The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-08
ZOLIME WEIR
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The Lord Is In his holy temple; le
, all the earth keep silence before him
= With bowed heads and In stately 81
y lence the congregation stood In th'
+ present OF the Lord OF Hosts Most ST.
e lent OF them all. her soul scarcely
, stirred by the oft-repeated lines OF the
) familiar service. stood Zolime wier.
The opening sentence fell upon her ears
. only as the music OF a we'll beloved
! voice. II she heard In the frst selec-
. tlon but the melody OF his rich. full
tones. the second touched her with soul
awakening power. ~Rend your hearts
! and not your garments" echoed again
and again through her weary mind
~Rend your hearts, Rend your
hearts," and the cruel words seemed
like rebuke from heaven. ''Rend your
heartsl"
These three words opened for her the
beginning OF a tremendous struggle.
and she was glad enough TO bury her
face In her hands as the voices around
her Joined In the general confession.
One sentence OF II only could she relt-
crate. "we 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 weakinlg.
SIX months before her cousin had
made the announcement that a clerical
friend OF his was coming for a short
visit and that he should depend upon
her to assist In entertaining him.
-Oh, joel why must any Of your col
lege chums have taken orders7 Young
parsons are always sentimental lot.
and bound to get spoony or sentimental
over every good-lOoklng or stylish girl
they meet
Possibly. Miss collins, you are reck-
oning without your host this time.
warrant the young gentleman to be
fancy free. but I doubt n even your
subtle fascfnstions win find a vulnera-
bio point In his heart He has beon
plunged all over In a sea OF lndIner-
snce 50. 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
win fall from him as harmless as did
those OF tie BlefuscardiaDs from the
spectacles OF Gulliverv
Yes. but II remember rightly. even
heir tiny shafts made him smart a
little and he was obliged TO resort 10
me soothing effect Of Lllliputian oInt-
nent. II we women cannot TAKE By
torn, we have a hundred ways OF tor
nenting the enemy. But you need no, !
worry. I am not signing for new con- !
quests. Really. Joe, am sick OF the !
vhole thing. Men seem to think that a /,
Woman cannot be entertained unless /
he Is made love to, and in your friend .
fear another Of the same sort only !
oncealsd trine By a voluminous sur
lice"
I'VE shall see, my fair cousin. In n
be meantime. shall tell you what I,
ianner Of man he isY b
mo. don't want all my fun spoiled a
y knowing all about him In advance. n
Though, II he Is not filrt, 10 proba- /,
Iy looks upon all women as inteIlec- n
al interiors. He viii think Mrs.
[olmes and Bertha Clay about the b
Ieasure Of my mind. II mention a e.
ook a trife higher in literary value. T
0 will look in surprise, and II speak Il
Homer, can hear him politely ask. Ia
x what translation I read. I know
le type lc
Such was her preconceived opinion OF al
harles Hollen. The following evening II
Ie had forgotten all about her pretn- pi
ce In the charming conversation In W
hlch the three we're engaged. sho
ID taken In at a glance the nobility m
his bearing. His was character m
Iat attracted all natures upon their Of
tier side, and ZolIme, IN his presence. he
'ured forth the wealth Of her intellect tn
she had never done before. The call
d begun in the drawing room, but the
rec were soon IN the library pulling tn
wn books In their eager discussions.
Iey soon lost their own Individuality wi
the wealth Of literature around TEN, an
d time sped as in dream. tn
when Zolime was at last alone. she