The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-19
cHAPrER II.-ocontInueal

how about yourself. Greng l don't thinl
you quite did your duty"
Pretty fairly. l fancy. We can't b
expected to consummate the 0 o
pirouetting that your ser delight in.
danced a good deal. aud it was real pleas
are to me to see the little sensation yot
made. 1 like to see my pretty cousin
appreciated as she should be. and taking
her legitimate position in the county
Aud what's that. prayfr
-Why, as the belle Of all Hampshire,
of course. I wish. though, you hadn't
danced with that fellow Pearman last
might. I've a sort Of presentiment i'll
viii come Of it,"
You stupid Grenville; what can come
OF it, am not likely to see him again
for months-perhaps never. AT the
worst. recognition Of his existence on
meeting IS all that quadrille entails"
SWELL. I suppose you are right. Maude (;
but it is time l was of. G0od-by." And
Grenville's pulse tingled a little. as his
lips touched the fair cheek so quietly
yielded to him. Kind regards to my IN
ele and aunt: and drop me a line now
and then
Don't be afraid OF that lsughed
Miss Denison: don't l always write to
you when l want anythinge-aud am /
not always wanting something? I think
the past might testify in my favor. Good
by: don't be long before you come and
~ee Us again.
Grenyille Rose pondered moodily over
ais visit, as he drove to the station. He
hAd not quite mastered the fact that he
was in love with his cousin. but he had
arrived at some c'Ose apprehensions on
the subject. He frt that he would have
been a good deal better satisfied had his
parting salute been much less easily &C
corded.
Maude. fresh as a rose. after a turn
round the garden. comes in just in time to
greet her mother on her return to the
dining room Petting her mother is one
of the chief pleasures of Maude Denison's
life On this occasion she conducts her
Into the easychair next the FIRE. makes
the tea and then. drawing a stool near,
seats herself at Mrs. Denison's feet. and
with girIish delight recounts kl her sue
cesses of the previous night to which
6he fond mother listens with quiet happi-
ness. as her hand plays with her daugh-
1er's siIken tresses- That nobody could
that nobody could ever be wor-
thy Of mating with her peerless Maude.
was a thing that Mrs. Denison would
have deemed absurd to argue.
And. mother, DEAR" said the girl, at
last. -GrenviIle said. before he went away
his morning. ! was quite the belle of the
bali What do you think Of your daugh-
ter now2 Won't that satisfy papa. al
though he did grumble 50 about the ex-
pense Of the dressf"
Yes. love. He win be quite content !
ID when be hears how thoroughly you en-
ioyed yourself. l am only so sorry that |
was not strong enough 70 have been 2
present myself at my darIing's surcess /
Harold Denison entered tkr room in .
lis usual I~istless fashion. He kissed his
carelessly. asked IL she had en- ,
Dyed her ball. scarce listened to her az 3
irmation. and then plunged at once into
he letters and papers that lay piled b
his plate. He was a tall, slight, 0
handsome man. with a keen. cold eye and I
undecided mouth. verging on fifty
Tears Of age. The slightly grizzled eye 4
knit a. ne skinned his correspond c
nee Duns lawyers letters anent mort
ages and sundry other liabilities, form b
d the staple Of the daily missiyes that b
substituted the accompaniment to his
,reakfast. Can it be wondered that the b
temper was souredf-that the
vhiIom gay frolic squire Of Glinn had n
,ecome a cold. caustic and selfish mar Of a
be worids e.
Things seem to be getting worse and L
worse. Eleanor" he observed. throwing i
own an epistle on the best superine is
lue post, and slipping his tea modify.
The old cry from Reynolds and Gibson Il
hat that interest on the mortgage will
e due next month, and begging prompt
ettlement this time, as the fellow is get j
ing rather uneasy about the stability Of e
security, on account Of the delay Of "a
sst haIf-year. It will be hard to scrape
be money together. Sheep, too, are n,
own to nothing almost-so Thompson s.
lis me-or else 1 have a hundred to g
III that / looked to to help me through ed
18th this"
Mrs. Denison sighed. She had gone Of
a good many such breakfasts in I'll
time, and felt as helpless as ever 10 be
iggesting expedients for the occasion. N
Its very unfortunate" she said at ha
myth. mr.. Pearman is not pressing. 50
all events. I hope" in
mo; he has the grace to remember 10
at ~two-thirds Of the property have al
ady fallen into his hands. He X al tn
avs tolerably lenient about his money fa
be fellow knows, moreover. that his is
e first mortgage on the estate; and, tel
lresay, at times looks forward to being tn
e eventual owner Of CHM. Shouldn't M
onder II he was. too. some Of these To
lya," muttered Denison bitterly. Il W.
ed to grieve once, Nell, that we hadn't m,
son l begin to think now It was all Nj
r the best. I should feel It more IL tir
d to think that my boy would never be NJ
1ster here. Yet that is pretty well how lea
e case would stand II we had one" ms
providence knows what Is best for to
Harold" returned his wife. softly ; rel
was a sore source Of trouble to US vi
CO but. as you say, It spares US some col
ter thoughts now"
She associated herself with him In his do
,eer Of ext~ravagance as IL she had been int
lally to blame. though. as far as her
title nature dared. she had entered las
re thar one meek remembrance at his roc
kless career. But Mrs. Denison was GIL
the woman to throw her husbands vii
Its continually in bis teeth 1t was cot