The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-03-15


love her as dearly as he did Doxie
Turner, yet never BY look or deed
I did he betray himself. But Lucy
Bunderman knew. The postmistress
said hat Lucy had written letter
TO Doxie once after her marriage,
when she had gone to Omaha to
live, and that letter from Doxie
Turner had passed through the of
fee in reply. That was all. No
body ever knew what Doxie Turner
thought about the matter. She al
ways looked the same, tall and fair
and sweet, with wistful blue eyes
that never overlooked a duty I'M
done.
Now she suddenly arose from her
chair with a little exclamation Of
dismay. She opened the door into
the sitting room where Grandmoth.
er Turner sat in the sunny bow
window knitting furiously at q long
white stocking.
whats the news, D0xies Some
things happened-your face is real
pink"
ssYou know Estelle and Captain
Lees went to the city and got mar
ried last Saturday ?"
s0f course know, Doxie Tur-
nerl You told me yourselfl !
guess / know what Beulah Norton
came up to tell you.~ She looked
narrowly at the younger woman.
'sWhat thens" asked Doxie def
antly.
Mrs. Turner folded her wrinkled
hands and looked out Of the win
dow. ~Beulah came up to tell YOU
that Howard Bunderman had come
back I've known it ever since he
came, Doxie. Somebody run in and
told me when you was down to the
postoffice. l feel dreadfully sorry
for that poor fellow. guess he
had a hard row to hoe with Lucy
Moore, though ] bet he tried to do
his duty By her. And after she got
him / guess she wasn't real happy
over the way she'd treated YOU.
They say before she died she named
the second little girl after YOU"
after mes" DOxie's face radiat-
Ell with a strange glow. 'Did Lucy
name her little girl after me?"
~Yes,~ snapped her grandmother
sternly. "'Twas the least she could
do after making SO much trouble all
around. Lucy wanted to marry Jim
Turrell, but he didn't care for her,
so she got around Howard and mar
ried him for spite. She was a clever
one. She fixed it so be couldn't get
ont Of it, and first thing Howard
knew he was engaged to her instead
of you"
aHow did you know ?"
at came direct from Lucy her
self" returned Mrs. Turner with
dignity.
Doxie opened the stove door and
looked at the fire. The red glow
shone on her sweet face and discoy-
cred her blue eyes wet with tears.
Something else l never told you,
Doxie," resumed Mrs. Turner, knit |
ting busily. eBefore Howard mar
ried Lucy Moore he came over here
and told me all about it. He said /
he knew it looked as if he was a
coward and a villain, and he asked
me what to do. He said he didn't
like anybody but you, and he'd new
er be happy if he married anybody |
else. / advised him to 20 and tell
Lucy what be told me. He did tell |
her, and she said she'd rather marry
him even if he didn't love her bit,
md 50 he did. Doxie Turner, How
lrd Bunderman is a herol What
ire you going to give me for sup
oerS"
A1'n cook you a poached egg,
grandmother" said Doxie in a
Iueer little tone as she kissed the
ray hair beneath the old lady's
ap.
I'D like it kind Of early went
n the induIgent old voice. '1'm
ather expecting a beau tonight.
ie came last evening and talked to
re through this window when you
as across the street. told him he
etter come tonight l hope you
ont mind my having a beau,
loxiel"
KneeIing beside Mrs. Turner,
IOxie dropped her head against the
emit little shoulder.
Isn't it beautiful, grandma 2"
le whispered. 'Tt's wonderful aft
! doing all those things Lucy :
lould be sorry and then name the
tie girl after me after mel
,mehow it seems as if I'm happier
w than / was before anything
at all. / wonder why it &C.
Mrs. Turner was looking out at
e red and gold sunset