Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-06
Nora's heart frightened. What she saw
was a beautiful uncut emerald
CHAPT Err XII.
A Comedy with Music.

two ample bedchambers, with window |
balconies and a private veranda In |
the rear, looking off toward the green |
OF the pines and the metal-like luster |
of the copper beeches.
II was raining, a fine, soft, blurring
Alpine rain, and blue-gray monotone
prevailed upon the face OF the waters
and defied all save the keenest scru-
tiny to discern where the mountain
tops ended and the sky began. 1t was
a day for indoors, for dreams. good
books, and good fellows
Here they all were. Mrs. Harrigan
was deep In the intricate maze of the
Amelia AIRS Of Bologna, which, as the
initiated know, is a wonderful lace. BY
one of the windows sat Nora, winding
interminable yards of lace hemming
from off the willing il aching digits of
the Barone, who was specializing as
to what his Neapolitan club friends
would say could they see, by some
trick of crystal gazing, his present oc-
cupation Celeste was at the piano,
playing (pianissimo) snatches from
the operas, while Abbott looked on,
his elbows propped upon his knees,
his chin in his palms, and quality OF
ecstatic content in his eyes.
Play the fourth ballade,' urged
Abbott
AS Celeste began the andante, Nora
signified to the Barone to drop his
work. She let her own hands fall.
Harrigan gently closed his book, for
in that rough kindly soul of his lay
mighty love of music. He himself was
without expression of any sort, and
somehow music seemed to stir the dim
and not quite understandable longing
for utterance. Mrs. Harrigan alone
went on with her work; she could
work and listen at the same time
After the magnificent finale, nothing
in the room stirred but her needle.
Bravo" cried the Barone, breaking
the spell
You never played that better. "
declared Nora
That's somel" Harrigan beat his
hands together thunderously. Great
stun; Ell, Barone?"
The Barone raised his hands as II
to express his utter inability to des-
cribe his sensations His elation was
that ascribed to those fortunate NOR
tails whom the gods lifted to Olympus
At his feet lay the lace hemming, hope
lessly snarled.
Father, fatherl" demonstrated Nora
you will wake up all the old ladies
who are having their siesta-"
BAH I'll bet doughnut their ears
are glued to their doors. What hol
Somebody's at the portcullis. Probably
the padre, come up for tea"
He was at the door instantly. HI
flung 1t open heartily. 1t was char
acteristic of the man to open every
thing widely, his heart, his mind, hi
hate or his affection.
Come in, come I'M Just in tim'
for the matinee concert"
, The padre was not alone. Court
, landt followed him in.
I'VE have been standing in the cor
ridor for ten minutes" affirmed tn
/ padre, sending winning smile aroun'
I the room Mr. Courtlandt was 70
: going down to the bureau and sendinl
, up our cards. But l would not hea
t OF such formality. l am a privileges
3 person"
, Sure yes! Molly, ring for tea, an
tell EN- to make it hot How about
t little peg, as the colonel says?"
/, The two men declined.
4 How easily and nonchalantly tn
Q man stood there by the door as Harr
}, gan took his hiatt Celeste was aquive
; with excitement. She was thorough
s a woman; she wanted something
p happen, dramatically, Economically.
y But her want was vain one. Nor
y hated scenes, and Courtlandt had th
g advantage of her in his knowledge {
8 this. Celeste remained at the pian'
a but Nora turned as if to move away
o No, you must sing. That is what
n came up for" insisted the padre.
e there was any malice in the churcl
& man, it was of a negative quality. 81
u it was in his Latin blood that dram
" should appeal to him strongly. an
here was an unusual phase in TIL
r Great Play He had urged CORTLAND
n much against the latter's will this da
d to come up with him, simply that
might set a little scene such as tn
b. promised to be and study it from II
n vantage of the prompter. He kne
W that the principal theme OF all grel
lie books, OF all great dramas, was anita
20 onism, antagonism between man al
woman, though by a thousand 9TH
It names has it been called. He hi
a. often said, inca spirit of raillery, tn
lie this antagonism was principally d.
Is to the fact that Eve had been co
re structed land very welD out of r
d from Adam Naturally she resents
lg this, that she had not been fashions
m independently, and would hold
lie against man until the true secret
'y the parable was made clear to her.
ut Nora saw that opposition wou
lie be useless. After all. II would
ss better to sing She would not
III compelled to look at this man 81
SO despised At the beginning she hi
intended to sing badly; but as L
- v,,,,eio prooaodad she sang nc she n,