The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-01-07

A wsFd Ia Season that Proves q
Ne Of Great Heneas.
II Edith Rodney bore her head brave
ly abroad II dropped at home. for COS.
sip. In little college town. centers -
persistentiy on girl whose engage-
menf has been s1oken. Al 10. too. one
can suffer IN tortured pride and humil-
iation far beyond the actual worth OF
the grief itself.
what shall do. cIaudiaY' Mrs.
Rodney asked her closest friend. a
woman brilliant. sympathteic. attuned
20 the worlds best harmonies. 1T
worries me 20. / hate 20 send her
away. It's such confession OF fall
ure. Yet she Ia miserable here. Every
thing reminds her. and win go on re-
minding her. Of John. think that
there must be something horribly wrong
with me when /. her bwn mother. can
do nothing 70 comfort her"
Il want 10 speak 10 her II you viii
let me-" said Miss Trenholm. after a
moments thoughtful sllence. believe
l can help her. because---r Sudden
iy her voice broke. May ! 20 IN 20
her nowT' she asked. quickly.
Filth WAS sitting At the library wlf-
dow, looking lIstlessiy over %. where
the woods met the sky: a wonderful
corct world. more wonderful Etli. fo-
beins painted just BY nature herself
Miss Trenholm sat down beside her.
and iook the girls hands In both her
own.
-Nar l talk 20 your she asked
-Wiil you let me tell you that know
what has happenedi May speak TO
you about lfy~
-oh. Il doesn't natter said Edith.
with almost weary resentment -Ev-
erybody knows now. and the world
always despises the Girl who's been
Tilted. o. COURSE
IL does not replied Miss Tren.
holm. firmly. 1T Il for you % indi-
cate to tbs world how II Is 70 think
Of you. 10 talk about you. % judge
you. To let others pity you now-to
pity yoursclf--ln 10 submit 10 spiritual
poverty. Believe me. know. BE-
cause twenty years ago l suffered all
that you arc suffering. worried a. you
are worrying over the worlds whls-
perE perhaps - much as over the loss
Itself
Your cried the girl. breathlcssiy.
Claudia Trenholm had always been
her ideal: radiant. shining IN the
..~afs. - ~ 49,. ...s s......... .......l..
~ untouched by time or grief. r.
seemed impossible that such thing |
could have happened 20 hcri
1T Il just the frequent little tragedy |
of the college town. my dear" said the |
older woman. somewhat sadly. Il was
very unhappy over my broken engage
mcnf. and made my family suffer /
with me burdcned them with my sor-
row. until. By some heayen.sent chance.
I read book that helped me. IL was
Jane Ausfcn's Sense and ScnsIhiiify.
You hare read Il. know. Don't you
remember how Eilnor Eastwood tells
her sister why she has never spoken 70
her fanny OF Edwards faithlessncssY
See. even now I can say Il by heart.
But did not love only him. and. while
The comfort OF others was dear to me.
| was glad 20 spare them from know
Ing how much felt. I would not have
ron suffer on my account Her spien-
I'D csndor. her sincerity made me feel
low nngcncrous had been. and made
me know. too. that could be spirit.
iaily stronger than my own grief and
,ride~
For while neither spoke. Then
Edith turned 70 her friend impulsiveiy.
Il believe you have helped me I" abe
'ricd. Il had forgotten that the 9th.
RS must suffer with me. do not love
,nly him. and I want-just an you are
TO be beyond spiritual poverty"
Already the glowing rose OF the sus-
ct outside had flushed her face. and
emit II look OF hope.--Youth's Com.
'anion.