The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-25

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you things? have not many peas
ures."
4ou don't really know me YOU sec
In your generous lmpulsIye fashion
you've invest 4 NE with various qua
lties which, as you know me better.
you'll lno do NOT poss IS"
You think A. friendship is like
Jonahs gou.d-that it Will wither in
day or So said C.arice petulantly.
Whatever topic of conversation
might be started, Janetta noticed that
it always veered round to one or two
| subjects-either Captain Merivale, or
| The likelihood of Clarice's recovery.
| With a heart at assure from itself
she grew day by day more painfully
| interested in what the future might
| hold in store for the two whose love
| story was being enacted before her
| eyes.
Sometimes she suspected that the
| passion of devotion must always have
| been more on her side than his. His
Kramer to her was gracefully affection
| ate; but for herself she felt that she
| would have demanded something
warmer from the man she was going
to marry.
Il shall go to India with a much
easier mind now that l know Clarice
has some one with her who will make
her life so bright" said Captain Meri
vale one afternoon, as they were re.
turning from a walk by the sea.
1T is good of you to say that" Jan
eta answered. Il need not assure
you that I'll do everything can to
make Miss Seymour happy. She's the
| kindest friend ever had, and I'm
glad I've got to know you so well.
like to think that, when she gets bet
ter and you marry l shall feel that
l may keep you both as friends"
Captain Merivale did not answer for
a minute, and Janetta glanced up at
him little uneasily, and saw that
he had turned rather white.
Yes" he said carelessly, we've
been capital friends ever since we met
in that curious way on the railway
Janetta fC.t puzzled and hurt by his
manner. His tone was studiedly in
different, and he referred pointedly to
what had been, rather than to what
might be in the future. She thought
with bitter modification, that in her
eager sympathy with him and Clarice
she had proffered friendship which had
evidently been regarded as an import
inence.
with all my boosted independence
I've forgotten my position" she saiC
to herself reddening with vexation
but her resolve was taken at the risk
of vexing Clarice, she would have NJ
more walks or talks with Captain
Merivale
She did not make her way as usua
to Clarice's room that afternoon when
she came in from her walk, She fel
as in her inward annoyance might fin
expression in her face. She was con
siderably surprised as she entered h
bedroom to hear the quick shutting O
a drawer, and Mason, with some ap
pearance of confusion, began to clos
the window and draw the blind.
Janetta was certainly not suspicious
by nature, but the girls manner made
her feel certain that she had been
tampering with her things.
Were you looking for anything.
Mason?"
There! then you heard me shut the
drawer!" said Mason, with smiling
sincerity. Yes, miss. Mrs Mortime.
was asking me for some certain ring
that I've mislaid somewhere, and !
could almost have declared for certain
that l had left them in that righthanf
drawer of yours before you came"
There were no rings there" saiG
Janetta coldly.
When Mason left the room Janetta
opened the drawer and peered in
There were gloves and handkerchiefs
which had evidently not been touched :.
but on the top of all were Neville
letters, which Janetta kept bound to
gether by an elastic band. One O.
them had been taken from the packet
and was half drawn from its enyelop
and thrown back hastily into tht
drawer
It's very ueer and uncomfortable,
thought Ian tia Il can't CONCEIVE
what object the girl has in wishing Il
read my letters. She shall not hay'
The privilege! l don't want any Oh
here to guess how anxious | am abol
the boy. | wish l were sure thai h,
had broken with all his old friends.
40 effort of mine will keep him
straight II he won't try himself"
She slipped the letter back into tn.
packet locked the drawer, and put tn,
key into her pocket. Her earthly para
disc seemed failing her all in inmate
rhen she remembered how often sh.
had found Mrs. Mortimers eyes fXeq
upon her when she received one 0
Neville's letters with a queer. suspie
ious expression in them; and shC
laughed aloud as the thought darte.
through her mind that possibly Mrs
Mortimer was crediting her with ;
, young man" of her own, and ".
ready to make mischief about him