Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-08-15

men be found anywhere else In the
world? When left them all to 20 ont
into the big universe to meet the dis
tinctinns that / knew my husband
would have for me. would ! sit at salt
with people who loved me like this?
| saw Pet Buford say something to
Tom about me that I know was lovely
from the way he smiled at me. and the
Judges eyes were a full cup for any
woman to have offered her. Then in
fash all the love fragrance seemed to
20 to my head-Tom's mixing Of that
iuIeD had been skillful. tOO-and tears
rose to my eyes. and there ! might
have been crying al my own party II !
hadn't felt a strong warm hand laid on
mine as it rested on my lap. and DR.
Johns kind voice leased into my ears.
STEADY, Mrs. Peaches. there's the low
ing cup to come yet" he whispered
T hated him. but held on to his thumb
fight for half a minute. He didn't
know what the matter really was. but
he understood what needed. He al
ways does.
And after that everybody had good
time. the ginger barber and Judy as
much as anybody and could see Aunt
Bette and Mrs. johnson peeping in the
pantry door. having the time Of their
lives too
That dinner was going like an air
ship on a high wind. when something
happened to tangle its tail feathers and
| can hardly write it for trembling
yet. Il was simple little blue tele-
gram. but it might have been nitro
gIycerin on "a tear for the way it acted.
II was for me, but the ginger barber
handed it to Tom. and he opened it
and. looking mt me over his full-after
many times emptied glass. he solemn
~ read it out loud. 1t said:
Landed this noon. Have your permits
sion to come TO HIllsboro immediately
Answer. ALE hED-
It was dreadful Nobody said word
and Tom laid the telegram right down
in his plate. where it Immediately be-
gan to soak up the dressing Of his sal
adj He was so white and shaky that
Pet looked ut him in Amusement. and
then / am sure she had the good sense
70 ind his hand under the cloth AMI
hold il. for his shoulder lowered against
hers and the color came back to his
face as he smiled down at her.
don't believe I'll ever really get the
courage to look at Tom again until he
marries Pet. which he'll do now. feel
sure.
And as for the judge and Ruth
Chester. was glad they We're sitting
beside each other for | could avoid
that side Of the table with my eyes
until had steadied myself few sec
onds at least The surprise made the
others had been dining seem statues
from the stone age, and only Mr..
Graves fork failed to hang fire. His
appetite is as strong as his nerves. and
Della Halves looked at his compOsure
with the relief plain in her eyes.
Henriettas smile in the judges d.
recton was doubtful But they We're
not all my lovers. and why that awful
silence:
! covidn't say word. and l am sure
I don't know what ! would have done
if it hadn't been for the doctor He
leaned forward and his deep eyes
came ont ia their wonderful way and
seemed to collect every pair of eyes at
the table. even the most astounded- as
be raised his glass
We all held our breaths and waited
for him to speak.
NO wonder we are all stricken
dumb at Mrs Carriers telegram" he
said in his deep voice that commands
every body and everything. even the
terrors Of birth and death. THE
whole TOWN viii be paraiyzed at the
news that its most distinguished citi
zen is only going To give them two
days to get ready 20 receive him. !
can see the panic the brass band VIII
have now getting the brass shined
uD. and want TO be the one to tell
Mayor Pollard myself. so as to sug-
gest to him TO have at least two
hour speech of welcome to hand ont at
fhe train Wen make it one bot time
Tor him when he lands I'm the OLD town.
and here's 90 MIA. God bless aim.
Every glass highr They aH draak.
aud ] SUPPOSE It helped ;heU. ] wish
] could haye draiaej q quart. bat !
couldn't swallow sip. t1ousn / Ola
4 good stunt of pretending.
The rest of this evening has paid
me of for every sin have ever com
mitted or am ever going to commit
Tom took Pet home early. and I hope
they walked in the moonlight for
hours. Tom is the kind Of man that
any pretty girl who is loving enough
in the moonlight could comfort for
anything. I'm not at all worried
about him. but
The hour sat on my front steps and
talked TO Judge Wade must have
brought gray hairs 70 my head if it
was daylight and could see them
Ruth Chester had said goodby with
the loyeliest haunted look in her great
dark eyes. and felt as if l had killed
something that was alive and that
hadn't killed it enough. Dr. John had
been called from his coffee TO patient
ana had gone With just friendly word
OF good sighl anI the others had ai
l..ss f.,fs .n.. ami