The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29

20 snan," Mary's gasp OF amusement
~ onIy sound In the ROOM 1t
40 tha Arst time he had ever been
,a,, NTH her. She shrank back hurt
49, n~d - frightened. why, good Lord,
1 49, von never did that before.
Ds Than with quiet dignity, she began
:. r,ck nm the basket, the hated darn
- - cotton the needles and scissors,
and the little worn tnlmpls elaue
catching her slight. STOPPING ngure'
ought to have been ashamed, put MS
an eer was flaming hot and ne didn't
a. much a. offer to help
Mary's mood changed, too.
~ believe you're doing 1t 10 get your
wavp she sputtered. but you
lint roing to get It. I've got as much
r,eht to my life as you've got to yours"
4. abe came up to him. he stood
rim and silent, suddenly determined
that n she wouldn't go he would. IL
She refused his offer OF home In the
sanrtrv then she could have this great
house to herself and he would I've at
the club.
~Tbare amt anything you could ask
-. ma wouldn't do-except-" Mary's
t-ouhIed face was looking into his
aErcept what ask" he finished, sar-
sttca,lv and hurried from the room.
ourtlv ordered his dressing bag packed
md then hat In hand, his overcoat on
hIs arm came back into the room.
enid It ever occur to you, Mary, that
o,,ra a mule?" he asked. cure
swset and good tempered and amiable
but you'd have given the mule that
came out OF Noah's ark points on how
to be stubborn.
"How often have failed you In
these years, DAM"
you're falling me now. You won't
look at things with my eyes
"We're not one person. we're two,
nan she reminded him, quietly.
well. that's the trouble, we ought
To be one. That's just what I'm get
ting at. We ought to be of one mind"
.'Whose? Yours?" and Mary's sweet
mouth puckered into very little
!, smile.
aIm DONE" slade decided. hope
!, lessly.
~ can remember the time when you
would have thought that was cum
ming" she reproached him.
!. ~I'm going to my club, Mary" he
: announced. disregarding her playful
attempt to smooth things over.
:, Mary gazed at him, bewildered by
:, his swift changes of mood, hurt by
his attitude. almost angry because he
80 was so unreasonable.
Then love came rushing up into her
- heart. After all he was her Dan. What
/. did this crossness or his nervousness
~ :, matter? She went up to him, pulled
his scarf a bit closer round his throat
and as he turned away with NUT
tered word, waited patiently. Then,
LAYING her hand on his arm-such q
thin little hand, with his wedding ring
hanging loosely on it-asked: Shall
wait up for your"
SHADES face worked convulsively
She didn't understand, poor little soul
He was going away for good, for al
time, and she was asking II she woult
wait up for him. More than once be
fore she had asked that question o
him, the question that from wife
lips, carries with 1t unspoken, tende
pleading. For a space he was tor
with emotions he could not define. ha
hardly expected himself to feel. Some
thing babe him turn back upon amb
ton and pride and clasp into his arm
this little woman who had worked TO
! him, with him. who had had faith /
him when he was poor, and who ha
struggled and cooked and shaved fo
him that he might rise to his preseI
i position.
But he struggled against the feeling
fought it back and conquered.
mo, don't wait up for me-"
su "All right" Mary agreed II won
~ II you don't want me to- and the
- with roguish smile. but will wa
up for you all the same"
Slade was touched, but he stifrens
his shoulders. Wealth he had wo
his honors he meant to have-and Kat
crime Strickland.
n" Goodnight, Mary" he called, cold
me as he hurried out OF the room.
Left alone, Mary stood watchil
les him, forlorn little figure
an Why, he didn't kiss me-" She hi
ing ried to the door. Dan, you forg
per- something. DAM"
per- Slade. Fastening to the door. halle
10y hestated, turned back
his You come right back here and kl
ave me-" Mary demanded, affectionate
lose Such didoes; You kiss me-" S
ond raised her face for the kiss she thong
emily was goodnight" and which he mea
as good-by." Slade stopped and Ii
emit his lips on hers. gently, reverent
ne then hurried out. almost as II he We
'ugh afraid to stay minute longer
rine Such didoes,' Mary laughed to
'ugh self. She looked around the gr'
ay- empty room. 1t suddenly struck
that she had never really been haI
n.y. In this room. Riches had proved
her burden rather than pleasure. I'll
had robbed her of Dams devotion,
mere confidence. his gaiety. She hastel
ou' to turn out the lights. shuddering
naw- she did so. She grabbed her VIC
basket from the table and sudde
ms overcome with fright in the gr
Mary silent shadow room f,aa ~ the Hob
apoi- hall. calling: Susie, Susie"
can cTo BE CONTINUED)
must
the Applied Advice.
Some time ago an Alabama
'aped kindly undertook to advise one OF
ldish negro maids as to certain rules
lldn't pronrfefv that aIu,ava ~houla ho