Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-14

tied He would not for anything on |
earth have talked freely to the woman |
destined to be Quarters wife. He |
had talked too much anyway. Some |
thing in her, something about her, had |
loosened his tongue. He had made q |
plain ass of himself. that was ALA
garrulous ass. And truly it seemed
| that the girl beside him, even in the
/ starlight could follow and divine what
| he had scarcely expressed to himself
or her instincts had taken shorter
| cut to forestall his own conclusion.
Don't think the things you are
| thinkingp' she said in a fierce little
voice. leaning toward him.
"What do you meanY' he asked,
taken aback.
'You know! Don't! 1t is Unfair
| isis faithless-to me. | am your
friend. Why not? Does 1t make any
difference to you whom l marry? II
such friendship as ours is to become
| worth anything to you--to newly
i should it trouble you that ! know and
am thinking Of things that concern
you? Is it because the confidence is
one sided? Is it because you have
i given and / have listened and given
nothing in return to balance the ac-
!. count? i do give Interestingly inter
! est. sympathy if you ask 1t; | give
confidence in return If you desire 1t"
What can a girl like you need of
sympathy7" he said, smiling.
"You don't know. you don't know.
| . 1e 40 IL ca nd VIZ
must stare through it all your life,
sword in hand, always on your guard,
do you think you are the only one|
care you-one?' he said incredu-
lousy.
YES" with an involuntary shudder,
mot that way. 1t is easier for me. |
think it is. know 1t is. But there
are things to combat-impulses, a
. recklessness. perhaps something al
most ruthless. What else do not
know, for have never experienced
! violent emotions Of aay sort-never
even deep emotion"
''You are in lover
: Eyes. thoroughly" she added, with
conviction, "but not violently. r.
: She hesitated, stopped short, leaning
: forward, peering at him through the
3 dusk, and, "Mr Siward are you
y laughingT' She rose, and he stood uT
> instantly
There was lightning in her dark eyes
now; in his something that glimmerec
and danced She watched 1t. fascinat
y ed. Then of a sudden the storm broke
: and they were both laughing convul
~ "a 20 fhnra nn6nr fhs
stars.
"NIr. Siward," she breathed, II don
know what | am laughing at, do you
I You-you infer that -. am either no
in love or incapable ~ 1t or too igno
rant of it to know what I'm talking
> about. That. Mr.. Siward, is what yo'
\ have done to me tonight"
'T-rm sorry
= ''Are your
I. 81 ought to be anyway" he said
1t was unfortunate. An utterly In
excusable laughter seemed to bewitc
them, lowering always close to his lip
- and hers.
= "How can you laughr' she SAID
"How dare you! / don't care for 20
:, nearly as violently as l did, Mr.. s
ward. A friendship between us woul
not be at all good for me. Things pas
too swiftly-too intimately. There
too much mockery in you She ceai
"a ed suddenly, watching the somoer a
- teration of his face and. Have hui
" your she asked penitently.
= "No."
- Have |, Mr.. Siward? l did M
| fhn xpnrd
= slackening to a trailing sweetness. an
:. then the moments silence stirred hin
o. "T'm rather ignorant myself of vi
lent emotion. suspect normal peop
- are. AS for our friendship. We'll {
- the best we can for 1t, no matter VIII
~ occurs" he added, thinking of Qua
rier, and, thinking of him. glanced l
to see him within earshot and moviI
straight toward them from the vera
10 Ga above.
There was a short silence, tent
,v tive civil word from Siward, the
tIa Miss Lands took command of som
thing that had grotesque reseI
mo blanee to situation. A few minut
"a later they returned slowly to I
lin house, the girl walking serenely
,or tween Siward and her preoccupied al
nj anced
,er "If your shoes are as wet as U
skirts and slippers you had. beat
is change, MIR. Siward," she said par
ito ing at the foot of the staircase.
th SO he took his congee, leaving h
~ standing there with Quarter a
ma mounted to his room.
an. In the corridor he passed Ferra
70 who had finished his business cor
,ss spondence and was returning to
cardroom.
IN. Here's a letter that Grace wal
nv sou 10 see" he said. Read it befC
.et- you turn in, stephen"
nat All right but III De aown iate
oa. replied Siward, passing on. the let