Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-03-30

On the way back from the post office
Anita Prescott stopped at the turn of
the road, where the old apple tree was
shedding its rosy petals, and looked
down al Miriam's house. Just so had
she first seen II on that day four years
before, when she and Michael were
on their honeymoon wandering. vet n
was not that moment OF companloned
ecstasy that had brought her back.
out the remembered peace of 1t. Peace
that was what she had wanted /:
when she determined to escane from
all That was not peace, all that was
dlsillusion. sudden vision had come
70 her OF the little white house under
the elm, the red roof and the smoke
"aVering up from its chimney, and |
the strong, smiling woman who had |
given them milk TO drink. Peace
refuge during the long year that she
must wait for freedom; peace that she
must nave, and that, she told herself
she should find here. Determination
vision, flight; then a visit to n lawver
VINO took" cases like hers-as ~
there could be any other like bersi-
and finally speech with Miriam at the
door Of the white house.
you don't want to board here,
Miriam had told her. 81 have a room
yes. And I'd just love to have Won
but this isn't the place for Won. You
lont know anything about me-"
AS much as you know about me.p
Inc other shook her head. 81 guess
Us different" said she. Folks around
lere don't have anything to do with
ne. You'd be lonely"
Il want place where can he
lone"
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lght to be Hagar." =
Anita flushed a little under the hala- =
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come in," Miriam had said. md a,
TAR that remained the fullness of OF
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mixing OF II today, because of tho IN
ter she had brought from the VII.
'e' the letter postmarked Cleveland sb
q forwarded by the man who took III
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doesn't help things. You can Ger a co,
orce here as well as wherever Won MI
and you VIII come home az once -,
ere you belong. The sooner II Is All IN,
r, and we can forget the unfor. mo
ate affair" .
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le her eyes hardened. She crossed VIII
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