The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-10-19

He was cursing himself for a brute
when at last he found himself sit
ting straight up in bed. Then he
cursed himself for an utter fool
that he could lea a tiny yellow
headed slip Of a laughing girl dis
turb his scientific peace even in q
dreaml He resolved to get out Of
the danger zone.
But the next night was even
worse, for he could not sleep. He
now knew, with a sort Of terror,
that he was in love. He would de-
vote every energy to his noble pro-
fession. He would fight of this
weakness.
He prescribed dose Of absence
for himself. He went into his lab
oratory and began to toll.
Long past noon he snatehed his
forgotten lunch. He was restless,
Well, hot as it was, he would have a
walk. He determined firmly not to
pass the King house. In the first
place it was out of the way, and she
might be in the big old garden or
on the veranda, and he would have
to go in a minute and be decent.
No, he would not see her. Still
well, he would go past, for really
he should see old Mrs Patton
across the way and ask about her
hay fever. His step quiekened. He
made his call, talking with his lazy,
comfortable old patient on the
porch. AS he left her she pursued
him with gossip.
"Ah, there goes Percy Hilton"
she exclaimed. Il suppose, as usual,
he is going to see Mary Trenton.
Elizabeth King would be delighted
to have her cousin marry him. Isn't
it a pity that money and brains
don't always go together" He
laughed and got away. But his
blood boiled. Hilton, that degen-
crate son Of the overrich-it would
be hideousl He did Hilton iniu-
stice, however. for he really was de-
cent enough in his way. The doc
tor decided to call at the Kings
Just for a moment. As he turned
the corner he saw the other man
swinging along evidently bound for
the same goal.
And, ike a fash, John Trevor
knew that there was but one impor-
tant thing in the whole world, and
that was to get to Mary Trenton
first. Surely that fellow would |
not have the unbelievable impu-
dence to propose to herl Surely |
she would never accept him if he
did As he came to the foot Of the
long garden, walking in his rest
less, headlong fashion, something |
twitched at his coat sleeve. He
turned to see Mary Trenton. The
girl was leaning over the green
hedge, smiling up to him, her great
garden hat pushed back.
rs it so important as all that,
your case?" she queried, mischief
in her eyes. eff somebody is really
dying | viii not detain you; other
wise it is too hot to race like that
past your friends especially" He
looked down on her, helpless.
''The only important thing in this
world is-you," he said suddenly,
while she trembled and blushed at
his tone.
Happy to be even--a thing-tO
Fou," she murmured, mischief still
n her eye. His look rebuked her.
@Dou you-can you - Mary II
Idore you'll VIII you mary me2
Viii your" 1t was sufficiently pre-
ipitate, and the sun was very hot,
nd she saw Hilton looking over
he lawn for her.
'Tell me-will your" The girls
ace was very happy, but she was
ct a woman and would not be too
eady with a reply.
"Come-over into the shade"
be said. II don't want-that man
D find me" The doctor cleared the
cASCb duu LAC bNO uduSuby GILL
rem they sneaked behind the
hrubbery to safety in a tree hid
en- corner. Then he faced her in
uiringIy. Tears suddenly filed her
yes, and she laid her arm up across
er face like a child. He took it
own and drew her close.
Dearest, dearest, what is IT?
Ton't You tell me ?" She drew away
nd looked at him seriously.
II was-afraid-you-weren'tg GO
lg to ask mep
Was ever anything so foolishS
e straightway informed Mary
renton-and thought he was tell
g the truth-that from the first
me he had set eyes on her he
i'd loved her and would have
Flowed her round the world to
ssk her" The really foolish thing
ould have been to devote a big
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