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


Harrlgan dined alone. He was In
disgrace; he was sore, mentally as
well as physically and he ate his din
ner without relish, in simple obedi-
snce to those well-regulated periods
OF hunger that assailed him three
times day, in spring, summer, au-
tumn and winter. BY the time the
waiter had cleared away the dishes,
Harrigan had a perfecto between his
teeth (along with a certain matrimo-
NAL bit), and smoked as II he had
wagered to finish the cigar In half the
usual stretch. He then began to walk
the floor, much after the fashion of
man who has the toothache. or the
earache. which would be more to the
point. To his direct mind no diplo-
macy was needed; all that was neces-
sary was few blunt questions. Nora
could answer them as she chose.
Nora, his baby. his little girl that used
TO run around barefooted and laugh
when he applied the needed birchl
How children grew upl And they
never grew too old for the birch; they
certainly never did.
They heard him from the drawing
room; tramp, tramp. tramp.
Let him be, Nora" said Mrs. Harri-
gan, wisely. He is in a rage about
something. And your father is not
the easiest man to approach when he's
mad. If he fought Mr.. Courtlandt, he
believed he had some good reason for
doing So"
Mother, there are times when
believe you are afraid of, father"
Il am always afraid of him. 1t ia
only because ! make believe I'm not
that can get him to do anything. 1t
was dreadful. And Mr.. Courtlandt
was such gentleman. l could cry.
But let your father be until tomor
row."
And have him wandering about
with that black eye? Something must
be done for It, I'm not afraid of him.
Sometimes l wish you were"
So Nora entered the lions den fear
iessly. us there anything l can dc
for you, dad?"
you can get the witch hazel and
battle this lamp of mine," grimly.
She ran into her own room and re
turned with the simpler devices fol-
reducing a swollen eye. She did MOI
notice, or pretended that she didn't
that he locked the door and put the
key in his pocket. He sat down IL
chair, under the light; and she wen
to work deity.
1--WE got some makeup, and tomor
row morning I'll paint it for you"
you don't ask any questions" ht
said, with grimness.
Would it relieve your eye any?'
lightly.
He laughed mo; but it might re
lieve my mind"
Well. then. why did you do 81
foolish thing? At your agel DON
you know that you can't go on whip
ping every man you take a dislik,
to-"
Il haven't taken any dislike I,
CORTLAND But l saw him kiss you
Il can take care of myself"
Perhaps. l asked him to explain
He refused One thing puzzled me
though | didn't know what it was a
the time. Now, when fellow steal
kiss from a beautiful woman lik
L
feel mad about it, When he had al
but knocked your daddy to by-by, h,
said that you could explain.
Don't press so hard" warningly
well, can your"
Since you saw what he did, ! d,
not see where explanations on m,
part are necessary"
mora, I've never caught you in
lie. / never want to. When you wer,
little you were the truthfullest thin
ever saw. No matter what kind o
licking was In store for you, yol
weren't afraid; you told the truth
There. that1l do. Put som
cotton over 1t and bind II with
handkerchief It'll be black all right
but the swelling will go down. / cal
tell EN- a tennis ball hit me. II wa
more like a cannon ball, though. Say
Nora, you know I've always pool
poohed these amateurs. People use
to say that there we're dozens OF me
In New York In my prime who coul
have laid me cold. l used to laugh
Well. guess they were right Cour
landts got the stiffest kick / ever ra
into. A pile driver. and If he had lande
on my jaw, II would have been dorm
bsne as you say when you bid me goo
night In dago That's all right no.
until tomorrow. / want to talk I
you. Draw up a chair. Therel AS
said. I've never caught you in a Ii,
but find that you've been living II
for two years. You haven't bee
square to me, nor to your mother. nc
70 the chaps that came around an
made love TO you. You probabl