Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-07-30
CHAPTER III.

Harold Denlson was an emDlttereo' ols-
appointed man-far too clever not to see
how he had thrown the game OF life
away by the turf follies and extrava-
gances of his early days; far too proud
to take a reduced status in the county In
which he had been at one time lead
ing mAgnate; far TOO selfish to sacrifice
an iota Of that pride to enhance the pleas
ure Of either his wife or his daughter.
He had married, early in life, lady OF
good family In his own county. 1t had
Deen better for Harold Denison had she
been constituted Of sterper stun. She
never crossed her husband In word or
deed.
Maude was the only child, and this
| perhaps still more fostered the intense
sel6shness of Mr.. Denison's disposition.
A girl was, Of course, sure to marry. BE
had none of his stock to come after him +;
and though he little relished the idea of
the Dehisons Of Glinn. being blotted out
Of the county Red-book, he could not be
expected to feel much interest for boy
ish nephew he had barely seen. On one
point only did poor Mrs. Denison ever
venture to contradict her lords wishes
that was about Maude. The girl was all
in all to her mother. Maude's woman'G
wit had early made her understand that
her father dealt but hard justice in thai
quarter; and she was ever ready to fast
forth a. her mothers champion. Other
wise she loved her father very dearly
and was quite imbued with the tamil!
doctrine of self-sacri6ce where he sh0ulC
be concerned.
BY the light Of a candle, in the sOli
tude Of his chamber, Granville Rose wa
tasting all the sweets of dressing to catcl
an early train on a dark February morn
ing. He had been brought up great dea
with his cousin Maude. They had romp
! ed together as children, and been fas
couSinly friends since they had grow
bigger. No lovemaking had ever take
place between the pair, yet Grenvill
was conscious of being very fond Of tina
grey-eyed damsel.
Granville enters the old dining room
to gulp his scalding coffee, and recogniz
the utter futility of attempting to eat q
abnormal hours. He is suffering altogetf
er from considerable mental depressio
predominant idea, perhaps, What
farce all county balls areg Suddenly tn
door opens, and Maude Denison glide
into the room.
GOOD morning, Granville. Isn't TIL
: good of me to make such a struggle, an
rush down to give you your coffeef Al
! see you've got it. Never mind, 20
. must take the will for the deed. At q
4 events, I'm in time to say good by"
: His face Lit up as he shook hanC
3 with her. VERY kind indeed, M&ude,
D come down and give me q last glimpl
3 Of you-so tired, too, as you must
after your triumphs Of last night"
: 'Triumphsl What do you meanT r
Q piled Miss DenisOn, in sweet humilit
' though q cOQuettish smile and fash
: the deep grey eyes showed that she WI
J, perfectly conscious of her ballroom su
I cess.
"Oh, the hypocrisy Of women !" laugh'
her cousin. "As II you did not kno
perfectly we'll that all the men we
q ravinK with admiration, and that the
dies could find no words to express the
n opinion of you! As il you could not ii
aKlne that you were pronounced han
. some, lovely, Observation-Disclosures a. ov
:; dressed, under dressed, and awkward
e While your admirers on one side Of Il
e room vowed so light a foot never glid
u across the boards at Xminster, your d
n tractors on the other, were speculatiI
l. as to how much of your hair and compile
IS ion were really your birthright. As
o you did not know you wore the belle
8 the ball, and enjoyed all the rights al
q. privileges Of the distinction"
8 "Ah, wellr she rejoined, with q sau
s. smile; al am not going to be a humbl
le to you, Granville. l know some peor
4 =
le disliked me for doing so. Let me 20
I. you out some more coffee"
n ITO be continued.)
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