The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-10-03
BY KATHLEEN NORRIS

that. Tom Josselyn has more money
than he can spend. and he hasn't don'
much for Gibbs, so far. No. It's moi
that. But--but don't believe it's the
happlest arrangement for any of you
Lillian. now--she's not normal WON
an. She has her quarrels-her fan
cies-'
81 know you don't like Lillian" Eel.
len answered. smiling in her turn 'Bui
she and get along beautifully.
We're not bit alike. you know"
II should say you are notv' George
interrupted "Well. you know best.
But | shouldn't advise It," And Har-
rlet appearing at that moment, he
held Ellen's blue coat for her, and
watched her button II over her plain
pongee gown. An hour later when
they were coming home. he asked Har-
riet about her. you've taken fancy
to young Mrs. Josselyn. baby. haven't
you?"
ELLEN? love herl" Harriet re-
sponded enthusiastically. Don't you
think she's pretty, daddy, In her dear
little way? Don't you think she has
/ tONtie Ditt Ce co tittlh Siit , lllOu-
sand times prettier than Lillian"
Come nowl'' her father smiled.
"Oh. daddy, do At least | think
she's a million times sweeter than Lii
| liam"
"Ah, well, that's different thing,
baby he conceded with sigh. But
Harriet did not hear him.
oSba 6oacuff caap fo tpoxu ho,u
sweet she is, daddy. Now think of
her coming over here twice a week to
spend the day with Mrs. Baldwin. To
day, she was roaming along the water
front, talking with all those old men
as happily as If she never had seem
WE'LL seen things any different or lived
any other life She's just like a little
girl. Mrs. Baldwin will say to her
Put on that apron. Ellen and she 4
obeys as If she was eight years old"
Then you'd be ashamed of the Lati-
mers. If you were any relation to them,
baby?" her father asked. with a side
wise grin. She laughed. flushed, and
squeezed his arm in great felicity.
Daddy. you're horrlbel" she told
him. And she added demurely: "You
like Joe. don't your
"Who spoke of Joe?" her father
asked innocently. "Joe who?" But
Harriet would not permit this duplic-
ity. She told him vivaciously that Joe
was to come down TO luncheon on Sun
day. and they were to try the tennis,
II there was no Intervening rain. !
To both father and daughter the |
lingering twilight of the seasons first
warm day was memorably sweet as
they motored home There were lilacs
and fruit-blossoms in the village. doors
were open. bareheaded women chatted
over garden gates. All the country
sounds were set free again. voices and
the barking of dogs. and the honk of
motor horns hundred little boats
rode the satiny waters of Mannasset
bay: old Captain Latimer. sauntering
home. lifted his disreputable old hat
TO Joe's friends from the Point
II never was glad tat I'm going to
be rich before" Harriet said softly
after awhile. 1T didn't make me hap
pier at school. and II never has seemed
to count very much since. But Joe's
so ambitious. that I'm glad now-for
Joe. He can travel. and after awhile
he can write books. as he longs to do"
Her father glanced at her She was
looking straight ahead. into the feath-
cry green tunnel that was the road;
her plain, intelligent little face was
lighted with the great light OF youth
and love He did not answer her. He
thought OF the nursery into which he
had reverently stepped. nearly twenty
years ago, TO look at his daughter
And his heart was wrung with an ex-
lulsIte emotion that was partly Joy
and partly pain.
Days went by. and were weeks. II {
was June and still the younger Josse- ;
yns were domiciled at "VillinO delr
)rto," where all the roses were in
lower now. ard the lawns as green {
Is jade. Still Gibbs was desultcrily
uniting for the right studio. interrupt !
ne this enterprise whenever golf kept {
lin in Wheatley Hills for the day. or |
when his father Planned two or three q
lays trip for them all in the car. $
Outwardly. the life they lived was y
deal The lovely honse was AZ It's r
,rettiest now. and Lillian gave lunch
on and dinner parties three or four I
lines a week. She and Ellen riotored L
o tea at the club. and brought the {
men home after their golf. or departed I
n great harmony for lunch or card d
'arties. In the car. Ellen had some [
ainty new summer gowns. rough c
rash with dark blue stripes. hand ]
,erchief linen exquisItely fraIl ana h
nipple. a rose-cheeked French gingham n
u which even Lillian and her friends n
eemed interested. n
But she was not happy. She did not .
rant all these new Injuries and all ]
hese new friends; she wanted Gibbs. I.
nd she realized that they were daily II
rowing further and further apart. He Il
Id not need her now; they had less S
nd less 10 plan. 10 discuss. TO decide a
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