The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-08-29
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FURNITURE
AND LOVE


This IL one Of the most beautiful
spots have ever visited" said
Grace. - she rocked Idly in her
chair. ''The man who conceived the
idea Of building hotel here should
have = monument raised to his mem
Dry"
Rather ray that he should be per
mitted to livs here forever" suggest
Cd smithson lasily. "Why put him
under the SOD 10 qticklyf"
Il meant when he dies, Of course"
amended Miss Hargreaves. She
smiled brightly into the others eyes.
and. tor the hundredth time that
afternoon. smithson caught himself
wondering why he had never realized
before what charming girl Grace
Hargreaves was. -
He had known her for years but It
was not until they found themselves
among the first guests Of the new
hotel in the Restigoughe region Of
New Brunswick that he had had his
attention particularly drawn to her
The hotel had only been open two
weeks. and guests were still few.
"FIow did you find the place?" he
suddenly demanded.
:"Mother wanted a new place." she
explained. Some men who hunted
through here last year told her about
the hotel that was being built and she
insisted upon coming"
q am here for old furniture" he
volunteered. There are all sorts Of
odd pieces to be picked up for
song Their beauty lies In their genu.
ineness: old bits brought out genera
tons ago and used by the pres
emit owners who cast longing glances
at the painted woods in the shops at
Dalhousie."
Grace gave little scream Of de-
light. do you mean to say that
there are really places where you can
still pick up old furniture?" she
asked gravely. III had only known!
I shall have to telegraph for more
money. !, Old furniture is a passion
with me-"
Suppose we pool issues?" he sug.
gested TN that way we shall not bid
against each other and raise the
prices. I'll buy 1t all up and when We
get back TO town in the fall we will
have division"
Smithson hired q team for a month
and daily the three Jared forth in
search of treasure trove. The others
at the hotel wondered at the long
drives upon which Mrs Hargreaves
and her daughter went under Smith
sons guidance. but none of the furni-
ture they picked up was brought to
the hotel and the nine day wonder
soon dropped.
Smithson picked up some wonderful
bargains and had them nj shipped to
his town house. Before hi vacation
time was over he had skinned the
cream Of the colonial collections In q
ten-mile radius but even the anticipa-
tion Of unpacking his treasures did
not console him for the fact that Mrs.
Hargreaves had elected to remain for
another month. 4
The long delightful drives behind
the fast team had deepened com.
panionship into love "a he cleaned
and polished bis purchases with the
painstakins care Of true enthusiast
each piece was reminder Of some
little happening Of the vacation.
| He did not fully realize this until
some weeks later when ut last Mrs
Hargreaves returned to town and
Grace came to claim some Of, thu
spoil. u -
| II should like that old desk. shl
said. as she pointed to one Of tho 40
Quisitions. Smithson's facs clouded
Il was hoping that you would mo-
want that" he said. THAT 10 = sou
venir Of our first drive"
We got . lot Of things that hrs
day." she reminded. then hlushed q
she remembered that moment whel
, Smithson's hand had unconsciousl!
dropped upon her own upon the desk
It had been only an instant but 1t ha,
stamped itself indelibly upon he
brain.
She could not tell him that tina
, was why she wanted It herself. an
she wondered II that was also the res
son why he wished to keep 1t. Sh
passed on to other things but eac
one had some association. and his fol
lorn expression as she made he
d choices touched her.
!, Il really hate to take any Of thes
/, things away" she said at last. "Ther
! are no duplicates and they make sue
a complete whole that It would be
: shame to spoil 1t all by breaking tn
: collection"
THAT might be avoided" he sal
4 bitterly. IF, had given. less time I
+ the collection and more to the promp
!. ings Of my heart It IL not selnshnea
that makes me want to keep thes
things. II 10 because each has som
association with that happy time.
look at that table and remember on
lunch OF bread and milk we made o
Q its surface. It's the Same way wit
k avArvthing else. Each piece remind