The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-08-20

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! OF violets. The other was OF s,raN,'
marguerities. She picked up the W.
let's. There was a card witbou,
name; but the phrase scrubbed acro.
| the face of 1t was sufficient. She A."
| the violets far down into the pr.
| vines below. The action was withs,s
| anger, excited rather by a contemr,..
| GUS indifference AS for the sirnr,
| marguerites. she took them IN ginaa'
| ly. The arc these described tbroos,
the afr was even greater than ths
performed by the violets.
I'm silly fool, suppose 81,
! murmured, turning back into the roo
again.
1t was ten o'clock when the co,on.
bade his guests good night as tba,
tumbled out of his motor boat TN.
were in more or less exuberant shirt.
for the colonel knew how to do tw.
things particularly well: order A.
ner. and avoid the many traps set TO-
him by scheming mammas and al,
gible widows. Abbott, the Barone an,
Harrigan, arm in arm, marched .,
ahead. whistling one tune in tbrs,
different keys. while Courtlandt 90
the pace for the padre.
All through the dinner the padre ha,
watched and listened. Faces were per
orally books to him. and he read !,
this young mans face many tbinv,
that pleased him. This was no nigb,
rover. fool over wine and women
spendthrift
There has been a grave mistak.
somewhere" he unused aloud. thougbt
fully.
Il beg your pardon" said Court
landt.
Il beg yours. l was thinking aloud
How long have you known the Har
rigans?"
THE father and mother never saw
before today"
Then you have met Miss Harrigan?
II have seen her on the stage"
Il have the happiness of being be,
confessor.'
They proceeded quite as far as ,
hundred yards before Courtlandt vol
unteered: That must be interesting
She is good Catholic"
'Ah, yes; / recollect now"
And you?"
"Oh, l haven't any religion such al
requires my presence in churches
Don't misunderstood mel AS a bo,
| was bred in the Episcopal church,
but / have travelled so much that
have drifted out of the circle. / fine
that when | am out In the open. II
the heart of some great waste. suci
as desert, sea. the top of noun
tain, / can see the greatness of tn,
Omnipotent far more clearly and hum
bly, than within the walls of a ca
thedral"
You believe in the tenets OF Chris
tianity?"
Surely. A man must pin his faitl
and hope to something more stabl
than humanity"
Il should like to convert you to m,
way of thinking" simply.
Nothing is impossible. Who knows?
The padre, as they continued on
ward. offered many openings, but tn,
young man at his side refused to b,
drawn into any confidence. So tn,
padre gave up, for the futility of hi
efforts became irksome His own lipi
were sealed, SO he could not ask poin
blank the question that clamored a
the tip of his tongue.
so you are Miss Harrigan's con
fessor?"
Does it strike you strangely"
MERELY the coinoidauca
If l were not her confessor / shoult
take the liberty of asking you som,
questions
1T is quite possible that I shouli
decline to answer them"
The padre shrugged. 1T is paten
to me that you will go about this al
fair in your own way. l wish 20,
we'll"
Thank you. AS Miss Harrigan'
confessor you doubtless know every
thing but the truth"
The padre laughed this time Tn,
shops were closed. The open res
taurants by the water front held bu
few idlers. The padre admired tn,
young mans independence. Most mel
would have hesitated not second I,
pour the tale into his ears in hope
material assistance. The padres ad
miration was equally proportional
with respect
i leave you here" he said "YoI
will see me frequently at the villa"
Il certainly shall be there frequent
ly. Good night"
Courtlandt quickened his pace which
soon brought him alongside the others
They stopped in front of Abbott's pen
sion, and he tried to persuade then
to come up for a nightcap
Nothing to it, my boy" said Har
rigan- Il need no nightcap on top o.
cognac 4S years old. For me that
whole suit Of pajamas."
You come. Ted"