Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28

he's the Greek and Latin. you know
slipped up on US. there was a bottle
of whisky on the table. He took dowr
our names. and then he pointed at .hs
bottle, and said. Which one of you does
that belong tor Nobody said any
thing. and after II began to get sort OF
well, kind OF monotonous. 1 picked
up the bottle and offered him a drink.
and put IT In my pocket That settled
me-"
But II wasn't yours" she averred.
His smile was a rather ferocious
grin. Wasn't It? Well, l took it, any
way; and I've got II yet. Now see
here: that's my berth over there and
I'm going over to it, You needn't let
on like you know me any more"
"Fiddlel" she said. making a face At
him. you say that like a little boy
trying. oh. so hard, to be a man TIL
believe you are just as bad as ban can
be, If you want me to; but you mustn't
be rude to me. We don't play cards or
drink things at Carroll College. but
some Of us have brothers, and-wel.
we can't help knowing"
Tom was soberly silent for the space
OF half hundred rail-lengths. Then he
said :'T wish I'd had a sister; maybe
1t would have been different"
mo, indeed, It wouldn't You're go
ing to be just what you are going to
be, and dozen sisters wouldn't make
any difference"
"One like you would make lot OF
difference" It made him blush and
have slight return OF the largeness OF
hands: but he said It.
She laughed. That's nice. But
mean what 1 say. Sisters wouldn't
help you to be good, unless you really
wanted to be good yourself. They're
just comfortable persons to have
around when you are taking your
whipping for being naughty"
We'll, that's a good deal, isn't it?"
Again she made the adorable little
face at him. do you want me to be
your sister for little while-till you
get out of scrape? Is that what you
are trying to say?"
He took heart of grace. for the first
time In three bad days. Say, Ardea;
I'm hunting for sympathy; just as
used to a long time ago. But you
mustn't mix up with me. I'm not worth
It,"
L
tell me; what are you going to do
when you get back to Paradise?"
WHY don't know; I haven't
thought that far ahead go to work in
the iron plant and be a mucker all the
rest of my life, I reckon"
And all the way along you've been
meaning to be Minister"
He grltted his teeth. "That's al
over, now; reckon it's been over fol
a long time"
THAT is more serious. Does your
mother know? She mustn't. Tom; Il
will just break heart"
"As II 1 didn't know" he said, BIT
terly. But. Ardea. l haven't been quite
square with you. The way told Il
about the cards and the whisky yol
might think"
II know what you are going to say
But It needn't make any all-the- tim'
difference, need It? You've been back
sliding-isn't that what you call it?-
but now you are sorry, and"
NO; that's the worst of 1t. I'm no
sorry, the way l ought to be. Besides
| after what I've been these last tw'
years-but you can't understand; |
would just be mockery-mocking God
l told you wasn't worth your while.
She smiled gravely. You are sucl
a boy, Tom. Don't you know that al
through life you'll have two kinds o
friends: those who will stand by 20,
because they won't believe anything
bad about you, and those who will talk
you for just what you are and still
stand by your"
He scowled thoughtfully at her. "Say
Ardea; I'd just like to know how oil
you are, anyhow You say things ev
| cry once in a while that make me fee
as II 1 were a little kid in knee breech
es."
She laughed in his face. THAT
the rudest thing you've said yet! Blu
I don't mind telling you-since I'm t
be your sister. I'll be II a little Will
after you're 49,"
Haven't you ever been foolish, Xix
other girls?" he asked.
She laughed again. more hearth
than ever. They say I'm the Stiles
tonboy in our house, at Carroll. But
have my lucid intervals, suppose III,
other people, and this is one of then
am going to stand by you to-morro'
morning, when you have to tell you
father and mother-that is, If you war
me to-"
His gratitude was too large fc
speech, but he tried to look 1t. The
then porter came to make her sectio
down. and he had to say good-nigf
and vanish.
ITO be continued.)