The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-06

uISHu, Sdlu laughing.
After the McGregors had driven {
| started to go down to Uncle Mark
but concluded to take farewell Wis
to the laboratory. had become qui
attached to the place, and felt quite
pang at the idea of giving up m
''magoo-mixing. l decided to max
one more analysis, and then give il u
forever.
That evening at dinner Uncle Mar
said:
81 spoke to Mr.. Share about you
Mark. You know the firm, best brok
erage business in the city; Share
Ticker & Co. l told him you would
see him at Mrs. De Morris Browns OF
Tuesday night, and. could speak fol
yourself"
"Unluckily, Uncle, 1 haven't been
invited to Mrs. De Morris Browns. T."
"You haven'tp Well, I'll get you
a card. Mrs. Brown will let me have
one."
On Tuesday / finished my analysis,
but had to work till pretty late.
hurried to my room and commenced
to dress. l looked at my reflection in
the glass and started. l had forgotten
to wash my hands in acid before leav-
ing the laboratory and they were col
orcd like rainbow. l was rather
frightened, but l hadn't time to 90
back to the laboratory, and as to stay
ing away fromMrs. DE Morris Browns
when Flora and Old Share were to be
there--impossible. l looked at nv
hands. The stains were pretty bad
(my forefnger looked like a wel-used,
unscraped palette), but they did not
extend above my wrist. My gloves
would hide them. l looked at the |
clock. was late already, so 1 hurried
on the rest of things and started to
pull on my gloves. AS jerked them
on heard a suspicious crack. Iex-
amined the tear, but flattered myself it
wouldn't show, and hurried into the
CAD, and was soon in the gentleman's
cloak-room at Mrs. Browns.
l found Uncle Mark waiting for me.
"Ah. Mark, he growled, "1thought
you were never coming. Fifteen min
utes late! You'll never get on with
Mr. Share unless, you're punctual.
Punctuality and neatness are his two
great hobbies, and if you run against
either you can make up your mind to !
stay on his black-bood forever. Come !
5own and I'll present you to Mrs.
Brown" L
After the presentation, Uncle Mark '
ooked around the room.
81 don't see Share he said. "but
here is Miss McGregor, and YOU can a
ak to her until find him.
L went over to Flora. She was talk r
1g to Lieutenant Evans, a COMPOUNDED ~
lot who was always hanging about W
er, and hadn't sense enough to see O.
lat she disliked him. e e.
"Weil, Miss Flora, l obtained the a
ard. as you see. Good evening, Lieu -
nant; have you seen General Sher- Ia
anP" XXI
mo. Is he here tonight P" said tn
vans, starting up. ,gr
81 think saw him in the ballroom" ie'
i'd l, and when Evans went in that tn
rectiop I1said: s.Now, Miss Flora. .ra
us gain the conservatory before he to
mes back" and hurried her toward da
door through which the dark green spl
Inns beckoned so enticingly. went EN-
fast, however, for struck my foot gr.
alnst vine or something and l OF
mt down on the walk. 1 pua out dis
hand to break my fall, and did, oal
newhat, but that confounded rip in
glove extended now down the side ,
my right hand to my thumb. =
'lora stood there laughing vigor- , ram
ly. wol
L can't help it," she apologized. as
lst when you were gloating over s @no
If wicked deception of Lieutenant U oea
ms, to have retributiOn oyertake W
/ so well. 1t is so ridiculous that I i Jaw
e to laugh" isn ISM,
arose, little sulky, and rather anu
RED by the accident to my glove, , uno
tried to join in the laugh, but / t upo
At succeed very WELL That was Inal
as great fault. She laughed al s.eP
'ther too easily. However. I anu
nged the subject, and we walked ihu
g, talking about the black and Gay
.e exhibition and the various pict- snol
|, meritorious and otherwise. eVen
my right hand, with the injured aero
e, in my pocket. Ineli
Hiss McGregor-Flora," 1 said their MaE
lenly,"l promised to thank you n;st
calling me Mark. When you toni
ID me Mark it was all l could do do n,
'ep from throwing myself at your valle
ana telling you how much loved lead
Dear Helcn,'" and took her m luad u,
little hand in my two big ones, 55rinS
know love you heartily, with KIM 81 ,i'
ny soul, since 1 first saw YOU. ta,;tv
never l have looked into your do Z
!, glowing eyes, l have tried to snons
ome sign that you loved me. that abon,
we could call forth little in re- h;s r.
My darling little love, let me a@ S
lem now and perhaps" ast cd
had cast her eyes down demurely hills
began, and her face was straa,
he'd in bushes, but now she in o,ron
oted me with hearty peal of sn;r;.
ter, and her eyes were riveted on drr,h
har o.loo ~ inino' iol- face,
lnded glove! The empty kid tbat y
lger dangled down, and my dis meet nee
d rainbow-hued finger protruded
nently with the spotless glove as
aground. stood there glaring The
age, when the voice of Lieuten, stowe,
ans broke in on u.s.. ments
iouno you at last, MISS Flora. is deri
our waltz. What is the Joker Aridu,
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