Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-04

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handing 1t to her. Read It, What's
the answerw
Nora's hands trembled.
Takes you long tipe to read 1t.
Is it truel"
YES"
And / went up to the tennis court
with the intention of knocking his
head off; and now I'm wondering why
he didn't knock off mine. Nora, he's
a man; and when you get through with
+, this, I'm going down to the hotel and
apologize"
you will do nothing OF the sort;
not with that eye"
"All right / was always worried
for fear you'd hook up with some duke
you'd have to support. Now, | want
to know how this chap happens to
be my son-in-law. Make it brief. for
l don't want to get tangled up more
than is necessary"
Nora cracked the certificate in her
fingers and stared unseeingly at 1t
for some time. 81 met him first in
Rangoon," she began slowly, without
raising her eyes.
when you went around the world
on your own"
YES. Oh, don't worry. l was al
ways able to take care of myself"
IAN Irish idea" answered Harrigan
complacently.
Il loved him, father, with all my
heart and soul. He was not only big
and strong and handsome, but he was
kindly and tender and thoughtful.
Why, l never knew that he was rich
until after / had promised to be his
wife. When | learned that he was the
Edward Courtlandt who was always
getting into the newspapers, l laughed.
There were stories about his esca-
pades. There were innuendoes re-
garding certain women, but ! put
them out of my mind as twaddle. All,
never had / been so happyl In Der
lin we went about like two children
1t was play. He brought me to the
Opera and took me away; and we had
the most charming little euppers.
never wrote you or mother because
wished to surprise you"
you have. Go on"
Il had never paid much attention
to Flora Desimone, though knew thaf
she was Jealous of my success. Sew
eral times l caught her looking at Ed
ward in a way l did not like"
She looked at him. huh?"
ut was the last performance of th'
season. We were married that after
noon. We did not want anyone t
J know about 1t. l was not to leav'
} the stage until the end of the follow
r ing season. We were staying at tn
same hotel with rooms across the col
| ridor. This was much against hi
wishes, but ! prevailed"
a Il see."
[ "Our rooms were opposite as said
I After the performance that night
I went to mine to complete the ins
:. packing. We were to leave at on
: for the Tyrol. Father, l saw Flor
Desimone come out of his room"
I Harrigan shut and opened his hands
L DO you understand? ] saw hel
- She was laughing. did not see hin
My wedding night She came fror
= his room. My heart stopped, tn
o world stopped, everything went blacl
All the stories that l had read an
d heard came back. When he knocke
at my door / refused to see him.
4 never saw him again until that Nigh
r in Paris when he forced his way int
Il my apartment"
|. Hang it, Nora this doesn't SCUM
q like himl"
n Il saw her."
It He wrote your"
Il returned the letters. unopened
r THAT wasn't square. You migi
have been wrong"
e He wrote five letters. After thu
he went to India, to Africa and bac
% to India, where he seemed to find CO.
ISOLATION enough"
e. Harrigan laid it to his lack OF no
NAL vision, but to his single opt
% there was anything but misery in h'
t beautiful blue eyes. True, the
D. sparkled with tears; but that signife
.e nothing; he hadn't been married thes
thirty-odd years without learning thi
o woman weeps for any of thousar
=" and one reasons.
DO you care for him still?"
n. mot a day passed during thes
e. many months that l did not vow
At hated him."
Is Anyone else known"
,e THE padre l had to tell some OF
ID or go mad. But l didn't hate him.
II could no more put him out of n
Ie life than l could stop breathing A
have been so miserable and u
y. happyl" She laid her head upon
knees and clumsily he strokedsS II
10 girl!
" That's the trouble with us Iris
Nora. We jump without looking, wit
out finding whether we're right
e wrong. Well, your daddy's opinion
e that you should have read his FIR
Of letter. II It didn't ring right, VIII
u you could have jumped the traces.
h. don't believe he did anything wror
le at ALL 1t isn't In the mans blood
a do anything underboard."
t. But saw her." a queer look in h,
IN eves as she glanced IN at him