The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11
Playing with fire


He lunched AZ bis club and drovs 10
cavendish square In the afternoon. A
footman Informed him that MrsL Now
bray was AZ home. and be was shown
into the drawing room and len 10 his
own reflections After an interval Of
about i've minutes she came IN.
The three years which had passed
since be had seen her had scarcsly
changed her AZ all. He noted the small
head perfectly poised. win It's crown Of
fair hair. the slightly Tilted chin. and
the gray eyes that had fingered IN his
memory ever since she had dismissed
him Now he saw them light I'D win
pleasure At the sight Of him She sznlI@a
-adianfly.
-Georl- she said. is II possioIsy-
IFS more than poszible. it.s an A.
tual fact" he replied Il got back 10
England a week ago"
She looked AZ him with her head on
one side.
You're not changed abe pro-
bounced. after pause Of Inspection
-Tou are be answered
Am II In what wayr-
in a very important one. When
left you you were girl; now you're a
woman
"A change for the better she laugh
ID lightly.
'-Of course. Especially when your
husband Is 20 celebrated a man.
-Oh. celebrity has Its penalties,- she
smiling You see. my hos
'and Is 50 Immersed In his WORK and
mas 30 many scientific meetings TO at
end that / see very little OF him. AT
INES am tempted to wish that be
vas not quite 80 distinguished
-An ill-nafured friend be said.
heerfuIly. Uniformed me this morning
hat you crept under the lens OF bis
Microscope In order to attract his at
ention--
-Horridi Who was IT. Wei. IN
ray suppose did AT least. I took @
lively interest In all his doines. I
ad made up my mind to marry him. =
nd found the infusoria the best way !.
accomplishing my purpose. You So !,
am frank" :.
VERY frank. And now that you have n
,complished It. suppose you are 81
lite happy N
Not quite One can't be quite happy "
this world, can one? You see. a m
ientinc man can't be always looking 4,
'wn the microscope at one object. So a,
ter time he took me OF the slide Il.
d began looking at the other-lnfu- ~
ria
kitty You don't mean-i- NJ
She broke into a ripple Of laughter. In
you absurd boy - she cried. How
aid you think But you don't m,
ow the professor. He Is older than AZ
Am. Of course. And I don't suppose
had ever looked at woman before r.,
well, before put myself under the
Is And now that he has actually ~
Irried one Of ns-has gone through
J ceremony. 20 10 speak, am sure
considers that he has done his duty .
the ser for the rest Of bis days. No. r.
has gone back to the other kind Of I
usoria-horrid little things with So
ggIy tails He finds them more at me-,
ctive. You see how frank I am 80
Then be franker stili.~ he replied. an
ID tell me why you married hImT- :.
Well, IL was kind OF experiment. s.n,
admitted Il wanted to know how wtt
felt 20 be the wife Of celebrated 49,,
a; and besides fell In love with q
ed.
And was there nothing7- he asked. :.
! slightly lowered tone, mo thought wor
memory or You
orr wer
Well. Of me7~ be said. bending down 81
tile toward her and looking keenly ness
her eyes. Il
be blushed little. wer,
Sone at all abe answered. hurried n
Don't be foolish, Geon. All that tigh
and girl nonsense was over ever 80 Il
ago" men
e Strengthened himself me
)h WELL" be said. moroseiy. ~r'm ARA