The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-13
LOVE AND DUTY.

LOVE AND DUTY.
1t was a wild and rocky coast, alor
which ran the path that led to IL
home of old Martin Frere. At ordin.
ry times the cottage would have pc
sessed but little attraction for Dol
stirring youth like Owen Glenn. Br
a visitor had of late frightened up il
precincts-a young girl named Annis
named after the aged grandmothe
who dozed by the hearth through. tn
long evenings, content to watch th
bright flames as they shot up from tn
broad Replace, and perhaps to Sc
visions of the past with her dim eyes
Dame Frere was a sharp-voiced
bustling woman, long past middle age
and not having the name of possessing
very sweet temper, but she had {
soft place in her heart for granny, anc
it was to please her she had invited
her pretty name-child to come and
visit them for few months.
Annis was a tall, slight girl, as
straight as pine tree and as graceful
as fawn. Her yellow hair hung in a
perfect name of shining curls all about
her shoulders and far down below her
waist. Imagine sweet, innocent face,
lighted with great lustrous dark eyes,
and a red mouth almost always curry
ing into smiles, and you have some
idea of Annis.
Most OF the young girls in the vicini-
ty were buxom, merry lasses, with
hair and eyes to match-both of in
tense blackness-and with more or
less of the hoyden in them. Their
laughter was loud and hearty, and
their ways more frolicsome than REIN
ed. So it is not strange that when this
graceful, quiet stranger came among
them, with her shy ways and blonde
coloring, her swift changes of express
sion and native ease of manner, she
was at once taken into the hearts of
all the young people in the neighbour
hood.
1t is a great mistake to think that
ono girl is insensible to another
maiden's beauty. Sometimes, to be
sure, she may have a feeling of jeal-
ousy with regard to it when she is nat |
urally of that disposition, but oftener
she loves the object of her admiration
all the more because she embodies that
ideal which exists in every human
soul to greater or less degree.
Owen Glenn had fallen head over
heels in love at his first meeting with
Annis, and had not missed an oppor-
tunrty OF meeting her at the various
rustic gatherings to which she had
been invited; and tonight he was 90
ng to test his fate by telling Annis
hat he loved her, and ask if he could
nope for response 10 the ardent feel
ng with which he had been inspired
~ her.
Owen was not at all certain as to
he success of his suit, for there was
mother who admired Annis, and who
vas far ABOVE him in worldly station
nd wealth, and as Owen, in his free
om from vanity, also thought, in
iood looks and in other qualities calcu- i
ated to win girls heart.
Annis had received the pleasant lit {
lie courtesies and attentions of both {
q way calculated to wound neither; 5
houeh, as to that, it would have beon
n impossibility for her to be other S
han so sweet and gracious as not to a
nkindle hope in each passionate r
Dung heart. v
Thus matters stood as Owen started 5
rom his home to take the long and I
edious walk over the cliffs, which v
lust be traversed before he could l
each the cottage which sheltered the
bject of his love. q
1t had been raining steadily all dav h
ing, and as night came on the wind o
ad risen to a gale. O
But, wrapped in his Waterproof Il
oak and lighted on his wav by a lam
I'm, Owen cared not for the threaten O,
e elements, and walked along whist V,
ng softly, now and then pausing to h,
lake himself, after the fashion of m
me huge water dog. e al
Then he would trudge on again. fe
linking what terrible night it must 81
at sea, and breathing a PRAYER for in
e wave tossed mariners far from /,
,me. bs
Suddenly dull, booming sound o.
ached his ear. Il,
1t came from a seward direction,
It at first he kept on his way, think III
g: tn
This is not the harbor, and every in
e who has the slightest knowledge
the locality will be sure to avoid O,
,h dangerous coast; so it's no bus 90
8 of mine" Ia
Again the sound came. This time Al
zen stopped and listened. IN,
\ thought came into his mind as he sti
so. but it initiated so directly
linst his inclnations to give heed to APP
hat with an impatient ''Pshaw - he wi
rted on. to
'ut he could not rid himself of it. wi
vas this: 'If ship is in peril, and
lost her way, the only thing that in
Id save her would be a huge bea- sio
fire to cast light upon her sur air
ndings." mi
o build a fire would be work of inc
c and of hard labor :
o keep one up long enough to do do