The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-14

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onds. and he was BY Mande's side. Her
; face flushed as she met him. and her
greeting was evidently forced and con-
; strained
Il thought. Maude, dearest" he said.
that 1 might have the luck to meet you
! before breakfast. 1t is the only chance
I have Of seeing you alone. Can you tell
me still that you don't repent what you
wrote in answer to my letter OF some
fortnight or so backr
~Oh. Gren. what am to say to you?
What must you think of me? never
thought you cared about me in that way.
you know. And then to write to you as
did But, Gren, dear, l did mean 1t.
fought hard to be true to you. What can
l do? They say It rests with me to keep
Glinn as home 10 my father. and that.
il don't marry Mr.. Pearman. we shall
be wanderers shout the world. That
would kill them I am very miserable.
You don't know what had to 20 through.
| didn't give in till l could bear It no
longer Be kind to me. Gren. please"
And the grey eyes. swimming with tears.
looked up into Roses face with piteous
pleading expression that half maddened
him
Don't know what you had to 20
through. my pet7 Humi / think can
make pretty fair guess" And even as
he passed his arm round his cousins waist
and kissed her, Granville Roses teeth
were set hard 1T makes me mad.
Maude. to think that that beast Pearman
should ever dare to dream Of you. No,
child, know pretty well the bullying you
have had to go through. You wouldn't
have proved false to your word. except
under unfair pressure.
Then you don't think so very badly
Of mes" asked the girl. shyly.
Il don't know" smiled her cousin, as
he bent his head down TO her ''I1l hear
what you've got to say. Do you love
me?"
-Oh. Greni" And Maude dropped her |
flushed. tear-stained face on his shoulder. 1
and submitted to the abstraction of un-
limited kisses with the greatest meekness.
The tears were kissed away, and a
smile was on her lips as she said, you
whispered last night. There Is hope for
us yet what did you meant"
Il didn't say that; when you quote
what say. be good enough to be correct"
But you did say So" said Maude, open
ing the grey eyes wide as usual when a
thing passed her compensation
No. Miss Denison; said. Hope for
US Jet, darling"
"Oh, Gren. don't tease me: that's so
like your old aggravating ways. Tell
me-"
We'll. dearest, hoped last night to
ind a paper that would have, at all
events. broken of your engagement with
Pearman. and left you free to choose I
gain"
A quiet pressure Of his arm. and a
oft 'sWell7-
Il didn't find It. Maude. and went to !
ed as miserable as a man can well do.
Tour father promised that Pearman
hould receive his dismissal il could do
that l dreamt could made sure of Z
nding that paper in the big oak chest 1
q the study: but though went steadily $
through them all, it wasn't there T
when did you see 1t, Gren7v n
Don't you remember when l went mad n
pom heraldry, and was al for putting 4
our genealogical tree to rights I went
trough those papers then"
stop a moment said the girl. .'let a
le think Yes" she continued, after a n
hort pause -and roG used to bring Of
lem up to work at to the school room n
on't you recollects And I'm almost | Vi
Ire, but didn't you throw few Of them II
ito a drawer up there. saying they were a,
D use, but you might make up a maya :,
ne story or two out Of them some daysg -
"By Jove, Maude, you've hit III o
d, and that would be safe to be one OF re
EN- Come along, sweetheart mine, and
e. No chance Of their being disturbed, cl
fhere?" al
Il should think not; but haven't. l us
ally believe, been In the room for the ",
st two years. Well soon see, though :" 70
d the cousins tripped rapidly back to he
e house. -
Poor old school rooml it was not often a.
W that its shutters were thrown open to y.
E golden light Of spring. Very different :"
re the old times, when Maude fitted
out 1t daily, making sunshine within, no
lafeTer It might be without; when the
Iistle Of the blackbird and the song Of sal
} throstle, the twitter Of the swallow. me
d the scent Of the Jasmine, with other wa
'epers, came drifting through the open in
cement. Here she had made much Of So.
; doll, fought with her nurse, and risen ~.
more matured rebellion against her =
7erness. Here Grenvills had leased, ma
ted, laughed at her, and embarked In ire
,ious studies, genealogical or otherwise. dai
wonder they paused on the threshold; bel
was classic ground to them. at all ~
nts. ra,
3renyills Rose, however, though he may
Use for a moment, Is far too much in
nest and immersed In the present 70
} much thought to old memories. Maude do
les softly as he throws open the win a
vs, and she recalls those long pleasant w
ernoons they two have passed there -
} be= been 70 miserable Of late--shs Is
quietly happy now. II Is true this pa "a
must be found; but she believes In yh'
N, as only young girl can in a lover. nft
ls the first time he has been with her poi
that character. II is % sweet to be ing
you are loved at eighteen, when that ute
fession Is made By the right person.
wonder the girls face looked bright. Il
Nv, Maude, qulck-which is the draw onl,
This, Ell r Hurrisdly the drawer Is III
eyed out; but alas though all sorts Of -,
> and ends, a book or two on heraIdry, eao
a French dictionary. are discovered him