The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-12-13

"a their newly welded life threat
ened 70 become q wider breach.
On this particular evening Dl
Fielding came into the house, hol
low eyed, weary and respondent
Agatha, dressed for motoring, me
him at the door and recognized hi
condition at once.
You are tired out, dear sh,
cried anxiously. tY0u shall not stil
out Of the house tonight. Jane car
prepare some supper at once. Oul
trip to lakewood viii keep until an
other day"
very well, Agatha" he said
rather shortly and passed into hil
Agatha followed him, pale and &C.
cnslng. All her tenderness had fed,
and she was overcome by a spasm
Of jealousy. After spending three
hours in the companionship Of Miss
smith, whom he must treat courte-
ously, be had returned to his wife
silent and taciturn. II was not fair.
II was not just.
Standing there in the Office door
way, Agatha told her husband all
these things and more-more things
than she dared remember afterward
IN saner moment. Il hate her p
she cried passionately. @You al
ways loved me, Harry, and now you
are fascinated By her dark eyes /
fou used TO think my gray ewes
were-were- and poor Agatha
dissolved in a food Of tears.
Or. Fielding, pansing in the oct
u shedding his linen dust coat, star
Cd at her incredulonsly, pityingIy.
Then, tossing his coat TO a chair.
he mixed a scdatiyc and made her
drink Il. When she had calmed
down he sat down beside her on the
lounge, and, clasping his hands
about one knee, be looked at her
under half lowered lids.
Dear he said patiently, 1the
girl ] love hasn't got dark eyes, and
she hasn't got gray eyes, eitherw
Agatha lifted her head and CARED
81 him in horror.
ally.
He nodded. @Thc girl / have al
says loved, always will love. has
green eycs-ihc greenesi ewes yon
erer saw, Agatha" He looked at
her closely, but she was staring back /
AZ him grief stricken.
Very well. Harry. Thank Won
for your confidence in me- she said. 1
with sudden unexpected quietness.
: Perhaps-perhaps something can
Be done. / thought il was Miss
smith,
Il am sorry 10 say that Miss
smith was married this afternoon
aid the doctor grimiy.
Married Z" gasped Agatha. ewhy
-why--oh, Harry, and did you
snow IL all the time-t that she was
going TO be marrieds'
He shook his head impasiently.
7 wish / had. II was very nnex-
,ectcd, but ! believe she married a
nan whom she nursed through ~
lhoid fever q year ago. She was
he best nurse on my list, and If /
lad only had her help this after
loon" lie paused and BIT his lip.
What happened, Harry" she
sked quickly.
Il lost Mrs. Munson's case. She
led this afternoon. / had to take
new nurse out with me, and she /:
id not understand the nature Of
be attack and was not quick to re-
pond to my orders. That Is how / .
hall rniss Miss Smith
Agatha sat in painful silence.
7hile the fascinating nurse had re-
red 10 the background there had /
rept in the new creature who had ]
lscinated her husband-the woman
18th the grcenest eyes he had ever
.en. 1
Harry" she said timidly, edo
"a mind II I speak about the girl
it'll the green eyes - :
60 on, DEAR he said, a smile
Icked away at the corner Of his
ps.
"Is-she-prctty
For answer DR.. Fielding took his
fe's lovely agitated face between
: hands and gazed into her wide u
ay eyes. Dearest he said $
eaningly. Feature for feature, she 1:
oks exactly like you. She is the p
vcIiest woman in the world. and &c
70 her best in the world-only :.
metimes her eyes are gray, like u
urs are now, and sometimes they n
E green-green with jealousyp y
Is lips touched her trembling ones =
tender kiss. u
Harry she whispered a little
.er, q shall so manage it that you
Il never see that green eyed girl
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