Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-08-14
CHAPTER II.-fContinued.)


.Yes, that l did; l got lots Of dane
ing. and l do like that, you know. But
bow about yourself, Gren7 l don't think
you quits did your duty"
@Pretty fairly, fancy. We can't be
expected to ccnsummate the amount of
pirouettinE that your sex delight In. l
danced = good deal. and 1t was real pleas
urs to me to sec tho little sensation you
made. / like to see my pretty cousin
appreciated rs she should be. and taking
her legitimate position in the county"
"And what's that, prayr
~Why, AZ the belle of all Hampshire.
Of course. wish, though, you hadn't
danced with that fellow Pearman last
night ives sort of presentiment i'll
will come of It,"
You stupid Granville; what can come
of lit / 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"
"Well, / suppose you are right, Maude
but 1t is time I was off. Good-by." And
0renville's pulse tingled a little, as his
lips touched the fair cheek 20 quietly
yielded to him. kind regards to my I'M
Gle and aunt; and drop me a line now
and then"
Don't be afraid of that" laughed
Miss Denison; don't j always write to
you when l want anything 2--and am 1
not always wanting something7 ! think
the past might testify in my favor. Good
by: don't be long before You come and
go us again"
Grenville Rose pondered moodily over
his visit, as he drove to the station. He
kAd not quite mastered the fact that he
was in love with his cousin, but he had
arrived At some close apprehcnslons on
che subject He fest that he would have
been Z good deal better satisfied had his
parting salute been much less easily &C
corded
Maude, fresh as rose, after 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 = stool near,
seats herself At Mrs. Denison's feet, and
with girlish delight recounts all her sue
cetses 81 the previous night; to which
tie fond mother listens with quiet happi-
ns~, a. her hand plays with her daugh-
ter''s silken tresses. That nobody could
eclipse, that nobody could ever be wor-
thy Of mating with her peerless Maude,
was thing that Mrs Denison, would
have deemed absurd to argue.
And. mother, dear" said the GIRL at
last, "Grenvile said. before he went away
this morning. l was quite the belle OF the
ball. What do you think OF your daugh-
ter nowf Won't that satisfy papa, al
though he did grumble 20 about the ex-
pense of the dress?"
-Yes, love. He will be quite content
ed when hs hears how thoroughly you en-
$oyed yourself l am only so sorry that
/ was not strong enough TO have been
present myself at my darling's succe-s.'
Harold Denison entered the room In
his usual listless fashion. He kissed his
daughter csreIessly. asked II she had en-
5oyed her ball, scarce listened to her az
drmation. and then plunged at once into
the letters and papers that lay piled
Alongside his plate. He was tall, slight.
handsome man, with a keen, cold eye and
rather undecided mouth. verglng on fifty
years Of age. The slightly grizzled eye
brows knit a. ne skinned his correspond
encc. Duns, lawyers letters anent mort
cages and sundry other liabilities, form
cd the staple of the daily missives that
constituted the accompaniment to his
breakfast Can Il be wondered that the
mans temper WAS soured?-that the
whilom gay frolic squire of Glinn had
become cold, caustic and selfish man Of
the world7
Things seem to be getting worse and
worse, Eleanor" he observed, throwing
down an epistle on the best superine
blue post, and slipping his tea modify.
4 ''The old cry from Reynolds and Gibson
that that interest on the mortgage will
be due next month, and begging prompt
settlement this time, as the fellow is get
ting rather uneasy about the stability of
the security, on account OF the delay OF
hast half-year. 1t will be hard to scrape
tho money together. Sheep. too, are
down to nothing almost-so Thompson
tells me-or else have hundred to
ell that looked to to help me through
with this"
Mrs. Denison sighed. She had gone
through a good many such breakfasts in
Ter time, and felt as helpless as ever In
suggesting expedients for the occasion.
"It's very unfortunate" she said at
length. mir. Pearman is not pressing.
at all events. l hope"
mo; he has the grace to remember
that two-thirds Of the property have al
ready fallen into his hands. He Is al
ways tolerably lenient about his money.
The fellow knows, moreover, that his is
the FIRST mortgage on the estate; and, l
daresay, at times looks forward to being
the eventual owner of Glinn. Shouldn't
wonder II he was, too, some Of these
days." muttered Denison bitterly. II
used to grieve once, Nell, that we hadn't
a son; | begin to think now 1t was all
for the best. l should feel It more II l
had to think that my boy would never be
master here. Yet that Is pretty we'll how
the case would stand IL we had one"
"Providence knows what Is best for
Us, Harold" returned his wife, softly
ut was a sore source of trouble to us
once: but, as you say. it spares us some
bitter thoughts now"
She associated herself with him In his
career Of extravaganza as II she had been