Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-22
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INTO THIS quiet Ll0e Buu0eus eAcAtT
ing element had fallen in the shape
Of a gay young girl from a neighbor-
ing city.
Her name was Jennie Mordant, and
she claimed cousinship with Farmer
Mordant's brown faced and rather
bashful sons IN a daring. coaxing way
that was new and delightful to them,
and Jared, the eldest, grew more de-
monstratiye toward others.
There was Q little girl living mp at
Low Hill pass whose name had often
been spoken IN connection with Iared's.
and It was guessed that they mutually
felt a shy fondnass for each other.
Jared only called her by her formal
Christian name, katherine, at rare In
teryals and thin With a sense Of ia
mIliarity that made him half ashamed.
But after Jennie Mordant had tied
his necktie and brushed the threads of
his coat he escaped from her bright
eyes and merry ways and walked to
Low Hill with a light step. As he
neared the house he saw Katherine re-
turning home Gross lots" from Widow
sangster's, where she had been to take
the old lady some buttermllk. With
one leap he scaled the wall, and. hurry
ing to the narrow footpath, he said
softly:
Don't walk so fast, Kittie."
The girl stood still. trembling anil
blushing, and then she asked in a voice
scarcely audible:
"What made you call me thatT
"May call you so againT
EYES," she answered simply, and he
did not know how quick her heart was
beating. And so they went In silence
through the gathering dew and dark
ness up to the door.
When 1t was time for Jared to leave
he sidled up to the kitchen window,
and, reaching In, with one arm on the
sill, he dropped a spray Of lilac as II
by accident and said. Good night,
Klttle."
SO the summer passed with a new
glory, aud when the evenings grew
long and cool In the putumn a dancing
school was talked Of in the village. SO
the season opened far more gayly than
usual. Then there was to be a husk-
ing at Farmer MordaDts in the long
new barn. Long before dark the great
piles OF corn filled the barn door, and
the fiddlers walked about. with their
pet violins tucked away In green bags,
while the kitchen was overlooking with
| food and a row Of cider barrels lay
tapped in the yard.
Katherine Hubbell came down early
with her brothers.
The candles were lighted in the sit.
ting room, and there was Jared, heI
Jared, actually romplng with Miss Jen
ME. She was standing on her toes Il
reach his head, pulling his hair and
bothering him, when suddenly he turn
ed, and, taking the two little hands II
his big brown palms, he held her 81
firmly that she could not get away
though she struggled and laughed fol
a minute and then stood still, listening
intently.
When he let her 60 she patted his
face. smiled brightly and ran away
and Katherine could see that Jaret
was bIushing like a girl.
She did not so into the sitting room
| | AH uOAAAuE uuu hAARRGhG0s
She was not actress enough for that
She went slowly round to the kitchen
door and found the girls, and in thei
merry chatter they did not notice he
silence. But that Jennle-how coull
she ever speak to her again?
She could not fiirt and laugh an,
pretend not to care. as some girls could
Her eyes flashed with anger as sh
thought OF Jared leading Jennie MOI
dant out before them all, and. Greer
ing away to Grandma Mordant's room
: she huddled herself down by the Or
, in forlorn little heap. The old lad
, was not there, but she soon came II
! and with her was ''that Jennie" tall
Ing low and earnestly.
''She Is always In my way" though
Katherine bitterly, but she held he
breath to listen as Jennie said:
Jared says he never has a chance I
see her minute alone. and the nous
a Is so full Of company that I'm sur
there won't be another quiet spot bg
e this room. IN manage to smuggle hlI
Q In while she Is here, and then do 20
! make an excuse to 20 out and leay
: them. there's a dear. good grandmi
She IL really a sweet little girl, an
Jared IL so fond Of her. Do you kno'
9 no calls her KittieP'
n The old lady chuckled pleasantly
: herself as she went out after a candl
y and when she returned with Il lighte
the room was empty. But later Il
, harvest moon dropped lower from Il
deep sky, and all the radiant stai
came near to listen to the new meal
y ing that echoed In Jared's voice as /
;. said. Good night. Klttie.s
Last night an old man lay dying
handsome home. His gentle. silvl
haired wife stood beside him. hOldir
u his hand. Its growing dark. Con
nearer. Good night, Kittie." And b