The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-09-09


| profusion- that prodigai hospitality OF
former times which had enfailed such bit
terness in his present daily bread. His
wife, naturally an extremely sensitive
woman. shrunk also from mixing in So
ciety in much more humble and modest
way than she had been wont to do. She
was not OF the temperament to face the
half-whispered comments and appraised
eyebrows of her country neighbors Poor
thing hear he has run through every
thing: even the carriage horses have to
be put down" Remarks Of ehis kind
were past her endurance. and so it was
that since she left school. some two years
ago. Maude had led very secluded life.
True, many an old friend Of the Deni-
sons had offered to take care OF the girl
to various gaieties In the county. even If
they could not induce Mrs Denison to
come to their houses and chaperone her
own daughter: but all such invitations
had been met with brief though cour-
teous refusal. Poor lady, she had more
than once pleaded in her darling's behalf;
but, wrapped in his own selfish pride.
Harold Denison said iercely. be would
be patronized By no one.
And so Maude grew up like some wild
flower. though not born to bloom and
blush unseen" For are there not already
two who would fain pluck the wild flower
and gather It to their bosoms IL they may?
Did Maude know she was handsome7
OF course she did. She wanted no Xmin-
ster ball to tell her that. What girl
over fifteen. in the most primitive Of
nations. having beauty, is unaware OF
it7 II there are no looking glasses, are
there not deep pelucid waters that viii
serve as such Natures mirrors where
by to wreath wild flowers in the hair?
Maidens of our advanced civilization may
be haunted with misgivingS- Given the
face OF an angel can we tell how it may
stand the makeup" that fashion seems
to have decreed in these days? How dark
eyes and eyelashes viii go with golden
hair Is, OF course, an open question
can fancy the nervousness Of those dusky |
Indian bellies till they have ascertained |
the effect OF paint and pigments, and what /
anxious moments our remote ancestresses
must have had when they first put on
their woad
Thus it came about that Maude Denison I
had been out but on very few occasions.
and had it not been that her godmother,
who having gold TO bequea1h, was too inn
portant person to be triied with. had
insisted on bearing her of, she had never
seen that memorable Xminster ball
Twelve O'Clock. and the sun shines
brightly into Mrs. Denison's boudoir,
throwing rich tints through Maude's
,rown tresses. and lighting up the pale
ace Of her mother; thar joyous, fearful.
apricious, womanish April sun-so like
woman in its glowing strength, 50 like
Ter, again. in its overloaded weakness
POOR Mrs. Denison 10 still bordering on
ow to begin the dread task her lord has
ct her. She knows that gIozing phrase
Z mot wishing to coerce the girls de-
ision," lie but the meanest mockeries;
be can look back upon that airy preface
mot that wish to sway you, my
earest Eleanor" in so many cases, and
chambers too well that whatever may
ave been her misgivinss or dislikes. the
rpgram has generally been carried out
its original Integrity. She has boFnsi
.ess thiGgs neekly. They concerned but
srself: now they threaten her daughter. :
Teak woman as she is, she would fain
and at bay here Still, though intui-
vely knowing that It Was false. there Is
"a suecious reasoning Of Der husbands,
lat the thing ought TO be submitted to
Iaude herself. Again the tendrils Of her
fecfions are twfned round dear old
linn; she feels what bitter wrench II
ouId be to say farewell to the old place
bore all, there Is the strong will of that
fish husband, whom she still loves 80
.arly, under whose thraIl Der life has :
lssed. :
CHAPTER TX.