The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-09-23

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e struggle has been 70 see you so often. an
yet keep down what surged within me.
, only know. When / kissed your cheeI
E at parting last time. l nearly clasped 70,
! IN my arms and poured out the secret O
! my soul 10 you. l did not it seemes
madness-it is perhaps madness now but
: my darling. l could not lose you. wher
t, you tell me that another seeks the priz.
eovet. right or wrong. l must speak
Maude. you must decide between Us. Car
you trust me. and waitss
Once more the letter fell In her lap,
and the softened grey eyes and slightly
flushed face augured well for Grenvills
Roses wooing.
Yes she muttered. softly, Il think
love him now as he would have me :
and II don't quite yet-for ii seems all
50 new to me- know 1 could shortly.
Gren, dear, what am 1 to write to you?
l him il must be Yes"
II was wrong. she thought, to keep
Gren in suspense when he was 50 dread
fully in love with her: 80 that nights
mail bore a timid. huttering little note.
the receipt Of which produced a tire
mendous state OF e~xhilaration in that
young Templar.
But poor Maude. after the first flush
Of exultation that enters the breast Of
every girl at a welcome declaration OF
love, quickly Awoke to the fact that her
position was not a whit improved by il.
She con6ded her engagement to her moth
er. and for the first time in her life
Maude beheld Mrs. Denison really angry.
I'm surprised and Disguised with Gren-
vile" said that lady. Its too bad Of
him. taking advantage Of a child like you
in this manner. l like him. always have
liked him. and. under different circum-
stances, would have sooner seen you his
wife than any mans l know. But he
can barely keep himself as Jet. and must
know that his thinking Of a wife at all
IS foolish In the extreme, and that think
ing Of yo9 IS simply absurd. He's behaved
very badly. and il you don't promise to
write and break 1t OF. you can say, BY
my desire. l b tell your father all
about it,"
-oh. mother. you won't do that" said
mot unless you o6Iigs me" said Mrs.
Denison. sternly.
Poor Maude was electrified. That the
mother she had been always accustomed
to pet, and do as she liked with. should
suddenly rise against her like this. was
her comprehension Yet to anyone
has made character his study. moth
ing can be more in accordance with the
usual law in such cases. Weak. feeble
characters, when, either from caprice or
iriven BY necessity, they exert such power
IS may be In their hands. invariably do II
and despotically-
Mrs. Denison has suffered Of late from
ne stern rule Of her lord and master. In
pite Of all her love for her daughter. she !
as become dimly conscious that there I
be no peace at CHM unless Maude
fields assent to the ukase Harold Deni- Z
on has promulgated Women of her :
lass can suffer, but they cannot resist. :
wen now she would not urge Maude to =
AIRY Pearman- But hat her impecunI- :
rs nephew had dared to e~ntanzle her :
in an engagement. especially at 9
lis time, reused as much wrath within .
sr a. her nature was capable Of. Most :
/ imagine. would deem she had =
for Indignation D
All this while Pearman has not been a
le. Slowly. but surely. the legal notices o.
d proceedings progress, and Harold
enison knows full well that within three a.
seks ten thousand pounds must be found. a.
Glinn must go to the hammer. The a.
armans conduct the campaign with y
politeness- II Is quite In &C
rdance with the old traditions Of the D'
title Of Fontenoy. They apologize for =.
cry fresh process, and allude to Il as 80
re matter Of form They affect to be- ~
We tina there can be no doubt Mr.. Deu- %
will easily pay them of at the ex- m p
alton Of the notice Of foreclosure. The On
gentleman even INDUCES in popularity >"
the subject.
Mean to have the very last day out
Us. / see, sir and quite right, too he
lckled. upon meeting the squire one
Yes, Pearman,"' was the grim retort: 10
learned the exacting Of my pound Of DO
h, to the last pennyweight. in your raj
IDS ! have not forgot my lesson. You
it into your pupils minds pretty Ha
ply" :.
The old lawyer has aid himself omen II
rebuff, and Denison has not +.
ed to take advantages thereof. Why7 -.
casm break no bones, few knew bet -
than that astute fisher Of men, up
sentiyiness was tolerabIy blunt, and Le
rocked little what men said to him.
of him, 50 long as the furtherance Of
object he had in view was attained. I
I his son should marry Maude Deni- Th'
was the goal he now aimed at, and for
that was to be brought about, he for
thought far from improbable. To 7
end he conceived, sven while press ,,.s,
him for money. It was quite necessary =
Eeep on easy terms with the squire. =
9 knew better than he how bitter Il ina
or a proud man to AXE his words ter
: and II what he now played for was cha
e achieved, hat was a necessity. The
must be made as easy as possible
unpaIatable draught sugared as far e
be. old
be answered; you will feel
your joke, Mr. Denison- It's a ciRa
Ity pity you couldn't make up your ~
to concentrate the property once 49,
!. Beg pardon, Squire be continued, ~
Denison's angry gesture
Z fear my abiding to It again. It ""
presumption on my part, I know, and
said anything to vex you, I'm sure ri
heartily sorry. You'll forgive an old ",