Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-05-07

or interest, or both can do 90 mucn
for a man. Maddening as all this is.
what embitters me most is my sons
contemptuous disregard of me To
marry without a word OF notice, an at
tempt to win my consent, was an In
suit"
But Mrs. Saville, II may venture
to speak on a subject so near your
heart, do you not think that the hope
lessness OF gaining your consent held
him back from making the attempt?"
at should have held him back also
from such ungrateful disobedience. He
knew he would break-no. not break
my heart-mine is not the kind OF
heart which breaks-but harden 1t
with a hardness that pains. with a
dull, indescribable aching" And she
pressed her hand on her bosom
"Oh. yes, II was wrong-terribly
wrong" cried Hope. and there was
sound OF tears in her voice, but you
know your sons nature. Rightly OF
wrongly, he loved this girl with all his
heart, and she was singularly desolate,
friendless. penniless. How could he
desert her. being the man he Isl how
could he help her efrectually save as
her husbandf It was imprudent, l
know, and very wrong, but not unpar>
donaole. Dear Mrs. Saville. think how
unhappy your son must be, parted
from you as he is. and oh. think OF
the sad future OF self-reproach and re-
greet you are creating for his unhappy
wife,
do not talk such sentimental rub
bish to me. Miss Desmond. 1t is not
like your usual quiet good sense. Has
Mr.. Rawson placed you with me to
plead Hugh's cause7 II so. It is vast
ed ingenuity. I will not be talked
over; nor does Hugh think 1t worth
while to make any attempt at recon
Citation"
Probably he fears 1t would only
embitter you were he to try"
mo: It is pride and obstinacy. He
has something OF my own nature. How
proud I was of him once!"
"And 30 you will be again." cried
Hope cheerfully. Foolish. faulty, he
may be, but he has done nothing un-
worthy OF a man of honor. Does a
marriage OF affection incapacitate a
man from distinguishing himself in
his profession? Do you not believe
that when the heart Is satisfied and at
rest, the intellect works more freely
and clearly?"
And do you think that the heart
will long rest satisfied when the lot OF
its owner Is poverty and obscurityi
There, that is enough. I win not hear
excuses or pleading for my son. II
thought Mr. Rawson suggested such In
reference, I would beg you to leave al
once"
which I can do tomorrow. II you
wish" said Hope. her pale cheek flush
ing quickly, though she spoke with a
pleasant smile.
Mrs Saville laughed. You know
should not like you to leave me-" she
said, more genially than Hope once
thought she could ever speak. -NoI
need you do 80, II you will avoid vexet
questions" Hope bent her head. Tel
me-" resumed Mrs. Saville, III you die
leave mo, what should you DOR
"I am not absolutely without re
sources" returned Hope. -and should
try to find pupils or some similar EN-
ployment to this"
but you would prefer staying wher'
you are7"
Yes. very. very much
There Is a tone of sincerity h
your words. Pray read to me for 9
while, and let us have no more agita
lions"
This long-wishedfor opening appear
ed TO Hope to have done very littl,
good. She wrote an account OF II L
Mr.. Rawson. Indeed. her correspond
ence with the Rawson family was YER,
constant Every week a thick lettel
| went to Miss Rawson. and every weel
came a punctual reply. Sometimes
these letters sent Hope to her dali.
task with soft, happy smile on he
| lips; sometimes her quick-fallE- tear
believed the paper as she read But
through smiles and tears, she neve
| failed In her duty to her employer
| who grew more and more depcnden
on her daughterly caro- and attention
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