The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-07-14

daughters purchase. she derived I'M
limited satisfaction from dilating on
the merits Of the dictionary 70 the
other b0ardere.
II you ever want 10 look anything
up" she said cordially. Just drop into
our room and see what the dictionary
says You'll always ind Il on the
stand IN the front room"
The culbefsons lived IN q boarding
house where dictionaries we're rare
commodity. Indeed, Rnth's was the
only one about the house. except Mr..
Winters edition. which contained only
the words IN most common use.
But somehow as soon as Il became
known that there was a large diction-
AIRY Ia AIRS. Culberson's room on the
second floor and that everybody had
been given free access thereto the de-
sire for knowledge was given won
derful impetus
But the person who found occasion
70 refer 70 the big book most frequent
~ was Ar. Winter Mr. Winter was
q grocer OF course. IN his business
be daily met with many terms that
required calculation Hitherto be had
found the pocket edition perfectly sat
isfaciOry. but after the advent Of the
unabridged dictionary. the much-worn.
green-backed little book suddenly lost
It's usefulness and never an evening
passed that Mr.. Winter did not rap AZ
Mrs cnlberson's door and politely re-
quest q come IN and look AZ the die /
tionary q minute"
Ills prolonged visits annoyed Mrs. /
CnlbersOn az FIRST His presence pre- I
,vented her scoiding AZ Ruth. and as
be. himself. seemed deeply immersed
In scholastic lore. thus f0Tbidding
opening a conversation with him. the
poor old lady's evenings became sea-
sons Of exquisite torment
Il don't know what makes him come
up here. 80 often" she said. pe,ulant
~. one night after be had closed The
dictionary and gone away. Hes a.
awful bore"
TITS your own fault be comes said
Ruth. you invited him"
or course invited him." 70 torted
Mrs. cuihersou. n invited all Of
them. Doesn't be annoy your"
Me- she said soitiys \ don't know
that be does
A. TIE spring days took on The heat
Of summer. Mrs cniberson became
more freifnl Ruth became younger
and preiller. and ar. Winter studied
a siiil LATER hour each evening IN bilss
f1i oblivion o. the added heat Of the
eas SET
Mrs .cniberson had long since
ceased sitting up waiting for him 10
80. BAT hade him good night and went
70 bed ia the aicosc.
One tFcning "a early June. O'Clock
passed and Mr. Winter had as yet
made 40 movement toward goins
away. Raih watched him closely. az
abe always ala when be seemed en-
crossed VITA The works before him
and she noticed that he had not turn,
"a q page Tor moro than IA hour.
ie looked ap az length and their
eyes met Ruth felt her face inshinr
boz. and with The realization Of bet
weakness she lnsh grew deeper.
-its q pretty knotiy problem that
I have bcen puzriing over tonight
he said with a sigh.
-Couidn'f you hnd what you were
looking forl she asked sofily.
4 hardly know. ] found the word
! wanted whether Il viii ever mean
10 me what ] would like Il 10 mean I
20 nor know. Here Il g. havo been
looking AZ Il a good deal lately
he turned The big dictionary around
iiii ahe could read The line over which
his dagger rested There was one word
underlined with pencil and she
kncu q vas the one be wished her
10 80 h spelled love
ia that ever to Be for meg- be
asked.
The blush had decpcncd into scarlet
then. For a moment q look OF cx.
cceding happiness franshgurcd her
face. but a moment later the old trou
bled expression drove Il away. She
turned the leaves OF the dictionary tlii
she came TO the word mother
That's al right be said. and nod
dcd toward the aicoyc.
Away over near the back OF the
book her next answer was found.
Ruth called out Mrs. Cuibcrsun a
quarter q an hour later. what made J
Afr Winter stay 90 unusually late
this cvening1r
lilo was iooSsaE * the dictionary. q
mother r
did he nnd what he wangedY- AJAX. {
"a Mrs cnlocrson.
"Yes mother said Ruth. 4 believe 3
he did."-Crit
KanEaroe aieas.