The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-05-06
CHAPTER ~.

l went to see Barbara a few days
later.
1t is queer how a changed atmos-
phere seems to affect the material as
well as the immaterial-eVent the Hem
lngray doorsteps appeared changed
as | stood on them in the dusk of the
spring evening, waiting to be ad-
mitted.
| was shown into the south drawing
room to wait for Barbara | have been
shown into the south drawing room
to wait for her a hundred times, and
| had always before found it a pleas
ant, inviting place; but | got no fur
Their than the threshold this evening:
the change in it was amazing. The
prodigality of light struck me first,
and then its gala-air; it was as if it.,
too, were receiving congratulations in
its best clothes along with it's mis-
tress. There were flowers every
where. | am fond of all flowers but
those taken by another man to the
girl | love. Ankonys flowers overran
the south drawing room; they were
on the three-cornered piano that had
belonged to Barbaras mother, on the
quaint cabinet with ormolu mounts
and parquetry paneling that had been
her great grandmOther's, on her grand
mothers mahogany table, and on man
tells and shelves and cases.
Their fragrance met me at the
threshold and stopped me there as il
it had been funeral fragrance. With a
SILVER l crossed quickly to the library
There was no light there but a din
freight. The library, evidently, was
not receiving congratulations, and
! entered with sigh of thankfulness
for something unchanged, when, mock
cry of mockeries, just as | was throw
ing myself down to wait for Barbara
| discovered great bowl of Sole
dor roses glowing in the middle o
the table. The Forlorn Hope had of
fered its tribute of American Beau
ties and Jacqueminots and Marecha
Neils to Barbara but it had Away
been my privilege to take her The
splendid Soliel dor. l stood for {
minute looking at these upon tn,
table, then l picked up the big crysta
bowl and carried it across to thu
drawing room, where I set it dow
not too gently.
Presently | heard Barbara's step il
the hall. 1t sounded little languid
l thought.
u am here" l said, from the Ii
brary.
What are you doing there in tn,
dark?"
II like the dark and the library"
How capricious you are! | neve
knew you to wait here before"
made no reply. but | stirred tn
fire in the hope that she would no
ring for lights.
u am tired" she said, as she SAM
into chair | drew for her,
Pleasantly" ! inquired with SYN
pathy.
mo. downrightly. People have beef
coming for days to say nice things +
me, suppose ought to be glad"
"Oh, l don't know. Nice things ca
become awfully tlresome."
She nodded YEARLY.
II promise In the beginning to sa
nothing nice whatever" | FASTENED t
assure her,
She smiled a little.
You rarely do" she observed; "bu
think shall rather like it to-nigh
I've about exhausted all my replies
You've no idea how quickly you ru
mt nf raDliaa tn tho sort Of amin hi
platitudes that have been showere
on me lately"
Il dare say. You know I've nsve
experienced anything like it, Peopl
make phrases, and you make phrase
back at them. Is that 1t? But yo
wouldn't make them for me, | al
sure"
J mo, l think shouldn't consider
worth while
"It wouldn't be good for you If
caught you at it.
That's the real cleverness." sh
mused, ito make ii catchword SCUM
pristine In its freshness. A lot c
, women know can do it. neVe
could It's art, Or
| DO you remember the story of tn
fairy godmother who put pearls II
stead the words in the mouth of on
I of her godchildren?" | asked q
.hese were stin the blessed days {
'airies, | know lot of good folk
/ who would ask for catchwords, don
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