The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-08-30

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pany." bowling TO his involuntary hos
tesses. "it is likewise 0utrIassed."
"Ah! But yOs'ye got your own
fathers way Of talking" Mrs. Reed
gursled, beaming. Then of course II
came out-aIl the story of The tea
the house, the conservatory. the flow.
ers each teacher had taken away with
her. III we'd dieamed you'd be here,
we'd have had some garden flowers On
the table," the elder lady ended. But
l was lazy-busy with my sewing-and
Torment mean Dare-couldn't spare
time. She did everything"
Then she must be a worker Of mir
acles," young Clair commented, heart
lily. Rhoda Murray sprang up and
caught Dare's hand, saying: "Why-
tell me-is 1t possible-tO cook SO
beautifully-andl look as you dot"
BE careful how you answer, Miss
Dare" Clair laughed: "Rhoda has
half mind to throw me over for love
in a cottage. II you encourage her.
you may have my broken heart ON
your conscience
Broken for Joy at getting rid Of
me-" Rhoda said, making a face at
him. "But tell me true-did you do
all this7 Just ~ your lone selfT
mo! think mamma sent her
astral body to help me-feeling in her
bones what was going to happen"
Dare said laughing. But really" she
went on, cooking isn't such a job II
you like to do 1t. do like it-not for
every day, but now and then it's real
lark. Still, 1 don't want to mislead
try as you might, you'd hardly ever
touch my dumping! Stolen apples,
you see"
forbidden fruitl quite under
stand" Clair interrupted. Rhoda
waved him aside, saying determined
ly: well! Can't 1 come here and
learn how to do few things? am
SO tired of all the rest-dressing, dane
ing, eating what don't care for-and
never feeling I've really done anything
worth WHILE"
They drew apart, talking eagerly,
Clair eyed them joyously-and when
the motor siren interrupted the con-
ference, made a great ado over its
impertinence. He shook Mrs. Reeds
hand with quite vehement heartiness
Dare got only a deep reverence and
beguiling smile. But II she thought
she had seen the last Of him she was
sadly mistaken-he came again, yet
to hvIn 10
sons, flowers, fruit, new books to
Mrs. Reed-presently he was taking
her for spins up and down the post
road, what time the girls laughed and
worked in the big kitchen. His people
were away-else he would certainly
have the Reeds at Clairston. But that
could wait meantime he wanted coun-
sci, advice that might be the turning
: point of his life, namely, as to wheth.
er an old bond and family comfy
should prevail against new love-new
on both sides. Rhoda had truly set
her heart upon a young engineer,
who had nothing but youth, strength
tlemen to offer her; was he justified
in letting her break troth that had
been pledged in their cradles for such
uncertainty? Mrs. Reed pondered
deeply. At last she broke out. DE
ponds on how you feel. Don't seem to
me you can give her up easy-after all
this time"
at seemed so to me-until a month
back" Clair said a trifle huskily ::
"She is SO pretty, so winning, so sweet
when she isn't all spice and pepper,
thought myself daffy about her.
Now-I know better"
How did you find out?" Mrs. Reed
demanded.
Il think-through apple dumplings
and the girl that made them," Clair
returned smiling. IF only I may have
her, I'll call it a square deal"
The answer to which is too obvious
to need writing down.