The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-05-13

wsmx her to gGe Sill and rest hsrsslk, aa
hss father and Roger bad already gone co
the nall. and shs woald @ana Asr ny some
breakfast
AUNT Dsana wauld call this bad be-
ginning thought Alison. Nevertheless.
~ her head sill aehed. she yielded 70 ths
temptation. The sun was shining into
/ her room. making her feel hot and rest
less. and she begged Poppis 20 lower the
blind, 50 that the huge crane might not
I fret her eyes By Its hideo1s unsightliness.
IL she could only have shut cut. coo. les
/ incessant whir and grind But that was
| impossible. As she drank her tea she
| looked round the shabby room WITH
strange sinking % heart and spirits. Il
must wake up every morning to this shs
! thought. sAunleSs l make an enemy OF
Missile from the beginning BY forcing her
10 resign my room. win II net be Bet
ter 10 endmre any amount OF discomfort
ssan to do thats l viii ask Aunt Diana
what I shall do about It. No. Nc" re-
calling herself. Il must set now ON my
eva responsibility. Aunt Diana Will think
ne poor. helpless sort OK thing II I
always want her as g moral cratch TO
support me"
And with this wise resolution. Alison
dressed herself quickly and finished her
unpacking. after which she ensconeed her
self in the deserted dining room and wrote
her FIRST letter 70 Moss-side
A sweet. brave llsfle letter 1t was. ALI
soa touched very little On Der ewn feel
ingss she did not even speak OF her
changed room. Somehow, she had no.
ton that It would vex Amt Diana She
talked Of Rogers warm welcome and Miss
Leigh's kindness. and tried to make Aunt
Di interested In Raders and Poppie's
droll ways Missile she barely mentioned.
except 20 SAY how pretty she bad grcwn
and how nicely she sung and then went
ON TO speak Of her fathers changed looks
A great many loving messages. few
longing expressions for Aunt Di herself.
completed the letter
The early luncheon hour brought al the
family together. bur Aiison's sense OF or
derliness and propriefy was shocked BY
Rudefs rough appearance. He came IN
straight from school with unhxushed hair
and unwashed hands, and sas down at the
table. until Missiles loudly uttered IN
functions, and at last his fathers curt
command TO make himself presenrable be
fore be ate his dinner, obliged him TO
leave the room grumblings and his return
a few minutes later led to q most undig-
ni5ed scene OF recrimination between him
and Missile. carried on below their breafhs
with the utmost bitterness. with POppie
listening with both her ears. in spite OF
Miss Leigh's gentle reminders 70 30 On
with her dinner
But this was not the only source Of
discomfort to Alison her father was cyl
IDENTIFY In one OF his glooniiest hamors
somefhing had evidently gone wrong at
the mills. and. as usual Roger was bear
ing the brunt OF the annoyance Alison's
heart was full Of pity ~ she heard the
angry words that were launched at his
anlucky head: IN her own mind she was
secretly marveling at Rogers patience
Alison-who Was on tie verge Of tears
with suppressed pity, and longing 10 speak
a word in his defense-was moved almost
to anger by the unconesEn on Missiles
face. Evidently she was too used to hear
Roger found fault with on every ocea-
sion TO take any notice OF t. She had
finished her contest with Rudel. and now
SAT- with her usual self-saris5ed look.
playing with her rings and humming
little French air to herself
Papa. dear she said, at last, placid
IL, do let those stupid sawmills alone /;
ron are only exciting yourself and max
ing yourself I'll. Come out into the gar
den with me and Poppie: il Is so cool
and shady there And as Mr.. Merle |
did not at once answer this appeal. she |
cane round to him ard touched his arm |
y ed m~4f1
placidly: you have scoIded Roger enough. |
and It only puts Jon out Come with |
ne. / want you-" And actually Mr.
Merle suffered himself 10 Be coaxed ont /
Of the room: and in another minute ALI |
son saw them sitting together under the /
lime trees, with Poppie playing on the /
lawn
Alison turned round TO seek Roger. /
bat be had left the room, and Rudel had
followed him. only Miss Leigh was lock
ing up the cellarerte. and jingling her key
basket
what does this mani" faltered Ali
son .why does papa speak 70 Roger Ia
this wayz IL Is not right. . itzs
Gone with ne into the school room,
was Miss Leigh's sensible answer TO this
.as Sarah will be in directly 70 clear the
luncheon. and we can not talk before her.
unust speak TO ron. Alison. I must IN
deed And leading the way to the old
room Alison remembered so well. she clos
ed the door in Der quick. nervous fashion.
and begged Alison to take the only EASY
chair that the roam bozsted- NO. indeed.
returned Alison. quickly: Topples lit
tie stool viii do for ne What does It
matter where sit. or whether one is
or notY- she continued, In
patiently. as Miss Leigh stood hesitating.
Please rest yourself in that big chair.
for you Iook quite tagged and tired. and
| have bad g nice rest"
Il think | am nearly always tired.
returned Miss Leigh. plaintively. lis il
not dreadful. Alison-about poor Mr.
Roger. meant II il we're not Tor my
poor blind mother. whom pretty nearly
support out Of my savings. do not think
could endure this much longer. My
lear" with the tears starting TO Der gen
tie eyes. when one geEs to my aga one
values peace and kind words above every
thing. and that is just what one can moi
ret at The Holnx-"
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