The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-12-13
Gray Eyes
Or G,reenp
He Preferred the Gray
BY cLARIssA MAcKIE

Their first meeting was the dav
he was graduated from college. He
bad delivered his grafton In the
morning, and in the evening the
president gave the usual reception
70 the graduating class. Agatha
had been present at the graduating
exercises and had looked upon the
different aspiranta for oratorical
honors without emotion till Henry
Fielding appeared. There was some
thing about this young man that
appealed 10 her. Whatever Il vas
sho was thrilled By his very pres
enee. Within her was born a desire
20 possess him for herself alone.
In tho evening At the presidents
reception DO was presented to her.
The valedictorian, the salntatorian,
all the honor men, were present,
but 70 her they were pygmies beside
Henry Fielding. He passed from
her 70 another girl. Immediately
that girl was an object Of dread to
Agatha. He passed still 10 another.
She was q beauty, with a willowy
figure and dark, langnishing eyes,
which she cast up az the young
graduate With a seductive power.
Agatha was astonished At the panic
che felt within her. She had seen
him for the first day, and yat the
moment he approached another girl 4
she was in dread.
He must have been drawn 10 her
as she vas drawn 10 him, for be
took steps 70 follow up the acQnaint-
anee. He did not know Il, but be
never paid the slightest attention
20 any other girl. but Agatha be-
came stricken With horrible sen
cation that she was about 10 lose
him. During 3 four year course a.
= medical student they were engag-
I'd, and when be took his degree Of
u. d. they we're married.
Young DR.. Fielding busioned
himself into 9 linen buster. cram.
med q cap on his head and bent
down 70 kiss his pretty wife.
Another call, dearest" he said,
holding her face between his hands.
Il snnst 60 out again. Goodhy."
"Where this time 2" asked Agatha !
quickly.
lakewood, he replied.
@Who il IN there
@Mrs. Munson has had another :
attack"
A cloud gathered over Agatha's
face. and she drew away from her
husbands touch. Il suppose that !.
means you win stop for Miss Smith. !.
/ was going 10 cav that I'D love 70
60 over % lakewood with you, Har- !.
~
sI'm sorry, dear he frowned, I
"but you know Mrs. Munson always !
requires q nurse when she suffers /
one 0f these attacks. and Miss
Smith Is her favorile among them, l
and I'm sorry tho car holds only "
two" He went to the door.
Agntha's neck stiffencd haughsi- "
b. Il wasn't criticising your choice Il
u nurse, Harry. dare say Miss :
Smith is az competent as any Of !,
them. I was merely wishing for the 4
ride" !
Il viii hurry home a. fast as 4
an. and we will run back to Oak
wood and have dinner al the club q
house." He came back 70 her and n
would have dropped another kiss on 8
her red lips. bus just then she turn j.
"A her head, and the carcss fell on :.
me little ear. The doctor swung q
bout and trnmpcd through the hall =
nd out Of the door without anoth-
r word. y
Il hate her, hate herw Agatha v
lalf sobbcd as she picked up her :.
Embroidery. y, ~
When DR.. Fielding returned three y
Iours later he had forgotten the lit
le incident Of the afternoon, for
Agatha's jealousy had become such ~
common occurrence that her hus- ~
and merely nerved himself 60 en- 81
nre Il. thankful when the mood ms
I'D passed, az It usually did when loS
Is wife's naturally sweet and for ~
wing disposition righted itself. 10Y
The most cxasperating feature Of ~
gatha's jealousy Of her young hus- 20
and was that Il was entirely un- ass
,unded, and in the bottom Of her ~
wing heart she knew 1t to be so. ~
ill. there came moments when,
icing him absorbed in his beloved la !,
rofession, ehe was stung with WI
idden terror Of losing his love. ag'
There was Miss Smith, the clever mn
aimed nurse, whose ekillful serv-
es we're a factor in many Of her W
asband's successful cures Agatha nel
ways saw the slender, dark eyed Eye
lung woman, self possessed, capa-
q. never laundering or exciting