Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-10-15

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N Interesting Story
Leslie Thorne 50. IDLY in hi. de., :, :,
senate, tw'rling his mp..ache w;,n = :. :.
elegant white hand. 80" o'
= hea been DUH day for the meu,..
an especially dull for HIM hi. hi, ,
nso worked fot with such in,ere.. =.
passed bo'h housss -hs knew il wonI n
|r.n n-.nls a.. enterprises always did ANA
e'se % v,s6 Tor. Ne IL
succeeded in everything lie IN er,oo
s'nce he hcean, seventeen years 40
poor newspaper boy in a printing off,ce
steadily gaining wealth, friends nos;,;o,
everything. DID ! cay everything,
II eyer glossy broadcloth hid IN .ch;,
nesrt 1t was the one beating dul,v und,
Leslie Tborne . immaculate vest rf.,.
genuine sorrow locked from pair of 6n
eyes, It vas that which clouded Lt.sl,
In9rne's. His fair face, rounded and :,
most boyish 10 Its outlines, had that olos,
q over look of woe. that enuuie,, loek !
premature old age, that will settle on sue
young faces sOmctilus.
When scarcely twenty, he hal marie,
the belleQf the city where he lived. 4
did not love her, but he felt : spiie ii +
sense OF pride in winning her. She WI \
beautiful, accomplished and high strung
lie was over sensitive, tyrannic.l an,
selfish. from early success. They live,
together few miserable years and separ
ated. Since then society had cour,el ant
BATTERED him - much as ever; brillian
women had smiled o" him even mesa. III
he had little faith left in them; though h,
treated them with polite ceprteousnees. b,
mis'Tustcd and dcspiscd them cordially.
H" was just now thinking that there
never was and never would be, any opt
10 this world for him to care for, or /,
care t"r him. aud wishing he might die II
ne were only certain of bic future destin.
alton. when he caught the words of q
blcar-fsced lobbyist, and one of the for
mer members, in the next desk.
Pretty as birsl, isn't she p
Not SO very pretty; but ct a good deal
OF mesmerism about her; brought me over
before she said dozen words. Cslculat-
ing to say some,h.ng rough to her, but
someway couldn't
How old is she!'
Dunno; looks young, and looks ol';
mighty queenly way with her for such
little woman; there she is nov making for
Thorne, I'll be bound.'
Le>lie stretched his srlstocratic neck
past the sergeant at arms room. indicated
by the men u the fthe young figure sp-
bsn.. Though he mad such q
poor idea of women. he was not sbovc
the curiosity of seeing one, not having
.poken to one since the Inaugural ball, o
month ago.
He looked sharply at the girls face-no
it was not 4anlssime, lQt 80 bright and in
tense, it beguiled you iHto thinking il
pretty, when It wasOnly common, freckled
face, already sharpening with the unmis'
table look IF an over-~o orked woman.
A little shiver ran over Leslie Thorne.
some way it seemed to hHf the sweetest
face he had ever seen. and the sweetest
Of mssmeric voices he had ever heard.
that taid:
i cau,e to ask If you would vote for m
for epgrossing cIerk?' .rrg ;,
Y0ae for Aery Why, Il she had asked
him TO fly, he would have trlcG 70 have
done 90.
.Indeed l will. Sit dowR ? moment.
a.d .ell mo what I can do for you, Offering
hrr the inevitable Brussels covered sens-
t0rial armchair.
Oh, women, who 81 .ienderly cared for
II home, not depending upon c erk'n'ps
for : living. q bot blame Amber West Us
.he takes Ills chair, fol flashing at him
her pre'tiest glsnce:, and smiling o.!
,Seeits, smile, knowing that her bread
snd bpt,er depended on good impression
Also do not blame Leslie iRoroe' wn"
NJ. . great lady killer and the haudrom'
"a, h,an in The Senate. 'or flashing back
It her Just Is Winning glances sna 20.
,nakiuk himself 50 agreeable ps'"y o.'
4 pity for. and partly 10 Try his po"e'
pyer. this blushi.;g girl. T
70 kill the time, and for the sake o. .
fl, ,.,iou. lie used oil his influence lot ne',
when she got the situation, seo
I,efore the week was out found 'ha. 'o'
arst time in his lie be had fallen msa'y wi
,ove with ! Girl he had only intended 'oI
patronize. t-.+.- - 4yf..l
r.ch d.x hs spent with her he felt bim
elf growing better and sspp'sr, eno ..I
yrev 70 have more faith in women ws1cn-
~ her He found truth sod pon.s
whsre he least expected 70 nnd :; ~.
~ and innocencs In the midst OF thai
,orrupt and worldly Isgis'stare' Just - we| :
nav Sometimes And violets blqssoee'as -
~ daakess coeDers. i
Amher met III bic advances u",Iy "- ~
s4memesEiat ho@9,y .s y nvs l;v..
1an.s Graves, back wRase sae pseu . l
III prrtended to love hes 10 'ne ps'.; .s.,| ~
..S ..S IF, her on account Of her blind ls'Is'
~ =. -. ,.o.er,y, 70 papy On heiress o'a.
4 ,han himself .eyen. thereby oI ~.'.- doI
n, M heart (ssch women = AI. s:.s s.rl
~. ~ nreak i ,,hs,f hssrts), but Sssak'ns sss ~
~ IL. of doll blspkA eeo
y. ;c.r.v.. ~ ~ 1uesdays and Wednesday, - So y,
os- Iys,eae, ssaleas day'. w. - -
~, ~ =, .mile i tAsm eDs Aaber. i
Having grown used 70 os''s $. saoe.su .s.,.isd d
,ome and sbroad. che was sss.,or. 10. .s. ,oId
'Uu.. '''.. mach whes one of The Senator 80
,e., ,-S.t Lsslis bed attempted. oo' s.s ~ !.
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