Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-25
The Sweetheart.

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Uncle Gerald.
He looked down at me with face
which was curious admixture of an
saoyance and amusement. l looked up
ant him with defiance.
Uncle Gerald and had always been
ssn the best of terms since, at the age
of eight years, had been bequeathed.
% helpless orphan, to his care, by the
dead father who had nothing else to
Aeave. unless we except an accumula-
sion of debt which took my uncle
che best part of ten years to settle off
q loved him dearly and he has always
made pet of me. clothed me- so to
-apeak, in purple and fine linens, and
borne with my childish faults and
Feelings with patience which certain
1y was exceptionable in the case of a
aafddle-aged bachelor. But now on
nay neteenth birthday, we had come
aso an open rupture.
'.No, Uncle Gerald, / won'tr' said !.
There's some subjects upon which no
sne could decide as well as a girl her.
$elf and this is one of them.
@Viva," said he. you are making 8
mistake.
.Unele Gerald retorted /, "Tm
willing to risk that"
s'He is too reticent Viya-too dark
1rowed and mysterious"
81 don't object to that UNCLE" said
III saucily
''And /, for one" he answered,
~sshall never consent to bestow my
@iece upon a man who is not ready
@nd willing to explain his whole life.
past and present. to me, and If nothing
1y1ore. give me some sort of reference
IS to his character, standing and abili
sly to maintain wife.
! by eyes fairly flashed with indigna
&ion
@Uncle Gerald" cried /, II have fa
600 much confidence in Alan Fair
Arooke-too much respect for hint,
90 prying into his anteeedents, and de
3zanding a reference as if he were
discharged coschmanp'
s.But Viva. he. should himself men
zion these matters. without waiting t
be questioned. urged my uncle.
'1And so he would uncle, did b
suspect that such unwarrantabl,
doubts were entertained in regard {,
aim"
Take my advice, Viva said Uncl
Gerald. shaking his head. "Wait lit
T&se DO not give your whole life int
ais keeping until you know something
Enore of him. Remember what you ar
xisking.''
Il know that / love him and that b
loves me, and this is sufficient" said ]
with the buoyant confidence OF girl
tAood.
Uncle Gerald said nothing more;
would have been of no use; and
aFipped away to arrange the apron ful
of roses that l had been holding all Q
&his time in the great old fashione
china vases in the parlor
'l'll marry Alan FairbrooEe in spit
of all the world" said |, triumphant
20 myself
MIR. Fairbrooke had come to Wellan
village stranger. He never exactl
made the statement in so many word
out the impression had in some wa
gained ground that he was an enginee
come to survey the ground for a newl
projected line of railway. He live
KuEur ously at our unpretending littl
hotel. dressed in black broadcloth
with diamond studs, posed himself ii
90 many Hamlet like attitudes, as if h
bad made study of Edwin Booth
and took all the feminine hearts in til
village by storm. And when on
evening walking by the raVine, wher
the Welland r yer made its wa
through precipices of vine-drape
rocks, he told me, after the pretties
3nd most romantic fashion that b
loved meme, penniless orphan, wit
nothing in the world to recommen
me but dimple in my cheek. chest
nut brown har, and two porcelai
eyes. could hardly believe in m
own marvellous good fortune.
And so we were engaged and Uncl
Gerald's disapproval was the onl
crop of bitterness in my overfowin,
cup of bliss
''You shall never marry him wit
any consent" said Uncle Gerald.
'Then I'll marry him without" sal
4. audacioudy. "And what is more
Uncle Gerald. / will not stay here an
hear my future husband II couldn'
help blushing little as spoke tn
%OLh5I hpuSCh dlh piAuuoEou eN6u "
you"
Where will you goP'' he asked.
<To Clara Elliots. She has ofte
asked me to visit her. could be he
gust now until / go to home of m
v0wn.n
Uncle Gerald held out both his hand
with an involuntary gesture of pleat
Ding affection.
sand are all the years that we hay
been like father and daughter to 9
Tor nothingP sa d he. sorrowfully.
''Of course. I m very grateful and a
shat sort of thing" said pouting an
defiant, .'butnothing can weigh again
she impulse of the heart
went awar. / knew perfectly we
chat | was cutting Uncle Gerald to Il
heart, but | cared little for that. Ala
Eairbrooke was all in all to me now.
Clara Elliott rece we'd me ioyously.
I'm so glad you've come, dear,