Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11


tive cordiality. '''n con-,
Il told them to SEM Co..
bus. as It would be mo-" ns u
Tor your luggage" said M on,''
after they had exchanges 90 saT
my luggage consisted :; ;s'se'lnn
basket said Miss DESMOND pAs s,' s's
Considering % that my stay NJ, '@aA
snort, l did not like to b,,- "a Dc
That was prudent. Now 's non
ing 10 dine early-that is A. ~ a.
order to take drive afterws.,u W.
evenings %a are the best part Of n. =
S,.,,, rnat nrst evening was trying ~ =
Saviiie was very silent. but - ~
they moved smoothly and i ,.as ..eI
o through cool dewy woods, ,,'s spa
neids' and gently-winding l,na' nsI,'
rustic fences and plctures,uelr,s.'s' y
banks, es the silence was not OUu,s..''' y.S.
MISS Desmond had plenty 10 s ,s,'s
the struggles and dislco,H.a &
ou'n spent IN genteel poverty: 4.
loss OF her nearest and dss,a.. y
vanishing of many a dream ths,
a. twenty-five life had taught her u".
De resigned; and, through ali ~
during hope which in such str,a. ~
lures Is too deeply rooted to he ,o.
ed by the noontide heat or w,,S
by the midnight blast-the ,ns,,a'.
consciousness of her own tsna.,'
ana loyalty. which gave vitality n :.
belief In the possibility Of bann,,,.
Ihe quiet beauty of the country n.
soothing tranquility of the hon, ~.
her an exquisite sense Of rest vS,..
she thankfully accepted.
Returned, however, and sim, :,
the lamp-lit drawlng-room, silence Al,
become oppressive, and Miss Desmo,s
remembering her employers hint IN
reluctant to break 1t.
II suppose you do needlework, c,,,.
like you generally have somethIn, !,
that kind In their hands"
Il do a good deal, and | have ann,
that can appear In a drawlng.roOm"
I used to do fancy-work myssl,.
said Mrs. Saville, for 1t Is intoler,n,
to sit idle; but find | dare not trls,
with my eyes, which | have alv,u
tried too much. However, | must A
something. l cannot sit with m,
hands before me while you read"
knitting is not bad for the eyes,
suggested Miss Desmond.
II have always despised It as pure
ly mechanical, but now | shall h
obliged to adopt 1t. Do you know how
to knit?-can you teach me?"
Yes; l did good deal Of knlttin,
when | was In Germany"
"Oh! do you understand German
Il could make my way In Germany;
but i cannot read German aloud as
do French"
And l do not understand a word o.
the language. was only taugh
French and Italian. All, what q DO
tent epitome Of mankinds opinion, tn
rage for that uncouth tongue as sool
as the race that speaks It succeeded
Success is the measure of everything
II cannot think so. We have nj
plumb-line with which to fathom th
depth where future triumph lies bid
den under present failure"
THAT Is no argument" returne
Mrs. Saville. Nov, Miss Desmond
am going to my room, and | dare sa
you will be glad to do the same.
breakfast in summer at eight. Good
night"
The next few days enabled Mrs. 81
Vile and her newly-established con
panion to fit into their places She
less formidable than l expected,
thought the latter. II must keep col
stantly before my mind that she Is
her trial with me, as am with be-
/ am not bound to spend my life her
nor have I given up my freedom. Sd
interests me; for, hard as she seem
l believe she Is not without hear
Shall ever be able to find III?
THAT girl is not so tiresome, aite
all. She is not bit afraid OF me
unused Mrs. Saville. "How ! hate 81
despise folly and cowardice! they gel
orally go together. There's gre'
deal of style about her, yet she mu
have been always stepped to the III
In poverty. II had a daughter Ill
her, should want the first statesma
In England for her husband. BAL
what folly! If l had had dausnu
she would have been as indifferent
me as the rest, and would prooaO
have married a groom to spite me-
no one cares for me, had better co
centrate my affections on myself X
pie may be Indifferent to love, they
never indifferent 10 power; and mon
Is power, especially If backed by co
mon sense"
So the knitting and reading went
successfully, and Mrs. Savtlle "
sometimes surprised by the lightnea
ed enjoyment which her compan'
showed in any drolleries which CT
ped up in the course of their readin
Mrs. SavIlle herself was not witnou'
certain grim sense Of humor, pul
was sometimes surprised, and mol
kA pttink npTCeVLl