The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-06-18

my body seFVdnt--lnSlStS that ne IOTe-
told my coming TO DamOry Court. II
We had more time you could have
your fortune told"
How thrilling" she commented
with haIfhumorous irony.
He pointed 10 a great white house
set in a grove Of trees. That is
Beechwood.' he told her the Beverly
/ homestead. Young Beverley was the
knight OF the Silver Cross. A fine old
place, isn't Il? II was burned by the
Indians during the French and Indian
War. My great-greatgreatgr andfath-
or -" He broke off But then, those
old things won't interest you"
They interest you great deal,
don't they" she asked
Yes he admitted they do. You
see, my ancestors are such new ac-
quaintances, find them absorbing
You know when lived in New
York"
Last month"
He laughed little-not quite the
laugh she had known in the past.
Yes, but | can hardly believe it; |
seem 10 have been here half lifetime.
To think that month ago | was a
double-dyed New Yorker"
IT'S been a strange experience for
you. When you come back to New
York"
He looked at her, oddly she thought.
why should go back?'
Why! Because it's your natural
habitat. Inst it?''
That's the word" he said smiling
1T was my habitat. This is my home"
She was silent a moment In sheer
surprise. She had thought OF this
Southern essay as quickly passing
incident. a colorful chapter whose
page might any day be turned But
II was impossible to mistake his mean
Ing. Clearly, he was deeply infatuated
with this Arcadlan experience and had
no thought at present but to continue
1t indefinitely.
They were passing the entrance OF a
cherry bordered lane, and without TAX
ing his hands from the gear, he
nodded toward the low broad-eaved
dwelling with Its towering arbors that
showed in flashing glimpses OF brown
and red between the intervening trees.
THE palace OF the queen!" he said
Rosewood, by name"
She looked In some curiosity. Clear.
ly, II not refuge OF genteel poverty,
neither was II the abode OF wealth
so, from her assured rampant of the
Fargo millions, Katharine reflected
complacently, The girl was a local
favorite, OF course--he had been tact
full as to that II was fortunate, in a
way. that he had not seen her Katha.
rine. in the grand stand until after
ward. Feeling toward her as she be-
iieved he did. with his absurd direct.
ness, he would have been likely to
drop the rose In her lap. never re-
necting that. the tourney being a local
function. the choice should not fall M.
on an outlander
The slowing of the car brought her
back to the present. and she looked
up to see before them the great gate OF
GLADDEN. Hall She did not speak till
they had quite stopped.
Then, as her hand lay in his for
farewell. you are right in your da-
cision," she said softly, This is your
place. You are a Valiant Of Virgins.
didn't realize It before. but | am be-
ginning to see all 1t means to you"
Her voice held lingering indefln.
able quality that was almost sadness
aud Tor that one slender instant, she
opened on him the unmasked batteries
OF her glorious gray eyes.
.
The tournament ball at Damory
Court that night was more than an
event, The old mansion was an ire.
slsuble magnet The floor OF lts vel
low parlor was known to be OF delecta.
BILE hugeness, Its gardens were a 10.
gend. The whole place. moreover was
stepped In the very odor OF old mys.
terry and now romance Small wonder
that to this particular affair the elect
tho major was the high custodian
OF tho rolls, his decisions being as the
laws Of the Modes and Persians-came
Saiiy from the farthest county line
and the big houses OF the neighbor.
hood were crammed with overnight
guests
by half past nine o'clock the mia.
lanx OF chaperons decreed BY old Gus
tom had begun TO arrive. and the great
iron gate at the front OF the drive
erect aud rustlcss now saw an limos.
ING professional Of carriages These
passed up a slope as radiant with the
fairy light OF paper lanterns as a Jana
nese thoroughfare In festival season
The colored bulbs swung moon.liks
from tree and shrub. painting their
rainbow iasters on grass and drive
way Cnder the high gray columns Of
the porch and into the wide door
framed in its small loaded panes that
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