The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-11-10

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her IN his arms.
Claiming. with difficulty. drew ou
yes" and mo" and nothing more
from his shy neighbOr. AT the end Of
two courses he felt decidedly bored
People were noticing that he and Pa
tricia had turned their backs 70 each
other and even the poised Mrs
Orme now and then shot an lnQulr
ing glance Of distress al him He
was inwardly vexed and IA despera
ton turned boldly 70 Patricia.
''rhls Is a horrible bore" be said
"and J am coins 10 talk 10 you. and
you've got 10 listen and look inter
ested. or else Mrs Orme and all the
others win be shocked and talk about
H. AS you have a conscience. you
need not say anything al an, But
he lowered his volce-'its immense.
simply ripping. just to be near you,
Pat. You look adorable IN that white
gown. never saw you In evening
dress before. you know. and IA like
70 pick you up m my arms and run
away with you
Claiming controlled his expression
IN some unaccountabie way and "a
anyone looking on he might have been
making conversation about the wealth
en- But Patricia grew very pink aud
confused as DO went on making love
TO her under the very eyes OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Grundy. AZ nrst she smiled and
nodded once or twice. but kept her
red lips tightly closed. a. though
afraid a word would slip out involun.
tarily Then. suddenly. she picked up
her place card and regarded the al
Cupid painted upon Il.
DO you know. she said 10 4. shat
am not sorry 70 see a certain per
son again I'm talking to you. you
lovely pink eherub.- she explained
But you may tell him. the certain
person. whose name cannot b men.
toned. all that I say. aud II you can.
an that think as well
She flashed Claiming a little glance
through her long lashes-a look that
sent the blood racing through bis
veins Then her face clouded and she
shook her head mournfully Al the sfill
smiling little love god.
There win b. a horrible row later. !.
he conhded 10 the card Grand. },
mamma Is coming TO the reception y
lfter dinner. and. Oh. when she sees !,
! certain person. there win BE- such a
ow. and shall BE- snatched away. y
md she won't believe that I've not !,
poken 10 him. Dear little Cupid. 4.
he imriored. cant you live uD 70
our reputation and come 20 the res
ne and help me out2~
Under cover Of the chatter and the \,
lushter and the subducd confusion Of N
large dinner the two. apparently -
felt quite alone. and were N
o longer watched.
Dearest Patricia Claiming ex. ~
laimed- Il don't care I'm going 70 m
.eai you away from your dragon ~
randmother. Can't Mra. Orms teif n.
er that I'm respectable
Patricia looked up At him with love "A
+. serious eyes. then glanced down b.
'ain AZ the card. you know she IN,
structed Cupid grandmother does "a
y. and can never. know a certain hi,
irson. He lives IN Chicago. which
beyond the pale. He was never IN
oduced properly
ITS not all over. Patricia Anos
muttered Its only Just begun. tn'
you think I'm going 70 give 10 10 %
= yeu are much mistaken. I don't ~
re n she Is your grandmother and an'
Boston Ames. warn you Tn 70. ins
to run away with you. II she won't
'e you to me properly "a.
A. Mrs. Orme rose. Patricia hasffy ~
e a flower from her corsaee bon. "
e and absently held Il 10 her lius ~
? eves on Claiming. Then. in ire ,ni
Illusion caused By the women ieav. W
the table. she slipped II into Bis ~. ~.
IA. Tor
o lovely rose. 80
misquoted TO the ceiling -
~ him who wastes his time and ma -.
hat now b. knows. tAh'
aat-that-I love him s0f belt
hen she brushed past him and the
u out Of the room. ridd
with the rose IN hie hand The
,ked nervously. not listening To the feat
hes Of the other men ana oniv but
answering when he was directly burr
ressed As soon a. possible ne Whs
L to the drawing.rooms. where the The
sts for the reception we're Already som
Across the great anaee but
caught sight Of frightened Patr,. All =
sending him a warning glance. and
be same moment saw the cause Of
terror. There. standing near
: hostess, he beheld the fall ana y
form Of Mrs Ames on M
'on street They we're talking AMI. Derei
sdIy and Mrs. Ames was smiling i've
ally smiiing-he had never seen IN
smile beforehand noddine her
'ly head as n something pleased perm
Then. suddenly. she turned ana y or
4 ponderously forward, bearing said.
toward Charming ike a full e
d ship. the b
r a moment he was terrified and ~
have turned and run ike
tened hare. The memory Of the
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