Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-31

l suppose It will make the poor boy
dreadfully unhappy. but I've heard |
that men get over affairs OF the !
heart very easily. | wouldn't do 1t. /
IL l thought Robert would feel very,
very much cut up over 1t. but It |
somehow seems to me as If he is the
sort to find plenty OF solace in his
pathological researches. Anyway, he's |
perfectly set on a trip into the South |
seas. so that he can study the Poly
nesian tongue at first hand"
As Miss Hortense reached this stage
In her soliloquy, she glanced at
little jeweled timepiece, suddenly re-
calling an engagement to attend a
production of amateur theatricals by
the alumni of Roberts university. She
had barely time to make her prep
arations. Everything else was imme-
diately laid by, and half hour later
found her at Conservatory hall await
ing the rise of the curtain.
Did you know your iance is to
take the leading part?" asked Miss
Ridge, her boon companion.
Why, no." admitted Miss Hortense,
he never said anything to me about
it"
Well" rejoined the other, 1T was
not known until the last minute that
1t would be necessary. Mr.. Rouin had
taken the part once before, and his
old friends wouldn't listen to his say
ing no."
The select audience that afternoon
was accustomed to witnessing the
performances of the worlds leading
stars, but it was unanimously con-
ceded that the part of the passionate
lover had never been so perfectly de-
picted as 1t was by Robert Rouin. 1t
was so natural that, In the language
OF the press agent. the audience for
got to applaud.
Il congratulate you, Hortense, on
having a lover like that" exclaimed
Miss Ridge, roguishly, yet more than
half in earnest.
The face of Hortense flushed GRIM
son, but inward agony was her por-
| WIN. Ohf IL IL UOAO NiuOs II IL WOi .
truel" she exclaimed, again and
again, but always with the realization
of how very far 1t was from being
true 1t Is, however, very seldom
that a sensible American girl falls to
accomplish what she desires to
achieve; and this is especially true in
love affairs. In a fash of pure inspir-
alton plan outlined itself wildly be-
fore the girls eyes. She laughed
aloud. That night 1t was carried into
execution.
When Robert Rouin, A M. Phi. D.
called at 80 o'clock that evening, he
seated himself in the usual chair, and
faultlessly attired, without 80 much
as an eyelash awry, began his Gus
tomary long distance admiration O
his iancee, Miss Hortense, with lool
of determination to do or to die II
her eyes, after a few minutes CONVEX
sation, rose from her chair, Wake,
over to her lover, and pumped hersel
into his lap with a solid drop of 13
, pounds that fairly made the fioo
creak and the chair threaten to CIV
way at every rung
At the same time she threw bot
her shapely arms around his necl
! and, careless OF germs, planted II
sounding smack on his lips, which
as soon as he recovered from his frs
! establishment, he made haste to retur
with interest.
And you aren't play acting nov
Robert?" she asked. anxiously, afte
a time.
mot bit, little girl" he reptile,
: heartily. you see, thought you wer
t really opposed to kissing and holdin
hands and lovers embraces. You sal
30, l remember, in your valedictory
p Il said a lot OF things in that
q didn't mean" was the girls repl
I And, Robert, I can't tell you whs
started to write you this afte
, nocn."
: But after awhile she did. She ha
no fault to find in that quarter sine
she explained why she had mental
referred to him as her unsatisfactoI
I tiance.