The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-11-02
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By OSCAR cox
Copyright BY American Press Asso-
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i was warned that you couldn't be
with any girl i've minutes without
making love to her"
Polly. this is becoming unbearable.
Have a care. There is a limit to the
endurance OF an innocent man wrong
fully accused"
Haven't you just come out of that
roOmY'
Certainly"
-And left there Lena BrittanT
Yes
"And has she not worn all this day
a bit Of court plaster on her chini"
Suppose she has"
60 and look In the glass"
He went to mirror. glanced at his
chin and saw a bit Of court plaster
there
VERY wen: have looked At my
chin. What nextr'
-Are you not convictedY'
Convicted OF whatT'
s'You have kissed Lena Britain. and
the plaster she has been wearing came
III anu STUN ~ IOlA Gill; INV -
you going to explain thatP'
I'm not going to explain IT,"
II should say not You can't"
Il said would not. It is you who
says / can't, not l."
IF you can. why don't your
I'VE have been engaged a week.
You have become suspicious and have
accused me without good reasOn-in-
deed on an absurdity. II this Is the
beginning Of such accusations. what |
is going to be the end? II You should |
happen to find a hair on my shoulder
"a long hair Of a different shade from
your own-you would assume that
some girls head had rested there"
whats thatg' She made a dive for
his shoulder and caught just such
hair as he had described
Il told you So"
ITS the exact shade OF Lena'a. /
have been fool to trust you"
you haven't trusted me. Had you
done so you would not have brought
these accusations You win be find
ing gold powder on my shoulder
next"
Its therel Heavens. what a manP'
She busted a few golden speeks
from his coat collar with her hand
kerchief.
Il accept my dismissal"
~Oh. that should receive such bru-
tai treatment
1T is 1 who have been treated bru-
tally"
You! What do you meanY
~Have you not accused me Of the
most dishonorable conductT
'.And are you not guilty7"
BE it so. II am guilty surely you /.
have no further use for me. Fare
weug'
He strobe to the door through
which he has recently entered
-Are you going back to herr
s'Who9~
"'The girl from whom you got the
,ourt plaster"
mo. 1 have no interest In the girl
Irom whom l bought f." Il
Bought itT'
Yes: In a drug store" u
do you mean
sTWhen a man is married must be y
Explain every time he cuts his chin
having from whom be got his court u
,lasterY"
"Oh. EdwardP' "
Now do you blame me for accept 81
ng my dismissalT -,
"But the hairY -
'Tt is your own" ~
Miner Ny head has not rested g
here since-Iet me see-the night aft
r we came home from the opera. ~ :.
nore than month ago" - !.
"And / have not had on this even -
ng dress suit since then"
"And wore gold powder in my hair :.
hat night, didn't II" ~
you are convicted by your own -
Tords.1 -
forgive me-"
Suppose forgive you today, shall
not have to forgive you tomorrow I,
nd the next day and the nextT'
There was no reply to this. but a p,
Ign Of coming tears. He went to her y.
nd put bis arms around her. She ~ .lp,
'oked up with a pathetic appeal.
[e kissed her. There were some ten "
err words and more kisses. Presently ~
0 saw sticking to her chin the bit Of -
,urt plaster that had made all the -,
'ouble. Conscious Of the fact that -
lere was no cut on the spot from -
hich It had been removed. be knew az. 49,,
Iat a new danger confronted him ~
lstanfiy he placed his lips on hers ~
I'd pressed his chin against her chin. -
ping to bring back the accusing pIas- ~
r. He failed. Again and again be =
peated the experiment and at last =
cceeded. Then. without taking any
rther risk, he arose to go. She pout- -
for one more hss. ~
NO" be said; Il prefer to leave you AT
ngryf' ~
When be got away from her the ole
seal drew n long breath and exclaim- ~
by Jove. what an escapsFs IVY
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