The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-02


a gray hunting-dress, who receiv
the animal with glad, low laugh, al
a caress.
"Mogul, come here, sirr' cried vi
let, startled, color lovelier than an
sea-shell pink in her young cheeks.
The young man lifted his hat to tt
young lady, but though he motione
the dog down, the animal leaped Joy
ously around him.
Your dog is fond of strangers" h
remarked, in tone which was assur
ance of good breeding
81 did not know that he was
thought not" stammered Violet, be
wildered by the continued leaping O
her four-footed companion upon thi!
unknown man. 'Mogul, come here. >
The dog came, wagging his tai
alphabetically. but almost instantly re.
turned to the stranger. The latter
looked pleased, but demanded obedi-
ence.
go back, sir, and lie down"
Mogul, with depressed head, crept
back to Violet's feet, and laid his
great muzzle upon her little shoe.
The stranger-he passed on? No;
he rested his gun upon the sand, and
remarked, at is fine fall day."
PENETRATED by the rich sunshine to
the tips of her fingers, Violet's cheek
dimpled as she smilingly assented. sit
is very lovely" she volunteered, fear
lessly, though usually very shy.
Il have my labor for my pains, in
coming this way remarked the young
man. IL want to pass the cliffs, but
the tide has cut me off,"
Eyes, the tide has been full an hour"
returned Violet.
II must 60 five miles around by the
road" remarked the stranger.
Violet looked up with concern.
This is my aunL's boat. You might |
row across" she said innocently. DO
you know how to row."
MOT so very well. Do you?"
"Oh, yes, l can row nicely-on a
river; and this water is very smooth"
"f l rowed across l should have to
leave the boat away off on the head
land, remarked the young man, art
fully.
" suppose l could row you across"
returned Violet, getting I'D. Mogul
got up, too, and they all stepped into
he little boat, rocking at the edge of
he water. and cast off The young j
nan sat down and looked gravely at
Toilet as she feathered her oars. She n
ooked behind her once, and they Q
wept lightly off. {
Few men have the opportunity to
urvey at their leisure so sweet a face T
was Violet Annerlys. Apparently +
he thought of nothing but safely land 4
lg her passenger. The great dog had F
rept close to his feet. 6
Ibid you say this was your aunt's 80
Dat Pr -:
eyes," glancing up at the great Fl,
'med house, unheeding his look of a.
lrprise. 81 live there. lam Miss w
nnerly," simply, 1t occurring to her ="
at the fame of the rich Brundages F.
ight not be unknown to her compan- Ri
n; The keel OF the boat ground the M
cks OF the headlands. He sprung tn
bore dry-shod, the dog after him, ia
It he sent him promptly back. tn
81 am thousand times Obliged for di
is favor" standing bare-headed on tai
rocks in the sunshine, his hat in lot
hand, gentleman from his toes to
top-most curl. perhaps can re-
IN it some time when l learn to row co,
tier" roguish smile parting the
! lips under the curling brown mus tn,
he. H.. d.,
SUIT Violet did not smile. She was
king at him gravely as she turned ia,
boat, struck by something familiar thi
his countenance. Unable to make fro
what it was, she soberly bid him :
'd-by and rowed back. hit,
IS she expected, her aunt was in ma
RS now, and absently turning the VIII
yes OF book by the drawing room mel
fen
ltioned the incident. aun
l was doing nothing, and had Just alol
icf, " remarked Violet. witt
Don't do it again. it was extremely sho'
90
ut as Violet had never heard the dres
d in all her life, it did not make brol
n impression on her. She was heal
OF nature, but nature so utterly her
~ that art could make 10 i'm %,
cement in her. Oh.
RS. Brundage thought less of the 81
lent than she might have done at you
her time. She was preoccupied vi
painful thoughts. Her son jaw. wouI
m she had idolized from his birth. mott
source of much regret TO her. 81
tort, she was reaping what she had New
|. SO FL
turns during the coming week will
as titfully demonstrative toward At
It and unaccountably absent from snow
}. The latter irregularity Mrs. youn
cage was accustomed to. But just s
nxiety on his account she would man
have sought out the half-sister M. F,
had spent her married life of "Y
'ty on the Saco river and won olet
her side this girl. Violet's re- the
beauty being all that she had thong
ned, she would allow no frustra- ge's |
f her scheme. She had BROUGHT "Tl
} her seaside home, spared no ex- wide,
in her outfit, and, with ward ing fo
ike princess, Violet was more fellow
ful than any princess she had Surpr
cen; and Jay was ardently at friend
d by her, as she had planned. man,
wn feeling for the girl was not no.