Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-20
ANTHONY AND
THE LADIES,
He Brought Them Together In
Spite Of Social Differences.
ex TEMPLE Daley.


tain favor Of the stables about the
word which offended their nice taste.
His ancestor was zntonio L." Miss
Anne would say proudly. the blue
ribbon winner at the bench shows
Antheky had never won blue rib
bon. In fact. he had not been entered
Charles. the butler. had advised
against 1t.
He'd never stand II. ma'am. his
nerves are that shaky." he had said to
Miss Angelina.
But when he took Anthony for a
walk he met ram. the trainer. What
cud be get with that noseY' he had
asked disdalnfully. and Tam had nod
ded wisely.
But. there. | wouldn't tell the old
ladies that there wasn't any chance"
Charles had said.
For the world of the Misses Hildreth
revolved around Anthony. and they
fought on the monotony Of their gray
lives by an absorbing devotion to the
little Skye with the banged hair.
One morning In front OF the brown
stone Hildreth mansion stood a modest
cab. while before an upstart yellow
brick apartment house across the way
waited victoria. with crest on the
door and cockades on the hats of
coachtnan and footInan. Charles help
ed Miss Angeline into the cab She
was going to visit cousin ut New
port. She embraced Miss Anne and
kissed Anthony on the tip of his un.
aristocratic nose.
Take care of him. Anne" she said
as she was driven away.
As Miss Anne turned to go in the
house there swept into the victoria OPP
posite an Individuals lady. the I'M
thinking might have called her. But
in spite Of the borrowed crest aud
stolen cockades Miss Anne knew that
nowhere in the blue book Of New YORK
was there the name of a person WHO
wore ring on her thumb.
The fat. red face of the person peer
ed out eagerly. That's darlin' dog"
she said. Then the good natured crea-
ture bowed effusively to Miss Anne.
but Miss Anne looked calmly over her
head.
who is that personT" she asked
Charles.
Charles did not know, and Miss
Anne. with shrug of her sIoping
shoulders. trailed up the stairway.
All that day Miss Anne and Anthony
sat by the window in an upper front
room. Miss Anne embroidered aud
Anthony lOungPd on his white covered
table and was bored to the point OF
extinction. outside the sun shone, aud
the wind blew with alluring freshness.
Within all was darkness and quiet and
inactiOn. Aud Anthony was young.
What rebelliOus plans ragged in his bos-
ON will never be known. but that
scene of tragedy.
Bedtime came, aud Miss Anne. with
her soft. gray hair IN decorOus curl pa.
pers. laid herself down in the stiffness
of the big room. Anthony's basket was
in the dressing closet close adjoining
For hours everything was very. very
still. Miss Anne slept soundly, with
her little. soft. old face on her little
soft. old hand and dreamed the dreams
that come to such sweet saints.
Anne. Anne
Wide awake in a moment. Miss Anne
CROPPED for the matches. and at once 9
faint glow showed the wonder in bel
old face.
who calIed?"
She slipped out of bed and went Il
the door The hall was solid with
blackness. She listened-only the far
away hum of downtown noises.
In the omin0us stiffness came thu
thought. Why had not Anthem!
walked? She pushed the door of thu
closet opened and listened. But N
gurglc OF contented dogglsh sleep cam,
forth.
Anthony was gone.
For a moment the little lady stooI
dazed. Then she ran through her room
to the hall aud down the stairway
As she reached the bottom a squar
OF grayish white light faced her. III
front door was open:
Miss Anne's nervous fingers playe'
across the buttons on the wall, AM
lights Jared up all over the house
Then the bell connected with Charles
room whirred In the distance. an,
presently Charles came down IN a lin
Tied costume of slippers and long eOai
"Anthony's gOne-' said Miss Anne
and she wept.
Charles examined the door. '-Tha
Mary came Ia last It's her careles:
mesa be declared
There Was no more sleep for ID
household thar night only a wear
vigil. and all the next day Miss Ann
wandered from window to window III
I'll at last she crept to the door to we
come her sister. and the slender Ilttl
women fell on each others necks.
i woke in the middle OF the night,
sobbed Miss Angelina. and Gale
you
Il beard" said Miss Anne solemn!
but Il was too late"
Charles looked over the heads OF th