The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-05-22
HER IDEAL
BY HELEN Z. ivERs.

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turned to Joy.
you don't know when you're we
of, JOY" she cried. Here you hay
the chance to marry young ma
with good prospects and who love
you. Yet you spurn him. had
come in here tonight for fear Ro
would go to sleep, your conversatio
was SO interesting"
| It was a fine bit Of sarcasm, but 10
did not mind. "He Is not my Idea
mother" she said. 1.-THE man I MARI
must be better looking than he is, an
| don't want him to have good pros
poets; he must be enormously rich"
Mrs. N sighed. 1t was certainl
no use to talk to Joy.
| Two weeks later, Joy went to New
Hampshire for her usual autumn va
cation with her grandmother. She ex
pected to have better time than eve
this year, because her grandmother hat
written to tell her that there was I
house-party about half mile away
The party was chiefly made up o.
young people.
They were jolly crowd and she en-
joyed herself immensely, but all were
glad to rest for dinner. While Joy
was dressing Christina James, one OF
her young hostesses, came into the
room.
"You look fine, JOY" she said after
surveying her guest. Il want you to
look your best tonight, because man
has just come, whom we want you to
meet. He's the catch OF the season,
dear, and as he doesn't care especially
about any of us, we want you to see
what you can do"
At dinner, therefore, Joy was intro
duced to King W, the aforesaid
Prince Charming. Her heart throbbed,
suddenly, on seeing him. Where had
she ever seen such man before? He
was tall and light, with sympathetic
dark-brown eyes, wonderful smile,
and an engaging personality.
On the other hand, Joy, herself was
bewitching little creature. She had
quantities Of wavy, chestnut hair, VIC
let eyes, and clear, transparent COM
plexion. King W, who admired
pretty faces exceedingly, Immediately
attached himself to her and rarely left
her side during tho evening, while the
other guests nodded their heads and
smiled knowingly.
For the next few days, she was In
y, II - 10 no
she went, she was accompanied by
King, who proved to be wonderfully
congenial. 1t may be added here that
he was always thus with every girl he
knew-it was this way that endearsd
him to all the feminine sex.
1t developed that he had a wonder.
fully mellow voice and nobody but Joy
could play his accomplishments suit
ably.
Two days before she was to 20 home
Joy went back to her grandmother's to
stay there for the remaining time.
King was a constant visitor and she
became more and more enraptured.
At the end of her vacation Joy came
home, her head completely enveloped
in clouds. She did not notice Roy's alb
sence until her mother, who had wait
ed for her to ask where he was, volun-
.eered the information that he was
lway on business.
One day after her return King call
ID. He decorously acknowledged joys
to her mother, and after
he latter left he talked pleasantly for
% or Is minutes.
II came to tell you something" Miss
10y" he said.
joys heart fluttered. She felt that
The could guess what he wanted to say.
lie went ON.
you know" he said, "it has been In
vitable that marry some day, and
ny mother promised that she would
clip me in the search for a suitable
fife. / may tell you now that she has
ucceeded." Joy gasped ~ he took
icture out Of his pocket and showed
to her. "You see, mother Is ali
ather particular and her judgment In
nally picking this girl shows her ex-
client taste. The girl is dream, is
ne not, Miss joy? OF course, 1t goes
ithout saying that she is rich. Mother
ould never allow me to marry poor
ri. Why, Miss Joy. are you faint?
our lovely color has completely dis
opeared."
"Oh, I'm all right" Joy managed to
lswer. Although her eyes were irrev-
ably opened to the kind Of creature
n former idol was, she pulled herself
gether and remained calm until the
ID Of his visit. Finally he took his
ave and cOurteously babe Mrs. N
rewell.
Meanwhile Roy FASTENED upstairs q
d burst into the room where Joy
rs. To his surprise she was lying =
&c downward on the sofa. He ap-
cached and kneeling beside her gent
lifted her head. She started at =
ling him, but 1t was happy surprise. 8
: Joy had found that Ideals aren't
Il they're cracked up to be-"
At suppertime she came down with g
itaire cleaning on her finger. Her
'ther looked at 1t and smiled rueful z
Which one, Joy? she asked. "Have =
4 found your ideal In Mr.. w Il
'Poohl" Joy answered, smiling ra- r.
ntly. whom do you suppose7 At +
,sent am engaged to poor but
,orvinQ Young man with DOod nros- ~