The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-01-21

fAAr fc<oF ft4l<o4 al the southern e.
u the q y. The porteuses. coming dow
from the hilhtrails. the lishess. hardies
women Of the ecciaent. bore a pitiaht
look Of fatigue ia their faces The pres
sure Of the heat. and the dispiririnx con
dstion OF the atm0sahere. wer~ reveals
n the diStended eyelids and colorleSs
twisted hps Of the harden bearers a.
Mss StAnsbnry booked out toward tbs
AsTeor for Cacie Joey's boar. Constable
regarded her proSie. The delicacy ol
collar and contour brought 10 him an i'm
perio1s reaiizatie1 Of her fairness II
appeared that in his ahsenre the rarest
touches % perfection had been set
Yen haven't changed EUeh.~ she said
lsaghin<ly- Yea were always willing
10 axr~e that was right. and all men.
yearself most Of al. deeply IN the wrong
Don't yon remember how I used to preach
60 ycm about mans aeed Of doing some-
thing enphaticy.
Indeed I remember Your lessCns
made deep impression
Ar least. you bore very gracefully with
an Oppressive companion she declared
just as IL yoa didn'r know best how 60
dispose Of yoar time and talenfs~
~On the contrary. you were more near
y right than yeu knew. | was In need
% tase such moral ssimaiua The sorry
part. Mis@ Stsrsbury. Is thar doa'f
bring ycu admirably Invested ealents evsn
new
She glanced at hlm quickly. Il believe
understand better souse Of the difScul-
ties you save bad TO confsnd VITA she
said We all read bow yoa kidnapped
ths enfire Ssw York newsboys' assoeia-
fion-how yea fed the grimy little chaps
oceans Of charlotte russo and mountains
Of plum-duE. giving them q Sunday af-
esrnoon at sea. and presents 70 renem-
Der. That was 6ne-~
Il forgot to tell Breen about that"
s.Breen Is q friend OF mine. who was
good enough to come along He's rare
fellow, and yra'Ii Ike him
You make people and out by them
selves 80 much about you she observed
Think how you let me believe you we're |
absolutely without interests or ambitions |
even last year. while you were making /
daily visits TO the jaws of Pelee. II was
months afrerward that I learned whar
these Journeys meant-and then through
the press. We all read the paper you
before the geological society on
Antiliean formations Think how / felt
while recalling some Of my lectures on
your careless attitude toward life. You
might have told me -
u failed TO discover the secret. Miss
Sfansbury.- he said quickly. -Oid Pc
ee has big story for the right man.
1ut | was unable TO drag il forth. I had
,othing 70 be proud OF to tell you
The ponies bad gained the eninence Of
he Ao<ne dOrange- Ahead was the
lruad. white plantation house. where the
;tsnsburys and Constable's uncle lived.
70 the right was the dazzling. sapphire
az, where the Madame was noored
mong the shipping; behind and below.
be red-tiied roofs Of Saint Pierre. and !
ehind the city. back Of all. La Montague
elee, hung like an emperor Of the Rom !
Is. paled In the intense light Of morn 4
e. and wearing delicate white ruchinx /
cloud about ais crown
1T is different wifh most people" she
piled They have so much to tell OF
tile things Tie silent men who are
'eaming Of big things all the time
ink Of conversation Ike this when the q
land Is glowing Ike q brsxier - s
W haf Is the meaning Of this terrific II
ltrinsss and the white SCUM IN the gut rs
rs7" be asked suddenly. a.,
why. supposed you understoosd-- ss
Understood what, Miss Stansbury?" ~
why. old PeIee has been showerfnx us =
N ash from tfns to time during the :
sc ten days IL Is the tainf Of sulphur
AZ spoils the air The city would have "a
sn white now. except for the heavy rain 70
az washed the ashes away Just before &C
wn" vi
Constable turned approximately to- ar
Ird the volcano. he had come into an 10
seritancs Of winged thoughts In the "a
ssencs OF the woman. but the news of G6
lees activity disordered the very root m,
things Mira stansbury was standing In,
the porch Of the great house. whose
lis. verandas and portcuiIIses wers
led and perfumed by embroIderfnx
e&- The driveway was bordered BY
se OF Sharon hedges. and the gardens trs
ned with poisettias and roses There me
3 q cool grove OF mamgo and Iudfa tbs
. at the end of the lawn, edged with 70
on-dowerets and oleanders- Back Of .
&~@%N-@@-1% A=Af-&S@ @&f&3 A0& 3sOCEEX g.
, Of cane: In front. the Caribbean
the south up-reared the peaks Of Car O~
: on the north. the Monster.
Unstable advanced eagerly to give his
d to Mrs Stansbury. who received a
greeting with cooling repression. He 0nd
Id have been dismayed. had he not ..
on former occasions polar drmuxhts -
a this source- Still. be paid her Dus
1estioning homage Il was enough
hin that Mr.. stansbury. an admirable WIN
srican gentleman. honored her with
fe Of one-pointed devotion: that his ter.
E. Joseph Wall. Of sound mental bal
and heart businesses. cherished her
will II wss enough for Consta- %,
indeed. that Mira stansbury nsofhered -
tighter. He was By no means above -.
eiving that another should dislike SD1
; although Mrs. Sfansbury was il ala
r respects an Isis yelled too darkIy
his perception The years had not man
bed the elder woman Shs had the sent
! tsndril-liks eelicacy Of fxure and
emsnt Of face Her eyes had often
led him with their worid-wesrineus 80,
world knowledge They were always
ierfnl--ths eyes Of mystic and vib- :