The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26


/ or interest or both, car DO % mucs
for a man. Maddenlng a. all lhis IL,
what ombliiors ne most Il my non'n
eontsmptuous disregard Of me- 10
marry without a word Of notice. an al.
tempt to win my consent. was an IN.
suit.
"But Mira saville. II I may venture
70 speak on a subject 50 near your
heart. do you not think that the hope
l~essness OF gaining your consent held
him back from making the attemptg"
1T should have held him back also
from such ungrateful disobedience He
knew be would break-no. not break
my heart-mlne Is not the kind Of
hssrt which hreaks-but harden II
with a hardness that pains with q
dull iEdescribable aching" And she
prSSed her hand on her bosom
"0h yes. It was wrong-terribly
wrong. cried Hope. and there was a
sound OF tears In her voice. but You
know your sons nature. Rightly or
wrongly. he loved this girl with all his
beart and she was ~singularly desolate.
5riendless. penniless How could he
esert her. being the man he is7 how
Duld he help her enectually ave a.
sr husbandf It was imprudent. !
now. and very wrong. but not unpar
enable Dear Mrs savilie. think how
nhappy your son must Be-. parted
ON you as he Is. and oh. think Of
o sad future OF ~self-reproach and re-
ret you are creating for his unhappy
r."
DO not talk such sentimental rub
sh to me. Miss Desmond II Il not
ze your usual quiet good sense Has
r. Rawson placed you with mo 70
cad Hugh's causef II 90. II Is vast
ingenuity. I viii not b talked
vers nor does Hugh think Il worth
lille 10 make any attempt at recon
liation."
Probably he fears Il would only
nbitter you were he to try.
no; Il 70 pride and ohstinacy. He
rs something OF my own nature. How
Foud I was Of him oncei~
And % You VIII be again. cried
5ope. cheerfully. Foolish. faulty. he
Jay be. but he has done nothing IN.
orthy OF q nan OF honor. Does a
carriage Of affection l~neapaeitafd
Ian from distinguishing himself IN
b ~professlonf DO you not believe
at when The heart Is satisfied and At
st. the intellect works more freely
ID clearlyf~
@And do you think that the heart
IN long rest satisfied when the lotof
owner Is poverty and obscurftyf
here. that Is enough. I win not hear
Ecuses or pleading for my son. II
fought Mr.. Rawson suggested such In
Inference. I would beg you to leave at
which I can DO tomorrow. II you
1sh. said Hope. her pale cheek flush
g quickly. though she spoke with .
smile.
Mrs Saviila laughed. you know I
lould not Ike you to leave me" she
I'D. more gsnially than Hope once
she could ever speak. Nor
sed you do 50. II you win avoid vexed
iestiona" Hope bent her head TELL
e." resumed Mrs savi1le. III you did :
ave me. what should you dor 4
Il am not absolutely without r.
urces. returned Hope. and I should
, to ind pupils or some similar en-
to this '
But Jon would prefer staying where
n areT~
Yes. very. very much"
There 10 q lone Of sincerity f. A,
ur words Pray read to me for q
lfle. and let Us have no more asita- ).
ms. 3.
This 1ong.wishsd-for opening appear
to Hope to have done very little /.
od. She wrote an account Of Il to I.
!. Rawson. Indeed. her correspond
&c with the Rawson family was very
nstant. Every week q thick letter "
Mt to Miss Rawson. and every week 2
ne a p~unctuaI reply. Sometimes y
sss letters sent Hope to her daily
X with a soft happy smile on her Or
.; sometimes her qulck-fa1lk Z tears q
iewed the paper as she read. But. III
rough smiles and tears. she never
led IN her duty to her employer, vi
10 grew more and more dependent frC
her daughterly care and attention. q
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