The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-19

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hold IN her hand. wondering who this
could be. Mrs saville's visitors had
hitherto been few and far between. her
ac~quaintances at that season being
scattered IN remote regions
YES. I believe nsr ~maior-domo has
conveyed my p~astebonrd to the august
presence And the stranger. with the
air Of being very much At home. drew
forward a chair. which Miss Desmond
did not accept
PRAY. has Mrs savills been Ions
hersi~
About a fortnight"
And yOu-have you been here an
that timer
Not quite
-Ah. what wonderful resisting pow
erl I should have imagined you would
both BY this time Be extinct from men
tai hamilton" Miss Desmond laughed
Ia sweet. well-amused laugh
And you can laugh like thatl~ he
continued Then your vitality has Of
course kept ny revsred sister-in-law
alive. II must. however. exhaust your
own vital powers to give out zone-
no. what do they call it7-electricity-
70 such a degree There Is nothing 10
me 50 souldestroyfng. 50 d~eadening. IS
suburban rusticity. Won't you ST
down. can't stand any longer my
self"
Then pray do not. I do not sit
down because ! am not going to stay
] thought Mrs. savine would come IN
immediately said Miss Desmond. who
began 10 perceive in some way that
this pleasant, talkative parsonage was
Q good deal older than he seemed.
Since you permit Il. then And he
sank into his chair with a sigh Of re
lief You see.~ he went on. this sort
Of place is Just far enough from Lon
don to cut you on from all the con
v~eniences Of town life. and too near
for any Of the legitimate amusements
and occupations Of the country
Here the butler appeared. and said.
MRS sayille win see you. my lord. II
you win come this way" The gentle
man rose. and made another elegant
wv a. 10 k80Arn MAao DC1lLJAA4 /
What an amusing personl I won
der who he Is. Some relation. / sup
pose. OF he would not speak 30 freely
thought Miss Desmond I must not
go to Mrs. Savi1le at present. She
too left the room by a different exit
and assembled to her own pleasant
apartment. which looked out to the
front: a dresslngcloset opposed from
IL, and. except for the bed. II wAs fur
nished like q sltting-room. After lean
ing from the window for some min
utes' apparently IN deep thought. she
went to her writing table, and. un-
locking a desk with a key which hung
20 her chain. she began to add some
lines to a clossly.written letter which
lay therein. 1
She had written for a considerable {
time when the sound Of wheels and !
horses feet drew her to the window. !
from whence she saw the gentleman !
with whom she had spoken In the {
d~rawing-room descend the hall door I
steps to enter a very rusty ny or sta {
ton cab. He had a comlcaily ruefu1 =
expression OF countenance. and. look +
ing round over the front OF the house. c
his quick eye caught sight OF Miss Des- a
mond. To her annoyance. he lifted his o
hat and gave a slight expressive shrue a
before stepping into his cab, which
OF Immediately. D
II wish ] had not looked out" she r
then, smiling at the idea, II n
struck her very like an expulsion K
No doubt Mrs. saville could be very Il
lerero-even cruel: but she is good to n
ne. I had better give her tho Wears
message; Jet I feel half afraid. This q