The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-10-26
b. EDNA JENKINS

s ny. %. laura Troop. Charlie. before
] = fear i'll never get her.
H would serve you right II you
Why DO you say thatY
You're no adept AZ the game OF
lover
There Is a game OF love The same
a. game Of war or politics. There
u game IN everything
Teach me the game Of love-
I'd rather play one for you. putting
ny hand on youu and moving the
pieeea for you. only you would have
70 promise 70 make no move indie.
pendeDtly.-
Charlie Warren thought deeply 90
what had been said 10 him by bis
friend Hereford He sometimes sus-
peeted that Miss Troop was amusing
herself With him. bot what the result
would be be had not even an opinion.
Hereford. on the contrary. had observ-
"a the gir 10 Warren's company and
knew By instinct that she wouldn't
lose Der lover for the world. Very
fond Of Warren and knowing that be
was made really miserable By Miss
Troop. be had q desire 70 revenge bis
friend ard bring bin In q winner a.
the same time
-very well. said Warren. PLAY the
game for me with Laura
Not unless you promise 70 obey ey-
cry instruction l give you
4 consent" replied Warren haitingly.
Thea ] viii make the drst move.
Remcmber. you are "a DO exactly what
] say
what am 70 DO nrstY
The next time you meet Laura cut
Der dad
-For heavens sake. what's that forT-
TO break the prcsent deadlock"
Thea HhatY-
7 don't know. shall b guided By
What cur opponent does
Notwithstanding Charles promise Il
vas some time before be could make
- bis mind 10 obey. However. be
AZ last. and the next morn
ns b dn the deed brnveiy. he was
lned 70 passing Miss Troops house on
~ uay 20 business. aud she often
onlrfFed % Be- wbero her lover could
- her One day she would smile at
Iim. the next scowi az him When be
ansfd without locking 40 at her a
coui she had put on faded into . look
Z establishment
well. I deciarel- she exclaimed. fol-
wing him with Der eyes an be had
1Fned = corner. what Ia the world
oes q mcanf wonder n any one
a. beeu saying anything mean about
q. I can't remember having treated
In any worse than usual What has
} got bold Of. I wonder7 How mean
/ him not 10 come up like a man and
d me 70 my face what's the matter.
suppose be thinks IN knuckle down
him Not J. IN pay him In his
Va coin"
The next evening Charlie Warren
she'd Wildly into Hereford's room. Z
~irs al % with mes- be cried.
whats upY'
Z cut Laura yesterday. By the
M today received a note from Der ,
ying that. having been 20 unmanly
q uurentlcmanly as 10 pass her
thoug speaking 10 Der. she wished to 3
form ne that she had 20 further !
sire for my acouainsance. Great :
OF, what shall I dor
Cut her again. This time n you !,
/ az opportunity furn your back
nare upon her"
Z shall 30 az once and explain. beg
u Der forgiveness n
No roo Won't You've promised 10
guided By me" y
hereford found his friend unman.
able. The best be could do with :,
q was to gain his consent that be .
prefordl should see Miss Troop aud n
y the rest OF the game directly.
'rren could not wait. 20. leaving
!. Hereford sailed on to beard the &
,ess 10 her den. Within half an 81
,r the messenger returned.
wellT' asked the lover anxlously.
/ found her In" r
What did you sayr NJ
/ told her that you had sent me to a,
her that you had lost all respect -
her"
Oh. my good gracious. You've done or
up. what did she sayr' \,
she asked why you had not the
ILLNESS to come with the message
nelf. replied that you wished
er to see her again" !.
)on't tell me any more or ] shall y
you OF
m right: think III have a smoke" w
allied bis pipe and NJ Il. u
mean IN Kill you n you don't tell ~
the rest at once"
N. I can't remember Il all" ~,
eli me what you remember"
told her that had found you the tei
r day dlsgruntled with her treat ar
I OF you: that had endeavored II
,orsuade you to be patient with
but had failed: you bad become
ourhly lmblttered against her Co
believed the yarn and admitted a.
-. h.d fnnnnd vou n LITTLE hit. IL w