The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-09-06
TRUE CoLORs
BY JANE GORDON
e. 1924. Western Newspaper Union.)

"A pared his medicine case for hi
round of afternoon calls his mother
voice came to him. She was In an ad
Joining room, and Mrs. Kenxie wal
with her.
THAT trifiing Curtis GIRL" Mrs. Ken
lie said, seems to have charmed you
son; every place I 60 I meet them
either talking or walking together
Next thing suppose we shall see Doc
tor Bruce driving her about In his car
Seems her aunt. Miss Lettice Snow
! might have rented her house while
she's abroad. stead of leaving 1t to the
care Of such an irresponsible creature
She has brought on a housekeepes
from the city, as II one young woman
couldn't as much as wash her own
dishes or cook her meals"
Maybe" suggested Mrs. Benton.
this Miss Curtis brought the house
keeper along for company. The
grounds about Miss Shows house are
extensive and make the place seem
lonely. AS for Bruce being interested,
am sure you are mistaken. His pro-
fession has always absorbed him /;
that's why he has paid no attention,
other than professional, to the young
women Of his own town."
well, you wait and see," Mrs Ken
zie warned. There was interest
enough In his look when the Curtis
girl smiled at him this morning in
front Of my house. And / said to
Ellen, Now wouldn't that be too bad II
Bruce, after oil the sacrifices his moth
er made to give him his doctors edu-
cation-wouldn't 1t be too bad If he
should take up with that light-headed
fluffy thingY And Ellen says, Maybe
he would for time, but he'd soon find
the strangers true colors beneath all
her pretty manners. She's just flirta-
tiOus, this Eleanor Curtis, and don't
know what q heart is,' Ellen says,
except to throw 1t at every man.
Ellen, If she is my sisters child, is
substantial young woman, the kind
a man needs In these strenuous times
And Ellen says, Doctor Bruce has got
brains; he'll find that girls true col
ors.' I'm sure hope he will. A doc
tors wife in Lynden needs more ex-
perience than you get driving car
and giving cookie parties to children,
which she's been doing in her spare
moments from entertaining men on
Miss Shows veranda."
Bruce frowned fercely as the WON
an went ont, and he snapped his medi-
cine case. going out to the garage with
out parting word to his mother.
Bruce was amazed to know the
depth Of his interest, the pain that dis
appointment In this, his suddenly real
lied ideal Of womanhood, could bring
to him. Did love come like that7
he asked himself the
question. The woman he would bring
as wife to his mothers home during
the rest. Of that mothers short stay
there must not be creature of selfish
mot even in the face of his 4
love for her. Bruce rode on, miser-
able. Eleanor need never know Of his
love for her-Nell, he had heard a vii
|age child call her.
True colors,' Ellen had said; the
one must show her true
colors.' A cry came to him, sharp
with pain. Bruce drew up his car and
looked down the grassy incline below.
Then he was leaping down the steep
bank. A huddled form lay at its base.
He recognized the boy as he bent over
nina ragged urchin from lower
own. The boy had missed his foot
ng, and falling had cut seriously his
lrm against a sharp stone. The other |
lrm was crumpled-broken probably, |
beneath his stout body. The doctor
ooked helplessly up to where his sur
,ical ease lay In the car-while he
night be making the steep climb the
unconscious boy would be losing blood.
A Whitehead figure came running
Witty.
II saw him fall" the Curtis girl
;asped, "from a window. l snatched
Ip pillow. We can raise him So"
)ne glance at the crimson flow and
he had ripped length Of her filmy
kirt ruthlessly. my dress Is spot
essly Clean" she went on. "Now, If
GU will go after your case, doctor, I
7ill be able to hold 1t SOL under
tand first aid"
The lad was conscious when Bruce
anne clambering back. The girl had
athed his forehead with her handker-
hief. wet in stream. Silently she
esponded to the Doctors abrupt d.
ections. When they could raise the
ID between them she looked up with
he smile that had haunted Bruce from
ne moment Of their meeting.
I'VE will take him right into my own
tile white bed" said Nell, END will
'ok after Tommy until he Is well;
On know he lives alone with hard-
orking, poor father" III
Bruce made no q mark as he fol-
wed on into the house where
snt old woman met them. III
Hannah the girl explained when II
ommy was deposited on the white II
ID, rs my old housekeeper from the II
ty. That is," she added ruefully, HI
Hannah used to be strong enough to Il
Yep house when I was youngster- II
w that rheumatism troubles her, Il