Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1913-07-17


you are settled-that is, If you are GO
ing to remain"
II will see Mrs. Benson first" agreed
Angela. And she watched the man
while he easily lifted her heavy trunks
and deposited them on the blackboard
! In five minutes they were flying
down the trail. leaving a white cloud
of dust behind them. Both of them
were very quiet during the drive. FL
nally they entered the town, stray
Cling street of little houses that prom
ised some day to grow up into real
city The ponies stopped before two
story house, ON the porch of which sat
several men smoking. They looked
with interest at Angela and her com
panion. A strong odor of frying on
ions was waited from the open front
door.
Angela looked appealingly at her
companion, and he smiled down at her
and nodded. awful, isn't it? he
asked. II reckon you better come out
and see my mother, eh?"
THANK you; l will" said Angela
gratefully. and she was surprised Mt
the feeling of relief that followed her
decision.
Just at sunset the ponies turned in
at wide gate and went rollicking to-
ward a low, comfortable ranch house
perched on q knoll and surrounded by
beech trees. To Angela's delight a
beautiful white haired old lady, eX-
quisitely neat in lavender cotton
gown and white apron, came out to
meet them.
"Well, Gray, see you've brought
me company" she smiled. scanning the
newcomer with nearsighted eyes
81 am afraid you will consider me
an intruder" cried Angela nervously
as she gave her hand to her driver and
jumped to the ground. your son was
very kind and
"I'm very glad to see you, my dear"
interrupted Mrs. Dexter, kissing the
girl gently. after Gray has sent the
horses away he will explain all about
it. Come up to your room; you must
be very tired
you speak as though you had been
expecting me-" murmured Angela as
they entered the cool house and mount
ed the stairs.
I'VE who live in the loneliness are
always on the lookout for visitors"
laughed Mrs Dexter. patting her hand.
Here you are; now make yourself
comfortable and 1 will bring you a cup
of tea"
"Wait, please" cried Angela. tossing
aside her hat and veil and, turning her
flushed face toward her hostess, odd
ed, please let me tell you how / hap
pened to come to this town before you
go any further"
Every well, dear" and Mrs. Dexter
folded her hands and sat down while
Angela told the story Of her life and
of its rude awakening to poverty and
the necessity for starting anew. She
faltered when she related how she had
foolishly left the point of her destina-
ton to chance, and here a flood of
homesick tears drowned her speech.
Mrs. Dexter gathered her into moth
erly arms and kissed and crooned over /
her, with now and then a murmured !
chuckle of delight
81 thought Of opening millinery
shop" said Angela, smiling through |
her tears. 81 really am clever at hats.
But l suppose there are not many
women to wear them here"
mot very many, my dear, but we
will see what we can do. Wait until
GRAY comes and"-
A masculine voice sang up the stair
way and announced that supper was
ready.
Come, Angela" said Mrs. Dexter,
giving the girl her hand. And, strange
" happy in this new found friend, An
gela Long went down to the dining
room.
Gray Dexter gave her a pleasant
erecting, and Angela marveled at the
III concealed delight in her presence
that mother and son revealed in look
and word.
81 am afraid you will think I am
a sort of impostor," she said after
,he had related her story for Gray's
benefit
Tell her, mother" laughed Gray,
With tender eyes on the girls lovely
ACE.
MY dear, 1t was a wonder working
that caused you to choose
o come to Angela, for it is your own
own. Listen. Five years ago Gray
vas working as bookkeeper in your ,
ather's factory. His health was very
,oor, and the doctor ordered him to
adopt an open air life. 1t was that or
leath. Gray could not afford to come,
or he had me to care for, but your
ather interested himself in the case
md advanced the money to enable
fray to come out here and buy the
anch. We have been very successful,
nd Gray has repaid all the money to
our father.
1--WE have been most grateful to your
ather and. although unknown to you,
uuch interested in his daughter, whose
lecture we saw once in a society pa
'er &c. when the name of the town