Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-04-08
Il TALE OF A GLOVE

II was an odor of roses about nv
uephe" That led to the discovery of the
grove. Up to his nineteenth birthday
"hich arrived month ago. he had
gone through life contemptuous Of but.
'onholes, and was a little taken
apack about that time when | ran
against him at corner with n Mare
chal Mel at his breast. He whipped
1t hurriedly into his pocket, and. being
kindly old gentleman. | pretended
not to notice.
But my faith in him was nrofo,ndlv
shaken. Soon l learned that he was
conveying tasteful little buttonholes
INTO the house up his coat sleeve and
lie Diushed when he was asked about
tumbler in his bedroom. Then his
mother found six button glove, size
90, IN his pocket, which none of us
could Identify.
for some days he had only one glove
himself. which he carried spread out
IN his hand to look like two. We could
not think that this was its long lost
companion.
PENDING Investigations the glove was
replaced in Albert's pocket in the nice
little piece of tissue paper which pro-
tected II. Then we watched Albert.
Hitherto he had habit of leaving the
room when the conversation took a
feminine turn. But now a change
came over him. He sat on when his
mother talked with his aunt over the
relative merits of styles of gowns. and
though he pretended to be reading his
book. he was really drinking in the
conversation.
on one occasion he came out Of his
shell in remarkable manner. The
two ladies were asking each other
what was the other name for the wa
terfall back. and Albert. carried away
by his interest in the discussion. muir
INJURED 'Redingote.'
His mother and his aunt looked at
him in amaZement. which made Albert
turn both white and red Not long
afterward it leaked out that he knew
" ""' oohVi toiiaiS were anu llkeu
pale pink ones
Albert even began to take an interest
in his sisters dresses.
Once he was discovered trying to as
certain for himself how much Ger
trude, who is fourteen, measured round
the waist. Not being accustomed to
these attentions, Gertrude liked them
at first, but it was soon borne in upon
her. though she was only fourteen,
that her brother was experimenting on
her for private reasons Of his own.
1t must, think, have been a week
after the discovery of the glove in
Albert's pocket that he asked his moth
er, with an artificial yawn, whether
51@ was not small size in gloves for
a lady. Then his mother asked me to
go delicately to work and find out
what was Albert's condition and who
she was.
l thought l would leave it to Albert
to tell me who she was, but l expert
mented on him to discover his condi-
ton. Nothing. l feel. could have been
more delicate than the way l set about
It, He carried the glove in an inside
pocket over the spot where Albert
thought his heart was. Taking advan-
tage of favorable moment, l got at
the coat and changed the glove to an
other pocket.
The next time l had an opportunity
for it it was back in the old place
again. This happened several times.
Albert. who is a simple youth for all
his cunning, evidently thinking that he
had put the glove into the wrong pock-
ct himself. Then l hazarded a holder
step. Again taking possession Of the
glove. l dropped it in a corner Of the
IRA wing room.
That evening Albert came back from
the office in perturbed state Of mind.
watched him on his knees in the hall
looking for something. and when he
saw me he pretended to be unlacing
his shoes. He wandered from room to
room and was subsequently heard
1inging his things about in his bed
oss, however, to any one.
Next morning l was surprised to see
him bright and cheerful. l went into
he drawing room, and, behold, the
glove was gone! From the way the
Albert was necessarily
putting his hand into that inside pock-
It l saw that there was once more
| 81 glove in it. l had feared that
Albert would treasure it somewhere
Use now. But, no; he evidently thought
hat he had dropped it in the drawing
Dom accidentally, perhaps after pas
gazing on it in secret.
But the awakening came when I
the little glove in vase on
he smoking room mantelpiece. Al
,ert ran 1t to earth in day and
,alf without saying word on the
subject to anybody unless possibly
he housemaid. When next felt for
t in his pocket it was not there. From
hat time Albert and l were playing
It hide and seek. When l was not
ooking for the glove he was. l found
t inside the case of his cricket bat and
lropped it behind the piano. Albert
earched it out, and soon afterward l
,ot it under a corner Of the carpet in