Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-11-12


hasn't set a time for coming home,
has she? Don't you know enough OF
Juia's ways to know she'll never In
the world stand up to the muster She
writes that all the family can be told,
because she knows the news will leak
out here and there, In confidence, lit
tie by little: so by the time she gets
home they'll all have been through
their first spasms, and after that she
hopes they'll just send her some for
giving flowers and greet her with
manly tandclasps get ready to
usher at the wedding!"
Well said Mr.. Atwater, I'm
afraid you're right. II does seem
rather like Julia to stay away till the
first Of the worst Is over. I'm really
sorry for some of her loye-lorners.
suppose 1t will get whispered about,
and they'll hear it; and there are
some of the poor things that might
AXE 1t pretty hard."
Take 1t pretty hard 7" she echoed
oudIy "'There's one of EN-, at least,
sho will just merely lose his reason Y
(which one?''
Noble DILL
AT this. the slender form of Flor
nee underwent spasmodlc seizure,
n Ter chair, but as the fit was short,
nd also noiseless, 1t passed without
leing noticed.
Yes" said Mr. Atwater, thought
ully II suppose he will"
"TIe certainly willr Mrs. Atwater
eclapd. mobiles mother told me
asst week that he'd gotten so he
as just as liable to drop fountain
pen In his coffee as lump Of sugar;
nd when any one speaks to him he
lither doesn't know II. or else jumps.
When he says anything, himself, she
says they can scarcely ever make out
what he's talking about. He was try
ny enough before Julia went away !;
hut since she's been gone Mrs. Din
says he's like nothing In her expert
pnce. She says he doesn't inherit 1t !;
Mr.. Dill wasn't anything like this
about her"
Mr.. Atwater smiled family. "Mrs.
Dil, wasn't anything like Julia"
mo" said his wife. "She was
quite sensible girl. I'd hate to be
in her place. now, though. when she
ellis Noble about this |"
"How can Mrs. Dill tell him. since
he doesn't know It herseIf7"
perhaps she ought to know
1t, so that she could tell him. Some
body ought to tell him, and II ought
TO be done with the greatest tact. 1t
ought to be broken to him with the
most delicate care and sympathy, or
the consequence"
Nobody could foretell the conse-
quences." her husband interrupted
mo matter how tactfully it's broken
to Noble"
mo" she said, II suppose that's
true. I think he's likely to lose his
reason unless IL Is done very tactful-
ly, though"
"Do you think we really ought TO
tell Mrs. Dill, Mollie? mean, seri-
ously: DO yon?"
For some moments she considered
his question; then aswered, mo. It's
possible we'd be following a Christian
course In doing It; but still we're rath-
er bound not to speak of II outside the
family. and when II does get outside
the family think we'd better not be
the ones Responsibilities especially since
1t might easily be traced TO us |
think It's usually better to keep out
Of things when there's any doubt"
yes he said meditating. 81 new
er knew any harm to come off peoples
sticking to their own affairs"
But as he and his wife became 81
lent for a time, musing In the fire
iisht. their daughters special conyic-
tions were far from coincding with
theirs, although she, likewise, was ST.
lent--a strangeness In her which they
should have observed. But so far
were they from true comprehension
of her, they were unaware that she
had more than casual, young-cou.
sinly interest in Julia Atwater's en-.
gagement and In those possible con.
sequences to Noble Dill, which they
had sketched with some intentional
exaggeration and decidedly without
the staggering seriousness attributed
10 their predictions by their daughter
They iiG not even notice her expires
sion when Mr., Atwater snapped or
the light. In order to read, and she
went quietly out Of the library and ar
to her own room,
On the floor near her bed, where
Patty Fairchild had left her coat and
hat Florence made her second dis
covery. Two small, folded Sins Of
| paner lsv there. dropped nv Miss Fair
child w,nn che put on boz ooat IN Nh
| $50 o'r The 'he re