Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-13

have It over with, to learn the truth
that to Nora Harrigan he would never
be more than an amiable comrade. he
would then have none to turn to but
her. What mattered It II her own
heart ached so she might soothe the
hurt in his? She laid a hand upon
his shoulder. so lightly that he was
only dimly conscious OF the contact.
TITS a rummy old world. Here I've
gone alone all these years :"
"Twenty-sixl" smiling.
We'll that's a long time. Never
bothered my head about a woman
Selfish, perhaps. Had a good time
came and went as l pleased. And
then | met Nora"
Yes"
If only she'd been stand-ofish, like
these other singers, why, I'd have been
all right today But she's such a brickl
She's such good fellow She treats
us all alike; sings when we ask her
to; always ready for a romp. Think
of her making US all take the Kneip-
cure the other night And we marched
around the fountain singing Mary had
little lamb Barefooted in the grass !
When man marries he doesn't want
wife half so much as a good COM
rade; somebody to slap him on the
back in the morning to hearten him
up for the days work; and to cuddle
him up when he comes home tired,
or disappointed. or unsuccessful No
} matter what mood he's in. Is my
English getting away from your
No; understand all you say" Her
hand rested a life heavier upon his
shoulder.
Nora would be that kind of q wife
Honor, anger, valor, fire., as Steven
son says. Hang the picture; what am
! going to do with it?"
Honor, anger, valor, fire." Celeste
: repeated slowly. Yes, that is Nora
|; A bitter little smile moved her lips as
= she recalled the happenings Of the last
! two days. But no; he must find out
+ for himself; he must meet the hurt
3 from Nora, not from her. How long
3 Abbott, have you known your friend
3 Mr.. Courtlandt?"
Boys together" playing light tat
; too with his mahlstick.
s How old is her
:, About thirty-two or three"
g HE is very rich?"
o Oceans of money; throws 1t away
h but not fast enough to get rid of it.
: He Is what you say in English
T wild?"
t Well" with mock gravity, Sc
d shouldn't like to be the tiger tina
crossed his path. Wild; that's thu
word for It,"
h You are laughing. All, knowl
should say dissipated."
" "Courtlandt? Come, now, Celeste
s does he look dissipated?"
5 Moo"
}, He drinks when he chooses, h
# fiirts with a pretty woman when h
L chooses, he smokes the finest Tobacco
there is when he chooses; and h
Q gives them all up when he chooses
g He is like the seasons; he comes an
d he goes. and nobody can change hi
habits"
y He has had no AFFAIR.""
d why, Courtlandt hasn't any heart
It's q mechanical device to keep hi
blood in circulation; that's all. l al
o the most intimate friend he has. an
yet l know no more than you how b
J. lives and where he goes"
& She let her hand fall from hi
shoulder. She was glad that he di
d not know
e But lookl" she cried in warning.
r Abbott looked
!. A woman was coming serenely dow
It the path from the wooded promontory
woman undeniably handsome in
D." cedar-tinted linen dress, exquisitel
It fashioned, with touch of vivid seal
II let on her hat and a most tantalizin
e flash of scarlet ankle. 1t was Flor
n Desimone, fresh from her mornin
bath and substantial breakfast. TIL
u errand that had brought her from All
les-Bains was confessedly a mercifI
It one. But she possessed the drami
r lists instinct to prolong a situation
p Thus, to make her act Of mercy seer
l. infinitely larger than 1t was, she wa
!, determined first to cast the Apple c
D. Discord into this charming corner {
e Eden. The Apple of Discord, as ever
Y, man knows, is the only thing a woma
a can throw with any accuracy.
3, The artist snatched up his brushes
D. and ruined the painting forthwith, fc
4. all time. The foreground was, in hi
D. opinion, beyond redemption; so, wit
savage humor. he rapidly limned
a a score of impossible trees. turne
midday into sunset, with riot of co
ors which would have made the Oh
d nese New Year in Canton drab an
d, sober event in comparison. He hate
II Flora Desimone. as all Noras adhe
70 ents properly did, but with a hatre
D, wholly reflective and adapted to Nora
l. moods.
d cTo BE CONTINUED)
% The Anti.