Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11

ed hair, when she had watched the se~-
and then | remembered those sudden
flashing changes when the imp OF subtle
mischief had danced in her blue-gray
eyes. She was just a bundle Of mischief,
to whom a new man was simply 50 much
sport. Yet | envied Islip with all the
strength Of my heart. which shows how
strangely inconsistent | had grown.
Charles had foreseen the storm and
had made things tight about the cottage;
moreover. he had built fire in the liv-
ingroom which was also the dining-room,
to take the chill out of the rapidly damp
ening air. Ordinarily, ! would have been
glad to get In and change into dry clothes
and stand In front of the FIRE. snug and
comfortable, but now | was as much out
of sorts as though the cottage had been
house of cards and had suddenly tum-
bled down about my head.
Poor Charles He was soon to feel
the rawness of my temper. | had no
sooner closed the door than | called to
him to get into his olskins and go to
McCullom's with an order to him to have
my horse at the back door by 8.
"Yes, Mr.. Felix" said Charles. ITS
going to be bad night, sir, asking your
pardon"
I'm going to the Penguin Club,
Charles" | answered, "and | don't care
IL the heavens fall on the way"
Eyes. sir, very good sir !" and Charles
departed, wondering, doubtless. at the
strange new master he had found. he
knew what | thought of the Penguin.
/ changed into my storm clothes
heavy riding breeches. with leather
jacket that buttoned up to my chin.
put the lockct in a little pasteboard box
and placed II In an inside pocket. Doubt
less Miss Graham valued that small gold
oval trinket with her monogram woven
on the outside and her lover ensconced
inside, and she should not have to wait
until the storm passed to learn that she
had not lost ii. 1t would do no harm
for her to be disturbed for a few hours
then | would end It,
Charles came back and said that Nero
would be around at 8. l had supper In
silent state, and then sank into gloomy
thought before the fire. Confound me
for being such a simple. gullible. fool, l
who had scarcely laid eyes on woman
before at Alastairi That was the trou-
| Dlt with Ilut dudlIs III NOWh ohVNiN
have been prepared, properly gyved and
breast-plated, but here she had come up
on me in my own natural wilderness, on
my own simple beach, In my Ship Of day
dreams, where everything was ss free
and open as the sea.
Charles eyed me nskance as | pulled
my oilskin hat about my ears and vault
ed upon Nero Even the poor beast must
have looked at me suspiciously, for this
was no night for riding on any simple
Grand | must be the bearer or tidings
figure stepped out of rough-and-tum-
BILE story. Had | only known how that
night was to carry me far aheld, and
how that ride be the first swift galop in
to a strange and swirling enterprise
The pines shot their water into my
face as / galloped along the narrow road.
The sandy footing gave now and again,
and had to let Nero's instinct save us
from laundering in the boys which thc
heavy rain was making of the country.
The night was black as pitch the wind,
risen to a hurricane. screeched through
the forest in a thousand varied voices,
each more harsh and ominous than the
last. Several times riding out from the
middle of the road. wet branches driven
by the gale flung themselves against me
4 and almost thudded me from my horse
crouched low, bending forward for safe
ty and that | might peer into the murky
blackness of the road. Several times
Nero stumbled and almost pitched over
his head.
The lights at the gate of the club were
OUT they were evidently not expecting
visitors. | rode Nero to the stables, left
him with a groom. and strobe into the
clubs main hall. | must have presented
sorry spectacle; my tight-buttoned
leather jacket, my riding-breeches and
boots, all soaked and running with water
my hair and face dripping when l tool
of my oilskin hat that buckled under my
chin.
Take my name to Miss Graham
said to the clerk at the desk, and he rec
ognized me ~and sent buttons to fine
her.
Miss Graham is in the sun-parlor OF
the porch to the right of the main-door,
reported the buttons. "and says she viii
} see you there"
- (V,o he continued