The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-15


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He devoured his breakfast quickly.
disdalning the pot OF marmalads which
an obsequious landlady had put on the
table for him.
This 10 the obseryant proclaimed his
nationality. and II II didn't. the fact
that his hair was parted exactly IN the
middle. and that the socks showing
above his shoes were bizarre In charac-
ter, revealed IT, Between mouthfuls OF
toast he read assiduously from a small
volume held In his right hand. The vol
ume was bound IN red morocco, and its
pages were In clear. small, character
istic handwriting. They were, In fact,
the pages OF young lady's diary. He
had picked II up on the hard high road
half an hour before. as he returned
from an heroic early morning tussle
with the exceedingly Willy trout, with
which the gurgling stream a couple OF
miles away abounded-
He had looked first for a name and /
address, but failing TO find them. he
began to dip into the entries, hoping to
discover a clue.
SO far he hadn't discovered It. but he
had lighted upon other extraordinarily
exciting and absorbing matters. so
much so that he sat there reading ut
terly oblivlous. In the interest OF the
thing. that the pages were never intend
ed for an allen eye There had been
one entry. for example. made three days
ago with an indelibIe pencil. II ran as
The American has been fishing again
this morning. know he Is American
now for certain, because he said. Gee.
hats bully one to himself when he
anded an extra-sized trout. Besides,
ie doesn't fish English. I like his face ,,
more and more. He's straight and he's
'ot nice laugh. I willed him to look !
L me, but he wouldn't / wish I knew |.
inn win know him somehow, as sure
$ my name Is Isabelle Norris
The man at the breakfast table
topped Here, at any rate. was a clue :
"a sufficient clue. too. lie must not !.
Fad another word; II would be clearly :,
ishonorable. He rang the bell. !.
Say, Mrs. Briskett," he said, when =
le landlady appeared, lis there a Miss :.
'abelle Norris In your nelghborhoodT" :.
Mrs. Briskett. who was given to =
language, and uncertain -
in the pronunciation thereof, lunch
forth at once.
AN individual Of that cognomen do In
side in this locality. Are you ac- VI
ainted with her, sirT 81
mot Jet, but I'm going to be-" said SIC
Q American brfskly. en-
you'll find that she inhibits Kerry u
la-on the right-hand side beyond IN
? postoftlce. SIR" pc
Thank you, Mrs. Briskett." tn'
de ran upstairs at once and changed wa
m his fisherman's garb into a calling On
I, and with characteristic impulsive- an.
g was ringing determinedly ten min
8 later at the neat door over the Dor spa
) Of which the address Mrs. Briskstt
mentioned was inscribed. SOP
Miss Isabelle Norris at homer yot
Yes, SIR" The neat maid looked a
le surprised, but she admitted him ma
,nce into drawing room as neat as
self OK
here were footballs in the hall. out u's
: Mr.. soames turned red, then nis
te, then red again. What would she
Suppose she snubbed him-sup- out
- At this point there entered N
ienly a very severo-very angular agai
dy in a black and white print frock. too.
certainly was nfty-nve, II abe said
ut more. Mr.. Soames' savoir-faire thin
ook him entireIy-he left her 10 ba- "wh
diar
. had felt that the Isabelle Norris DotW
10 diary would be far and girIish, NOR
oh many other things besidesi "
I'd this-this study In the antique IS
called bis smile sweet--had said expl
would get to know him, had willed abou
to look at her, and had watched his "a
ig from some nymph-like retreat youn
Il was absurd, pathetic, laughabIs, rs
ci your
sudden Inspiration few to bis aid. ".
ccount for his presence he would MI
person who sold things-something I'd
} Miss Norris would not be likely III I