Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-03-11
She was quick to see and appreciate

She was quick to see and appreciate
the changes wrought In him. by time,
by the Boston sojourn, by the sum-
mer's struggle with adverse mon and
things-though of this last shs knew
nothing as yet. 1t seemed scarcely
credible that the big, handsome young
fellow who was shaking hands with
her grandfather. helping Miss Euphra-
STA with her multifarious belongings,
and making himself generally useful
and hospitable, could be later. rein
carnation Of the abashed school-boy
4 i mot 3 word for me. Tom27 she said
when the last OF Cousin Euphrasia's
treasures had been rescued from the
impatient train porter and added to the
head on the platform. 49,
"All the words are for you-or they
shall be presently" he laughed. Just
let me get your luggage out Of pawn
and started Deer-Traceward, and I'll
talk you to a finish"
She stood by and looked on while he
did It, Surely, he had grown and ma
tured In the three broadening yearsl
There was conscious manhood, efrec-
tiveness, in every movement; In the
very bigness of him. She had little
attack of patriotism, saying to herseir
that they did not fashion such young
men in the Old World.
Nanny Juliet's grandson, Pete was
down with the family carriage. and ne
took his orders from Tom touching the
bestowal of the luggage as he would
have taken them from Major Dabney-
Ardea marked this, too, and being
Southern bred, wrote the Gordon name
still little higher on the scroll of es-
teem When PETE had done his office
with the European gatherings of the
party the ancient carriage looked like
a van, and there was scant room In
side for three passengers
THAT means us for old Longfelow
and the buggy" said Tom to Ardsa
do you mind? Longfellow Is fearful
ly and wonderfully slow. same as ever
but he's reasonably sure"
ANY way" said Ardea; so he put
her into the buggy and they drew In
behind the carriage. Before they were
halfway to the IRON works they hat
the pike to themselves, and Tom wal
not urging the leisurely horse.
my landl but it's good for tired
eyes to have another sight Of you'll h
declared. Then: 1T has been full
month Of Sundays. Do you reaiiz'
that?"
since we saw each other? 1t ha
been much longer than that, hasn't 1t !?
Not so very much. l saw you Il
New York the day you sailed"
you did, Where was II"
You had just come down in the els
vator at the hotel with your grandfath
er and Miss Euphrasia."
And YOU wouldn't stop to speak I
us? I think that was simply barbar
ousl"
But the time was horribly unpro
: pitious."
"Why?"
Pm wondering whether I'd better II
, out Of It; say knew you were on you
} way to breakfast and that l hoped
have later opportunity and all tina
t Shall I do it?"
She did not reply at once. The VI
deceived inner self was telling her this
9 here lay the parting Of the ways; th'
on her answer would be built the stru'
tire formal or confidential. OF the
0 future intercourse. Loyalty to the ha
:. demanded self-restraint; but ever
= other fiber of her was reaching out Il
; a re-establishment of the old boy-an'
e girl openness of heart and mind. H
n hesitation was only momentary.
l. you are just as rude and Gothic
you used to be, aren't you, TomY Dor
>. YOU know. I'm childishly glad of II;
n was afraid you might be changed
n that way, too-and I don't want to I'll
n anything changed. You needn't be p
n lite at the expense of truth-net wi
3 me-"
4. .'I had my war paint on that NOR
ing. and 1 wasn't At to talk to yo
Il Didn't the Major tell you about it?"
J. mot word. hope you didn't qua
= rel with him, too?"
! He marked the adverb OF additi
n. and wondered II Vincent Farley hi
n been less reticent than Major Dsbns
d mo; 1 didn't quarrel with 20
grandfather"
n. But you did quarrel with Mr.. Fs
ls ley?-or was 1t with Vincent? q
is going to make you like the Farleys.
He shook his head again. You
+. have to make Christian Of me mr.
y. ana teach me how to love my en-
a mics"
"Don't you do that now?"
ID mo; not unless you are my enem
l. 1 love YOU"
m (To be continued)