Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-28

and 6hfllings and dollars; and s1ose
who finally escaped her enchantment
did so involuntarily, for lack of further
funds. They called her villas Circe's
isles. She hated but two things In the
world; the man she could have loved
and the woman she could not surpass.
Some one was at the speaking tube.
The singer crossed the room impa-
tiently. "What is IT," she asked in
French.
The voice below answered with a
query in English. is this the Signo-
rina Desimone?"
Yes. And now that my identity Is
established, who are you and what do
you want at this time of night?'
Il am Edward Courtlandt."
well. what is II you wish ?" amiably.
you once did me an i'll turn" came
up the tube. 81 desire that you make
some reparation."
'Sainted Motherl But 1t has taken
you long time to find out that have
injured YOU" she Knocked.
VIII you give me her address.
please? Your messenger gave me
your address. inferring that you
Wlshed 10 see me-.
III" There was no irnpeaching her
establishment.
Yes, madame"
MY dear Mr.. Courtlandt. you are
the last man in all the wide world I
wish to see. And do not quite like
the way you are making your request"
DO you not think, madame, that
you owe me something?"
mo. What l owe pay. Think. Mr..
Courtlandt; think we'll"
Il do not understand" impatieltly.
"Ebbene. owe you nothing. Once
| heard you say-I do not like to see
you with the Calabrian; she is-well.
you know l stood behind you at an
other time when you said that was q
fool"
Madame. do not forget that. that
Is pure invention. You are mistaken"
mo. You were. l am no fool" A
light laugh drifted down the tube.
Madame, begin to see."
"Ahl"
You believe what you wish to be,
lieve"
q think not"
never even noticed you" care
lessly.
1T is easy to forget" cried the diva.
furiously 1T is easy for you to for
get, but not for me-"
Madame, l do not forget that you
entered my room that night. :"
1 shall give you her address," in
terrupted the diva, hastily. The play
had gone far enough. much as she
would have liked to continue 1t. This
was going deeper than she cared to
60 She gave the address and added:
Tonight she sings at the Austrian am
bassador's. l give you this information
gladly because l know that 1t will be
of no use to you"
Then shall dispense with the for.
mality OF thanking you. l add that
wish you two-fold the misery you have
carelessly and gratuitously cost me.
Good night" Click went the little
covering of the tube
With the same inward bitterness
that attends the mental processes of a |
performing tiger on being sent back to
Its cage. CORTLAND. returned to his
taxicab. He wanted to roar and lash
and devour something. Instead, he
could only twist the ends of his mus
tache savagely. 1t did not seem pos.
sible that any woman could be so full
of malice. He simply could not under
stand. 1t was essentially the Italian
spirit; doubtless. till she heard his
voice. she had forgotten all about the
episode that had foundered his ship
of happiness
Her statement as to the primal cause
was purely inventive. There was not
a grain OF truth in 1t. He could not
possibly have been so rude. He had
been too Indifferent. Too Indifferent!
The repetition of the phrase made him
sit straighter. Pshawi II could not
be that. He possessed a little vanity;
If he had not. his history would not
have been worth a scrawl But ne de-
MED the possession vehemently as
men are wont to do
Too Indifferent Was it possible
that he had reused her enmity simply
because he had made 1t evident that
her charms did not interest him? Be
yond lifting his hat to her, perhaps ex-
OhdhSlhS COMMENT on the weather, /
his courtesies had not been extended. |
Courtlandt was peculiar in some re-
spects. A woman attracted him. or
she did not. In the one case he was
affable, winning, pleasant. full of these
agreeable little surprises that in turn
attract a woman. In the other case,
he passed on. for his Impressions we're
instant and did not require tho usual
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Preaching Tha. IJnIffts