, indeed! The
snow fell steadily and tramped on
| over the joint signature of the girl and
the rabbit. Near the lake they parted
company, the rabbit leading of at
tangent, on line parallel with the
lake, while his pursuer's steps pointed
toward the boat house.
| There was, so far as / knew, only
one student of adventurous blood at
St. Agathas, and was not in the least
surprised to see, on the little sheltered
balcony of the boat house, the red tam
o-shanter. She wore, too, the covert
coat remembered from the day / saw
her first from the wall. Her back was
toward me as / drew near; her hands
were thrust into her pockets. She
was evidently enjoying the soft ming
ling of the snow with the still, blue
waters of the lake; and girl and a
snow storm are, If you ask my opin-
lon, a pretty combination. The fact of
girls facing a winter storm argues
nightly in her fayor,-testifies, If you
will allow me, to serene and daunt-
less spirit for one thing. and a sound
constitution for another.
ran up the steps, my cap in one
hand, her overshoe in the other. She
drew back trife, just enough to bring
my conscience to its knees.
81 didn't mean to listen that day.
Just happened to be on the wall, and
1t was a thoroughly underlined trick
my INVITING you about it-and l should
have told you before If I'd known how
to see you"
MAY | trouble you for that shoe?'
she said with tremendous dignity.
They taught that cold disdain Of
man, suppose, as a required study al
st. Agatha's.
"oh, certainly Won't you allow
me?"
Thank you, mol"
She took the damp bit of RUBBER
wet overshoe even IL small and hal
lowed by associations, isn't pretty-a'
Venus might have received a soft
shell crab from the hand of fresl
young norman. was between he
and the steps to which her eyes turnet
longingly.
"Of course, If you won't accept m.
!, apology l can't do anything about 1t
but l hope you understand that In
7 sincere and humble, and anxious to b
forgiven"
y You seem to be making good dea
: of small matter"
u 81 wasn't referring to the overshoe!
. said.
She did not relent.
'e 'If you'll only go away"
d. She rested one hand against tn
d corner of the boat house, while sh
'e affixed the overshoe to her foot. Sh
'e wore, / noticed, brown gloves wit
- cuffs.
n How can go away! You childre
are always leaving things about fe
me to pick up I'm perfectly worn OF
n carrying some girls beads about wit
"a me; and / spoiled good glove Q
70 your overshoe."
"Tll relieve you of the beads, If yo
please"
She thrust her hands into the poe
is cts Of her coat and shook the tam-C
is shanter slightly. to establish 1t In
more comfortable spot on her hea