Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-24

q trife appealingly, even pathetioally.
They usually do, that sort AS though
the trouble they took could ever be
worth the time they loser
She sat. smiling maliciously down at
the water, smoothing out the soaked
skirt Of her swimming suit and swing
ing her legs reflectively.
"Are you reconciled" she asked
presently.
'"To whatT
'gTo leaving Shotover Today Is our
last day, you know. You may be here
again, but IL shall not be / If ever
come to Shotover again"
Her stockinged heels beat the DEVILS
tattoo against the marble sides of the
pool. She reached up above her head,
drawing down q towering branch of
japanese orange, and caressed her deli
cate nose with the white blossoms
dreamily, then mischievously, I'm ac-
customing myself to this most sig
ni6eant perfume she said, looking at
him askance. And she deliberately
hummed the wedding march, watching
| the color rise in his sullen face.
"If you had the courage of a spar
row you'd make life worth something
| for us both" he said.
She crossed her knees. one slender
ankle imprisoned in her hand, leaning
! forward thoughtfully above the water.
| sour last day." she unused, ''for we
shall never be just you and again
never again, my friend, after we leave
this rocky coast of Eden. l am to be
married year from Nov. j."
He looked up at her in dark surprise.
for he had heard that their wedding
date had been set for the coming win
ter.
"a years engagement he repeated,
unconvinced.
at was my wish. | think that is
sufficient for everybody concerned"
Then, averting her face which had
suddenly lost little Of is cPlor. "A
year is little enough" she said impa-
tiently. "I--what has happened to US
requires an interval-a decent interval
for its burial. Stephen Siward, what
do you think of me now2"
81 am learning" he replied simply.
"What, If you pleaseT
Learning little about what l am
losing"
'You mean meT
eyes"
She bent forward lmpulsively, bal
ancing her body on the pools rim
with both arms, dropping her knee I'M
til her ankles swung interlocked above
the water. Listen" she said in low,
distinct voice. what you lose is no
other mans gain. If warm and ex-
pand In your presence, if l say clever
things sometimes, II am intelligent
sympathetic and amusing, 1t is because
of you You inspire it in me. Normal.
ly am the sort of girl you first met
at the station. I tell you that 1 don't
know myself now; that have moi
known myself since l knew you. DUAL
tiles of understanding, ability to ap
preciate, to express myself without
employing the commonplaces, subtle
ties of intercourse--all, maybe, were
latent in me, but sterile until you came
Into my life. And when you go. then
lacking impulse and incentive, the new
facility, the new sensitive alertness
the unconscious self confidence, al
will smolder and die out in me- Shall
we take farewell plunge and dress
You know we say goodby tomorrow"
, Where do you go from hereT
, ITO Lenox. The Claymores have
! asked us for a week After that Ho
Springs for another two weeks or so
/ After that to Oyster Bay. Mr.. Quar-
/ rief opens his house ON Sedge point,
she added demurely, 'but don't thinl
, he expects to invite you to The Sedges.'
! "How hong do you stay there% ask
: ed Sfward irritably.
: Until we go to town In December.
J What will you find to do all tina
J time In Oyster Bay ~ he asked. NOR
7 irritably
what a premature question! Thu
r yacht is there. Besides, there's tn
i usual neighborhood hunting. with thu
usual packs and inevitable set tn
> usual steeple chasing, tho usual ex
: change Of social amenttiex the usua
3 driving and riding the usual, my poo
r friend, the usual, IN all its uncompro
D missing certainty, And what are yo'
8 10 doT
q TIN going TO town
? And them"
; Il doI't know
7 ooh, hut haven't You been aslEet
= somewhere4 You have. OF course"
? 'TYea, and have declined"
. Matters of business" she inferred
d 'Too badf'
+ ooh, no."
Q "Then" she concluded, laughing
5 ''you DON'T care to tell me where yo
+ are going"
g "No," he said thoughtfully; 81 don
care to tell YOU"
3 She laughed again carelessly anf
: placing one hand on the tiled pave
/ ment, sprang lightly to her feet.
/ "A last plungeY she asked as b
) rose at her side.
r ayes one last Dlunge together Deer