Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-11
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outcropping lodges, the whole silver
gray mass OF masonry reddening under
a westering sun, every dormer, every
loaded diamond pane afame-this was
Shotoyer as Siward first beheld it.
AS the phaeton drew up under pill
Jared porte cochere one or two servants
appeared. A rather imposing specimen
bowed them through the doors into the
hall, where in a wide chimney place
the embers of a drift wood fire glim-
mered like heap of dusty jewels.
Bars of sunlight slanted on wall and
rug on stone floor and carved STAIR
case, ON the bronze foliations of the
rallied gallery above, where, in the
golden gloom through a high window.
sun tipped treetops against q sky of
azure stirred like FURNISHED foliage in
a tapestry.
There is nobody here of course"
observed Miss Lands to Siward as
they halted in front of the fireplace.
1.-THE season opens today in this coun-
", you see''-she shrugged her pretty
shoulders-"and the women who don't
shoot make the first field luncheon a
function
She turned, nodded her adieus, then.
over her shoulder casually, IF you
haven't an appointment with the sand
man before dinner you may find me
IN the gunroom."
AI'll be there In about three min
utes," he said. "And what about this
fiog?" looking down at the Sycamore
pup. who stood before him wagging,
attentive. always the gentleman to the
tips of his toes.
Miss Lands laughed. "Take him to
your room If you like. Dogs have the
run Of the house."
So he followed a servant to the floor
above where a smiling and very orna-
mental maid preceded him through a
corridor and into that heavy wing Of
the house which fronted the sea.
''Tea is served In the gunroom, sir. /"
said the pretty maid and disappeared
to give place to q melancholy and 81
lent young man, who turned on the
bath, laid out fresh raiment and. whis-
pering scotch or Irish, STRIP present
~ effaced himself.
Before he quenched his own thirst
Eiwarl filed bowl and set 1t on the
flocr, and 1t seemed as though the dog
wou1d never finish gulping and slab
bering In the Iimpid ley water.
'Tt's the salt air. my boy" comment
ed the young man, gravely refilline
his own glass as though accepting the
excuse on his own account
Then man and beast completed alb
buttons and grooming and filed out
through the wide corridor. around the
gallery and down the broad stairway
10 the gunroom. an oaken vaultet
place Illuminated by the sun, where
mellow lights sparkled on glass caset
rows of fowling pieces and rides. OF
the polished antlers OF shaggy moose
heads.
Miss Lands sat curled up In cush
toned corner under the open easement
panes Offering herself cup of tea
She looked up. nodding invitation. HI
found a place beside her. A seryan
whispered. scotch or Irish, STRIP thel
set the crystal paraphernalia at hi
elbow.
He said something about the sal
air casually. The girl gazed medita
lively at space.
The sound of wheels on the grave
outside aroused her from sllenc
which had become brown study, ant
to Siward presently she said. Her
endeth our first rendezvous"
Then let US arrange another i'm
medIately," he said. stirring the ice Il
his glass
The girl considered him with specu
latlve eyes. Il shouldn't exactly know
what to do with you for the next hou
If l didn't abandon you"
why bother to do anything wit
me? Why even give yourself tn
trouble of deserving me? That solve
the problem"
Il really don't mean that you are
problem to me. Mr. Siward." she sale
amused. Il mean that am going
drive again."
'1 see"
mo; you don't see at all. There's
telegram. I'm not driving for pleas
ure."
She had not meant that either, and
annoyed her that she had expresse
herself in such terms AS matter {
fact at the telegraphed request Of NJ
Quarter she was going TO Black Eel
Crossing to meet his train from tn
lakes and drive him back to Shotove
The drive, therefore, was, of course,
drive for pleasure.
81 see.'' repeated Siward amiably.
Perhaps you do" she observed, Ri
ing to her graceful height. lie was 0
his feet at once, so carelessly, so goo
humoredly acqulescent that withor
any reason at all she hestated.
y had meant to show yIu about