The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-23
An ANNIVERSARY
sy SUSAN cLAeETF;

aoor Pf his shaniy nigb M in the Coet
dAie9f popniaiHs, gould look fc
- miles gfer HE o9uAtfY IN the eIea
i. morning atmosphere, bur Ee had eye
+. zeF nothins but the iettef IN his hand
lhs envelope bore a xangBs naIns
). The letter itself eQntsipad but tire
q WORDS imperative, eQinpanding--ga
8 eheiici also. 10 their beegItF and til
s longing implied.
he mad no need IN work. this mar
/; Hhose hsAfs showed hardest toll, but
: IA work he found forgetfuIness. He
/, pad been In ne mountagps three years
rnd as ne stqgd there he thought Of
the moHtfs that had gone before
pem ~ ioYe and lape and despair !,
shAs had drlFfn him from his home,
ais Eyes sought the letter. Is WAS aa
hppeEli bls ATst and last,
IL
Fhe 1925 Low Foon Yaa F6gy attrae;
pse In the fFRiight, The soft, rich
carpet, Ehe beautiful paintings. krasseg
from foreign countries aad tbs Won
aerfnlly paFyed teak furniture ,old Of
wealth and luxury UNDECIDED by the
woman who moved restIessly frou,
place 70 place ~ II driven by an In
visible ferpe, Che held an open les
yer ~ her hand and her Thoughts vera
iail u the writer, She had been think,
ing 81 him hefoFf It pepGhed hee ana
Es she Paread Il her thoughts again
went back ~ their lnst day tgsethep.
20 the bitter. words that had passed |
between theta, thgt abe, herself had
said, net he.
They bad beqa married scarcely a
year yet during that time she had
pore than oace said words she 70,
GREETED az soon ~ spoken.
lie had tried ~ talk quietly with
her she remembered, but her bitter.
eansilg words aroused hia Ut last
aQae thing ! cannot UNDERESTIMATE
be had said. ''Wby did you marry met
! Thought ! knew, but your words
leaVs me In plpertalpty."
PHp uncertain 40 longsF,n shs hisd
replied III was u mistake | regret
every day ! i've"
mistake ! VIII reotIfy az far as
Hes IN my poweP,' no had answered.
and lott she room,
She had not seen him since, Ans
now his letter, II made her pulse.
thrpb To sufropatlea,
hpeMe 20 me"
The woman paused al last In her
restless walk paused before the geo
Rotary upsalng u drawer she fool
from |. 4 small box. Seated before
no nfp she opeaed II, II held plain
gold band, her wedding ring. She had
taken II ~ lhni lest dry and nav, as
she looked within IL circle nj u date ?
HAS brought BACK visions 90 huppl
arss, she knew another week would r
1ring an anniversary.
Taking h Diamond from her Other !,
luhd she pushed the ring Into its form, a
,r place.
ehe REACHED Wallace Rfter sis days J
'f weary travel npd the answers to
Ter questions caused her restless heart "
o beat with apprehension.
want 70 know how to get to Me,
lonal's shantyi" the station agent -
Isked, eying her puFlously. zone of |
us folksf Reckon ynu'Ye pams Ia the -
Iiok at time" he continued.
"slcki Yes, His DpPdner was
awn In town this morning and said
iho was out VI his bead With noun, -
ain fever" i
Her mental anguish nude the way
llerminahIe, but at last hpr guide
fted her from her h0rse aud she
tpmhled alaap up tho short, steep
aIh TO the cabin doar,
20 fntfa In,
"er Ia hep ripping, but she cOuld ma
Of move. As she leaned against the
lapiy for support she heard quick
'atsteps and the dOoP was tiung omen,
ie light streaming out full Ia her lie
zee,
elizabeth %
Ahe felt herself gathered into hi, SUI
ms, but could not speak as he eur Ne
cd her ACROSS the one room to the
lair be had left.
'hiizabeth!' 10 said agnil, MS II Mo
could hnd no other word. Unfas- a.,
ming the furs AT her throat, he raised
y hands to his lips then buried his
&c In her lnp as he knelt before her
The suspense, the dread she would riN'
Il come we're told In tho heavy sobs atfl
at shook his frume dec
They told mo you were H." shp
i'd presently. N
The mistake was natural. II was =,
rDonnl farther up the trail. Poor
How He went over the range an no"
ur ago had Just come from there Con
len you Knocked"
ITO think II might have been you.p I
. sud. with shlver. "that you gon
ght never have known had come are
ne without one word, with only tho cor
kind ones you last heard from me to
member. think should have gone u
ID" NJ
lie put his hand under her chin, OF u
sing her face so that he could look shor
o her eyes. Mrs
Dear heart. do you know what day ley.
s lsP' wav
I have thought Of nothing elsa
zen they told me you were sick T." NJ
We will not talk about IT," he said NJ.
Ickly, frightened by her agitation. -
70 must make merry on our we'd :,
~ day, Keeping his arm about her Nus'
took bottle from shelf and part. Al |
filled two glasses. "a tonst a toast, join
laughed, striving TO hide his own whoi
otlon, but his hand trembied as he
sed his glass.
Let us be happy together" she muir csn
red, and leaning forward, with her a.
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