Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-07-09

which others beside Mr.. Barrie h8t9 |
discovered Is the finest and most fro
Quent quality Of the sex. And the
vOice-mothers have crooned like that |
ever since he first little life came to
earth.
He felt quite absurdly happy. Here
was true metal without alloy. He had |
doubted this girl; now he was as sure |
Of her as Of the stars In heaven. He
had tested this girl, and the test had
succeeded beyond his widest expecta-
lions. A halo lay about her head, but
pure. natural sunshine, not limelight.
cast It, All unconsciously she had
stepped OF the stage and was herself
the charming back-parlor self which
even he had begun to lose faith in.
Her hands and eyes were still busy
with the child. Silently he rose, un.
fastened his bag on the rack, drew
something out, deity adjusted It.
placed 1t in position, went step away
click!
She looked up into the eye Of Ko-
dak.
"Mr. Bsvan, have you snapshotted
met"
Il have" He put away the camera.
"Oh, that Is mean of you-abomina-
bly, mean. You'll send 1t to the pa
papers. You'll write out an account of
"A Suffragist's Dilemma" and use this
as an illustration. feel never want
to speak to you again"
He sat down beside her.
Zone moment! Listen to my de
Tense before you condemn me UNI
heardi The picture have taken IL
not for publication"
You'll show 1t to your friends
then"
mot another living soul but you or
/ shall ever see it"
Then what's he good Of it2''
"Good7 Why, 1t will be one Of the
most valuable treasures possess. It's
you-you in supremely great mo-
ment, greater because you've been l.v-
ing 1t SO unconsciously. ! understand
you now. Ella, do you understand mel
want you to marry me. love you
! from the bottom Of my heart"
1t was after she had accepted him.
1t should have been before, Of course,
but his pluck was not equal to It
. Clearing his throat for the third time
in succession, he bent forward and
touched the child.
"A nice baby thisl And now that
look at 1t again It certainly has q nose
like mine"
Didn't tell you sof'
Family rssemblAnoes are v0ry
. queer. Now, suppose this baby should
turn out to be . relative Of miner"
Ronald. what do you meAnH"
81 deserve, EllA. all you can say b
me. But don't regret what I've don,
I not the least single bit / shoul'
never have known you properly bu
for the kind Intervention OG m,
nephew here"
Nephew"
He told her the whole story. gh
knew that she ought to have been del
= perately angry, but for the life Of he
u she could not keep the laughter out Q
her eyes, though she was sayln
things like this:
% 80 you thought to make me rider
lous2"
Never! You must believe in ls DO
motif. 1t was your testing hour, Ill,
u l longed to possess you-the essentis
you-and you put me OF with acc
dentalS. Why, we're drawing up.
lS can't be-yes, 1t is Rugby. What q
angel that child has beenl l feel 30
Il ry that Celia will be along to clail
him in q minute or SO. must reall
70 give her half q dozen pairs of glow
by way Of thank Offering"
Two minutes later a very anxiol
- mother stood at the carriage windoV
"Is he all right, Ronald?"
ID He and everything else. But let n
introduce you'll Celia, my future wifi
81 Ellal"
H. An old-fashioned, back-parlor girl T
Mt turned Celia's delighted hug.-Blac
and White.
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