The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-04-16
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Anniversary.

ing fox-hunt and the Identification o
the new arrival at Damory Court a
the owner OF yesterdays stalled mo
mine, the conversation with John Va
liant in the woods.
Mrs. cambridge, gazing into the FIRE
listened without comment but more
than once Shirley saw her hands CLASP
themselves together and thought, too
that she seemed strangely pale. The
swift and tragic sequel TO that meet
ing was the hardest to tell, and as she
ended she put up her hand to her
shoulder. holding 1t hard. 1T was
horriblei" she said. Yet now she did
no; shudder Strangely enough, the
sense of loathing which had been
surging over her at recurrent inter
walls ever since that hour in the wood,
had vanished utterly
She read the newspaper article
aloud and her mother listened with an
expression that puzzled her When
she finished, both were silent for a
moment, then she asked You must
have known his father, dearest; didn't
you?"
yes" said Mrs. cambridge after
pause "l-knew his father"
Shirley said no more, and facing
each other in the candle-glow, across
the spotless damask, they talked, as
with common consent, of other things.
She thought she had never seen her
mother more brilliant. An odd excite
ment was flooding her cheek with red
and she chatted and laughed as she
had not done for years.
But after dinner the gaiety and eff
feryescence faded quickly and Mrs.
cambridge went early TO her room.
She mounted the stair with her arm
thrown about Shirleys plant waist.
At her door she kissed her. looking at
her with strange smile How GU
rious," she said, as II to herself that
1t should have happened today!"
The readlnelamp had been lighted
on her table. She drew a slim gold
chain from the bosom of her dress
and held to the light little locket-
brooch il carried. IL was of black en-.
amel with a tiny laurel-wreath of
pearls on one side encircllng a single
diamond The other side was of crys-
tai and covered baby's russet-col.
ored curl. In her fingers IL opened
and disclosed a miniature at which
she looked closely for moment.
Her eyes turned restlessly about the
room II had been hers as a girl, for
Rosewood had been the old Garland |
homestead. 1t seemed now all at once
TO be full of calling memories of her
youth.
How strange that It should have |
been today" 1t had been ON Shirley's |
lips TO question, but the door had |
closed, and she went slowly down
stairs. She sat while thinking, but |
at length grew restless and began to |
walk TO and fro across the floor, her |
hands clasped behind her head 80 that |
the cool air filed her flowing sleeves. |
In the hall she could hear the leisure |
ly kon-kon-kon-kon of the tall clock.
The evening outside was exquisitely |
still and the metallic monotone was
threaded with the airy fiddle-hddle of
III AAlt kAao5 anu GhAANNhNAtN
with the rain-glad cloap of a frog.
Shirley stepped lightly down to the
wet grass. Looking back, she could
see her mothers lighted blind. All
around the ground was splotched with
rose-petals, looking in the squares of
light like bloody rain. She skinned
the lawn and ran little way down
the lane. shutting sound presently
fell on her ear.
us that you, inc Jefferson" she
called softly.
"Yas'm!" The footsteps came near
er. "Et's me, Miss Shirley" He tit
tered noiselessly. and she could see
his bent form vibrating in the gloom.
"Yo' reck'n All done fergit?"
NO, indeed. knew you wouldn't
do that. How is her"
He right much bettah." he replied
In the same guarded tone "Doctah
he say he be all right In er few days,
on'y he gotter lay up er while Dat
was er ugly nip he got fom dat 'spis-
able reptyle"
DO you think there can be any
others about the grounds?"
Nom. Dey mostly keeps ter de
en- on'y runs whah de un-
dah-bresh ez thick. gwineter fix dat
termorrow. Mars Valiant he tell me
ter grub ct all out en- make er bon
fab OBJ it," q
That's right. Unc Jefferson. Good g
night, and thank you for coming"
She started back to the house, when {
his voice stopped her.
Mis- Shirley, yo' don keer eff de
ole man geddahs two er three OBJ dem q
roses? Seems lax young mars I
moughty fon OBJ dem. He got one in ?
er glass but cts mos daid now"
Wait minute" she said. and dis. :
appeared in the darkness, returning
quickly with handful which she put &
In his grasp. g
'Therel" she whispered. and slipped y
back through the perfumed dark. a
An hour later she stood in the S
cozy stiffness Of her bedroom.
She threw off her gown, slipped into g
q soft loose robe of rnaiza-coIorad efIly | h